UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
EUGENE, OREGON

  
   
 
 

November 22, 1938

  
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    

Dr. Forrest C. Allen

E. Director of Physical Education
cs Varsity Basketball Coach

bo University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

 

Thank you for your good letter of November 17th in which you express the
C fact that it would be a pleasure for you to appear as a speaker at one of
the sessions of the Men's Athletic Section for our San Francisco convention.
"It was my pleasure to hear your presentation at Atlanta, Georgia last
spring and I was so impressed with both your subject matter and your
material that I have asked you to appear at our Pacific Coast meeting)
for I feel there will be many people in attendance at the San Francisco
convention who were not present at the Atlanta meeting.

ee Yes, I am somewhat acquainted with your text, "Better Basketball". One
of the desirable features to me about your text is the section on
basketball tales and psychology of basketball. In view of your book,
your position at Kansas University, and your membership on the National
Basketball Rules committee I would suggest that you speak on one of the
. following subjects:
eC 1. Changes in basketball rules.
[ 2. Basketball psychology.
; 3. The contribution of basketball to the : passions

education program.

Le Please be assured that I would not feel that you should be limited to a

f selection of one of the above three titles. As I said before, I feel

| assured your audience will get a great deal out of any aspect of basketball
f that you might wish to discuss.

Your comments about expenses are much appreciated. The fact remains,
however, that I as chairman of the section have been instructed that there
is no expense money available nor honorariums possible. In view of that
fact it is incumbent upon me to pass this information on to the prospective
speakers. I am very sorry and the only hope I have is that your
professional pride will help us out to the extent of your appearing at

the Athletic Section in San Francisco during the first week in April.

I interpret your letter of November 17th as an acceptance and hereby thank
you very heartily for it. Please inform me at your earliest opportunity
just what subject you have decided to discuss. -

Very truly yours,

     
 

Professor of Physical Education.