Public Schools, Rancas City, Missouri

LIBRARY BUILDING
NINTH AND LOCUST STREETS

GEORGE MELCHER. SUPERINTENDENT

Cc. S. ROBINSON
ASSISTANT TO SUPERINTENDENT August 22, 1938

Dre Forrest C. Allen

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Docs:

As you probably know Gerald withdrew from the University
of Kensas at the beginning of the second semester of last year,
and returned home in order that we might pay some hospital billse
He missed about two weeks during the month of October during
which time he gave me two blood transfusions. At the end of the
semester Professor Middleton gave him a grade of "F" with a note
saying that “you never seemed to catch up after your absence in the
fall." Possibly it is a student's place to go the entire time and
to do all the catching up, but I am of the opinion that teachers
are paid to do some work alsoe However, I am not writing this letter
to find fault with Middleton.

During the second semester of the last year Gerald entered
Junior College of this city and did about sixteen hours of work as
@ special student. Our Junior College has no competitive athletics.
At the present time Gerald is not interested in returning to the
University of Kansas or any other Big Six school. He is interested,
however, in entering a teachers college. Will you please express
your opinion whether he would be eligible for athletics beginning
in September if he should transfer to a teachers college. Your
opinion will be held strictly confidential if you care to have it
SOe I assure you that Gerald and I both appreciate the many
"assists" that you have given use

Best regardse

Respectfully,

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C.' $5. Robinson
CSR:MS