THE MONTGOMERY JUNIOR COLLEGE

A PUBLIC COMMJNITY COLLEGE OPERATED BY THE
   MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

   TWO CAMPUSES:

ROCKVILLE, MD. 20860
TELEPHONE: 301 PO 2-7400

       AND

TAKOMA PARK, MD. 20012
TELEPHONE : 301 JU 7-0416

February 14, I.?(7

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       Y h     . Kirenberg
   Cld Chester Bead
Bethesda, Aaryland
Dear Dr. NirtinberL::

   I read with ;;r.cat interest the report in the newsl)apLr
of your receivifi,; tr.e Zlst anriuai tiesear& Cor,.oration Award
for "outstanding achievementsin ticience'  at tile din.:ur held
in Hew York on Jt;nuar; is and wish to &dd our congratulations.
We art; iiiost ii,teri;st::r1 in jour ~x~eriiiients ;:ertaini:lg to
">rotein synthesis i4hich li'3 to a pL.rtiai 'cracking' of the
genetic code and stiiuiation of i'urther rasearcn activity ali
over the world."

   I:1 the teachin% of nealth education to our many students,
we are covering this area of genetics and the inherited l>l:ys-
ical asp ects of man.  I am interested in finding out if your
experiments su.ggti.;it whether or not= human characteristics,
generally referred to as personality, Lay be gent?tically cieter-
mined.  I <or one am not rt:ady to concede that all character-
istics arts: acquired as irrefutably stated by associates who
ar2 social scientists.

   If time will permit, we sha2 be most appreciative of
any response you zay give to the question posed.

Sincerely ,':;ours,
Pf @Lb

Louis G. Cnacos
Chairman of lietiltil
and Phi sical llducation