June 19th, 1941

Mr. Charles F. Summers
Coach of Basketball
Wood River, Illinois

Dear Coach Surmers:

} Pardon me for not answering your good letter
of April 1&th, sooner. I find that your letter was mislaid
in a mass of correspondence and since I coached baseball
immediately after my basketball season, and further since
I have had forty two consecutive nights of speaking dates
here in the Grapefruit and Lettuce ieegue or Commencements
in Sighsehools as well as the University Commencement, I'm
sure you can partially pardon me for my delay.

You are very kind to write recommending Gifford
Roux, arid I assure you that I would indeed like to have him
with me. The University of Kansas does not provide any scholar-
ship but of course, I would be very happy to give him work.

Everyone is forced to pay tuition at the University
of Kansas. Wo one escapes. But, I am interested in him and will
do anything I can to help him. Will you write me again and inform
‘me if Gifford Roux has rade any plams for next year? .
I would not bleme hitiat all if he hed because I hed failed to
answer your letter with any degree of promise. I assure you, how-
ever, it was not intentional.

With deep appreciation, I an,

Sincerely yours, ..

Director of Physical Bducation and
Recreation-Varsity Basketball and
Baseball Coach.

FCAs re