‘February 26, 1942 Mrse Ethel Sapicur : County Superintendent Otiewa, Kansas 5 Dear Mrse Seymours The National Intereoliegiate Basketball Tournament is the tournament that lini] Liston handlese There is a great similarity between the National Collegiate Basketball Tourmement and the National Intere collegiate. ‘The National Collegiate, which is ours, is @ university organization of eight collegiate distriets of the United Statese Liston'ts tournament is a takeeoff from the National Collegiate and ec it the National Intercollegiates The National Intercollegiate includes the smaller pathonia - do not observe the one-year residence eligibility rulee The National Collegiate includes the universities who do observe the one=syear residence eligibility rule. “oe are playing for the BigeSix Championship and the Missouri Valley schools, such as Creighton, Drake and Oklaham Ae and Me play for their conference championshipe Since both conferences are in the Fifth Collegiate District a play-off between the two conferences must be held to determine the representative, when and if each respective conference declares their champions The 18th of March was the date tentatively agreed upon for the play-off... However, there is a committee of faculty members that may decide So. anlegt the championship rather than have a play-6ff. a _Lon wondering if the 4th of tinroh would be too late to give you @ final answere We will mow by thene We are playing Nebrasim on March 1 at Lincoln and Iow. State at Ames on March 3¢ We will know by then whether we are to be in the championship play-off or not and somehow I feel that ~ we will not be in and that I will be able to accept your date on March 18 at 7:00 Pile In fact, | dcaiaiek certain, ek ¢ ined sak each es eaiek something and then find I cculd not carry it throughe That is why I an hesitente If you feel that you cannot wait that long and would rather get someone else that would be highly satisfactory with me. But I assure you 4¢ would be & plensure to be with you snd your Teachers. and: ‘Dots Naere at the banquet on the above mentioned date.