SLATER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

D. D. BURR : OFFICERS BOARD OF EDUCATION
PRINCIPAL SENIOR HIGH
x DR. S. MEAD, PRES.
CHAS. A. McMILLAN, Superintendent J. G. BELLAMY, secry,

EDITH WILLIS

PRINCIPAL JUNIOR HIGH G. G. NORVELL, TREAS.

Slater, Missouri

September 13, 1944

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Basketball Coach
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Mr. Allen:

Last spring when you were in Slater I meant to see
you, but it was necessary for me to be out of town at that
time. Was sorry to miss you. Incidentally,,the Slater
people had some very complimentary remarks to offer about
your appearance here.

I am interested in basketball reffereeing. You have
stated that the field needs some young, ambitious, and
quick thinking men. I am going out to try to make a good
official. My experience to date has been here in central
Missouri--working in high schools and colleges for four
years. It is apparent to me that now is the time to move
into bigger fields. If I am able to go up, I want to go;
and if not then I'll drop the work and stay on the side
line.

Mr. Allen, I seriously meed the support of a man
like you in getting started in the big games. In some
places the hireing of officials seems to be almost a
"closed shop affair" Which is in the hands of one man or
a few men. Now I realize that certain controls and re-
gulations are necessary but I believe that unfair dis-
crimination will lower the quatily of efficiating and
degrade the game.

 

Please advise me as to possibilities, proceedures,
and suggestions.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

plan:

R. Haskell Tison
Vocational Agriculture Instructor
Slater, Missouri