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COMMITTEE FOR IMPROVING TEACHER EDUCATION

STANLEY K, SHEINBAUM
Executive Director

HARRY S. ASHMORE
Editor-in-Chief,
Encyclopedia Britannica

GEORGE V. BEADLE
Biologist, Educator
Nobel Prize Winner

ARTHUR G. COONS
President,

Occidental College

GEORGE C. S. BENSON
President,

Claremont Men's College

PETER H. ODEGARD
Political Scientist,
Educator

FOSTER SHERWOOD
Political Scientist,
Educator

HARRISON BROWN
Geo-Chemist, Educator

California Institute of Technology

EDWARD TELLER
Nuclear Physicist, Educator
Nobel Prize Winner

ANDREW H. BURNETT
Civic Leader

E. WILSON LYONS
President,
Pomona College

WALLACE STEGNER
Novelist, Educator
Stanford University
HAROLD C. UREY
Chemist, Educator
Nobel Prize Winner
ROBERT A. WALKER, Chairman

Committee or General Studies
Stanford University

RICHARD C, RAYMOND
Manager,
General Electric - TEMPO

SCOTT BUCHANAN
Former Dean,
St. John’s College

Box 4093, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
April 21, 1961

Professor Joshua Lederburg
Stanford University
Stanford, California

Dear Professor Lederburg,

Although smooth sailing through the Assembly Education
Committee was expected for the Fisher teacher creden-
tialing Bill No. 57 it came within one vote of weong
sent to interim study until 1963. Instead, on May 2

the Committee will vote again on passing Bill 57 to
the Assembly floor.

This will be a do-or-die moment. I am therefore pre-
vailing on you to write the six committee members who
oppose the bill, but who are possible of being persuaded
otherwise. As anticipated, the CTA and other education
groups are applying forceful and highly organized pres-
sure in Sacramento; our side must also express itself.

The six can be addressed % State Capitol Building,
Sacramento; they are:

“i, Jack T. Casey 9)
2. Lou Cusanovich (R) 2
Carley V. ror ter
4, Bruce V. Reagan (
“5. Edward E, Elliott D).
—, Edward M. Gaffney (D

District No,
» District No.
D) District No.
R), “District No.

District No,
Dis trict No.

38, Bakersfield
64, Van Nuys
we Compton
Pasadena
wth Los Angeles
ol. San Francisco

it recognize that this is an imposition. However, the wight
of your name at this moment could be critically helpful

for this crucial bill.
Moe hho

r Sheinbaum
Director

Sincerely,

   

P.S. The 0111 passed the Senate by a 23-12 margin after
clearing the Senate Committee unanimously.

P.P.S. Although Assemblyman Gaffney voted for the bill,
he appears to be wavering.

P.P.P.S. Let me suggest that you send carbons to Assemly-
man Richard T. Hanna, Chairman, Education Committee.