ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR NAISMITH FUND

Dear Coach:

A National drive, sponsored by the National Assoc=
lation of Basketball Coaches, is to get under way in the near future,
The purpose of this drive is to secure a fund sufficiently large to
send Dr, Naismith, the originator of basketball, and his wife to the
first Olympic Basketball games in Berlin, Germany, in 1936, and also
to erect a monument in his honor.

Dr, Naismith, 73 years of age, who recently retir-
ed as Professor of Physical Education at the University of Kansas, has

wife to the next Olympic Games and also to erect a monument in his
honor either at Springfield, Mass., or Lawrence, Kan,

To carry out this idea, the National Naismith Fund
Committee has drawn up the following plan: Every University, College,
Junior College, Normal College, and High School in the United States
is requested to designate one home basketball “SF during the period
of February 7 - 15, 1936, as a DR, NAISMITH MEMORIAL GAME. The athlet-
ic authorities of each school are requested to contribute to the Nat-
ional Committee ONE CENT for each person attending this game,

This small amount will work no hardship on anyone,
If every school in the country will do its part a sufficient fund will
be created to carry out the above mentioned plan. The one cent dona—
tion will be collected in any way satisfactory to the local school au-
thorities, However, the following suggestions are offered by the Nat-
ilonal Committee:

(a) Take out, from the receipts of the Naismith
game, a sum equivalent to one cent for each person attending the game,

(b) Add one cent to the price of each ticket,

(c) Take up a collection at the game. Any deficit
may be made up by the local athletic authorities equivalent to one
cent per person,

It is hoped that every school in the country will
Join this worthy cause of expressing appreciation to Dr. Naismith
while he is still with US.

Will you kindly submit this request to your ath-
letic authorities for their approval — then fill out the enclosed card
and mail as soon as possible,

Every school designating a Naismith game will be
furnished with advertising material which will assist greatly in the
promotion of the NAISMITH MEMORIAL GAME.

Your: sincere cooperation will be appreciated,
Very truly yours,

W. S, Chandler, Chairman
National Naismith Fund Committee,
Marquette University,

WSC :WEB Milwaukee, Wis,