Chairman; Professor Philip O. Badger, New York University; and
President Thurston J. Davies, Colorado College.

Puiiip O. BADGER,
Acting Secretary.

REPORT OF THE N.C. A. A. CROSS COUNTRY RUN
November 21, 1938, at Michigan State College

East Lansing, Mich.
Nov. 22, 1938

Mr. Kenneth L. Wilson, Chairman,

N.C. A. A. Track and Field Rules Committee,

Northwestern University,

Evanston, Illinois.

I am pleased to enclose a program and results for the N.C. A.A.
Run held yesterday.

At our coaches meeting we organized the National Collegiate
Cross-country Coaches Association and elected the following officers,
holding office for 1938-39.

President—Chas. D. Werner, Pennsylvania State College
Vice-President—E. C. Hayes, Indiana University
Secretary—Lauren P. Brown, Michigan State College
‘Treasurer—Franklin P. Johnson, Drake University

It was the sense of the coaches present that the officers should
be chosen from among the active cross-country coaches and should
hold office for only one year, at which time a new set of officers
would be elected.

The coaches also recommended that the National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association grant Michigan State College the privilege of hold-
ing the second annual N.C. A.A. Cross-country Run over their
four mile course on Monday, Nov. 27, 1939.

It was pointed out that the I.C.A.A.A.A. Cross-country Run
would be held on Monday, November 20, next year and it was recom-
mended that steps be taken now to suggest to the various conferences
throughout the United States who hold Cross-country Champion-
ships that the date of their 1939 run be one week in advance of the
N.C. A. A. meet, or after the N.C.A.A. meet. It was felt that
the Southern Colleges might be able to hold their meet the following
week.

After the above business was disposed of, the evening was given
over to the discussion of cross-country running and all coaches
present participated in the discussion. Sid. Robinson, the assistant
cross-country coach at Indiana, gave a very interesting discussion on
fatigue, from a scientific standpoint. His presentation of the subject
was so thorough and complete that the coaches requested him to give
a similar talk in connection with the 1939 cross-country coaches
meeting. It was further suggested that he have his material ready
for distribution in mimeograph form. Sid. has agreed to do this