Telephone, EXecutive 8100 Cable Address, COINEX, Washington, D. C.

CONFERENCE BOARD OF ASSOCIATED RESEARCH COUNCILS
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF PERSONS

Mailing address: 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington 25, D. C.
Office address: 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

September 3, 1952

Professor Joshua Lederberg
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Dear Professor Lederberg:

The Committee on International Exchange of Persons has been given your
name as a reference by the Applicant named on the enclosed confidential report
form.

It would be appreciated if you would provide the Committee with your ap-
praisal of the applicant's personal character, his professional qualifications,
and his ability to accomplish the purpose for which the grant has been requested.
Your comments will be used only in connection with a review of the candidate's
application.

The Committee has found that comments from references on the following
points are particularly helpful in reviewing applications: What have been the
achievements of the applicant, and what is his promise as a scholar or teacher
considering his age and present stage of professional development? If the
candidate is applying for an award as a visiting lecturer, does he possess
sufficient maturity and experience to undertake teaching responsibilities in a
foreign university and to represent creditably his American colleagues? If the
applicant requests an award for advanced research, does he have the necessary
preparation in his special field, as well as the intellectual qualifications, to
undertake independent and productive research? How would his candidacy be viewed
by his colleagues in regard to his professional standing? Would he be an effective
representative of American academic and cultural Life?

As the objective of the Fulbright program is to foster international under-
standing as well as to assist individuals in furthering their professional de-
velopment, the Committee is especially interested in evidences of the applicant's
adaptability, interest in human relations, and capacity for constructive leader-
ship. It is also hoped that you will refer to any other factors which you feel
the Committee should consider in reviewing the application,

Sincerely yours,

Francis A. ene

FAY:ALS Executive Secretary
Sep 51

Purpose for which the grant is requested:

See applicant's statement on the enclosed report form.