Friday, Sept. 27, 1963 University Daily Kansan
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Beauty Not Everything Californian Maintains
NEW YORK—(UPI)—Man in his search for a lifetime mate looks first for the virtuous woman. Her attractiveness is the second requisite, says a California man who is determined to mold all women into paragons of fascination.
LESLIE, 51. MARRIED, the father of a son and grandfather of three children, is a retired lumberman, building contractor and resort hotel owner, who has turned researcher-author on how a woman can become fascinating.
"The way I look at it," said John Leslie, of his latest venture, "the more we do to improve women, the more we men stand to benefit."
"To me, the fascinating women is the happy woman," said Leslie, in an interview. "She's learned the art of pleasing. Part of the art is unselfishness . . . which in turn is part of love. Femininity is her most powerful weapon."
A NATIVE OF Glasgow, Mont., Leslie said he began delving into feminine charm when he operated a resort hotel in Missoula, Mont. He found that many of the patrons—for all their material richness—were unhappy, once they let their hair down.
Leslie was in New York in connection with publication of his latest works on how a woman becomes a charmer.
"And let's face it," said Leslie.
"All you have to do is walk down the street and see the numbers of unattractive women, even though they silently wish to be otherwise."
Leslie retired from business in 1948, and figures he's put most of the time since in research. It included talks with motion picture stars ("I found a lot of them unhappy even though they were supposed to have everything"), courses in fashion, design and color, work with department store ready-to-wear sections, even a course in a charm school.
"It was an extension course at UCLA," he said. "I was one man among 80 women. I ended up doing
a lot of the talking because the women all wanted the masculine viewpoint."
THE FIRST written result of his research was living for beauty, published through Vogue five years ago, number one in a six-volume series to be titled, how to be a fascinating female.
Leslie said some of the most telling parts of his research came in interviews with 500 men on what they looked for in a woman. The men ranged from bank presidents to truck drivers, and included the married, the single, the divorced and the widowed.
"Basically, all wanted a good woman, a virtuous woman," he said. "I thought most of them would mention beauty first. But the subject of beauty rarely came up. Attractiveness rated second. But a woman doesn't have to be beautiful to be attractive, as you know."
UNSELFISHNESS is a hard trait to acquire, he said, but it's a basic of being fascinating.
Leslie believes it is woman's role to make a man strong enough for her to lean on. Here, he said, is where her femininity complements him, bringing out his masculine traits; where her love for him and interest in him are his strength.
Leslie produced a batch of letters he's received from women since publication of the first volume, which included a stiff regimen of diet and exercise for nine weeks. One woman wrote that "after 11 years of wife and motherhood, I hope it is not too late to repair the damage."
"Too bad you don't sell will power."
I asked Leslie if his own wife was fascinating.
"Well," he said, "we've been married for 28 years. Does that answer your question?"
THE 1940 PENNANT-WINNING
Cincinnati Reds won 41 games by
one run and lost 17 by that same
margin.
SATURDAY, this seemingly disorganized and uninterested group will don uniforms and feathered caps and proudly march onto the football field at Memorial Stadium as the KU Marching Band. The 118 male members will be
led by veteran drum major Roger Boelling, Herington senior. The band is directed by Russell L. Wiley, director, and Kenneth Bloomquist, assistant director.
Psychologist Notes Expansion in Field
Dr. James Stachowiak, associate hospitals to work in community professor of psychology, said at the mental health clinics, public and pri- Psychology Club meeting last nightvate school systems, and private that there are at least three pri- practice, Stachowiak said. tions available for every qualified Prior to World War II, psycholo- psychologist.
to practical problems Dr Stachowlak explained.
Clinical psychologists are ex-ern needs forced the psychologist panding their interest from work into apply his theoretical knowledge
Activities of the Psychology Club this year will include a field trip to a mental institute, films, and lectures. Sally Brackett, Hinsdale, Ill. senior said.
FRIDAY FLICKS FRASER AUDITORIUM
"finest recent motion picture"
presents "THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH"
STARRING Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell
in CINEMASCOPE and COLOR
admission 35c shows 7:00--9:30 next week: "All The King's Men"