November 2, 1937.

Lawrence, Kansas,

Dear Brueet

I missed you at banketball practice er
but if you were studying that is the rita —
thing for you to i.

os I tanked to Professor W. ig Dowie, — of .
the History Yopartment, the other sugges
the name of Darrell Grunder as a tutor. i thought rou
might like to gst in touch with him, Prefessor Davis
will not mention this matter to Mr, Panllin, as I told
him you were able to pull yourself up by your own
bootstraps, as I know you will.

Professor Davis advised me to tel thet
sh should go to Mr, Paullin quite frequently, at
t once a week, and talk over your probleme end
see if you sannot * get better ted. I would
suggest, also, that you see essor Dayis, He is
head of the eistory Sesertacnt, and also chairmen of
‘the Athletie Board, He is a yery fine gentlemen,
i am sure you would gain much by talking with nim,

‘ Good luck to you, Bruce.

Very sincerely yours,

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lies. Fanehon Reid
307 South First St.,
Arkansas City, Kansas.

Dear Mrs, Reid:

I was very happy indeed to got your good |

letter of the Sré instant. I fear thet Bruce is a.

wee more <eeeeneen —e he should be under the eon-
tions, ©

However, ‘I have had several conferences
with Bruee and with the head of the History department,
and I am yery, very certain that things are going to
¢gome out very satisfactorily. I know the forebodings
that Bruce has and while 7 am very sympathetic with his D.
-ypeaetions, I somehow feel that the friction that he ine
wardiy feels does not —- to _ same extent that he
thinks it mes

Some times young instructors are ultra-
severe, end I ean assure you thet he will not euffer if
such @ condition really does exist. We will see that.
everybody gets a square deal. And 2 can assure you
further, Mrs, Reid, that the Chancellor and the entire
administrative set-up will not see any boy in the Univ-

te re I eannot comprehend such a
s Lone

Professor W, VW. Davis, head of the History
department, who is our faculty representative and chairman
of our athtetie committee, is a brilliant scholar anda

man who is iP ae igi es coos ek they are
carried on in of college work, I have
talked to him about e and ae he insists that Bruee con-
Sast hie Ganabar and eck hin ohak 40 » and then each
week he wants him to check up with him, his is a pro-
cedure that many students employ through their college
courses. Some boys have a notion that if they go to
their instructors like that that they are “apple ,
ing", as they say. All faculty members would much rather

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heave a | ahetek: dneek often than asses attend wiueaes
and not Cinease their. lesson after clase.

; 5 “X want to assure you, aves Dae that I
‘do know what it means to have Bruce "play b asketball,
and I want you to know that the other I assured him
we were counting on him for the warsity this yoar.
Personally, I think he is a little worried because I
told the boys a couple of weeke ago that if any of
them were doing failing work when the mid-semester re-
ports came in that 1 would drop them from the squad
until they could bring their work up to passing, This -
may account for his nervousness because he naan feel
that would be some enbarras sient »

However, I am taking a very personal
interest in this matter and you ean count on my ieyalty
— in doing for him what: you would. et to have

ONG.

I em ahunre very happy to a letter from
a parent, ‘ana I assure oo that I have spent quite some
time very pleasantly, I would say, in working this thing
out toa uakenion. at I have very. great confidence.
will turn ont ‘satisfactorily for ali coneerned, I will
advise you further and make a pregress report, In the
meantime, you can rest assured that we are doing re
thing consistent with your desires andi Bruce's best
interests. :

| Sincerely yours,

PCAsAH Director of Physical Education, _

 
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November 3, 1937

Dr. F. C. Allen,
Kansas University,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Dr. Allens:

Bruce Reid, my son, was home over the past week end and I am no little
disturbed over the situation that exists in his history class. There
seems to be some friction between Bruce and his teacher and Bruce is not
getting the grades, which he thinks he deserves. I am not condoning
Bruce because I realize there are always two sides, but the fact remains
that he is not doing as well as he should. He claims he is studying now
and really trying and I know that Bruce has always been a good student
in that subject - all the way through his grade and high school years, he
‘made good grades in history, it was one of his favorite subjects and so
naturally, I am wondering why he should now almost be on the verge of
failing in it.

You know what it means to Bruce to play basket ball-- he has to partly
work his way through college else it would not be possible for him to go,
and I am wondering it if would be possible for you to have him changed
from one history class to another. There apparently is not the proper
cooperation between teacher and pupil and I feel sure that Bruce will not
be able to do much good under existing conditions. It isn't fair to him
or to his instructor either and so anything you might be able to do would
be highly appreciated.

If you can find the time, I would appreciate your investigating the matter
and writing me at your convenience. Thanking you and with every good
wish, I am

Sincerely yours,

. Z 2 , J
Mrs. Fanchon Reid AVL

307 South First Street.
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November 16, 1937

Dr. F. C. Allen,
Kansas University,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Dr. Allen:

I was very happy to have your letter of recent date about Bruce
and his history difficulties and 1 am feeling much better over the
Situation since hearing from you. 1 guess I was unduly concerned
but Bruce seemed worried and naturally it affected me the same way.

I certainly am glad to have your assurance that Bruce will make

the Varsity and I truly hope he makes a name for himself in basket
ball and I am sure that he will do the very best he can do under your
direction. He has a great admiration and respect for you and all
through High School expressed his determination to get up to Lawrence
so he could train under you.

Thanking you again for your letter and with every good wish, I am

a yours,

(Mrs. Fanchon Reid)
307 South First Street.

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November 19, 1937+

. I have never seen Bruce smoke. I do not smoke, and
when @ boy passes me I either smeil his breath or the perspir-
ation from his body, and it is very evident to m¢s When my son
played on the basketball team I never saw him smoke
ball season, but I could smell it on him = that was enough for
mee

:

I have not been wmpleasant in informing Bruce of my
expectations, but all the boys Imow that I do expect them to
train during basketbell season, and while I do not think that

they consider it wmsportsmanlilke, I now they would be happier

I think it would be a salutery thing for Bruce to
know that you and I have corresponded regarding these thingse
Of course, no boy wants to feel that the coach is tattling to
his mother, but if we put it on a bigger basis = that he should

Perhaps you might tell him that you wrote me regarding
his academic subjects, end I came back with this other informations

With every good wish for « very happy Thanksgiving and
Christaas, I an

Very sincerely yours,

 
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Arkansas City, Kans.

November 18, 1937.

Dr. F. C.Allen,
Kansas University,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Dr. Allen:

1 have your letter of November 16th and regret very much indeed
to hear that Bruce is smoking and I am somewhat surprised at this
because he never did smoke excessively and when he was home last
time, I didn't see him smoking at all and he was home much of
the time.

Of course, I understand your position and realize that it is necess-
ary that you take a firm stand in the training of your athletes and
I appreciate the personal interest that you are taking in Bruce.

Bruce, I know, realizes the importance of following training rules
and I am surprised and disappointed that he has seen fit to break
any of them. 1 am writing him a letter tonight and he will be
home next week for a couple days and 1 am sure 1 can convince

him that he is not only being unfair to you and unsportsmanlike,
but he is hurting himself more, as well, and 1 think he will see
where he has been in error and we will have nothing to worry
about.

Thank you for your letter and 1 will be glad to hear from you
any time. Bruce tells me he feels he is doing much better in
his studies. With every good wish, 1 am

Sincerely yours, a :

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Sincerely yours,

- ” Yersity Basketball Coach,
FCASAH : C Director of Physical Edusations
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Arkansas City, Kans.

December 8, 1937

Dr. F. C. Allen,
Kansas University,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Dr. Allens

I know these are very busy days for you and I do not want to bother

you too much but I have not heard from Bruce since his return to school
and I have noticed from the papers that he has not been playing at all
in any of the games, although it seems that a good many of your boys
have. I know Bruce is not ill or I would have heard and I am afraid he
is just blue and discouraged and I thought possibly you could help me
work the thing out for him.

I have just recently learned that he is having difficulty with his German
and I presume this is the reason he has not played because he told me he
would not smoke any more and | am sure that he hasn't, and so I am wonder-
ing if there isn't some way to help him bring his grades up by outside
tutoring - I don't have any idea what the cost would be but I am sure I
could make arrangements to pay for some special work, if it would, in
your opinion, be the thing to do.

I will greatly appreciate any suggestions you may care to offer -— I don't
want to be a nuisance to you and if you do not have the time, please do
not hesitate to tell me and I will understand and feel all right about it.
Thanking you for the interest and consideration that you have shown Bruce
and with every good wish, I am

‘ Yours very truly,
 

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Being in Kansas City at the tine of
ii Ketter “6 teeth * enttnd ten attlas oh teaenee aee lirse
“ebster read me your letter regarding Jack Buehman over the
phone. She was unable to forward it in time for it to roach
me before I left Spirit Lake, Towa where I was conducting a
coaching school.

I feel that we have done everything
possible to interest Buchman in attending K.U. and if he
wants instead of an education — Washington is —
the place for him to go.

We ave not out bargaining to pay a
lay, but wo can give him an opportunity to better
: ucat ionally rather than financially. Ours is not
a crabeunt aunt set-up hore and if that is what he wants,
thet is what he will got. We don't attempt to compete with
the schools who can offer such inducements.

I want you to kmow that I appreciate
OF teen ca ees eat tare tt tas oer ee We
like to have him here but under the circumstances there
seems nothing more we can doe 3

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MANHATTAN, KANSAS
December 28, 1937

Dr. “orest C, Allen

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lewrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

I, too, am sorry that I could not be at the meeting in Kansas
City, and I want you to thoroughly understand that I do not feel that
in my absence you tried to run a whizzer over me, and I simply answered
Louie Menze's letter asking about goals: “At the recent meeting in Kansas
City the Big Six coaches voted to endorse the use of Bask-0-Lite goals.
~ personally was not in favor of it but since all the other coaches there
wanted these goals we have gone ahead and secured a pair. We made the
stipulation at the meeting that if any coach did not care to use Bask-0-
Lite goals the home team would use the regular goals. Will you kindly let
me know what your pleasure is concerning this matter?"

My answer to this was: "I am like you, I am not in favor par-
ticularly, nor am 1 opposed to the Bask-0-Lite goals. I will play with
whatever you equip your gymnasiun, got to no extga trouble or expense for
me. Iwill ask you to use our regular goals when playing here unless you
object terribly."

From paragraph H of the general suggestions at that interpretation
meeting of the Big Six coaches the regular goal proposition seems to be at
the pleasure of the visiting team only, but I took it to mean that no school
was obligated to purchase and install Bask-O-Lite goals and that the regular
goals would be official and satisfactory to eny visiting team. Let me state
to you, and for all other coaches that ! will play them on their home court
with whatever they are regularly equipped.

 

I am leaving for Colorado in the morning, and Mike will not be
back until about the 6th or 7th. I should be back on the end at which time
I am in hopes there will be a letter in the mail waiting for me from you
relative to my interpretation of home court equipment. In the case of the
Nebraska geme, it was won by one point as I remember it by A virtue of an
awarded goal, and as you suggest this happens quite infrequently. As for
the score keeper that is in doubt and the rapid play that is possible fol-
lowing a field goal. I can see where men jumping around the basket could
trip this signal, the ball being intercepted close to the basket and im-
mediately started down the floor would cause just as great an error.

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The arguments for and against are really not the point at issue
with me. if I am supposed to have these baskets for the visiting teams,
I will certainly have them installed. If not I will only have thm instal-
led by direction of our Director of Athletics.

Honing that you have head a very Mergpy Christmas, congratulations
upon your successes so far, and hoping to attend yourgame on January 4,
and wishing you the most prosperous New Year, I em

Sincerely yours,

Frank P. Root
Coach of Basketball

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October ll, 1937.

Mr, R, C, Russell,
The Calvin Film Co,,
215 Pershing Road,
Kansas City, NOe

Dear Bob:

It was very nice to have a letter from you.
You are such a man of affairs that I never know wheres .
to get you. | |

Bob, when are around over the country
don*t fail to drop in and see us here at the Univer-
sity. Iwill be glad to have a chat with you.

_ I saw a preview of one of the films shown
at Hollywood and saw the ghost-like characters
that they call beauties. I looked them over, so I
have no illusions about Hollywood. Really, i would-
n't want to be out there. ‘The gang looked like a
gaunt, lean bunch of wolves. Their eyes were so far
back int heir sockets that they looked like turtle
eyes, so I don't care for the job, I'11 still be a
farmer boy in Kansas,

Thanks, however, for your compliment,

Sincerely yours,

PCAsAH — Director of Physical Education,

 
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Oct. 9, 1937

Dr. Forrest C. Allen,

Director of Physical Education,
University of Kansas,

Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Dr. Allen:

I just received your letter of October Sth, which was
forwarded to me from Lincoln.

Calvin will be glad to co-operate with you in putting on
the preview of the basketball picture here in Kansas City on
December 4th.

I would suggest that you drop him a line about two weeks
prior to then so he can be sure that a print is available.

Sorry you have not had an opportunity to see the picture
because it is really very good and I think you should be on guard
for fear that some of those Hollywood scouts may be after you.

Yours trul
RCR:EJ

P. S. Calvin is out of the City today, but I am leaving a copy oof
your letter for hin.

R.C.R.
 
 

WESTERN UNION

Kansas City, Mo,
October 7, 1937.

Dy, F, ¢, Allen,
University of Kansas,

Father critically 111, Had
& small transfusion this morning, I was donor,

Will return to campus when circumstances allow,

Gerald Robinson,

 
 

Setober 7, 1937.

ur. Ggrata Robinson,
S741 Benton,
Kansas City, Mo.

Dear Gerry:

| I was shocked to learn os your ur father’s
critical illness, It was wonde that you could
be ¥ wens ee in such a dire time of stress and
need,

I am haniy that you were thoughtful enough
to wire me, You may know thet in the quiet hours
I will be pulling for your Ded, He is a great
gentleman and a wonderful father. 411 you not
remember me sincerely and = vee wishes oo yor
good family,

Please feel that I can deeply atipathhen.

Sineorely yours,

FPCASAH Director of Physical Education,

 
 

WESTERN UNION

Kansas City, Mo.
October 7, 1937.

Dr. F. ¢.: Allen,
University of Kansas,

Father critically ill. Had
a small transfusion this morning. I! was donor,

Will return to campus when circumstances allow.

Gerald Robinson,

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October 5, 1937.

Lawler Sporting Goods Co.,
Lincoln, Nebraska.

Dear Bob:

I got a letter from Prank Sangs regarding
the new talkie BASKETBALL, Ly aes

Our Pifth District National Collegiate .
Athletic Association meeting for Basketball
Tate tation will be held in Kanses City when the
Big  @frectors and coaches meet on December éth,.
I am wonfering if it would be possible for you to
shew the picture before the assembled multitude eat ~
2 oteclock Saturdey afternoon.

Doubtless, with Forrest Calvin there in
Kansas City one of his men could show the film, ani
let Converse and Wilson be the hosts of the occasion.
T haven’t hed an ty te see the
ee ae put I unferstand it ia very good. The
ané Cempbell people thought it was a dandy.

W411 you let me hear from you at your
earliest convenience? , | |

Very cordially yours,

PCAsAH Director of Physical Education.

 
 

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Before Each Date
Daul ‘Rogers’ aslion Cleaners
Address: Eight East Eighth Street

Lawrence, Kansas

August 23, 1937.

Dear Friend:

This is the time of the year that we begin looking
forward to the ensuing school year. We all mow that clothing never
looks fresh after it has been packed in a suitcase or a trimk; so why
not wait wmtil you arrive in Lawrence to have them carefully dry-cleaned
and pressed? Then you will receive the full benefit from your dry-
cleaning.

I am opening one of the most modern dry-cleaning
establishments in this part of the State, which is equipped with the
new Butler pressure filter and dry-cleaning equipment. We feel very
fortunate in obtaining a new staff of employees, who guarantee quality
work.

Every garment that enters our shop will be measured
in and out of our shop for your protection. Every silk garment will
be hand finished and every buckle and button carefully protected. We
intend to offer you a superior service. Therefore we feel safe in
guaranteeing prompt servicoe :

We will appreciate your business and will do every-
thing possible to please you.

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ie. JeDe Richerdson
1626 S. 20th St.
Kansas City, Kans.

Deay J.De!

At the request of Dr. Allen I an
monic herewith the two Athletic Journals which you

Paques
thon you have finished with these
iiensiuee li wate cies to return them as I find these are

the only copies of these LS4405 of this magazine that Dr.
Allen has in his files. 3

Trusting this mubesial will
ot de you to finish up your correspondence in good shape
best wishes, I am

Very cordially yours,

secrotary

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November 20, 1937.

if, Williem Radéncic,
1327 Minnesota Avée,
Kansas City, Kansase

Dear Baill:

1 seu ee Whee oh ae ee cn on a
instant,\ but I was sorry that Mr. Mitchell, of the Phillips
Company, had rather tightened his reins on the job situation
as planned. I think that you have done well in calling on
Mre Carlson, even though you were —r in ane a
Jobe

Every time a fellow presents his case earnestly
and sincerely he makes a very good impressione Aan Cee vee
have done so in this situation. |

I am wondering, Bill, if it wouldn*t be a good idea
for you to go to Junior College the second semester, if you are
unsuccessful in landing a jobe You of course could play on the
Junior College team without imperiling your eligibility here at
the University. You may play one year on any junior Sty
team and it does not cout against you on your eligibility, but
if you play two years it counts one year of eligibilitye

Of course, from a purely basketball development stand-
point, you perhaps would advance a little faster by playing in
the Naismith League. But you would not make academic credits
while you were playing in the League. Charlie Ransom and Jerry
 Sperek, of the Evans Paper Company, were in the office the other
day. It might be that you could get a job with one of those
teams that would enable you to make some money end still play
oe ee

' Of course, there is no use to ery over spilled milk,
but it is a shame that you didn’t come dow here early in the
fall and dig in end make goods You could have been well on your
way toward making the most out of a very good year, and I am sure
that -_ could have had enough work to enable you to make ite

I could write to Maurice Breidenthai, Ton Van Cleave
and Dre Davidson, as well as to Dr. Billingsley. I believe I
could get some of those fellows interested in you and they might
find you a jobe Bill, what can you do better than most fellows

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in the way of work, clerical or otherwise? If things were in
better shape I believe I could get you on at the Sheffiekd Steel,
but right now things are tough and it is a hard go. Write me and
offer a suggestion as to how I can help you intelligently. Tell
me what you really think you should do to improve yourself under
the conditionse © : .

With every good wish, I am

Sincerely yours,

FOAsAH | Director of Physical Educatione

 
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