2» GROVER, OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT THE NATIONAL AssoG DR. JAMES A. NAISMITH, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HONORARY PRESIDENT OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS B. T. Grovmr, President Nat. HoLMAN, First Vice-President NELSON NORGREN, Second Vice-President EVERETT DEAN, Third Vice-President EDWARD J. Hickox, Secretary-Treasurer FRANK W. KEANEY, Editor BOARD OF DIRECTORS W. S. CHANDLER MarsH DIEBOLD W. H. BROWNE VAL. LENTZ EDITOR OF BULLETIN FRANK W. KEANEY, State College, Kingston, R. I. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE BLAIR GULLION, Cornell University, Chairman OSBORNE COWLES, Dartmouth College Karu J. LAWRENCE, Allegheny College WILL1aAM LANGE, North Carolina University ELMER LAMPE, Georgia University D. C. MorFrett, DePauw University LioyD BraAziL, Detroit University FRA State NK Root, Kansas A. E. Haytet, Doane College JACK GRAY, Texas Universi G. P. DAHLBERG, Montana State H. A. Hosson, Oregon University BASKETBALL RULES COMMITTEE Don WHITE, Connecticut State, Chairman ForREsT C. ALLEN, Kansas University SAM Barry, Southern California JOHN B. FRIEL, Washington State E. A. KELLEHER, Forhdam University GEORGE KEOGAN, Notre Dame University Warp C. LAMBERT, Purdue University JOHN LAWTHER, P lvania State Date Lasu, Wesleyan University JOHN MAUER, Tennessee University _— a RF, hgh Tech. US ELL, Virginia University JOHN TRUESDALB, Grinnell College COACHING ETHICS COMMITTEE C. B. Hoy, South Dakota University, Chairman JAMES BAKER, South Dakota State E. S. Hickny, Creighton University J. W. Hutton, Hamline University JOSEPH LAPCHICK, St. Johns University RouLim F. WILLIAMS, Iowa University VISUAL INTERPRETATION COMMITTEE Nat. HoLman, City College, N. Y., Chairman W. H. Browne, Nebraska University EVERETT DEAN, Stanford University HAROLD E. FOSTER, Wisconsin University Cuuck TAyLor, Converse Rubber Co. RESEARCH COMMITTEE GEORGE EDWARDS, Missouri University, Chairman H. C. CARLSON, Pittsburgh University EvEeRETT DEAN, Stanford University Bair GULLION, Cornell University HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE CLIFFORD WELLS, Logansport High, Chairman CorNnrEY COLLINS, Omaha South High H. T. McCotiouex, Crawfordsville High JoHN TRACY, St. Ignatius High, Chicago OFFICIALS COMMITTEE Forrest Cox, Colorado University, Chairman W. J. FERGUSON, St. Josephs College, Pennsylvania Ray Oostine, Trinity College, Connecticut E. L. Romney, Utah State CONVENTION COMMITTEE Forrest C. ALLEN, Kansas University, Chairman GEORGE EDWARDS, Missouri University H. W. Browne, Nebraska University CONVENTION DISPLAYS E. A. KELLEHER, Fordham University, Chairman TOURNAMENT AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE H. G. OLSon, Ohio State University, Chairman F. C. ALLEN, Kansas University JOHN W. BUNN, Stanford University PRESS COMMITTEE Pau. D. HINKLE, Butler University, Chairman (7 _ NAT. HOLMAN, CITY COLLEGE, N. Y. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT EDWARD J. HICKOX, SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE SECRETARY-TREASURER February 24, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doctor Allen: Pardon my delay in answering your recent letter concerning the advisability of the charge to the Coaches Association for the final N.C.A.A. championship game and also the matter of an award from the National Coaches Association to the winner of the final game at Kansas City. This delay, however, has been due to the neces~ sity of having to write to our board of directors and officers and to await their answers. I am glad, however, to be able to give you the vote of our board and officers. They are just about unanimously in favor of the charge of $1.00 per ticket to be made to the coaches and to be paid by them rather than taking the amount from our treasury. They have all expressed themselves as being willing to pay and feel that the tournament committee has been most considerate in giving the coaches group a reduced price of $1.00 for the final game. I would suggest that the Olympic Committee operate on this basis and expect $150 or $200 to come in in this way. On the second matter of the award they are much in favor of such an award being made by the Coaches Associ- ation, if you are able to swing the deal with the Naismith Family to make it a Naismith Memorial, with the cost of the trophy to be paid for by the Coaches Association. I was in Columbus this last Wednesday and had a long talk, with Harold Olsen and we agreed that the purchase and everything incident to the getting of this award should be left entirely in your hands. I am sure that John Bunn would agree to such a plan as well as the Coaches Associa- tion. Olsen and I thought possibly $50 to $75 might do the job. However, this also should be left up to you. Feel free to go along on a price somewhat within range of these figures.