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DEPARTMENT OF PRINTING December 10, 1937.

AND RURAL JOURNALISM

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kan.

Dear Doctor Allens

After talking with Dean Stallings, acting head of our
athletic department, and with our President, Dr. C. W. Pugsley,
I'm convinced that Elmer Schaake, if he doesn't have the inside
track, at least is pretty much in the running for the Football
Coach and Athletic Director job here.

I mentioned Schaake to Doctor Pugsley before it was
known outside the inner circle that the job was to be open, not
knowing whether or not Schaake would even be interested. But your
fine letter has done more than anything else to bring favorable
consideration.

We four Jayhawkers who are already on the staff here
would be happy to have another recruit, and know of no one
we'd prefer over Schaake.

Other things in favor of Schaake, from the Administra-
tion's point of view are: First, his age; there are many youngsters in
responsible positions on the campus; Stallings himself is under 30;
our Business Agent is under 25, and there are many other similar ex-
amples. Second, his physical make-up. This is a country of Scandina-
vian descent; the football boys are Swedes and Norwegians, most of
them of pretty good proportions physically. While Schaake doesn't
lay claim to Scandinavian ancestry, as far as I know, he is the
type, and they think he would fit in.

People as a rule dread the climate here, but to date
I don't see that it is so bad. It is 14 below this morning, but any
Kansan, out of sight of a thermometer, would estimate it at about
15 above. Winters do last longer but there's not the shifting of
temperatures from high to low so often.

With kindest personal regards, I remain
Sincerely yours,
Thos. C. Ryt

Supt. Printing
TCR/m. Department.

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