Novenber 19, 19566

Dean Be Be Stouffer,
The Graduate School,
University of Kanease

Dear fean tteutfer:

i desire to set forth sone material as to why I think courses
#91 Advanced Basketball should be given Graduate credite

May I otate that for over twelve years I have been chaismen of
the Researah Camittes of tho National Fasketbeld Rules Camittes of the
United Stebes and Camndas in Sentiee eres Ne Mates 8
fete Athletic Association, the Natioual High Sehcol Federation, the
_ Canedien Association, and the Young Men's Christian Associations

1 em also representative of the Rules Body fron the Fifth Dist~
wict of the NeCohede

As head of the Department of Physioal Edueation I am interested
especially in the durable angle of basketball as it relates to en educa~
tional game game, a8 compared to basketball as a sporte

| The maabers of my Research Camittee aro John “se Bum, of Stane
ford University, He Ve Porter, of Chicago, secretary of the National
Federation of Schools end also executive secretary of the Illinois

High Sehool Athletic Association, Rowe, supervisor of
Education of the eae « Be Je Tiekox, of
Springficld, lasses YelleCelie | end Curtie Parker, of Centenary

Duving the past years we have in collaboration with our coworkers
done research on -
(1) the effects of strain of basketball upon kidney, heart and lungs «
vital organs « of high school boys;

(2) the ceteste of otrain of beckotbell upon i dnayy heart end Iinge = a
vitel organs = of college meng ,
(3) the effects of strain of basketball upon kidney, heart and lungs «

vital organs = ‘of mon ator playing four years of oollogs taslotinils