La Jolla Country Day School

Date:
1980
Reference:
PP/CRI/E/1/29/8
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: La Jolla Country Day School. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    An UrijJ? ÚsJtf A/nu* La Jolla Country Day School October 7, 1980 IE HEADMASTER Dr. Francis Crick The Salk Institute P. 0. Box 85800 San Diego, CA 92138 Dear Dr. Crick: It was an unexpected and very pleasant surprise to have met you at the George Sand party on Friday evening. I hope you will forgive me for having raised at that time the subject of your speaking to a group of our parents, but I have heard so much about you and your marvelous ability to communicate that I couldn't quite resist the temptation. We have three dinners each year to honor major donors to our Annual Giving and Capital campaigns. The fifty or so guests are leaders of our community and are also among its more philanthropic members. Many of them also maintain close ties with the Salk Institute. (Two of these are especially close--Mr. William Harris and Mr. Leon Velge.) We have generally had a speaker who has talked informally for fifteen to twenty minutes, with a question/answer period following. I think you and your wife would very much enjoy the evening. These dinners are scheduled several months in advance, and we would be very happy to have you join us as guests of honor on either January 15th or April 30th . Another occasion in which it might be even more appropriate for you to speak would be our annual Cum Laude ceremony, which will be held from 11:00-1:00 on Friday, February 10th. On this day we honor our outstanding students from the graduating cTt^s-s-^ .We have a ceremony of approximately forty minutes, including a ten to fifteen minute talk by an honored guest. A buffet luncheon follows the ceremony. As we have one of the finest science departments anywhere (Dr. Salk spoke at the dedication of our new science building), it would be especially appropriate to have you speak on this occasion. We would be delighted if you and your wife would be able to join us on the sixth of February and one of the dinner dates as well. In the event the latter is possible, I would be especially pleased if you could join us on the 15th of January, although 30 April would be fine too. I shall call you sometime within the next week or ten days to see whether your schedule is clear for any of the above-mentioned dates. Sincerely, ^óhn F. Magagna JFM:j w 9490 Genesee Avenue • La Jolla, California 92037 • (714) 453-3440