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amunery 350, 1940.

Mre Je Ee Neiemith, — .
1347 “infield Street,
Tonela, ansace

Dear Jacks

, I an wetting you et your request to give you the ins
formation concerning the set-tip of the National Collegiate Ath=
letic Association and the so-called Intercollegiate Sasketbell
Championship tournament of the United States. The Netional
Collegiate organiztion is an organization of colleges of the
United States. ‘The tational Collegiete publishes the Yeti onal
Basketball Guide in conjunction with the Netional High School
Federation, the Young Men's Christian Association, and the
Canadian Associations

This National Collegiate organization derives its
powers from the presidents of the wiversities, and they delegate
their powers to the faculty representatives who mike the lews for
the Association. The faculty representatives enpower the ethletic
directors and coaches with authority to serve on the National
Collegiate camittees, such as the Rules Comittee, end so forthe
The National Collegiate has as honorary meabers for life your
father, De. Jemes Naismith, chairmen, Le We Ste John of Ohio
State University, Ralph Morgan, As B. Metzdorf, and George Te
Hepbron, two of Dre laismith's Somer friends and acquaintances.

| I em enclosing a copy of the letterhead of the National
iepheined’s Comebten at the ated Staten and Conntn. Your
father's nene does re ee ee
active menbers' names appear but in the Basketball Rules
Guide following the National Colle te Athletic Association sete
up your father's name does appear along with the other Netional
Collegiate menbers. in the front pages of Spalding'’s Guide are
the names and on the followlng pages are the photographs of the
honorary life menberse I am sending you also a letterhead of the
lietional Assosiation of Basketball Coaches in which your father's
name appears as the honorary presidente

| low for the National Intercollegiate Basketball chempion
tournament of the United States. There is no organization of
faculty representatives, and lr. =. Be Liston is the acting
executive secretary of the National Association of Intercollegiate
Baskettel i. ec ee