Dre Forrest C. Allen-=2
March 22, 1941

children in school that have received special privileges, one
being the valedictorian this year, another honor roll, and
still another employment in the high school office. Another
school board vote was gained by having a wife of one of the
members on the substitute teaching list. It's a bad situation,
Dr. Allen, something that the community is almost up in arms
abows but can't do anything about until another election takes
place. The superintendent being extremely jealous of the coach
because of his success in both his football and basketball

this year, would not let the coach bring the boys because of
the fact he wishes to bring them to the campus later in the
year and has given them promises of untold mgnitude. The.
superintendent is making statements to the boys that he knows
you’ like a brother“and that you will do as he wishes if he
asks any special favor.

Personally, I like our superinterident, but I don't admire
the way in which he accomplishes some of his selfish purposes.
As a result of the boys not coming to Lawrence, they have said
that they will not, under any condition, come to the campus with
the superintendent because they feel that it is up to their high
school coach, Dale Ridgeway, to bring them. It puts Ridgeway in
a very peculiar position which I hope will be remedied soon.
As for Wiley, he does not look as if he would make a University
basketball player but we do have another boy,whom our superin-
tendent and coach seemed to have overlooked somewhat, by the name
of Donald Price, whom I believe, after a year of freshman practice
would make you a darn good pidyer, and then in another year,
there's a young man the name of Frank Ruske, Jr., who will
graduate and fme/is’' 1" of a very good physique and who has
shown very food basketball playing ti8 will be another good
prospect. Don Price will be in the University and will pro-
bably be out for freshman basketball next yeare He is not re-
ceiving any publicity. He's a quiet individual, very unassuming
with an ideal attitude.

Getting back to Wiley, I am sure he will be in school and
will be out for freshman basketball next year, but let's don't
promise him any employment or anything of that sort. Let his
parents put him through and let him dig for what he gets out of
the University. Between you and me, I don't believe the boy
will be able to last through the first year scholastically.

This letter is probably rather cynical and full of facts.
I don't mean to cast any shadows but I do think you should know
the background of our Seneca set-up. Will see you in Lawrence
Soon.

JWS /rm