Galena, Kansas
June 17, 1940

Dr. F.C. Alien
University of Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

I have been searching diligently for a
job for some two months. Evidently I have been
looking in the wrong place. I don't like to impose
upon you, for I know you must have quite a task on
your hands serving as an employment bureau for your
coaches who are graduated, but I remembered that
you mentioned last winter you might be able to give
me a little help here and there toward finding
something to do.

All I want is a chance to step in with
some paper or press association and show them what
I can do. I would certainly appreciate it if, with-
out too much trouble, you could ask such good friends
as C.E. McBride or Spike Claassen to consider me for
the first opening they have. And of course there are
any number of other sports editors whom:you know very
well that might possibly have an opening one of these
days.

I should like to work with Jack Copeland on
the Beacon or Pete Lightner on the Ragle, if you
could help me out down Wichita way.

There isn't a whole lot I can do to repay
you for such a favor as this, Dr. Allen, but I'tll
promise you that if you can get me the opportunity,
Itll prove to the boys who know that you are as
good a judge of sports writing talent as you are of
basketball talent.

Hope the summer recreation program is going

along fine on Mt. Oread.

5S

ai Simon

P.S. I can be reached at Galena at any time if
something turns up.