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THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS g
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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

November 23, 1942 #

Dear Dr. Allen:

If it were for myself alone I would not have
the nerve to approach you on this subject, but since
I am not the only one involved in the action, it
is therefore my duty. .

At the time, very little attention was paid to
the letters which I wrote and the ease went so far
as my actual withdrawal from classes before. the real
effort was made on the part of the faculty to convince
me that I had made a mistake. Dr. Brewster said that
by not accepting the hospital excuse, I was definitely
branding myself as a non-cooperative individual and
letting down the department as well. It had seemed
to me that I was cooperating with the University
regulations by openly declaring my views on the
subject and then acting according to their decision;
I had cooperated with the Chemistry Department by
carrying out to the best of my ability, whatever
work they desired; and I had cooperated with what
I thought was the spirit of the National Effort by
locating and accepting work which at least my employer
considered to be essential. I can take a much more
profitable position elsewhere but I could not do that
without making this last effort to fulfill my obligation
to the Chemistry Department. I am here to talk the
problem over with you and to see if you could make
it possible for Dean Stouffer to reenroll me in
Physical Conditioning so that I can also then be
reenrolled in my other courses and then as a graduate
student be accepted by the Department of Chemistry
as an assistant Instructor. ts

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Sincerely yours, é

&, Robert J. Slocombe .
\ Assistant Instructor ;

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