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Show “|| Page COMMENT 7 LSS June 1979 |) Wwe OE NO was Fe The office hummed with excitement. The work-study girls were slipping me pieces of paper with their handwriting and pictures of stick figures and trees. Others —4 What your “‘I’’ tells about you The way a person forms the personal pronoun “I’’ shows a lot about them. There are over 500 different symbols. own? Do you see your went looking on the desks of absent staffers for samples of their writing. Why all this activity? Jane Bergen, handwriting iden- case, generated a stir of interest. “People enjoy learning more about themselves,’’ said Mrs. Bergen, who is currently teaching aclass for Continuing Education on the “Fundamentals of Handwriting Analysis.”’ It was true each of us laughed and nodded in agreement over the strengths and weaknesses cited about one another. When words were ‘“‘translated”’ to mean “this person is intelligent, creative, etc.,’’ it was great. But when Mrs. Bergen also said, “There are only two ways, this per- son’s - and wrong,’’ there was a Se “Oh, hey, what shows us that.” “Fast thinking, fast moving’’, received nods but so did ‘‘easily irritated,’ plusa few squeals. From sample went. The also gave to sample. she stick figure and trees her messages. “This stick figure is forward-looking, pleasant and sexually appealing.”’ “Oh, boy!’ “But she also has a tendency to sulk.’’ “Ah!” shines pe tification expert, had come for an interview and as is usually the artistic, Self-confidence, creative, good foundation, good manual dexterity, scientifically minded. does not invite intimacy when written with cursive script. Self-confident, can assume responsibility. Mother was most influential parent. The lower, twisted loop shows disap- Self-confidence, faith in abilities, ‘Moves or leans toward the right showing both father and mother instrumental in interest, directing the child in formative years. Acceptance of responsibility. | fingerprints. Because the hands receive ‘messages’ from the brain, the writing tells a great deal about a person. It shows stress or calm- } ness, and of course positive and negative traits.”’ “It is possible to determine through writing analysis whether a person has integrity, self confi_ dence, a healthy self-image, and pride in achievement and personal appearance, > said Mrs. Bergen. possible to tell if aisle “ae is also Hanth ll t Best iI Wul 7 work well together. fa dwriting analysis is being used more and more by employers.”’ “Every individual carries in his or her mind a picture of the person they think themselves to be. We become what we think,” Mrs. Bergen said. She pointed out that while a person tends to behave in a manner ap- propriate to his self-image, it does not necessarily mean the person is ‘‘pleased”’ with the image. and general activity. Artistic, and musically talented. Healthy self-image. Father influence during formative years. Needs to build a stronger self-image, and faith in Self-pity, lacks a good self-image, dependent, severe feelings of inadequacy, and withdrawal, fears rivalry. abilities. Individualistic attitude freely expressed. Fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration expressed, also. Pressure of pen or Mother was strong influence during formative years. Finds difficulty in understanding the male gender, varying conformity. Lacks healthy selfimage. pencil, evaluation of — 2 other Although personality analysis is - tification cases such as anonymous letters and forgery detection for Jane Bergen anonymous and threatening notes on her windshield. She became so nervous she couldn’t come to work. Since the company was in a rather remote location, it was believed that the notes were written b police and court identifications. “There was an interesting company case in Colorado I was called to investigate,’’ she said. “One of employee. The company call to try to identify the writer. I spend a few days going through all the personnel files and finally I told their them I was sure it was not a man employees kept receiving ee writing in regard to printing or cursive pattern and size are very important factors. woman. Faith in abilities. an interesting part of handwriting analysis, Mrs. Bergen actually works on handwriting iden- ae | Elaboration of the female image. Enjoys decorating the human form and enjoys the role of a “Now here is a good organizer.” Mrs. Bergen admits she’s always surrounded by people interested in hearing what their handwriting shows. ‘‘Handwriting is as individualistic and different as pointment in men. but a woman. They were astoun- ded, said Mrs. Bergen. “‘When I identified the writer it turned out to be the ‘victim.’ She was writing the notes to herself and of course needed immediate psychiatric care.’’ Analyzing handwriting has become a career for - Mrs. Bergen—and from all indications it’s a “‘people pleaser.’’ Class notes DR. VAL MARKOS has received his doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Georgia. He wrote and successfully defended a dissertation entitled ‘A Study of the Effect of Error of Measurement on Multiple Regression Analysis and A Comparison of Possible Correction Techniques.” He is a graduate of WSC and received a M.S. degree from the University of Georgia. His wife is the former Blanche Conlan of Ogden. The couple and their two children live in Miami, Florida, where Dr. Markos is employed by the city of Miami as test validation supervisor. DR. VERN L. NIELSEN was named “Optometrist of the Year’’ during the annual meeting of the Utah Optometric Association for outstanding service to his profession and community. He has prac- ticed in Ogden since 1958, specializing in contact lenses. He attended WSC and graduated cum laude from Northern Illinois College of Optometry. He is a member of the American Optometric Association and a fellow of the National Eye Research Foundation. He is married to the former Marian Larson and they have four children. JIMMY W. JONES has been promoted to the rank of Army captain while serving as an adjutant with the 64th Armored Division in Schweinfurt, Germany. Capt. Jones was commissioned through the ROTC program at WSC in 1974. His wife is Carla Jones, Morgan, and his parents are Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Jones, Kaysville. : SERGEANT DALE R. HILTON has re-_ enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after being professor University selected for career status. Sergeant Hilton is - graduated a telephone equipment repair member specialist at Hill installation and AFB. He is a of the Air Force Communications Service. He attended WSC. JEFFREY GRAY, class of "75, receiveda at in Central ae State Warrensburg, Missouri. He with honors from Ogden High School in 1961 and WSC in 1967. He credits Wilson Thornleyat Ogden High and Gordon ljired at fluential’’ WSC for teachers being although his most he “‘in- received . Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, from the advanced writing training for an M.A. in creative writing and Ph.D. in English, both fq University of La Verne College of Law and received an American Jurisprudence award from the University of Washington in eattle. He has completed postdoctoral ; and Lawyer’s Co-Operative Publishing Companies. He was also a member of Nu Beta Epsilon, a national legalfraternity.He passed the California Bar exam inthe fallof. 1978 and currently has a practice inTorranis as ce, California where his main emphasis criminal defense attorney. has published poems, stories for children andscholarly works on Charles Dickens, but this is his first published novel. He is married to the former Kathleen Hurst, also —_q WSC graduate. - in Labor Law from the Bancroft-Whitney _ seminars at Stanford and Yale. Dr. Hughes JAY D. GARDNER has been appointed sales manager for the Stuart Pharmaceuticals division of ICI Americas Inc. for Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Idaho, located in Denver, Colo. Mr. Gardner received his B.S. degree in history from WSC in 1966 and his M.A. in business from Utah State University. He is a member of the Utah Pharmacist Association. He and his wife, Mitsi, have two sons and live in Littleton, Colo. DR._DEAN HUGHES is author of a novel, Under the Same Stars, published by Deseret Book. It is the story of the expulsion of the Mormons from Jackson County Missouri in 1833. Dr. Hughes is currently an English MERLIN L. LARSEN has been named general manager for the Salt Lake City agency of the Paul Revere Life Insurance Company. Mr. Larsen joined the Paul Revere in 1978 and served as sales supervisor for its Salt Lake City office before his recent promotion. He is a member of the class of ’69 and earned his M.B.A. in 1976 from Southern Illinois University. He and his wife, Linda Jo, and daughter Lorilyn, live in Farmington. LARRY V. McKENZIE, class of ’69, is a civilian working for the Army in Heidelberg, Germany. He is director of Manpower and Organizational Studies at the headquarters. He obtained an M.S. from the University of Utah in Human Resources Management. ; 4 q . { |