UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

LAWRENCE

DIVISION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS December 16, 1937.

Justice Walter Thiele,
Supreme Court,

State House,

Topeka, Kansase

Dear Walter:

I am making every legitimate effort possible
to help Elmer Schaake land a job as football coach at South
Dakota State College, at Brookings, S. De I have written to
Dean Stallings, and have a very favorable reply. They are con-
sidering him seriously.

I believe it would be a fine thing if you
could write Dean Stallings, acting athletic director, at South
Dakota State College, a strong letter telling him all the fine
things that you know about Elmer Schaake.

By the way, Walter, I am going to send you a
file on Schaake's situation so that you can bend yourself in his
behalf. You know how fond of him I have always been, and I an
sure that you have shared a like interest. You have helped him
a lot and you are in a good spot to help him more.

I talked to E. C. Quigley last night about
the letter that I have just written Elmer, and Quigley is going
to do everything he can for hime Of course, I have advised
Elmer to get strong men in different fields of endeavor to
recommend hime This will show the president in what esteem he
is held among the people in Kansase

You know Elmer has lost his job at Bethany
through no fault of his. It is a poor school and they expect
a lot more from anyone who is not a magician or a king prosel-

yter.

You can see from Thomas E. Ryther's letter
that Elmer has a good strong inside track. Ernie Quigley said
this to me in confidence last night when he was speaking with
me. Of course, it must be considered in this light, because he
would not want it repeated. "It is a good thing that Elmer
Schaake could not have the same material that some of the coaches
in the Big Six have. He would whip a lot of them. This is never
to be repeated, of course."