e Page COMMENT 1979 7 raginm < apy poemeone June | WS. SOL OD DD OO eS 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 went looking on the desks of absent staffers for samples of their writing. pronoun 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 person’s - and wrong,’’ there was a great “Oh, hey, what shows us that.”’ “Fast thinking, fast moving’’, received nods but so did “easily irritated,’’ plusa few squeals. From sample to sample she went. The stick figure and trees also gave her messages. “This stick figure is forward-looking, pleasant and sexually appealing.”’ “Oh, boy!’ ‘But she also has a tendency to TyAh! shows a lot Self-confidence, - artistic, creative, good foundation, good manual dexterity, scientifically minded. does not invite intimacy when written with cursive script. Self-confidence, faith in abilities, showing both father and mother instrumental in interest, directing the child in formative years. Acceptance of responsibility. Self-pity, lacks a good self-image, dependent, severe feelings of inadequacy, and withdrawal, fears rivalry. Mother was _ strong influence during formative years. Finds difficulty in understanding the male gender, varying conformity. Lacks healthy selfimage. hearing what their handwriting 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.” “Tt is possible to determine through writing analysis whether a person has integrity, self confidence, a healthy self-image, and pride in achievement and personal appearance, ’» said Mrs. Bergen. “Tt is also possible to tell if people will work well together. Handwriting 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 appropriate to his self-image, it does not necessarily mean the person is “pleased’’ with the image. pointment in men. ‘Moves or leans toward the right and general activity. Artistic, and musically talented. Healthy selfimage. Father influence during formative years. Needs to build a stronger self-image, and faith in abilities. Individualistic attitude freely expressed. Fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration expressed, also. Pressure of pen or pencil, evaluation of other writing in regard to printing or cursive pattern and size are very important factors. Elaboration of the female image. Enjoys decorating the human form and enjoys the role of a Although personality analysis is an interesting part of handwriting analysis, Mrs. Bergen actually works on _ handwriting iden- - tification cases such as anonymous letters and forgery detection for police and court identifications. “There was an interesting com- pany case in Colorado I was called to investigate,’ she said. ‘One of employees kept receiving “Now here is a good organizer.” Mrs. Bergen admits she’s always surrounded by people interested in shows. ‘‘Handwriting is as individualistic and different as ok can assume Self-confident, responsibility. Mother was most influential parent. The lower, twisted loop shows disap- Jane Bergen woman. Faith in abilities. their 29 ‘“I’’ about them. There are over 500 dif© ferent symbols. Do you see your own? ines ay Jane Bergen, handwriting be. The way a person forms the per- sonal Why all this activity? tification expert, had come for an interview and as is usually the < What your ‘‘I’’ tells about you anonymous and threatening notes but a woman. on her windshield. She became so nervous she couldn’t come to work. ded, said Mrs. Bergen. “‘When I identified the writer it turned out to Since the company was in a rather remote location, it was believed that the notes were written b 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 them I was sure it was not a man They were astoun- be the ‘victim.’ She was writing the notes to herself and of course needed immediate psychiatric care.”’ Analyzing become a Bergen—and handwriting has career for- Mrs. 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 practiced 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 reprofessor at Central paige State enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after being University in Warrensburg, Missouri. He selected for career status. Sergeant Hilton is - graduated with honors from Ogden High a telephone equipment installation and School in 1961 and WSC in 1967. He credits repair specialist at Hill AFB. He is a Wilson Thornley at Ogden a and Gordon member of the Air Force Communications Allred at WSC for being his most “‘inService. He attended WSC. fluential’’ teachers although he received JEFFREY GRAY, class of ’75, received a advanced writing training for an M.A. in Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, from the creative writing and Ph.D. in English, both University of La Verne College of Law and from the University of Washington in received an American Jurisprudence award Seattle. He has completed postdoctoral in Labor Law from the Bancroft-Whitney seminars at Stanford and Yale. Dr. Hughes and Lawyer’s Co-Operative Publishing has published poems, stories for children Companies. He was also a member of Nu and scholarly works on Charles Dickens, but Beta Epsilon, a national legal fraternity. He this is his first published novel. He is passed the California Bar exam in the fall of married to the former Kathleen Hurst, also 1978 and currently has a practice in Torrana WSC graduate. ce, California where his main emphasis is as MERLIN L. LARSEN has been named a criminal defense attorney. general manager for the Salt Lake City JAY D. GARDNER has been appointed agency of the Paul Revere Life Insurance sales manager for the Stuart PharCompany. Mr. Larsen joined the Paul maceuticals division of ICI Americas Inc. Revere in 1978 and served as sales superfor Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Idaho, visor for its Salt Lake City office before his located in Denver, Colo. Mr. Gardner recent promotion. He is a member of the received his B.S. degree in history from class of ’69 and earned his M.B.A. in 1976 WSC in 1966 and his M.A. in business from from Southern Illinois University. He and Utah State University. He is a member of his wife, Linda Jo, and daughter Lorilyn, the Utah Pharmacist Association. He and live in Farmington. his wife, Mitsi, have two sons and live in LARRY V. McKENZIE, class of ’69, is a Littleton, Colo. civilian working for the Army in Heidelberg, DR._DEAN HUGHES is author of a novel, Germany. He is director of Manpower and Under the Same Stars, published by Deseret Organizational Studies at the headquarters. Book. It is the story of the expulsion of the He obtained an M.S. from the University of Mormons from Jackson County Missouri in Utah in Human Resources Management. 1833. Dr. Hughes is currently an English