The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-06-30

, association He is interested in So
eial service in practical way. con-
tributing faithfully and regularly to
community chest drives or Red
Gross, and making sure he gets re-
ceipts for income tax deductions
Using terms of science and pro-
| duction in conversational speech
points to an individual who is on
the 4th Level of Progress His liv-
ing room is a disarray of trade and
pictorial magazines His writing en-
deaVors are prompted by the de-
mands of his business, and consist
mainly of business letters to custo-
mers or suppliers. Recreation for
him means bridge. poker or canas-
ta any of which he enjoys whether
he wins or loses He has been call
ed upon to serve as a committee
member on certain occasions, and
is active in church work or civic
work.
BY the time an individual has
reached the 5th Level of Progress,
he has at his command a vocabu-
larry of economic, psychological and
sociological terms. He is a subscri-
Der to the digest type and large
circulation popular magazines He
is not an imaginative writer, but a
methodical one. and can be depen-
ded upon for research reports for
club or employer His recreational
activities are social ones which have
to do with group participation and
group give-and- with bowling
dancing and baseball heading the
list He has served as committee
chairman in local organizations His
interest in fellow man has develop
ed beyond the confines OF his i'm
mediate church or civic group and
he is often seen as a volunteer wor-
ker for some fund soliciting charity
group
A man who has attained the 9th
Level of Progress is at ease in dis
cusSions of music, art or even sci
entific theory and principles. He is
capable OF giving talks and is often
called upon to give talks before
small groups His reading consists
of special audience magazines, dea-
ling with art, literature. history,
philosophy and the like. Capable of
expressing himself clearly and logi-
cally in writing. he often contribu-
ties articles to local papers, house
organs or trade journals His re-
irrational activities are cultural
and educational in nature: he at
tends theatre, musical affairs and
lectures He is very public-spirited.
and his experience as an officer in
numerous small local memberships
now places him III any number OF
responsible positions such as group
captain director or chairman in
community charity campaigns.
The mature man the man whs
has developed his mental and social
capacities to the fullest, posses cul-
tured speech and an extensive vo-
cabularly He IS IN constant de-
mand as public speaker His rea-
ding tastes run TO intellectual and
literary magazines of highly cul-
tured kind And with him writing
becomes a creative activity, with
frequent stories and articles pu-
blished in national magazines. His
recreational activities are not me-
rely passive He participates acti-
vely in community theater. local
music group debating society. in
tact in pursuits of a cultural OF e.
EDUCATIONAL nature where his own
creative spirit can be expressed He
holds active membership in several
organizations and has been elected
- toAANAlb Va a. lthoL bllt GluD Oh DIS
ISOLATION in his group experience
HIS outlook is outgoing and altruis-
tic and he is often the head of fe-
deral, provincial. regional commu-
nifty chest drives. Red Cross, Saliva
ton Army or other charities where
his experience and knowledge d.
reefs the energies OF a great number
OF men
The Seven Levels Of Progress is
result Of scientific study OF human
beings in relation to society II Ia a
handy measure of progress when /
want TO measure my friends and e.
nemies and place them in little pi-
geon holes labelled Level ! Level
2 Level 8" etc I find II very easy
to label other people in this scienti-
fic way
But when it comes to myself I