Mey 27th, 1941

Mr. Otto P. Rost
6200 Oleathe St.
St. Louis, Missouri

Dear Otto:

Confirming my wire to you of even date: “Out town
Commencement addresses. Certainly want Wulfemeyer. Appreciate
your continuing loyalties. Letter follows."

Otto, I have never been busier, + don't believe, than
I have this year. In addition to coaching the Varsity Baseball tean,
right on the heel of my basketball schedule, I had taken on a lot of
speaking dates. The Lettuce and Grapefruit League certainly provided
a full schedule.

When I took these speaking dates, + did not know that I was
to coach the Baseball team. It was practically at the end of basketball
geason when they asked me to take the baseball team. Then, I had about
six or eight commencement addresses and finished the last one last week-
end.

Last night they hed a retirement dinner for Dean Schwegler
who is giving up his deanship this year but will continue to teach. I
was one of the speakers with the subject, "The Dean and his Faculty".
Then I have a transcription tomorrow afternoon and had a game with Towa
State yesterday afternnon and again today.

I'm only telling you these things to let you know why I'm
not answering your letter of the 19th, sooner. And, added to this,
my secretary that I have had since September, got married May 1st, and
it's been a whale of a task, especially, with “im Raport going to Alabama
Poly. and Bert DeGroot going into the Aviation Service on the Coast.
Raport left last week end and DeGroot, tomorrow. Our teacher of dance,
Miss Ulm, is getting married. So, we're busy as the mischief looking
for re-placements.

Now, down to your good letter. ‘You certainly are a charm
to offer to help Kenneth Wulfemeyer with a job on your playground. af
you can do that, Ytto, you surely will be doing a wonderful thing for
us. 1 wish there were ways that we could be more specific in sowing you
how very much we appreciate your kindness. You bet we want Kenneth,
And, Otto, if you land him for us, we will pledge you are eternal gratitude.