CIA-RDP96-00788R001700210049-9

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New Institute Headquarters in Nelson
Ideal for Study of Monroe Program
Louis Ofilua
In our neighbor county of
Nelson is located the new
Headquarters of the Institute of
Applied Sciences. Emily and I
attended Open House at these new
Headquarters
Wednesday
evening. We are enthused over the
activities of Robert A. Monroe,
who founded and heads the In-
stitute. After a normal lifetime of
vigorious activity during which he
originated scores of popular radio
program . .. writing script and
music for same. He came to
Charlottesville and established
the Jefferson Cable Corp. that
operated in Charlottesville and
Waynesboro.
During these busy years for Mr.
Monroe, he formed Robert
Monroe Productions. At this
group's peak operations it was
producing as many as 28 network
programs weekly. Later Mr.
Monroe became Vice President of
Programs and Director of Mutual
Broadcasting System, Inc. In 1956
he became President of Laury
Associates. This brought him into
ownership and operation of radio
stations in North Carolina and
Virginia. This brought him to
Charlottesville to operate the
radio station he owned there and
to establish the Cable Corporation
which
he
extended
into
Waynesboro.
He continued in the radio and
cable businesses until April, 1976.
Mr. Monroe's major avocation in
recent years has been exploration
and research into practical
methods of accelerated learning
through expanded forms of
consciousness. He founded the
Institute of Applied Sciences in
1973 and set up facilities and
laboratories at Afton. As
Executive Director of the In-
stitute he founded, Mr. Monroe -
plays an important part in its
operation and in the research
phase of the Institute's activities.
The new Headquarters for the
Institute which Emily and I were
invited to visit Wednesday are
likewise in Nelson County but
somewhat south of the Afton
location. The grounds upon which
these new Headquarters are
located represents the application
of several major concepts related
to the enhancement of the learn-
ing process in the human mind.
These are relaxation, focus of
attention and whole brain func-
tioning. The setting for the Center
is a key element.
The pastoral beauty of the Blue
Ridge area of Virginia . : . away
from the noises, tensions and
other pollutions of the city, gives
immediate impetus to mental and
physical relaxation. CHEC units
(Controlled Holistic En-
vironmental Chambers) are vital
parts of the - Institute's
educational program. There are
24 of these at the Institute. Here,
quietly on the cots provided for
the students, they provide quiet
opportunity for completely ab-
sorbing and retaining of essential
data, YOU should visit these new
Institute headquarters. Such a
visit should make you an enthused
supporter of Mr. Monroe's con-
tribution to today's society.
Approved For Release 2003/09/10eclRDP96 00788R0041700210049-9
Waynesboro, Virginia
July 11, 1980