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...explained. "I suddenly realized that anyone doing anything weird wasn't weird at all, and it was the people that were saying they were weird that were weird." Berberian apparently had no difficulty in understanding completely. "Whether serious or pop," she said, "all music is only as valid as it reveals itself in performance. Paul McCartney writes good music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Singers: Bel Canto & the Beatles | 6/2/1967 | See Source »

...Francisco) to quit playing songs that "offend public morals, dignity or taste." And just to make sure that certain kinds of recorded numbers would not get past his disk jockeys, McLendon announced that henceforth his stations would refuse any new record release "unless it is accompanied by a valid lyric sheet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Manners & Morals: Socking It to 'Em | 5/26/1967 | See Source »

...only way loyalists of the Reading Dynamics enterprises can counter this evidence is by pointing to the small percentage of tuitions refunded. As the official pamphlet says, "The success of Reading Dynamics lies on its ability to teach successfully over 96 per cent of its pupils." This argument is valid only if there is a direct correlation between reading success and tuitions refunded. Unfortunately, there is an amazingly large gap between...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Alexander, | Title: Evelyn Wood: Most Just Waste The Money | 5/3/1967 | See Source »

Special attention must be paid to the guarantee: "Reading Dynamics will refund the tuition of any student who fails to at least triple his reading index during the course as measured by our standard testing program. This guarantee is valid so long as the student attends each lesson and maintains the requisite home drill at least one hour daily at levels specified by his instructor...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Alexander, | Title: Evelyn Wood: Most Just Waste The Money | 5/3/1967 | See Source »

...test he takes during the first session, his index is 210. If on the final test he reads at 1500 words per minute, he need score only 42 per cent on the comprehension score to triple his former reading index to 630. What makes this stipulation even less valid is that before the final test during the eighth lesson, the students are usually instructed to "go full out" even if they have not mastered the technique...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Alexander, | Title: Evelyn Wood: Most Just Waste The Money | 5/3/1967 | See Source »

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