November 7, 1944.

Mr. EB. GC. Quigley,
Direotor of Athletios.

Dear Ernie:

Iam listing below some of the things that I would very
much desire to have for my practice court. I would like the windows
thoroughly painted on the south side. The sun's rays come in so strong
there that it partially blinds the boys. Dell and Bun paint these but
they just patch over the scaled spots.

I think a real good paint job over the entire window space
would be helpful because in this this scales off and the sun's rays hit
a fellow directly in the eye when he is about to see the ball.

. Then I would like all the backboards painted with a coat
of white paint. This could be done Sunday. If Dell couldn't do it,
we have a young man, Everett Hill, who did the painting for Dell this
summer. He is a varsity basketball player and a Lawrence boy, and Dell
said that he was one of the best.

I am only listing these things so that you would know about
them. You asked me to do so, and I am listing even the incidental things
in order.

I would also like to diagram some floor plays on the gym
nasium floor. We did this about ten years ago, using water color mixed
with LePage's glue and it was very helpful to young boys learning the
floor formation plays. Again, we oan get Whitey Carlson and Everett Hill
to do this, but I thought you would want to go through Dell in the usual
way. Then if he says he can't do it, we will take care of it.

The important thing is that we would like to practice on
the auditorium floor, having use of it from 3:30 on during the basket-
ball season. This has never been permitted us in all the time that the J
auditériimm has been used, yet it was the express purpose of the Chancellor —
when he appealed to the Legislature to build it, that it was to be used
for a basketball court and an auditorium. We think that is manifestly
unfair to our sport because the other five Big Six schools practice where
they play their games. This makes us play on a semi-foreign court, and a
foreign court away. This certainly is disadvantageous to the basketball
interests of the University of Kansas.

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach.