July 7; 1944.

Mr. . He Dentel, s
2800 Beles Avenue,
Kensas City 3, Mo.

Dear Mr. Dentel:

Your letter addressed to the University of Kansas, Office of Dr.
Neismith, came to me for reply. Dr. Naismith passed amy the 28th of
November, 1959. He lived to the ripe and fruitful old age of 78. Dr.
Naismith came to the University of Kensas in 1898 and served a most
useful administration. I can easily understand how you might have
missed the notice of his passing. He was buried here in Lawrence, Kansas.

ZI note your letter and what you desire to teach your students. I
am sure that you will have no difficulty whatscever in finding abundant
material to support you in yow lectures. I refer you to oe text,
"Youth Studies Alcohol" by Harlmess and Fort, published by Benj. H. San-
born and Company. This would be a very interesting text for youngsters
to read. It is gotten up in a very attractive mamer that stimlates |
youth's perusal of it. It is a chatty little text and carries along
with a game of basketball very much as if a group of youngsters on a
high school team were participating. In Chapter VIII you will find a
number of coaches quoted, and an page 98 you will find my om view on
the subject.

I would also refer you to Broadcast No. 613 by the Kangas State
Board of Health, Dr. F. P. Helm, Secretary, on “The Bffects of Alcohol",
prepared for radio station XFBI.

I suggest if you would go over to the public library in Kansas City
you would get so much material that it would weigh you in
"Better Basketball", published by McGraw-Hill and Compeny, I mention in
@ great mmber of times that no boy can use alcohol and hope to be a
great athlete or as great an athlete as he would want to be. Mr. Purd B.
Wright put several copies of this book in the library, and I imow
will find one available. In the back bo
te stimulate youth's abstinence. Those stories were written with a pur-
pose of building confidence in a fellow when he is down.

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If there is any thing else we can give you, wihl be glad to do so.
With all good wishes, I an i

Sincerely yours,

Diresctor of Physical Education,

POA :Al | Varsity Basketball Coach.