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Show r Personality Sketch Job-Teachi- by Joyce Stout strides have been unlock the powers of the human brain in recent years... not the least of which has been the newly developed techniques which enable people to read faster and comprehend more. Figuring prominently in this field is a Salt Lake City woman, Mrs. Evelyn Wood, who has been working on a program of speed reading for the past 15 to 20 years that has come to be known as the to made Evelyn Wood Reading Dyna- mics Institute. Starting school at the age of five, Evelyn Wood could read sixth grade books in first grade, and has given the better part of her life since that time to teaching others. Tve always known that people should be able to read faster than they do, she said, explaining how she came to develop the technique that has taken her around the world such teaching prominent people as the Queen of Denmark, Mrs. Nehru, senators and congressmen of the United States, and joint, chiefs of staff at the White House at the request of former President John F. Kennedy. Her travel has also taken her to many points of the na tion where she has been featured as a guest speaker since 1960 at the Washington, D. C. National Education Association, National Association of Secondary School Principals in St. Louis, Missouri, where she received a standing ovation; National Education Association for Higher Education at Atlantic City, New Jersey; National Association of Boards of Regents, and the National Association of Communication Services at Philadelphia, to name a few. Mrs. Wood received her masters degree In speech at the University of Utah and a five-ye- ar counseling certificate in educational psychoShe was a counselor logy. at Jordan High School for nine years and has taught junior and senior high schools, college and adult groups. About fifteen years ago, Mrs. Wood began to develop her rapid reading course as a result of observing paturally fast readers, and personal research. She went back east and organized the nationally-know- n institute that has been received with such enthusiasm that prospective students have slept on the school lawn to insure getting in the class. Most of her time, now, is dedicated to teaching teachers, creating new manuals and doing research, but Mrs. (Continued from page 1) high school to 23 years. But we dont deliberately have to Invite the high school leftovers sharply limitthe numbers eligible ing his own salary. He Includes in his curriculum - each quarter - a minimum number of hours on subjects related to police science, as prescribed by the Civil among remaining applicants. For the inteUigent, ambiService Board. Some subjects tious, would-b- e police profeswill be compulsory. He must sional. more and more cities carry some elective subjects. are offering a job NOW The cadet must maintain a the day after high school gradminimum grade average from uation. year to year, the minimum to nt must be established and supervised . The pass a physical examination of by the Civil Service authority. ever-risistandards. Hes If we really have any imag employed at a special Civil ination and concern for the Service rating with pay equal future of law enforcement, the to that of a beginning clerk. cadet could hope for a subsiHe can look forward, during a dized continuation of his trainfour-ye- ar Cadet program, to ing through advanced degrees. ' Such subsidizing could be cm regular pay increases. The cadet is subjected, cm a future service contractbasls city time, at the end of his to assure local benefit of the cadet career, to the full trainadvanced education. So long as aU other standing received by the regular police officer. There, he absorbs ards are met, the Cadet is the benefit of the experience permitted to undertake major of others. emphasis in various fields . . . Hes assigned in his first biology, or other such sciyear as a cadet to clerk in the ences; social sciences; govrecords division. He'll take ernment and administration. his turn ad clerk ineachofthe The professionvarious units of the departal police department does not ment. seek automation of its manHe learns NOW, if this realpower. It seeks professionally is the job he wants for all ism with a broad base. his working life. He reveals The cadet will be encourNOW to the police administraaged, by class schedules to tion if he really is qualified for vary hours of attendance . . . the developing profession (not daytime one quarter or one trade) hes chosen. year, nighttime the next . . . Hes employed under strict so that he can be assigned to a broader scope of police funcprovisions, strictly supervised by Civil Service Board tion. and the police administration. After one year of He maintains maximum service coincident with his health and moral standards freshman year in college, the throughout his cadet training. department begins to indocHe attends the local Univertrinate the cadet in the sity carrying a minimum police functions. credit load thatll enable him He has a Cadet uniform, just to obtain his degree in four like the regular police uniyears. form, except for badge and He pays his ova wsy out of shoulder patch. He assumes .... .... . cadet-applica- ng well-round- ed 'i -- I jawmniVrtUJ. Wood has known a deep satis- ng emotions as the author. faction in teaching people of more personal....more aU ing. ages. This is just the beginning who knows where it will end? she speculates, visualizing the endless possibilities to those who can available large quantities of devour reading material daily and remember what they have including statistics, read, dates and other minute details. lf people could read better, more would go for higher education, she contends. The biggest thing that rapid reading does is to convince the person that there isnt much he cant do Mrs. Wood asserts. "He can master any subject because he can get Most the material. over important, he realizes that his brain has so much greater capacity than he thought possible. The enthusiasm of this attractive woman is contagious her intelligence obvious. She speaks knowledgably on any subject and converses with royalty or children with equal ease. 'I read a book each night, and find that the more I read, the greater my hunger for She knowledge becomes. describes rapid reading as a "vicarious experience.. ..it comes so fast that you experience the same feelings and Umlted police authority. He learns responsibility incumbent in power. If, after his first year, hes inclined to continue the police career, hes taken out of re- cords and assigned to various, divisions for inside desk work now performed by veterans capable of performing in the field. In most cities he does all the work of our desk sergeant, , and desk lieutenants. In his third year he could, through the process of attrition, begin to replace the Meter Maids. On foot or motorcycle, he begins to learn the fundamentals of police in action by directing downtown traffic, writing parking tickets, engaging in moving traffic flow. In his final year, still unarmed, he is exposed to more demanding police functions . . . crime lab assistant, courtroom assignment, legwork for the plainclothes officer. Under Civil Service supervision, the cadet would be assured that he would acquire a ed uniform, experience in all departments and all units of the police agency. well-round- Its excit- by noted authorities including Carl H. Delacato, Ed. D., in his book The Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech and Reading Problems, and George Gallup in "The Miracle Ahead. quoted and praised Salt Lake City has become the 57th major city where one of Mrs. Woods reading institutes has been organized. Since 1959, she and her franThis latter source could chised teachers have taught probably most aptly be quoted more than 150,000 people in in summing up the impact of addition to those she taught Mrs. Woods work. Dr. GalShe is presently earlier. lup writes, Apart from Mrs. training instructors who will Woods success in demonstrabe responsible for taking the ting that reading speeds can program into South America, be greatly increased, her ex Tokyo, London and Australia perience suggests that the within the next six to eight brain of man is able to absorb and she will permaterial at a far faster rate months, sonally introduce the program than anyone has Imagined. in Canada this ApriL Once this truth is accepted, The eight -- week course the door will be opened for guarantees to triple the stuIn time, many experiments. dents reading speed with the method developed by Mrs. or better compreequal Wood, or similar ones, will hension. The average person gain acceptance in the schools in the United States reads and become the regular read between 200 and 300 words ing practice of the public. With per minute, but It isnt at an increase in reading speed, all unusual for graduates of man has one way to cope with her course to read in excess the ever-risi- ng flow of of 2500 words per minute. In Salt Lake, the institute is located at 445 East 2nd South, number 4. New classes are beginning February 17 at 7 p.m., February 19 at 9 a.m. and February 22 at 7 p.m. This dynamic woman has made her mark around the world with her dedication to help others bring out their Februory 17, m 1966 Parking Restrictions Urged On Foothill Different Kind Of Others Faster Reading A Great REVIEW, Amicability means friend- will not be directly or ad- liness.... and there was lots of versely effected. it last week when City Engineer Jim Challis appeared before the Salt Lake City Com- - ( mission to propose total parking prohibition on Foothill Drive, south from 13th South. Mr. Challis was supported by Ray Free, Salt Lake City Traffic Advisory Council in recommendation that parking privileges be prohibited arouid the clock on the heavily travelled strip from 13th South to the south city Umits. Several residents along the street,and some businessmen, appeared with Claude Garn, 2901 Foothill Drive, as their spokesman. They presented a petition with 49 names, almost the entire residential and business population in the area concerned, urging that no parking restriction be adopted The friendly attitude was introduced by Mr. Garn, who emphasized that at best they would wiUingly compromise (m restricted parking during peak traffic hours. Consideration also will be given to restricted parking oily during peak traffic hours in those areas where total restriction would prove a hardship to residents and busi- nesses. mission adopted toe proposed raise schedule as proposed by E. R. CoxAssociates, except that the schedule was modified to provide an upwaro classification change for superintendents of toe Parks and Streets Departments. wage In other action, the city com wens Official Boy Scout Shoe 10" 12" 30,000 Cars Per Hour Mr. Challis told the commission that the highway, with its four lanes, has up to 30,000 vehicles per hour traffic,, as full potential. She has been compared with 40, 000 per hour em the lane on 7th East. This heavy traffic is measured between 7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. With the concurrence of the property owners, Mr. Challis, Mr. Free and the City Commission, it was agreed that there will be no total restriction in the area. Anyone else interested? Our By the time he completes The Gty Commission, meannew the university training, city sheriff, perhaps? wUl give thought to the while, The had law has already makes the Civil its moneys of establishment, advisability worth in the experienced manService Board responsible for of total restriction in parking power he has released for full setting minimum police stand-ard- s. areas where property owners Mr. Waldo? Interested, police performance. Some, cm graduation, will leave the profession. Some will enter the profession in other cities. Some - enough -will stick with us. Theyll belong here. , Some wui still be 21 years ' old. The minimum age will TT. 23 still be except; years The City Commission and the Civil Service Commission can provide that the cadet, with his four years special education and special training may be sworn in as an officer upon completion of the cadet program. All others seeking acceptance must wait for the magic 23. 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