But if they press you–remember the old adding machine idea that appeared in Dianetics very early?[1. See Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, Chapter One: The Analytical Mind and the Standard Memory Banks.] For those of you that have forgotten it or need your memories refreshed, could I–could I just tell you that little one? The held-down five? Hm? Audience: Yes. All right. Now, it seems like up at Harvard University–they have a school up there, they call it a university–that … [Read more...] about Lecture: The Magic Button (1958)
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Newsletter: Associate Newsletter No. 4 (1953)
Germane to funds, I am recently in receipt of material from George Seidler suggesting an alternative in certifications and carrying with it the news that Sequoia University[1. Wikipedia: Sequoia University. "Sequoia University was an unaccredited higher education institution in Los Angeles, California which acquired a reputation as a prolific "degree mill" selling degree certificates. Although it was shut down in 1984 by a court order, it is most notable today as the institution from which L. … [Read more...] about Newsletter: Associate Newsletter No. 4 (1953)
Lecture: Further Introduction To Dianetics (1950)
I was brought back by my father very summarily from my wanderings; I had neglected to go to high school. The last formal school I had attended was Grant School in Oakland and my father said I had to go to university, so he sent me to a prep school in Virginia where I studied for about four months and took the New York Board of Regents and got into George Washington University. They regretted it from there on because I never seemed to stay with the curriculum. At last they said, “Well, after all, … [Read more...] about Lecture: Further Introduction To Dianetics (1950)