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THE RUSSELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Office of THOMAS L. IDEN, Superintendent . . . . |] RUSSELL, KANSAS
August:5, 1940.

 

 

 

 

Forrest C. Allen,

Basketball Coach University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Mr. Allen:

I am very heppy to learn that Mr. Glenn St. Aubyn, my outstanding
basketball player at Russell the past season, is planning to enroll
at Kansas University this coming fall. Without his asking me to do
so, I am taking this opportunity to write to you concerning him.

Glenn stands 6' 3" in his stocking feet, weighs 170 pounds and is
built on the rangy type. He ranted scholastically in the upper ten
percent of his class, was selected as one of the two most outstanding
boys in the senior class by the Kiwanis Club of Russell and was con-
sidered one of the most popular boys in the high school by the student
body and faculty.

Glenn was unanimously elected captain of the 1940 team by the squad,
was the lesding scorer and leading defensive player as ‘goalie’. In

‘the Union Pacific League from which came Wilmer Sheffer of Russell

in the early 30's, he was the leading scorer for two years averaging
14 points per game. He was selected by the coaches on the 1940 all
league team. His team tied for second place in the league in 1939
with eight wins and four losses, and tied for first place in 1940 with
eleven wins and one loss. In the 1940 Regional Tournament at Hays,
his team won the runner-up position.

Glenn is one of the finest boys to coach I have ever had in my eight
yeats of coaching. He is an unusually herd worker on the practice

floor following everysuggestion with the utmost care. He is an ex-

cellant trainer with 9 fine mentel attitude, does not use tobacco or

drink and is a fine influence to the rest of the squad.

Glenn has made more development as a basketball player in his high
school career than any other member of the squad. His height left
him a little awkward during his freshman and sophomore years, but he
overcame that to be outstanding as a junior and a senior. I feel that
Glenn will continue to improve more than most high school graduates

if he has an opportunity to play University Basketball.

I would like to teke this opportunity to express my appreciation to you
for coming to our Spring Athletic Banquet and giving us your splendid
address.

Trusting you will be able to use Glenn on your freshmen squad this

coming season, I am,
Navel. ott,

Senior High Basketball Coach.