B. T. GROVER, OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT THE NATIONAL Assg@im DR. JAMES A. NAISMITH, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS . T. Grover, P me HOLMAN, First Vice-President NELSON NORGREN, Second Vice-President Duman, Third Vice-President EDWARD i Hickox, FRANK W. Y ean, Editor BOARD OF DIRECTORS W. S. CHANDLER Marsh Dresoip W. H. Browne VaL. LENTZ EDITOR OF BULLETIN FRANK W. Kw@ANsY, State College, Kingston, R. I. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE BLaIR GULLION, Cornell University, Chairman OsBORNE Co outh Kar. J. LAWREN University - DAHLBERG, Montana State H. A. Hosson, Oregon University BASKETBALL RULES COMMITTEE Don WHitTs, Connecticut State, Chairman Forrest C. ALLEN, Kansas University Sam Barry, Southern California ~~ B. FRIEL, COACHING ETHICS COMMITTEE C. B. Hoy, South Dakota University, Chairman i Be eee Zz: University JosEPH Lapemnit, St. Johns University Roti F. WillzAles, Iowa University VISUAL INTERPRETATION COMMITTEE Nat. HOLMAN, Ci N. Y., Chairman W. H. Browns, Nebrasks University a Stanford poet ad Cxuuck TAYLoR, Converse Rubber Co. RESEARCH COMMITTEE on EDWARDS, Missouri University, Chairman . C. CARLSON, ter eg University DzAN, Stanf ph cae ed BLarm GULLION, Cornell U; University HIGH SCHOOL. COMMITTEE Joun Tracy, St. Ignatius High, Chicago OFFICIALS COMMITTEE Forrest Cox, Colorado University, Chairman W. J. Foon, 2 St. J College, i Ray OOSTING, ky elines Contig E. L. ROMNEY, gi State CONVENTION COMMITTEE Forrest C. ALLEN, Kansas University, Chairman GEORGE EDWARDS, Missouri Universi H. W. BRownse, Nebraska University CONVENTION DISPLAYS E. A. KELLEHER, Fordham University, Chairman TOURNAMENT AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE H. G. OLSON, Ohio State ete, Chairman F. C. ALLEN, Kansas University JOHN W. BUNN, Stanford University PRESS COMMITTEE Pau. D. HINnkKLs, Butler University, Chairman NAT. HOLMAN, CITY COLLEGE, N. Y. HONORARY PRESIDENT FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MSKETBALL COACHES ete te Weese EDWARD J. HICKOX, SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE SECRETARY-TREASURER March 13, 1940 Fred Medart Manufacturing Coc, Potomac & De Kalb Sts., Saint Louis, Mo. Dear Mr. Weinzettel; Thank you most heartily for sending us a backboard for our basketball floor. This has been put up in our gymnasium and has already been very popularly received. Both the players and our basketball class members have liked the backboard. We shall give it more use in the coming week as we prepare for our participation in the #&Cc.A.A.Tournament in Indianapolis. Later I shall see that it is properly boxed and returned to you. Undoubtedly, discussion of this board will come up at our meeting in Kansas City and I shall be giad to carry to it the feeling of our students and of myself. Most sincerely yours, DWARD Jé /HICKOX COACH CF BWSKETBALL EJH: SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE