May 29, 1942. would e in receiving figures fron en oldeter arin we woul endoae 7 men" you Govyy mm Man from Sins bo Sino ani eit: for eny information that you are desirous of obtaining? : With oll gees wishes for the mame, lo- 7 Dir eotor of Physical Education and Recreation, POALAH Varsity 22 and Baseball Coacie BOARD OF MANAGERS ; OFFICERS GEORGE E. GARD, PRESIDENT KANSAS CITY, KANSAS ELLIS T. BARKER, SECRETARY KANSAS SOLDIERS’ HOME Lc nei N. E. MELENCAMP, SURGEON BUCKLIN, KANSAS c E, KA HARRY C. ELMA, CHAPLAIN BROTHER BUIS, TREASURER ont Evere, NSAS ROGER ALMOND, ATTORNEY MEADE, KANSAS RALPH L. BURT, COMMANDANT pdt. Al / 442 A ee or Ss econ Poly hug teed os el je April 23, 1942. Mr. Laurence Stanton, Dodge City, ¥ ansas. Dear Laurence: I am enclosing copy of a letter I em sending to Donald Burt. I just wanted you to kmow that he can be assured of a job if he needs it. However, I always advise against the boys working too much, particularly during their first year. There is a good deal of orientation which is necessary in the transfer from high school to college. Unless a boy is unusually dependable, he may bite off more than he can chew. But I will give him as much _ work as he can very properly do, if he needs if work at 357 sn hour is a pretty expensive way to sgend his time if he fails in his acadenaic work. I hope that Donald is planning on coming to the University. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FPCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. April 25, 1942. tm. Donald Burt, : Dodge City, Kansas. Dear Donalds Otto Schnellbacher dropped into my office and we > had a fine conversation regarding youe -He told me he had talked hth; sca Ges Meena te Ga Gaearetts end Shak yok ith Le oo sone au ost neces smite school. You can count on work, dp, ® when we promise you work we mean that. Every boy who has an opportunity to come to the University, whether he makes it or not, if he needs work we will give it to him. But I imow that you will mike it because you have been so well traindd under Coach Stanton. And you will have many friends here who will help you out when you need advice. _ By the way, Otto Sclmellbacher was just elected presi- os ue ce eee, ees ak, tas dns Plo Sor Ae ee to a first year man. He is not only a fine athlete, but he isa — fine student and « great leader on the campus. I predict a great future for him, not only in athletics, but he has what it takes. He is the type of athlete we like. I have never gone for the ‘fellow who is just a great athlete. I think that is a mistake because after his college life is over he is forgotten. But when a boy learns the sources at the University, learns where to find , avenues of lmowledge, makes friends and learns how to apply the law, then he is « successful ani educated man. I have always told all the boys that athletios only sisi vi Mipiiedite Go anataty tak ballteee. You have still got to have the stuff to make good after the introduction. And ‘when his pleying days are over, the vitally necessary thing - education - is what the boy needs for a succoss. I hope you are planning on attending the University. - I em sure that from the way you have bem so higily recommended — eee : Have you any notion what you would like to major in - journalism, law, medicine, business, education, coaching? We will be gled to send you a catalog and any other special literature — pertaining to the course you might select. ‘The College of Liberal 4rts and Sciences gives a general cultural and classic education. Of course, you may specialize in any one of several fields, and get your A. 5. degree. The School of Education also has mmy specialised courses, one of which is the field of Physical Education and coaching. We have a major in the Department of Physical Educ- ation. | I suggest that you talk to Coach Stanton, if you haven't already wade up your mind. I shall be happy to hear from you. eee : : Direster of Vhysical Education and Recreation, FCA sAll Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. May 19, 1942. Mr. Donald Burt, Dodge City, Kansas. Dear Don: I em very happy to have your letter and to know ‘that you are coming to K.U. next year. I em sending a copy of the University catalog to you so that you can have full information about the cost of attending the University. I em also enclosing a booklet describing the courses in our Department of Physical Education. | i ea wondering if you would be interested in attending Sumer School during the mornings and working at the Budora Ordnance plant from 3 pem. to 11 pst. This would be a good source of income because they pay well out there, and at the same time you could get a few hours of University credit. Many of the boys here ere planning on this sort of a program. If you would be interested, let me know, beoause I am sure I could help you get a job at the plant. If you have further questions, please write me With best wishes, I an Sincerely you's, Mireotor of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. May 12, 1942 Mr. Forrest Allen Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mrs Allen I had a talk with Mr. Stanton and I was in¢lined to agree if { could raise the money to attend K.U. next year instead of attending the Junior College at Dodge for one year as I was planning on doing and then going to a four year collece. 1 Would appreicate very much if you sent me some information on the anproximate cost aff Sook @ Physical Director course and also a catalog on this hearse. l was very pleased to eae the news about Otto and I agree in every way what you said about him for he is a very fine boy. Sincerely yours Donald Burt June 17, 1942. Mr. Alton Redus, Route 2, Box 161, Kingsville, Texas. Bear Altens 4 : I am happy to have your letter of Jume 12, and giad to knew that lir. Isenberger has recommended — the University of Eansas to you. og imagine, however, that you are interested in ebtaining a schelarship. I understand that Rice and many ef the other schools have scholarships which provide for room, beard, tuition - if there is any, and also spending money for the athlete. Here at the University of Kensas we have never had such scholarships. The tuition fer non-residents © is treble what it is for residents of Kansas, and ' unless you had enough money saved to take care of your expenses you would find it rether hard to earn what you would need. I believe with your baseball skill you would find places where you could obtain a scholarship - perhaps the University of Texas. I regret very much that we heave nething of the sort here to offer you. _ We do eppreciate Mr. Isenberger’s friendship and we would like to have yeu at the University of Kensas, but there are other schools where beseball is apprec- jated mere than it ig here. I am glad to send you a catalog of the University of Kansas, and if under the circumstances you decide to come we shell be hapyy to . —— | ‘Sinserely yours, ' --“: Déreeter of Physical Education and hierdie, FCA: AH . —_ Basketball and Baseball Ceache Route 2, Box 181 Kingsville, Texas June 12, 1942 The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Board of Athletics Head Baseball Coach Dear Sir: Your school has been recommended to me by one of your old ex-students and my friend Mr, Isenberger of Corpus Christé, Texas. He set it out as one of high schoolastic and athletic value. I attended Schreiner Institute at Kerrville, Texas for the term from September 16, 1941 to “ay 27, 1942. I earned a major letter in football and made the basketball team but was forced to discontinue it because of studies. I had previously lettered three years in high school at Kingsville, Texas. Baseball is the sport in which I am the most interested in as I am more qualified for it than the others because of experience. I have played two years of Semi-Pro baseball in the Gulf Coast League of South Texas. The League was dissolved at the close of the past season and I would not know who to refer to for references. Is there a try out camp in which I could attend? I am eighteen years old, 5'10" in height and weigh 182 pounds. I bat and throw right handed and have been playing at short stop but have pitched some also, I have no college hours to my credit as I have just finished high school. I have a class average of a high seventy. I would appreciate it very much if you would sent me a bulletin of your school as I would like to consider the possibility of enterring for the 1942-43 term. Yours truly, June 19, 1942. and we wrote to you using that nane. Your superintendent of schools, Mre Kroesch, has been kind enough to write me giving your correct NelwWe i We understend not only from the Chansellor, but £ your friends tat you are a very desirable student, both scholastically athletically. I want to assure you that we will be very happy to have you enter the University of Zenses this fall. It would be a great pleasure to have a chap like you on my squad. 7 , cet Sills Gt Gas Gs ar ane cde eect. With best wishes for your continued success, I an Very sincerely yours, ) Director of Physical Education, POA:AH : Varsity Basketball Coach. June 19, 1942, Dear Superintendent Kroesch: Maik yeu fer yume Riniengs te wettbes mh teteee oe ing Rey Thayer. lie seems to have very desirable qualities, amd we will be indeed happy to welcome him here. at the University of Kensas. I am enclosing a copy of the letter er Mie Thanking you for your prompt reply to our letter, 1 en . Sincerely yours, ce | 3 Director of Physical Biucetion, PCA AH Warsity Basketball Coash. Enc. ae EDWARD D. KROESCH Cc. C. HARDY, Principal Superintendent Senior High School HOISINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOISINGTON, KANSAS June 18, 1942 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director Physical Education and Recreation University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: The boy whom Dr. Malott was undoubtedly speaking about is Ray Thayer. He graduated this spring in the lst honor group was active in school organizations, Hi-Y, Student Council, music groupdé, dramatics and journalism. He is a very talented boy and hopes to go into some form of engineering. He has been one of the outstanding basketball players in this section in the last two years although he has grown up with the game. He handles himself easily on the floor and in most games has been the leading scorer. I cannot tell you what his average has been but I am confident it was rather high. I believe he has already made application for entrance in one of the boys! dormitories. That indicates somewhat the position in which the family finds itself. I believe they will be able to give him some help but he has always been a boy who has had a job while going to school and I think he feels a certain responsibility in this line. I think it would be very fine if you could write him because I know he will be a very desireable student both scholastically and in athletics, Sincerely yours, ey vhaaecd. Edward D. Kroesch, Sup't Hoisington, Kansas. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION May eT, 1942. Mr. Ray Fair, Hoisington, Kansas. Dear Ray: Our Chancellor, Deane W. Malott, has written me concern- ing your outstanding qualifications as an athlete, and your academic achievements. The fact that you play football and basketball and compete in track, and still achieve the honor student status, shows to me that you are an exceptional individ- ual. I would be very happy to have you enter the University of Kansas. It would be a great pleasure to have a chap like you on my squad. I have always been more concerned in athletes who were exceptional students than I have in students who were exceptional athletes. It is like putting your money in a sound bank. When you teach a boy the fundamentals you are quite sure that your work is of some avail when you realize he is a good student. We have been blessed on our varsity basketball team with outstanding students. I believe that is the reason if we have made a record, it is on account of their basketball fundamentals as well as their academics. From year to year you get the benefit of your training because you are always eligible. In what do you expect to major? You may not be interested in Physical Education, but if you are if you will write me I will be very glad to send you all the information you desire concerning this course. If you are interested in some other branch if you will let me know that also I will see that catalogs and proper inform- ation are sent you. Assuring you it would be a great pleasure to have you matriculate at the University of Kansas this fall, I am FCA: AH . June 19, 1942, Choncellor Deane ¥, Ualott, University of Kansas. __ On May 25 you wrote me about a boy, Ray Fair, of Hoisington, who was interested in coming to the Univer« sity this fall, and on May 27 I sent him a letter. This letter was returned, unclaimed. Then I sent a letter to the superintendent of schools at Hoisington, asking him if he would be so kind as to@nd me the address of Ray Fair so that my letter would reach him. | This morning I received a letter from Superintendent Kroesch saying that the boy's name is Ray Thayer. Doubt- less when the name was tranemitted to you it sounded like Ray Fair. At any rate, I am writing Ray Thayer assuring im that we will be happy to have him here. od ‘Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Sdueation, PCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coach. dune 17, 1942. Superintendent ef Schools, Hoisingten, Kansas. Dear Sirs Chancellor Deane “. Malett, ef the University, recently informed us that one ef your Heisington beys - Ray Fair - was very much interested in coming to the University of Kansas next fall. I wrote t Ray Fair, assuring him that we would be happy te have him here, but the letter was re- turned to us unclaimed. i @m wendering if you would be kind anough +o give me the address of Ray Fair, so that I may write him again. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, POA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. : se : May 27, 1942. Chancellor Deane W. Malott, University of Kansas. Dear Chancellor Halotts: — . Thank you very much for teking time from your busy existence to write me concerning Ray Fair, of Hoisington. i em writing him today encouraging him to enter the Univer- sity of Kansas. It will be a pleasure to cooperate in any ‘way we cen in enlisting students for the University this — ee ee Sineerely yours, 3 Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR May 23, 1942 Prof. F. C, Allen 105 Robinson Gym Campus Dear Phog: I talked with a chap in Hoisington last night, one of the honor students, by the name of Ray Fair, who is a football, basketball and track man who wants to come to K. U. next year to play basketball under you. He looks like good material. Wayne Replogle has interviewed him and asked him to come down sometime this month. I thought you would want to confer with Wayne about him and drop the lad a line. The address is just Hoisington, Kansas. The school principal there is a K. U. man who is trying to get him to come to K, U, Sincerely yours, Fin Lick Deane W. Malott Chancellor Mey 27, 1942. ire Ray Fair, Hoisington, Kansas. Dear Rays Our Chancellor, Deane W. Malott, has written me concern- ing your outstanding qualifications as an athlete, and your _ evedemic achievements. The fact that you play football and basketball and compete in track, and still achieve the honor student status, shows to me that you are an exceptional individ- ual. ee of Kansas. It would be a great pleasure to have a chap like you on ny squad. I have always been more concerned in athletes who were exceptional students than I have in students who were exceptional athletes. It is like putting your money in a sound banke “ha you teach a boy the fundamentals you are quite sure that your work is of some avail when you realize he is a good student. We have been blessed on our versity basketball team with outstanding students. I believe that is the reason if we have made a record, it is on account of their basketball fundamentals as well as their ecademics. From year to year you get the benefit of you training because you are always eligible. _ In what do you expect to major? You may not be interested in Physical Miucation, but if you are if you will write me I will be very glaé to send you all the information you desire concerning this course. If you are interested in some other branch if you will let me know that also I will see that catalogs and proper inform ation are sent you. Assuring you it would be a creat pleasure to have you natriculate at the University of Kansas this fall, I am Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA: AH ' Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. June 29, 1942. Dear Dicks Aa soon as I received your letter of JAme 25th I i called the Dean of the Engineering School and asked that you be | sent catelogs and information concerning the courses of study in that division. You doubtless have received this material by this tine. Si Aekhghed Si ewe: ii pal tae oneal aoe sidering entering the University this fall. As far as work is concerned, we will be gled to five you work in the towel room at | S5¢ aw hour for to hours a day. That is the maximm anount of ee en ee ee 8 ek eee lead. If you do not need to work, however, = wouldn't advise you to take teo much at the beginning. In fact, you would be better off if you did not need to work during your first year, but you can have you want it. ‘ : i : hs ; Mreinoerine 16 eee ee from high school to college it is staff but no stiffer here than any place else. kd Menounsh ty Se: fer ton cctteay chee, a if a boy studies he never has eny difficulty. "Thrteh" Walker end Marvin Sollenberger, of Hutchinson,. Kansas, two members of our | | : If T oan bo of any further assistance to you, plesse illite tie siesin. % Very sincerely yours, M Direotor of Physical Education, PCA:AH | Varsity Basketball Coach. June 50, (1942. Dear Ellis: Pardon my delay in answering your good letter of the 22nd instante I assure you thet I did not misunderstand your letter, but there are so many coaches in the country that picture college _ 1Sfe nothing but ea succession of sports and games that I wanted to be sure that I would not do 80. I believe you when you say that your greatest ambition and purpose is to become a good student and successful man after you graduate. Of course, it is perfectly natural, too, to expeet that you want to be a fine athlete and there is no reason why you should not fulfill those dreams. Athletics introduce the individual to society ana business, but it is’ the brains and the personality plus the incentive that causes a man to make good in later years. You are right. A great deal of appreciation should be shom to the parents who see you through. I am gled that your grades are of such high order, and all of that is in your favor, of coursé. your basketball ability, I am quite sure that you will be able to make the varsity because most of my boys who play on my varsity are boys who come from smell Kansas towns. If you have the incentive to train and to study, then I em sure that the boy with more than ordinary ability, as you have, can make ite Now, another thinc. It is not necessary to make the team to hold your job. We have many boys on our working force now who sterted out but did not continue because their studies got tough, they were fine prospects. I did not out them off the squad. never cut a man off the squad unless he breaks training, and I en reasonable in giving him another chance if he really to make good. 7 : I em taking the matter up with the Department of Journalism asking them to send you the necessary information and any el pamphlets they have which might interest yous With all good wishes, ani anticipating the pleasure of your enrolling at the University, I em Very, cordially yours, ge POA:AH : it Direotor of Physioal Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. D Lads 4 BAS Dbet om aera aoe? © So ret yor te brow tht my greeted an bibs ond prpecr <9 a atrccerrfil mon aftr I pod- fethe have att of @ithlete. It is such fellows as Solmellbacher that we are ‘particularly interested in. simile ‘wail: hindi 0s Shin: damn ‘hindi War Meelienaleniles of Kansas. After your talk with Selmellbasher you can getan _ idea about how we conduct athletics here at the University. We encourage that type of student and discourage the fellow who comes only to play ball. We iknow thet the latter tpe will not stay a a ee Tf you ere interested in coming to the University we En eee eee Fee ee ry Oe Se eee ee ro a or | I want to congratulate you on your fine athletic record. ‘If there is any further informtion that I can give you I will be happy to do soe Won't you write me and tell me what school you are particularly interested in, then I will send you a catalog of | that particular school. — ‘T em asking the Registrar to mail you a a Sa a ey See fsa yee ‘Veil wh) dee Aah eben akon "hi ghehat" students at the University, but Sohnelibecher is a typical type of student athlete that you wilt Sind an te athiotio ~oans, —— our basketball tome ! 7 : Sinoerely yours, | ‘ ee _ Director of Physical Education and Recreatich, > POA Varsity Basketball end Baseball Coach. : he Wades F2/4, Deer Dock. Mn: Olle LheMilecdin tarts wpe Baul ger, t0o— I'm horns oe . at. 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