Notable People

Room 755 Palace Hotel San Francisco, Cal.

5 April 1892

My dear Sir

A conversation which I, this morning had with one of the trustees of your University, has led me to question the advisability of my coming to Palo Alto, prepared to give a lecture on the science of animal locomotion, without first having received a formal invitation from you to do so.

I was induced to offer my services to you for one or a course of