To Mexbers,
National Basketball] Committee;

The basketball questi onmaires are now being printed and a supply will be sent to each
committee member in the mxt couple of days.

I¢ properly used, these questianmaires oan be an educative medium of some value. We
should regard them as more then a means of securing sentiment om various phases of

the rules. They should serve as a means of checking up on experinental work which has
been promoted through the season, a means of enabling basketball leaders of the cowmtry
to express opinions and thus have a voice in final legislation, and as an incentive

fa the holding of discussion groups in connecti with the final tourmpents or

similar events in the colleges, Y,¥,C.Ae's and other organizations.

The distribution and actual use to which they will be put depends upon the activity
of each member of the committee. They will be distributed only through committee
members and through state high school executive officers.

In ader that there will not be too mch overlapping, I suggest that a plan some-—
what similar to that followed last year be in effect. In brief this is:

Each College representative should mils an attempt te seoure distribution among
the colleges in his N,C,A.“. distriet;

Eech Yel, CoA. representative will take care of the Y.M,C.a, and similar organiza-
tions in his section of the coumtry;

Tae Cenadien representatives will secure distribution in their own groups; and

The hi gh school representatives will take care of distribution among the high
schools in the group of states outlined in the map which is being supplied |
those representatives.

If these questionnaires are to be of maximum use, the returns to any given member
will be inspeeted by him to give him an inkling of sentiment in his territory. He
should summeri ze results, imoluding o anmemts, and then send the summary of the
filled questionnaires (preferably both) to the Seoretary so that a complete recapi-
tulation may be made ready for each member at the annual meeting.

zation and haste are essential. Returns must be in thé office of the
* not rec any vote wmless you have a signed questim-

  

Special Note

if you desire to mv» any special topic included in the agenda far the smual
Meeting, send it along. There will be provision for general disoussicn but it
is best if most of ths topics to be discuss ed are listed and organized.

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