1966_10 The Daily Collegian October 1966

              E PAJLY COLLEGIAN
Friday, October 21, 1B66
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■Modern dance Is an art form which «
emotion, toe me, or Idea. It Is intended to communicate a
experience," explained Mrs. Celeste Kennedy,
dance at Fresno State CoUege.
Mrs. Kennedy Instructs five classes lnm
In dance choregraphy. "Modern dance cla
dents," Mrs. Kennedy said, "and about one-fourth of my students are
men. Modorn danco requires a great deal of muscular activity, thus
toe dancer must bo In good physical condition."
A new group of courses wUl bo offered In modern danco next
year. Some of toe courses scheduled aro too history of danco, danco
production   and danco In relation to too othor arts. In several years
o personally rowardlng a:
. Kennedy
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general education requirement.
Many advanced modorn dancers aro mombers of Orchesis, an
organization of sttldonts lntorested In modorn dance production.
Orchosls members work out tholr own danco programs which are
presented at an annual concert, held In toe Little Thealre.
Other  Orchosls  projects   Include  guidar
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nlquo In modern dance. Tho program Is designed (o stlniulato Interest
Modorn dance enthusiasts ar" especially looking forward to tho
arrival of The Martha Graham Danco Company, one uf tho world's
outstanding dance groups.
The company Is schedulod to perform Nov. 8 at R:30 p.m. in tho
Fresno Convention Contor Theater.
"This performance offers students a rare opportunlt;. to see modern
danco at its best," Mrs. Kennedy commented. "Fresno Is very lucky
to havo toem here."
Mrs. Kennedy explained that too famous company usually performs
In Europe, Asia, and New York City, but this year too troupe sched¬
uled concerts in 30 cities throughout the United States. Tho Senate
Board on Arts and Lectures Is s;onsorlng toe concert here.
Tickets for the concert are on sale at too Student President's
Office and too Fresno Convention Center. All seats aro reserved at
$4.50, $4 and $3. Students will be allowed a $1 discount.
Story and pictures by Ryan Marty
Friday, October 21, 1966 THK DAILY OOI.I.L<»IAN—-J
Meet Ralph Frey, Jr., 19
He's a college junior.
He has a pilot's license.
He can read 3,000 words a minute.
Watching Ralph's hand fly over the pages  (his
hand acts as a pacer), you can't believe that he's
actually reading. He must be skimming.
But he's not
Ralph Frey can read the average novel in a little
under 40 minutes. Once, while standing in a book¬
store, he read three complete novels berore he was
asked to leave.
He studies between 1,500 to 2,000 words a minute,
and rarely dips below 1,000 wpm, even on the
toughest material.
Most significantly, however, is that he can com¬
prehend and recall what he's read-right down to
the details.
Ralph Frey is not a mental freak. Nor is he a
naturally fast reader. He learned this revolutionary
technique of rapid reading at the Evelyn Wood
Reading Dynamics Institute. He is one of more
than 15,000 graduates in the Bay Area.
Ralph was one of our better students. He started
the course at about 400 words a minute and
increased his rate 8 times. Our average student
begins at about 300 words I minute and works up
to speeds over 1,500 words a minute.
You can do this, too!
"Reading dynamically," says Ralph, "means that
I can cover both the required and the suggested
reading for a course during the first month of the
semester. That leaves time for more extracurricular
activities. On the weekend before an exam, I've
reread several complete texts."
You may not learn to read quite as fast as Ralph
Frey (and then again you might!), but the
nationally known Reading Dynamics Institute
guarantees that you'll at least triple your reading
speed with good comprehension — or receive a full
Just to show you that Ralph Frey is
not unique,
here are beginning and ending
speeds of typical
Bay Area Reading Dynamics graduates:
Improvement by typical graduates
in words per minute.
Jamee R Adam*, Student   485   2
625
866
1,560
Ben Stein, Student               227    1
514
18(5
900
Karen West, Teacher           681    2
000
392
2.080
William Bredo, Economist   370    1
135
975
Peter Momfleld, Student      335    1
600
219
800
R. C. Rati, Economist         500    1
875
295
1,180
Peter Kindschi, Student      318    1
688
281
911
Gene Timmon, Minister      592    2
961
375
1,200
W. W. Truai, Engineer        350    2,
700
330
1,600
John M. Gage, Student       441    2
Gary E. Myhro, Machinist 2G6    2
Richard A. Hein, Engineer 351    3
Steve Feldstein   Student      548    2
197
311
1,050
571
UM
700
M
1.700
12G
331
L. R. Johnaon, M let. Analyst 365    4
500
308
una
Kathleen Smith, Student     395    3
500
2-78
2,000
Betty Brcslin, Receptionist 441    3,250
214
L. B. Hooper, Doctor            350    2.800
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The technique of dynamic reading was
discovered by a Utah schoolteacher.
Evelyn Wood first observed dynamic reading 18
years ago when a university professor read her
term paper at an amazing 6,000 words a minute.
Mrs. Wood's curiosity caused her to look for other
exceptional readers, and over the next few years,
sho found 50 people who could read faster than
1,500 words a minute, with fine comprehension,
outstanding recall, and great reading satisfaction.
She was now sure it was possible to read faster
than anyone had thought, but the question of how
was not yet answered. It took 8 years of toil and
research, working with "natural" fast readers
before she developed a technique whereby average
students learn to read 3 to 10 times faster.
The first Reading Dynamics Institute was opened
in Washington, DC. in September, 1959. Since
e been opened in 61 cities
throughout the country, and national enrollment
for the course now tops 200,000.
Comprehension is stressed. .
At a recent teacher training conference Mrs. Wood
emphasized that dynamic reading is nothing like
the skimming techniques commonly used in speed
reading courses. "You read five times faster," she
pointed out, "not by reading every fifth word, but
by reading five times as many words in the same
amount of time." Mrs.' Wood emphasized that
using her technique of rapid reading, every word
on the page is read
SEE FREE DEMONSTRATION
FRESNO
Del Webb TowneHouse
Tuesday, October- 25, 8 p.m.
Thursday, October 27, 8 pjn.
• You will see a Reading Dynamics graduate read at
before and tl.cn tell in detail what he has rend.
• You will see a documented I
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