“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(The object for the 77th envelope experiment was a copy of an article from The Saratogian, the daily newspaper of Saratoga Springs, NY; it was printed in September, 1950 and was saved by Jane as a souvenir, and also because she wrote it. It describes her election as president of the Day Students Council for Skidmore College, in Saratoga. See the rough copies on pages 168 and 169.

(See the rough copy of the envelope object on pages 168 and 169, and the notes on page 170. Seth did not return after the break, so Jane and I were left to make our own connections between the object and the data. In fact, we cut the session short because I was not feeling well. But we feel Jane did well.

(The typing below the photo and on the back sums up the content of the news stories on the object. Jane last saw the object about three weeks ago, but did not know it was in my possession particularly, when I decided to use it as an object. I folded it once as indicated on page 168 before inserting it in the usual double envelopes.

(“Seven.” See the copy below the photo of the object, page 168. There is a seven in the address of one of the four council members, Orlyn Barron,.. daughter of… etc., 78 Court, Saratoga.

(“A circumvention.” My interpretation involves the article on the back of the object. See page 169, and my insert, originally omitted and added with this typing. The news article concerns the Feinberg Law, which spells out the intent of the New York State Legislature in the Education Law, concerning the removal of any school employees for treasonable or seditious acts. The pertinent lines in the story being: “This law in no way violates the constitutional rights of freedom of speech, press or assembly. The Constitution was meant to preserve our gov’t., not to serve as a protecting screen for those who would seek to destroy it…”

(Jane believes circumvention can also relate to these interpretations: the circular effect obtained in the photo on the object, by the placement of the four girls, as shown on page 168; and the word GLOBE in caps in the ad in the lower left corner on the back of the object.

(“To do with a particular week. Or a seven or fourteen-day period.” Jane said this data is Seth’s attempt to get at the “day" references which are prominent on the front of the object. Note the headline indicated on page 168: “Skidmore Day Students Elect Council members," plus other day students and council references in the article.

(“Connection with a barrister or lawyer.” The whole of the news story indicated on the back of the object, as shown on page 169 concerns law, statues, the Constitution, overthrow, rights, government, etc., plus the mention of two names: Feinberg, and Aronowitz. Feinberg sponsored a law bearing his name, and possibly is, or was, a New York State legislator. We do not know the profession of Mr. Aronowitz, who is quoted in the article via a lecture delivered about the law. Evidently he is connected to New York State in some official capacity.

(“A light or wall switch.” See the photo indicated on the object on page 168. A table lamp is visible directly in back of Jane. On the back of the object—page 169—in the lower left corner, see again the ad for Globe electrical fixtures, etc.

(“With civil, or civil rights.” Again see the article on the back of the object, shown on page 169. The whole tone of the news story about the Feinberg law and the Education Law of New York State concerns the protection of civil rights, and protection by the Constitution; but without using the constitution as a hiding place for subversives, etc. We regard this as excellent data.

(1st Question: What color is the object? “Connection with an orange yellow white. With something inept perhaps. Not formalized. Perhaps poorly done, though I do not believe this impression should be carried precisely that far. More ill-defined perhaps.” Again, we made no connections as far as colors go with the object. However, the rest of this data can refer to the last paragraph of the news story on the back of the object. See page 169. “There was also a dispute over whether or not a secondary school teacher would have the freedom to teach even the concepts of Communism, without being afraid of misinterpretation.This seemed to involve interpretation, and the final answer is left to the people.” Something ill-defined, not formalized, etc., applies here.

(4th Question: Can you say more about the four people? “Two males and two females, I believe.” The four people indicated in the photo—see page 168—are female. Jane speculated that two of the first names mentioned in the article on the front of the object, could be taken as male names by some: Frances, and Orlyn.

(6th Question: Do you want to name the object? “It seems like a note, with something else on it—like a note in combination with something else. Pictures or symbols on a note.” This is excellent data and Seth is very close. See pages 168 and 169.The object, as stated, bears many of the characteristics of a note, since it contains news stories. It also bears pictures and/or symbols, on both the front and the back.

(7th Question: What is that name or place beginning with D? “Ruburt here of course would think of Delmer. I can say no more on the D.” As stated on page 174, possibly the D refers to Day Students Council, or the name Donahue; both references on the front of the object.

(11th Question: Can you say anything about the two females? “An apparent misdeed, connected with one or them. Younger rather than older.” This can be a reference to Jane herself. She appears in the photo on the front of the envelope object, and the news story thereon concerns her election as president of the Skidmore College Day Students Council. See page 168.