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Show sri.Kt n c)Kiti:( Hon hooth AT HHOW ATTK.U'TS MANY, AM) AVI Mil ATTI INTH i , ' Anions tho edueiitlonttl exhibits itl i the Natlnniil Ilciillh lCxpoMltlon. the ', booth devoted to npooch correction ' and Npecch development evphiluM h unhiuo Htudy. W'bllii IIUh IiihI riir I inn , Is u comparatively new departure I from the ordinary rurrleullum, 1 1 h valtio lfl fast becomlUK n fnclor in the niOBt progressive achools of the 'United 'Unit-ed States. In most of the liitKo clt-' clt-' 'os, speech correct km bas been ndil-(1 ndil-(1 to the studies In the public Hchnol system. These are the statement" of Men. 'nrah Ileywortb Harbor, former mi-'torvlsor mi-'torvlsor of speech d velopnicnt and ipeech correction In the Omaha Public Pub-lic schools and nsslsttuit b cturer of "peech development and speech cor-' "octlon at Northwestern University' last year, who Is In cli'irco of the ex-1 ex-1 'libit. She snid she kno wof no work ' now In tho public schools that menus I "s much help to tho child correct ive-' ive-' ly and mentally speech correction. "Most of our lendinR universities. , tald Mrs. Parbcr, "ere now offering courses in speech correction. Th's I work takes up the cure of stammering, stammer-ing, and the rorre'tion of phonetic defects such as cloft palate, and hair lip nnd overcoming nasality and men otones. Many children who have been pronounced backwird or even feeble minded have been so benefited by he-1 ing taught correct speech that they, have been able to pursue their grade work and pass with good marks." She cited several Instances of Interest In-terest that she had treated. One was that of a stnmmerer, who had to be taken out of public school because she did not seem capable of learning as the other children. She could not get along with either teacher or pupils. pu-pils. She was finally put Into n private pri-vate school. The girl was unhappy, backward and noncooperatlve. After having speech drill she became be-came a changed girl, liked her school and was able to talk fluntly w ith her teachers and friends. She reentered the public school, continued with her studies, and at the end of the school year passed with high honors in her examinations. "Speech drill' said Mrs. Barker. "is as necessary in our Bchools us I reading or writing. A child, man or woman must be able to talk in a cor- root, pleasing manner to be a good. effieint citizen. Louisville Herald. |