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April 1, 1970 by Caroline Letkeman

Newsletter: A Brief Biography of L. Ron Hubbard (1970)

Author: Church of Scientology
  

originally printed circa 1960

A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF L. RON HUBBARD1. PRO News 04-1970, 1-4.]

[…]

HUBBARD, Lafayette Ronald, author, explorer; b. Tilden, Neb., Mar. 13, 1911; s. H.R. & Ledora May (Waterbury) B.S. in Civil Engineering, George Washington U.

[…]

SCIENTOLOGY AND DIANETICS

L. Ron Hubbard describes Dianetics and Scientology in this light: “It was inevitable that a man who spent his youth in Asia and who studied at the mathematics and physical science of the West would become interested in the mind, and any such man combining what he knew would probably have discovered Dianetics and Scientology.”

“Dianetics is that branch of Scientology which deals with mental anatomy.”

“Scientology is an organized body of scientific research knowledge concerning life, life sources and the mind and includes practices that improve the intelligence, state and conduct of persons.”

That Dianetics and Scientology have contributed something is attested by the fact that by them we can raise the intelligence quotient of a person about one point per hour of processing (simple mental exercises) — a thing which was considered impossible a few years ago. Their stress is on ability and, with them, the general skill and efficiency of a person can be raised and the raise can be tested by very severe regimens and can be found to be stable.

There are many thousands of people using these subjects professionally in the world, and many others of the healing professions have used these skills more or less without credit.

Concerning sudden recoveries from illness, L. Ron Hubbard said, “I saw miracles in India and China done by holy men, but long association with them convinced me that they didn’t know entirely how they did it. I set out to find out from nuclear physics a knowledge of the physical universe, something entirely lacking in Asian philosophy. I made a few discoveries and we have been applying them. I believe any student given a similar background could have done the same thing. I just happened along at the right crossroads.”

Notes

  1. Hubbard, L. R. (1970). A Brief Biography of L. Ron Hubbard. [Hubbard biographical sketch ↩

Filed Under: Biographical, Promotional material Tagged With: auditing claims, civil engineer, claims about Dianetics, claims about Hubbard, claims about Scientology, George Washington University, IQ claims, nuclear physicist

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  1. Ham says

    March 19, 2010 at 3:51 pm

    “Notable Alumni and Former Students
    Arnold “Red” Auerbach, former president and coach of the Boston Celtics
    Alec Baldwin, actor
    Dana Bash, CNN senior congressional correspondent
    Warren Brown, Food Network host and owner of Cake Love
    Tammy Duckworth, assistant secretary for Veterans Affairs
    John Foster Dulles, former U.S. secretary of state
    Michael Enzi, U.S. senator from Wyoming
    J. William Fulbright, former U.S. senator and creator of the Fulbright scholarships
    Ina Garten, chef, author and Food Network host
    J. Edgar Hoover, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
    Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former first lady
    Colin Powell, former U.S. secretary of state
    Harry Reid, U.S. senator from Nevada and Senate majority leader
    Mary Schapiro, chairman of the Security and Exchange Commission
    Chuck Todd, NBC and MSNBC political analyst
    Mark Warner, U.S. senator from Virginia
    Kerry Washington, actress
    Rachel Zoe, fashion stylist ”

    Not even mentioned as a notable former student, GWU website

    • admin says

      March 20, 2010 at 10:55 am

      Hi Ham, and thanks. Hubbard’s (fraudulent) claims about his background, education and credentials were very significant to me when I first got into Scientology. I’m making a collection of related documents here: http://www.carolineletkeman.org/collections/source-of-scientology.

  2. Ham says

    March 19, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    “L. Ron Hubbard (1911-86) was the founder of the Church of Scientology and attended The George Washington University from 1930-32, studying engineering but not receiving a degree”

    From the GWU website

  3. Ham says

    March 19, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    His transcripts from GWU show a less than successful time at the university. He left without a degree.

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