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C00002 00002	I am  applying for a  teaching position  at Santa Clara  University. 
C00005 00003	Also I have  finally realized that I  made a very serious  mistake in
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I am  applying for a  teaching position  at Santa Clara  University. 
Their  department is essentially  non-existent, but I  have some good
ideas about how computer science should be taught and I love to teach. 
So I'd like to try building a group   there. If I can get in. Since I
don't  have a PhD. I'm getting all kinds  of shit.  So I'm asking you
to write  a strong  letter of  recommendation  for me  if you  would,
please. ( lie like hell!!)

The appropriate dignitary is:

Dr. Shu-Park Chan, Chairman
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, Cal

features of J. Allen

1. Depth: Many years experience in field.
	PDP-1 THOR time sharing system
	Culler-Fried system implementation
	LISP implementation
	LISP editor
	systems programming
	theorem-provers-theoretical and implementation


2. Education: in mathematical logic, recursion theory, all kinds of
	computer science courses.

3.teaching experience
        three years TA at UC Santa Barbara Math dept.

	two years UCLA. compiler writing, data structures, machine organization
	 semantics of programming languages.

	UC Santa Cruz workshop- LISP and data structures.

	San Jose State University-one semester Abstract algorithms and
         data structures
        San Jose State - seminar on math theory of comp and logic.

4. Book: tell them how great the book on LISP and foundations of computer science
	will be.


5. current research interests in mathematical semantics, language design
    interactive programming systems, and computer science education.


Also I have  finally realized that I  made a very serious  mistake in
not  getting my PhD.   I  want to teach  but without my  degree there
isn't much hope for a reasonable position, regardless of what  else I
do.  Books,   papers,  etc.,  don't   make  any  difference   to  the
bureaucracy.   I talked with the C.S. secretary last week and she was
under the impression that I had to start over from scratch. If that's
necessary, I'll do it. The  root of the problem is that I flunked too
many exams.  I can  plead extenuating circumstances: there  were some
very serious family problems  going on while I was  trying to prepare
for the qualifiers. 

If there  is anything either you or I could  do to get things back in
order I would be most grateful. 

		John