Show A ART there are a great many oung men in the communities of this region who expect to appear before alic bublic as speakers that sp raking can bi mado moro agreeable iud effective by a little attention to manner and voice there can be no question elocution is an art that was very highly appreciated by tho old romans it wields a great anun aneo today to day in political matters in america it is something that any m ay iy as n citizen be required to csc in the interest of his fellow citizens As a branch of education elocution is very important its study should be pursued with diligence and care the follow ing fram the chawgo derahl treats reading a high art in an interesting manner elocution bo considered a primary and important part of a practical and polite education yet thoice who have not had tastes directed towards it in early life and having no particular aptitude for it seldom take much in it in after years when occasion may theiu to read blond they do so with a carelee indifference often with it hesitancy of or in a hard precise somewhat pedantic style possibly correct but no attempt at variation of ton they often consider it a waste of time to encourage a systematic course of training in the cither in schools or out of them but there are occasions in life when it falls the lot of every person to reid aloud something more an article in a or a piece of ordinary prose pek ars often sadly mar tho effect of t good by blank acre quotation inelegantly read it ie oisy to understand that there should be a degree of prejudice toward thin important art it ian art unit should be as it bidden there can hardly be 1 greater danger than to adopt an absolute style and declair blut one speak by method ilia would B liik the of tb speaker and mar his naturel nowr A hundred years ago mr walker the celebrated master of elocution said the art is to read low bu strong here the 0 elocution put the matter in a nut chell A whisper to audience if the abia per be is as well haird IK the loudest tone macready always the scene the murder of cuncan in 11 compressed irlich ws said to be terrible in its intensity anil in its cal act on ins auditors wandell philli lm never ap ewh to amo hi bayoud bonci but lie hii iway divoll lioard by lire s1 sa A loud voita 13 caudo and wl the cofer with which hillh voica spica act not be confounded with loudness it ii dependent upon purity of tone and ww w a w known lecturer was asked liow with so little effort ho wis heird distinctly by the 1000 people that crowded the boston music lynll on alic rm then wed 0 o the large organ behind the sax ghigli above the cliar lotic gift alic figure of apollo the lecturer answered s when I 1 camu oil the pLit forni and facing abo yi eitt 1 azuse i take 1 good i aidy aind co apollo connof tin is i s aliu af the tco ari not about the bi stilli oi diiuro yet it i thiet aking bri etli in the arony place would tl pour of it is to sec liow anc a bivito ivill entering ou u thia and hie of voice h ono of alie first ani ciplys ot elocution there is of connic of at too great distinctness or in ovir ot pronunciation alic writer haia in liia ua eminent who froin that precision 0 style be in to allow anch word eliut cobios from his lip to linger a second m it wis too to give to tin common air A studied aind factitious which requires and imposes t is riep lib ill tho or an siut be plain caay ind smooth A musical voice is agai it tion it can be improved as in singing but it be ct it is iu alie boiver of every one to levirn liow to peals lum acua pleasantly without hesitation hei tation or ami with to rhythmical n od ili tiou todo more tin to a ten id exponent to and sustain to avoid runt for alir word rant vineann noisa ind bluster without ivill a combination af natural ni tural gifts i to alie us they ure to the poet mn individual lius a and becomes a mauner ism only in the initiative krieb ner tone in cwi fans til awu A inest nr but slam ii mimic no ic to be successful ill art 0 reading it as to do more beati good nall one must think alie thoughts anil fral the emotions but fading cm ant bif laurs ht it biot bo inborn it is the poetry of iiii an no poe lf inid ot one or to |