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2 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Monday, Sep/ember 8. 196 9 FSC's two presidents welcome new students i Editor's Note: The following are messages of welcome to Fresno State College students from college president Dr, It Is always a pleasure for me to welcome new and returning students to Fresno State College. You have joined an academic in- . stltution dedicated to excellence — an institution that Is keenly aware of its responsibilities to (he community, and to the academic environment — an environment which Is relevant and which meets the needs of ell- - students, is dependent upon mu- nrld. 1 know that a favorable Speed reading craze got its boost from John Kennedy in early 1960's By Steven Reiner J Queen Ingrid of Denmark recently read "Moby Dick* in three hours. California educator S. I. Hayakawa zips through the morning newspaper in 12 minutes. Sen. j Stuart Symington can read a letter I In the time lt takes most people I to lick a stamp. Despite what you might think, | lt 'really does not require some - sort of superhuman mental prowess to read that fast. Every day, hundreds of perfectly normal; 250-w stinAmerica's .Pressured leaguered students and even ambitious housewives arc spending $25 million a year at special reading schools that promise to accelerate their reading velocity from the average person's 250 words per minute up to 500, Rapid reading, of course, is lot a new phenomenon. British John Stuart Mill is whizzed along at i Roosevelt could race through three books In a But lt was President John Kennedy who, more than anyone else, triggered the rage for speed reading. He helped promote lt through his own well-publicized swiftness as a reader and his employment of reading expert Evelyn Wood as a tutor for his Miss \ mer Utah school teacher.hadde- vised a system of leaching fast reading by observing the skills of natural speed Kennedy. She discovered that such prodigies looked at a printed To train others in duplicating this process, Miss Wood developed a system that called for the students to use their forefingers to pace their eyes in a great circular sweep (labeled a "Lazy S") down the middle of a page. Gradually, the students learn to read at a glance a few lines, then full sentences and finally whole paragraphs. And because they are Instructed to read thoughts, not Just words, their comprehension is supposed to grow speed. With a push from Kennedy, Wood opened her first corn- school in Washington, D.C.,'In .1961. From there, her story qualifies her as something of a female Horatio Alger. Speed reading took tbe capital senators and congressmen, overwhelmed with government documents and signed up for I. And soon, Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Insti- springing up across the country, offering programs consisting of eight half-hour sesslo guaranteed to triple the students' reading speed or they got their The Wood empire has now encompass 150 branches around the world. And its success has spawned such a rash of competitors that the speed-reading business Is beginning to emerge as a boom Industry. One of the best known of the now rivals Is the Jqyce Brothers Reading Development Center dozen U.S. sessions) than Wood's and cheaper ($59 vs^$175). ' FKEDERIC W. l» will among all members of the campus community.. It Is, therefore, my sincere hope that you will join with the faculty, the support staff, and members of the administration in making the Fresno State College campus community an outstanding environment in which to live, work and learn. We hope to make . year 1969-70 one t productive. . Cordially, Frederic W. Ness . President, Fresno State College starting their college experience and transfers who are continuing their pursuit of academic excel- This year's student body officers have been working throughout the summer In preparation for this academic year. We have planned many new programs in hopes of enhancing as many stu- hopes of enhancing as many students' education as we possibly Student government at FSC Is ' operating at an unprecedented level which includes the Collage r Returning CC runners give depth stronger than last season, according to Head Coach Red Estes. Estes Is expecting to greet some 15 distance runners for the fall campaign. The group will Include four returning lettermen— Joe Dunbar, current FSC track record holder in three events - 5,000 and 10,000 meters and the six I mile run; Jim Sughre; Jim Dowdall and Dennis Schanz. Top newcomers Include last year's number two runner at Bakers- field College Frank Rodtiquez and Keith Strodi, transfer from Santa Ana Junior College. "We are in a lough new league this season,' stated Estes. "We are competing against the nationally ranked San Jose State College.' For the first time the Bulldogs are competing in the new Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The Bulldogs' home course will be Woodward park. /, Sepl*io6*r 8 1969 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN 3 DOUG BROTEN Union, athletics, performing arts, publications, tutorials, the Educational Opportunities Program, and many others. The tempo of awareness on the part of college students is quickening all oyer the world. The student today has a responsibility to himself to become sensitive to the economic, social, and political Issues that are all around We have much to learn and much to do. We must start by becoming personally Involved as aware, thinking Individuals In campus Issues and movements as well as international questions of morality. I hope that we in student government can offer you a vehicle for such Involvement. Have a good year and be careful not to let your classes get In. the way of your education.' Doug Broten, President Associated Students COACH ESTES Estes returns to coaching ranks following leave' Gene •Red' Estes returns this season as mentor of FreanoState College's cross country team after a year's leave while completing work on his doctorate at Colorado State College. Estes Joined the FSC athletic staff in 1964 as head crosscountry and assistant track coach. Estes graduated from the University of Oregon In 1959 with a BS is Physical Education and Education. In 1964 he received his MS Degree in Health and Physical Education.: During his college years, Estes was a member of the football and track teams. As a football player he played both end and tackle and tossed the shot and discus for the track team. During 1957-1959 he was the Northern Division champion in the discus. tes started his coaching days at the University of-oregon in 1959 where he was tie Freshman rack coach. From ,'1960 to 1963 ie served In the U.S. Army, during which time he ias assistant coach of the CISM> Track and Field team. After/ being discharged from the- Army he returned to Oregon to again handle 'he frosh team. In 1963 he moved ,to the Thurston High School for |jh* track season and then the following September he Joined the FSC staff. Football Schedule, DATE - OPPONENT PLACE Sept. 20 Cal Poly (Pomona) Sept. 27" Montana i Oct. 4 .University of Pacific Stockton Oct. 11 San Fernando Valley state San Fernando 8:00 p.m. TIME 8:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Fresno Oct. 18 Cal Poly (SLO) Oct. 25 'Los Angeles State Nov. 1 'San Diego State Freano Nov. 8'Long Beach State Long Bi Nov. 15 No. Arizona State Fresno Nov. 22 Portland State University Fresno ♦PCAA Conference games San Luis Obispo 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Open a lenplan checking account at Bank of America. and save. Start the academic year off with a gesture of financial independence... visit your local branch of Bank of America. Get acquainted with our student advisor who's there to help you with such banking needs as getting your checking account started. He'll probably recommend our Tenplan* account because it's designed for student customers who usually write less than 10 checks per month. With it you obtain personalized checks and there's no minimum balance required. Just one charge of 15C for each check you write. (And now, Bank of America's new scenic checks are available, at a moderate additional cost.) So check with us—and save! m BANKof AMERICA' Cedar-Ashlan i 4155 East Ashlar. Avenue Foil..on Fair : 590 East Shaw
Object Description
Title | 1969_09 The Daily Collegian September 1969 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1969 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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Title | September 8, 1969 Pg 2-3 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1969 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | 2 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Monday, Sep/ember 8. 196 9 FSC's two presidents welcome new students i Editor's Note: The following are messages of welcome to Fresno State College students from college president Dr, It Is always a pleasure for me to welcome new and returning students to Fresno State College. You have joined an academic in- . stltution dedicated to excellence — an institution that Is keenly aware of its responsibilities to (he community, and to the academic environment — an environment which Is relevant and which meets the needs of ell- - students, is dependent upon mu- nrld. 1 know that a favorable Speed reading craze got its boost from John Kennedy in early 1960's By Steven Reiner J Queen Ingrid of Denmark recently read "Moby Dick* in three hours. California educator S. I. Hayakawa zips through the morning newspaper in 12 minutes. Sen. j Stuart Symington can read a letter I In the time lt takes most people I to lick a stamp. Despite what you might think, | lt 'really does not require some - sort of superhuman mental prowess to read that fast. Every day, hundreds of perfectly normal; 250-w stinAmerica's .Pressured leaguered students and even ambitious housewives arc spending $25 million a year at special reading schools that promise to accelerate their reading velocity from the average person's 250 words per minute up to 500, Rapid reading, of course, is lot a new phenomenon. British John Stuart Mill is whizzed along at i Roosevelt could race through three books In a But lt was President John Kennedy who, more than anyone else, triggered the rage for speed reading. He helped promote lt through his own well-publicized swiftness as a reader and his employment of reading expert Evelyn Wood as a tutor for his Miss \ mer Utah school teacher.hadde- vised a system of leaching fast reading by observing the skills of natural speed Kennedy. She discovered that such prodigies looked at a printed To train others in duplicating this process, Miss Wood developed a system that called for the students to use their forefingers to pace their eyes in a great circular sweep (labeled a "Lazy S") down the middle of a page. Gradually, the students learn to read at a glance a few lines, then full sentences and finally whole paragraphs. And because they are Instructed to read thoughts, not Just words, their comprehension is supposed to grow speed. With a push from Kennedy, Wood opened her first corn- school in Washington, D.C.,'In .1961. From there, her story qualifies her as something of a female Horatio Alger. Speed reading took tbe capital senators and congressmen, overwhelmed with government documents and signed up for I. And soon, Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Insti- springing up across the country, offering programs consisting of eight half-hour sesslo guaranteed to triple the students' reading speed or they got their The Wood empire has now encompass 150 branches around the world. And its success has spawned such a rash of competitors that the speed-reading business Is beginning to emerge as a boom Industry. One of the best known of the now rivals Is the Jqyce Brothers Reading Development Center dozen U.S. sessions) than Wood's and cheaper ($59 vs^$175). ' FKEDERIC W. l» will among all members of the campus community.. It Is, therefore, my sincere hope that you will join with the faculty, the support staff, and members of the administration in making the Fresno State College campus community an outstanding environment in which to live, work and learn. We hope to make . year 1969-70 one t productive. . Cordially, Frederic W. Ness . President, Fresno State College starting their college experience and transfers who are continuing their pursuit of academic excel- This year's student body officers have been working throughout the summer In preparation for this academic year. We have planned many new programs in hopes of enhancing as many stu- hopes of enhancing as many students' education as we possibly Student government at FSC Is ' operating at an unprecedented level which includes the Collage r Returning CC runners give depth stronger than last season, according to Head Coach Red Estes. Estes Is expecting to greet some 15 distance runners for the fall campaign. The group will Include four returning lettermen— Joe Dunbar, current FSC track record holder in three events - 5,000 and 10,000 meters and the six I mile run; Jim Sughre; Jim Dowdall and Dennis Schanz. Top newcomers Include last year's number two runner at Bakers- field College Frank Rodtiquez and Keith Strodi, transfer from Santa Ana Junior College. "We are in a lough new league this season,' stated Estes. "We are competing against the nationally ranked San Jose State College.' For the first time the Bulldogs are competing in the new Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The Bulldogs' home course will be Woodward park. /, Sepl*io6*r 8 1969 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN 3 DOUG BROTEN Union, athletics, performing arts, publications, tutorials, the Educational Opportunities Program, and many others. The tempo of awareness on the part of college students is quickening all oyer the world. The student today has a responsibility to himself to become sensitive to the economic, social, and political Issues that are all around We have much to learn and much to do. We must start by becoming personally Involved as aware, thinking Individuals In campus Issues and movements as well as international questions of morality. I hope that we in student government can offer you a vehicle for such Involvement. Have a good year and be careful not to let your classes get In. the way of your education.' Doug Broten, President Associated Students COACH ESTES Estes returns to coaching ranks following leave' Gene •Red' Estes returns this season as mentor of FreanoState College's cross country team after a year's leave while completing work on his doctorate at Colorado State College. Estes Joined the FSC athletic staff in 1964 as head crosscountry and assistant track coach. Estes graduated from the University of Oregon In 1959 with a BS is Physical Education and Education. In 1964 he received his MS Degree in Health and Physical Education.: During his college years, Estes was a member of the football and track teams. As a football player he played both end and tackle and tossed the shot and discus for the track team. During 1957-1959 he was the Northern Division champion in the discus. tes started his coaching days at the University of-oregon in 1959 where he was tie Freshman rack coach. From ,'1960 to 1963 ie served In the U.S. Army, during which time he ias assistant coach of the CISM> Track and Field team. After/ being discharged from the- Army he returned to Oregon to again handle 'he frosh team. In 1963 he moved ,to the Thurston High School for |jh* track season and then the following September he Joined the FSC staff. Football Schedule, DATE - OPPONENT PLACE Sept. 20 Cal Poly (Pomona) Sept. 27" Montana i Oct. 4 .University of Pacific Stockton Oct. 11 San Fernando Valley state San Fernando 8:00 p.m. TIME 8:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Fresno Oct. 18 Cal Poly (SLO) Oct. 25 'Los Angeles State Nov. 1 'San Diego State Freano Nov. 8'Long Beach State Long Bi Nov. 15 No. Arizona State Fresno Nov. 22 Portland State University Fresno ♦PCAA Conference games San Luis Obispo 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Open a lenplan checking account at Bank of America. and save. Start the academic year off with a gesture of financial independence... visit your local branch of Bank of America. Get acquainted with our student advisor who's there to help you with such banking needs as getting your checking account started. He'll probably recommend our Tenplan* account because it's designed for student customers who usually write less than 10 checks per month. With it you obtain personalized checks and there's no minimum balance required. Just one charge of 15C for each check you write. (And now, Bank of America's new scenic checks are available, at a moderate additional cost.) So check with us—and save! m BANKof AMERICA' Cedar-Ashlan i 4155 East Ashlar. Avenue Foil..on Fair : 590 East Shaw |