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AT LEFT is a copy of a portrait photo of the late founder and former director of BSRA, N, Meade Layne, He began his public borderland work with the publication of the "Round Robin", a mimeographed journal, in 1945. His sincere’ and liberal-minded effort to review and report on the Borderland Sciences: Psychic Research, Radionics, Radiesthesia, Fortean falls, Occul- tism, Flying Saucers, Dowsing, etc., slowly gained a following and in 1946 he decided upon the title, Borderland Sciences Research Asso- ciates, It was in this year also that the unusual trance mediumship of Mark Probert was brought to his attention, and through Mark the contact with the members of the Inner Circle, including the Yada di Shitite. Mr. Layne con- tinued as director of BSRA until June 1, 1959. He passed away at a rest home in San Diego at N. Meade Layne the age of 78, May 12, 1961, AT RIGHT is the present (1961) direc- tor of BSRA, Riley Crabb. For reasons of ill health, Mr. Layne asked Mr. Crabb to take over directorship in May 1959, He had been a member since 1951, Mr, Crabb's background qualifications for such work include 25 years of meta- physical study in the Theosophical and Rosicrucian schools, editor and publi- sher of magazines and industrial jou nals, industrial work with Minneapol: Honeywell and the Naval Missile Center, Pt. Mugu, California and personnel work and counseling in U.S. Civil Service. His primary responsibility to border- land researchers is to give them recog- nition, tention and encouragement, through the Round Robin Journal of Bor- / derland Research and through personal contact. Riley Crabb From THE FLYING ROLL (Alpha-Beta Issue, originally published March and June 1946, re-published May of 1971). Copyright © Borderland Sciences Research Foundation. All this and more at: www.borderlands.com Riley Crabb Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts N, Meade Layne www.borderlands.com