241 WEST 77TH STREET
NEW YORK. N.Y. 10024

July 19, 1979

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Box 115

1230 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021

Dear Dr. Lederberg;

Enclosed you will find an editorial statement describing the beginnings
of a new publication to be called The Collegiate Review. The first issue is
planned for December of 1979 and our hope is that you will submit an article
for that issue.

As I worked toward my doctorate at Stanford between 1968 and 1971, I was
aware of the contributions you were making in science and public affairs. Your
clear and dramatic articulations of the moral issues in that turbulent time was
an inspiration to many of us. We know that you have not lost that voice.

In addition, we offer you an opportunity as a new parent in the Collegiate
community to make what we know would be a significant contribution to the
strength and vitality of Collegiate School. The Review is a major commitment
to the principle that both strength and vitality in institutions are enhanced
by effective communication. The inaugural issue will contain the address by
John Oakes (referred to in the statement), an address on the arms race delivered
at Collegiate by the Reverand William Sloane Coffin, Jr., and an article by
Peter Davis, a parent whose award winning documentary on Vietnam, "Hearts and
Minds," made a significant statement not long ago.

We intend the Review to be much like the school it serves: not large or
prepossessing in outward show, but a bit brash for its size and unreserved in
its search for excellence. May we hear from you? For the editors, I remain

Sincerely yours,

Fernod Mello

Richard G. Geldard
Head, Upper School

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