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The National Collegiate Athletic Association

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PRESIDENT HONORARY PRESIDENTS SECRETARY-TREASURER
PROFESSOR W. B. OWENS BRIGADIER-GENERAL PALMER E, PIERCE JOHN L. GRIFFITH
STANFORD UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR CHARLES W. KENNEDY HOTEL SHERMAN, CHICAGO, ILL.
CALIFORNIA MAJOR JOHN L,. GRIFFITH HONORARY SECRETARY-TREASURER

DEAN FRANK W. NICOLSON

VICE-PRESIDENTS MEMBERS AT LARGE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dean L. K. Nerpiincer, Dartmouth College, First District Proressor C. E. BiLHemMer, Gettysburg College Tue PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
Dr. E. LeRoy Mercer, University of Pennsylvania, Second District Director W. J. Bincuam, Harvard University Proressor P. O. BapGER
Dr. A. H. Armstrone, Georgia Tech, Third District Proressor H. H. Kine, Kansas State College Director H. W. Crark
Director Frank J. McCormick, University of Minnesota, Fourth Proressor E. L. Larson, University of Arizona PresipEnt T. J. Davizs
District Proressor T. N. Mercatr, University of Chicago Director R. A. Ferzer
Dr. F. H. Ewrruarpt, Washington University, Fifth District Proressor S. C. Parmer, Swarthmore College Dean L. K. NEmiincEr
Proressor JAMES C. Dottry, University of Texas, Sixth District Proressor H. C. Wittett, University of Southern Proressor L. W. St. Joun
Recistrar R. E. McWuinniz, University of Wyoming, Seventh California Proressor C. C. May
District
Proressor C, C. May, University of Washington, Eighth District Stanford University,

Stanford University, Calif,
September 18, 1940

Doctor Forrest C, Allen, Director of
Physical Education and Recreation,
University of Kansas,

Lawrence, Kansas,

Dear Doctor Allen:

I found your letter of September 12 awaiting me on my
return from the east, I was very glad of having the opportunity
of seeing you again and hope that the arrangement we worked out will
prove satisfactory.

I am sorry to note that you feel your inability to serve in
the matter of contacting the local A.A.U. organizations, but I quite
appreciate that some of our most vigorous members have disqualified
themselves somewhat so far as the A,A,U. is concerned, I wish there
were more who had made the fight along that line. Could you suggest
anyone who might be of help in your area as to that part of the
program? If you can check up on the college groups which are
entitled to membership and endeavor to secure as large a representation
as possible from them, it will be of real assistance,

Thanking you for all your interest and cooperation, I am

Sincerely yours,

W. B. Owens,
President,

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