BOARD OF EDUCATION

DIVISION HEALTH SERVICE R. G. JONES, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DIVISION COMMUNITY CENTERS
Dr. L. W. CHILDS, suPERVISOR CHARLES H. LAKE, FIRST ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AND PLAYGROUNDS
BUREAU OF PHYSICAL WELFARE G. I. Kern
SUPERVISOR
FLOYD A. ROWE, pirEcTING SUPERVISOR
P. L. RILEY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
DIVISION PHYSICAL EDUCATION
SUPERVISING HEALTH EDUCATION #
pve ors etna H. W. LUTHER, SUPERVISOR
Dr. H.R. C. WILSON, SUPERVISOR Cleveland eo

November 27, 1931

Dr. Forest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

My dear Dr. Allen;

The time is rapidly approaching when the special committee appointed
by the Rules Revision Committee to make a study for the 1932 Rules .
Committee meeting on the question as to "How to reduce the number of
free throws in Basketball" should become active.

Since the entire membership of the committee reported favorably upon
the suggestion sent out under date of September 8, it appears that all.
that it is now necessary to do is to revise this procedure somewhat jn
accordance with suggestions various members of the committee made, and
proceed with the study,

After having gone over the matter rather hastily, it appears that it
might be well to make a mumber of suggestions coming from the committec
as a whole, to which people in the field could give some thought and
which would stimulate them to make other suggestions,

Simply as a matter of placing this before the committee, the following
suggestions are offered for your consideration, After considering the
suggestions, won't you take them up with your imsediate associates and
with their aid add others to them so that the committee may send out a
list of some dozen or so suggestions regarding the manner in which
free throws may be reduced? This simply as a matter of stimulating
other persons to suggestive thought,

These suggestions of yours should be returned to this office before
the Christmas holidays.

After receiving these suggestions, they will be compiled and the
material gathered together which is to be sent out - it being my
present understanding that the members of the committee will be
responsible for securing the opinions of the following groups:

Dr. F. C. Allen ~- Amateur Athletic Union

Dr. W. B. Meanwell ~ Universities and Colleges

ir. H, G. Reynolds - Officials

ur. J. H. Crocker - Canada, all groups

Mr. B. J. Hickox - Young Men's Christian Associations in U.S.
wir. Floyd A. Rowe -- High Schools