endeavor we must have the faculty of setting alonz with people..
some executives and personnel manasers contend that this ability
is worth more than 50 per cent. in computing the amount of in-
gredients that are necessary in making one a successful indivi-
dual. Unless we can develop the cooperative spirit to a point
where we allow other individuals the opnortunity to "shine" as
well as ourselves we often fail to achieve any honor on our own.
in basketball as in few other games does the spirity of team-
work appear so necessary... There are only five men on a team
and unless they work together the unit is likely to fail in
its purpose; the quintet that uaordinnies the best is the one
that will carry away the vie es Tn the game of basket-
ball with its many moments of tenseness and ecitement when one
is likely to lose his hamper. he can eigher accept and learn
a valuable lesson in self control or "live to learn" ‘another
day. Sports that are high in body contact are often the very
ones that bring out the greatest amount of character traits in
an individual. The spirit of fair play is inborn in all persons
but it is given an opportunity for development and expression
in the game of basketball..

A character trait that showed very conclusively that the
person was thinking more of the team than he was of his own
' personal glory was demonstrated by a great Kansas athlete in
a recent championship basketball gamee. I refer to this indivi-
dual as a great basketball volayer because of his ability to
play the game and because of his ability to develop team morale..
It was during the half period that the coach was telling what

must be done in the second half in order to pull the game “out

of the Tire." He asked this player, Smitty, if he thought that