sity of Oklehom and I would not want to presume that you pase up that institution to enter the University of Kansas unless you heve some special reason for attending With all good wishes, I an _ Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, June 24, 19435. Mr. Gordon McCune, 1301 West Campus, Lawrences, - Kaneades Dear Gordon: I dropped Bill a note, but doubtless he has already made his selection of a school. Thank you for dropping by« Tama little delayed in writing Bill on accoumt of a busy schedule. Sincer ely your Ss ‘ Director of Physical Ejucation, FCAAR Varsity Beaketbell Coach. August 9, 1943. lire Lay Sapp, PR. 8 ry 1, Augusta, Kansas. Dear Bill: I just got a letter from your former coach, David Shirk, and he tells me that you are interested in coming to the University of Kansas this fall. We would be delighted to have you here, but of cow'se we have no choice in the matter. You will be sent where you are best qualified to get the training the Navy requires. The University offers training for those boys in engineering, — chenistry, pharmcy and m.thematics. a a ik ok Ceres aes te a after this fuss is over we hope you will choose your own Stete University to complete your education. . Lots of good luck to you, Bill. Very cordially yours, Direstor of Physical Elucation, POA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. . May 14, 1945. Mr. Bob Malott, 1532 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Bob: . 5 seh Sn onnqueeectii you on your graduation from : University High Sehool. na I spoke to your dad some few weeks ago and he stated that you were rather leaning toward Stanford University for your college education. Stanford is a creat institution and you certain- ly souldn't make a mistake in choosing Stanford, but if you should change your mind I want you to imow we would be mighty happy to have you here at the University. Your coordination is splendid for basket- ball and when you get a little more organic vigor I think you will make a great basketball player. Everett Dean is the coach at Stanford, and when you meet him this summer remember me most Kindly to him. Your dad stated that possibly you would go out to spend the summer with your grandmother and at that time look over the school. I would also like you to stop by and see my brother who is is Commandant thers, Col. H. B. Allen. He will be happy to see you, I assure you, and of course I T would want you to look up Dean Johnny Bunn and give him my regards. ‘But do not forget that we would like you here at the Uiiverstiy at Tanuun. I am sure that you can make the Kansas varsity. And as far as I am concerned, I sm still in favor of dealing out a lot of misery to some of these Big Six opponents. We have just ordered the varsity gold Ever-Victorious Big Six Championship basket- ball emblems for the team. Every boy from 1920 until the present time who has played three years of varsity basketball is wearing one of those gold basketbalis. We would like to see you wearing one. Of course we know that you would acquit yourself most favorably in academics, and basketball with your academics would not be a bad physical activity for you to indulge in. — . Wishing you a splendid sumer, I am Sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Education, FCAAH | Varsity | atball Coach. oe ; e Seniors Showing a Marked K. U. Preference Name School Interest or Field. Robert Conroy Junction City Engineering Robert Rau ” . Law Jack Wheatcroft - m ™ Law Albert Fletsher . ’ Medicine Larry Sieg He . Mech. Engineering Bill Froelich " Architesture Adam Bachman ” . Mech. Engineering Fred Stueve " " Mech. Engineering Roger Adams Clay Center V-12 Barbara Thorpe " * Journalism Leanna Donley " " Ed. - Soc. Science Elizabeth Schleiter . , men Jemes Hammel . . Photographer - DeLuxe | Probably Fine Arts Irene James Belleville Education Letha Sanford " S Secretarial training James Gettys - Pol. Science or Lew Vernon Bender , Medicine Betty Huffmen Glasco «- (Valedictorian) Shirley Jordon tt Mex Musgrave Minneapolis V~12, Math & Seience . Summerfield finalist Otis Mitchell . Law Robert Hoffman ° V-12 ‘Charles Mackender Riley Physics & Math - Denald Uhlenhop Leonardville Sesketeall eget Wanda Neninga " Buse Administration Yvonne Nordstrom . ” * Rex Belisle Miltonvale Medicine Robert Cobb Robert Merrick Jemes Shriver Jerry Je Simpson Donald L, Williams Ioma Mae Brizendine Audrey E, Ydmen Elinor P. Kline Mary Ke Parker Mary Dale Varner Mary Vermillion Derothy Wilson Annelien Wixted Ze V=12 Mr. Loyd Neff, Editor, - Johnson County Hereld, Overland Park, Kansas. | I am wondering if Bill could some down some morning before his peol opens or after he got off work in the after- noone What sort of a schedule dees he have? I have a 7:50 a.m. class every day except Saturday ak att uanieda'S tase ‘he Bee mai Gams athe © o*aaaias I think he would enjoy much more coming in the morning tian he would in the afternoon. it is hot here and the University is much more pleasant in the mornings. Te BER WEhT Lek ne knee 0 once at dige Wheel oe his coming it would be fine. I am serving as president of Rotary and we meet every Monday moon, so any day but Monday would be 0.H., with the exception of Saturday. It would be @ pleasure to talk to Bill and help him in his seleotion of a YOOMe Af Dob Kebber a omidng with hin 7 wadd be Lappy to non DAT OF The Layee ‘With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Pysinal Stecatien, FCA:AH : Varsity Basketball Couche o& x Johnson Count Herald Overland Park, Kansas Hedrick 0621 August 9, 1943, { Mr. Forrest C. Allen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kas. Dear Phog: Many thanks for your good letter of July 22 in regard to Bill coming to Law- rence ahead of time to locate a room for himself and Bob Webber, I believe this will be a good thing to do, but he will have to arrange to knock off a day from his life-guarding at the Mission Hills pool. He shotld be able to do this, If you will advise what day and what time it would be convenient with you I'll try to have him up there so you can give him a little steering. He is a capable kid and can make.it alright by himself with a few suggestions from you. e é Many thanks for your kind offices, Very sincerely, JOHNSON COUNTY HERALD Loyd Ne Editor, August 17, 1943. { Mr. Charles Maskender, Riley, Kansas. Dear Charlos: Mr. Vernon Hayes told me this morning that he had received a letter from you and that you are planning to come to the University this fall. We are happy to know this, and if you are good in mathematics I am sure you will do fine work in Mgineering. Tf you are in need of work to partly defray your expenses I am sure that we will be able to use you. The Army and Navy boys who are here are paid by Uncle Sam and are not permitted to take outside jobs, so we will have plenty of work for civilian students. After you get your Engineering sehedule worked out we will then be able to find out how much time you will have for work. ft hope you will come to the office when you arrive, and if there is anything I can do to help you it will be a pleasure. Cordially yours, Direotor of Physical Education, FPCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. a ee | May 27, 1943. ® Ur. Charles Mackender, Dear Charles: I acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 25th instent, and I was happy to hear from you. Your old coach, Mr. Vernon Hayes, just stopped in the office. He is planning on doing, some grad- uate work here at the University. He mentioned your graduation and stated that they had heard from you in response to a graduation gift they had sent you. Mr. Heyer hed the highest praise for you a6 an. *," student, and of course he had some fine things to say regarding your basketball playing. But frankly, Cherles, I was more interested in your academic accomplishments than in your athletic ability, beoause a boy who is high in academic attainments can earn more money because he will have more hours to work ami still not be in danger of flunking. : We have plenty of work here for the boys to do, but so many of the boys are required te spend so much more time on their studies that it cute dom their carning capacity. We are ina position. *o give you all the work that you desire at 35¢ an hour. ‘There are & few jobs that pay more, but they are specialized jobs. I am very sure thet you would be happy in your work here. What are you planning to specialize in? If you take engineering, chemistry or medicine - any of these three would defer you during your student days in college. I am not montioning this for you to get out of the war, but rather so that you would be-in position to serve your country more expertly and more efficiently than if you would take physical education, which would not defer you. Won't you write me and tell mo of your desires and intentions? Sincerely yours, FCA: aH Varsity Basketball Coach. pa Aa ns ee ge 23 ot ee es May 4, 1943. Yr. Charles Mackender, Riley, Kansas. Pear Charles: ‘ir. Henry Shenk came back from his speaking tour at some of the high schools and tells ne that ee ne Kansase I assure you bs sa Wa w rent glosses te have you here as a student. We would be glad to — render you every service, and I am sure thet you” would like this institution. iion’t you write me and tell me your ». phenat Sincerely yours, c Director of Physical Education, YCAsAH Varsity ‘Basketball Coach. August 11, 1945. Mr. Chief Malone, 937 Riverview Ave., Kensas City, Kansas. Dear Chief: oe ee ee ee oe ordinarily. I desired to talk to Mr. Howard Porter, who is with us now. He states that you are a good gym man and that in his opinion you have aaa of developing into a good teacher. Of course you will veliretend that a fellow who doesn't make a varsity letter in some sport has a more difficulty oppor- tunity to be placed in a teaching job in high school than a man who does win a letter. — << ye oe eee 7 ee that we could place you. | + hideek de Oc. Pelee ell coe eye and he was sure that while it might be an impediment in some ways it would not interfere with your teaching gymastic work. He tells me that you are a good basketball player, er ee ee very well. i If you come to college here I think we could give you some work as a student that would help with your expenses. The fact that you do pretty well with gymmasiun apparatus leads me to believe that it would not be long until we could develop you so that you could teach som: civilian classes wder the direction of one of the faculty manbers. I am very sure that you could get a desree in Physical Education if you are as enthusiastic about the work as Mr. Porter has described to me. If there are any further questions thet you desire to ask Iwill be happy to hear from you. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Uducation, FPCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. 937 Riverview Ave. July 23, 1943 Kansas City, Kansas Dear Sir's: I received your catalog about your college some time ago. I think that I would enjoy going to your colleze very much. I wrote to you to find out if I could get a degree in Physical Education with one bad eye. I had it ‘hurt when I was about ten yeer's old. ‘The sight is about half gone. Your new Phys. Director, Mr. Howard Porter was my former teacher at Argentine High School. I talked to him about my eye and he said he thought it would be alright. Will you please send me a reply about this as I am very much “interested in Physical Education as a career, Until I hear from you again, I remainececses Sincerely your's, Chief Malone 937 Riverview Ave. Kansas City, Kansas August 12, 1945. Kingsville, Mis sourie Dear Don: I am enclosing the instructions to students desiring to major in Physical Education, whioh I intended to give you yesterday. You will find in this booklet the course of study outlined for men for the four years. Tt was a pleasure to have a visit with you here on the campus yesterday. Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Education, POA:AH Varsity Pasketball Conah. July 27, 1948. gied to help a boy help hinself. I yealize that muy go to college on accowst of athletics, but they should als realize that the kind of grades a fellow makes in college determines to a large extent his temme in school. You did not state what kind of a student Don is. That is | one of the very | tant ingredients in a successful ath- lete's p ‘tion. I am sure, however, if he is very le and his habits are excellent that he is interested in gviting ahead soadecionl iy. : Thanking you for writing me, ‘end with kindest regards, I em 6 Very sincerely yours, ‘Director of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. 2 July 27, 1943. tir. Don Brown, . Kingsville, Misgourie Rene Dons | Your coach and superintendent, Mr. Pe Co Wollerd, wrote me nee ek ee eee oe ot ee oe See He tele eee ne come out and . 8@@ the University. We would be very happy to have you come. I told Superintendent Wollard tint tare ts plenty of here for boys who really want work because the boys in the service are not permitted to accept any money for work. re that leaves plesty of work for the civilian students. IT am wondering what subjects you thought of taking at the University. If you take engineering, medicine, chemistry, ee eee ae WOTKy IS your. GeaRNn Se: enNiatneterys Ate your Tirst two . semesters. Coach “ollard tells me you are 17 but it will not be long witil you are 18 and it is nevessary to have two semesters of credit to be considered for continuance in sohool. Both of these semesters would stand you in good stead if you would make good grades. “Trusting to hoar from you at an early dato, Im Very sincerely yours, POA:AH ‘Varsity Basketball Coach. Kingsville Consolidated Schools _ F.C.WOLLARD * SUPERINTENDENT ; ow State University because.the University is the pinnacle of education in the state. A group of colleges is the University. When you graduate and becom: an alumus then your range of acquaintanceship touches ‘a great many more fields. We are very happy to know that you are con | (ting entering the University, and we will weleone you her@e / ; [i _ Direotor of Physical Education, FOA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. July 22, 1943. Bite Loyd Neff, 1710 West 50th St., Kensas City, Mo. Answering your cua Leiter of tw 10th hetent, 2 an dehindedy condtunah tak Wha ties plan youl tn }o nend MAIR So Loewe. fox the term starting in September. Really, Loyd, this arrangement is nade-only on ascount of the University coordinating Army and Navy activities. While it my be termed an intensive course, it is really a part of the University year. ‘Wany girls were planning to pase up the first five weeks, but I can see a trond now in the other direction, Corbin Mall and all of the University residence places will not be open to those coming ’ efter the five weeks, so the cirls are getting in line and I believe it would be best for Bill to come in September. ; oe Sn Gaahs Narins ees Ue preteens ents oe De Chancellor, he emphasized that schoo] would atart in September, end not five weeks leter. All the professors are being engaged on that basis. I believe Bill will ” a mich better start under this , b Webber. I ‘believe. both spur teen like to come d operate with them in getting them fixed up Let me know if I ean do antag fothere Very sincerely yours, Xe | Johnson Countu Herald Overland Park, Kansas Hedrick 0621 July 19, 1943. Mr. Forrest C. Allen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kas. Dear Phog; Yours of the lst was appreciated, and I am coming back to you for a little additional information, I had planned to send Bill to Lawrence for the term starting in Septemter, but under- stand that is a short intensive period, and that it might be better for him to wait until November, Can you enlighten me on the different terms, and what in your opinion would be the best thing to do? Bill will be 18 in February, but should be able to complete one year at K.U. I hope, before he has to go into military training. Also, when he goes to Lawrence, what atout rooms? Should he get there a day or two early to get located, ang are rooms available? He Wants to room with another kid from Shawnee Mission, Bob We tber, The war has screwed things up so a person can not tell what to figure on, Sincerely, 1710 W, 50th St.,; Kansas City, Mo, July 1, 1945. Mr. Lloyd Neff, Publisher, ultimo. I am glad to know that Bill wi the University of Kansas this fall. le w: end you tell him to come to my office for any help or ad- vice that he might care to have. It will always be a _ pleasure for m= to help him in any way that I can. Having had three boys and three girls of my own, and four grandchildren, I asswre you I can forgive Bill's failure to write. That seems to be a weakness of youth. What is Bill expecting to take at the University this fall? If he is in need of any catalogs or other in- formative material I will be very happy to mail the same to him. Doubtless you have already received this information, but if you have not let m iknow and I will see that it is sent at once. Thanking you for your good letter, I am Sincerely yours, Lit Director of Physical Education, — FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. hc Count evs Overland Park, Kansas Hedrick 0621 June 29, 1943, Pfof. Phog Allen, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kas, Dear Prof, Allen: Some little while back you were kind enough to write my boy, Bill Neff, regard- ing the University. Between his summer job and his girl, I understand he has not shown you the courtesy of a reply. Accept my appOlogies on his behalf. I am having a transcript of his grades sent to Lawrence by Shawnee Mission High School, as we plan to enroll Bill at K.U. this fall. : While the kid-4s not particularly good in his studies, he is enthusiastic about both basketball and swimming, and I shall be glad to have him compete in both, if they do not interfere, and if the war program permits. If there is any infomation Bill should have prior to enrollment I would appreciate your advising the proper department so he may receive it in due time, With best regards, I am, Very sincerely,, JOHNSON COUNTY HERALD Loyd N ; net Member Audit Bureau of Circulations June 17, 1943. Ure Clarenes R. Spong, Principal, Anthony High School, Anthony, Kansas. Dear Mr. Sponz: i was good of you to write m es you did in your letter of June 15th regarding Horace Menaseo. I am sorry indeed to him and for us beomuse I en very sure that hnd he been per- mitted to attend the University he would have made Henry Shenk and the rest of us a very valuable man. I appreciate the interest that you have taken in him and in us, and I asaure you that if at any time you feel you have further appreciate your kKinduess in informing us. Sinserely yours, | Director of Phyaiea2 oo PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. road ANTHONY HIGH SCHOOL ANTHONY, KANSAS CLARENCE R. SPONG PRINCIPAL June 15, 1943 Dr. Forrest ALLEN Director OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS Dear Dr, ALLEN: IN REGARD TO Horace MENASCO AND ATTENDING COLLEGE. He passep Army NAvy CLASSIFICATION TEST AND WENT TO KANSAS CITY TO TAKE THE Navy Vi2 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, IN THAT TEST HE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE SLIGHTLY COLOR@= BLIND, THERE FORE HE'LL BE UNABLE TO ATTEND COLLEGE UNDER THAT PROGRAM AND IS NOW WAITING THE JULY DRAFT CALL TO DETERMINE HIS STATUS UNDER SELECTIVE SERVICE. We ARE SORRY THAT THIS OCCURRED TO HIM AND WERE HOP= ING THAT HE COULD ATTEND KANSAS UNIVERSITY AND KNEW THAT HE WOULD BE A VERY FINE PROSPECTIVE STUDENT, | DECIDED TO GIVE YOU THIS INFORMATION SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHY HE WILL NOT BE GOING TO KU, AT THIS Time, BEST OF REGARDS, ns. Fda- ya SINCERELY, a OF. CLARENCE R, SPONG PRINCIPAL