imarch 21, 1941

Ute Me Ve Beason
Superintendent
Mulvane Public Schools

hear Supte Beasongs

Thank you very much for your fine letter concerning
Keith Olivers Keith certainly is an alleroud athlete and a versatile
studente I do not believe that any boy in Kansas could have had a
finer recommendation than the one you have written for Keith, |

; Keith's team has made a wonderful showing against
Opponents of exceptional abilitye You stress Keith's bell handling,
whick in my opinion is one of the most important things for basketball
playerse The fact that he is a brilliant student pleases me as much
or more than any other one things .

I am writing Keith and inviting him up for the morning |
of the Kansas Releys, April 19, where these high school seniors shoot
goals with the Varsity players and have a good times There is no attempt
on our part to high pressure any of these boys, but we check out equiment —
in the gyumasium end the boys go up for an hour and onee@half and have a
lot of fun shooting goals and getting acquaintede I trust it will be
possible for him to come and I do thank you very much for writing mee

We are always especielly interested in boys with a high
TeQe ratings It is like putting money in & sowd banks If a coach -
spends his time on a good student he can be reasonably certain that the
bey will continue in college and the time thet he has spent in training
the boy certainly is never lost like it is when a boy flunks out of
schoole “e are interested in exceptional students and good athletes.

We are very enthusiastic about helping a boy help himself.
If Keith needs work to help defray his expenses through college we are
always very happy to give him such work in the towel room of the Physical
Education Department, or some like job, in which he can earn 85¢ an hour
and work about two hours a days This will net the boy enough se
money to pay his board and if he is an exceptional student it is. possible
for him to get additional work without endangering his academic records

Again thanking you, I am,
Sincerely Yours,

; | Director of Physical pducation and Recreation
FOAslg | s,s Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach