B. T. GROVER, OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. JAMES A. NAISMITH, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HONORARY PRESIDENT OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS B. T. GrovEr, 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 BLairR GULLION, Cornell University, Chairman OsBORNE COWLES, Dartmouth College KarL J. LAWRENCE, Allegheny College WILLIAM LANGE, North Carolina University ELMER LAMPH, ig University D. C. MorretT, DePauw University LLOYD BRAZIL, Detroit University FRANK Root, State A. E. Hayupt, Doane College JACK GRAY, Texas Universi G. P. DAHLBERG, Montana State H. A. HosBson, Oregon University BASKETBALL RULES COMMITTEE Don Waits, Connecticut State, Chairman FORREST C. , 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, Pennsylvania State DALE LasH, Wesleyan University JOHN MAUvER, Tennessee University Roy M. Munporr, Georgia Tech. Gus TEBELL, 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 Rous F. WILLIAMS, Iowa University VISUAL INTERPRETATION COMMITTEE Nat. Houtman, City College, N. Y., Chairman W. H. Browns, Nebraska University EVERETT D5AN, Stanford University HarRoLp E. Fostsr, Wisconsin University Cxuck TAYLOR, Converse Rubber Co. RESEARCH COMMITTEE GEORGE EDWARDS, Missouri University, Chairman H. C. CARLSON, Pittsburgh University EVERETT DEAN, Stanford University Bian GULLION, Cornell University HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE CLIFFORD WELLS, Logansport High, Chairman CorNEY COLLINS, Omaha South High H. T. McCoLiouGu, Crawfordsville High JoHN TRACY, St. Ignatius High, Chicago OFFICIALS COMMITTEE Forrest Cox, Colorado University, Chairman W. J. FERGUSON, St. Josephs College, Pennsylvania Ray OOostTING, 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 NAT. HOLMAN, CITY COLLEGE, N. Y. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT EDWARD J. HICKOX, SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE SECRETARY-TREASURER December 12, 1939 Dear Coach: There has come to my desk a circular called "Intercollegiate Basketball" issued at Baldwin, Kansas and described as the "Official Publication of the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball." This embryonic Association plans its first Convention for 1940 and seems to be organized around the so-called National Intercollegiate Basketball Championship Tournament conducted by E. S. Liston at Kansas City. I note that the five objectives stated for this proposed organization differ very little from those of our own Association. I note further that the fundamental institutional membership requirement is based on a four-year curriculum of academic work. You will remember that at the 1939 Convention our Association made active membership possible to "coaches from institutions which offer a four-year baccalaureate degree" thus eliminating the former requirements of membership in the N.C.A.A. I am frankly puzzled then as to the necessity or desirability of a second organization of this sort. The N.A.B.B.C. has been actively striving to meet the needs and wishes of the coaches. It has a fine service record over a period of years. It has a membership of approximately 200, including most of the well known personages among the basketball coaching fraternity. The seven coaches who are members of the National Rules Committee are also all members of the N.A.B.B.C.