Smith Center Public Schools

ERNEST R. ALLBERT, Superintendent

SMITH CENTER, KANSAS ~ fi av
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February 27, 1940

Br. Forest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Doc Allen:

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you and
your boys upon a fine basketball season thus far, and wish you
the very best of luck in your remaining games.

During the current season I have had the pleasure of seeing some
fine high school players in action. Among them there seems to be
one who is particularly outstanding. You have no doubt read or
heard of Max Kissell of Portis, Kansas. Kissell's record is second
to none in this section of Kansas. He exhibits the very highest
type of sportsmanship, and from my observation he has all the qual-
ifications of a fine basketball player. He ranks very high scholas-
tically as well as an athlete.

In a recent conversation with Kissell, he expressed his desire to
attend Kansas University so that he might be under your tutorship.

Since you are always on the lookout for new basketball material,
I felt that you would appreciate the above information,

Sincerely yours,
peocky Bi ee Crt

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