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

 

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