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I agree.occassionally relieve the band with a brief demonstartion of his now increasing talent. In 1953, Boyer played a small club in Niles, Mich., and five months later began the four year stint in Chicago. In looking back, Boyer remembers many of today's hypnotists who were frequently in the audience. "They were all there--McGee, Dante, McKay, Collins, Dean and a host of others," Boyer said. "A great number of persons now practicing stage hypnotism learned at least some of their art and stage technique from watching me." But Boyer dosen't say it boastfully. "That's what makes life great... learning from others," Boyer said. On the subject of qualifications, Boyer says that advanced study in psychology is hardly absolute testimony to knowledge of hypnotism. And if you don't believe that ask someone in the Sands Celebrity Theatre audience a few nights ago when a Phd. in psychology from Duke University volunteered as a subject. He later told the audience, and he wasn't under any spell, that he was absolutely amazedfat the way his mind had worked. "I guess you never finish learning," he told Boyer. From the medical standpoint, Boyer believes hypnotism will open entirely new vistas, but he is careful to stress that not everyone practicing hypnotism is qualified for medical work. Does Boyer believe he is skilled enough? "Not necessarily," he said. "It depends on the persons, time available for preparation and many other factors. There are few persons at present who are really what you could term well qual- fied, although many are beginning to practice and gain the necessary experience.