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Show Hr. Cortland T. Hill ~74 East South Temple Salt Lake CIty, Utah January 21, 1952 P.W.S.A. Instructors Certification Chairman 606 South Hill Street Los Angeles, California Dear Mr. Hill: Mr. Sverre Engen has suggosted that I call upon you for some ursantly needed assistance. This concerns our orerunization, Tho Intermountain Ski Instructors h88ociation. The ski lnstructors or the intermountain rog'~n hAve or~Ant •• d into our own governing body as the Far W •• tern skI instructors have done a few years ago. \tIe 1"ind that there are a few problems that have arisen that requtre som~ -outside advice. The Far vlest Ski Instructors AssocIation is considered by us 8S the leading group in the profession, and you are considered by both Alf' and Sverro as the 1eadtng authority on the subject •. Therefore, we 'Would lIke to pattern our org-m1zation af'ter the taJ! ':lest's ski instruction program. If you c0uld send me a cop~' ~f your artic10s of corporation and any suggesttons you might have to otter, it 'Would be a great help to us. Our problema are: Should we break away entiroly trom the parent group, The Intermountain Ski Association; and what policies can we tollow that will help brlng our standards up to the lovel of the othor associations? Our whole organtzat~on is very anxious to seo the ski instructors of all associations organize into a national toderatlon or sk1 instruotors, and we are will1ng to promoto thia project in any Jllllnnor thl1t you may suggest. J If' you-eould drop me a line immodIatoly. Hr. Hill, giving some suggostions to our problam, I wo~ld appreciate it vory much. BL:ll Sinco190ly, Bill Lash, President I.S.I.A. F ~ R WEST INSTRUCTORS ~SSOCI~TION Office of the Fres. Jan.26,1952 .Bill Lash, Pl'celdent Intermountain Ski Association Dea.r. Mr. La.sh: l-u:s. Alina :B1:'i.'ry·, SeCl'etl-l.ry to C01'ty Hill, hAD sont Inet ~OlU' letter of Jan 21, ·sski.ne for inforination on organizing ·your Instructor's ·As'sociation. I'll be' only too glad to give ;.-,)U wr.~"t help I can and .if !,oss~' ble point ·.out a few 'Of the pitf~"tlls aheAd of you. First~ of all I will send ;..rou A. 'copy of our By~laws which you .may.- look over .end use if they fit your purr-ose ::'I.nd then return to me fit your conven-ience as I hardly think ;"0:1 ",ould huve furt1:er use for t~E)m. You may wish to add or delete Alld if ;you hp.ye any pret;;rJ.lnt ideas "/hy send them on .to rae' as we ma.y be able, to use them. Our Organize-tion is far from bucfree a.nd I be- . lieve you will r".ln into A few' yl)\ll'~;el.f l:ut I C:lllnt lO(l.ut 1~1vE) ;:1)\1 n 1'ow ldoAD on what to· do e.nd wha~ Hot to do. First of hll I happer.ed to .1'eAd in your J . press release to ~he ~Tt1r.s:rfl.per II Skiing'" tho t ;.'ou hud only· full~' certified one out of allproxim&tely twelve , and the rest were cOl'titied as apprentices and maybe SO!lleoYon 'were If:t.Hed Clud not mentioned. Your stlU't there is good. . , and I. sa.y.good bec's:ues v,'hen I Vlfl.e fil's.t Ctll'~U.'ted ~n Hay 1946 the nUinber of inst~ctor:s \'\'e1'e eI11a11' ~:nd against Corty's bat.tar 'judGement 801118 wcru cel't- . . , . 1f1ed who pl'ob~l'bly would b:·ve be~;n better off as Associate lnstr. instead. At the time we hEld'11o ASGocinte rnting so our first steliwns t.o pu.t th.<'It n TO BETTER SERVE THE SKIING'PUBLIC F .~ R WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ~SSOCl~T10N (2) into effect but not. b:Jfore a few ulore IIque"zed in under the Certit'1ed Bat-ing. It's pretty tough sO;!letimes \";!t:-- h cl'ui":ded schpdule not to let some-thing 1i:":e th~t slip thro· ..... tt .. At those fir~t tT/O me tings everything r.as, new ~nd no: ody l~new et'cl~ otrer tuo 'Well so i t so,.letiines~~:ad to be judt;ed at froco vftlue. ~s ono of' tl10 F..xai .• inint;toprd IlIc;nhers Sf\id "?/'hat the hell 'Rre ;'·OU goine; to do ftbout flu.rJ::.inl,; f. 'POf,I' s;· iel' 118 e.n illstl'uctor 'thon he steps out in front of us nnd tE'l;·.s like a vet~·re.n instJuctor a~d preach-es ever~·trine e.s l'lC v;a.nt it ~ireccbcd." I S3~- this now. "Give' them f.1 st.ifier ekiinc test ::Inc. TIC d .jut the redly wen't.: sdel's C(Jl'l;! f\nd if the? wfl.nt to contin.ue with the certifica.tion tell thcIR trey will orJ.j" be testl.)d fOI' the Teachorc Now wo hr've in our :,:ic.f;t f,Qltle tU.ff' ",110 Bre r'lt]~el' poor skiers and due to tef\chinc 1:;;:- theJilsel ves or roi th equA.lly ''Poor E>'·.iers don't se ':1l1 to i:il"-'l'OVO.too r.:\.~.cr. Fnd certnin elc.lc:'..ts in .),,1 Ll'QUP r.-tnr·'llly would li'.<e to see tram culled out or Pt leect put 0111 II ~.Ssociflte footinc ;I'ct v{1;en EUch 8. thine is 1::roAched :-l.t f' maetill€ the ,"·oak. sisters nEltuI's11y ~:.re t.!~- J s.inst it and nobod? else likes to 1.lPke t'!-;e.,llSelve& tbe }-Ieel and push it throu.c,h so it dies A. e.ilent deRt'" ;un~il lnore sad stories drift in at a. later dtte t.clliu.~ of tr.o (leficioncies I)f ")crhnps t}~el,o Brune wfJFlk links. Your best defense is not t.o let t11c;n Let in. as [l.11y ccrtifiodln t'helst ,~ 'I '.t,. , place. I hea.rd from I·tol"rill Hastill(:;s .. and he s~id r.c drcpped out of the TO BBTTBR SBRVB T H B SKIING PUBLIC F ~ R WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ~S~OCl~TI0N (~) fel1f they wouldn't be able to paes a stiff N(A.lllirlf'tion. I rftnel\t "Toll Are lucq p.nd I hope you c..)on't ho:;,·o t1:is to coritc~dwithat a later dflte. 'Now Ilnother r.oi:1t 1:1 ff'vor of the AI/prentice Ihst.:.uctor. You will find as time 'goes .on ~bat ,good i~struct')rs' will Get 'Iil~r~'iedand find. staB" 6UliUiler job. tbE\t tbe;-r don't CE're to reli nqu ish to ro. bf'C~: to tc~c~ inc: l\l1d if ;rou bold your offices strictl~' to li\lll:,' cer-tUied lae~ :' CJumaj" fi:,d SIlC}: a. doarth 0:£ material thclt you won't 'teo E\1:.le to fill your offices and comrnitteess very 'effectively without shovinf {>ll the work. on '"just a few individuRls whicil in turtverr.orks them fI.nd also tends to develop 8. ~I!1f)il clique which I'm surEi you want to avoi'd. Your t:ay to avoid tris· is· to alloYi your, .A.P'9rentic8B to be a"cle to toJ.t.e office 1)1' Ch~ir;,lr.>.nship if the occ::;sion arises. I mcnt- - ion this so you ·can ch:'Ine:e '~;our b:,·lar.s to allow these thin~s~ Another thing i8 to figure out a r.aJ' to t:;et tbin .... ti done j,"it1':out too :nUch red tape. ·You will find Bill th.e t t~o ot'!" Cl' fol1or.e \".t!l .~ l")"'lbl~- :;'0 \";illing to ~elp if· . you gh-e them a c(;l1 'but r,t!'cr\7he the~! .\7 ill l.e c':Jutcnt to let ~'ou lne!<e up " .. ~ t1".eir minds for thalli. If j'O'.l h~ve to send ;. lct~er. to ~;;lf fI dozen ~rs to . get an O.K. to do aomet!iillg .thfl.t is thie C(J~,\~"'llil1n€::J7-.\- to sbortcut thl'l.t some way .. Ralf the time the ~~..:.::e tt'l(e li.n etel'nity to answer :osidEls.You you help I'm s'J.l'e and You CEln cr·ll on m~·e.elf or Corty 11:l::t1.ao, TO B.T.TEa S'EaVE T B E SKIING P V B L '1 C F ~ R WE~T ~~l·lNSTRUCTORS ~SSOCl~T10N (4) opes-'to dMl with. We hE'd. -I;l-nt t::o.mp. :-1'r,,.,1 n'!i ;:ne. wa dId 'hl'tH'\~:A .. n~ in the sonso tha~ we he.ndled oar 1)"Lltrcl'G1.il7 ,.·nd 'llade p few mora of our own decisionsbut as for 1Jrr.akinc away entircl:,- I .r.,~ .i.idn' t (i·,1.'.(c.sl; it.:r'.oer£l is this feelins . " 'a,noDi;;st a lot of instl'l!ctol'S ·ti1nt·· ti-~e !iP.l'~ilt. ;,I'01lP 'n:>£ no /)ne qualified as .~': I - • ..' . . 8.n ir.stl'uctl)r to x'ulo I')vcr " i..,.l'()'.~!' 61'. lil!!I.J·'Il't./;l'~. III :",II.,,,'1I'.;1.S.';' •. wo (lu and All h8.V£lta~chln:;. ex!,:erie:lce I?nd ,":e do c!-'ll 01) thein, and. others I have not Inentioned to stand 1n ~t our ce.L'~ificAti'·l1s. "1e h"ve three certified instructors and two ]I, i1.5 ...... il€!.lOEll'S on the ~;X?;a1niIlG bOElrd and the tlflrent . .' . . '. . . . .' ' " "'<I...j ,,, ..... - ~ ., .• ~~ ~ ,""n'" Cro1..1.P i8-,10S ~ the results forlM1.lly t.). the c"'llCHd."'tes~ .... r Jf..~~7fu ~_;::.t:.:~~.: ~ •. ~ ,.," \~rn~o herl't 0'£ fl 'C;)od cl'nd ld:ll:~ ~c.11o\)1 113 ~.vod lnt;<:':~Pt~~' ~!'\n- . did~.tes end vi .~o'l.l'~e tl'e~' ·3'~o"...J.d .. ·~t a .. ~·o,:>d i.1'·,n to 40 th.e tee-chine Qr laOI'a '. if necessarr.·1 t?"lQ:t f~r three ;;e';lrs·j;':~p,lff'nd skip;!ed lEl.st ~~ear r;1;on I "'('.s on the l".xe..llll~~:1F';· IO{;ll"C'" I nt',"(il' LoQt 1;;:,l:'i~:,t'~'l£ {lm\ ul,ln't thlllk tl.'o In'~ch "'bout it 1:u.t leGt re0r I triec. to select .i;II3U O·J.t 'of who "as flvalla'tle .. ' and nobody rif\l't ~cu1erly Tie.ilt-ed to r:e:cf'use ttr.l'a waren' t too ffif'n;' l'eellr t.;ood Il\en tllere Bond the otters VJt'l'Eint too hot to tl'~- Hnd t~~.ch· fellows e.s eood e.s " . themselves •. One result wac th:,t, VIC £/d,led El'JV('Ir: 1 fAllows hOOll.lll'8 \'Vhat we , covered first ('Ihe nir~ ".:t'lcic fl~1lI:" !.!illltpl.:) r,.t,d i:9'E'n' atacuJned b~' tte ir.st.l'- uctor. to be \.1.oderstood. b~r pll. I £a1 t m~-self t":.at r;~ (th~ E',iSI...\.) fRiled our candidates ·ju.st as iuuch 'fiB tho~' fR.lled 0'.11' h!ot. I reCCOtnhlOnded tnt t next .. owed to choose those the;' fell t would tCI>cn tl 'Ol,1 lest. Toe ehEl.ll see how that TO BETTER SERVE THE SKIING PUBLIC F ~ R SKI INSTRUCTORS (5) . . e'rid 'our Spri~ Convention find I'll see.; tht"t you ",re notified of the date . ' and place at a later de.te. You will 'be allo\'iod,,"'hateverrata~. we ~e able t~ ~tlrner for ~Ilrselves VI"ich cel:~rnlly r1Jl;e ~'bout t5.50 per d8;rwhlcb 1n- (\ . , . cludes lift rOOll1 Rnd bOIll',l. You 1l1i~ht l:~ tl\' 1(1 to 8a11d a l'flpras8ntA.tive to .. : look the situation 'overfmd pick up a few i.de!).s and at least talk things over. If I get to .iU ta I'll look :;'OU Ul) but Ise"1 very little vpance this winter. 7/e are lucl~ at Yose::lite this ~real' nu we 81'e 2tlll operatlne ~nd one of ' the fCT7 open this wo'ekend v;11ereas Donn.er· is closed and BO 1s Squaw. . .' .A.n,?ther thine you luentioll is natlon:;lhill& the instructol"S Ass. ~. ," ; ". .. .~ and·th t is B ·'\:.iC j'ob bec.'~lls0 0.1' t.he di!fel'ol~t techaiq,loB. tlu'llout the C,., country. One r.eo.lly has to 1:e broAdJni11dod \',hen tht'l.t subject is mentioned because it t'f\~;~es s(..;.:.e1.~.d~' like OOlt; witt S')IiP, 'exccsB iIloney to trAvel fl'bOut . , the country· f,'nd J.:,et tl:~r.i;~ 'ol'~l'lnhdd' F.lnd. tll.en Al'l'AllCe a c.antral i .. 't10t tnc spot . . for ell concerned. So:ue inst.ructors are rx:et~~· bullheaded and won't appl'e-eiate somebod~r tel.l ing theJil th. at their m. ethod is ·.o ut.iloded and needs ialodi- J _ fication. all these thill€;o need to be com:id.el'ed end I believe Friedl did make an atteJil:pt at Aspon t.o do &olllotldll{; f.lt-~I.t It l,ut. I t1on' tblOW llC)w well it succeeded. Asl-~ C01:ty wlH!L1 he l'r:tUl'nG 1'l'OIll tl,o 01YIIl1"ico.· Too . bad. ho w~.sln't ovel.' there when Suz; \Ve.s sent hOl:1e. l~ot knowing t'1e circwllstances it sounds like thiB Alice Kaier ;is on the narrowloinded side and was .too ready to be-lieve the W01"Se and I'm slll'e C01·ty would hFive fbed ber up O.K. I JU~Delf like Cort1and feel he he.s done. 8 lot for our Orcani:ation 811dI fed he' .,0 BE.,.,Ba IERVB THB IKIING PUBLIC F ~ R WE~T IN~TRU~TOR~ l~~OCl~T10N (6) would do more if civen a chance. He sure v.or~:ood hard at all our Conventions and like most t~JLlgs pl'o'!:<,bl;; wR.sn't EI.?r-roclc'ted by nlL oI sure noticed his nbsoence l!tst 1~i.iiJ: Spring [Lt Squaw Valley. I was Secretary at the O time a~d .' . I Horked Illy tail off [,ottill," the ';11'0(:1'0111 lirH·,l U1' nlH\ nll th8 JIlOQt1u,~g tNt"ll care of etc. C01'ty generEllly helped a lot Rhd at least gave a lot of cood . advice. Try your best to Get hira to attend ~'our Spring Convention and I 8m sure he v;ill help you a lot. To give your OlOb. ,;101'8 ~0)1'esti&8 and power £"tSIc for Forest Service help and this 11m sure you llt'V~ fllcef\dy d.one. The~' like· certified instruction o • and so doos~. the rublic. Whon new resol'ts open up and there ore no certified instructors availa'Lle you ~l'obl·.bl~r wlll \','aot somebody. to toach there just for Sf'ofctj saak.a so I su~'Cest yvu .. l1:~:.te it jj}l!nd~tol'Y for the new Iilan to either £0 some place whoro. ;'J,u can cort1f:,t hlhl or 8011(\ 111111 wl'1tton porlu18111on so ,he will knOl"1 1'...e is tet.'.chinf; in yOul' do:.iRin 'because you see fit to per- '<l1tit. ',7e have :;?rotleiils 011 thnt source so 1'111 putting you wise rieht now lnd it mi~ht belp you out a bit. ':iell Eill there it: pl'pbably more I could J l'Iri to but you must be tired of rOf1dine by now so I'll close and if 0 you lJ&ve anl pertinent q'~estions I'll Le glad to help :f'.IU out.'. Yours Sincerely _---------------------=--=--=-=-=:--=--:=-:00---'-0-- TO BETTER SERVE THE SKIING PUBLIC --------------- ----------.----------- FEBRUARY 5, 1952 MR. BOB BBELSf'ORD PPESoAFAR WEST SKI 'NSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION BOX 60 YOSEMITE LODGE, CALifORNIA DEAR 80Bs THANK YOU fOR YOUR VERY DESCRIPTIVE AND HELPFUL LETTER. IT IS INVIGORATING TO CORRESPOND WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS AS MUCH INTEREST AS YOU DO AS AN ORGAN IZER AND SKI INSTRUCTOR. I FEEL THAT YOU HAVE SOt.,£ GOOD IDEAS CONCERNING OUR ASSOCIATION. YOUR· ARTICLE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS CAN SERVE AS A BASIS FOR fORMULATING OUR CONSTITUTION. IF YOU COULD EXTEND ME A LITTLE TIME WITH THESE SAy A COUPLE OF, WEEKS - I WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE .IT. I WILL SEND Tt-EM BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS I CAN GET SOME or THESE IDEAS DOWN ON PAPER. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXpRESS THANKS rOR YOUR INVITATION TO ATTEND YOUR CERTIFICATION AND CLINIC IN THE SPRING. PLEASE LET ME' KNOW Of THE DATE AS I PLAN TO MAKE EVERY EFfORT POSSIBLE TO ATTEND. . I HOPE YOU WILL EXCUSE THIS SHORT LETTER 6UT-1 HAVE BEE"N BUSY AS HELL THE P~ST COUPLE Of' wEEKS.· I WILL WRITE YOU AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS WHEN I HAVE MOR£ TIME·TO GO INTO YOUR LETTER MORE THOROUGHLY •. I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT 'YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD SEASON AT YOSEMITE. WE WOULD CERTAINLY~LIKE TO SEE 'YOU HIT ALTA fOR· A LITTLE. SPRING SKIING.· SINCERELY~ BILL LASH, PRES., ISlA l1o.rch 24, 1952 Mr. Hans Sarbach LtonHead Skl Lift, Incorporated Hest Yello'Wstone, Hontana Dear Hans: Enclosed you wlll find the Intermountain Ski Instructors proposed plan for organ1zat~on and certtftcat10n pollcles. At our brief mecttn~ at Sun Vnlloy you most heartedly agreed to read over our tdeas and send on an oplnlon to me. :r. feel that 'Vou are a ski teacher w ~ th "1'lo.ny years t~f expEn .. :~'enoe in all f)hases of skiing; thol'efore, lt ts nnly natural that I request your help. I realize that you are extrenly busy wtth tho unusual anow ~all th T 8 sOQsonJ but If you w,'uld g ~ va th· 0 report :,,~''''r Immediate attontIon, ,t w,uld bo approc~. ated. The Board of D1.l'eotf) ..." 'B • s to r.10ut next vJLok and your crttloisTIl Is doalred by that tiJne. I hope y6u have had a better season than we have had here tn the Salt Lal{e area. The elements are difficult to f7,eht, BO 1 guess thore ~ s noth7ng to be done unt 1l it stops snowJng. Thanks aga·n , Hans, for your connerution 1n thts matter. BL J!.ncs Sincerely Btll Lash, rre9~dent, Intormountfl t n ~,a(t Illutl'uotorl.1 Assoolatton MR. ROBERT BRELSfORD, PRESIDENT FAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION BOX 08 YOSEMITE LODGE, CALIFORNIA DEAR BOB: 814 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE S LT LAKE CITY, UTAH MARCH 25, 1952 " ENCLOSED YOU WILL FIND YOUR COpy Of THE FWSIA AnTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS WHICH HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT HELP TO ME IN SUBMITTING A SIMILAR PROPOSED PLAN. YOU WILL ALSO FIND THE PLAN 'TSELFWHICH I AM SUBMITTING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CHANGES AND APPROVALS. I HOPE THAT YOU AND THE rws,A WILL NOT MIND THAT "' HAVE BEEN SO LIBERAL IN USING YOUR BY-LAWS~MOST VERBATEM. 'DID THIS SFCAUSE THEY WERE WELL WR I TTEN. THEY COvERED TIlE PAT ICULAR PROBLEM, AND WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A STEP TOWARDS SOME TYPE OF UNIFORMITY AMONG THE TWO ASSOCIATIONS. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS IS NOT THE FINAL DRAFTl IT IS ONLY A BASIS fOR THE DIRECTORS TO WORK ON. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO READ THIS REPORT OVER IMMEDIATELY, BOB? WHAT I WOULD LIKE FRO'" YOU IS YOUR OPINION ON vAR IOUS ISSUES. YOU COULD EITHER WR ITE THEM DOWN ON A SHEET OF PAPER OR MEREL"'( JOT DOWN YOUR CRITICISM IN THE MARGIN OF THE REPORT ." THERE IS ONE POINT WE DISCUSSED IN OUR PAST CORRESPONDENCE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY; IT IS THE PROBLEM OF GETTING THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS TOGETHER ON THEIR C~RTIFICATION. SOME PEOPLE REfER TO IT AS A NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INSTRUCTO~S. I AGREE WITH YOU THAT IT IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH A HUNDRED HEADACHES. YOU WERE CERTAINLY RIGHT WHEN YOU SAID THAT IT WOULD BE DIFfiCULT TO MAKE .EVERYONE TEACH AL IKE. WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO WAS A STEP TOWARDS A BETTER CORRELATION OF THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS. AT LEAST WE SHOULD KEEP EACH OTHER INFORMED TO WHAT OUR POLICIES ARE AND WHO ~ ARE CERTIFYING EACH YEAR. THIS IS ESPECIALLY A NECESSITY HERE !N THE WfST. AT ALTA WE GET A STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN TAKING LESSONS fROM SEVERAL FAR WEST TEACHERS. HE SPENDS A FEW DAYS TRYING OUR IN~TRUCTORS AND GOES ON TO SUN VALLEY AND THE PNSA AND HE MAY GO EVEN TO WEST yELLOWSTONE OR WHITEFISH OF THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN. fROM SALT LAKE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF A DAY'S DRIVING TO ANY ONE OF fOUR ASSOCIATIONS NOT TO MENTION THIS ONE. -2- THE EMBARRASMENT ARISES WHEN THIS PATICULAR STUDENT ASKS IF I KNChI SUCH AND SUCH OVER AT SQUAW OR YOSEMI TE OR SUN VALLEY •. I MAY KNOW HIM OR I MAY NOT. THE STUDENT MAY ASK ME If I. KNOW WHAT ~THOD A CERTAIN TEACHER IS USING AT ANOTHER RESORT IN A DIFfERENT DIVISION. AN INTERFLOW OfCQRRESPONDENCE WOULD HELP SOLVE SOME .Of THESE DIFfiCULTIES. SIMILARLY,. IT WOULD BE POSSBLE TO STIMU-LATE ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION THROUGH ALL THE ASSOCIATIONS H:RE" IN THE WEST. FOR EXAMPLE. IF A CALifORNIA SKIER IS VISITING ALTA A~'O TAKING LESSONS HERE, I SEE NO F<EASON WHY WE CAN'T EDUCATE HIM TO TAKE SK I INSTRUCT IONS WHEN HE, GOES BACK TO Ct,L I fORN IA AREAS TO SKI; I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE GENERAL IMPRESSION RECEIVED BY THE SKIING PUBLIC IS THAT THE SKI INSTRUCTORS HAVE NO CLOSE CORRELAT I ~N AMONG THE 0 I FFERENT SECT IONS Of' THE WESTERN UN ITED STATES. . WHILE I WAS IN SUN VALLEY LAST WEEK fOR A fEW DAYS, I TALKED THIS THING OVER WITH SARNEY MCLEAN. HE WAS IN FAVOR Of AN INTERCHA;~ G I NG OF IDEAS BOTH THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE AND PERSONAL CONTACTS MADE AT CERTIFICATIONS. HE WAS ALL FOR YOUR IDEA OF INVITING DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS fR~~ A NUMBER Of THE CLOSELY ,ASSOCIATED DIVISIONS IN THE WEST TO ACT AS LECTURERS AND CONSULTANTS AT THE SK I TEACHERS COURSES.· I ALSO TALKED WITH HANS SARABACH FROM WEST ~ .. YELLOWSTONE AND HE IS ALL IN FAVOR OF" GETT ING MORE OF THE ·SOYS . . TOGETHER fROM THE INSTRUCTOR GROUPS AT OUR CLINICS AND CERTifiCATIONS. THIS WOULD GIVE THE BOYS A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT THE OTHERS ARE DOING I, THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN SKI AREAS. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION, BOB? . DON'T YOU fEEL THAT THIS WOULD BE A DEfINITE START THAT ~OULD NOT ~ET WITH TOO MANY BOTTLENECKS? . YOU MENTIONED ANOTHER pROBLEM THAT MIGHT PLAUGE OUR ORGANIZATION-- THAT OF" BEING TOO LIBERAL WITH GIVING OUT CERTifiCATES. I fEED THAT WE HAVE A GOOD START SINCE AT OUR fALL CERTlrlCATION ~E DEMOTED SEVERAL Of THE BOYS. ONE GOOD fACTOR IS THAT THE ISlA IS STILL UNDER THE PARENT GROUP AND ITS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR.' F. C. KOZIOL. WHO IS ALSO ONE Of THE MEN IN THE fOREST SERVICE AND HAS DONE A GREAT DEAL TO RAISE ThE REQUIRE~£NTS fOR TEACHERS TEACHING ON FOREST SERVICE LANDS. AT pRESENT ALL TEACHERS TEACHING ON THESE LANDS ARE CERTIfiED AND MUST BE CERTIF"IED ITTHEY ARE TO HAVE THEIR SPECIAL USE PERMITS RENEWED. UNDER THIS KIND Of A SET-UP WE HAVE ALL THE BACKING WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE R~QUIREt-£ NTS EVEN TO THE POINT Of DEMOTION., BOB. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE TO HELP US UP HERE. I HOPE lHAT I CAN HAVE A CHANCE· TO REPAY YOU SOMEDAY. I WON'T MENTION THE WEATHER ANO SNOW CONDITIONS SUBJECT SINCE THAT PROBABLY. IS A SORE SPOT WITH BOTH Of US. JEASUS, WHAT A WINTER! .. THANKS AGAIN. OOB. BL (NCS. SINCERELY, BILL LASH ~18(1t Yel1.o'!T.'1t.one. i'Tnroh 3(). lOS? ITr. Bill LflSh, President., Int.ermountain Ski Instructors, Salt lake bity, Utah Dear Bill, I recei vecl your letter of March 2ll_ vli th the proposed plan of your ISlA ore;anization. In rny spare time I hElve been stunyinr.: the plan ~md I believe that you have done a thorou~h Job in nreuairin~ it and also I mn im-rressed with vour Bnlvsis or the (1 iffioul ties and necessities for B well functionin~ instructor's organization. I ljast the Svliss GovernY1ent license in 1936, which beltan with an entry exa~ination(~eneral skiln~ ability). After pOAsing tile entry (lx[11Tlinat1on the npTlllcnnts wont throllr~h f\ rlr~l(l 7 (toy .. course. In t:le mornine;s We were ,-,:1 ven regular lessons in the proper prosress schedule from walkingstens to advanced skiing in various snOVI conditions. Afternoons VIe were instructed in teachinG the subjects we had durin~ the mornin~. The a~nlic8nts took turns in te8chin~. After ~inner we had lectures by various eXl)erts on sub,i ects such as snoW' textures, avalanche danger, mapreading and sti mountaineerin~. advanced first eid and Avacuation. 1)lus the mechanical end l~h'rsicnl F1nnli~~l(1 or th~ Vf''rillllr'l lllnl1r>l1- vers on skis . After tIle coiJr:~e ,,~e '11:';1 [J t.,.'o Ill)'! e7.f)l'1.inDtion. which mac1 e the ','lhole procedure lest ten cta~rs . .. UI that mir;~ht be more elaborate t'rJEln neceSSBr,r but I am certai~ that it g{ves a Sound basis for the ~rofessi~n. The early certification method (NSA) in this country were inadeauate and were nothing more than eyewash for the puplic. In recent years the Eastern, Far Vlest and PNSA have come forth with more thorough prorr,rams, however in my opinion the course previous to the examination (the only organized period for a p;ood skier to learn how to instruct) W8S never quite stressed enour:h. As :TOU know in 10 4,7 8 fev! of 11S (incluc'linr; .inck T~f . .ior) hed a Jmeetinr, in Aspen VIi th tl1e purpose of c1 iscu,slon ano the possibility of forming an or~anization of professional skiers, indenendent of the ESA. V'T-e had a number of interesting discussions, but as you know ski instructors are a bunch of rur:,c;ed in('iividualists ann therefor Vl8 f01lT1c1 [\ lot of rl'01mfl ('In \'!1110h t.n (1-\ f'1f1n'r(\~ on. One of tJ1E'l 1)101n rILu.'nbl1nrr, hloeks wos the unlficntion of a :'lethod of teaching. One p:roup maintained that ",re 8'10u10, i'lOrk out a l',nified, uniform syste~n of teHchin.'"':. ~\. nother "roun fel_t that this would ham-oer the proGress by excludin.q: ne','T ideas. ':Ie all 8greed on a apprenticeshin system wher8S a skier intenc'linp: to become an instructor would serve one winter under 8 oualified ski school director. r:tlhe director 'would t1l en n8SS 5udn:e'Tlent on hill'1 at the / / II end of the soason. 'this has become a little long winded, but for going are some of my ideas on the subject. I feel that your effurts are certainly a bi~ step in the rip;ht direction and if can in any way be of help, I will be glad to do so • . ' I am honoured that you asked for my opinion and with the impressive board of directors I hope I am not presumptuous in volonteering some ideas. Sincerely yours ~ Hans Sarbach 1'. (. _1 t ~ ""'- "'-eJ... I:t. '-'11 "1 LL rL I yi-.~ t..-t- ....... ~~ 1 ~~·vt. F l R SKI INSTRUCTORS Bill Lash Presadent: In-termountain Ski Ins:tructors Assn •. 874 Eastt RO-uth Temple' Sal tt Lakef.> C(l ty,. " uta.h Dear:' Bill:: WEST ~SSOCl~TI0N OFFICE OF 'PRES~ APHIL 4 1952 IJ wanted to keep your bylaws and pas:s: them Around" for the boys to look at: and, discucs with me but. they ~ll seem to be so: busy thlitt If thought:, II w.ouldl delay you too much so I sent them back and would apprecite their presence at our convention at Squaw Valley on Apr,il 21--25 inclusive if you find, it possible •. We:; aleo extend a personal invitation to you and; anybody else in your Abm.to attend our Convention and see how we handle or perhps'mishandle the deall •• I cannot take it upon nrree1f to offer you andl your fraends. any rates. other than the same that p:::-evail for. all of us. Thos'e rates this year are $5.50 per day which ent'it1es~; one to lodging (dorm)) breakfast Rnd dinner and, free lift. privileges •. The above rates are really libeal and IJ think very f:air, •. Res:ervations have to, be sent, into, S'quaw early with a $5.50 depoei t" per person so they can estimate the crowd and stock up accordingly •. The F~W.R~A"'. Convention is at Squaw on the 26th and 27th 80 one runs: right into the other very conveniently •. If you em' 't mke it Bill or send Il representa t 1 va 1'1i Cf') rbdnly A,ppreo i ... ate the loan of your bylaws for R. committee of ours to look over and discuss because I feel thtours, have gone long enough wi thout revision and they cert inly need it •. You mention getting together on our methods of teaching and II think. ita very good idea. We !we hill. the same problems you get and r kilow what you me8n. I have heard people say thf)t':. they ~ h • .,e tAken instruction from Alf and he inVariably asks where they do most of their skiing and he tries to adapt his technique so it will not confuse the pupil with what he has already been taught but tht is possible only in private instruction or small classes and all instructors aren' t1. as thoughtful or as capable as kif. 'is Tbo ~ skiin~ sreats are.just too bul~headed • I do feel that no ~tter what ~echniqu~ is taught that tmfundamentals should oe e same as' lS pract lsed !'it highspeed and I' "Ie seen some very well known skiers shifting their we ight in snowplows tnt never 0 do so in their own fast skiing and tht I believe is not right foil a t~chnique ~ ~ b2,!l.a fide teclmigue. Primarily we all teach rota. t~on, standing in the middle of the skie, snowplow at 1l1ow epo. __ ~_Jt __ ~ __ ~,_~~_~_,~ ___ ~_~_R V E THE SKIING PUBLIC / F ~ R WE~T SKI 'INSTRUCTORS ~SSOCl~Tl ON (2) eeds, parrallel at high speeds or deep anow with u varying dORroo of emphasis on sid~s~ipping or stemming. One of the most controversial subjects to ~ mind is whether a person (if he stems) should stem h~fou~r j.~\ower ski. We teach here to stem the lower and Ii ;ll1in}s ~~~?' you 'at .t.ltateach- the pupil to stem the upper. Both W~B have their merit as I r~member in the arnv how handy the lifted stem pole turf! came j'!l wh~n we coming down steep slopes thru, trees slowly with packs on ..... our backs and wanted'lbove all to stay on our feet-. We do f,eel: thfs< way though and that ie- that alower st-embrake 1##1 causee'" the 'pupil tostem the upper ekialeo and:: when tref'all-line is reached the pupil is sitting way back instead of being correctly forward and~nine times out of ten their power from their. rot ~tti.on ie alrefl,dy dissipated and_ they end their turn with a very weak swing and a lifting in of the upper ski. We teach the pupil to wind up forward so the skis drop into the fallline thru being weighted and flattened a.nd it is a stemming of the lower ski and tre R.mount of the stem is determined by thedistance to. the fall-line When a skier is: in the fnll-line the stem should be at a mininnUIl or parallel. This· kind of tal k is best· explained on the slopes though and I: feel tht all methode have good points and no one should eay t1i.at'-- somebody elee is definitely wrong. We· keep dropping things: we usedto teach and found out taught bad habits that Vlere hard to break One such thing we are trying to eliminate is the teaching of the snowplow turn as an edged position. It stands to reason that.if it is taught in a holding back braking position tht it is ~oing to be as hard to.' turn as n car making a curve with the brake on and a foot tromping on the gas at the flame time. T'oo lll.A.ny inatructorD themsel .. ves don't'cunderstand technique well enough to understand this and wi th new ins tructors enter ing the fold eve ryyear it is hrd.; to keep every body straight on the su bje ct. For tnt mat ter s one of the old bullheaded. boys are the worst offenders andmakes me think sorr.etimes that old dogs can't be taught new tricks. J That'6." enough of that malarkey. I wish you would eay hello to K .. Slni th fJXr'r' me when you see him. He was llY' platoon sgt. when r was' buckS'gt under him in the 86th Mtn Inf. Luggi and,' r reminis:ce a lot, over his: stuttering j oke:m~ • He was Luwi' e:T.opkick. K wa.s' a da.mn goode. man and a good, skier. I think I] ski P.. bit better now tha.n when he pro.bably remembers me. I know Barney Mclean slightly and Hans SarbaChtwae also in mY comPllY soif you want to pass TTiY invitation to Y~ I on 0 them wny ~lea6e do so and we'ti be glad to get together and h~ things out. I'll close now and hit the sack Bill. Ie.m Yours: Sincerely p. S. I U-:.J. ~ 1. JJ. . •. ~ I1.-U ~ J f) J~~Ah~~ ~~~~l _ (YLtK • ~~~ .:r~u:I(j _ ~tw1~~L. __ (.A~~ .. \: -~O;:::/#_~!L~}2:-_ T _Kc-~~~£~~ __ "...p. .' p vx.. ~.G .. ~ ~ MO. BOB BRELSfORD BOX 68 YOSEMITE' LODGE' YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK CALifORNIA DEAR BOB: 874 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE' SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH A PR I L 27, 1952 WE WOULD LIKE" TO THANK YOU fOr? YOUR PE'~SONAl HOSPITALITY YOU SHOWED US DURING THf CONVENTION Of" THE fAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTC'1S ASSOCIATION. WE fELT THAT WE GAINED A GOOD DEAL Of INFORMATION AND IDEAS ANO MAKE. A ~W NEW fRIENDS. I TH I NK THAT YOU HA VE DONE AVERY GOOD JOB DURING YOUR TERM Of PRESIDENCY. PERHAPS BY THE TIME or YOUR NEXT CONVENTION OU~ TWO ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE MUCH CLOSER. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL 8£ ABLE TO ATTEND OUR CONVENTION IN EAPLY NOVEt.f3ER ·AT WHICH TI~ WE MAy 8E .eLE TO DISCUSS 5tM: pLANS FOR t-£RGING PARTS Of OUR TWO ASSOC IAT IONS. THANK YOU AGAIN, BOB, fOR YOUP INVITATION ANO fOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY OF MEETING A LOT or WONOE'~fUL GUYS. I WOULD APPREC lATE HEA f?ING fROM YOU WHEN YOU HAVE' TItlE. SINCEPELY, BILL LASH, PRESIDENT INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOC. MR. EMILE ALLAIS SQUAW VALLEY LODGE TAHOE CITY, CALifORNIA DEAR EMILE: 814 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE S LT LAKE CITY, UTAH f PR I L 27, 1 952 WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE TIME YOU SPENT WITH US APRIL 22, IN DISCUSSING AND DEMONSTRATING YOUR TECHNIQUE. IT IS REALIZED THAT YOU ARE A BUSY MAN ANO TH~T THIS EffORT REQUIRED SOME PERSONAL SACRIFICES. I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT WE WERE VERY MUCH IMPRESSED WITH YOU AND YOUR TECHNIQUE. I HOPE THAT SOMETIME I CAN PERSONALLY REPAY THE fAVOR YOU HAVE GIVEN US • . THANK YOU AGAIN rOR YOUR COOPERATION. WE WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN. SINCERELY, BILL LASH, pRESIDENT INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOC •. I!!r. Bl11 Lf,tsh 874 ~a~t South Temnle '3a 1 t Lake Ci t:r, Ut:Jh. D9~r Bl11, • June 11, 1952 It took me sever~l d~ys to recover from the affecte 65 the fin,: .. l party 1..1-' at 3.:stes. 2':;:;'.1 fin~ bz..;,ncluet .. n-' flnal get together S'lturd,;y nirr't. :.\11 bURinasn \,,:.~-' finl ::::l .... ::J 'in !:;;.tturday 80 no mS:Jtinp. on ,sund::;y. It Vias ;,. r'3:d finS' rl'::atlng from be~inln~ to end I _thou~ht. address of our c~mmittee for you ~nd f'r K. Smith. I ~ill pet the r~ct of ~h~m nut this ~~0k. I am ~18o foina to atatt work ~n ~ rouch dr~rt of or~~niz~tion qO I vl111 hav~ ~"')rn~+hlnp: t,o COITl":,;lr<3 '.':1 t,1; y'Jur~-'. I U-: 1 r:lr //'1 (; ,n ~2t 8om?thlng t~ ~~~k ~r ~t l~~~t. Halle to hGJr from ,)'O'J 8QOD v;ith y')~T 1.(3'3 J:O ,'" , " MR. T0M'41 TYNDALL LOS ANGELES ATHLETIC CLUB 431 WEST SEVENTH STREET LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA DEAR TOMMI I 814 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE S LT LAKE CITY, UTAH MAY 20, 1952 . J' ". WE HAVE NOT HEARO THE' RESULTS OF THE M,A flECTIONS AT SQUAW VALLEY. I AM ASSUMING THAT YOU ARE THE NEW, pRESIDENT fROM THE CONVERSATION I OVERHEARD WHilE I WAS AT THE CONVENTION. HOWEVER, IT MAKES LITTLE DiffERENCE WHO THE NEW PROXY IS, BECAUSE YOU ARE THE MAN I WANT TO TALK TO. POSSIBLY YOU ARE AWARE BY NOW or THE PROPOSALS Of THE CHAIR~N or THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION or SKI TEACHERS COMMITTEE. THESE PROPOSALS ARE TO BE PRESENTED AT THE ~TIONAl CONVE'NTION AT ESTES PARK, COLORADO, JUNE 5. THE' JEST Of THE PROPOSALS, If YOU 00 NOT ALREADY KNOW, IS THAT ALL SKI CERTIFICATION WILL BE UNDER THE DIRECT AUSPICES OF THE NSA. FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED PARTLY TO THE NATIONAlANO PAPTLY TO THE DIVISION. MY SUGGESTION IS THAT IF YOU HAVE NOT STUDIED THE PROPOSALS, YOU SHOULD OBTAIN A COpy FROM ONE Of THE fAR WEST O£LEGA TES THERE I N LOS ANGELfS. THE' PROPOSAL DOES NOT STP IKE ft£ AS BE I NG TOO BEN I ric I AL TO us HERE IN THE WEST. THE CONTROL IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE AMATEUR SKIERS AND THE NSA. ALTHOUGH IT IS A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, I DO NOT FEEL 'THAT IT IS THE TYPE OF' CONTROL WE WANT HERE. POSSIBLY I'M A LITTLE PRE~UDICE, BUT I fEEL AS YOU DO IN THAT THE SK I TE'ACHE'RS SHOULD GOVERN THE IP OWN pROBLEMS. IF ANY TYPE' OF ASSOCIATION IS TO BE DESIRED IT SHOULD COME FROM A WilLFUL ASSOCIATION Of INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS -- AS IS THE rwSIA. WOULD YOU PLEASE GET ~HOLD Of A COpy OF THE PROPOSAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WRITE ME YOUR OPINIONS' AS t AM ONE or THE DELEQATES FROM THE INTEPMOUNTAINl I WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO VOtCE MY OP IN JON. THE ONl Y INSTRUCTORs RE PRESENTAT I VE I SEE ON THE FAR WEST'S DELEGATES IS CORTY HILL. POSSIBLY HE CAN HELP us. AFTER YOU VOICE AN OPINION, WE CAN PLAN A COURSE OF ACTION FAVORABLE TO BOTH or OUR ORGANIZATIONS. WE SHOULD CARRY SOME WEIGHT Ir WE STICK TOGETHER. " (' . :'! 'f " l' ...~ ..... ,J);" " .~ ~ Jl> .. r' lI ,', I,/"J r;' '. ~~~~i ,'" i .,,' , :~~f;,~" I:,;".: .' " ..'. l._ ''''"1;'1,\ \ ." ",,.' . , ' , '~." .. " 'i '.;::?/;~_~ .' ,'"\ . j~~'l;'~;/., '~": .; .. :,.: ;ff~/ ! t r ;}~ ~{. , :,' r,t t. ~ ~'~ ~\~, , .. J::,:, " " , ~-; .: ,,' .: c'!, . \ / ~ ";: , ':~ ~: ' .:..\:' ,. :.: ')"" Mr. Bill lash CORTLANDT T, HILL 60Q SOUTH HILL STREET LOS ANGELES 14.CAUFORNIA Januury 22, 1952 President Intermountain Ski Instructors Assn. 874 East. South Temple Salt lake City Utah Dear Mr. Lash: Your letter of January 21st 'has been received and I am dreadfully sorry that I have to report that 14r. Hill is in Europe and I am not expecting h1m in this office until early in April. The Far West Instructors Associa.tion have amended their articles and I 'Would not like to try and to give you answers to your question" so I am forwarding your letter on to Bob Brelsford" the President of the Far West Ski Instructor.s Association and he will be able to help you. Mr. Brelsford was very active in the organizing of our Assodtation and he will be able to tell you all the pitfalls • By copy of this letter" I am asking M-r. Brelsford to pinch hit for Mr. lIlll. a2:4J Secretary to Mr. Hil~ P. S. Mr. Brelsford is an instructor at. Yosemite Mr. Tomml Tyndall President, FWSIA Los Angolen Athletic Club 431 West Seventh Street Los Angeles, California De ar Tommi: 874 hast South Temple Salt Lake City 2, Utah June 28, 1952 As previously explained to you in my last letter, I am submitting a pro~ress-report to the temporary members o~ the NCBlA, the certlftcatton chalrmen tn thofle dtvTsions who do not have organized instructors' groups, and to teachers tn those areas who will be interested Tn our National Council of Ski Instructors of Amertca. Please realize that my report 1s not an accumulation of my personal ideas. It Is based upon your counter-proposal or May 26, 1952. However, I have included with the NCSlA revised plan an introduction to the subject of national certtfication, the indenendent instructors' groups, and the conception of the NCSIA. Your revised plan has not been changed in any manner other than certain secttons have been double-spaced for reasons of clarity in read1ng. Single-spaced, typewritten material can be dtffToult to comprehend and could easily dtscourage people from readtng its contents. The report is composed in three sections: Part I is an introduction to certification in the United States, the formulation of the independent instructors' groups, and the attitude on the ~ubject ofJprofessTonal and amateur interests. I have used references for my informatton; such as, your articles in the November and December, 1948, issues of the Skier; and articles written by people concerntng teaching and certtficatlon whIch were taken from ski annuals and other publicat~ons over the past ten years. Part II is a summary of our formulatIon of the Nat~onal Council at Squaw Valley; our jl")int actt on concerninp: the NSA comm!. ttee' s ~roposal on national certTf'.catton; the actton taken at the NeSIA meeting at Estes Park; and your letters introducing the c0unterproposal. Part III ts your plan writen word-for-word wlth a few j. '</' , " e Mr. Tommi Tyndall 2 June 28, 1952 footnotes of explanation in two aecti.ons that I thought might cause some mlsunderstandlng. For example, where you state that the age of certified tnstructors should be 21 years, it is clearly obvlous to me and you why this 1s necest"ary, but it mtp:ht not be clear to someone not familiar with the situation. ~'heretore, I explained in a footnote ~h1 we thouRht this neces~ary. These exnlanattons are few and do not distract from the text of the proposal. We felt from the att~tude at the NSA Convention that a report of thls nature was necessary to explaln to those tndlviduals who are not acqualnted w1th the lnstructora' issue, our independent organtzatlons, and our des1ree to afflliate our interests. It was evident at the Estes Park convention that our problem is not in merely submitting a proposal; but it is how we present that proposal. The only answer 1s to tntroduce it in an unbiased, honest manner. The results of my research on this subjeot are sel~-evident to the ideals that we are trying to obtain. Thisresearch 1s the com~iling of infor.matlon from you and other people who have contributed to the issue. I have listed my referenoes and given those people oredit to whose writtlngs r have referX'ed. The report has been corrected and revised by an unbiased . observer, the Bureau of Economic and Business Research O:l the ' University of Utah, so I am positive that its presentation will be correct. The compilatton ts rather long, but Bob and I felt that this would be necessary it we are to tell the whole story tn a manner that can eastly be obsorbed by a person who 1s not acquainted with our problem. Its presentation 1s ,purely a matter ot sal •• nsychology. Tomml, I have put three-weeks' work into this damn thIng when I should be looking tor a job, but I teel that the time was well-spent. I am going to have this renort mimeographed Monday, so that I can send copies to everyone next week. I need your "Go-ahead" on the matter s tnce t t is your work that I am s ubmi ttmg • Would ~ou please give me nermission to expedIte the matter. It you should have anything to suggest, please phone me immediately-collect - 5-4819, Salt Lake City. It I do not hear from you by Monday, I will go ahead wIth this plan. WRL Sincerely, William R. Lash Pres., ISlA : .. " . ,. ' .. ~ . ,..: , ' " " "'" .. 814 'rAST SOUTH Tr'MPl~ STREET' S LT LAaKE C'TY 2, UTAH JULY 2 , 1952 "~ .. MR. BURTON H. BOYUM "'>',. PArs ,pf:NT I CUSS A , C" 'BOX 24lt , ROUTE 1 , "NEGAUNEE', MICHIGAN DEAR ~. BOYUM. , ""':';' A COMM I TIn: MEET I 00 Of" TH!' NAT I ONAL SK I ASSOC I AT ION WAS HELD " JUNE,5, 1952, AT [STESPARK, 'COLOPADO, TO CONSIDER THE ISSU£ " or A ~TfONAL PLAN~~or'SK" TE'ACHE'R C£RTIF'lCATION. AT THAT Tt~ , AGArrO'TO !UBMfT:1TO rH!~'M£MBERS or THAT ri££TfNG ANO OTHER " ,'NTERrSTED'HIOIV'OUAlS A PROGRESS-REPORT. lHIS WAS TO tlLUS-SRATt THE CERTifiCATION PROBLEM AND DEV£lOPMflNT or THE INO£,- P£' ND£NT 'NSTRUCTORS' GROUPS I N THE' UN I TED S TA TES • THE' R£ PORT IS NOW PR£SENT£D rOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. , ' ,'I, " ' , " .: , , I YOUR POSITION IN THISMAmR or· SKt.'TtACHEP C[RTtrl'~ATION IS AS . IMPORTANT AS YOUR. ASSOCIATION WITH 'HE: 'NSA ANO YOUR POSITION , ' , IN YOUR D tv,S, ON. 'YOU A~S:; 'ACQUA , 'NT~O WITH THl''' PROBl.F:~ OF' THE' SK1Tr~CH'NQ Pf'OF'[!S I Of. AN.) YOU ARC V£RYCLOSr' IN ITS ~[LATIONSHtP WITH ORGAN'ZEOSKI'NG.TH.srXPERI[NCE COULD BE INvALUABLE 'TO THf SI<I 'TE"ACHtNO -PROFESSION AN) TIit' NATrONAL';SKt I,' " ,; . , I" - ASSOC ,AT'ON IN PRtSE'NTINQ 'A PLAN: Of" NAT.ONAlCERT ,rICATtON THAT WIL.L SF: AGREEABLE TO,ALLi"PfOPL£ CONCE'RNrD'N"ALL: DIVISIONS. If YOU WOUlD DO ME THt ,HONOR or RrVIrWING THIS "t~T, IT WILL CE~TA I Nt.. Y Sf: ApPRE'C IA'f[D." POSS tBL Y 1 Ttf! tNSTRUCTORS t PlAN HAS S()t.£'UNOESIRABLE' ASPI'CTS, .OR PrRHAPS' THP:R['HAV[' BE:IN'A rrw", WORTHWHfL!'DE'AS E'XTtNO£D. IN ANY CASE, A' F'EW emlc ISMS ""LL HELP ORGANIZED-SKIING TO F'ORMUL.ATE A SU'TABLE PLAN CK eERTIF.CATION THAT CAN BE pRES£'NTE'O TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION NEXT' SPRING. MR. BOYUM, WOULD YOU PLEASE'GIVE THIS YOUR ATTENTION. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, WILLIAM R. lASH TEMPORARY SECRETARY , , NAT I ONA l C OUNC t L OF' S K " INSTRUCTORS Of AMER IC~ i , /'tW·11Ji?~.EJ~~W!-rW-'1p~-'-'!/!,l //;;;~-'J77j rrrrl ~1}.rl'7'?,J '('rtf'S (} t~ ~/!t / 4;t~/;,ft J{ ;:; -((I'iitrOrMP¥rj <:?il . · ;U?77f;iT mrm:r "n WP1W1"1IJ . (7n!f (/t(?TP rfO,J/ 1'IIJ, r <?f.l??>lr liS If II ?7tri'.~ i,rNlJiJJki{} ;;Ibol r C;;. rr?J 7T. ,fi;:, (0/ 7/77 (71?P" N-ry! 6' 'If' ¥'Rltr 11-' <?PT 7P17 If" pr I'll ~ rW' (Zf?lJ 0' """ (J ~7'ff"'7:r')? '7 77 7/,,77' ?f<9",7tj,J 11.?? 12 P 1t:.""'j: !.hP7r-rr ,1r'''?>1 ;wy 0' '7 r j'f7lP?' 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GUS GNEHM BOX 224 ' ... ; BOZEMAN, MONTANA DEAR .GUS: 874"· E' AST SOUTH TEMPLE ST~EET SALT LAKE CITY. 2, UTAH' JULY 8, . 1952 . . A . COMM ITTEE MEE T I NG Of THE NAT IONAl SKI ASSoc. I AT', ON I \-JAS HELD. JUNE 5, '952, AT ESTE:S PARK, COLORADO, TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEtolJ OF' A NAT IONAL CERT I f I CAT I ON Of .SK I .TE ACHEPS. AT 'THIS MEETING I AGREEO TO SUBMIT TO THE MEMBERS Of ' THAT COMMITTEE" AND ALL OTHER . INTERESTED . INDIVIDUALS A 'PROGRESSREPORT ON CERTIfiCATION IN ~HEUNITED STATES. " THEPEPORT "lAS ALSO TO I LLUSTRATE THE DEVELOPMe:NT OF', THE , I NOEPENOENT INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS. THIS IS NOW PRESENTED fOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. . . . . PHIL CLARK TELLS t~ THAT ,YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN INfORMED OF THE S ITUAT ION THAT NOW EX ISTS, SO I SaIEvE ;. THE .~e:PORT WilL' BE SELf-EXPLANATORY. '/OUR INDIVIOUALI MPOPTANCE,-,. Ir-fTH IS ·MATTER CAN NOT ,BE OVER~ EMPHASIZED." AS CERTIfICATION CHA IRMAN IN THE NRMSA, ',ANO . AS A TEACHER, YOlJRS~LFI ' YOU UNDOUBTEDLY' REALIZE ' THA'r WE " MUST ALL' COOPERA1E '· tN ' ANY PLAN · If IT 'IS10. BEA SUCCESS~ THEREfORE" IT ,',SNECESSA,RY 'THAT YOU CRlTICIZE ' TH£ · CONTtNTS Ot THIS REPORT •. : PLEASE. GIVE.THIS YOU R AT'TENTtON .. . GUS. ' RfSPECTfULLY ~UBMJTTED, .WILLIAM. R •. LASH TEMPORARY SECRETARY .. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF' SKI I NSTRUCTORS OF' . AMER I CA . MR. LAWRENCE E. BRIGGS PRESIDENT, USEASA 814 e: AST SOU'TH TEMFt. e: STREET .s L T ~AKE CITY 2, ,UTAH JULY ~, , 1952 DEPARTMENT Of PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNIVERSITY Of MASSACHUSETTS AMH~RST, MASSACHUSETTS DEAR MR. 8R ,IGGS: JUNE 5, '9'52, YOU WERE CHAIRMAN or j 'COM"'1TTEE fl.1EET 'ING OF THE NAT I ONALSK I ' Assec ,I AT ION THAT CONCERNED THE 'PROBLEM-OF' A NATIONAL PLAN Of 'SKI TEACHER CEPTlfICATION. ", YOU ,WILL RECALL THAT I' AGREED' AT ': THAT :'TIM£ TO SUBMIT TO THE MEMBERS or :THAT MEETING 'AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIV!IOUALS A PROGRESSREPORT ON THf>'CERTlfICATION PROBLEM AND DEVELOP~NT 'Of THE INDEPENDENT INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS REPORT IS NC1d ,PRESENTE,D fOR YOUR CONS IDEPAT ION. YOUR EXPEQIENCE· IN SKIING CAN BE A GREAT HELP, TO tHE; COMPLETION OF' ANY PLAN ,THE INSTRUC.TORS AND THE NATIONAL SKI ' ASSOC IATION A~ ITS O" VIS" ONS' SHOULD CHOOSE. , AS A OIQECTOR AND orflCE~ OF THE USEASA<rOR,SEVERAL' YEARS, YOU HAVE FOLLOWED THE' INSTRUCTORS' ACTIVITIES AND YOU ARE fAMILIA~ WITHALL · PHASEs 'or WINTER-SPORTS ACTIVITIES. youq COOPER AT ION \oJ ILL 8E' , ~ A, GREAT ; HELP, TOWARDS THE PRESENTAT ION "OF TH IS PLAN NEXT ' SP~ING. J WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR REVIEWING THIS REPORT, MR. BRIGGS. '-'OULD IT BE' POSSIBLE FOPYQU ,AND MR. CUDDEBACK TO STUDY TH IS PRESENTAT ION TOGETHER BEFORE ANY DEC IS IONS ARE MADE.'. PERHAPS THE' REPORT EXERJS SOME fEASIBLE IDEAS -- 'PERHAPS" , NOT'. I N A NY CASE, YOUR CR IT I CA L COMME NTS A PE DES I RED. . PLEASE UIVE IT YOUR ATTENTION. ' RESPECTfULLY SUBMITTED 1 WILLIAM R. LASH TEMPORARY SECRETARY, , NATIONAL COUNCIL Of SKI INSTRUCTor~s OF AMEP'ICA MR . 808 LAw 4~4 . NORTH EUCllO AVENUE PASADENA, CALifORNIA DEAR 80B: 814 EAST SOUTH ·TEMPLE STREE'r S LT ·LAKE CITY · 2~ UTAH . JULY 8, 1952 · . YOU ATTENDED A COMMITTEE: MEET INa OF "THE NAT 'ONAl· SKI . ASSOCIATION JUNE 5, ;1952, ' CONCERNING ·. THE PROOLEM,· OF':·:·:A NATIONAL PLAN or SKI <'TEACHER CERTlrICATION~ ' YOU WILV RECALL THAT I AGREED TO SUBM I TARE PORT TO THE MEMBf:RS OF'THAT MEETING AND OTHER . INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS. · . THIS \"AS TO BE A PROORESS-REPORT..ON THE CEF?TlfICATION pROGRAM IN THE UNITEO ·STATES AND THE' DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT INSTRUCTORS' Gnoups. THIS IS No,i ,pm:SENTED fOR ~OUR CONSI.DERATION.' BOB, YOU HAVE 8EEN A GREAT HELP BY GIVING ME SOME IDEAS IN PRESENTING THIS PE PORT . · A LOT OF' MATERIAL HAS BEEN ·1 NCLUDED ' BECAUSE I fELT THAT TOMM I . SHOULD BE' , RECOONIZED fOP HIS WORK. REMEMBER WE DISCUSSED THAT pROBLEM AT ,THE CONVENTION. ' ... . .' YOUR · PERSONAL COMMENTS ON THIS pRESENTATION WILL BE . APPRECIATED. PERHAPS THERE · HAVE BEEN SOME'WORTH-WHILE ·,DEAS EXTENDED. OR POSSIBLY THfRf APE sm.£ PHJlSES :' THAT WOULD NOT SEEr.1 ~A CT 'ICAL. · IN ANY CASE, I HAVE TRIED TO : INCLUOE EVERYONE WHO HAS CONTP IBUTEO TO THE CERT IF" 1- CAT ION PP.OBLEM ONE tWAYv OR . ANOTHER . I THOUGHT TH IS WOULD BE ·THE BEST WAY ·TO (';AIN tHE ATTENTION Of ALL THE "~HE~~S~li A fEW CRITICISMS WILL ' BE Of GREAT HELP fROM THOSE PEOPLE WHO REcrivE COPIES ·Ot THIS REPORT. THE REfORE , I WILL APPRECIATE HEARING fROM YOU. RESPECTfULLY SUBMITTED, WILLIAM R. LASH TEMPORARy SECRETARY, NATIONAL COUNCil· OF SKI INSTRUCTORS Of AMERICA " , , 'w . "MR,. W. S. DAVIS 5203 HIGHLINE PLACE DENVER, COLORADO DEAR MP. DAVIS. 811• (AST ~OtJTU TttMPLE STmn:T S LT LAKE CITY 2, UTAH JULY 9, 1952 A COMMITTEE MEETING Of THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION WAS HELD JUNE 5, 1952, AT ESTES PA~K, COLORADO, TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE Of A NATIONAL PLAN OF SKI TEACHER CERTIFICATION. AT THAT TIME" I AGREEO TO SUBMIT TO THE MEMBERS OF THAT t«ETINQ AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS A PROGRESS REPORT. THIS WAS TO ,ILLUSTRATE THE CERT IF ICAT ION PROBLEM AND O£VELOf't.£NT OF THE INDEPENDENT INSTPUCTORS' G~OUP5 IN THE UNITED STATES. THE REPORT IS NOW PRESENTED fOR Y0UR CONSIDERATION. YOUR POSITION IN THIS PROBLEM OF CERTIFICATION CANNOT BE OVER.EMPHASIZED. YOU WILL DISCOVER AS YOU READ THIS REpORT I HAVE TAKEN THE L I BERTY OF US I NG SO~ Of THE MATEr I Al YOU HAVE WRITTEN ON CERTifiCATION IN PAST YEARS. THIS REFERENCE HAS BEEN A GREAT HELP TO ME, AND I AM SURE THAT IT WILL HELP THE.READER Of THE REPORT UNDERSTAND'THE pROBLEM AT HAND. YOUR EXPERIENCE AS CERTIFICATION CHAIRMAN IN THE SRMSAWILL BE INVALUABLE TO THE SKI TEACHING PPOFESSION AND THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION IN COMPilING ANY PLAN Of NATIONAL CERTIfiCATION. " <" I f YOU WOULD 00 ME THE: HONOR Of PE V I EW I NG TH' S RE PORT, IT W' L L f:i:; BE APpREC IATED. POSS IBlY THE INSTRuarR5' PLAN HAS SOK' UNDE- " r, SlRA6Lt ASPECTS, OR PERHAPS THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW WORTHWHfl~ IDEAS EXTENDED. IN ANY CASE, A FEW CRITICISMS WILL HELP ORGANIZED-SKIING fORMULATE A SUITABLE PLAN Of CERTIfICATION THAT CAN BE PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION BY NEXT SPRING. PLEASE, t~. DAVIS, GIVE THIS YOUR ATTENTION. RESPECTfULLY SUBMITTED, WILLIAM ~. LASH TEMPORARY SECRETARY NATIONAL COUNCIL Of SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA MR. f" .. C. KOZIOL 465 rEDERAL BUILDING SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH OE'AR KOZft 814 EAST SOUTH TeMPLE STREET S L T l.AKE CITY 2, UTAH JULY 9» 1952 THE PROGRESS ~EPORT T~'T YOU AND j DISCUSSED RECENTLY IS NOW PRES[Nl'ED rOl~ YOUR CONSIDERATION.. YOUFi f'OS.nONIN THIS MATT£'R NEED NOT BE' EXPRESSED S I NeE YOU ARf: FULL V AWARE or THE AUTHOR tTY AND EXpE~ IENCE YOU POSSESS. Ir A SU I TABLE PLAN or !H\I TEACHER CERTIFICATION IS TO BE' PRESENTED AT THE' NEXT NSA ANNU/~L CON'IENT tON .. YOU MUST BE A VERY IMPORTANT pARTICIPANT IN THAT PLAN. PLEASE' REVIEW THIS REPORT CAt;'E'FUlLY ElNCE' tT IS REALIZED THAT TH£RE ARE UNDOUBTEDLY ERRORS h~ ITS PRESENTATION; AND POSS'SLY THERE ARE SOME PHASE'S OF' THE fNsn~UCTORS t PLAN THAT DOE'S NOT t..£ET W t 'TH YOUR CONV I CT I ONS .. I T I $ THE CR J T I CAL COMIVf.NTS Of ALL INTERESTED pARTIES THAT \:JILl MAKE i'rtf pROJECT A SUCCESS. THUS" IT IS NECESSARY lHAT YOU GIV! THIS PRE-SENTATION YOUR ATTENTION. I \vOULO PERSONALLY LIKE TO THANK YOU fOR THE HELP THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TO ME HJ THfSCOtvIPILATION. ALTHOUGH THERE' IS A GOOD DEAL OF \rJORK £NVOLVED IN A PROJECT or THIS TYPE' .. IT IS CONE. OLING TO I<NOW THAT PEOPLE' LfKE YOU ARE FULLY BEHIND t'£. WITHOUT YOUR ADVICE .. THIS REPORT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE .. RESPECTFULLY SU6MI TrED JI \1IU.'M4 R. LASH TEMPORARY SECRETARY, NATfONA!.. COUNCIL. OF Si<l INSTRUCTORS Of AMERICA MR. WILLIE SCHAEFFLER CHAIRfl.1AN, SRMSIA 3456 SOUTH ASH STREET DENVER 20, COLORADv DeAR W1LLIEa 814 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE' STREET S L T LAKE CITY 2, UTAH JULY 9, 1952 A COMf4JTTEE MEETING OF'THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION VIAS HELD JUNE 5, 1952, AT ESTES PARK, COLORADO, TO CONSIDER THE tSSUE OF A NATIONJiL Pl.AN OF SKI TEACHER CERTIFICATION. AT THAT T I?-£ J AGREED TO ~U6M'T TO THE MEMBERS OF THAT MEET ING AND OTHtR INTERESTED INDIVIOUALS A PRQGRESS·REPORT. THIS WAS TO ILLUSTRATE THE CERTtFICATION PROBLEM AND DEVELOPMENT or THE INDEPENDENT INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS IN THE UNITED STAlE'S. THE REPORT IS NOW PRESENTED rOR YOUR CONS ICERAT ION. YOU APE fUllY A\tJARE Of THE PROBLEM Ai HAND SINCE WE DIS· CUSSED THIS AT SOME LENGTH. SIMILARLY, I THINK THAT YOU ARE 'A~JARE OF YOUR POS I T ION I N THE S ITUIIT ION. YOU ARE A RECCYJNIZED TEACHER WHO HAS WITNEE,SEO THE' CEf;\TIFICATION AND LICENSING OF EUROPEAN SKI TEACHERS. YOUR \-WRK AT THE UNIV(RSITY or DENVER CERTAINLY GIVES YOU A GREATOE'AL OF PRESTIG£'; ALSO YOUR INTEREST SHovm WITH THE' ORGANIZATION OF' THE SOUTHERN ROC!(YMOlJNTAfN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION. THIS EXPERIENCE IS HlVALUABLE TO THE SKI TEACHERS OF THIS COUNTRY If THEY ARE iO \vORK \.11111'1 THE NATIONAL 51'<1 ASSOCIATION" fOR A NATIONAL PLAN OF CERTIFICATION. WE HAVE ONI..Y UNTIL NEXT SPRING TO ACCOMPLISH OUR AIMS. PLEASE ~EAD THIS REPORT VERY CRITICALLY; IT '5 NECESSARY THAT YCU WRI1E 1\£ YOUR OPINION IMMEDIATELY. PERHAPS THERE HAVE' BEEN S0I'4E WORT .. MHILE' iDEAS EXPOUNDED, OR POSSIBLY THERE A~E MANY ERRONEOUS fACTORS. IN ANY CASE', PLEASE GIVE THIS YOUR ATTENTION. ~£SPEc;rUlLY SUBMITTED, \~ILLIAM R. LASH TEMPORARY SECRETARY, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMEHI(.A MR. GORDON WREN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS COLORADO DEAR ,GORDON: 874 EAST SOUTH:, TEMPLE' STRe;~T SALT LAKE CITY 2, UTAH . JUt.. y 9, 1952 YOU ·ATTENOEOACOrvNITTEE ·MEETING or · THE' NATIONAL SJ<IASSOCI)\ ... T I ON ,JUNE ;,>" 952, AT. ESTES PARK, COLORADO, · CONCERN INO TH~ , PROBLEM OFA NATIONAL .PLANOF SKI TEACHER C£RTtF'ICATI0t.J. ,,· ' A1" THAT TIME ·1 AGREED "0 SUBMIT TO THEMEMBEt:<S OF THAT: MEETING ANDOTHER ~ INTERESTED INDIVIOUALS APROGFtESS-REPORT.·: THIS' WAS TO . tLLU5TRATE THE CERTIFICATION PROBLEM AM) DEVELOPMENT Of THE · I NDEpENOt::NTJNSI~UCTORS' GROUPS, IN THE' UNITED STA.TES. THE , REPORT IS NOW PRESENTED feR YOUR CONS IDERATION • . YOUR EXPERIENCE AND PRESTIGE' AS A RACER, AN ORQANIZER Of SKIING CAN BE' A G~EAT HELP TO THE COMPlE,. ION OF ANY PLAN THE INSTRUCTORS AND THF;. NATIONAL SKf 'ASSOCIATION SHOULD CHOOSE TO Efv1BARK UPON. THEREfORE , IT IS NECESSARY THAT YOU CR IT I C I ZE TH IS RE PORT WI TH ·THE I NTE'NT ION 6( I NO AN f NSiRU-rv£ NTAL pART OF THAT p N~TIONALPLAN~ . IF YOU WOULD 00 METHP:HONOR Of" RE V I trw t NG TH 1 S ' REPORT IT UILLBE GREATLY APPRECfATE'O • . PQSSIBLYTHE fNSTRUCTORSt, PLAN HAs SO~1E fAVORABLE ASPECTS.; OR PERHAPS THERE ARE so~ FEATURES THAT YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH. · IN ANYCASEi PLEAse: · ·GfVETHIS YOUR ATT~NTION,\I GORDON. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, WILLIAM R. LASH TEMPORARy SECRETARY I ' ., NATIONIlL' COUNCIL ·Of SKI I NS'TRUCTORSOF . AMER leA MR. TON' MATT WHITEfiSH MONTANA DEAR MR4 MATI: 814 EAST SOUTHTE'Mr!...E' $.mEEJ S L T LAKE CITY. UTAH ' JUt. y 9, , 952 ON JUNt "5, 1952, AT ESTES PARK, COLORADO, 'A COMMITTEE" ,MEETING 'dASHELO Of THE NATIONAL SKf ASSOCIATIONS'ANNt)AL, 'CONVENTION Tt' DISCUSS ' THE PROBLEM Of' NATIONAL CERTifiCATION or SKI " , lEACHEf?S. AT 'THIS MEETING I ' AGREED TO SUBMIT Tn THE' ,O£MBE'P.S OF THAT COMMITTEE ,ANO :OTHER" !NTrRE'STf.'D INDIVIDUALS A p~oo~ess ~ EPORT ON THE erRT I F I CATI·ON P~OBL~M:.t 1\1 THE .. UN ITEO$TATE:S. ' THE, ~EPORT WAS ' TO ALSO : I NClUDF: :THE DEVELOPMENT OF' THE v INDEF£NOENT ' INSTRUCTORSt GPOUP$ 'THAT HAVE BEEN ,fORfvfE'D ' IN' THIS" COUN1RY.' THIS IS 'NOWPRtSENTEP ,FQRVOUP CONSJDERA110N. ' AT ESTES PARK A MtET'NG ' ()F\QEPRrSE'~nAT JVES ,OF ' TH£' iNDE'PENOENT Uq$TRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS ' AND SKf' ,TEACHERsrRmif ,SIX 'OF :nre- . SEVEN NATJONAL ,OlV1SIONS Of" THE NSt' MET TO CONS,OER' A ' pP.OFOO[O AFFILIATION OF' SKI TEACHERS IN THE' UNJ"r I!D 51'AlES. , ,nHS ' IS EXPLAINED IN THE ~EPOf.?T .. >" , AT ,.' THE MEETING YOU WERt' APPOINTE"D AS 'A , TE'<1PORARY :' f\£M3ER ,' Of''iTHE ' NAT I ONAl COUNe I L, or 15K I I NST~UC .. TORS. ', THE ' DUTY OF" .TA IS BOARD'S TO CONSJOER :THE" ' ~~OPOSED ' Af'FtLIPTION or TEACHERS TO ENABLE' THE INSTRUCTORS,':"Of ,THIS COUNT~Y TO W~~K WI Ttf THE NSA 'Tm..rARDS· Sor..£ ' PLAN OF' , NAT .ONAL CERT If rCAT I ON. THEREfORE, YOU CAN REAL t ZE \IIHY " At·i ' tf.<1PORTMH CONSIOERATIO» Of THIS TYPE . CONCERNS YOU AND WHITEfISH. THE' 1MPQRTANCE Of YOUR EXPERIENCE ' IN StO 'IOO 'CAN.NOT ,BE OVER .... STRESSED. AS A 0 'REtTOROf 'SOME or THE; L.ARGEST SK I SCHOOLS Ul ',THE WORLD,' YOUP· OPIN I OMS /lIRE A BS OL UTE I.. Y N£C£SSA~Y , TO ANY' ,PLAN ' THA1CONCERNS ,THE " PROfESS I ON or, ,SPO Tt' ACH t NG,1 A' ~o. fESSION, .THAT YOU HAvrAL.,F?EAOY'CONTRJE3UTEOTOWllf?DS IN ,THE: LAST ,:15 YEARS~ AGA IN;'. ' E((~PH.AS f ZE" THAT ' YOU~ ' EXPE~ 1ENCE' tS J NvAlUA8LE ' TO,,'THE ,SKf , TEACHERS )\NO 'ORGAN t ;'E'D-SrU ,tNG IN :,TH i s tOUNTRY. ' " , fr '"yOU WOULD iOO ME ' THE .:HONoR OF PE,vu::,wnJG THIS ~!'PORr I,. WIL.L st" Gf!?£~ATL Y APPRtC IATE'O .. .. /djOSS,.6L Y ' THE ENCLOSEDt NSTRUCTOPS" . . PlAN"'HAS ,SOME ' \lORTHWflLE<·:lOE'AS, OR "PEr;?HAPS . TtiERE' ARE ' SOME' '- ISSl.J[S THAT YOU DISAGRtE 'WITH.> IN ANY. CA:::>E,, / A'FEW : C~ITJCISMS WILL ' HELP QRraANIZEO-SI<t'lNG TO FORMULATE A' SUITABLE PLAN OF tERTI ;'" F teAT ION THAT . CAi~ BE 'PRESENTEp TO .. n of: ' NAT tONAL 'CONVENT ION ' NEXT SPR INC. ,' A PLAN THAT" WILL BE ,AGREE'ABLr:" TO ALL .FACT IONS ' CONCERNED. , PLEASE,: MR. MATT", GIV£ ' ~nils REPORT: YOURATTENT.ION. RESPEC1FULL Y SUBM I T1EO ', ·WILLIAM R. LASH TEMPORARY SECRETflRY, NAT 1 ONAl COUNC'l OF SKI INSfRUCTORS OF AMER leA MR. JUSTIN Q. VORSE P'~ES I DENT" ISA 1038 DOUGLAS STREET SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH DEAR PONY: 814 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE STREET S L T LAI<E C I TV 2, UTAH JULY 9~ 1952 JUNE 5, 1952, ESTES PA~K, COLORADO" A COMMITTEE MEETING Or THE NATIONAL SKt ASSOCIATION WAS HELD T{) CONSIOERTHE ' ISSUE ,Of A NATIONAL PLAN Of SKI :TrACHERCERTtFfCATION. · f AGREED AT THAT TIME' TO SUBMI T, TO THE MEMBE'RS OF THAT MEETfNG AM) OTHER I NTERESTEO I NO I V, DUALS A PROGF?ESS-RtPORT ~ · THE REpORT WAS TO ILLUSTRATE THE CERTIfICATION PROBLEM ANODEVELOPMENT Of, THE INDEPENDENT INSTRUCTORS.' -GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS REPORT· IS NOW PRE5trNTfO FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. YOUR EXPERIENCE AND PRESTIGE IN ORGANIZED SKIING CAN BE A GREAT HELP TO ANY EffORT THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION AND ITS 0 I V IS IONS SHOULD CHOOSE'. YOU HAVE MANY YE' A:1S Of EXPERIENCE WITH RECREATIONAL SKIING ' ANO 'ARE" ACQUAINTED WITH THE PROFESSIONAL PROBLEMS PRESENTED WITH CERTifICATION. YO~R COOPERATION IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO THIS PLAN THE TEACHERS OF THIS COUNTRY ARE PRESENTING TO THE CONVENTION Of THE NATIONAL SKf ,ASSOCJATION IN 1953. IF' YOU WOULD 00 ME THE f"AVO~ OF PEV lEW I NG TH IS REPORT, IT WILL BE ApPRECIATED. , , WOULD PERSONALLY CONSIDEP YOUR CRITICAL OPINION OF THIS REPORT, BECAUSE' tT ISREALIZ'ED THAT ITS PRESENTATION JiAS SOME ERRORS AND SOME IDEAS THAT MIGHT NOT BE PRACTICAL. PLEASE GIVE THIS ~EPORTYOU~ I MMEDI ATE ,ATTENT IONI PONY. RESPECTF'Ut...L Y SUBM. TTtD, \11 LL I AM R. LASH TEMPORARY SECRETARY NATIONAL 'COUNCIL OF' SKI INSTRUCTORS Or AMERICA MR. ,JOHNNY L I TCHF I ELD 551 4 WORTH I NGTON DR I VE" WASHINGTON . 16, D.C. DEAR JOHNz 814 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE ,STREET S L T LAKE CITY 2,' UTAH JULY 9,, '952 JUNE 51 1952, ESTES pA~K, COLORADO, A COMMITTf;£ tJ(ETtNG OF' THE NATIONAL SKI 'ASSOCIATION ,WAS HELD TO CONSIDER 'THEr PROBLEM Of' A NAT IONAL PLAN' OF" SKI , TE ACHgR CE IlT I F" I CAT I 00. AT THIS MEETING I AGREED TO 'SUBMIT TO THE J~T~RESTED ' OELEGATES A PROGRESS·,REPORT OF" 'THE CERTIf'ICATION,.' ISSUE' AND' THE fORMULATION OF ' INDEPENO~NT :,INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS IN ,THe' UNITED STATES. THIS REpORT IS. NOW .AAtSI1;NTe:D rORVOuft CONSID~RATION. IF YOU WILL RECALL ATE'SrES PARK, A 'TEMPQRARY,:,COUNCl,L Of SKI INST~UCiORS OF" AMERICA ,WAS , INAUGURATED. ' YOU' AGREED TO SERVE ON THIS , COUNCIL ,IN AN ApVISORY CAPAC I TY.: UNTI L.,.'YOU ~~E' ~E' .. LEASED FROM THE' SERVICE. ' , IfJ3 DES IREorHAT', YOU ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY Of' A PERMANENT' OlRECTORON THIS, BOAf?D AS SOON , .AS , POSS f BLE ~ , , IT ' IS - ~EAL IZED THAT YOU ARE\ 'AN EXTREMELY BUSY MAN ,.W ITH YOUR DLJTIES IN WASHINGTON. 'HDWEVE'R,THE IMPO~TANCE' OF YOUR INFLUENCE ' CANNOT BE OVER-STRESSED, ANQ , YOUROPINIONS ARE NE'CESSA~Y -TO iHE SUCCESS 'or, ANY PLAN , THE , I NSTRUCTORSJ GROUPS AND THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION SHOULD CHOOSE ' TO EMBARK ·UPON • . YOU HAVE ' HAD MANY YE'Af:?S OF EXPER IENCE AS A tEACHE~ SKI SCHOOL OlR~CTOR, A DIVISION PRESIDENT, AND A CERTI,.Ut' .. TION CHAIRMAN~ YOU ARE . CERTAINl.Y THE : MOST RECOQNIZED TEACHE~ IN THE PROF~SSION~ 'THIS EXPERIENCE , '.s ' INVALUABLE TO ,THE SKI TEACHERS AND ' ORGANIZED SKIING or THIS -COUNTRY. 1Ir.- YOU WOULO 00 ME' THE 'HONOR OF' REV I EW I NG TH I S 'f?E PORT # 'T WILL BE t,PPREC IAlED. POSS IBLYTHE INSTRUCTORS' PLAN HAS SOME ~NOESIREABLE ASPECTS 1 ORP~RHAPS ,THERE HAVE BEEN A , .... £\-1 WORTHWHILE IDEAS PRESENTED. ' IN ANY CASE, k FEW CRITICISMS 'WILLHELP ORQANIZEO ;'SKIING FORMULATE A SUITABLE PLAN OF CERTIfiCATION THAT CAN nB£ PRESENTED TO lHE' NATIONAL CONvENTION NEXT SPRING. PLEASE, JOH:'J, OIVE THIS RE;POF?l' ,YOUR , t M\1E0 I AlE AllENT I ON ~ RESPECTfULLY SUBMITTED, ~ILLIAM R.LASH ' ,TEMPORARY SECRETARY. ,NAT tONAL ' COUNG I L OF, SK I " NSTRUCTORS OF AMER', CA |
