November 30, 1939 Dear Fred: About 90 days ago, Joe Wellman and I were in | Dr. Forrest Allen's office and I made the suggestion to Dr. Allen thet a fund be started toward a memorial for Dr. Naismith, As I recall, Dr. Allen said thing about a field house, I gave him 95,00 told him that when the fund donations were in the amount of $100.00 I would raise | 0006 before Dr. Naismith died, but thst would do well for you to communts Dr. Allen; toein Gavel umeiek ateee on a a nuce 2 connece tion with a ~~ ations oe fa aes s it eosure © 705 Set ve in Seuens City can help in any way oo ae fe ort ur. Pred Aylesworth, ee + Alumi Association, Univers v of Kans Lawrence, Kansas ce= Mr. Dolph Simons Dr. FPorrest Alien \e hy Meer 4 KU NEWS BUREAU UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS RAY HEADY Lawrence, Kansas e. Director Tribute to Dr. Jame s Naismith, Dec, 6, 1939. Voice 1 = Dr, James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, was born Nov. 6, 1861, in Almonte, Ontario, Canada, He died Nove 26, 1939. The. 78eyear ola father of basket- ball who geme Ameriea an Americen game spent the last 41 years of his life at the University of Kansas, where it is proper this tribute should be made at the beginning of another season of the sport which he loved so well. All material used in this tribute is taken from newspaper files, and the quotations are actual words, fitted into a pattern, that Dr, Neismith uttere@, These quotations will speak more truthfully of his character than any eulogy that eould be writtens | : Winters were severe in Canada and the young Naismith, = | like other boys of his age, worked hard smd played hard, — They went hunting, They walked miles through the snow to school, They helped with heavy farm work, However, — close to his heart, ‘however, for in 1875 he tells this story: — Yoice 2 + I was working one day with the farmers as they were reps VYoiee 1 + Vo ice 2 « airing the roads, working out their poll tax, One of their mumber passed a black bottle from whieh many took drinks. On the second round, he insisted that I drink also. At my meewee sy sorte en somewhat tipsy, came over and declared 3 ‘James Naismith ean take a drink if he wants to, and he gan leave it alone if he wants to, I mew his mother, and I don't kimk think she would want him to drink, and there isnt a men here that can make him if he doesn't want to." James Naismith was a vigorous young man, Straight end strong. Even when he was in his 70's he stood and walked erect. He tells here how he developed his physique: : Exercise came naturally for me, for I hed o> in the lumber camps near my native Almonte. ‘The two and a half miles +o bich school through smow and sub-zero weather was no child's play. .As I recall I was much like the other boys ay getting into fisticuffs occasionally and taking part in all games. It took we eight bettles to get the better o f one lad, When it seemed I was going with a rough crowd in high school I quit, but I had lots of time to think as I rove the lead team on my uncle's woodlot. Age fers Yotee 1 « Volee 2 « ' Sateoete ont cetowh ab Voice as « Yoiee 2 « Volee 1 « KU. NEWS BUREAU UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS RAY HEADY Lawrence, Kansas e Director Ke was thinking that he hed to get an education, This ‘uginess of quitting seheol would mover do, With both parents deat and living with an uncle, the decision to. eet @ college eduoation, must have taken gongliderable thoucht, Ue went back te hich gohool, skipped a grade, and took a Latin and dioes ote exan ination for coliece OR trance, Ne telle the story simply: i decided I mast so ee Se ish school ani entered 431, In return for qucmers on the farm, my uncle made ae vine at NeG4il possible, t dug into’ my 9 cd * : & MeGtll in the year 1074 Hemes Nalomith first came into =. Zesing, and such vhigh he had played with noshbare ras ne ) en ahtinoan Me vent out for the football team, Pececuse eas Slee Mek ke Leeds noon gues sadnene tm tho abbeeathne se the team practiced at 6 o'clock in the mornixig, Sut ee : ies were not looked upon with favor in those yt : When I was im college, ethieties and gymnastics were con~ gicered inventions of we oeeee intended to lead young nen astray, Somevay, gouldn’s help feeling that if athe . Totes ind & pover ‘attract 7 young men, that powes should be used to attract them to Sobter were "of Livinge fhe idea stayed in his mind, Athletics and oles. Living * ‘Bow to umite the two? wac his problem, Zhen in 1887 came an ineident which shanged his earecr from ny . physieal educations it wae while sg football at MeGill that I received: | eae of ay ot urges to make athletics become an —— we One day in practice something went next £6 me 160 incas & Siveey at Dee~ erongy eee ly he atopped and and exelained. aes Jim, i'm sorry," I hadn't said a shings in fact foot, te had hardly noticed . swoaring for I foney canay’ peetaahte ih tae Gunetien veeha, Bad the he inoid get me thinking, wt seed 06 the YuGh secretary about it, He told ae "of the Springfield college, oma I was ali for moving to Springfield vicht thems Voiee a + Sat he Gfdn‘t leave inmeaiately, 4 Teeulty member tall | hin into etaying another year, ond he graduated from Nee @411 in 1607 wi ao Sate Comets che eame year thet he grotaunte’, he was Sy Hesse’ os Givegien Of phyetont eduaation. Howe's how he got his firat jobs Yoigo & « ime evening a upperelecesen eame te ny room to crit See but T degided there sat be vone*hing 0 their alvioes = Fi mln ie oll Hy the cars nih SISgE tt sented ip rent ete Fe Seog Le Rie cok coasts oor ee Wotan 2 mec aieoo, bgt fn Shwe oar 120 te 100, sn ‘Jone friend ana achieve tf football, goacn Yatemith was on “he etaff of the Spr ect fegee hee im 2581 oane the invention of the gann oe an tau happened this vars er tm thet Lights S cneh Sonthekis Seaieamenreeely Zamrentes « a Yotee 2 « the inventor, ot that tine 20 veare old, was 80 sure thet the came would be successful, Se dan a tbeks canteen shen he introduced it %¢ his elavgs fe @aids VYoieo 2 # "Just snother game" wae the firet exelemation when *he 16 | golligking sevretariee«-to-be eane infor their exerelet, Dut I divided the oquady maned off the — amt etarted the come. I toakt . tas wes born the gene of basketball vhich toler ie slaved, | mutters eg, by 2 million | in (0 mations, Shen ay Seary nae Radon s a vie jn i aioe teat ries | ke ot Hae, ones rear be Brant thet Bis page 4. Voice 1 - The years clicked on. In 1895 he left Springfield to take a job a s physical education director in the Denver YMCA. He served there three years until 1898. Five children had come into the family, two sons and three daughters. In 1898 he received an M.D. degree from the University of Colorado. Now he was both a minister and a doctor , but practiced neither profession. His game spread to the Phil- ippine Islands, played there by American soldiers. He was 37 years old - bigorous and strong - whe n he came to the University of Kansas two years before the beginning of the century -- and he brought the game here with him. Let his words tell how he reeeived the K.U. job. Voice 2.-One of my classmates at Springfield in 1890 had been Alonzo Voice l - Voice 2 - Stagg, later to become the famous coach at the University of Chicago. About the time I finished my medical course at Gross School, now the medical school of the University of Colorado, mam Stagg met Francis Huntington Snow of the Uni- versity of Kansas. Chancellor Snow was looking for a com- bination man -- one who could direct the physical education work and at the ame time conduct chapel exercises. Stagg recalled that I had prepared for the ministry at McGill, and had turned to the YMCA only because I thought opportun- ities for helping young men lay more through exercise than through preaching; and he recommended me, I have been at Kansas ever since. Meanwhile the years rolled on. His children grew up. His game spread to Persia in 1901, to Chama, Greece, and Ger- many by 1904. 3gx By 1908 basketball was started in the Missouri Valley conference. That year Dr. Naismith quit coaching the game here. The game spread to Turkey. Amer- icans Indians were playing it on reservations. In 1910 he was granted a master of physical education degree by Springfield college. Im 1911 he wrote his second book, "The Modern High School." Came 1914 and the war broke out in Europe. In 1916, Dr. Naismith, then 55 years old, was with the First Kansas Regiment. From 1917 to 1919 he was with the YMCA in France for 19 months and in the United States for 3 months. Somehow during that time he managed to write his third book, "The Basis of Clean Living." During the war, he waw his idea of preaching through ath- leties realized in the following way: Strangely enough, though I qualified and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister, and have a M.D. degree, I have never held a pastorate, or have I put out a physician's shingle. The nearest to preaching came in Y s ervice with the Twentieth Kansas on the Mémican border before the World War, and in two years of service with the Y in France, and the preaching was of a rather indirect kind, at that. For example, we Y secretaries here at the military camp saw iE aq 2 duo dq I ovad TO 19 8 Ze st omeo 50. oe ov teotsen edt .eianide - Sabre OU odd mo esened dielinewT edt 3 sla eotvres to BIs9y owt at Sue ,teW. Met beaeske : a % oo A t a i , : pis: ; * e : Be ‘ adatotes¢ 8 “bisd ‘toven. Age Be coon Saaann ee ine to be pteaebing, bu Fotos 5 « Bente onne ond honors ane 40 Ds Maicmi ths Ho wen wate re beloned a ® Raper physteal eines’ fon. and, athieti ere » Pveobytorlan, ana <0 a ona edted $0 the intemmational sengetision See tan fact : ‘Vines Me eald thet she the happiest mo tin his 2386 Game at the @eteart of the este’ tournament »ieiiekhs tee 0 dae Mar Se Stet oe & ro teoergeaeey the game iaee. iepetge re SPs Se national underetendings intese Velee 1 « He retamed to Larronde, hasry cans appreciative. He wag 3 feted ty the ehaxcbor of. eqemerteo, “ackethall ee ae named for him, Me galas | Folee & + Bo not de afraid to vork hard and weit for your reward, Yotew 1 » Mros Balenith a4e¢ tn the of 1997, Br» Nelowtth eae ‘Set a ees seas . ae zeaowr ‘Yotee & « I want to buila el eacies ul aes ab il Kt October 15, 19359. Dr. James Naismith, University Drive, Lawrence, Kansase Dear Dre Nei smiths i just went to refresh your memory on the dates ee ee een ae you cen place these dates on your calendar. , On March 22 end 25 the seiixfimls in the western district of the TieCeisise basketball tournament will be played, _ amd on March 30 the finals will be pleyed. The winner of the district west of the Mississippi River will meet the wimer of the district east of the Mississippi River. These games will be played in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas Citye On March 28, 29 and 30 the National Association of Basketball Coaches will be in convention, and on March 30, 31 end April 1 the National Basketball Rules Comittee will meet. : We don*t want to miss your presence at any of these meetings. “Ye want to ask you to speak at the different sessions, ee ee ee ee ee ace na in attendance. ‘These meotings wouldm"t be all they should with- out your presence. They ere conveniently located fer you, and I trust thet you will reserve these dates on your calendar. | I would also like to call your attention to the fact that It. Strong iimmen, Director of Health and Physical Education for the Kansas City, Missouri, public schools, will speak to the Sasnak Club om Thursday, October 19, in the new "Kansas" room of the Memorial Union Building et a 6:30 dimer meetinge We would be very pleased if you and Mrse Naismith attend this dimer meeting. The other faculty members are being comtacted, and we hope to have a fine group to listen to lr. line mane, He will speak on "What an Administrator Expects of a Physical Education Teacher". Will you please call my office to make the reservation? With best libel. em Very sincerely yours, Very sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coache \ Dr. James Naismith (Spoken at his funeral at the First Presbyterian Church, Lawrence, Kansas, December 1, 1939, by Theodore H. Aszman, minister) The term "One of God's noblemen" is sometimes lightly used and inappropriately applied, But in the case of James Naismith it can be said in all sincerity and genuiness, "he was one of God's noblemen," The word of Scripture which ran through my mind, and would not leave, as I thought of Dr, Naismith was the familiar sentence from the fifty-first Psalm, "Create in me a clean heart, O Gods and renew a right spirit within me." These words epitomize his life purpose. To maxe and keep people clean, in the highest sense of the word, was the purpose of his living. His cleanliness was not of the negative variety but was positive, aggres- sive. He did not wait until he himself had given part of his life to unclean living. In no sense was he the reformed unclean liver preaching to-others, Clean living seemed © to have been the passion of his life from youth up. The story of the incident that made him decide to go into physical education, be— cause of the opportunity that profession offered for influence in right living, instead of the ministry, for which he was preparing, is most revealing and descriptive of his life motivation, While at McGill University on the football field one day something went wrong in practice, The guard next to him began to swear loudly. Suddenly he stopped | and turned to Naismith and said, "I beg pardon, Jim, I didn't notice you were there," "I hadn't paid particular attention," Dr, Naismith related, "for I had heard more fluent swearing than that in the lumber camps of Canada, It set me to thinking about the matter’ of personal influence, and I talked about it with the Y.M.C.A, secretary." The result of that incident was the choice of his future career, Educated for the ministry, and later honored with a Doctor of Divinity degree, he however never held a pastorate. An able speaker, he was much in demands but in his services in this direction he drew no denominational lines. He seemed to prefer however to do his preaching in active living. His ministry was that of Christian living and of teaching. He had the fundamental instincts and a fine aptitude for teaching, James Naismith also earned a degree in medicine; yet he never practiced medicine, He used his knowledge in this field in his chosen vocation of physical education, a vocation which he honored and on which he reflected great credit. In recognition of his outstanding work in his field, in 1931 he was given the Honor Award by the American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Alonzo A. Stagg and R. Tait McKinzie, two other distinguished men in this field, received this award at the same time. His life work, he conceived of, not as curing but preventing ills. He acted on the motto, "A sound mind in a sound body." He did not wait until a wreck of body occured and then try to patch it up. His business was the preventing of human wreckage. He did not conceive of his work as that of the ambulance driver picking up wrecks at bottom of the cliff, but to build the fence at the top of the cliff to keep human lives from being wrecked. . It was a matter of eternal justice that a man of such ideals and life purpose should have been privileged to create something, almost a discovery, of such far extended value and usefulness in his chosen field, as the inventing of basketball. This creation Symbolized his own creative living. Though it put his name on the lips of millions _ &round the world, yet to him it was only an incident in his career, To him it was no reason for inordinate pride. His gratification in the succes’ of this invention was even deeper than a professional satisfaction, It was to him a means of enlarging the sphere of his usefullness in his calling. What was merely intended for an indoor game became a great sport, played by millions the world around. To him perhaps it was and remained just a game, His remark to Dr, Forrest Allen at the time of his going to Baker University to coach basketball reveals this viewpoint. "Basketball is a game to be played and not to be coached," he said to his able disciple, He was not interested in many of the sport aspects of the game and must have deplored many of the less favorable associations with playing it. Always the thoughtful teacher, he was never the rabid fan. No one ever heard him yell at a game or wave his hat. This demeanor was contrary to his nature. He was not the sportster, but the student; not the vociferous fan, but the analyst watching the effect on body and the influence on mind and character, Wholesome physical action, with its resultant benefit, is what he looked for. The gracefullness of the human form in action, that this game provided, satisfied the artistry of his soul, Dr. Naismith, in the ruggedness of his body exemplified his teachings. There was also something rugged in his integrity, a quality much needed in the world today. We can consider it a blessing that his position in life was such that he could bring this integrity to bear on young life in the making. Building character was basic to him. it was not the alternative or compensation of a losing team, as is often facetiously men— tioned. How well he built his ideals and his life into young manhood, God only knows. Not only his own children, but many rise up and call his name blessed, "He being dead yet speaketh," and will continue to speak. He is saying that clean _ living pays the highest dividends, that integrity of character brings the most satisfying returns, that climbing the high road of life may not be easy but that it is most satisfy- — ing. Climbing that high road, like he, we can find the atmosphere clearer, the vision better, living more healthy and joyous, 3 He would further tell us to find motivation for high creative living where he found it, namely in his faith in a holy, righteous and just God. Fundamentally James Naismith was religious. It was inherent in him and expressed itself in fine verbal testimony, in sympathetic teaching and discussion with young and old, and in his living among youth and men, Dr. Naismith would be worthy of our high esteem and tribute even if he had not — become noted through the game he created. The tributes that come to him are to the man and not to the inventor. Men like him are so much needed in the world that it seems that the processes of human disintegration ought not to touch himy that he ought to be permitted — to live on and on. 3 7 Such a life as his can indeed strengthen our conviction of immortality. If human | clay can be modeled into such a splendid statue, it seems unreasonable that its creator should destroy it. Rather we feel that such a life continues to live and to carry on in a larger, higher way, for which service this life is but a preparation, The words of Kipling, in his "L'envoi," seem most fitting to him — "And only the Master shall praise us, and only the Master shall blame, | And no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame. But each for the joy of the working, and each. in his separate star Shall draw the thing as he sees it for the God of things as they are." Surely he has heard his Master's "Well done, thou good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things, enter thou .°.~ sto the joy of thy Lord," ae : . | , erat { UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION oe ah yt February 22, 1941 Chancellor Deane W,. Malott Frank Strong Hall University of Kansas Dear Chancellor Malott: I am sending you the “News" from the National Council of the YeMeCeAe, 547 Madison Avenue, New York Citye This publicity is a prelude in preparation for the YelleCeAe drive for a Naismith building on the Springfield YeMeCeAe campuSe They expect to utilize all these forees in asking the alumni of Springfield College and the friends of basketball as well as the friends of Dre Naismith to build a large YelMeCeAe Fieldhouse at Springfielde After you have glanced over this will you kindly return it for our files? Very cordiajlly yours, ae Director of Physical Education and Recreation FCAslg NEWS From: National Council Y. M. C. A.’s 347 Madison Ave., New York City Public Relations Office NEW YORK, Feb. XX -- If a football teammate hadn't apologized for swearing in his presence, the Lave Drs James Naismith might never have forsaken the ministry for athletics, and would not have invented basketball. This story was revealed here today with the publication of "Basketball -- Its Origin and Development" by the Association Press. In it Dr. Naismith tells the story of his childhood in northern Ontario, of the seven years spent studying theology at McGill University, and how he invented basketball to occupy his restless gymnasium class at the International Y.M.C.A. Training School at Springfield, Mass. The book is published as the first major event on the Y.]M.C.A.'s program to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the invention of basketball. Under plans being made by the Y.]M.C.A. the season of 1941-42 will be celebrated as the Golden Anniversary of the sport, with Y.M.C.A.'s, schools,.colleges and athletic associations participating. The book is unique in that it tells the story of a great national game by the man who founded it. When his teammate apologized for his colorful language, young Naismith was surprised, and, we suspect, more than a little disturbed. He dis- cussed the matter with a Y.M.C.A. secretary, and in the course of their conversa- tion stated his belief that there might be other ways of deing good besides preaching. This led to Naismith's interest in Y.M.C.A. work and his going to Springfield College. While ‘the unexpected apology for swearing caused Naismith to enter "Y" work and invent basketball, the i game of "Duck on the Rock" had a great deal to do with its final form. When working out the details of his invention, Naismith ruled out a vertical goal such as used in lacrosse because the harder the ball is thrown the more chances it has of scoring a goal. He feared this would lead to roughness. He recalled that as a boy the most effective shots in "Duck on the Rock" were high, easy threws in which the stone arched to its goal. - more = Naismith Basketball Book -- Page two With this principle in mind he decided upon a horizontal goal that would require an easy throw rather than a powerful one -- that would require skill instead of brute strength. Knowing that a goal on the floor level would lead inevitably to the line plays of football, he concluded that the goals must be elevated. This would do away with the necessity of players protecting the goals with their bodies, and would eliminate much roughness. He requested the janitor to get some boxes to serve as goals, but received peach baskets instead. These Naismith tacked to the lower rim af the balcony railing at either end of the gymnasium. ‘Thus the game of basketball, which now attracts more spectators than any other sport, was born. Dr. Naismith pictures the development of the game from the time it was permissible for each team to have as many as 50 players to the present five-man, high speed teams. The book is written with that dry humor which was so charac- teristic of Dr. Naismith. Every basketball player and fan will get keener en- joyment from this great game after reading Dr. Naismith's book. It has an introduction by Clair Bee, coach of Long Island University. October, 1939 THE GRADUATE MAGAZINE 9 : : 1 is used by many schools with lights in the University of Kansas 1939 Football Squad icdiccl OotOves | The band will have six drum majors this No. Name Pos. Weight Height Exp. Home year. Field Major Robert Hampel, 40, will 37 *Amerine, Dick HB 175 6 ft. 2 Lawrence lead the band, followed by Saralena and four 25 *Arnold, Bill E 185 Ouit din- 2 Garden City additional drum majors. 83 Brown, Dick ab 207 b-ftys lan: 0 EI ee 42 *Bukaty, Frank HB 163 5 ft, 9m. 2 Kansas City, Kan. . 66 *Bunsen, Bill FB. (200. <6 fe, 3 in. 1 Overland Park, Kan. Twenty Men Organize Co-op 58 *Burge, John E 183 6 ft. 1 Lawrence House 57 *Cadwalader, Eldreth FB 180 6 ft. 2 Topeka A hundred percent cooperative house got 35 *Caldwell, Kenneth FB 187 5 ft..8:in. 2 Chanute under way at the University this fall with 56 *Chitwood, Russell E 174 5 ft., 9 in. 2 Conway Springs twenty men agreeing to share household tasks 32 Cierny, Gidge Cc 183 6 ft. 0 Parsons as well'as expenses. They rented a house at 36 *Crowell, Ward G 177 5 ft., 9 in. 1 Attica 1614 Kentucky St., acquired Y.M.C.A. Secre- 53 Dalrymple, Charles Ee L/5 ft; lan: 1 Haven tary John Moore and Mrs. Moore for chaper- 82 Fluker, Bob G 205 5 ft; ikon. 0 Clay Center ons, and organized the Jayhawk Co-op. 26 Fry, Jake HB 160 5 ft... 10-in, 0 Kansas City, Kan. Each member works about an hour a day, 22 *Gibbens, Chester QB 150 > £t:;70-1n; 1 Lecompton at cooking, dish-washing, bed-making and all 55 Gibbens, Denzel HB 160 5 ft., 8 in. 0 Lecompton the other requirements of housekeeping. They 45 *Graves, Vincent E 186 6 ft., 1 in. 1 McFarland plan their meals ahead, and buy their groceries 27 *Hall, Ed HB 183 5 ft., 10 in. 1 Sublette wholesale, achieving a balanced diet at the 38 Hartman, Herb G 197 5 ft., 11 in. 1 Newton least possible cost. For the present Mrs. Moore 44 Holloway, Jim a 220 6 ft. 0 Topeka is general adviser to the cooking department, 86 Jack, W. F. a 218 6 ft., 3 in. 0 Caney but the men themselves do the work. 29 Keown, Stuart C 160 5 ft., 9 in. 2 Albany, Mo. To finance the furnishing of the house the 68 Kern, Bill T 205 6 ft., 1 in. 0 Gary, Ind. group worked out a plan whereby each mem- 49 Kern, Jay G 190 5 ft., 11 in. 0 Gary, Ind. ber deposited $20, of which $5 is to be used 59 *Lenhart, Bill aL 210 6\ft:,. 1 in. Zz Trenton, Mo. for expenses each year he is there. Refunds 46 *Massare, Quido G 190 5. ft...) fin: 1 Monongahela, Pa. will be given to those who remain less than 64 McGrew, Bill a 210 5 ft., 11 in. 0 Howard four years. For living expenses the members 85 * Merkel, Monte ar: 225 5 fts; 10 in. 1 Chicago, Ill. expect to pay about $17 a month. Any sur- 48 *Miller, Ralph HB 175 6 ft., 1 in. 1 Chanute plus or deficit in the treasury at the end of the 69 Morris, Jim E 183 6 ft. 0 Wichita year will be divided among the members. 47 *Naramore, John C 170 6 ft. 2 Wichita The club plans to have an open house and 67 O'Neil, Bob E 180 5 ft., 11 in. 0 Topeka to enter intramural athletics. Five freshmen, 24 Pierce, Don C 178 6 ft., 1 in. 1 Topeka six sophomores, one junior, six seniors and two 99 Pojezny, Lester ae 205 6 ft., 4 in. 1 Oklahoma City, Okla. graduate students make up the group. 84 *Renko, Steve Ee 195 6 fe, 2 in: 1 Kansas City, Kan. This is the first large-scale cooperative house 65 *Rhule, Dan - 187 6 ft., 1 in. 2 Aspinwall, Pa. for men ever organized at K.U. Such houses 88 Schaake, Ralph E 190 6 ft., 3 in. 1 Williamstown have proved successful on many other campuses, 43 *Siblanick, Mike G 185 > ft., 10:in. 2 Lawrence and in the past for women at Kansas. 34 Suagee, Ed HB 173 ; fis 7ae: 1 Battles Oe QT 39 *Sullivant, Milton B 170 t in. 2 averly ‘ = 63 *Turner, Jack a 188 6 ft. 2 Mankato Rousing Journalism Meet 77 Ulrich, Hubert E 187 6 ft. 0 Quinter The twenty-first annual high school journal- 54 WVandaveer, Marvin HB 172 5 ft., 11 in. 0 Wellington ism conference at the University, Oct. 6 and *Denotes Lettermen. Naismith Field House Fund Dr. F. C. Allen reports the first contribution toward a field house for the University. During Rush Week Wesley H. Loomis, Jr., fs’05, was on the campus and he handed Dr. Allen a five dollar bill to be used in starting a fund to build a great building for basketball, track and other indoor activities. He wants it named for the inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith. He is especially interested in seeing some \ worthy memorial erected to the great figure ‘who has served the University so long so well. “oe Continue Cunningham Lectures Glenn Cunningham, ed’34 lecturer for the University Extension Bureau, faces a heavy schedule this year. From Omaha, Neb., on Sept. 18 to Ft. Worth, Texas, just before Christmas, he will cover the states of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri with an aver- age of twelve lectures a week. Jan. 1 at New Orleans he will run his first race of the year, and for the following three months will be in the East, lecturing during the week and running most week ends. Glenn and his family spent part of the summer on a farm near Peabody, where he rested and regained some lost weight. He had been planning to try for a place on the 1940 Olympic team and will still do so if the Olympics are held. “owe Gifts to Medical School Several gifts to the University of Kansas School of Medicine were announced by Dean H. R. Wahl late in the summer. Largest of these was a private gift of $5,000 from Mrs. Logan Clendenning for completing the third floor of Hixon Laboratcry, furnishing and equip- ping it for a museum and library for medical study. Mrs. Clendenning had previously con- tributed another $5,000 toward this labor- atory, which is now ready for occupancy. A Federal grant of $3,980 for research in osteomyelitis comes through the State Board of Social Welfare. Dr. Wahl and Dr. J. B. Weaver will have charge of the work. The Breon Research fellowship, started last year by George Breon, head of a Kansas City pharmaceutical company, has been continued this year It carries a grant of $1,500. The children’s building, made possible by a gift, and the ward for negroes were both opened this fall. Ooe Feminine Drum Major Leads A girl baton twirler—and a national champ- ion at that—is the latest addition to the K.U. band. Freshman Saralena Sherman of Topeka has monopolized first place in state and na- tional band contests of the past two or three years. She turned down a scholarship offered her by a Texas university for baton twirling to attend the University of Kansas. Saralena learned the art of twirling from a cousin in Boston. Hours of patient daily practice are the price she pays for her dexterity. She has many batons, including a fire baton which is soaked in gasoline and lighted. With the help of her father she developed and patented an electric baton with colored lights concealed in the balls of each end. This baton 7, drew an attendance of 418 high school stu- dents and 43 teachers. Round table discus- sions on high school newspaper problems were varied by talks from Henry J. Haskell, Kansas City Star editor, Doris Kent, ’37, Athenia sur- vivor, and Tom Collins, columnist. Chancel- lor Malott was guest of honor and speaker at the banquet. “owe Grades of the Groups Order of the Coif, honorary law fraternity, pushed Phi Beta Kappa out of first place last year in the race for organization scholastic hon- ors. The report released Oct. 4 by George O Foster, registrar, shows a 2.68 average for the lawyers, 2.56 for the wearers of the key. Women piled up higher averages than men, sorority and fraternity members had a slight edge on independent students. The entire University average was 1.32, as compared with 1.33 last year. (Figures are compiled, as usual, by allowing 3 points for an A, 2 for a B, 1 for a C, none for D, minus 1 for F.) Sigma Kappa led sororities, with Kappa Al- pha Theta second. Highest fraternity average was that of Sigma Alpha Mu, second that of Beta Theta Pi. Phi Delta Kappa (mens education fraternity) led professional groups, with Theta Sigma Phi (women’s journalism) coming in second. Among the athletes the tennis squad took scholastic honors with an average of 1.80. Wo- men’s athletic groups took second and fourth places, with the golf squad third, and the other squads lining up as follows: basketball, swimming, “K”’ Club, Track, Baseball, and Football. 10 mk OU hee ee Record Attendance At the end of the first week of University classes this year, registration ‘figures stood at 4,613—4,345 students on the campus at Law- rence and 268 in the Kansas City Medical School. These numbers compare with 4,338 stu- dents in Lawrence and 241 in Kansas City, a total of 4,579, at the end of the first week last year. “owe Twelve Foreign Students Twelve foreign students from ten different countries—Sweden, England, Italy, Canada, Puerto Rico, Venzuela, Panama, Japan, Hawaii, and Philippine Islands,—are enrolled at the University this year. Among the newcomers is Jean Elizabeth Brownlee of Northwood, Eng- land, daughter of Harold, ’13, and Ethel Ul- rich Brownlee, ‘15. Smoking Arrangements In the past few years student smokers edged into some of the University buildings. In the beautiful rotunda of Frank Strong hall the past few years they have gradually formed the habit of congregating in larger and larger numbers between classes and sending up larger and larger clouds of blue smoke. Deane Malott, new Chancellor, talked with C. H. Mullen, and Velma Wilson, student council presidents, about tie matter. Mullen introduced a bill in the Men’s Council barring smoking from Uni- versity buildings. Much discussion arose. Mr. Malott was called to talk to a joint meet- ing of the councils, whose attention he called to the poor housekeeping of such practice, and danger of burning those buildings which are not fire proof. Student sentiment seems strongly against a general smoking ban but a compro- mise plan whereby smokers will be relegated to the basement of Strong Hall and entirely out of buildings not fireproof seems a probable solu- tion. Fraser hall, Robinson gymnasium, and Marvin hall have never been invaded by smok- ers. Mr. Malott had another brush with students when he found it necessary to close the lower gate to the new Chancellor's residence. Mrs. Watkins, the former occupant of the place, permitted students to walk through the grounds on their way to the several fraternity, sorority and private houses located on the east edge of the Watkins grounds. The coming of the new Chancellor’s family into the house seemed to cause a marked increase in the number of per- sons going through the grounds, not all of whom appeared to be students, and some of whom had great curiosity. The closing of the gate caused several students to walk around the place but made few of them late to classes. “ow Rush Week Under supervision of the ‘Lawrence Pan Hellenic council of alumnae, working with the Pan Hellenic organization of active members, this year’s rush week of sororities was quieter than in some years. One point stressed by the alumnae management was that the nine sor- orities had openings for all the 162 rushees who attended the rush week activities. If a , student determined to join a certain sorority and refused another where they was a place for her, that was the girl’s business, not the fault THE GRADUATE MAGAZINE Oe Se AD of the system arranged, the alumnae declared. In all there were 144 women pledged. The men went their own old regular way in their rushing activities with apparently no great fuss or bother. The sixteen fraternities “yelled in” 307 pledges. Plan New A.T.O. House Alpha Tau Omega fraternity has purchased the lot on Tennessee street, between the Sigma Chi and Acacia fraternity houses, the site formerly owned by Kappa Sigma fraternity, and will begin construction of a new Prince- ton type chapter house there sometime in Oc- tober. It is expected that the house, large enough to accommodate 42 students, will be ready for occupancy by the second semester. Plans for the building were drawn by Sam Bihr, e’21, g’22, Kansas City, Mo., architect, who is an alumnus of the chapter. Oe Into Old Chancellor’s Residence The former Chancellors residence at 1345 Louisiana St., home of three University chan- cellors, Snow, Strong, and Lindley, has been rented to the “Men of 1011,” semi-organized student group. The group takes its name from its former residence at 1011 Indiana St., and is one of the oldest on the Hill, having been in existence for seven years. Government of the house is in the hands of members, who — are chosen to a large extent from Summerfield scholars. Chancellor Malott and family live in the house bequeathed to the University by the late Elizabeth M. Watkins. University of Kansas CAMPUS CALENDAR October 30-Nov. 2—Dramatic Performance, ‘‘The Emperor Jones’ and “My Heart’s In The Highlands’. 31—Community Lecture Course: William Beebe, Hoch Aud., 8:20 p.m. November 1-2-3—Preliminary Program National Cornhusking Contest and Resource- Ful Kansas Exhibit. : 3—Football: Kansas State 4——Varsity dance, Memorial Unicn Ballroom, 9-12 p.m. 6—University Concert Ccurse: Marcel Dupre, organist, Hoch Aud., 8:20 p.m. 10—Puff Pant Prom, Memoria! Union, 8-11 p.m. 11—1.S.A. Varsity dance, Memorial Union Ballroom, 9-12 p.m. 14—-Campus Problems Speaking Contest, Fraser Theater, 8:15 p.m. 16—Fall Concert, University Symphony Orchestra, Hoch Aud., 8 p.m. 18—Football: George Washington U. at Lawrence. Varsity dance, Memorial Union Ballroom, 9-12 p.m. 20—-University Concert Course: Eva Jessye Negro Choir, Hoch Aud., 8:20 p.m. 20-21—-Meeting of the Kansas-Nebraska section of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education. 3 21-24—Dramatic production. 22—University Concert Course: (extra attraction) Devi-Dja and her Bali and Java Dancers, Hoch Aud., 8:20 p.m. ~*25—Football: Missouri at Lawrence (changed —date~-for-game-—originally scheduled for Thanksgiving. ) Homecoming celebration. 29—Thanksgiving recess begins at nocr. Same Old Enrollment Rigmarole A memory shared alike by all who have ever been students at K.U. is enrollment, with its milling crowds and long lines on the floor of Robinson Gym, with it advice and its decisions. At right, Miss Rosemary Ketchum, head of the design department, helps some of her students choose their courses for the year. Left to right are Betty Brown, Nancy Kesler, and Ruth Alvord. At center, students wait their turn for one of the necessary checking up processes. At bottom, the board shows classes that are filled. Many a freshman turns away from the board with the sad knowI- edge that that 1:30 lab is filled and he’ll have to take the 3:30. Registration takes place along the 100-yard hallway in the basement of Strong Hall, enrollment on the sec- ond floor of Robinson Gymnasium. 2 we Vig om” ims Tuesday Night 1 MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 11 (U. S.). HE lads along Broadway have oF a new betting divarsion. They are now going to bas- ketball games, and betting—not on the general results, as they do in s other games, but on points scored. Incidentally, they say it is the fastest form of betting that has yet been developed by any indoor or out- door pastime, and while some may see in this practice a menace to the welfare of the game, it is also indic- ative of the new and tremendous ©} | general interest in basketball. We have recently discovered a curious fact about middle-aged fellows raised around New:York About 50 per cent. of them play- ed a bit of basketball in their youth. About 60 per cent. of the youth now growing up in New York are playing basketball, When you talk about national pastimes, you will have to give some consideration to this strictly Ameri- can institution, which is younger than baseball, but is now played by more youngsters, male and female, than Abner Doubleday’s diversion. We were aware that basket- bail is a major sport out around the Middle West, but we never . suspected that many big town- ers had been raised upon the — game until we got to inquiring Both BarrelS | By DAMON RUNYON t in both instances is supposed to be more powerful, more finished. MR. GALLAGHER A FAN NE of the greatest basketball QO bugs we have ever encountered is Mr..Bill Gallagher. of horse racing fame. He is a bland, rotund man, of middle years, and of consid- erable means, who is well-known around the racetracks as the owner of a big stable. He is a great fight fan and a hockey fan, but no one ever suspected’ that Mr. Bill Gallagher’s real sports heart throb is, basketball, until he popped | out with a team of‘his own, called | as a basketball player. His team includes no less than six former captains of New York college basketball teams. They are Bill Nash, Columbia, °35-'36; Tony’ De Phillips, Fordham, °35-’36; Willie Rubenstein, N. Y. U., °35-’36; Sol Kopitko, C. C. N. Y., °35-’36; Lou Bender, Columbia, 32; Lou Spindell, Cr Cone Y Gf 3i. - Mr, Bill Gallagher’s team must hold some: sort of record for number of ex-college cap- tains, anyway. Basketball can’t be anything else but, a- hobby - with him, because he has nothing to advertise, nothing to sell, and doesn’t care for personal pub= th He just dotes on basket- ball, ae t eter te we COHOwwanw JO 2 FO 1 the into the interest that within a couple of years has placed bas- ketball on the big league plane with professional hockey in New York, and out-draws prize fights, MR. IRISH THE PIONEER T IS an interest that now enables I basketball, amateur, semi-pro- - fessional and professional, to hire the big sports arenas of the city, like Hippodrome and Madison Square Garden, and to play there-: in at a considerable profit. Credit for placing the sport on this plane is given a young New Yorker named Ned Irish, who had the faith that only youth can give in the fu- ture of basketball and booked eight college games in the season of 1934- 35 into Madison Square Garden. ‘The game was an immediate sensa- | tion and drew nearly 100,000 in at- |} tendance, and $100,000 in piachiaas the first season. Young Mr. Irish is still pro- moting basketball, and unless he has suffered the usual fate of the pioneer. papain and had for Mr. ‘Irish. ‘He has dr crowds of over 18,000 for some his games, and prize’ fights | hockey can’t do that. NAISMITH, FATHER OF GAME HE game is only 45 years old. e It was originated, according to the veracious Mr. Frank G. Menke’s record book, in 1891 by Dr. | James A;, Naismith, an instructor at the time at the Y, M. C. A; in Springfield, Mass. Mr. Naismith’s sole thought was to devise something to add to the usual gymnasium curriculum, and he first used those old-fashioned cone-shaped peach baskets as his goals, from which the game got its: name. He probably had no idea that he was inventing a game that was to sweep the country, and to engross more players than any other game in existence. And he certainly couldn’t have had any notion that his little pastime would revolution- ize the good old game of football . in this country. Football has been borrowing from basketbalk,until football is really glorified basket- ball. And the borrowings have ‘cha football from a boring to one | of the most thrilling of games. from the pneer . tator’s standp int. We'think both pasketball and foot- ball should ge “together and rear a joint mont nt to the memory of (Copyright 1936) / They used to be a lot of profes- sional and so-called semi-profes- sional basketball teams roaming thr land, and for a time they attracte considerable interest. Then. for while the interest waned, but it he suddenly been revived by the excite, ment over the college games. Noy the professionals and the semi-pro; are drawing, too. _ The difference between a col- lege team and a’ professional team in basketball, as we under- stand it, is the same difference that the football experts profess to see in professional and college football. The professional game | Lawrence, Kansas April Sth, 1 9 3 6 Dr. Fe Ce Allen, McAlpin Hotel, New York City, N. Y. Dear Dr, Allen: I am very sorry that I cannot be present at the meetings. I feel that I have as great an interest in the game, and have a more comprehensive view, than any who have come in later. In making this statement about basketball, I am look- ing at it from the world aspect, not from the standpoint of a coach. I fully appreciate that a coach has a different attitude from those who are using basketball as a form of recreation. We have worked for years to have a unified set of rules and I am sorry that there will probably be a split and a number of sets of rules introduced. Some conferences of the High Schools are committed to making their own set and the Intercollegiate seems likely to repeat the 1905 revolt. My sincere hope has been that the American Guide should be the general set of rules which will be applicable to all cases, with such additions or eliminations as may be necessary for the different groupse It seems to me that the miles of 32 and 33 were of this nature with the possible exception of the center jump, which has become slightly one-sided. But this might be equalized in several ways so that each center man has an equal chance at the ball. I like to see the ball put in play from the center of the floor rather than from the side. All games work from the field rather than from the side lines. 1. Throw the ball at warying heights so that there would be another attribute entering in, namely, physical judg- ment. The shorter is more likely to have this attribute than the taller man. 2, Limit the difference in height to a couple of inches. 3. Let the opposing captain choose the center jumper. 4, Bounce the ball between the centers rather than toss it up. Any one of these would be preferable to putting the ball in play from the sidelines. * #2 Dre ¥. C,. Allen Aprii Si, 1 9 5 S There is a cry going up about games being won by free throws. There is a motion to make the goal count three and the free throw one. This was tried in 189§ and abandoned as it made for more fouls rather than less. Fouls are made to gain an advantage and the team that makes fouls should lose on that account. The way to keep games from being won on free throws is to keep the players from making fouls. This can be done by the coaches and the officials, rather than by legislation. The first game of the international series had two fouls on the Americans and one on the Canadians. This was due to coaching and strict officiating. One of the chief sources of fouls is found in the Gribble. The dribble was at first a defensive measure to get away from an opponent. Today the dribbler has become so skill- ful that he practically has the ball in his possession. In which case, he should be prohibited from making progress. Make him responsible for any contact that is not clearly charging on the part of the defense... The rule in starting the dribble should be adhered to strictly. The ball must leave his hands before the pivot foot leaves the floor. The same could be true of the post play in throwing goal. Charging would be personal contact by the defense when the player with the ball is not in motion. A fact that is often overlooked is, that there is no restriction on blocking a player who has the ball, and any con- tact made by his movement is clearly on the player in possession of the ball. He can always dribble away from his guard unless he has made a previous dribble. Very sincerely yours, re Jemes A. Naismith Prof. of Physical Education. JAN:CB CC = Le We Ste John Geo, Hepbron Oswald Tower The First Basketball Team: (Back row, left to right) John G. Thompson ’93, Eugene S. Libby ’92, Dr. Edwin P. Ruggles ’95, Wm. R. Chase 93, T. Duncan Patton ’92. (Center) Frank Mahan ’93, Dr. James Naismith °91. (Front row) Finlay G. MacDonald ’93, William H. Davis 92, Lyman W. Archibald ’93. ‘‘Father of Basketball’’ Dies in Kansas Home n November 28, death came to Dr. James A. Naismith, ’91 who through his invention of bas- ketball at Spring- field College in 1891 made an outstanding con- tribution to the youth of all na- tions, Dr.“ Nat smith died at his home in Lawrence, Kans., of heart disease follow- ing a cerebral hemorrhage. He suffered a critical hemorrhage on November 19, but rallied and returned to his home from a hospital after four days. Two days later he was stricken with a heart attack which resulted in his death. One of the most widely known and best loved Springfield Alumni, Dr. Naismith returned many times to the campus of the school where as a student instructor in physical education he originated the game which was to be carried around the world in a few years by other Alumni of the same institution. His last visit to the campus was in the spring of 1939 when he attended the New England high school basketball tournament, sponsored by the College. At the end of the tournament President Ernest M. Best announced College plans for the construction of a basketball arena to be named in honor of Dr. Naismith. In paying tribute to Dr. Naismith following his death, Dr. Best said: “Dr. Naismith was one of the founders of modern scientific physical education and recreation. He was one of a little group of unusual men who pioneered at the Springfield Y. M. C. A. Training School in the foundation of what became a new vocation.” It was in the gymnasium of the first building cy ee of Springfield College (known then as the Inter- national Young Men’s Christian Association Training School) then located on State Street that the first game of basketball was played with the 18 members of the class in physical education all taking part in the game with nine players to a side. The story has become legend that Dr. Naismith sent the janitor for boxes to toss the ball into and the janitor returned with peach baskets. Thus the game became basketball instead of box ball. It must have been the same janitor who, according to the legend, sat on a stepladder during that first game to retrieve the ball from the basket when a player made a goal. When Dr. Naismith looked for a place to fasten the baskets his eye fell on the side of the balcony. Since it was nine feet above the floor the basket was placed at that height. That must have been a fortunate choice for that has re- mained the official height of the basket. Invented to fill a definite need in the winter program at the College, Dr. Naismith’s game evidently filled a need everywhere for within a few years it sprang into wide popularity. It was estimated by the New York Times two seasons ago that 18,000,000 persons play the game and that 90,000,000 spectators watch it annually. This means that more people participate in and watch basketball than any other sport. Dr. Naismith was born in Altmonte, Ont., on November 6, 1861. He was graduated from McGill University, Montreal, in 1887, and for three years was director of physical education there. He came to Springfield in 1890 and took the two year training course. He remained on the staff at the college until 1895, when he went to Gross Medical College in Denver, Col. Graduating as a doctor of medicine in 1898 he went to the University of Kansas as professor of physical education. At the time of his death he was professor emeritus. Dr. Naismith was one of the first four recip- ients of the Edward Norris Tarbell medallions for distinguished service to Springfield College at the commencement exercises in 1935. A. A. Stagg and Springfield End Fiftieth Football Season mos Atonzo Stace 791, the “grand old man” of football will end his fiftieth year as a coach when his College of the Pacific team meets the University of Hawaii at Honolulu on December 16. The last game of the season with Rutgers University on November 18 also marked the end of the season for Springfield College, for it was here that Coach Stagg organized, cap- tained and coached his first football team in the fall of 1890. After Coach Stagg was graduated from Yale as one of its greatest athletes, he enrolled at Springfeld for the two-year training course. His first team was made up of eight of the 21 students in the physical education school and three students from the other section of the school which was then called the ‘School for Christian Workers.” Although Coach Stagg was the only experienced player on the team and was captain and coach as well, they undertook Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary an ambitious schedule of eight games, five of which were won with scores totaling 148, while the opponents made only 74 points. An upset of that season was the 26-0 win of the newly organized team over Amherst. The first indoor football game was played that fall when the Springfield team met the Yale Consolidated team at Madison Square Garden in New York, which Yale won 16-10. By the end of the second season the Stagg coached team was called the “Stubby Christians”’ a name which followed them for many years. Coach Stagg coached the team for two seasons before he left to become director of physical education and football coach at the University of Chicago, where he remained for more than forty years until his retirement in 1933. He went immediately to the College of the Pacific that fall and this year finished his seventh season there. His team has 12 contests booked this year and their defeat of the University of California by a score of 6-0 on September 30 was one of the early major upsets of the season. To date they have won six games, lost 3 and tied one. Coach Stagg was awarded an honorary master of physical degree in 1912 by Springfield College; an honorary master of arts degree by Oberlin in 1923; and an LL.D. degree by Wooster (Ohio) College in 1933. Captain Dick Redding goes for a touchdown in the I Football Team Ends Season W Three Losses and One Tie GC 71 points to their opponent’s 42 on the gridiron this fall the College football team ended the season on November 18 at Rutgers University, with a record of four wins, three losses, and one tie. The final game was the hardest of the year for the Maroons, and the score of 17-6 in Rutgers favor, does not tell the story of the game, with the Springfield team fighting hard and playing heads up football all the way despite bad breaks. They faced a Rutgers team who had a string of 12 victories behind them before the largest crowd ever to gather in the Rutgers stadium. On November 18, in their final home game, the Maroons rolled up a score of 26-0 against C.C.N.Y., to thrill alumni at the annual fall Home-Coming. Fifteen members of the varsity football squad will be graduated next June. They are Captain “Dick” Redding, hard-hitting end from Pitts- burgh, Pa; Victor Obeck, tackle, Audubon, N. J., mentioned for the “Little All America” team last year; Tom Johnson, halfback, Camden, N. J., the team’s high scoring ace; George John- son, blocking back, Gardiner, Me., who in the C.C.N.Y. game intercepted a stray pass and galloped for the first touchdown of his three years of collegiate football. At the opening game of the College of the Pacific this fall with the University of South Dakota at Sacramento, Calif., Springfield College presented Coach Stagg with a scroll which read: “Springfield College pays tribute to Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, dean of football coaches, who fifty years ago this fall, as a student, organized, coached and captained the first football team at Springfield. “Today after fifty years of continuous contribu- tion, Coach Stagg stands as a symbol of the highest ideals in competitive sport. His name is engraved forever on the rolls of illustrious Springfield Alumni who are serving as outstanding leaders for the Youth of the World.” Cross-Country The College freshman cross-country team won the Connecticut Valley run held on the Spring- field course on November 7. They also won from Trinity, Wesleyan, Mass. State and Stockbridge Academy. The Maroon cross country harriers only won one meet, beating Amherst, and losing to Trinity, Wesleyan and Mass. State. oe