The Dickinson County Community High School CHAPMAN, KANSAS Tas ot 9, “747 The Dickinson County Community High School poprrd Kho Comte Cw Cnet reacarel 4a oe aoa paws for my werk, aly (Oe f Jo, talles tirk oe eal Zolucakaw or the Wake eee) Cte ak A Seok, Bia Mey cng Me pga tat perce May 23rd, 1941 Mrs. Josephine L. Sams Dickinson County Community High School Chapman, Kansas Dear Mrs. Sams: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 20th. I note waat fou say about coming to Lewrence for the Graduation Exercises. Would like very much for you to stop in to the office sometime during your stay so that _we might discuss a little more in detail Course No. 59, Blemen- tary Playground Activities. I think it a very fine arrangement for you to be here during enrollment. We shall see to it thas you do the same work as you did lest summer in “the pen”. ” Trusting to see you soon, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation-Varsity Basketball and Basebell Soach. *FCArre P.S. Dr. Allen had to leave for Manhattan with the Baseball team before this letter was written. He asked that I sign the same for hime ' Secretary. May 7th, 1921 lirse Josenhine Le Sans Box 127 Chapman, Hansas Dear Mrs. Sans: i acknowledge receipt of your letter of May 4the I was uncer the impression that I had explained to you in our conversation that Course Nos 39, Blementary Playground Activities will be ineluded in our Summer Teaching Program, if and when we have ten people enrolled in that courses We have received permission from the Administretive Committee to offer this course with you as teacher if we can get the ten studente enrollede The sumer session authorities are very dubious about a big enrol inent and do not hold forth much promise in getting the ten students enrolled Our summer session enrol Iment bones on June llth, and Commencement ferercises close the evening of June 9th. ‘ou expressed an opinion that if you could be here during enrollment, you might stimulate enrollment in this COUrS@s iam offering the course Community Peersation. This is a three-hour- / course, but the course No. 59, Dlementary Playground Activities is a troehour= COUPS Ce : : | _ It seems rather difficult to Bgk you to work up a course to teach this sixtyshour diploma requirement, especially when you're not certain the course would be offered if we do mot have the required numbers However, I would suggest that you do that and if this does not materialize, I told you |. that you might have your last year's work for a certainty. 1 was endeavoring to mke your summer's work as lucrative as possible. - _ I believe the only thing to do is plan on taking over your last year's work and adding to it by teaching this course, if possible. Certainly I de not want to use this sixty hour course to cut down on my course on Commun-~ ity Recreation that I had offered. You will understand this, of courses _ WGll you kindly write me any ideas that you have after you reeeive Rs Sincerely vours, Director of Physical Edueation and Recreation FCA: re - Varsity Basketball end Saseball Coaches Mey 7, 1941 Y= Dean Raymond Ae Schwegler School of Bducation 103, Fraser Hall University of Kansas Deer Dean Schwegler: This will ecknowledge viawiet of your letter of Mey 5 reletive to “rse Josephine Sams’ being listed on the Summer Session program to tesch course 39, Elementary School Playground Activities, on a contingent basis, course to be offered only if ten ~~ owe students eotually enroll. — We received information regerding the above & wetter tres Dean Stouffer e few days agoe Sincerely yours, FCA:ro:min. - “Diyector of Physical Fducetion and Recreation _ Versity Basketball and Baseball Coach OFFICE OF THE DEAN THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LAWRENCE May 5, 1941 Dr. Fs. Cs Allen Robinson Gymnasium Campus My dear Dr. Allen: We were notified some time ago by the Chancellor's office that Mrs. Josephine Sems might be listed on the Summer Session pro- gram to teach course 39, Elementary School Playground Activities, on a contingent basis, course to be offered only if ten or more students actually enroll, salary to be in line with the Uni- versity scale if the enrollment materializes. In case this information was not sent to you directly, I am notifying you in this manner. Sincerely yours, ; oe , J pute - Le : R nd A. Schwegler Dean MR: DH January 24, 1941 Dean Raymond Ae Schwegler School of Education UMhiversity of Kansas Dear Dean Schwegloers I have been desiring to see you the last few days concerning Mrse Josephine Sems, who has @ Master's Degree in the School of Educations Urs, Sems was Josephine lant, who taught et Oak Park High School in Chicage before she was marriede. She has two childrene The situation became such that it was necessary for her to return to teaching again and ashe came here to secure her Master's Degree and is now teaching at the Chapman, Kansas High Schoole You doubtless remember that she assisted us with our Caummity Reereation course last sumer. She desires to return to the Uni versity this coming summer and assist us as ehe did last summers You will remember that we endeavored to heve Miss Stapleton placed on the staff so that she might teach the Playground Methods course for the GO«hour diploma people last swmer, It is my opinion that we - @ould get Mrse Sams for a very swall consideration and I believe she —s do a good jobe Im fact, I do not believe we would have to go to the Budget Committee because, together with the Departuental budgetary gllowance given us if we could get some small additional help from Mre Chandler, I believe we could make ite This would enable us if keep the women's side open and we would be able to render @ real service to these teachers coming in who desire this coursee At least, we could see how much of an appeal this course would have to outside teachers» Mrse Sams is & very intelligent womane I do not believe we wuld suffer in the least by having her offer this courses The reason I am writing you at the present time is to see if you are agreeable to this echeme and if you are, to see if it is possible tc facilitate matters so that we might get some publicity or at least have the offering printed in a program after we have received the consent of the Chancellor and Adninistrations Iwill be gled to see you and talk with you, if you feel this is worthwhile. : 3 Sincerely yours, Director of cal Educati | | FoAsle wesite of Gane cel Bearention, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Office of the Dean February 8, 1941 Professor F. ¢. Allen Department of Physical Education University of Kansas My dear Professor Allen: I have received your letter of January 30 enclosing the letter written somewhat earlier to Dean Schwegler concerning the possibility of securing Mrs. Josevhine Sams for our summer session, I am filing this with Mr. Nichols with the suggestion that this attes be taken wo for discussion at the next meeting of the Budget Committee. Very sincerely yours, BE. B. Stouffer, Chéirifan of the Budget Committee EBS te} ca ~gj yoo THE LAWRENCE, KANSAS, JOURNAL-WORLD June 10, 1941 Mr. Larry Winn $808 Central Kansas City, Mo. Dear Larry: Enclosed is my personal check for $10.00 to be used for the Phi Psi rush- ing campaign. This amount includes a $5.00 contribution from Dr. F, ¢. Allen. His check was made out in -: name, so I am cashing it and sending the one check for $10.00. Sorry that you caught me in bed last night, but the old body must have a little rest now and then. With best wishes, I am Sincerely, DS: DMF Enc. . ee aan = ij oy, bs: Cer oy i y he’ * aw t ¢ ; % 3 4} a & #4 qo 8 U - - June 14th, 1941 Mr. Reginald R, Strait Director Physical Education Chanute City Schools ‘ Chanute, Kansas Dear Mr. Straits I am sorry that I have been somewhat delayed in writing you. We have just learned that Mr. Henry | will be with us this next year to take the place of Mr. Bert wich who left to supervise Physical Education in the Flying heise on the Coast. We had hoped to procure “anaither teacher to take the plans of Mr. James Raport but our budget committee has made a cut for next year and I'm very sure that we will not have the necessary funds to interest you in the second position. . However, I do thank you for your kindess in dropping by for a visit and we hope that sometime in the future, we will | have something that will interest you. i trust your tonsilectomy will be successful. And, my added wishes that your wheat crop proves out all that you had — for it. With all good wishes, I an, ay Sincerely yours, | Director of Bhysical Education and Reereation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. FPCA:re June 17th, 1941 Mr, Pr. Lis Sutton , Sedalia, Missouri Dear Mr. Sutton: : Pardon my delay in answering your good letter of dune 5th. This rubber strap was bought by a druggist — here in Lewrence, “ansas, from some drug out-fit. I believe thet you would have no difficulty if you would go to any of your local druggists and have them order you say one-half dozen of these rubber straps.' I think you can get most any length or width yourflesire, if you will specify the same. _ would suggest that you get Mr. Wilsom's sacro-iliac belt and measure and then order same shorter and some longer. . Please give my kindest regards to Kr. Wilson. I think he ia a dandy fellow. ? With all good wishes, I an, Fraternally yours, Director of Physical Education and — Recreation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. FCA: re See (EL. SUTIN OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON — Sedalia, Missour1 poe =, SGA 1 K-# as het we | td tall a iil June 18th, 1941 Mr. Lee Stanford Attorney at Lew Concordia, Sansas Dear Leet It seens if I can never catch up on my correspondences the springtime rolls along, especially if I coach baseball following my basketball SCASON. % I was very buey in the Grapefruit and Lettuce League telling the people why we didn't win the Championship outerighte hen your letter came, if we had had available people, I would have wired you or dropped you @ note. But, each day I would postpone the letter thinking I would write you @ letter of greeting as well as the answers to the ques- tions that you desired. We had only one real good baseball player and that was Knute Forrest. He is playing with the Iola Ban Johnson League Team. I coached the baseball team this year after it had been held by two other football coaches, neither of . whom had ever played baseball before and naturally it had run down considerably. And, although we won more games ~ . than we have in the last five years, we had a week tean, never-the-liess, comparatively speaking. Lee, I promise to do better if you write me again. And if you are in need again, I'll endavor to help you out more then 1 was able to this time. With all good wishes, I an, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Bducation 5 and Recreation-Varsity Basketball FOArre and Baseball Coach. June 19th, 1941 Kansas : Dear Raymond: Pardon me for not answering your letter which came just at the time of examinations anc commmncements. : If any inquiries come to us for Physical Bducation teachers in Army comps, I will be very glad to refer then to.you. Mr. DeGroot and Gordon Gray received appointments, but aside from those two, we have had no inquiries, I trust thet you hed a good school this past year _ and that you will te successful in obtaining the position that you desire. Everything is going along quite satisfactorily | here. ee | With all good] wi hes, I amy Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. PCA: re Randolph, Kansas May 26, 1941 Dr. Forrest C.-Allen University Of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I was talking to Mr. Shobe to-day and he informed me that you were receiving many requests for physical education teachers in the army camps. I would certainly like to get a position like that. I would certainly appreciate it very much if you could help me obtain information how I might apply for these type of positions. If possible, would you help me get into a position of this type.7# School is out for me and I am spending my time at home. I don't know for sure what I will do this summer. I guess I will spend some time in the harvest fields. I hope to hear from you soon and thank you very much. I remain as ever-- Respectfully yours, . Diane st [ye : Raymond Swanson ve June 25th, 1941 Mr. Earl Jones Manager A, G, Spalding & Bros. Athletic Outfitters 1422 Grand Avenue Kansas’ City, Missouri Dear Earl: Mr. Earl Falkenstien referred your letter to me for obsérvation. We were ordering No. DL ball for our Physical Education classes. We are also going to use the #DL ball in our Big Six Conference. We liked the leather ball. With all good wishes, I an, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. FCA: re June 25th, 1941 Mr. J. R. Needles Director of Athletics University of San Francisco San Francisco, California Dear Jimmy: We have games scheduled in Chicago and its environs which will prohibit us from playing your contem- plated tournament next year. However, I think you have a good idea and we trust that sometime in the future it will be possible for us to participate. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. FCA: re University of San Francisco | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA | Board of Athletic Control June 20, 1941 Mr. Forrest C. Allen, Basketball Coach University of Kansas : Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: The University of San Francisco is planning an invitational intercollegiate basketball tournament during the period of December 29, 1941 to January 3, 1942, inclusive. (No game would be played on January 1, 1942.) In order to complete a preliminary survey as to the availability of certain institutions, would you please ‘indicate your interest by use of the enclosed airmail stamped envelope. The playoff of the tournament would be conducted in such a manner to permit each of the eight teams a minimum of two games. Hotel and food cost would be paid for fourteen persons of each institution from the evening of Sunday, December 28, until the evening following the elimination of the team. Traveling expense allowance will be guaranteed, as well as further financial consideration to be apportioned among the competing teams from the net profits. The tournament will add to the progress of basketball and afford a grand early season opportunity for the conditioning of your squad. Trusting to hear from you by return mail, I am Sincerely yours, VAR Vedlig JAMES R. NEEDLES JRN: Me Director of Athletics AG, Spaldiug r1Or01 DIVISION OF SPALDING SALES CORPORATION MT AeEETIC GO O05 1422 GRAND AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, MO. June 28, 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allens Thanks kindly for your letter June 25 relative to the #DL basketball. Your official requisition came through this morning covering this purchase, and it it needless to say how happy I am in particular to have you using both our ball and shoes. We will carefully select these balls for you because we don't want you using any square ones of our manufacture. Trusting I may have a visit with you this summer and thanking you kindly, I am Yours very truly, G & BROS. DIV. BS CORPORATION EJ :MwW Dict. 6-27-41 July 19, 1941. liv. Gilbert Sollenberger, 400 &. Belmont, Wichita, Kansas. Dear Mr. Sollenberger: Thank you for your kind letter telling me of Marvin's operation. I had seen Bob Gilliland at the baseball game just before your letter camo and he told me about Marvin. While I was rather shocked, someway I felt that it may be better for Marvin as perhaps some of the difficulty of lower vitality that he exper- ienced was porhaps due to his bad appendix. . Mervin is going to supervise our towel room employees moxt year, and we are counting on a fine year with him. Please give him our best regards when you seo him. Bob was happy to receive your kind greetings. With kindest personal regards, I em Very sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. duly 19, 1941. Director of Physical Bducation and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. GILBERT SOLLENBERGER YOO od (eCnark Vow Ai, Cobb: July 24, 1941, Mr. Chester Snith, c/o Burns & MeDonnell, 107 West Limwood Blvd., Kensas City, Mos Dear Chet: ‘Tam just now acknowledging receipt of your fine letter of February 15th last winter. : I certainly enjoyed your forty years ago episode, I remember Soy wall helen Gn of ta bik ps gol peg gets = Rigel at old Union depot. 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