L. Ron Hubbard exhibit visits SU campus

A traveling exhibit showcasing the photographic and literary works of world renowned humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard was available for public viewing January 27-31 in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union.
The L. Ron Hubbard Images of a Lifetime Exhibition, which will make its final stop at the Mall at Cortana February 3-9, was brought to Southern University by the L. Ron Hubbard Foundation. The exhibition includes examples of Hubbard’s 5,000 literary pieces, 3,000 taped-recordings of his lectures on Scientology and numerous still shots, a collection that spans 60-plus years.
L. Ron Hubbard born in March of 1911 in Tilden, Nebraska raised in Durant, Oklahoma is best known for his research in the field of Dianetics and as the founder of Scientology is a member of the Adventurer’s Club, photographer, musician and writer. Hubbard is the author of such popular science-fiction works as Battlefield Earth and Mission Earth. He is also the author of The Way to Happiness-A common sense guide to better living.
“I found the exhibit to be quite interesting,” said Governor Mike Foster, who visited the exhibit on Tuesday, January 28. “I had always heard about Hubbard, Dianetics, and Scientology but never really understood, but now I know a little bit more.”
Hubbard, who traveled extensively throughout his lifetime, became the nation’s youngest Eagle Scout at the age of 12.
Hubbard is also known as the founder of Scientology. Scientology is an applied religious philosophy, which offers an exact route through which anyone can regain the “truth and simplistic self.” Celebrities such as John Travolta are active in the Church of Scientology.
“The exhibit was really interesting, Hubbard went through a lot and saw a lot,” said Chaleta Mills, a sophomore from Alexandria majoring in Elementary Education. “He did a lot of good things.”
Hubbard died at the age of 74.