Letters

AA_Letters1952_Part3

MR. OOB,BRELSfORD , . , ,PFES.IDEN), rAff' WEST:S~ I.'" NSTRUClORS:~ A$5OC" AT t ON ,YOSEMITE:SKt'SCHOOL . . ": ", .... ' ,Y~~MI.'TEl ,N~Tt,ONAL' PAR~,.CAL IfOPNIA' , /' }> ~''I: ; , ",' • • , .' ,..' ~"'- DEAR; BOB: 814 E~ST SOUTH TEMPLE S L 1 'LAKE CITY ~ "UTAH JANUARY 28, 1952 , YOU HAVE BEEN REfERRED TO ME 'BY MR. CORTLANDT HILL'S SECRETARY AS' THE' ONE MAN WHO CAN POSS I BLE' HELP ME ." MY PROBLEM CONCERNS THE NEWLY ORGANIZED INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION. , WE CONSIDER THE rWSIA AS THE LEADING ORQANIZATION or ITS KINO IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. YOUR GROUP HAS DONE A GREAT DEAL TO RAISE THE STANDARDS OF THE SKI INSTRUCTOR AND TO PROMOTE SKI INSTRUCTION IN THE EYES OF THE SKIING PUBLIC. I KNOW THAT THE INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTOR'S STANDARDS HAVE BEEN VERY LOW--­PROBABLY THE LONEST IN THE NATION.:'I THINK YOU WILL AGREE THAT THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION HAS SOME WONDERFUL SKI AREAS, AND' iT COULD'::'~ . CERTAINLY USE SOME SKI INSTRUCTION pROMOTION. AS HEAD OF THE FWSIA, YOU MUST REALIZE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I AM fACED WITH. THE RESULTS OF YOUR SPLENOID EffORTS ARE EVIDENT. THEREfORE, I fEEL THAT YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME WORTHY ADVICE. THIS ORGANIZATION IS IN ITS SECOND YEAR or OPERATION AND LITTLE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. THE LAST YEAR'S PRESIDENT WAS TO WRITE YOUR ORGANIZATION fOR A COpy OF YOUR CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS, BUT HE 010 NOT. HE WAS TO USE THIS AS A BASIS fOR A CONSTITUTION Of OUR OWN. I WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PROJECT. If AVAILABLE, COULD YOU SEND ME A COpy Of THESE BY-LAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION? YOU" PERSONAL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS WILL ALSO BE APPRECIATED. AT PRESENT THE ISlA IS STILL IN THE FORM OF A SUBSIDERARY GROUP DIRECTLY UNDER A COMMITTEE Of THE PARENT GROUP, THE INTERMOUNTAIN SKI ASSOCIATION. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE CONTROL OVER SO~ POLICIES AND THE fUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, WE 00 NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER THE REVENUE TAKEN IN fROM CERTifiCATION fEES. 00 YOU SUGGEST A COMPLETE BREAK fROM THE pARENT GROUP, OR WOULD YOU SUGGEST ONLY TO GET THESE fUNDS OUT Of THEIR BUDGET. I FEEL THAT THE ISA IS A GROUP Of AMATEUR SKIERS OeGANIZED TO BETTER THE SPaRl AS A WHOLEtrAND THE SKI INSTRUCTORS ARE A PROfESSIONAL GROUP ORG NIZED TO BE ER THEIR PROfESSION. 2 t-fR. BOB BRELSfORD JANUARY 28, '952 THEREfORE, THE TWO GROUPS HAVE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT fUNCTION. wr HAVE fifTY CERTifIED INSTRUCTORS. THIS HAS BROUGHT IN INCOME THAT COULD BE USED fOR SUCH PURPOSES AS ADVERTISiNG AND PAYMENT fOR OUTSIDE EXAMINE~5. ouR ENTIRE onGANfZATION IS ANXIOUS TO SEE THE SKI INSTRUCTORS Of ALL ASSOCIATIONS ORGANIZED tiNDER A NATIONAL fEDERATION. WE' ARE' WILL1NG TO DO ANYTHING WE CAN TO HELP PROMOTE THIS PROJECT. IN ANY CASE, WE WOULD LIKE TO aECOME CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE fAR WESTERN SK I INSTRUCTORS.· YOll CAN BE Of GREAT HELP TO ME, BOB, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE' YOUR ASSISTANCE. If I CAN ASSIST YOU IN ANY WAY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. SINCERELY, BILL LASH, PRESIDENT INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOC. BL/lL "~'''. CORTLANDT T. HILL 606 SOUTH f II u.. STRE ET LOS ANGELES 14,CA.UFORNIA Mr. William R. Lash 874 East South Temple Street Salt Lake City Utah Dear Mr. Lash: July 15, 1952 Your well prepared progress report dealing with the certification problems and the development of the independent instructors' groups in the United States has been received. Mr. Hill is in Europe and I do not expect him back in this office for approximately forty days. Hm-Tever, on his return, I am sure that he will read with interest your report and will contact you immed­iately. NATIONAL PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EATCN / South Main Stre.t EClat Granby. Connecticut TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1281 Third Street South. Wwconain Rapids. WwcoDllm VICE-PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT / Sun Valley Ski Club Sun Valley. Idaho 1I0BERT C. JOHNSrONE 2360 Newport Street // D.nv.r. Colorado T. LEE McCBACKEN Box 607 // Dillon. Montana ROBERT J. SCHENCK 1801 Hi\\aboro Av.nuI> Los Anq.l .. 35. Calilorala JUSTIN G. VORSE 1038 Douqlas SIH ot Salt Lak. City Utah DIRECTORS-AT ·LARGE FRED C. BELLMAR Room «0. Gas & EI.ctric BulldIDq D.nver. Colorado BunTON H. BOYUM ...--/ Box 244. Route I Neqauna •• Michiqan JOHN J. CLAIR. JR. 86-21 Ayon Road Jamaica Estate •• L. I .. New York EDWARD F. TAYLOR 706 Kiltredqa BuUdlDq Denver. Colorado GUY H. WIGHT, D.D.S. 921-4 B01Iton Building Salt Lake City. Utah HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHUR J. BARTH 3742 W •• t Galena Str •• t Milwauk ••• W;'conain J EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barre. Maaaach .... t1a SKI ASSOCIATION u r AIfi1iated with ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE SKI July 15, 1952 N~. William R. Lash 874 East South Temple Street Salt Lake City 2, Utrul Dear Bill: I have just received your letter of July 9th and your report regarding Certification of Ski Teachers on a National basis e I am very glad to have the opportunity of reviewing your report and r will give this careful study. Although I have not had time yet to go over this material carefUlly my first impres­sion is favorable and,r feel that you have gone about this in the right way. With best wishes, Sincerely yours, ;!rit:~~e:~7 Executive Secretary SL: jdf CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES ---.... -..- .-----------......- ....-..'.''I IIIi''. ........ j .; 2.i . NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION o F AMERICA PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EATCN / South Main Straet Eat Grcmby. CODDecticut TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1281 Third Slra.1 Soulh. WiacoDain Rapids. WiacoDllm VICE-PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT / Sun Vall.y Ski Club Sun Valley. Idaho ROBERT C. JOHNSrONE 2360 Nawport Slra.t // D.DT.r. Colorado T. LEE McCRACI(£N Box 607 // . Dillon. MODtaDa ROBERT J- SCHENCK 1801 Hillaboro Av.ou" Loa Anq.l .. 35. Calilol'Dia JUSTIN G. VORSE ,., 1038 Douqlao SIr< at /' Salt Lak. City Ulah DIRECTORS-AT -LARGE FRED C. BELLMAR Room (40. Gas & EI.ctrlc BuildIng DeDTer. Colorado BURTOH H. BOYUM // Box 244. Roule 1 Haqaun.e. Michigan JOHN J. CLAIR. JR. 86-21 Ayoo Road Jamaica Eatat ••• L. I .. Hew York EDWARD F. TAYLOR 706 Kittredq. BuildInq Daover. Colorado GUY H. WIGHT. D.DA 921-4 BOiloo Building Salt Lake City. Utah HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHUR J. BARTH 3742 W •• t Galeoa Street MIlwauk... WilcoDlln EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barra. Mauach .... tta AIfillated with ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE SKI July 15, 1952 ~~. William R. Lash 874 East South Temple Street Salt Lake City 2, Utrul Dear Bill: I have just received your letter of July 9th and your report regarding Certification of Ski Teachers on a National basiS. I am very glad to have the opportunity of reviewing your report and I will give this careful study. Although I have not had time yet to go over this material carefUlly my first impres­sion is favorable and.I feel that you have gone about this in the right way. With best wishes, Sincerely yours, ~- ~ /" .~;.:? " ~ (3/(/!- i~ . ROge~ngley ~ Executive Secretary SL: j (if CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES THE NATIONAL LAltl1WOOD BI\ANOII DBNVER 15, CoLORADO July 16, 1952 )·.Ir. Bill Ln sh, Pro s. lnt ermoun tain Jki lnst ruct 0 1'3 Ass DC. 874 Enst ~outh Temple Street Salt Lake City 2, Utah Dear Bill: HanJ' thctnks for the report of tho 1lational Council of' Ski Instructors of America und for your coverine lettor of July 9th. Since \:0 are 30 bU.GY at the prefwnt time, I have not had any oP90rtunity to thorouGhly dicest the contents­of the re port. Ho,\;ever, from D. quick thumb ine t hronch the pa[;e3, it viould appear that ;lOU and your committee have m3.cle a very thorour:h and f'ar-renchinr: report. As soon as time allows, I shall read it carefully and let ~'ou knovJ my observations. Eavin{" boen 8J-:i instructors in the Jouthern nock~l Lioun ta in J ki .:'330C i3. t i on and in the Last, both Ur. Hastincs Ctnc1 I are extremely interested in the future of instruction in this country. You mn? be Gure th3.t \,i8 shrill r:i ve the l'enort and the plans r ood, unb iase d public i ty - in The iTa ti onal Newsp3.per of 0KIING. RMri!dr Sincerely, ~~L..~ . .\s- _ Richart H. './llson Editor Merrill G. Hastings Jr., Editor and Publisher Richard M. 'Wilson, Managillg Editor Virginia GitJ/ens, Advertising and Circulation Mallager • I NAJEROG r/ ,/ -, I J' / :: , - I' " , PRESIDENT Alfred F. Hughes Big Bear Lake VICE-PRESIDENT EdiJaun Lake Arrowhead VICE-PRESIDENT Vern Lipka los Angeles EXEC. SECRETARY Tommi Tyndall Los Angeles TREASURER Ralph Rupe Big Bear Lake Big Bear Lake, California Bill Lash, Pres. I.S.I.A. 874 East South Teml\le Sal t Lake City, Utah Dear Bill, Los Angeles Office Phone V A-70SS July 18, 1952 Thank you for your fine report. It makes us feel proud to see it all in print. I believe the time you s~ent was well worth it, and your effort will b\3 aPilreciA.ted by all the men who have worked on this project - not to mention those who'll benefit from now on. You asked for my opinion on your rek'ort. Here it is ••• ~our summary is excellent, your presentation most effective, and I have no criticism whatsoever. The next step 1s to have Big Bear Office P.O. Box 77 -:') tcus re.klort go to all parties concerned, ;inviting thoir aocept-ance of the prineeples outlined by you, which should be done in 8 form letter ( with a return envelope enclosed). For example~ Dear T:lr. Lash~ Vie have studied your report and reoom­mend acceptance of the certification procedure outlined therein. TIe are interested in collaborating with the Na.tional Council of Ski Instructors of America fo1' the pu1'~ose of providing a national teaching outline, unifo1'm instructors' tests, and greate1' se1'vice to the skiing pub-lic. We have the following suggestions to make ______ __ ________________________________ etc. etc. That's the gist of it. Change it as you like. The main thing is to get written reaction from all Divisions and the NSA. Keep me posted. and bill us for our share. Sinc'3rely, ~-.-- •• MR. l\1ERR I TT COOl< 874 E:Mrf SC)UiH TE'MPLr~ STt?rrr."r SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AUGUST 1 h 1952 PReS !DENT, CENTRAL UN l TrD STATES SKt ASSOCIATION 6792 JI!AN AVENUE CHICAGO, ILLiNOIS DEAR ~JjR. COOK. A :OMvflTTEE' MEE1"ING Of TI-£ NATIONAL SKI ASSOC/ArfON \yAS !-!f:LD JUNE 5, 1952 .. AT ESTES pARK, COLORADO, TO CONS IDER THE ISSUE Of A NATfONAL PLAN OF SKI T£AC"'lEf~ CERTIFIC,iTION. AT THAT T I tJ[" I AGREED TO sum4 f T 1'0 THE !ViEMr;E~S OF" THAT ~£ET' NG AND OTHER I NTERES"fE'D I ND I V I DUAI_~;; A p!70Gr~ES~)""Rr: P~)RT • 'fH IS \iJAS TO ILLUSTFMTE THf: cr::n'rIFICATION pr<OBLEM ANt) DtVELOP~NT OF" THE INOEPENDENT INsn~UCTOHSJ GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE REPORT IS NO\J PHESENTED fQR YOUR CONSIDERATION. YOUR POSITION IN THIS MATTER OF SKI TEACHER CERTIF"CAlION IS AS IMPORTANT AS YOUf{ ASSOCIATION WITH THE NSA AND YOUR POSITION ~f'l YOUR 0 I V IS f ON. YOU ARE ACQW\ I NTED \rJ I TH THE' PROBLEMS or THE SK I T£ ACH I NO PROFESS ION AND YOU A!~E VEf~Y CLOSE' I N ITS PEL?ATIONSHfP WITH OF~OANIZEO St~IINO. illl:} E'XPEfH£'NCE' COULD BE' INVALUABLE TO THE SKI TEACHING pr~Or[SSION ANt) THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION IN PRESENTING A PLAN OF NATIONAL CERTIFICATION THAT WliftL BE AGREEABLE TO ALL PEOPLE CONCERNED IN AtL DIVISIONS. I F YOU WOULD DO ME THE HONOR OF FiE VI E'\'lI1 NG TH IS 1=<E PORT, 1 T HILL CERTAINLY BE APPPECIATED. POSSIBLY THE INSTRUCTORS' PLAN HAS SOl'llE UNDES IRASLE ASPECTS, OR PERHAPS THERE' HA\JE sEEN SOME WORTH··· \'JHILE IDEAS EXTENDED. IN ANY C/~SE, A FE\tJ Cr.?ITICISMS WILL HELP ORGANUED-5KIING TO FORMULATE A SUITABLE PLAN OF CERTIFICATION THAT CAN .BE PRE~,E'NTED TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION NEXT SPRING. M'R. COOI(" WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE THIS YOUR ATTENTION. I HOPE THAT YOU ~VlLL EXCUSE' THE FACT HMT I HAVE SENT A C(WY OF 'rH I S RE PORT TO MR. BOYUM TH I N!< I NG fit: 'wAS ST I LL THE CUSSA PRES mENT. IT WAS NOT UNT fl. DR. fOX INFD??MEO ME or THE NE~J OffICERS THAT I LEARNED YOU vJERE THE NE~J PREXY. TI-IERE'fOR£, TH IS REPORT IS A L fTTLE L.ATE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, W ILL! A MR. LA ~,H TEMPORARY SECRETARY NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI 'NSTRUCTORS OF AMtF? I CA NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EATON South Main Streel ECIlIt Granby. Connecticut TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1281 Third Street South, Wiaconsm Rapids, Wiacollllm VICE· PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT Sun Valley Ski Club Sun Valley, Idaho ROBERT C. JOHNSTONE 2360 N."'Porl Sireet Deny.r. Colorado T. LEE McCRACKEN Box 607 Dillon. Monlana ROBERT J. SCHENClf 1801 HiII.boro Avonue Loa Anl/ele. 35, CalilonUa JUSTIN G. VORSE 1038 Doul/laa ~treel Sall Lake Cily, Utah DIRECTORS·AT·LARGE FRED C. BEUMAn Room 440, Gaa & Electric Building Denver, Colorado BURTON H. BOYUM Box 244, Roule I Negaunee. Michigan JOHN 1. CLAIR, JR. 86·21 Avon Road Jamaica Eslales, L. I •• New York EDWARD F. TAYLOn 706 Kittredge Building Denver, Colorado GUY H. WIGHT, D.D.S. 921-4 Boslon Buildinll Sail Laka City. Ulah HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHUR 1. BARTH 3742 West Galena Street Milwaukee, Wlsco..,.ln EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Bane. Masaachuaelta ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS AfIiIialed with AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE SKI Mr. william R. Lash Temporary Secretary National Council of Ski In-structors of America 874 hast South 'I'emple Street Salt Lake City 2, Utah Dear Mr. Lash: July 23, 1952 'I'his will acknowledge and thank you for your letter of July 9 together with the official progress report on the development of the NCSI which you forwarded. I have not yet had an oppor­tunity to more than skim through this report but rrcr first re­action is that it is one of the finest jobs of its kind that I have seen in a long time and you and your collaborators in its preparation should certainly be congratulated. I intend to study the report in detail and will forward you my comment.s regarding it as soon as possible. In the meantime, would you be geod enough to send me three additional copies at your earliest conven1ence. IDE: jb cc: Mr. lioger Langley Very truly yours, ~.l9.Z~ Mwin D. ~aton President CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES II MR. ED\~ARD r. TAYLOR 706 KITTREDGE' BUILDING DENVER, COLORAOO DEAR MR. TAYLOR: A COMMITTEE' MEETING Of' THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIA·fION WAS H!:7LO JUNE 5, 1952, AT rsn:s PARK, COLORADO" TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE' OF A NATIOI\JAL PLAN OF SKI TEACH!!R CERTifiCATION. AT THAT r'ME I AGREED TO SUBMIT TO THE MEMBERS OF TH.4j t~ET ING AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS A PPQGRESS-REPORT. THIS WAS TO ILLUS-TRATE THE CERTifiCATION PROBLEM AND DEVELOP\·[NT OF THE'INDE-PENDENT I NSTPUC'TORS • GROUPS IN THE UN nED SlATES. THlr Rl:PORT f S NOVi pRESENTED fOR YOUR CONS IDERAT ION. YOUR POSITION IN THiS MATTER OF SKl TEACHER CERTIFICATION IS AS I MPoRTANT AS YOUR ASSOC fAT J Oi\t WITH THE NSA AND YOUR POS IT I ON IN YOUR DIVISION. YOU ARE ACQUAINTED WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THE SKt TEACHING PROfESSION ~~~ YOU ARE VERY CLOSE IN ITS RELA-TIONSHIP WITH ORGANJZED SKIING. THIS EXPERIENCE COULD 6t:: IN-VALUAE3LE TO THE SKI TEACHING PROFESS. ION f~ND THE' NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION IN PRESENTING A PLAN or NATIONAl .. C(RliFICATION THAT WILL BE AGREEABLE TO ALL PEOPLE CONCERNED IN ALL DIVISIONS. I DO NOT THINK iHAT EMPHASIS IS NECESe.ARY TO ILLUSTRATE THE' CLOS: RELAT IONSH I P BETWEEN THE' ORGAN I ZED SK I pA TROt.. SYSTEM Of THIS COUNTRY AND THE SKI TEACHERS.. \tJHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISH[' FOR 51,J ING THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS OF MANY YE'ARg\nTH THE NSPS CAN BE' 8ENEFICIAL EXPERIENCE TO THIS PROJE'CT.THUS, YOUR OPtN- 10.\1 IS ESPEC I ALL Y DES I REO. J F YOU \~OULD DO ME THE HONOR OF ~E V I EW I NG lH t 5 PE PORT" IT 'vi I LL BE GREATLY APPREC IATED. PDSS IBLY THE INSTRUCTORS' PLAN HAS SOME UNDES IRA8LE ASPECTS, O~ PERHAPS THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW \vORTh,\,II'HLE rDEAS EXTENDED. IN ANY CASe, A fE\;J CRITICISMS \-v'ILL HELP ORGAN I ZEO-SK t I NG TO fORMULATE' A SU I TABL.E PLAN 0;:- eERT f f'­CATION THAT CAN 6£ PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION NEXT SPRING. MR. TAYLOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE THIS 'YOUR ATTENTION. RttSPECTFutl.. Y SUOM I 1'11::0 II \oJ !LlIM~ R. LASH TEMPORARY SECRETARY NATIONAL COUNCIL Of SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA MR. .JOHN J. CLA I R. JR. 86T 21 AVON ROAD . JAMAICA ESTATES, L.I., NE~ YORK DE~R . MR .. CLA I R, 874 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE STREET SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AUGUST 1, 1952 A COMMITTE~ ~ETING Qf THE'. NATIONAL SKI ASSOCJATION WAS HELO' JUNE 5 .. 1952, AT 'EsTES PARK .. COLORADO, TO CONS IOER. THE ISSUE OF A NATIONAL PLAN Of SKI TEACHER CERTtf ICATION. AT THAT TJMt.' t AGREED TO SU8MIT TO THE MEMBERS OF THAT t-£E'TING AND OTHER . INTERES.TED INO,IYIDUALS A PROGRESS-REPORT. THISWAS ,TO ' ILLUS-TRAtE ,THE',CERl'IFICATION PROBLEM AND , DEVELQP~NT Of THE'INDE .., PENDENT _ 'NS~UCiORS' GROUPS IN THE UNITED, STATES. TJo£ ' .REPOPT IS NOW PRESENTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION • .yOUR POSITION IN THIS ' MATTER OF' SKI TEACHER CERTIfiCATI ON IS AS, IMPORTANT , AS YOUR 'ASSOCIATION WITH THE NSA AND YOUR POS'IT.ION .IN YOUR , 0 I V IS ION, YOU ARE ACQUA INTEO \-11 TH THe PROBLEMS OF TH( SK r TEACH' NO PROFESS I ON ANt) YOU ARE 'VERY CLO.:;1t I NITS. RtLA-TlONSHIP :WITH QRGANlZEO. SKIING. THIS EXPERIENCE COULO BE IN-VALUABLE TO THE SKI TiACHING PROfE~SION . AND THe NATIONAL SKI. ASSOCIATION IN PRESENTING A PLAN OFNATIONA~ CERTifiCATION THAT WJL.I- , 6E AGRE~ABLE -TO,ALL PEOPLECONC,ERNED IN ALL O'VI S ' ONS~ i'f 'YOU ~JOULD : DO' ME' tHE HONo,q OF R£V,EWINGTHIS REPORT, IT WILL CERTA INLY BE APPREC rATED. POSS ISLY THE . INSTRUCTORS' . PLAN HAS SOME WORTHWHILE . IDEAs 'EXTENDED, OR ,' PERHAps THERE HAVE BEEN SOME UNOES,I, RABLE. ' ASPECTS . P~ESENTED. IN ANY CASE; A fEWCRITICISM$ WI HELPORGAN1ZEO-SKI.lNG TO fORMULATE A SU I TABLE' PLAN Of CERTttl­CATION THAT CAN BE PRESENTED TO THE, NATIONAL CONVENTION ~' EXT SPR I NG. . Mfr .. ' CLA I,R) , WOUI:.O YOU PLEASE G l VE lH IS YOUR ATTENTION. RESPECTFUlLY' SUBMITTED, WILL. tAM R • . LASH TEMPORARY SECRETARY NATIONAL COUNC I L Of SK I fNSTRUCTORp: OF AMERICA r, I,' • -.~~, . .. ": -: . . ' .. "' ., .. , t~:. . '- '. " . ~" i, ' ~. FPED C. BELLMA~ DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 814 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE STREET S LT LAKE CITY, UTAH AUGUST 1, 1952 NAT I ONAL SK I ASSOC I AT J ON OF' At.£.R leA ROOM 44aj GAS & ELECTRIC BUILDING DENVER, COLORADO DEAR MR. BELLMAR. A COMMITTEE MEETING OF',: THE NATIONAL SKI AS~OCfATION WAS HELD JUNE 5, 1952, AT·!STES PARK, COLORADO, TO CUNSIO£R THE ISSU£ or A NATIONAL PLAN or 'SKI TEACHER CERTifiCATION. AT THAT TIME I AGPEEO TO SUBMIT TO THE. MEMBERS or THAT MEETING AND OTHER INTERESTED rNDIVfOUALS A PROGRESS-REPORT. THIS WAS TO IELUS~ TRATE THE CERTIFICATION PROBLEM ANO OEVELOPf.£NT or THE' INDE­PENDENT INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS t N THE UN I TEO STATES. THE REPORT IS NOW PRESENTtD fOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. . .. YOUR POSITION IN THIS~TT£R OF' SKI TEACHER ~ERTIrICATION IS AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR A5SOC I AT ION WITH THE NSA AND YOUP POS IT ION IN YOUR DIVISION. YOU ARE ACQUAINTED WITH THE PROBLEMS Of THE SKI TEACHING PROfESSJON AND YOU ARE VERY CLose IN ITS RELA- . T I ONSH I P W ITHORGANJ ZED $1<1 lNO. TH IS EXPERIENCE COULD BE' I N­VALUABLE TO THf:·SKf TEACH'INO PROfESSION ANO THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION IN PR£5E'NTrNQ A pl.AN or NATIONAL,CtPT'F',CATION THAT WILl. BE AGREEABLE TO' ALI. PEOPL£ .. CONCERNEOIN AL.LDIVISIONS. . •. : .' ". ~ I 1:: . .' \. . , . " ,_ . "IF':YOU WOULD' DO M!TH!HONOR or REVIEWING THIS REPORT, IT WILL CERTAINLY BE APPRECIATtO. POSSIBLY THE INSTRUCTORS' PLAN HAS SOME UNDESIRABLE ASPECTS, OR PERHAP! THERE HAVE BEEN A fEW WORTHWH ILE IDEAS EXTENDED •. IN ANY CASE, A r!w CR IT Ie ISMS WILL HELP ORGANIZED-SKIING TO fORMULATE A SUITABLE PLAN Or CERTI,.,. CATION THAT CAN BE PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAl. CONVENTION NEXT SPRING. MR. BELL~R, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE THIS YOUR ATTENTION. J RESPECTfULLY SUBMITTED, WILLIAM R. LASH TEMPORARY SECRETARY NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS Of AMER leA i l: 814 EAST SOUTH TE'MPLE STREET S LT LAKE "TY" UTAH .. . AUGUST 1 ~ 19sa. . MR. pAUL H. SMITH PRESJDENT" fAR WEST SKI TENTH AND "M" STREETS MODESTO, CALifORNIA ASSOC ,AT' ON ,,'. D£AF(~MR.~ .SMITHf . " ::<.:ACC)MMITT££ MEtTING Of THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION WAS HrLD """'JUNE':"r 1952, AT ESTES PARK, COLORADO" TO CONS,O[R THE ISSUE . ,Of A. NATIONAL, PLAN Of" SKI TEACHER CERTIfiCATION •. AT THAT '~;T'Mr" AGREED TO SUBMIT TO THE" MEMBERS OF' THAT KET ING AND OTHER '. INTEr?ESTED INDIVIDUALS, A PROGRESS-REPORT. THIS, \1148,·10. ll.lUS­': T~AT£' Tf-1£ eERT IF' ICITION pROBLE'M AND DEVELOPMENT Of" ,;TH£ ,·,NDt- ' '."~ PENDENT INSTRUCTORS t GROUPS," IN THE UN 'TEOSTf4,T~S.",·THE REPORT ~,\ '.IS NOW PRESENTED. f"O:'? YOUR C;ONS 100PAT ION. : ' " ' ... ~.,' , :.'.; :,' ' .. , ' '",' ." ' • , ~ ,I' • - ,;"YOUP POSITION IN THIS MATT£R OF" SKI TEACHER ctRTIFU:ATION IS AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR ASSOCIATfON WITf: THE' NSA AND YOUR f081TION "IN YOUR.DIVISION. YOU AR£', ACQUAINTED WITH THr PPOBLENf'Or 'THE' SKI TEACHING PROfESSION ANOYOU ARE VERY CLOSE IN ITS RE'LA ... , T' ONSH' P WITH ORGAN' ZED SK I I NG. TH IS E'XP(R I ENCE' COULD BE: , f N- . VALUABLE' TO THE' SKI TEACHINQ PROfE'SSION AM.) TH£ NATIONAL SKI ;.'~ ASSOC'IATION IN PPESENTfNG A' PLAN OF NATIONAL' CERTIFICATION THAT w.lu.;er AG~EEABLE TO ALlPE'OPLE CONCERNED INAL.L. .DIVISIONS. ,..:., . ,- IF" YOU WOULD 00 ME THE' HONOR Of REVIEWI~ THIS REPORT, IT WILL ',. CtRT~INI.Y BE APPf.?ECIATEO. POSSIBLY.THE IN$TRUCTORS' ,PLAN HAS ·~JSOM£ WORTHWHILf IDEAS rXTENDE'D» OR PERHAPS TH£Rt HAV£' BiEN so~ >.:tJNDES I~~BLE' AspteT! pRESENTED. IN ANY CASE, A fEW CR Ii Ie ISMS "~fLL HE'LP ORGANIZEO-sR:IING TO fORMULAT[ A SUITABLE PLAN OF" CER­TifiCATION THAT CAN BE PRESEt4TEO TO Tf-£ NATIONAL. CONVENTION ., ~XT SFPIOO. ~. SMITH. WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE THIS YOUR ATTE'N- , T ION.···· " . I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT THE INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS Kssoc,AriON ANO MANY OTHER TrACHE'RS AND SKirRS ALIKE' ARE GRATE­fUL TO THE fA~ WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION rCA TH[ ACHIE'V[- ~NTS THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED fOR SKIING. POSSIBLY YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH TOMMI TYNDALL SOME TIME THIS SUMMER TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM Of NATIONAL CERTIfiCATION. t AM LOOKING F'ORWARO TO YOUR CORRESPONDENCE'. RESPECTfULLY SUBMITTED, WILL JAM R. LASH TEMPOPARY SECRETARY NATIONAL COUNCIL Of SKI I NSTRUCTORS Of At4::R I CA -• '- , , '., " t, . . ; ~ ~ ~ HANS' PEPPI TE tCtiNER ~~. ,- R. I.' ", ' ,CEDAR, MICHIGAN" DEAR MR. TEICHNER • 814 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE STREET S L T L,A KE C I TV , UTA H ,,; ",; ',' AUGUST 1, 1952 ~<. , , , " " .. ; i,' , , t· ." .. \ . DR • WAYNE fOX HAS I NrOfU.£D,t€ : THAT YOU WOULD' BE: I NTtRESTED 'IN HELPING ORGANIZEOSKIING AND :lHl'SK' TEACHJNO 'PROf"ESStON' rORMUlAT£A CATION. SU"IT A"B Lf;.":', ,,1,":;A' N,. 0f'"O,"R N""A TIONAL 'S' KI,·,,'i·:T",r'A;,;C HfAR "~ C,'E,'R T.,'. r.l~-. . :"Jt ,. . I, ." \ .":·'.~·~';_-·t""""~:-,,.,,~<.> ;, '-,t' (, ,.,r'd~:.I· ..... p •• ~.~.~ .... A "0'4" rn:'£,' r.££T INO OF': THE' :'~AT IONAL> SKI 'ASSoCI AT';oN' WAS'c"HlLD .,JUN£ 5; , 9,2"AT' ESTES PAf't<,/ COLORADO,' TO CON! IOER"TH£:lssut or'ANATlbNAL PlAN or SKI T~ACHER CERTJFtCATION. AT THAT TIME I AQP£EO,TO SUBMIT TO THE MEMBEP8 or THAT MErTINQ AND OTHrR "INTERESTED .INDIVIDUALS' ~ PROORtSS-RrPORT;, THIS WAS 'TO ILLUS­TRATE', THECERT If' tCATtON PROSl.!M AND' OEVELOP~NT 'OF'THt "tNDE- '; ! 'ptNOENT' INSTRUCTORS t GROUPS I N THE UN I TEO STATES. THE REPORT IS NOW PRESENTED fOR Y~iGONSIOER~T'ON. ':' " POSSIBLY WHEN YOU READ THIS REPORT YOU WILL UNDERSTANO THAT MANY SKI TEACHERS OF' THIS COUNTRY ARE SINCEPE ASOUT BETTEfHNG SKI INSTRUCTION fOR THE Bf;N£F'IT OF' THE SKIING PUBLIC AN) THEIn ~ PROFESSION. wt'HAVt TEACHERS WHO APE VERY INTERES­TED I N A NAT I ONAL COUNC I L. : or 5K I I NST~UCTORS J t4NY OF THESE' ~N ARE fRIENDS OF' YOURS': Wfo£N TEACHERS OF' TH£ OlFTERf:NT DIVISIONS ASSEMBLEO FOR A MEETING .T rSTESPARK, YOUR NAME WAS BROUGHT rORTH AS BEING INTERESTED IN THE CERTifiCATION PROGRAM. THEREfORE, WE ARE OES IROUS THAT YOU REPRESENT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF'SKI INSTPUCTORS OF AME~fCA AS AN INSTRUC­TOR FROM THE cuss.. WE ARE ALSO HOPING THAT YOU CAN REPRE­SENT THE INTERESTS Of RECREATIONAL SKIING ANO THE NEW CERTI­flCATfON COMMITTEE Of THE CENTRAL WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS TO BE J ACTIVATED THIS YEAR. PEPPI, YOUR IMPORTANCE IN THIS PROJECT CANNOT BE OVER-EMPHASIZEI YOU HAVE HAD MANY YEARS-EXPER'ENCE AS A SKI TEACHER IN THIS COUNTRY AND ARE AWARE Or THE PROBLEMS THAT A NATIONAL PLAN or CERTIFICATION PRESENTS. THIS EXP~RIENCE CAN BE OF GREAT VALUE TO THE SKIERS AND THE TEACHERS OF THE UNITED STATES • .... - • 4 .0'£' -------------.-/--'-. -------------------------------------------------. ~ MR. HANS PEPPI TEICHNER 2 AUOUST 1, , 95. POSSIBLY I SHOULD EXp~A'N TO YOU WHY THE PLAN TH! CUSSA PRE­SENTED TO TH[ NATIONAL CONVENTION, WHICH I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD DONE: SOME WORK ON, DID NOT MEET WITH A OReAT DEAL or £NTHUS fASM. IT WAS F'E'LT THAT ALTHOUGH THE PLAN HAD MAt.!Y GOOD KfUTS. IT SIMPLY DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE ALREADY ORGANIZED SKI INSTRUCT~S' ASSOCIATIONS or THIS COUNTRY. THIS IS EX­PLA INED IN THE' REPORT, SO "I'LL RE'rRA IN rROM DISCUSSING IT HERE • t r YOU WOUlD DO r.£ THE HONOR OF RE V I rw 'NG TH' S RE'POf'T, , T WILL BE G~E'ATLY APPR£CfATED. POSSIBLY TH[ INSTRUCTORS' PLAN HAt!" SOtJE WORTHWHILE' 10£AS EXTENDED, OR P[R~AP! Tf£RE' HAW BE'EN SOME UNDESIRABLE ASPECTS PRESENTED. IN ANY CASE, A rEW CRIT-ICISMS WtLL HELP ORGANIZED-SKIING TO rOPMULATt A SUITABLE PLAN or CERTIFICATION THAT CAN BE PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL ,CONVENTION NEXT SPRING. PEPPI, WOULD YOU PLEASE Qlvr THIS YOUR ATTENTION. I WILL PERSONALLY WE'LCCH' AN ANSWf.'F? TO Wf£TH[R YOU WILL REPRESENT THE CUSSA ON THE NATIONAL COUNC'L Of SKI INSTRUCTORS' CCM4ITTEE'. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTtD, WfLLtAM P. LASH TEMPORARY SECPETA~Y NATIONAL COUNCIL OF' SKI INSTRUCTORS OF Af.£PICA NATIONAL PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EATON South Main Street ElDt Granby. CODDeclicut TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1281 Third Street ~outh. Willconain Rapids. Willconain VICE·PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BEID'ETT Sun Valley Ski Club Sun Valley. Idaho ROBERT C. JOHNSTONE 2360 Newport Street D.nTer. Colorado T. LEE McCRACKEN Box 607 Dillon. Montana ROBERT J. SCHENCK 1801 Hillaboro Avenue Los ADgel .. 35. California JUSTIN G. VORSE 1038 Douglas Street Salt Lake City. Utah DIRECTORS·AT·LARGE FRED C. BELLMAR Room «0. Gas & Eleclzic Bullding DenTer. Colorado BURTON H. BOYUM Box U4. Route I Nogaune •• Michigcm JOHN J. CLAIR. JR. 86·21 A von Road Jamaica Estates. L. I .. New York EDWARD F. TAYLOR 706 Kittredge Building DenTer. Colorado GUY H. WIGHT. D.D.S. 921·4 Boston Building Salt Lake City. Utah HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHUR J. BARTH 3742 West Galena Stree) Milwaukee. Wisconain EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barr •• M .... acbus.tta SKI ASSOCIATION o F AMERICA ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 Affiliated with LIr. Dill Lash President, SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE SKI Los AnGeles, California AUGust 5th, 1952 Intermountain Ski Instructors Association. 874 East South Temple Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Dill: I 172.S d".lli;:;hted to recai ve your PrO[:rf)SS Roport on The Development of the liational Council of Ski Instructors of America. As of this dato I lk1.vO not as yet, been able to carefully analyse this report.. I will, howevor, devote considerable time to this in tho imr.1odiato future. I an honored by your consideration of my opinions. I do hopo that I can offer somthing constructive. May I commend you on the excellent composition of yOl~ report. It certainly is outstandine and reflects a Great amount of hard work. cc: Otto steiner Tormni Tyndall Cordi~lly yours, 18dr Hobert J. Cuilnllck Vice President, National Ski As~>ociation IIII! • ( NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION OF AtAERICA PRESIDENT EDWIN D. E.UON South Main SIx •• t Eaat GraDby. COl1l1ecticut TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 281 Third Street South. Wi8collail1 Rapicia. Wiacoa.ain VICE· PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT SUIl Valley Ski Club SUIl Valley. Idaho ROBERT C. JOH.~STONE 2360 Newport Str •• t DenTer. Colorado T. LEE McCRACltEN Box 607 Dillon. Montana ROBERT J. SCHENCI[· 1801 Hlilahoro Averue Lo. Angel .. 35. California JUSTIN G. VORSE . 1038 Douglas St ... t Salt Loke Ci~y. Utcrh DIRECTORS.AT .LARGE FRED C. BELLMAR Room «D. Gae & Electric Building Denver. Colorado BURTON H. BOYUM Box 244. Route 1 N egaUllee. MichigQD JOHN J. CLAm. JR. 86-21 Avon Road Jamaica Eltate •• L. I .. New York EDWARD F. TAYLOR 70& IGllredge Building Denv.r. Colorado GUY H. WIGHT. D.D.s. 921 ... Boston Building Salt Lok. City. Utcrh HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHUR J. BARTH 3742 Weat Galena Street Milwauke •• Wiaconeil1 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barre. MauachUhtta AffiIiat.d with ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21. 1904 SKI UNION OF TilE AMERICAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF nlE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATlONALE DE 81:1 Negaunee, Michigan August 5, 1952 Mr. William R. Lash, Temporary Secretary National Council of Ski Instructors of America 874 East South Temple street Salt Lake City 2, Utah Dear Mr. Lash: Thank you for the report entitled "Progress Report on National Council of Ski Instructors of America", A Study of the Certification of Ski Instructors in the U. S. and Its Evolution Towards a Plan of National Affiliation of Certified In~tructor8; dated July 9, 1952, togather with your letter of July 28, received here August 4. I have perused this report briefly last evening and am trans­mitting it to Mr. Merritt Cook, 5214 Irving Park Road, Chicago 41, Illinois, the new president of the Central Ski Association. May I compliment you on the excellent and int eresting format ot this report. I believe that you have done an outstanding job of presenting your plan. We, in the Central, have been quite interested in this matter, and it has been the subject of considerable discus­sion. It it would be possible, I know that there are a number of us in the Central who would appreciate having copies of this report. I am transmitting this copy to Mr. Cook today, so that he may act on this as soon as possible. One word of caution, I hope that you and your associates do not move into a situation whereby you establish a separate organization or corporation distinct from the N.S.A. Our recent experience in a organizational way has made the N.S.A. quite conscious of its com­ponent parts and how they relate to the N.S.A. I am sure though, from the excellent work that you and your cormnittee have done, that you will avoid this pitfall. BHB!BB CC: Merritt Cook Lawrence Maurin Dr. Wayne Fox Roger Langley Edwin Eato.n Jack Carson Hans Teichner LaVern Terpp Jay Johnson Burton H. Boyum, Director, National Ski ~s8ociatlon " CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES • / ,/ ./ / /,: .. 1" • ":. . ".'. ~ ',,') , , . "\ .. " ,I, / R. 1. Jouur, ::lCiligo.u 8 AUQlst 1952 ... . : ~. \ .. '--~' Hr. \'1illial1 Lash 874 East South Ta~plo titraet Sal t Lake City, Utah Dear J.ir. Lash: ... , . t', • ,.\ :-", I ,·rant to thank you very mueqfor; your lettor of Augttot 1 arid 'th~ Progress report ",,1110h I foUJ¥,l :.nr;y;i~t.GX'lilaUng. . "', .:.,,3, ..... · 0', ":;1;.. .~', ~;\.:·,i,+:l.l.i:,,.l'.·~-.;;·~,·· .. ,)··'·,, '.'~ " . It \'/'ill be .neooocary to study t~io report carefully before making' .. any remarks or cd ticiam and I. ~ope:',:t;o. do so during. 'the corai,ne .~QGk. ( " , In the moantime, I have rocdved \'lord that the OU~SA hall appointed mo ao chairman for our division of the Instl"l.tctors Certification CoImD.ittee, kldng Dr., Fox place who had 'accepted :t}iedpoai tion ~temporari1y. '." as I have no'\'l all reports from the Estes. Park Convention aD well othilr information ztaceived and after thorough study, I i'till contact you' and -Uscuss the Centrals situation. . . ,E"" J Your~ 11·, ( Jt,.' ct ~~ . Hans II ,Peppi " Teiohner J ...... "." .' . ,. :" .. ,;r" '.< .,\ , ... ' " " ; > • William R. Lash ISlA, Salt Lake Dear Mr. Lash: ESTABLISHED MAY 19. 1883 DAILY. SUNDAY Augus t 11, 19J2 I have just seen a copy of your black-bound progress report to the USA, regards devdoprnen t of the National l)ouncil of Ski In­structors of America. 'l'he copy in que stion was the property of G. E. Keat­ing of this city. As ski edi t or of this newspaper, i w wId very much like to get a copy of the report; not only do I go along with what you ha.ve done, but I would like to foll ow it as far as it may go. What yeu ar e try­ing to do has potential aP.l.!lica tion here -- nary a certifi ed instructur in 200 miles. l:i.egards, NATIONAL PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EATON South Maia Street EIIIII Granby. Couneelicul TJlEASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT l281 Third Sireet South. Wl8conelD Raplda. WlaeonelD VICE·PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT SUD Valley Ski Club Sua Valley. Idaho BOBERT C. JOHNSTONE 2360 Newport Streel Deayer. Colorado T. LEE MeCJlACKEN Box 607 DlllOD. Monlana BOBElIT J. SCHENCI[ 1801 Hillaboro Avellue Lo. AGgel .. 35. California JUSnN G. vorSE 1038 Dougla. Stre.1 SaIl Lab Cuy. Ulah DIRECTORS.AT .LARGE FRED C. BELLMAR ~ Room 440. Ga. cS Eleetrla BulldIDg Deayer. Colorado . BURTON H. BOYUM Box 244. Route I Negauae •• M1ehigCJD JOHN J. CLAIR. JR. 86.21 Ayoa Road Jamaiea Eatate •• L. J .. New York EDWARD F. TAYLOR 706 IUttredge BuUdlDg Dellyer. Colorado GUY H. WIGHT. D.D.s. 921·4 Boaloll Bulldiag Sail Lob City. Utah HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHUR J. BARTH 3742 W •• t Galeaa Sireel MIlwaukee. WiacoDelD EXECUTIVE SECBETAlIY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barr •• Mauachuaella SKI ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21. 1904 SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS Affilialed with AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATl0NALE DE SKI August 13, 1952 Mr. William R. Lash, Temporary Secretary National Council of Ski Instructors of America 874 East South Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Bill: After having put so much time and effort into such a well prepared report, I feel obligated to acknowledge receipt of it promptly and compliment you on your efforts. I feel that I cannot at this time offer you any criticism or worthwhile ideas or commendations on the suggested program. I will want to go over it very carefully and in all probability discuss it with Mr. Cuddeback, my Committee Chairman, and others before committing myself. I do want you to know, however, that I received it and will give it my attention and will reply more in detail sometime in the near future. Best regards. Sincerely, FCBellmar: b CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES • II NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EAfON South Main Str •• t £CUt Granby. CODn.clicul TBEASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT l281 Third Street South. WiaCOIWD Rapida. WiaCOIWD VICE-PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT Sun Valley Ski Clue SUD ValI.y. Idaho . ROBERT C. JOHNSTONE 2360 N .wport Streel D.nyer. Colorado T. LEE McCRACKEN Box 607 Dillon. Montana ROBERT J. SCHENCK lBOI Hill.bolo Avec I. Lo. Ang.l .. 35. CalUornla JUSTIN G. VOR~r. 1038 Douglas Sheet Sall Lake CHi. Utah DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE FRED C. B~AR . Room «0. Gas & El.ctrlc Building D.nyer. Colorado BURTON H. BOYUM Box 244. Route I Negaunee. MichigCDl JOHN J. CLAIB. JlL 86-21 AYon Road Jamaica £atat ... L. Xu New York EDWARD F. TAYLOR 706 Kittredg. Building Denver •. Colorado GUY H. WIGHT. D.D.s. 921-4 Boston Building Sall Lak. City. Ulah HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHUR J. BARTH 3742 W." Galena Siree' Milwaukee. WiacolUlln EXECUTIVE SECllETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Bane. MaaaachWiel1a ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS Affiliated with AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION lNTERNATIVNAU: DE SKI August 13, 1952 Mr. William R. Lash 874 East South Temple Street Salt Lake City 2, Utah Dear Mr. Lash: I have been reading over your report regarding the certification of skiing instruc­tors and it appears to me to be an excellent report. I am particularly pleased to note the close relation you feel that the National Council of Ski Instructors should have with the National Ski Association. I personally think the most good can be obtained in this way. In regard to some publicity about this report, it occurs to me that an article on this subject would be quite worthwhile in our coming American Ski Annual e The report itself is quite long, but possibly this material and idea could be condensed to an article of about 2,000 words. I don't know whether you feel this could be done, but I would be most anxious to have you make a good try at it. As we are now working on the Ski Annual, I would need to have this material within about three weeks time. Will you kindly advise me if it will be pos­sible for you to do this as I am very anxious to assist in every way possible that suitable publicity is given. With very best wishes, Since~y YOur,S,7 <; YI o-qp/AV- -<~--,l'~r/ RL: jdf Roger Langley, Exe..c. ~e.Ce CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES / NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION o F AMF.RICA PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EATON South MaiD Street Easl Granby. CODllecticut TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1281 Third Street Soulh. Wiaco...m Rapids. WileollliD VICE· PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT SUD Valley Ski Club SUD Valley. Idaho ROBERT C. JOHNSTONE 2360 Newport Street D.Ilyer. Colorado T. LEE McCRACKEN Box 607 Dillon. MOlllalla ROBERT J. SCHENCK 1801 Hill8boro Avenue Loa Angel .. 35. California JUSTIN G •. VORSE 1038 Douglas Str~et Salt Lake City. Utah ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 Alfiliated with l.ir e Bill Lash President, SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATlONALE DE SKI Los Angeles, California August 14, 1952 Intermountain 3ld. Instructors Association. G7L~ East South Temple Salt Lake Ci ty, Utah. Dear Bill: for the pant few days I have ~l.vcn !IIont (Joriuu(J thullEltt to your fine ITogress Report. There are several points that may warrant further consideration. FRE~ng:C:~L~~~~LARGE --- First: Section Ill., OnIE11 lillQUIlill"illil'.i.'S. Top of page 10. Boom «0. Gas & Electric Bunding "lIe must also hold an AJuericml Red Cross First Aid Certificate D.Ilyer. Colorado BURTON H. BOYUM in good standing at all tiIles". Box 244. Rout. 1 Negaull ••• MiehigaD JOHN J. CLAIR. JR. 88-21 Ayoll Road Jamaica Eatat ... L. I .. Ne ... York EDWARD F. TAYLOR 706 Kittredge Buildillg Dellyer. Colorado GUY H. WIGHT. D.D.S. 921·' B08tOll BuiJdiD'iJ Salt Lak. City. Utah HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHUR J. BARTH 3742 Welt Galena Street Milwaukee. Wileo ... ID EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barre. M .... ach .... I .. Is t.he above construed to mean Standard Carel? Advanced Card? Ski. Safety C::ml', Is it intended to melm ono card or nll throol' I suggest a clarification. Second: Sub-section C., Iili~OCA'.i.'I(:IJ OF C:~ilTIFICATION. Top of paGe 18. "The Committee provided for by these provisions may revoke the certification of any ski. instructor at any timc'J Have you heard from 'l'c)JIulli 'l'yneIn1J. on UU[) 11o:LnL'l I :UIl under the impression that the Instructors of the Ii'. ,I.S .1.A. are opposed to, tlH.evocation of certification". l.x. Tyndall expressed the opinion that he did not feel that certifications should be revoked. It might be ,vise to contact l.;r. 'l'ynclaJ.l and other Instructors on this point. Personally, I feel that certifico.tions chould be revoked uncleI' ccrt:u.n conditions. Third: Sub-section 5., under Section B. lIear bottoJil of page 21- "Adopt and provide generally acceptable National Instructors' Certification Pinr,lI. It is my impression that many of the Instructors of the F.,i.S.LA. prefer to have their own pins rather than a Hational Pin. They do not Yr.ish to loose the identity of their organization. I am inclined to feel that this thought is a form of provincialism on the part of mlyinstructors group. I om in favor of a l!ational CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES -• PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EATON South Main Street Easl Granby. CODIl.etieul TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1281 Third Street South, Wiaeonsin Rapids, Wiaconsin VICE· PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT SUD Valley Ski Club Sun Valley. Idaho ROBERT C. JOHNSTONE 6':.,~r~ToI~r~~:el T. LEE MeCBACItEN Box 607 DilloD. MODtana ROBERT J. SCHENC" 1801 Hillsboro AveDue Lo. Angel .. 35. California JUSTIN G. VORSE 1038 Dougla. Str"et Sall Lake City. Utah DIRECTORS·AT·LARGE FRED C. BELLMAR Boom «0, Gas & Eleetrle Building DeDnr. Colorado BURTON H. BOYUM Box 244. Route I N"l/auD.". Michigan JOHN J. CLAIR, JR. 86-21 Avon Road Jamaica Estate •• L. I .. New York EDWARD F. TAYLOB 706 Kittredge BuildiDg Den"er, Colorado GUY H. WIGHT, D.D.S. 921-4 BOlIton Building Salt Lake City. Utah HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHUR J. BARTH 3742 Weat Galena Str.el Milwaukee. Wisconsin J EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barre. M .... aehua.tta SKI ASSOCIATION o F AMERICA ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 AIIi1ialed with 1lr. Bill Lash SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE SKI Page 2. Pin, howGver it r:ught be Given SOlIle mIdi tion.:1l thOUGht. I v/ill continue to revievr your report and if I should have any other sUGgestions, I will mail them to you. lEi th kindest reGards, I remain most, ee. otto Steiner Torrnni T-j11dall CordiaLLy youro, H.obert J. Schenck CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES • I • 'y NATIONAL 5 K I ASSOCIATION o F AMERICA PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EA10N South Main Street EGat Granby. COlUlecUcut TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1281 'rhUd Street South. WiacODllin Rapids. WiacozWn VICE· PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT SUD VaUey Ski Club Sun Valley. Idaho ROBEllT C. JOHNSTONE 2360 Newport Str .. t D.n"er. Colorado T. LEE McCRACKEN Box 607 DWon. Montana ROBERT J. SCHENCK 1801 Hillaboro Avenu, Loa Ang.l .. 35. Call1bmia JUSTIN G. VORSr. 1038 Douglas Street Salt Lak. City. Utah ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21. 1904 Affiliated with SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION JNTERNATIONALE DE SD DillOl1, 1i0111;'1[la. .1.ugllst 11, 1 Sl[i2 574 East SOH th 11'(Wlple 8t Galt :Gata Ci 'Gy, Utah JJa ~l r l.b: e Ln,s 11 : I 1"3001v8(1 ~rour rOUGllt rOIIUGst. ;Just n favJ c111YS followiuG this roquaut t;110 lilli.h)A hald tlJoir J';xocutivG Committoo l!1ootillg in ile10na :llld I attolldod. Uillca 1.1.1 0ni l.~c;,';t of DIRECTORS·AT·LARGE Whitofish llG:2.ds this committo'o fOl' t ')0 lilU.li:i~~ FRRoEomD «C0. . BGEaLsL M& AERl ectric BuUding I ",,·J<,,,j,~ ,e fl 'jJ],'T n to I," r·J',t cv. ~rou COllU(J.L.' nlJ" Jr~ cdio Lw,ttar Denver. Colorado and ':0 JH'utnluo<l rno he would tio <'0 BURTON H. BOYUM 0 • Box 244. Rout .. 1 Negaun ••• Michigan I UI!l U1ITO 1,1"'. ' I,t i 11 ,I t" t I JOHN r. CLAIR. JR. I d L l,;U,C, Vi' LlO 'l1.lU ilu' ' 86·21 A"onRoad WallCe you ':;0 lC110W 11O'iJ tile UtL'ttel' m~8 lliu1')ouod of Jamaica Estates. L. I .. New York 1 EDWARD F. TAYLOa anc I l::JlOVI;ron would. be eX))Elctiw; a l'(Jpl:r fro[.1 1.10. 706 Kittredg. Building Den"er. Colorado GUY H. WIGHT. D.D.S. 921·4 Boston Building Salt Lake City. Utah HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHUR J. BARTH 3742 West Galena Stre.t Milwauke •• WiacozWn EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Ban •• Mauachua.tta TLI.i pmc I ','I iSl} :'011 u. lot of 111 u1:. t rnl~T ;,' ou:c U , CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES ~-~--'~ ... --------,'. -II as , . 81- EAST SOUTH TEMPLE' 8mET S LT LAKE CITY 2, UTAH AUGUST '7 .. 1952' ·,c ., '~ , ' .. ~ '., ... . ' ... , ~ , ~, ~ ,;, ~~: ~~, .:'~' '. .. \ I'" 1; ....... ,,1_' • • '. ' ,J -." .. - ~. • ... " : ·t ~' ~ ". :' . ~ " • THANK YOU :'OR YOUR LETTtR AN) OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A CONDENSED VlRSfON or THE" PROGRESS R!PORT:"~;THtS YEAR'S SKI ANNU~L. , AM PLEASED TO ATTEMPT THIS PROJECT ANO WILL STAJrlfaDTJ1YlY TCe~NS[.AN ARTtCLE THAT WILL MErT T~ 2,000 WOI'O [STtMATI. A CON)!NSATJON or THIS TYPE PRESrNTS SQfC'PROOLEMS THAT POSSIBLY YOU CAN· ASSIST K WITH. fiRST THERE ·IS THE QUESTION OF' WHAT TO 00 ABOUT TM! ~rrRENC[ MATiRIAL I HAVE USEO fROM OTHER SOURCE'S. THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN USED BECAUSE IT It FELT THAT THE r IRST anAL or THIS ENTIRE PEPORT WAS TO iDUCATE ~NO CREATE A rEELING or ~O(J) WILL. AMONG TH£ DiffERENT FACTIONS Of' SKIING. IT IS DESIRED TO INCLUDE AS MANY PEOPLE AS PO$$IBlE WHO HAVE BEEN rAMILtAP WITH THt PROBLEM IN PAST YEARS, TH£1'R HELP AND AppROVAL WilL BE NEEDED tOR ANY PLAN THAT MIGHT BE AlTA INEO. . THE SECOND CONSIDERATION IS WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART or THE REPORT. I rEEL THAT fOR AN ARTICLE IN THr SKI ANNUAL THE' THE~ SQOULD BE TOWARDS THE INDOCTRINATION AND TffT lNi1fDD'UCTION MATERIAL THAT HAS B[EN PRESENTED IN PARTS ON( AND TWO. ALTHOUGH PART THREE CONTAINS ~£ WEIGHT, IT IS ALSO THE steTION THAT COULD CAUSE DISSENTION AMONG INTERESTED PARTIES. POSSIBLY IT WOULD BE BETTER TO CONCENTRATE ON THE PROBLEM or GrTTING 80TH TEACHERS AND SKIERS BEHfNO THE INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS AN) NATIONAL SKI Allot IAT ION. AS YOU HAVE OBSERVED J fAVOR A CL.OSE "fLAT IONSHtP B£TW£EN THE NSA ANO Tm: INSTRUCTORS. MOR£ rEOPLF: WILL P~OBABLY 8£ IN fAVOR Of" THIS Wt-£N THEY BECOME ACQUA INTED WITH Ttl: fACTS. THf LAST PROBLt:M IS THAT IT IS OFltN DlfritULT TO CON>rNSE ONES OJN WORK. THE MOST DifFICULT SECTI0t6Of MY REPORT WE'~ THE fORWARD AN) SU~ARY ~ PROBABLY THE OLD SAY ING THAT ONE CANNOT SEt THE fOREST eECAUSEOF THE TREES fS TRUE. WHAT I DtS IRi IS YOUR ".0.;; Ai .... UJ U;;'*"¥'*".#'$24b¢@U;WJ: SUlUiS .. :;i!4tPJ iL. UiJlho'.£Q»!i' · •• MR_ ROGER LA NCl.EY 2 SUGGEST J-Dl"l TO THE:' pROPER AND: tvl~T E:f'f'IC lENT I\£THori'-O fOLLo\.J ...... , Hm{ \vlLl ~, KIING BENE'ftT THE f.~Tt , ' YOU H4vt:. HAD MANY ', YEARS , Of ' EXf>1:R ItNC.E ' IN PUBl lSH 100 THr SKI ANNUAL---I HAVE:' HAD ' ViRY 'ltTTL£ WR tT1NG EXPER IENeE ,: ' WHAT ARE: 'VOUR SU(,;lG~STrONS? ' I .\+/1 LL 'APPRECI AlE iT;MR .. t"ANOt..iX'" H' YOU COULD fltf> T,fM£ TO HELP ME ' ANSWErr-A ,:FEW OP' :THESE' QlJf.:RlttS,,. ' iN THE tIlEANTfM[ ,f W1lL CONSUlT MR,. ' KOll Ol. FOR , H.IS SUGGf:5r 'O~SSJNte.: tit' HItS HAD tONS fD,ERABL£ EXPEel.ENCE ' W1TH ,'vIRIT1NG AND 15 AUSQ .ACQUAINTEO tHTH~' PROBLEM. w lL'\ •• IA~ ft. , L.'A$H P~£s, ., f$IA NATIONAL PBESIDENT FRED C. BEIJ.MAR Room 440. Ga. & Electric Bldg. Denyet. Colorado TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1250 Fourtb Str •• t Soutb Wiaconaln Rapid.. Wiaconaln VICE· PRESIDENTS. EDWIN D. EATON Soutb Main Str •• t Ecut Granby. COllllecticut MRS. GRETCHEN FRASER 7617 Ecut Maple Annue Vancouy.t. Wcuhlngton T. LEE McCRACKEN DUion. Montana J. STANLEY MULLIN '58 Soutb Spring Str •• t Loa Ang.I.. 13. Calilornla JUSTIN G. VORSE 1038 Dougla. ~tre.t Salt Lake City 5. Utab DIRECTORS AT· LARGE. JACK CARSON III We.t Waahlngton Str •• t Cblcago 2. Illinoi. JOHN J. CLAIR. JR. 86.21 AYon Road Jamaica E.tal .... L. I .• New York· ALLAN GRANSTROM llS Flor.nlla Str.et Sealll •• Wcuhlngton ROBERT C. JOHNSTONE 2360 N.wport Str •• t Deny.t. Colorado EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barr •• Mauacbu .. tta SKI ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 Affiliated with SII:I UNION OF THE AMERICAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE SKI August 19, 1952 fllr. VlillifUll H. Lash, 'l'emporary Se~'y. Nat'l. :;ounc.Ll o~' ~jkl In~tructors of America 874 Enst South Temple 0treet :.)alt J..Iake City utah Dear Mr. Lash: Your P~oRress Report of the Certification Problem and D~v~lopment of the Instructors Groups in the United States is most comprehensive. Lon~ before the 1~53 Annual Convention arrives 1n New York City I will forward to you the ao~ments of as CHillY interested people as I can contact her~ in the Enst. I am plnnn.;.ng to meet with the (~ert tficat ion Com­mittee of the U.S. Eastern Am~t~ur Ski Association ri~ht urte~ the 8umm~r season - sometime before September 30th. We '" Lll go over your Report page by page ~ making not~s as we eo ~long. This is the type of Report thnt makes for iii. healthy Association, and let me assure you that I will give you my full support and follow the su~~e9t~ons QS outlined in your letter of August 1st, HJ52. Sincerely, ,,~~ }- .L.Q.~ ()"\ Cjohn J. Clair, Jr. J.fr-::.TP / £V8n befor, reoejutng the carton copy of your letter to Bill Laah, datet August ~th, 19~~, 1 hud been thInking ov~r the que:; t' on wh 'oh you ra i:HUl in the la8t pa.ragraph 01 your letter to Lash.-, J~t .t:~·t;/·B l'arlf, you will r~call I toas a. Mtlmber of the Dpooi(ll oOTTlmittee :J/,pointed by Fre'ltdent Fred BellIar, to IJtudll the problem oJ National ("'ertt!to:.t.ton oJ Ski Instruct orE<. LarriJ Dri gqrJ, as Phil i nllfln, con :lucted a uory Intf'revttng and productiue meet~ng 0/ that committee. i'resent lDerlJ rBl.1l Lao.h, i-h~l Clark, Jr.;_-:'-rcly .fren, I.iel'j) J;uRchp, Bob L~lW, .7'on i Uatt, ;rill" :.:Jcho.cllliJr J John L i teil/ie1d, and Jun i or BOlmou8. ·Uy prescnoe 011 the c ornmttte r , a .. ~ a rfJprest'mta.­tiue oJ th.e Cen'tral· dl."!.lego.t.ton, !!l(lS purely aoctdent(ll, sino" 1 hrd no PClst Q.lJ::Joci:-d ion ,dth ~kl, pro/e331,on c"rttffoation. Howeuer"bscauaein the last lifte~n yeari I've spent over a "4housand dollars lor 111.11 oltm anI rt:y family's' Dkt tnstruotjon,,': and8tnce I'm particul~rly interested in Junior 8kttnO, I If,tened intentlll G.ni 1 IS::.:; tmpre8lJeJ. :i.':) wha.t I 1ellrned a.t tl&at'lu' ~tlng and in discussion." with iht 1 C1 r1r" Jr. anI'! .Bill Lo..h lattlr, I (HIded til.! the ~1presrion::; 1 h-:u~ ptc.lre,1 uptn mu convcrsotion8.with ski professionals from tho ~ochandB end .Il/bissos in ~ Ow L,;,uJ·L'llti..:.ns to t.h~ 188lin8, t.h(! ,~.ngons tJ.nu others in our own ,,,e~ {. lind t!lu'n Btll Lat;h~fJ /}~r!J fine recent brochure, 1'/ rOfirC8~ /if"port on tht iJevclopmttnt 0/ the .Hlltt on(11 Counc t1 0/ .,'ld Jnst riLot or8 oj' ::m{'t 7' t cu, flPJft//!rar i Ntlit ,the' 'tactual! /it8tory 01 tht-"! d!?uelopment 0/ the 8kt Instruotors A,'J80ciatfons in the jour ,{estern Divisions 0/ tile' Ii.S.A. 'i'he' .ttr.'.t 'oj Y;h6/h'~ .iillj.8ion~ to ,1euolore a ::ki instrtJctors As~ooiati(11l (inoorporated. not Jor ,.ro/it) tn.Jt', f'n.font 0/ 1he diviSional Amateur ,iKi. A.B8ociation, wa3 tiH' Pur' ';·tf.qt (tlwn ·i.ll!:? C,·.lli/ornia) 6kt Instructors A38octut1.on. aorty Rill was a key Itgur~ in the baclrgrol1.nd ;;;ork ti\ut led to ·this rieuelopm""nt in ~a.1t!ornta. 1 am sure til:.,'!; Ids knol';1 f/ri[p.: o! the probll?m (1.'J t,t deut110ped in the Alptrya (}ountr~e8 0/ i'uro/,a proved tnu dU:J.1:Iltf in a Bound Jpproach to thq ~ki instructors need lor an An~Do'atton .. 01 their own. 1'0 (JuoIe from Lanhell rt1port" F'~l'.r .'1, ".H its first annual 1i1.9ttn~1 tn 1;:h8" (Tilt! Calt.tornta Sid instruotors As~octotti,") (Jao.ote'i r.. proposa.l 1,0 sttrnu.l,lttf a. Na.tirJn;,l i'tlcierrJ.tion 01 S1d lnstructora. On Pagp 4 of Lasl.os r,~port ti,e ,last. pt:Ha.gr._j)i, 81.~pllJ.8k~es an im.portant e."p:;t'nt i:l ·to 1;11(1 .~l1Ii)l1olJement of DIrt tng in the U._ •• I.~.!!1'h~ or(J'lntr,ation ar&!! recognttion oj' the sId ir.o,lruo't.ora" A real i at t on of -f.hfd r O~tn imp ort llnCtf aU t Ii ,.ell e r 8, 11 ot jlJ.V t Of technique, ;:n'1 ",:H'r"':U" _"Jding, lJUI, prtnrJiplc[J of cOI~:·/,e1:tt1oT11 8portST!'t 'n3hi" l,.n f chr.-rft,,::er - !T"/;£cltlarlu "'ion:7 ;.1," junior '-,.r-. '. • I n - i~ - skiers -lis clo::;e1V inteur ;to,l wtf,h the iJraBentdtwfo'lojJement. luaur oum dtut8ton~ Pr, I Lon.'lfJorf, atl athletic J'ractor 'u.t 1I1chtg(;11 '-:Occll l PeJljd :'pichTlf'r, a teiJ.cht!r,..ai/~lcttc coach. at LelcJne,~1J .':chool 112'.1' ~r"'uUt'r:J Ctty, l!tcht~;;;..n o.re'tulo !ine Il:r.·lmples o/1:h tr ldnJ 0/ in.<J i ruct or. Inth, ,ther I.it uf~d onn there: a.rp 1ltany'o.tlv:r.'l~ Nore rcno"meJ nc:.. t 'Jrlldly tl'.: .. n Fred Jr l'epjl1, (:J.lthough ,L 'the 1J",t i/l ';' i 01ht~ Jr. ),-,3 c:.'~; ~t ntf'r ~"'arl:' our Ulc/d;;/-..:n hDYIJ Gil 1 :)'£1'13 :ltd :)ret""y t:lell). ' ' .. ." " , , '., ;)incethere ie no othf'r PUy·t 01 the ckttng l'ilOV('i'wnt ulhtnh t$ entirely pr'llHH)t,onal (e:!"cept the B1d at'('a. opertJ.tors) it: ts import,;~nt !or 11.[ ~':,7J1ateur~ t.O im.prove 'tlte st,cl1ldl.lrtis 0/ our .tnst ruct or!J in every /f1fJ'W" pooP i ble. ~S'~pert r' 11ce ohol',:) t 7', ~urope anc{ in our own n~wl1/ 01'ui.ni;:ed ul,,£ Professiollal ,iSDOci:.l.1 tons." tlut the incent,ivc tf) imj;rove 8fct ·:6:~oh.£nq is at'van a btg _boost bJ/ a. .'Jro/l]s~:d('1l(d !i)cll-orgtlni:led ,';1ci Int'J.truo1.ors A8:'OO., ~r ,~ '~ . . . ' In your lett r to Dtl1 Lush" jat~d Augu t 5thJ 195~" you~ ~la8t j,aragrapn "one 1."orr1 01 O(wt t onJ 'tlla '{; you ;mt your a.s;</oc i a tes do not 'move into a tdtuadon whtJ7'eby you e:::tf_d~,Utlh I:, 8l!j>O.r,te organi2atioll or corj,orf.'f.ion J.i.'Jttnct .lr(nl t.lI.{' h"Ii.·' .Le't'8 recon8it/,'rthclt vieL:I;:otnt., .{i-nJ light 0./ ' carefu.l S''''/J iV oj 1he historlJ 01 the. present. delJlJ1.opm~nt tott'(l.rJa a };u.'t ion,,"l ~nci _ . Instructors. Ccrtifi~ation J'r!j'7r n.r:t. - .. ~~ir.'lfJ til'! nf?(?rf for ',. v~,.ar-.d€ Federation of :ki lnstrl.J.ctor3 with -tile purp?s!? 0/ unifui1lg cart iJ i co. t ion s lJotCT:tS 0/ t ht.' separ:! ~e .. li u i S i on ~l Instrllct ora AS8octa.-iions is e ..... ,res.'le.! ey iJ.l.l tholJ" in3trl.~t()r8 111ho hew .. lDork('~l so h .rd or](J.nC'71nq -their O/(J11 Ils·:>atJ";tontl • . aconli, tll"IJ belieUe ~ close coorJtnution ol,th~ ski jn8tructor~ a~scctaJtonD rttth t!l~ ,Jivtstoriil Q'i::Oc1J.t ions en! with t1!f> N .~,:l t,~: neees.;!.1.ry, and can b" ,-'coomp1L<J.'1e.[ 1':]j ,1 l'epraselltllt.ion in tlH: iut::Jional an { f;o.'tt~'Tl(l1 .'~.'180ci:; ion:1 o/'!l!lc']:'i.l!D Irol.l. the lT1.'r'~ctors organi:-,-;t.tons, an i by ",',Hi·:",,"l c,'(n·tificafton 0/ 8;~i in8tructor8 by tho certification oommtttoes oj the Jiutntonul amateur Uki AS3"ciat·ionb an·1. th(' 11.:; •• 1. '~fh.ird,.l.' thf' l>"'ttr:r orglmtr:ed our sk:t t.e:lchers C1.re" tl.r> higher Ulr' ;)t:')njarrjs of tnnlruction ani t/~9 hett,'r ;' hlt l!'ill l';rr /07' .111 T'f·cr"ationa.1 (!n'! oomretttivn (Jkktng, parti aular 1 fj rd til Jun i or3. F01lr t;h" tho p(lr,;.lle 1 you i mpll1 tn your lrurf: ,.)ar(l.graphto Dill La-alL, by tn!or,.mce ] b'lif1ue, Is to the orgiJni~at1on(Jl problnm posed by (a.) tile SU9~7~stion. th(;:/' a ski jumptng association be set up an', (b) thp. 8ug:71!8ifon 1lw.' th~ lISFS te :Jot U r ('!8 :: nor.-;Iro/it corpora" ioa r.(lp-tr,!.':'p, iron -! he NSA. In. nalih~'r oj' 1hf'3" in:!t.mlCP:;; ar" we deLtli710 1·.'itll .~ group 01 pro/ession·)l peo;'ll', whoo' ;~ll-(,tre liuc1ihoo'i COml'!8 /ro'1! (1 profes:don ltkt? te:c/dllq. /,0 ona ',nows 'hf'Tter than. I./w_,ki in­str'uer, ora the~:.'HJlue;' /jlh~d, t,II,?ir I'ochnic(d, (1' i', 1.1 (1-:' grJnerf.d, teaching Bt r:;.lldar:fJ 'lhOl.l1J l;r uw:l h0i:: thev mil!.! h~ il11proued. 1 - ,",1 - Thall d not propo8tJ (~on,., !I"'/;"" 3~'purutton froT". t.he iJiui~don,;.l Amateur ;:..,rlci JSROC1{ltion.'! or :".'. -,' •. ,1. In .. ro.C! I t,he~/ ~;'(lllt to I.e represented better, tJ.n l o("sirp th~ i1c':'ied prc.'~t tge of "'hat coordina"':ion, and 0': cp.rtt/ic<ltton ty tlu'! N • • .'1. r'f.[th, I believe there ts r1 /_'(1'T'1111p1 her~ b "{.I!1(!P·, school (,Ci;.c!lera ant sl!) tnstructoru. , Our school ~oord8, onJ P:~8 Jr~ uolunt~nr amateur organ i ;.'rItt ons 0/ cit t p.er1."! dee ;;1 II i nter(~,'t cd in tnproving nur teJoh!n? J~ciltttes ~nI mp~hoi8. .hp80 citinens s"ru~ in a consultat.ive, (£,i,uisorll cni,octt!t.i'he tr-··ci,crn ,~~f1fH?lv(J8 hav'" their Oll1n organt:?otionlJ whif'h I think are IJit.ali.o tm,orovt.?m.ent in ttNch i ng ::tandarlls Itn'l 17e-tl1 olin. J,{'.J. 'J not I ht' llmrdeur .:lId A S 8 0 c i (L 1, ion 8 o. n d I, h r I"~ .' • ,'l. tl ('. rue i t 8 iHl r}J 0 fJ(' t (' ,'1 tin a c (L P a. c t t 11 B t m. t 1 '1 rc 0 t h ~ 'I: 0 .I' our 11 C h 0 0 Z b 0 (J. 7'1.1 !J? Wit) this letter, I am com~letjng m~ lunot~onB ao a m~nlter 0/ the tnterir: o,:Juitlory committee appointed by Fred Belmar at !;,"tc8 Furic. .18 1 SL-i,j 'tYfore, T.1JJ interPtl't.s a.re sttll# a8 alw~Y8, ~ore in competitive skiing, p~rticularly wtth Juniors. It '''().&I " pl€'I,z:nlr,? hfJ;rinq Irom YOIt, Eurt. J'i'l g,lad you got b'lCit /rom 1.!owf(J.n'~ ·"thou' (!ny trouble Irom the "iolretttJia. Better ta1r~ i:l "003'/('1' ."hot of 1,11r" .'Jpo1i-l-ed 'j'eVfJr Vr:cctne eu~rll April or May. l,le.!:3e gilJ" mlJ ~(1''J1 rfl:/,.Irdn to Mrn. hOIl'tln, !In' ll't; fIlfl 'moil! hOl!~ you ,lef'l {lbo JL1 t:/~1"i t,fl'(J,R 1 I&""I~}P. (J.~·!!r"'atJa'l. ,; a lJn!' . r t: August 19, D}52 DeaT" Burt: [ . r' J!-'ven'" before receiving the carbon copy of [Jour leifrter to Bt11 Lash, dated August 5th, 1952, I had been thinking over the question which you raised in the last paragrcph of your' letter to;Lash. At Est~s Park, you will recall I was a member of Ithe speCial committee appointed by President Fred Be~mar, ,to' study'the _prob~em oj' Na-tio~(I,l Certificati on oj ' S}n Ins(;ructors. 'La~y Br~ggs, as ChaH'man, conducted a very "interesting and productive meeting of'that committee. Present Were Bill Lash, Phil Clerk, Jr., Gordy S7ren, 8epp Ruschp, Bob Law, Toni Matt, Fiil1y Schae//ler, John Litchfield, and Junior·Bounous. My presence on the committee, as a representative -Of the Central delegation, was purely accidental, since T ,- " ," had'no past association with ski p~ofessioncerti!ication. ,However, because in the last iiJteen :years Ilve spent over a ',-rf;housand dollars for my own nnd my famiLy's ski ins tru,c"f; ion, - and since--I'm particu1ar_Iy interested in Junior skiing, I 'at-st'~med·' intently en,' I was impressed. To l!:hat I learned at ~hat meeting and, in discussions with Phil Clark, Jr. and Bill Lash"later,"'I -added (;,11 the impressions -I have picir.ed up in my" .conversations with ski pro/essionGJls from .-the Cochands and Rybiskas in the LrLU7'en-tians 1;0 the Iselin.s, the Engens and others in our own west. And then Bill Lashes very fine recent brochure, "Progress'Report on the jJevelopmenf, of the Nat i onal Covnc il of ,S'ki Instructors of ilmeri ca, s ummari 2es the factuaL! history of thc development of the &ki Inctructors Associations in the Jour Western Divisions of the N.G'.A. 'l'he tirst of these Cl.ivisions to develope a Ski Instructors Association -("incorporated not for pro/it) ind.ependent oj the c:ivisional Amat~ur 6ki Association~ was the Far hest (then the California) 'Ski· Instruct ors Ass 'JC i at i on. Cort lJ' Hill was a ke y Ii gure in the baCkground work that led io this development in California. I am sure that his lmo7'Jledge 0.[ the problem an i-c ,wlJelopeJ ~n'the Alp~ne Countries of ~~rope proved invaluable in a, :sound, 'approach, to the Ski Inst T'uct ors need /0 r an Jis soc i at ion of their own • . To quo-te from Lashes report~ pa~7'~ 3~ I/j~t its fi rst annual meet i ng in 1948, (The Ca.l if a rn i a Ski Instruc-tors Association) adopted a lJroposal to stimulate a National Federation of Ski Instructors. On Page 4 of Lashes report the las-l; paragraph emphas i2es an important essential to -the improvement oJ .skiing in ·the U.~'J., i.e.- ":;"he organiza-{;ion and recognition 0/ -the ski imtructors". A realization 0/ -i;heir own importance as tec,chers, not just of technique, and "pretty" sIding, but principles of competition, sportsmanship and character - particularly among the junior " .,1 .......... - • ..,1<'<' '''''''''W.' "''- ..... ,~ ...... .-, ___ _ i I - E - , skiers -~ is closely integrated with the present ~eve10~ement. In our own division~ }i'red Lonsclorf~ an a-th1etic director at Michigan Tech" Peppi :Feichner" a tea(;ner-ath1eitc coach' at'Le1ane~u School near Traverse City~ hichigan are two fine examples of this kind of instructor. In the other divisions there are many 'pthers~ more renowned na-ti ona11y than Fred or Peppi (although at the last National Junior D-S at Winter Park our. Michigan bOys and girls did' pretty.we11). - - Since-there is no other part 01 the skiing movement which is entirely professional (except the ski urea operators) it is importan"c for us amateurs to improve the standards of our instructors in every way possible. ' ~xperie7lce shows in Eurqpe' 'j and in our own newly organized bki Professional Associatidns.~ that-,the incentive to improve ski teaching is given a big boost by a professional well-organized &ki Instructors Assoc. ~ '. ' \ -', ,.' In, your letter to Bill Lash~dated AugustSth" 19SE~ your ,.last. paragraph' "one work of caut i on~ 'that you and your aBSOC iates , 'do not mor~ into a situation whereby you e3t~bli8ha separate organization or corporu-tion (L,istinctfrom the NSA. /I Let's .. reconsider that viewpoint, ...lftJ 1 ight of a carefUl rrl.;udy Of the .,' history of the present development -towards a National Ski Instructors Certification ~rogram. - First" the need for c separate ----Federation of Dki Instructors with the purpose oj unifying certtffcation systems oj the separate divisional Instructors ·Associations is expressed by all those ~nstructors who have' ,wo~ked so hard organizing their own ~ssociations. lleccnd J they believe a close coordination of the ski instructors assooiations ,.with the divisional associations and wi-th the NoA is necessary, and can be ac:comp1ished by a representation in the divisional - and National Associations of delegates from the Instructors organizations, and by National Certification of ski instructors by the certijication committees oj the divisional amateur Ski Associations and the N.~.A. Third, the better organized our ski teachers are~ the higher the standards oj instruction and the better that will be Jor all recreational and competitive skiing, particu1arlyJwith Juniors. J.I'ourth J the parallel you imply in your last paragraph to Bill Lash, by inference I be1ieve~ is to the organi2ationa1 problem posed by (a) the Buggestion that a ski J'umping association be set up anLi (b) the sU7ges-cion that the NSP:::; be set up as a non-proJit corporation separate Jrom the NSA. 'In neither oj these instances are we dealing with a group oj profeSSional people, whose entire livelihood comes from a .profession like teaching. No one knows better ~han the ~ki in­structors themselves UJhut -their 'cechniccd, as well rL:; :Jenera1, ,teaching standards shOUld be ((nd how th( .. y may be improved. ~ , , , , " • ", - ,3 - They do , not propose (J, complete separation from the li iuisional Amate~r ~ki ' Associations or N;~.A. ~n fact, they want to be repr~sented better, anddesire ' the added prestige oj tha~ coordin a'tion, e ncl of certification by ,the 1;.0.A. Fi ,rth, I belTbeue 'the re is a parallel he ?'e betwee'n se ho 01 te'ache rs anci ski >~ilstruc t,o rs • ' , Our , school , boa rd s, ana :.fTAS are ' lJ 01 un tee rama te Ur 'organizations~ ' of citizens deeply inter.ested in' 'improving ' Our , teach i nq fac i1 i tie s and method:;. The se cit i 2e rli:) s erve ' i n a 'consultative, ' c,avisOrb' capa.city. The teachers the'lilselve's have ,th,eir,own :'organizations ujhich I think are vital to improvement in.teach~ng sta.ndards and methods. May not the ' Jlmateur Ski A,ss,ocia"iiionsand the ]v.S~A. serve its purpose' bes't in a capacity s4m(lar {o that o f oui school bo ards? " " ., ' . t.J - " • i/itli this' letter, I am comp 1etinfJ my functions as G, 'member of the 'in t erim advisory o,ommit'tee app oirted lnJ Fred Belmar at Estes Fa rk. , " iiS 1 said beforc, 'm y 'inLer: es'c[J ar(: ' ut-j,1), as alwCLlJs .• more in competitive skiin 'r;"parti~ula(lv w'it?r ' Juniors. ' I i; was 'a plc(Lsurehear'~ng from YO[L, ]j uri;. I'm gl cHi you goi;-back ,'!rom )fontana , without ~'any troubJ. e froT!!. 'I~ h ;:~ tUclu?"tt:Ji a. Be,tter take CL. booster shot O,! the Sp ot Led Fe ve r Vl ~ ccine ev e r !J .April or ,];,[ay. Please give my bes't regcr ds 'co ').:rs. iJ o!)"Um, CLnd ,L:-i;' me lmow 'hO!J,J. you ,feel about the ideas I have expressed. I ,'m looking jorward ,to seeing you again beforc s nowfc.ll • .'. :Jincer ely, J/ayne WWF:ms '. ,. I< '. -:. '" MR. DICK WILLIAMS SKI EDITOR THE SpOt(JSMAN-RE'V lEW ,'SPOKANr, WASHUGTON , . ' , DEARorCK.* : ' : • ."') •• ~ .':>1' ." 814 £AST SOUTH TEMPLE ST. S LT LAKE C tTY UTAH AUGUST 21,1952 , ,": THANtC-rOUf'OR YOUrr.NTtREST IN THE C£RTIF'ICAT'ON PROBLE'M. rRANKLY, TH£ fAC"'IC NORTHWEST' IS ONE AP£A THAT POSS I BL Y WE' HAVE NEGLECTED, YE'T'ONt AR[AtN THE NATION THAT IS Of' UTMOST IMPORTANCE. YOU COULD CERTAINLY BE Or ASSISTANCE. ',' t~' . ') • ,,' ". ":f';:. ',' ~'.~ I, '""; YOUR Li,TTERSTATE'S THAT TH£RE'ARi;~;NO,tERTlftED INSTRuCtORS/lN THE SPOKANtAREA. OONIT YOU fita..; THAt THE'-,MA 'N-:PROBLEM THERt-'.JS',ONE OF' ~t~I~()NO:TA1]~i.t~6.~rl~~.~~~~~t~~;,~~~:T~r.i~~. ~~Bt.~~~ ~~R'( INSTRUCTORS. ',; THAT~ DICK;' :tSft~'MAIN PURPOSE' Of MY REPORT. 'WANT .. : PEOPLE iO KNOti THAT THE TlACHERS, ARE, INTE'R!STEOINWORK INO WITH THE ., SK I 'NQ,',PUBL:fC TO 6£.TT£~, TH£. ~NT l'~~,\SPQ't1: •. ",:., "" :, pOSS'~L.Y Y~ WOU~D'''B(',JNTERtSTED l~' H'~ THE' ",NSTRUCTORS'Of THE JNTER~: ',-. MOUNTAJN DfVJSIONWERE' fNTROOUCE'O<ro CERTIFICATION. ' THE' tNCENTIVE WAS;., FURNISHED BY~ THr UNITED STATES F'~EST SERV ICE. THE GOVERN~NT R£- ' QUIRES THAT ANY TE.4CHER WHO. INSTRUCTS ,fOR AcrEE MUST' BE·aRT IF' lEO . '~' .. ,.: , BEFORE tHE CAN OBTA IN 'A rOREST,S£RVlCE", SPEC fAL us£' PERMIT," I HAVE' ,. ' .. ~.l, FOUND,THAT 1l£SE P£OPLE'··HAVEB£P;N,,~,RY COOPERATIVE ,J" HELPtNO TIC',;'i¥'?;, T£ACHtffS COORDINATE THE,R FUNCTIONS· WITH TtC AMAltlJlE,'QROUPS. .T '/.. .~ ~?k~, WAS THROUQH'THi USF'S AND TH£ INT£RMOUNTA IN SKI ASSOCt.TION' THAT WE . ,:~tt: WERE' [NCOUR.arO TOF'ORM' OUR ()IN'' I NOe:'PENDENT, 'GROUP. 'OOCE' WE, SAW 'lHAT~}~~' THESE GROUPS WERE' INTERESTED JNHt&"PINQ us,' THE TEACHE~ OrVlLOPED A ')::~~~:( NEW INCENTiVe: TO H£LPTHEMSELVES.,' AGAIN ISTR£SSTHAT"THtS WHOLE~:(' ',,:.'1;:~·· • AfrA IF? WAS k PRODUCT· Of PUBL Ie ITY' A.f'4D COSPEFUT ION. THIS ;SAM£'STRAriGt~~;': , Of PUBL Ie '·TY ANDCOOPERAT I ON CAN BE' USEfUL WITH THE NATIONAL CERTI--.:':,':'~. i r ICAT I OJl"-',PR?BLEM~ ANP THE ~£SSC~N~ :THE' ~~~,ST L I~E' or,,~0H!A~T ~:, ;~:.;!;t, ,t ANY QUESTIONS YOU' MAY HAVE ABOUT, TtitREPORT "WOULD 'Sf: GLAO TO ATTtM~:~/ ' AN5W£RtNG. 'HAY[ rOLLO'£D SM or YOUR ART Ie LES IN THE NAT IONAL . ~,'<" :" . " t.£WSPAP[R or SKI I NO AND AM VERY MUCH I MPRE'S~[D WITH YOUR ~r ',',.,,<' ro-l'O'BC ICTrY. -, AM SOPRY THAT MORE NEWSPAPER! DO NOT HAVE AS COM.',:;: PETE NT SKI EDITORS. I WOULD ENJOY HEARING fROM YOU. ,,' ; . .,7';, SINCE RE L Y , WILLIAM R. LASH PRES. IS' A ,' .. (~ . '~~~t .•i ~ }'"':! i, ~: '. • ',.I .. ">{ < , .. '~ ..• ", ,~ ~ .'. ; " MR ' ROBERT: i~SCHENCK/" 'C' ',"-'. i ,""\'t "".,' 1801'~"H ILLSBORO AVENUE' , , "" " . ; _ , ':, L~.~~QELES 35, CAL If"OPNtA ,t, .,. , DEAR BOBI ~. J ; •• ~ ~ ~. ' I . ~ . . . ;~; ~ :~.': l " ~ .: .' ~ l' "/' I ") ,'f.: ) '; '~ THANK YOU fOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THE PROGRESS f;EPORT. IT IS INDEED ENCOURAGING TO HAVE MEN lIKE YOU COME FORTH WITH CONSTRUC­TIVE' SUGGESTIONS. THIS PROPOSA~ IS CERTAINLY NOT THE fiNAL DRAFT AND YOUR TYPE Of INTEREST IS THE ONLY MEANS WE HAVE or REACHING A fINAL PLAN. ;:, ':, YOUR FIRST COMMENT CONCERNED THE AMERICAN REO CROSS fIRST AID SECTION. SINCE THIS SECTION HAS BEEN ADOPTED FROM MR. CUDDEBACK'S ORIGINAL PROPOSAL Of ApRIL 23, 1952, I CAN NOT TRUTH­FULLY STATE WHAT IS HIS REAL INTENTION. HMVER I WOULD ASSUME THAT HE INTENDS THE REQUIREMENTS TO KAN THE "STANDARD-ADVANCED" CARD AS THESE ARE THE pRESENT REQUIREMENTS Of THE NSA AND ITS D I V IS I ONS. " YES, I AGREE THAT TH IS CLAUSE DOES NEED SOME CLAR If 1- CATION. YOUR SECOND OBSERVATION PERTAINED TO THE SECTION ON REVOCATION. SINCE THIS PART WOULD ALWAYS BE SUBJECT TO DEBATE, I WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO INTERPOLATE THE IMPRESSIONS Of THE fAR WEST SKI INSTRUC­TORS, HCM:VER, I CAN EXPLAIN THAT THIS ENTIRE PROPOSAL HAS HAO THE APPROVAL Of THE FYlSIA SINCE TOt+1I ANO HIS GROUP ARE THE ONES WHO REVISED MR. CUDDEBACK'S ORIGINAL DPAfT. IN fACT, NOTHING HAS BEEN CHANGED -- THIS WOULD INDICATE TO ME THAT TOMMI WAS IN FAVOR or SOME' TYPE Of REVOCATION CONTROL. POSSIBLY YOU CAN CON­TACT TOMMI ANO CLARIfY THIS POINT. I WOULD BE IN fAvOR Of SOME CLARifiCATION. J YOUR THIRD POINT CERTAINLY NEEDS AN EXPLANATION. POSSIBLY THE REASON SO MANY Of THESE POINTS APE VAGUE IS THAT TOMMI, THE DIRECTORS OF THE fWSIA ANO I HAVE DISCUSSED MOST Of THEM AND HAVE AGREED UPON A MUTUAL POLICY. I AM AfRAID THAT WE NEGLECTED THE, POSSIBILITY THAT OTHERS COULD EASILY BE CONFUSED. WHEN TOMMI AND I TALKED OVER THE SUBJECT Of PINS AT THE fWSIA ANNUAL MEETING LAST SPRING, WE DECIDED THAT THE MOST ECONOMICAL APPROACH TO A NATIONAL PIN WOULD BE TO USE THE PATTERN OF THE FAR WEST'S fOR A 'DESIGN. THE ONLY PART TO BE CHANGED WOULD BE THE TOP INITIALS. THE INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION PLANS TO ADOPT THIS PLAN fOR THE 1953 SEASON. WE fEEL THAT OUR GROUP COULD BENEfIT FROM THE PUBL IC ITY ALREADY OBTA INED BY THE FWS IAAS IT IS RECOG·· NIZED MORE THAN ANY OTHER PIN. AGAIN I SHOULD HAVE CLARifIED THESE PO I NTS • • I ROBERT ~CHrNCK 2 AUGUST 21, '952 ,', ,rPANKLY, BOBl. teAN NOT THINK Of ONE POINT THAT THE rwSIA AND THE 'lSIA OISA\;iRE'E UPON. 0lJR ORGANIZATION IS BUrt.T UPON· . 'THE} A,RT leLES OF I NCORPORAT tON· Of : THE rws I.. OUR PROGRESS IN Tti£' fNTtRMOUNTAIN IS A ~ESULr. or' COOpERATION ANO DISCUSSION BE'TWE'EN OUR GROUP ANO THE CAL .FORNI • . nAttiER! • IN REAL tTY ...... ' w: SHOUlD BE' Of'..'E' ORGANIZATION. I HOPE THAT THIS COOPERATION '" . ;'WtLL CONTINUE. YOUR INTEREST IS CERTA INLY AN INDICATION or , J!..- 'THAT' CONTINUAT ION. I CERTA I NL Y APPRE'C IA1£ YOUR t«L.P. BOB. !n:;'~ :.'>~~, .. THANK YOU. . I ,:.: r .<:.J~. ...: . ,~, .,: "l'~o:! '! .... !, f" ~ • '. "~t• • " • ,v ~ "' . . ,' ". ~ . .. : J,~ ,t • • ~ ';'1 .' ;:.. {l,"" • .. ,.It." t .' SINCERELY YOURS, WILLIAM R. LASH PRES. IS I A ,-.: ': ~ , t ,. , . ,.' ~;'. . ' ~ :.t ;':, . ~'. " " . NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION OF AMeRICA PRESIDENT EDWIN D. UTOa ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 SKI UNION Of THE AMERICAS Affiliated with AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATIONi\LE DE SKI South Main Street August 21 1952 Eut Grcmb,. Connecticut , TBEASUREB JOHN HOSTVEDT lWUiaIc oTuh1irDd RSta .p.l edta .S oWultahc. oulD ..... vtCE·PJlESIDENTtI' SSNUUEDDL SVVOaaNlll leAe,,.. BSIdEidaN hNCoE luTbT ROBERT C. JOHNSTONE 2D3e8n0T Nere. wCpoolrot raSdtro . .t TBD.oW xL oE6nE0. 7 M MOcCDtBanAaC DH ., ROBERT J. SCHENCIt 1801 HIllaboro Annue Lo. Angel •• 35. CaWorDla JUSTIN a. VORS!! Sl0a3l8t LDaokue gClai.t ,S. t:rJe teatb DIRECTORS· AT ·LARQE FRED C. BELLMAR DRoeonmTe ~r. .C oaloura d&o E 1.ctrla Bulldlag BBNUoexgR aT2U4OD4N.e •RH. o.Mu lBe1O cb1Yl gUcMm JOHN J. CLAm. Ja. J8a6-m21a icAaT oEna laRl o••a.d to I.. New Tork EDWARD F. TAYLOR 7D0e8n KT.lrt.t reCdogl.o rBaduUo dlDg GUY H. WIGHT. D.D.&. S92a1lt· ' LBaok.l.o DC lBtru.U Uditnalbl' HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHtJR J. BARTH M374il2w Wau•k•e te .G Waleiancao uS1tDre .t EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGT.RY Box B. Barr •. Maaaachua.11a Mre William Re Lash 874 East South Temple ,Street Salt Lake City 2, Utah Dear Bill: I was glad to get your letter of the 17th and to know that you are willing to write an article for the Ski Annual ,covering your proposal regarding the ski teacherse In regard to reference material, we can handle this all right and can either have foot­notes on each page or if you WiSh, we can list the references at the end of the article. In either case, we might be able to use asterisks or numbers. I think it would be.well to concentrate on the material you have in parts one and twoe In con­denSing, it would probably be necessary for you to rewrite on stress the important pOints. I am glad to know that you can consult with N~e Koziol because he can undoubtedly give you suggestions with the material at hande With best wishes, RL:jdf Sinceroly yours, R~ Roger Langley Executive Secretary CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EATuN South Main Str.el Eaat Granby. CODD.cticut TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1281 Third Streel Soulh. WIsconsIn Rapids. Wisconsin VICE-PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT SUD Valley Sid Club SUD Vall.y. Idaho ROBERT C. JOHNSTONE 2360 N.wport Slr •• t D.n,..r. Colorado T. LEE McCRACKEN Box 6f11 Dillon. Montana ROBERT J. SCHENCK: 1801 Hillsboro Avenue Loa Angel •• 35. CalUomia JUSTIN G. VORSE 1038 Dougla. Slr.el SaIl Lake City. Ulah DJlIECTORS-AT-LAJlGE FRED C. BELLMAn Room «II. Goa & El.ctric Bullding D.nv.r. Colorado BURTONH. BOYUM Box 2«. Roul. 1 N.gaUD ••• MichIgan JOHN J. CLAIR. JR. 86-21 Ayon Road Jamaica E.lal ••• L. I .. N.w York EDWARD F. TAYLOR 706 ICillr.dge Building Den,.er. Colorado GUY H. WIGHT. D.D.s. 921-4 Bo.lon Building Salt Lak. City. Ulah HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTHUR J. BARTH 3742 W •• t Galena SIr •• t Milwauke.. WisconsIn EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barr •• Mauacbuaett. AHilialed with ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FED&lIATION INTERNATIOIlALE DE SKI September 10, 1952 Mr. Bill Lash, President Intermountain Ski Instructors Assn. 874 East South Temple Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Bill: I received your letter and progress report by special deli very today. I have not had the opportunity to give your article a careful stUdy but will do this soon after writing. If there are any suggestions or any corrections that I might wish to propose, I will certainly get in touch with you about t~em. It was very nice that you Could send this in and I hope it will help a great deal. With best Wishes, Sincerely yours, R::~ey Expcutive Secretary RL:jdf CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES i William R. Lash 874 So. Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Bill: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT ::>epternber 10, 1952. You probably did not think it would take me (6) weeks to survey and digest your report concerning the National COilllcil of Ski Iustructors of .America. However, it did just that. You arE:: to bo commended in giving to the Association for approval such a fine comprehensive report. It shows a tremendous amount of thought, study and reseE!rch. When approved, I feel this plan will be a great advUDceJ:J.cnt in the overall picture of skiing in America. From a National point of view the plan is not self supporting, however if the mecha-nics can be worked out thru the Divisions to be so, I have no criticisms. At our next Board Heeting to be held in Los Angeles October 12th, we will cowlcil your report lor further study and reconunendations. Final action should than be made by 15th February '53. If this action is too late a date for you, please advise. ccl Totl1t11i Tindall Otto Steiner Flo Schenck ; October 16, 1952 Big Bear Lake, Callf. Mr. Bill Lash President Inter-Mountain Ski Instr. Assoc. 874 South Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Bill: Thanks for keeping me informed as to how things are going. Please write to Bud Smith, 1325 E. Pinchot Avenue, Stockton, California his By-Laws and Constitution samples. Enclosed report is self-explanatory. It seems satisfactory to set aside $5.00 for successful applicants to defray certification expenses of the divlsions. However, we wl11 not act on thls proposal until next Spring. Please send me the following: Organization charting of certificGtlon procedure organ­ization as desir.ed -(1) 'by' the instructors organlz~tions, (2) by the N.S.A. Are there any dlfferences now from our plans sub­mitted to you, N.S.A. ldeas, or any revised plan that may have come up since Estes Park~ -.1 .. If I understand "It 'rlght,':the sltuation 1s now as follows: 1. The Divlslon~proceed with organization of Instructors Groups as per a uniform pattern agreed upon by the F.W •. S.I.A and your organization. 2. The Instructors OrganiZations name four representatives each to the National Ski Instructors Council. 3. The Instructors Council functions as a temporary organ­izing Committee for the National Ski Instructors Assoc­iation. It wl11 prepare lts own By~Laws and Constltution allowing for the continued co-~xlstence of Div 1sional Instructors Organizations, SUCll as you_'s and ours. , "' 21 Ii llr. Btll Lash - Page 2 - Oct. 16, 1952 4. The Certification Committees of the N.S.A. and its Divisions shall prepare a teaching outline to be approved by the Divisional and National Instructors Organizations. This outline should be st~ndQrdlzed, constantly amended, and should ultimately cover all stages of ski teachingfbeginntng t-~ 'bno ,intermediate and advanced ~ To simp ify the task a teaching outline for teaching beginners should be the first Objective. 5. The Instructors Orgunizations shall produce standardized simplified examination and test procedures which are genera\ly acceptable and are based on the experiences ofS~ay ski instructors examination boards in the Untted States and abroad. As soon QS you will have completed your organization as a non-profit corporation, we should proceed with co-ordinating our organizational program with the P.S.N.A., N.R.M.S.A., and S.R.M.S.A. Likewise, we should write to our Eastern and Midwest­ern COlleagues to set themselves up in a similiar fashion so that all seven groups can be represented in the Council on an equal basis. Inasmuch as the next meeting is in New York, we should meet~e or two days prior to the National Convention; and if none of our Western Instructors ASSOCiates can send any repre­sentattve, we should have Ii western Meeting of the Council,prior to the N.S.A. Convention, during which meeting the National Ski Association would be founded. I propose that such a meetlng should coincide with the annual convention of either yours or our organization. It ls, therefore, of great importance to decide early where our meeting will be held, to send out notices to all western Instructors Organizations; and the burden of dolng just that falls upon you and me. If you will handle the organ­ization of your own group and the remaining three Western DiviSions, I will arrange for the over-all meeting, and the organization of the Central and Western Divisions. Pl~ase write me your ideas as to how we can best ac­complish the job and whether you approve of my suggestions. TT:cj Encl: (,MAiE !.! Skiheil. is S3 Your friend, ~ 1$ . $ a: Z2 a. 55 ElEA .. MR. EDWIN D. EATON, PRESIDENT NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION or AMERICA SOUTH M.4 t N STREET EAST GRANBY, CONNECTICUT OEAR:MR • .'EATONI 814 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE STREET 5 LT LAKE CITY 2, UTAH OCTOBER 17, 1952 THANK YOU FaA THE APPOINTMENT TO THE NSA COMMITT££ rOR CERTifI­CATION Of SKI TEACHERS AND fOR YOUR COMMENTS ON TH£ PROGRESS REPORT. I AM PLEASED TO ACCEPT THE APpoiNTMENT, ANO YOU MAy BE ASSURED THAT MY END qr T~ COtJMITTEE WILl. BE UPHELD. "'f:";1 I' : ~~ ,,".' .'" ". . .. '. ''.' .' , , ~ \ . - ;.' , ':AS YOU'PROBABLY R£AI..'ZE~"THE',PURPOS£ or THE ,'PROQRESS 'REPORT IS .. TO STIMULATE', INTEREST..ANO CPITIC'SM~, S'MILAPLYf 'T IS TO SERVE AS ',A SAS IS FOR ,FUTURE, WORK. ONt ,OF" THE PR I MARY MO I Vt$ WAS ,'TO 'NfORM ',' PEOPL.E ' IN THE EAST WHAT THe: JNS1RUCTORS HAVE BEEN DOING IN' THE WES­' TERN DIV'SIQNS. COOPERATION 1$ NE'crSSARY WHEN ONE CONSlorRS THAT ',IT .15 ONLY A 'DAY'S DRIVE FROM'SALT LAKE' CITY TO SKI AREA~ IN FIVE OF 'THE NATIONAL DIVISIONS. CONSEQU£NiLY ~ THE INSTRUCTORS HAVE' FORt€D THEIfLOWN ORGANIZATIONS IN THRE"i :or,T~SE DIVISIONS AND ,INDICATIONS ARE lH~T :THE OTHER TWO~'LLt fOLLOW. " " , • • < • '. '" , '" >~' ":, THIS S'fTUAT ION PRESENTS ~,THF: 'PROBLEM THAT MANY 0, TH{ T£ACH£~ 'WANT TO SEVER THEMSELVES :,COMp&'ETELY ,-ROM THE NATIONAL' SKI ASSOC tA­, TION. ' YOU AND I REAL 'ZE THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO EITHER FACTION. ON,THE OTHER HAND, A NATIONALLY CONTROLLEO CERTI­FICATION ~OGRAM SHOULD NOT B£ ENTIRELY DOMINATED BY THt AMATEUR INTERESTS. THE OBVIOUS ANSWER IS TO HAVE SOME FORM Of COOPERATION. THE, USUAL QUERY ONE RECEIVES FROM THIS SITUATION IS THAT SOME INDIVIDUALS DO NOT WANT THE INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS TO ENO UP IN THE' SAME POSITION AS THAT OF" THE NATIONAL SKI ,PATROL LAST SPRING. THE OBJECTION THE TEACHERS HAVE TO THLS STATEta£NT' IS'THAT THE' INSTRUC­TORS' ASSOCIATIONS ARE REPRESENTATIvE or A PROFESSION. IN OTHER WOROS, WE ARE DERIVING AN INCOME FROM TEACHING WHERE TH£ SKI pATROL MEN ARE NOT. SECTION III OF THE PROGRESS REpORT WAS NOT MY OWN CREATION. IT WAS REPRODUCED, AS WRITTEN, BY TOMMI TYNDALL or THE FAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION. I REALiZE NOW THAT THIS SECTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REVISED SOMEWHAT TO ALLEVIATE CONfUSION. NEVERTHELESS, I WANTED TO COOPERATE WITH THE fAR WEST IN SUBMITTING THE PROJECT. -II ... ---.. __ ._-.... ,;•01]· • ·1118 .l1li' ------ ", MR. E. O. EATON 2 OCTOBEH 11,'1952 " .. , ~ .. ;', ,., '. SINC£ MR. TYNDALL ANO I H~VE DISCUSSED THIS ~OJECT PREVIOUSLY, ~LIE~ HIS IMPLICATION! APi, . '.~ :"r 1 • ' I TIS THE A5SUMPT I ON THAT THE NSA ~NO ITS 0 I V IS f ONAL COtJMlTTEES WILL ISSUE. RECORD, AND FILE THE .CE~TI-FICATES. . t,,; .THE ACTUAL CERTifiCATION PROCESS SHALL BE A JOINT RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN THE TEACHERS' ~SSOCIATIONS AND THE DIVISIONAL COMMITTEES. ALL BUSINESS fUNCTIONS, SUCH AS DETERMINING tERTI·, f.CATION PROGRAMS, PUBLiCITY, AND STANDA~tZATION Of OPiPATIONS SHALL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORSt·AS~OCtAT.ONS AND CORRELATED ON A NATIONAL SCALE THROUGH THE NCStA • ;',-;'" "'~"IF' THE PEPORT' HAS OOI~E NOTHING ELSE', IT HAS STIMULATED CRITICISM, ;.".: ..• T HAS REACHED AL.L PARTIES CONCERNED IN EVERY DIVISION, ANO IT HAS ,. . ~ 'BEEN OfSTRfBUTED WITHIN SIX WEEKS AfTER THE 1952 NSA CONVENTION -­OFFERING AMPLE TI'-£ FOR CO~NTS AND IMPROVEf1.£NTS.·TH!' NATtONAL COMMITTEE HAS UTTERLY FAILED TO 00 THESE THINGS IN'iH~PAST. FOP EX~MPLE, MR. CUDOEBACK'S PROPOSAL. WAS NOT DISTRIBUTED'UNTll ONE MONTH ,BEfORE THE JUNE MEETING. HIS PROPOSAL WAS NOT S£NTTO ALL THE, INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS HERE IN THE WEST. --- " " FRANKLY, f WANT TO G~T' THINGS POLL 100 NOW-'- NOT NEXT MAY. THE' INSTRUCTORS' ISSUE HAS SEEN CODDLED LONG ENOUGH. i lT IS INDEED ENCOUR- . AGING TO HAVE A QUAt,rlED ADMtNISTPATOR! LIKt YOURsrLF f WHOtSDiVOT,NO A SINCERE INTEREST IN THE ISSUE. YOU" OPINIONS,MR.' [.ITON, AR[ CERTA I ~L. Y OF' GREAt VALUE' TO THE' INSTRUCTORS. .: -. ., .' I ell II I AM ANX I oust. Y .AWA IT lNG" THE tOMPLET I ON OF THE' 'teA tOMMtTTEt liST. SINCE~ElY, . ~ .. BILL LA!Ht pft[!IOENT INTERMOUN AIN SKI . INST~UCTORS ASSOCIATION ' .. , \; " '. ',' J', • ,: ., , I. -: ," ", i.,: .. ~. TOMt1I "'teAll,' PRE'S 1000NT', , ' ,- . ( -", 814£'AST SOUTH TEMPLE' .,r, ", S L T lAt([ CITY' 2. UTAH , OCTOBER 11 I 1952 ' rAPt WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIAl'tON .. LOS ANGeLES ATHLETIC CLUB .' , 431WESTSE'vtNTH STREET, "'" LOS ANG£LES,",CALIF'ORNIA"~'., , ';' DE At? TOI+I' I I ...• " • ' .J~ , , " FROM YOUR LETTER ~' f ASSUME ·THATYOU DES f R£ THE CHAJ?TS YOU MA ILEO LAST SPRING ENTITLED "[XHIBIT A.n THESE ARE' IN THE MAIL. HOIIEVER, THE EXHIBIT B CHART IS A OJF;ERENT STORY. YOU ONLY SENT ME A FEW COPIES AND THOSE WERE ALL DISTRIBUTED AT ESTES pARK. tr I AM WRONG ON MY ,INTERPPETATION, PLEASE LET M[ KNOW. THE ONLY REVISED PLAN OR N3A COMMENTS THAT' HAVE' RECEIVED SINCE THE' CONvtNT I ON HAvE SEEN F'ORWAROE'D ON TO YOU. THOSE" FROM ~. CLARK DO NOT SEEM TO ADO MUCH VALUE IN MY ESTIMATION.' , WROTE' TO'MR~ ".~, EATON [XPLAINING THt SITUATION AND MOTIVE FOR SUBMITTING THE REVISED­PLAN AND PEPORT. I, TOLD HIM THAT OUR PRIME DESIRE IS TO EDUCATE THE COUNTRY AS TO WHAT WE' HAVE DONE HERE IN TH~ WEST. OTHER THAN TH~, THERE HAVr NOT BEEN COMMENTS THAT WOULD CHANGE THE PLAN. YOUR FIVE PO I NT OUTL I NE' or THF: S I TUAT I ON SEEMS TO SUMMAR f ZE THE PROJECT PRETTY WELL AS I T NOW STANDS. HOWEVER, THE PROBlEM Of" SETTING THIS IDEA UP WITHIN EACH DIVISION WILL TAKE A lITTL~ WORK. THE REPORTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO DAMN NE'AR EVERYONE' INTERESTED IN SKIING, BUT TH£~E IS STILL THE PROBLEM or CONVINCING SOME INDIVIDUALS IN OTHER DIVISIONS THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO GET GOING FROM WITHIN. I THINK THAT OUR BIGGEST ALLY WILL BE THE PRESS. THE SUBlECT WILL at GOOD PUDLIC.TY AND WILL C[PTAINLY STIMULATE ACTION IN THOSE DIVISIONS THAT 00 NOT HAVE surFICIENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS OR INSTRUCTORS GROUPS. MOST SK I ED' TORS OF' PAPERS HAVE SOME' IDEA OF' OUR PROJECT EXCEPT THOSE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. POSSIBLY YOU COULD GE'T SOK Pf?ESS RELEASES DOWN THERE. HOWEVER, THE MOST GOOD CAN BE DONE IN AREAS AROUND SEATTLE AND SPOKANE WHERE CERTlrlCATION PROGRAMS HAVE NOT BEEN TOO SUCCESSFUL. THE SKI EDITORS OF' THE pAPERS UP THERE HAVE BEEN VERY COOPERAT I VE' AND THAT IS ENCOURAGE 100. WHAT ABOUT THE rAR WEST SKI PUBLICATION THE SKIE'R, DO YOU KNOW ANYONE THERE WHO COULD GIVE us A HAND? YOUR SUGGESTIONS SEEM TO ILLUSTRATE THE NEXT LOGICAL STRATEGY VERY WELL, AND f WILL GE'T BUSY ON THESE OTHER WESTERN DIVISION ItM:DIATELY. THE IDEA or A t.£ETtNG OF' THE' WESTERN GROUPS WOULO BE' IDEAL. OUR ANNUAL MEE'TING DATE HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE' F'AlL Or THE ii tJlR ~ TOMM I TYNDALL, 2 OCTOBER 21 ~ , 952 YEAR, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY ~ID NOT WORI< OUT TOO WE."I..L, AND I AM TRYING TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE DATE CHANGED UNTIL THE SPRING--pREfERABLY Nt/t i ,YOUR ANNUAl i¥i'cETINO. I \~fLL LET YOU KNC1d LATER ~JHAT WE DECIDE'. WOULD YOU PLEA5E' GIVE't-:1E iHE' INFORMATION ON YOUR PINS' I DE-SIRE THE: NAME, ADDRESS OF THE MANUfACTur ER, QUOTED PRtCE' P~R PiN f OR f tflY PINS" AND DATE Of DELIVERY. W(MUST OSTA I N NEW, PINS' THJS FALL,' AND IT ·WOULD ONLY SEEM LOGICAL TO MAKE THE CHANGE TO YOUR DIE .. AS WE DISCUSSED'. ; THE ONLY ,THINO WE WOULD HAVE TO 'CHANG\:: WOULDSE ' THE LE"TTERS DESIGNATING THE DIVISION.- , IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP TO ME' IF ' I COULD ,ALSO GET A: SAMPL~ PIN OR AT LEAST ,A DRA\~fNG TO SHo\I./ OUR BOARO ' ,Of , DIRECTORS .. I REAL'fZETHATTHIS IS ' ASKING A LOT WHEN THIS IS THE BUSY TIME OF THE , SrASON, BUT YOU ARf. THE: ONLY ONE y,tHO ,CAN HELP GET THE THING STARTtD OFF RIGHT. -~- 8.INCERELY, 81'.L LASH, pPES!DENT INTERfv50UNTA IN $I\f INSTRUCTORS ASSOC. BL/LL ESTAULISHED MAY 19, 18A3 DAILY, SUNDAY September 2J, 1 'jJ2 REVI[W BUILDING Dear Lash: Thanks fro yours .f .iug. 21; my apologies for Hot huvil16 cOII}.llied. I have been a vacationing, and on sick leave. E'ound Gut I was allol"~ic to ,Pon­icillin in the .rit;inal way. This is te ask if you have ha.d any corres,i>onda;ice with the Hatl. Newspaper of Skiing at Denver, of which I am an assQciate editor, as regards your pr'ject? Tonight I have written Richard Wilson, the managing editor, t. tell him of what I have done to date; also, to tell him I was to write you and ask that you send him a copy of your report. t/ilson's address is the National liewspap(;r of SKIINg, PO Box 78:./), Lakewood Brancl, Denver 15, Colo. This is on the premise thut he knows not ,ing (seems like that would be imposllible, thol of ylml' progres::J to date. I am looking forward t. hearing more from you, and pelS :;i bly Illnking your acquaintance. '."e have in-laws at Ogden, ani ski-yaca tion in Feburary yearO ly at Al ta or Hr i,h ten. Hega.rcls, I I NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION o F AMERICA PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EATON South Main Street East GrClllby. Connecticut TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1281 Third Street South. Wisconsin Rapids. Wisconsin VICE-PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT Sun Valley Ski Club Sun Valley. Idaho ROBERT C. JOHNSTONE 2360 Newport Stre.t Denver. Colorado T. LEE McCRACKEN Box 607 Dillon. Montana ROBERT J. SCHENCK 1801 Hillsboro Avenue Loa Angeles 35. California JUSTIN G. VORSE 1038 Douglas Street Salt Lake City. Utah DlRECTORS-AT-LARGE FRED C. BELLMAR Room 440. Gas & Electric Building Denver. Colorado BURTON H. BOYUM Box 244. Route 1 ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS Alfiliated with AMATEUR AmLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE SKI Mr. William R. Lash Temporary Secretary Nat.'l Council of Ski Inst.ructors of America 874 East South Ter:lple Street Salt Lake City 2, Utah Dear Mr. Lash: September 29, 1952 I realize that considerable time has gone by since I last wrote ~-O\l on July 23 but I have since had an opportunity t" more thoroughly study the progress report which you forwarded me on the development of the NCSI. Fol10winr: are my cOHllllcnts. Negaunee. Michigan First let me say that I realize the considerable amount of work L~-~f l~o~~~~·dJR. ,that went into the preparation of this very fine report and, JamaicaEstates.L,I .. NewYcyk/ although it is somewhat complicated in places especially as to EDWARD F. TAYLOR V , 706 Kittredge Building the dutles of each of the organizations proposed, I am sure Denver. Colorado th t . t 'II b' d f d t' f h' h dd' GUY H. WIGHT. D.D.S. / _a 1 Wl serve as a aSls an oun a lon rom "Vi lC a 1- 921-4 Bo.ton.Build~ /.// (- tional work on this subject can be prepared. Salt Lake CIty. Ut ---.:'~_~_~ _' _!l<". _---___ HONORARY DIRECTOR ARmUR J, BARm 3742 We.t Galona Str ... t Milwaukee. Wisconsin EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barre. Massachu .. tla On one hand we have the NSA wit.h ita CortificRtion comrnit.tf'f> together with the dlvlslollnl Cei'l.lfJcHLJoll eOIlIl111Lt.oet!, wILlIe un the other hand, in parallel, the report proposes the NCSI with its divisions. The responsj bilHies are to be divided between these two parallel organizations--some by one, some by the other, and some by co-operation. Just what is 'Which is not entirely clear to me. All the way throurrh the report there is so much joint SDonsor­ing, collaborating, co-operating, etc. called for that the di­visions in lines of authority anpear to be confused. In many places, however, the report is quite clear and there is no conflict and there seems to be a logical division of duties o Nothing is said about publicity, which J regard as a most im­Dortant function. Certific.J.l.lon 1 s a mcanlllf:lcss f(est.ur(l un­less the public is educated to know its significance and to demand instruction by or under certified teachers. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES -I Mr. Vlilliam R. Lash -2- September 29, 1952 In so~e resnects the plan almost appears as though it were a forced marriage be­tween the NSA and ik divisions and the NCSI and its divisions, with this the uppermost purpose rather than the most practical plan to accomplish the desired results. I have always felt and still believe that one, and only one, organiza­tion should have the full responsibility for the Certification of Ski Teachers and that without question this should be the NSA committee and its divisional committees. These committees could be constituted in any WaY seen fit--perhaps with teachers on them who could be representati ve:-; of t.hp. i'leST di vjs i onA, or perhaps with amateurs only on t.h(: committees lU1d wiLl! L(:llchers acting as examiners. ------_ .. -, I am currently completing the selection of NSA committees and as my first "charge" to the committee on Certification of Ski Teachers, I intend to ask them to carry for­ward with this entire subject so that a final proposition can be worked up for present.ation to next year's NSA conventiorl. T am wri.tinr. you a Seplll"flt.o lett.or to ask that you serve on this con@ittee as I feel that your services are invaluable in this respect. EDE:jb cc: Mr. Roger Langley Very truly yours, Edwin D. Eaton President I'"" '" NR. 0 I CK \;11 lL I AtJlS S!< I ED I TOR THE S POKES ~1A N-RE V lEW SPOKANE # WASH I NGTON OEAR DICK, 814 EAST SOUTH TEMPl.ESTREET S LT LAKE CITY# UTAH SEPTEMBER 30~ 1952 TH \NKYOU Fm~ THE ACKNJ\YLEDGr-~NT or THE REPORT ANO THE ., NFORt·1AT: ON, CONCERNI.NG RICHARD WILSON. YOU WILL BE RELIEVED TO KNOW THAT ! MA llED DICK A COpy E'tlnLI~R THIS ~, UMM ER. HE ANSWERED ~~ WITH THE: PROM 1St." THAT HE AND tJ\R. HAST I NGS WOULD . GIVE IT THE IR ATTENT I ON. ,a.SDICK COVERED. THE CONVENTION \/ITH US, HE ' KNO\;/S THE ~~HOLE~TORY. S I '\JeE M~. HAST I NGS ANO MR. WILSON i' i?E BOTH ACQUA I NTED WITH THE -:E ACHING PROBLEM F.ROM THEfR O\1N TE~CHING EXPERIENCES, IAMCONFI -· DENT THAT THE' ISSUE WILL GET A FAIR IIGOING OVER". Y~)U PE'OF'lE ON THE NATIONAL Nf::\r/SpAPEROF SKIING CAN CERTAINLY DO TH IS PROBLn1 SOt,/C GOOD .BY MEANS Of PUGL1CITy-- ·AND YOUR PERSONAl. COMMENTS. I HAVE NOT HAD )\NQPPOHTUNITY TO MAll REPORTS TO THE CURRENT PRC:SJDENTOF THE PNSA --NOR ,THE CERTIFICATION CHAIRMAN. IT HilS ·JUST ' BEEN ~ECENTl..Y THAT I LEARNED' WHO v.JAS , THE PRES IDENT ANO \-/HE:P ~ HE ·LIVES' •. ' I .AM NOT ~ UR[ ! Y£T ' OF ' THE · CORRECT ADDRESS or 'THE CERTI­f ICAT I ON CHA IR~1AN WHO (UNDERSTAND IS ,B08, BRAMBACH. IN ANY CASE ' I WILL· DO t-f( 8£5T10 SEE TftAT THESE PEOPlP: ' IN THAT DIVISION REeE IVE. A CO?Y REPORT COPIES HAVE· '6E£N. MA ILEOTO NELSON ,BENNETT ANO JOHN LITCHi iE~D AT SUN VALLEY • . If YOU THINK OF ~NY OTHER INDIYIDUALS WHO SHOULD RECEIVE A COPY# .I WOULD APPf(ECIATE'THE " INfORMATtON~ IT IS GOOD ·TOHEAR THAT YOU. HAVE tN - LAWS so CLOSE TO ALTA. .1 HOPE THAT YOU \-lILL L00K US UP WHEN YOU COME DOltJN THIS WINTER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I CAN DO ANYTHING TO ACCOMMODATE. SINCERELY, BILL LASH PRESIDENT, ISlA. NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION o F AMERICA PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EATON South Main Street EClat Granby. COllD8CtiCUt TREASURER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1281 Third Street South. W-.. COIUIin Rapids. WiaCOllSin VICE·PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT Sun Valley Ski Club SUD Valley. Idaho ROBERT C. JOHNSTONE 2360 Newport Str •• t DenTer. Colorado T. LEE McCRACKEN Box 607 Dillon. Montana ROBERT J. SCHENCI!' 1801 Hillsboro Avenue Los Angele. 35. California JUSTIN G. VORSE 1038 Douglas !3treet Salt Lake City. Utah DlRECTORS.AT .LARGE FRED C. BELLMAR Room 440. Gas & Electric Building Denver. Colorado BURTON H. BOYUM Box 244. Route I Negaun ••• Michigan JOHN J. CLAIR. JR. 86·21 Avon Road Jamaica Eslates. L. I .. New York EDWARD F. TAYLOR 706 Kittredge Building Den".r. Colorado GUY H. WIGHT. D.D.S. 921·4 Boslon Buildinc;r Salt Lak. City. Utah HONORARY DIRECTOR ARTIIUR J. BARTH 3742 Weat Galena Street Milwauke •• WiacozaiD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barre. M .... achua.tta ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21, 1904 SKI UNION OF THE AMERICAS AHilialed with AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE SKI I1r. William Lash 814 ~ast South Temple street Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Mr. Lash: 0ctober b, 1~~2 This letter will serve to officially appoint you as a member of the NSA Certification of Ski Teachers Committee for the coming year. I know of your sincere interest in this activity and trust that you will accept this appointment to handle this very import­ant work of the Association. You may be aware that many of last year's NSA committees were in­active and did little or nothing to promote the aspects of the sport as represented by their committee. In appointing COmmittees and committee cha.irmen this year, I am making every effort to avoid the possibility of a recurrence of this situation. I trust that in serving on the above-named committee tha.t you will do everything within your power to promote this activity, not only in your local area and divisional association, but that you will keep in mind that as a member of an NSA committee your primary re­sponsibility in this regard is at the National level. I hope to be able to publish, in the near future, a complete N0A COlll11ittee list, a copy of which you w:i 11 roce:5vtt 1n due courttc'. I trust that you will accept this NSA cOlmnittee appointment and will so assume unless advised to the contrary in the immediate future. WE: jb cc: Mr. Roger Langle.y Very truly yours J ~.&. f6r~ ~dwin D. Katon .President CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES • II MR. TOMMI TYNDAL.L, PRES .. ,'fWS~A LOS ANGE~[S ATHLE'T ICCLua 431 WEST SEVENTH STHEET L.OS ANGEL~S, CALIfORNIA DE ARTOMlVJI : 814 fAST soun; TEMPlJ: $T~e£T S.lT LAKE CfTY, UTAH OCTOBER 8, 1952 YOU HAVE' Pt.!OBABL. Y 8EEN WONDER INa WHAT HAS HAPPENED 'TO tvi.',,, PLEASE, EXCUSe: MY TARO 'NESS WITH Tt£· CORRE'SPONDE'NCE., •. THE:. MAIN'pURPOSE f'OR~11iNG is TO REQUESTA.COPYOF'iHE FWSIA TEACHING MANUAL AND A COpy Of YOUR ART· fetES Of' INCORPORATJON. WE ARE 'GOING TO START 1fVf;1EOI~ATE WORKON:AM~NUAl. Or'·OUR OWN ANtlrEE'L THA"( Y.OUf':!S WOULD BE HELPFUL. SIMILARLY, \-J,E, ARE MAKING PLANS TO INCORPORATE THIS FALl.. AND FEEl THAT W£ f·IDST FOLU)'W YOU~ARTICLES TO fNSURE A SIMJLAR BONDI;:iE'TWEENOUR O~GANtZAT10NS.. If YOU COULD OROP MtACOPY Of THESE. IMf\£Of- ATELY,' ·\tJfLl MAr<E AN AOOtTIONAL C:OPVf'OR MYSE'LFAND RETURN YOUF?S. THE:" Rt;;StlLTS OF' THt ~~PORTHAVE' BEE'N ,FA "~L YENCOtJRAGE t NO. WHEN I MAILED'THt:sE OUT, flNCl..UOED,AWfNOfVIPUALLETTER TO EACH PEPSON RtQUE'STfNG HIS optNroN, ANO'RECOMMe.NOAT fONS • . 1 rELT THAT,THIS·WOtJt..O GIVE'OS AN oppb~TUNfTY to "fE"E'L OUTH THOSE'tNOJV IDUALSWHO,WllL. eE' OF ASSJSTANCE ANOO ISTINGU ISH OTHE'.RS Wl10 D..IO NOT EV£N ANSWER OR ACKNOWLEDGE .RE'et'~pl. POSSIBLY WHE'N\-JE RECEiVE: A F"AIR REPf.!~Sl;7'NTATION.OF'COMM£NTS, WE CANrORMQLATE: AND £XP!i:OITt A QUESTJONNAIR£ AS YOU SUGGE'ST£O I N YOUR LETttR E ARL 1I::.~ TH 1.5 SUIV1MEP. f AM E);fCL(jSING COPIES OF"THE'MORE PERilNENT COMrvlENTS f.?E'Ct:'JVED TO DATIL THIS WILL AT LEAST GIVE US ,AN fDE:~Ot.WHATTO WORI< ON.. iHt PLAN SHOULD uCLICK" NOW THAT THE SKI -fEVER IS ABOUT UPON us'. stNCE'~Et..Y, 6 J LL LASH J .. PRES. is I A 814 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE STREET S L T Lt~ KE C. I TY 2 I UTAH OCTOBER 31 ft' 1952 t·1j? HELGE SATHERI' PRES 'DENT PACIfIC NORT~wE5T SKI ASSOCIATiON \tIES T 127 BOONE A Vf:' NUE SPOKANE, WASHINGTON DEAR f4R. SATHER2 TI-HS REPor-?T IS SU8i\1ITTED F"OR YOUR CONS IrJERAT f ON; IT HAS SirEN PREPARED BY THE' JOINT EXPeNSE Of THE F'Ar~ WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSvl:fATION, THE iNTERr40UNTAIN SKI H5TRUCTO??S ASSOCIATION,. AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKY rvlQUNTAIN SKi fNSTRUCTCPS ASSOCIATION .. THE PURPOSE OF HiE ~EPORT IS TO ACQUA I NT THE D I V IS f ONS Of' THE NSA AS TO Wf1!AT THE SIO TEACHERS OF rUEsr pr~t::ViOUSLY MG:'NTIOI\lED OlVISlONS ARE t')OING T~MP.DS A N,4TIONAL PLAN Of CERTJFICATION. THE nEPORT IS NOT INTEI\'OED TO EiEACRnEl~IA IN ITSELF'. \.J€ :4ticL.Y DESIRE TO STIMULATE ACrrON AND INTEI~EST THAT WILL ENABLE THE NSA AND ITS DIVISJON~3 TO A'fl'/UN A PERSPECTIVE' OF THE <311UA­T f ON AND AN ULTIMA 1'£ DRAFT fOl~ NSA ACCEPTANCE BY THE Nt:)<T .ANNUAL CONVENTION. "8ELIEVE YOU '"'LL FINO THE REPORT SELF' ... E)~PLMlATORY • MY pERSONAL DESIRE is TO ENCOURAGE COMiv1ENTS Cm~CERNfNG THE PRODUCT. YOU COULD BE Of MATERJAL ASS f51'ANtE TO ME tN THIS F(BSPECT. HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO NECESSARY THAT YOUH DIVISIONAL CHAIRMAN fOR THE' CERTlffCATtONOf SJ<I TEACHERS 8E CONSIDEI~Et). UNrORlUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE HtS NM<1E M...:O ADDRESS. \,JOULD YOU fOmvARD THAT INFOt?t>JATION ON TO ME? f \.JOIJLD LIKE TO SEND A COpy Of THE REPor~T TO HIM. 01'H£~" COPIES OF THE RE'POlrr HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY rflAllED TO NELSON BENNETT AT SUN VALLEY #~ND DICK WILLI/WiS, OF' YOUR CiTY. YOur-~ HEt .. P WIL.L BE APPRECP\TED,II MR. SATHER. B/L I , RESPECrrULL y SU6!V~ I T'fED.; BILL LASH, PRESIDENT , NTt;RMOUNTA ,r'J S K , I N:::; "[PUC TORS ASSOC fAT J ON MR . PAUL H. stvl I TH, FRES} DENT fAR \-JEST Sf\1 ,ft.SSOC ' ,~TION ' TENTH AND OWl . STREETS ­MODESTO, CAlIFOl!;'N IA t~AR pAULI 811~ EAST SOUTH TEMPLE STREET S L 1 LAKE CITY .. UTAl.,. . OCTOBE~ 31. 1.952 PLEASE EXCUSE MY ~!EGl IGFNCE fOR Nor· ANSWER ING YOUR LriTER or ~EPTEM6£R 10. YOU REQU£STED' ADVIEE ON lHE .aCTtON TO BE" TAKEN ON TH£ PROGRESS PEPOf;lT . NO, • DO NOT THIN!( THAT · n:epUAry 15, 1953, WOUl.D 5'£ TOO LAlE fOR THE rAR \'~E ST S,KI ,a,SSOCIATJON TO . TAKE ACTION • . HOntVEi~ , , DO rEEL THAT TIiE'!?[ IS A COURSE' OF ACTION THAT \~OULDBE BENEFIC IAL NOW. S~t Ct F IC AL Ly ' TH'S IS TO "miTE r~. Em"llN EATON REQUEST ING THAT HE Give THF: SKf -TfACHER !Jf?OBLEM CONSIDERATI ON - - ' ItViMfDIATELY .. HE HAS ASSIJP£D ~t( THAT THE' NSA C.ERT I F I CAT I ON COMM nTEE" \1QULD 0.1V[ THE pn08LEM I1s,\rrct-HION • . t /H·;l SURE 'THEY WILL, aUT IT! S ~:)T CONDUC I VE T~ GOOD MANAG£M£ NT TO !--lA VE THE C(Y.. ..1 M !TTEE STt\RT TO WORf{ AT THE LAST Of APR IL -- ft5 \oJ ,~S THE CASr LAS1' YEAR. ' . ANClTBEI1 PROBLEM WE ARf. f.6CED WtTti ts THAT sOt£ P[OPL£ IN THE Nn'i ENGLAND 'SECTION Of' THE COUNTr~Y f.!\IL TO PEA LrZE THAT \tJE HAve COMPETENT SKI TEACHERS IN .THE . ·,:(5T.. . I AM ~URE' THAT TOMMt ~Nn I CAN CDUNT ON YOU AND TtlE fAR \-I(5T ~, !-<I ASS. , OCIA. TION fOR YOUR SUPPORT. '~~ . '~:;~ cc: TO~M I TYNDALL SL II ' LA ATHLETIC CLUB 93" WEST SEvENTH ST. LOS ANGELES, CAL. SINCERELY, BILL LASH, pRES IDENT I NT£RMOUf'lTA IN SI{ I J ~,TRU CT OP.S ASSOC I AT I ON ,'t -,..-- ";. ! . '~, r .. .' . ,', It", ",' I.',:: /;:" 11" " . ~ ~, . ~ . MR. PH IL ClARK~ JR .~, . , " ~~~~1~HgrOL~~:~~~~ ;', ' >, " ".r", ' " ' . ,.1 ~~ ;. 1"<' . ~"' . .. ". .... '.~', ,; .' ~ !:: .. ' Il..: .. <: : ;.':a: '-:' DEAR PHIL:',;,. "" i :'-.:, ", ';' :;'.1",' \ ~ ,>:: .• ., ~ .. ", .. . i ~ I;,::{:~ ... fORGIVE MY LACK"~' CO~RESPONDENCEJ' THERE"IS NO EXCtJSE • OTHER THAN PROCRASTINATION. THEPFlOBl£N Of' TI£ NATIONAL SKI IN-STRUCTORS ASSOCIATION HAS~T WITH MANY COMMENTS. HOWEVER, PEOPLE" ARE GI V 100 THE INSTRUCTORS ~ ISSUE . THOUGHT AND STUDy-- WHICH IS AT LEASTE"NCOUR~G'NG.: . ',> ,'i, '"" j" f} l' . ,:' . ' .':" I " .' ' . ~ . ., THE' RE"VISED SUGGESTIONS, WWICH,YOU SUBMITTED LAST 'JULY, HAVE BEEN SENT TO TOMMI TYNDALL fOR HIS CONSIDERATION. ON THE OTHER HAND" I HA vt GIVEN THE SUGGEST IONS SOME VERY CAREfUL STUDY. WE-' BOTH AGREE THAT A NATIONAL, ASSOCIATION' IS THE UlTIMATE GOAL' TO BE 'ACHIEVED BUT fEEL THAT Tt£',ro.1MATJON SHOULD BE APPROACf£D cAuTrOUSLY~ THIS WAS OUR PRINCIPAL MOTlVE,-FOR SUBNliTING~T~£':. PROGRESS REPORT.' IT WAS fELT THAT OUR PR • MARY NEED WAS to"·:' ESTABlISH Llf\£S Of COf-MfNICATfON AND COORDINATION BETWEEN THE' stVEN I, 0 I VI S I ONS Of THE NSA. THE RE PORT HAS AtCOMPL I SHED THA T D£SH~E • I AM SURE YOU REALIZED THE NEED FOR EDUCATIONAL MATTER TO BE DISTRIBUTEO AMONG THE TEACHERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS. PREVIOUS TO THE ESTES PARK KETfNG NO ONE REAL IZED THE INSTRUC-TORS V,'JTUAL DESIRE fOR ORGANIZATION ANO CONTROL. TO ILLUSTRATE, HE fTHER)'OU OR I KNEW Of OUR PESPECTtVE ORGANIZATIONS' EXISTENCE UNTIL WE GOT TOGETHER. THE EASTtRN INSTRUCTORS'MER£ UNAWARE or SK I T£ACf£RS WEST or NEW ENGLAND. LET ALONE THE rACT THAT WE' HAVE' INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS. r fELT THAT THE REPORT SERVED AS A MEANS or EDUCATING ALL fACTIONS AS TO WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE. THE LAST MOTIVE FOR THE REpORT WAS THE' THIRD SECTION WRITTEN BY TOMU TYtt)ALL. TH IS WAS NOT DES' GNED TO BE A CR f TER I A t N I T5£ Lf" BUT tERELY AS A t£ANS OF oaTA tHING OPINIONS. IT HAS SERVED AS A BASIS fOR fURTHER CCN4ENT AND CONSTRUCTION. FOR EXAMPLE" IT HELPS us TO "fEEL DUTn THE ATT I TUDE Of THE TEACHERS AND SK .ERS WHOM ANY PROPOSED PLAN WOULD INfLUENCE. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL, WHICH TYNDALL HAS PROPOSED, IS NOT THE f"tNAL GOVE~NING BODY BUT ONLY A ~ANS OF ATTAINING WHAT WE ALL WANT -- A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Or SKI TEACHERS. THE SITUATION TO DATE_ AS INDICATED BY MR. TYNDALL, IS AS fOllOWS. 1. THE DIVISIONS ARE TO PROCEED WITH ORGANIZATION Of INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS SIMILAR TO THE PATTERNS OF YOUR ORGANIZATION, THE fWSIA, ANO THE ISlA. 2. THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZA­TIONS WITHIN EACH DIVISION ARE TO NAME fOUR'REP­RESENTATIVES EACH TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS. -• · -2 ·- •. ~. PH I L CLARK, JR. OCTOBER ·31, 1952 3. THIS NATIONAL INSTRUCTORS COUNCIL !S TO FtJtlCTION ONLY AS A TEr..1PORARY ORGANIZING COMMITTEE fOR THE NATIONAL SI~1 INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION • . IT WILL PREPARE ITS OWN BY-LAWS AND CONST ITUT ION ALLOWING fOR THE CONTINUED CO-EXISTANCE Of OUR DlVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS ORGAN IZAT IONS. . 4. THE CERT I F I CAT ION COMM I TTEES FOR THE NSA AND ' ITS D I V IS tONS SHALL PREPARE A TEACH I NG GUTL INE TO ' BE APPROVED BY THE DIVISIONAL AND hlATIONAL INSTOC-TORS ORGANIZATIONS. THIS OUTLINE ~IILL BE STANQ-- ARDIZE0 1 AMENDED; AND SIMPLIFIED AS IT EVOLVES. , I 5. THE I NSTRUCTORS I OP-GAN 17AT IONS SHALL P ,~OOUCE STANDARDIZED, SIMPLIFIED EXAMINATION AND TEST pROCEDURES WHICH ARE 'GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE AND ARE BASED ON 'THE EXPERIENCES Qf SEVERAL SKI INSTRUCTORS I [XAMltJING BOARDS IN THF: UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. TH:: JOB NCM IS TO OBTA IN THE COOPERATION Of THE TEACHERS IN THE PNSA , ANO THE' NRMSA~ ' \~HAT 00 YOU 1HINK, PHIL'? WILL YOU GIVE Mi. ·A HAND? DO YOU 'HAVEANY 'tOEA WHERE YOU WILL BE THIS WINTER:? I AM ALSO I NTERESTEO I N WHEN THE FALL t-£ET I NG OF YOUR ORGAN I Z-AriON IS TO Bf:, IN ANY EVENT, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR fROM YOU SOON. BL LL . SINCERELY, BILL LASH, PRESIDENT I~TERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOC I ATI ON MR. BILL DE \10Lf, PRES I DEN'( NEW YORI< STATE pr-?OFESSIONAL SK I INS TRUCTOr?S IIssac I AT i ON ~JEBSTER fI NE\4 YOR!~ DE AF? ~itR" DE \~OLV = B7lt EAST !!:!OlrtH T}!Mr'l..rr Slr:Cr::r SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH NOVEt48ER 3 .. 1952 PRFSENTEO FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THIS PRO(~~ESS-RE'PORr ON A NATtON,~L ~,KI'INSTRUCTOns COUNCIL; CLOSELY CORRELATED WITH THIS IS A PLAN OF NAiIOi,ML CERTIfICATION OF SKI INSTf<UCTORS. TH IS RE'FOPT HAS BEEN FIRE PA~~:D A'r iHE EXPENS~: or THE SOUTHl~RN HOCKY MOUNTJ~IN SKI INSTRUCTm~s ASSOCIATIO~!, THE fAR \'i/ESTSKl INSTRUCTORS ASSOCI.ATION, AND THE H:TERr,,10UNTAIN SKI INSTRUC-TORS ASSOCIATION. ITS pRIME OBJECT IS TO fAMILIARIZe POLICIES AND COORDINATE fUNCT~ONS M40NG THE Sf\! TEACHERS AND THEIR OHGANI'lATIONS. PLEASE 00 NOT CONSIDEf.,! THE F~EPOR1~ AS A CRITEPIf\ IN ITSELf p BECAUsE' IT IS OPINION ,~ND SUPPORT THAT ~tJE FEEL IS NSCESS.ARY FOR ITS SUCCESS. WE DES n~E TO BECOtI£ EJETTEF' ;'1CQUA INTED WI TH THE NYSF'S,A, ITS POL IC IES" ITS MEMBERS, AND ITS FUllH=tE.. I HOPE YOU WILL EXCUSE THE fACT THAT I HAVE NOT INCLUDED r"mRE I NFORMAT , ON ABOUT THE' f\lVSPS I A IN TH I S Pi: porn -' BUT· i S I t-VPl Y DID NOT KNO\;J \~HERE TO CBTAIN IT. POSSIBLY sm4E r"'1uTutlL COP­RESPONDENCE 6ET~I£EN YOUH ORGA INZAT !O;'I\ I~ND OUR \dESTtr~N I NOt: - PENDENT GROUPS Will ALLEVIATE ¥nllS SliUATION TO SOME' EXTENT. IT W'LL BE APPRECJATE'D, SILL, IF YOU \-JOULD GI \It THIS PE'POH'T THE !IONCr. OVE'? H POSS fBLY 'THERE HAVE BEEN S,m)tE GOOD IOE AS PPESENTt:O - PERHAp43 NOT .IN ANY CASE, I T IS, A START TOWARDS C aORD I N.~ T I ON • SINCERELY, BILL LASH. PRESIDENT INTERMOUNTA IN SKI INSTf<UCTORS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 21. 1904 1 1=,=== I j I PRESIDENT EDWIN D. EJ,TON Soulh Main Street EClllt Grcmby. COlUleeticut TREAStrnER JOHN HOSTVEDT 1281 ThIrd Sireel South. WlaeoDaiD Rapicla. WlaeoDaiD VlCE·PRESIDENTS NELSON A. BENNETT Sun Valley Sid Club Sun Valley. Idaho _ ROBERT C. JOHNSTONE '". 2360 Newport Stree' DeDyer. Colorado T. LEE McCRACKEN Box 607 DlllolL MODlaDa ROBERT J. SCHENCIC 1801 Hil1ahoro Aver ue Loa ADgele. 35. CaliJomla JUSTIN G. VOIl~E 1038 DougJa. Street Salt Lake Ci:y. Ulah DIRECTORS-AT -LARGE FRED C. BELLMAn Jloom «0. Gall & Electric BuDding Dellyer. Colorado BURTON H. BOYUM Box 244. Roule I NegauDe •• Michigan JOHN T. CLAIR. JR. 86-21 AVOD Road Jamaica Ealal ••• L. I •• New York EDWARD F. TAYLOR 708 Kiltr.dg. BuUcliAg Delly.t. Colorado GUY H. WIGHT. 0.0.8. 921·' Bo.loll BuUdiDg Salt Lake Cily. Utala HONORARY DIRECTOJl ARTHUR r. BARTH 3742 We.t GaleDa Slr •• t Milwauk.e. WlacoDaiD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROGER LANGLEY Box B. Barr •• Mauachuaelta Affilialed wilh Mr. William Lash SKI UNION OF nlE AMERICAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION FEDERATION lNTERNATIONALE DE SKI Noveni:>er 5, 1952 814 East South Temple Street Salt Lake City 2, Utah Dear BUla This will acknowledge your letter of October 17 acoepting appoint­ment to the NSA Committee on Ski Tes.chers Certifioation and setting forth some of your thoughts on this subjeot. I, too, am most anxious that this subject be vigorously pursued so that a definite proposal may be available for presentation at the NSA Convention in New York next spring. I will endeavor to make certain that the committee follows through on this projeot. EDEz jb Very truly yours, ~,l9.?~ Edwin D. Eaton President CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES ----..... _----_ .. _ .. -. -----~---.------------- . -• ,,-..:-' P AR ''''Jl':~:)'r ~)K I I N~'J' H tJC'l'(JRS 1,~)~3() or 1\'1'1 U N November 1, 1952 Dear Fellow ~ember8: The f'ol~owln8 i9 a Bummsr'1 of items of' ooncern to OUI' organizatIon. Please note and comment .on matters ot mutual interest: ~ 1. S'rATUS OF NATIONA!' CEHTIFICATION PROGRAM • I • , '.,~ ,';. 1\' The F.S.S.I.A. tas pioneered natlon<zatl~n alnoe 1948. : Together w1th otller western Instructo;ra :G;rOupa, \fewere able to protect our interests dur1ng tt)e National Ski' Association Convention at Estes Park, Colorado; June 1952. Our representat1ve, Bob La~, a~d Bill Lash, Prea­ident of the Inter-Mountain Ski Inatruotorl'.A,.oolatlon, reoommended Q revisIon of' the N. S. A. Proposal, 'and the Certif'ication Committee Chairman accepted the idea of closerco~operat10n .w1 th the instrllctor organ1za tlons. . . .'.~ '" " ~, , . .. ':' . At 'present, the Divisional Instr'uctors. Groups .are :organ1z1ng according to. the pa ttern.of' the P .W.S. I~A. . TheIr'representa tl vee au tomn ticall,. become members" ot the National Council of Ski Instruotors, an orc-nlzlng committee for the NstionalSkl Instruotors A88oo1atlon of the future. At the same time, the DivisIons of the Ski AS8ociation are enlarging their Certlf1.oatlDn Com­mitte. membership ano 8.1"e working out thetr various res­ponsibtlitles with the Divisional Instructors Croups. ,·2. TEACBn~G OUTI.INI<; I. , •• otto Steiner, Cha irman of the F .'~. s. P. Certif'ies tl on Committee, is preporlng a teech'-ng outline f'or teaohing beginners from the walking steps through the transition ataie. Because. of,the SImplicity and similarity of the elementary stages, he teels that propononts of any and all technics can agree on one uniform method of teach1ne ~eglnnera. The intermediate and advanced stQge outline shall be prepared in accordance with recognized teohnios as desoribed presently 1n the three teaching manuals 'authored by otto Lang, Emile All~18, ond Fred Iselin. Eaoh teaoher deslrlng Certifloatlon should familiarize himself with the full content.ot at least one of' the ,books authored bY' the above instructors. The Certifi­oat, lon Committee may add other books to the approved list, if and when such books become available. Page 2 - oontinued November 1, 1952 IN S'l'HUCTORS, COMM.EN.T .ON THIS. .P ROPOSAL The Idea of preparing a basic teL'ching outline tor fundamentals is sound. Suoh an outline .willbe presented to our Teaching .Outline Committee tor re-vis10ns and approval. .' The idea of using the books ot one or more pro­ponents of different teohnios is Q praotioal approaoh to co-oro lnA. te our thInking on several standard method s ot L1struotlon. ·It 1s better than no advanced teaohing ,outline at all. A candidate oan be tested as to his knowledge ot the 1ntermed 1s. te and advanced ttlohnio des­. cribed by the teaoher he haa choosen to tollow. The principle of unitormity, however, ~ould be deteated by . suoh an 1dea. . ., '. ' . To be praotioal about it, we already have' two 'recognized teohnios in the F.W.S.I~A.J namely, our own unitorm mOdIfied Arlberg Technio, and the Allais' method." ,Apparently our decision to approve, these twotechnioa has promoted turther unit,. among our instruotors. It has also eliminated a lot ot contusion among the aklere in general. UnIformity, then, desirable as it may be 1n tha elementary stages ot basic trainin~, h •• its limitations. Obviously, there'_ more way. than one to. go to heaven. Let there be nomlsunderstanding about our de.ire .to keep things unitorJD, pure, and simple. !Ie should strive tor a teaching outline tor intermediate and advanoed skiing, as well as the basic training manual prepared by the F. W.S.A. Committee. But until suoh an outllnels available Lang's, Allals', and Iselin'. books appear,.~o be quite aoceptable. 3. F. W. S. A. MEMBERSHIP In line with satlsfaotory oollaboratlon between OUP two organ1z~tionl. the desire hal been .xpr ••• e4 b1 the F.W.S.A. thnt the instruotors beoome P.W.S.A. members. We are beIng asked to pay $25.00 ~~try Fee as an organizatlon, and $2.00 dues as indivlduals. The organization would have three delegAtes, in the manner of aftl1iated ski olubs, and oould represent the instructor's interests during the annual F.W.S.A. oonventions. I have intormed the Exeoutlve Secretary ot the Ski Association that our membership will have to acoept or rejeot our joining during our next annual meeting in April, Spring or lQ53. \ i ~, ~",' ', ".\ • ','r page 3 - continued November 1,' 1952 4. Ch~TIFICATION DUES ..... • r A meeting was held by members of the F.W.S.A. Certlflclottlon COUlr.:tittot>, lnclllcUng }'.rl.S.A. President, F&ul Sw1th, and Otto Steiner, Certl1'1cnt1on Committee ChalrmQn, and representatives of the F.W.S.l.A. It was suggestecS that tbe certification dues bo amended filS tollows: (a) - TheJ F.rt.S.A. CcrtIflcf},tlon Committee prepares the pr'vposec1 teaching ou~llne. The instructors organ­IZatIon dIstrIbutes thlsmimeographed out11ne t~'it's members and to cQndlda tea wlsb.lng to prepare. thenlso1vea for examinatIon. (b) - The F.W.S.A. willsend,wlthout coat to the F.W.S.I.A., two representatlveJs to serve na members on the EXrunlnlng Board of the F. Vi. S. I.A. (e) - Tbe F.W.S.A. wIll prInt, without cost to the F.W.~.l.A., Instl"uctor's dlploIMoto be awr.rc(ld to CertIfIed nnd Asaoc­lat. Certlfiod Instruotors. (d) - Th(~ F.W.S.I.A. wIll cQlleot $,5.00 for each suooess­ful candidate. This amount wIll be tUI'ned ov~r to t.he Treasury of tho F. W. S.A. to ~over expenses of tho CertifI­catIon Cou~1tt~e. ie will refer this proposal to our Board of DIr­ector's Jrleet1ng II. t the Spring Oonvention. 5. SHOHTAGE OF CEH'l'IFIED INS'l'HUCTORS v • ... r I , The U. S. Forest Service requ1res thnt only F.W.S.A. Certif1ed Teachers be permi tted to instruct or. sId. nreas under Forest Servico Lease. We urft trying to f1l1 the dem~nd f0r CertIfied Teachers by training new mon in ou~ aerttfied SkI Schools ana ask1ng them to go through the annual Instructors candIdate s\<l school. '.v1th the raIsing ot the protesslonal atandards, the demand is rapidly out·' gr ow lng the supply ot qualIfied teachers. In order to co­operate w1th the areas affected, we endorse the practice of employing assooiate cert1f1ed Instructors wherever certlfled instructors oan not be hired. Whorever there 1s a deflnlte shortage of both certi­fied and associate certified instructors, exceptions to the rule are In order provlded that the instructor In questlon first secures the approval of both the F.~.S.I.A. Exeoutive commIttee and the F.W.S.A. Certifioation Cha1rman. " '.' , ,I" ; , .-t,,'. ,\~ , ii, t~' -' ' " 't. "f'. , ";, ,~' i ' .' ~ .... '" ",. f. ...~ ;. .' • - . . .. ~," .;.~ ' ... ' ;, ! ,: ~ , , '.', , .... •• 0:)10 r" l ' .. rttlon. ~vt ~qttln~ un on bu~in~g8. in this letter that I'm at a logp to ~lck a startinE ~oint. I think th~t the first one c-:mtl nuo. t1.on of r.,y list letter "0 to s;)c.Jk. 1\01 Y:)'l l'::c'Jll, tl1~ poirtts th'J.t I hrou7'1:t u,.., tL2n, j n r2i~ ,rr) t~) fynchll' '" 'l1an Y.'?!' I ~f"ree th~t the jivlflllor;~ should s:::o full ?:J:'~s to ds- 1.nAtructorFl C'.ln 'P"L~ "'hou1d 83 puphf:d to do'" much of thcmselv'?8 form tr? proufi, 1':futh our help, t1:.2 hiS st?P to a profeARlon;.l grouD is m,de. Tl'.8 Vi it hd r ,,;: 1 from the N~A would b2 le"8 D'linfuJ. Your ~acon(l point is No~ we "OITP to ~ fr~al bone. Th9 hip:['8;,t issue in our f !) r m'J U. r) r i nth'? .'; r . /~ i\ Vi a 8 t 11 -: 'l Tr.1. t U r'? 8 run n 1 r. E!' the = _---~---s-- ......... _.--r·--------------- a you 1\nO·:I, .":q tll'-' f'oY'rr:,ltijn 0f ~ true :'rof-"'p,ional group from too to ~ottQm' ~illi ~nd I both 1re cornpletly function of ths ex~e~ienced instructorp. As you may notice th~t th2 outlin@ enclosed has a rnther len~bhy should b3 lnclud~d fran the At~rt. I h'IVC bec.n notifle"l by Ed Eat::>n th'lt I'm or: th'J NSA commjttee for cartific~tlon. I think t~~t this ~lll ~h0~ I find out I will drop you a let er, I hope thit you CJ n c::'!1'e. for the f~ll? I ~on't know where I'm Going t~ be skiing J Know if Alf is lookinf for a. full tlf1~2 inqtru(;tor? Let me knovl will Y!1.. will 1 n t ::T " ::- t ~r (' U • r, u e r 8 t h .. t~· : I 11 I C ;<11 r'::; + 1 n t ') P: 1 s letter, 80 r'll ~iVG uP. a /, . .';1) -...0 ( / ... __ .--------- i "