| Show Professor Joseph F. F Smith Completes Revision of Speech Text New Edition Appears on Campus Joseph F. F Smith university professor professor professor pro pro- fessor of speech has further distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- dis- dis himself as a leading authority on the subject by his latest contribution to the speech world a complete revision of Dr Charles H. H Woolbert's Fundamentals of of Speech The handsomely bound text published by Harpers appeared yesterday on the campus Professor Smith was requested by the publishers to revise Dr Woolbert's book which was acclaimed acclaimed acclaimed ac ac- ac- ac claimed by leading speech teachers as the greatest contribution ever made to the teaching of speech Mr 11 Smith has been at work on the revision for over two years with the result that the new edition has been completely rewritten with the exception of four chapters Used Extensively vely The Fundamentals of f Speech has las been used in over five hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred colleges and universities in inthe inthe inthe the country and the publishers expect Professor Smiths Smith's text to replace the original in most of I these speech departments dep I I Harpers in commenting on t the 1 new book say We Ve are confident JOSEPH F. F SMITH Sl that Professor Smiths Smith's revision will arouse the most enthusiastic admiration from all friends of Dr Woolbert's work The new chapters chap chapters are arc distinctive and practical and much new and and modern material material material mater mater- ial is included for illustrative pur pur- pos poses s. s It is thus i a 1 fresher more concise and more appealing volume than ever before Professor Maud May Babcock head of the university speech department department department de de- said in regard to the new edition This new book is much improved on the original Professor Smith has included some new material in his vol vol- vol- vol ume It is extremely comprehensive sive covering all fields of speech including public address and in inter inter- er speech Questionnaires Sent To aid him in the revision of the text Professor Smith sent to two or three bundled hundred hundred hun hun- dred teachers of speech throughout through through- out the countr country r. r On the basis of the varied replies received Mr Smith will deliver an address at atthe atthe atthe the National Convention of Speech Teachers at New ew Orleans during the Christmas holidays |
