Mayor Ervin E. Knocke of Arkansas City, Kansas wrote to Congressman Page Belcher regarding the Chilocco Indian School not receiving a promised planning grant. Congressman Belcher contacted the Bureau of Indian Affairs on behalf of the school, and they explained that no money had been requested for off-reservation boarding schools pending the results of a study. The study will determine future planning and funding for boarding school accommodations for Indian students. The Mayor expressed disappointment at the delay in funding for Chilocco, highlighting the school's importance to the community.