March 4, 1940.

Mie Ce BE, MeBride,
Sports Editor,

The Kensas City Star,
Kansas City, Missouri.

Dear Mace

I am enclosing, for your information, one of the
mémeographed letters that we are sending to all of the
professors who have our freshmen basketball players in
classes. For years we have found that such inquiries as
these to the instructors, coupled with close checking on
the boys, and no “wet nursing” of the recalcitrant, delin=
quent academic near=-casuities, generally gets good results
and saves our basketball players from flunkings

Of course, this of my om individwl iniative calis
for much detailed checking, but I mke it a rule never to
call on a professor or try to put on any pressure. I mike
each boy responsible for his own grades. 3

Very sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation,
FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coache