NEW SERIES VOL. VIII., No. 3 f V V " '"' 4* VV *> r Jffijjw ; •' ' :> ■• ; W T* ’ -V^ - J ■. -V ‘ • *'/[■*. • *■; . ' * • . SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBER THE OHIO UNIVERSITY BULLETIN ATHENS, OHIO, APRIL, 191 I Published by the University and T?sue$* Entered at the Post-Office at Athen$, Ohio, as Second-Class Matter. ' .-■ teT ‘vv ■-.■;;’M^ #4*;-' <;>-?■> -'VtMWV- ; v ..? %)H . wsmm myd m Thou must be true thyself, If thou the truth wouldst teach: Thy soul must overflow, if thou Another’s soul wouldst reach; It needs the overflow of heart To give the lips full speech. Think truly, and thy thoughts Shall the world’s famine feed; Speak truly, and each word of thine Shall be a fruitful seed: Live truly, and thy life shall be A great and noble creed. SCHOOL OF ORATORY MOTTO : “a rounded development must be of SPIRIT, MIND, AND BODY,” OHIO UNIVERSITY ATHENS, OHIO SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT ALSTON ELLIS Ppge 7'h'q SCHOOL of oratory OHIO UNIVERSITY Page Three FRONT VIEW OF ELLIS HALL SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY Ph^'c Four EWI N G HALL SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY I'iige Five One of the Dormitories for Young Women SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES i; . I ; HON. V. C. LOWRY R. E. HAMBLIN C. C. DAVIDSON, A. M HON. LUCIEN J. FENTON J. E. BENSON E. J. JONES, Esq J. P. WOOD, Esq F. C. WHILEY HON. ALBERT DOUGLAS HON. H. W. COULTRAP THOMAS BLACKSTONE, M. D, T. R. BIDDLE, M. D HENRY O’BLENESS J. B. FORAKER, Jr JAMES E. KINNISON HON. JOHN T. DUFF WILLIAM F. BOYD, Esq HON. EMMETT TOMPKINS FRED. W. CROW, Esq GOVERNOR JUDSON HARMON, PRESIDENT ALSTON ELLIS... Logan 1885 .Toledo 1890 , Alliance 1891 .Winchester 1892 .Cleveland 18S2 Athens 1893 . Athens 1890 . Lancaster 1896 Chillicothe 1897 .McArthur 1897 .Circleville 1898 Athens 1900 Athens 1901 .Cincinnati 1903 Jackson 1906 Newcomerstown .... 1906 Cincinnati 1907 Columbus 1908 Pomeroy 1911 Ex-Officio Ex-Officio OFFICERS OF THE BOARD ALSTON ELLIS President E. J. JONES Vice-President H. H. HANING Treasurer ISRAEL M. FOSTER Secretary and Auditor Page Si a- SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ORATORY CALENDAR 1911 Tuesday, March 28 Opening of Spring Term Sunday, June 11 Beginning of Commencement Week Thursday, June 15 Commencement Day Monday, June 19- Opening of Summer Term Friday, June 28. Close of Summer Term Monday, September 11 Registration of Students Tuesday, September 12 Opening of Fall Term Friday, December 22 Close of Fall Term 1912 Monday, January 1 . . . . Tuesday, January 2 • . • Friday, March 15 Tuesday, March 25 Tuesday, March 26 Sunday, June 9 Thursday, June 13 • ■ Monday, June 17 Friday, July 26 Monday, September 9. • Tuesday, September 10 Friday, December 25. . Registration of Students Opening of Winter Term Close of Winter Term Registration of Students Opening of Spring Term Beginning of Commencement Week Commencement Day Opening of Summer Term Close of Summer Term Registration of Students Opening of Fall Term Close of Fall Term I’twe i 'Seven SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY Faculty ALSTON ELLIS, PH. D., LL. D. President. Harry Raymond Pierce Director of the School of Expression. Professor of Public Speaking, Ohio University. Coach and Critic for Coit Lyceum Bureau. Literary Interpretation. Voice Training. Dramatic Action. Oratory. Marie A. Monfort (Graduate Leland Powers School). ( Assistant ) Shakespeare, Pantomime, Bodily Action, Interpretative Reading, Monologue. Zulette Spencer Pierce Lyceum Reader and Entertainer. ( Assistant ) Monologues and Plays. Edwin Watts Chubb, Litt. D. Dean of College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature. John Corbett, A. B. Director of Physical Education. SPECIAL LECTURERS Alston Ellis, PH. D., LL. D. Is Elocution worthy of a place among the Fine Arts ? Albert Burdsall Riker, D. D. Philosophy of Expression. (Former President of Mt. Union College.) McInnes J. Neilson, A. B. Burns and Scotch Dialect. (Public Lecturer of Coit Lyceum Bureau.) Therese Peebles. Interpretative Readings; Teacher of Oratory, Youngstown, Ohio. Edward Amherst Ott. Public Lecturer for Twelve Years. (Dean of Drake School of Orator}', Des Moines, Iowa.) (President Ott Schools of Expression, Chicago, 111.) J. C. Goodrich, D. D. Lecturer “Great Orators.” Zulette Spencer Pierce. Entertainer. “ Rounded Development.” Health Talks for Girls. 1‘ngc Eight Harry Raymond Pierce, Director, School of Oratory. For four years Director of Pierce's School of Expression, Mt. Union College. Coach and Critic for the Coit Lyceum Bureau. SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY Announcement SCHOOL OF ORATORY. For what does the School of Oratory of Ohio University stand ? What methods of instruction are used ? Does it offer a practical course for college men and women ? Answering these questions in order. The department stands for a higher development of personality, for individuality," and loftier purposes. Second : To achieve the best results, there must be brought to bear the highest possible training in thought and expression. Third : To-day in all walks of life, men must be able to stand on their feet and express their views in public ; and, furthermore, be able to convince and persuade their fellow-men. This cannot be accomplished without daily practice in committing selections and orations of prominent writers and speak- ers, then, in writing original speeches and delivering them, studying the great orators as models, thus developing high standards. Also, a thorough training in voice production is necessary for a well-modulated voice. A good person- ality can always gain a hearing and accomplish the desired results. Making extemporaneous speeches from the class-room platform, during the second year’s work and debating the questions of the day, are regular exer- cises. All these exercises are practical and profitable, because the}- prepare for a more useful life’s work. Beecher says : “ Let no man who is a sneak try to be an orator,” and he might have added, let no man aspire to distinction as a public speaker, whether it be in the pulpit, at the bar, or on the platform, unless he be willing to spend his days and nights in developing all the resources of his spirit. Our motto therefore is, “A Rounded Development must be of Spirit, Mind, and Body.” i'a^e Tei] SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY LOCATION Athens, the seat of the University, is situated in the southeastern part of the State. It is easily accessible from the east and west by the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad and its branches ; from the southern, central, and northern portions of the State by the Hocking Valley and the Toledo & Ohio Central Railways. By these routes it is about one hundred and sixty miles from Cincinnati and seventy-five miles southeast from Columbus. The sani- tary arrangements of the town are unsurpassed. Its principal streets are paved ; it is provided with waterworks and sewerage ; its Board of Health is vigorous and efficient. There are few towns in the country that are more desir- able as a place of temporary or permanent residence than Athens. The lover of natural scenery cannot fail to be charmed with its picturesque surroundings. The winding valley of the Hockhocking and the wooded hills beyond present a series of striking views from the University, while the wide prospects, as seen at certain seasons from some of the neighboring summits, are seldom surpassed in quiet and varied beauty. Method of Instruction THE AIM OF THE SCHOOL Is to give the student a solid foundation, to start him building a worthy structure thereon, and to instill such knowledge that the upbuilding may con- tinue. The aim then is not merely to learn to deliver a few selections, but to know the elements of Public Speaking in every detail. THE AIM ALSO Is to have each student fitted for some position at the end of the Two-Year Course, either to teach or to do public work as a lecturer or entertainer as he seems best adapted. Only a few students are desired so that they may receive the personal attention and criticism of those in charge, as the best results can be obtained in this way. A dozen teachers who have not had the practical ex- perience in public work, and who deal only with the theoretical side, may turn out a score of worthless graduates each year, having the “parrot style ° of speaking a few pieces upon which they have been drilled. Tins is not the Aim of the School. Students must know when, and why, they are right or wrong. The mistake has been in developing the “ imitative” rather than the creative, and pupils see things as their teachers see them, when they should form their own mental image and have a definite idea of the author’s meaning, seeing, hearing, and feeling as he does, in fact reproducing true to life. /'age Eleven SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY WHO WOULD PROFIT BY STUDYING Ministers whose voices lack volume or variety and who have fallen into ruts and acquired mannerisms which distract the attention of their audiences : lawyers who fail to speak in a direct and convincing manner and who do not know that “WHAT A MAN SAYS COUNTS ONE-FOURTH ; AND THE WAY HE SAYS IT, THREE-FOURTHS ; ” teachers who cannot impart their knowledge and who do not understand the principles of Common Read- ing, and thus neglect to instruct others in the most simple interpretation of our great writers ; and lecturers who are not making the success they should and who wonder why they are not in greater demand ; who by a knowledge of intonation, facial expression, and gesture could double their success ? REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTERING The requirements for entering the Graduate Course in Public Speaking and amount of preparation required in English are as follows : Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar, Paragraphing, and the Fundamental Principles of Rhetoric and Composition. Certificates from accredited schools will be accepted, but these must show that the student has written at least ten exercises of 300 words each. Certificates must also contain a statement from the instructor indicating just the amount of English that each student has had, the amount of practice in writing exercises, and the arguments on specific questions. Students without certificates may present such exercises as they have written for inspection. EXAMINATION RULES An examination will- be given at the beginning of each term to those who cannot furnish certificates. The student should be prepared to recite one or two selections which he has committed and to write a theme on a subject given by the instructor. These examination rules are not to debar the pupils but rather to place them where they belong in the English Department. Credit will also be given for work done elsewhere in Schools of Orator} 7 or by private instruction, provided statements of facts are presented, showing that the exact amount of work already taken has been satisfactorily accomplished. Pane Twelye SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY Course of Study THE FOUNDATION Is of vital importance. A house that is built upon the sand cannot withstand the wind and floods. A public speaker will be blown away by the storm of disapproval unless he has a Correct Pronounciation, Distinct Enunciation, Good Articulation, Modulation of the Voice, Force, Variety, Purity of Tone, and Good Bearing ; knowing how to Gesture for Emphasis, yet without awkwardness, and having a comprehensive knowledge of Grammar, Rhetoric, and English Literature. (All courses must be continued throughout the year.) Course 1. — Oratory. I., II., III. (Required.) The aim is to acquire a pure tone, strength and flexibility of the voice, and a natural, and an easy manner of reading or speaking from the platform. Charts for correct pronunciation are made, miscellaneous selections studied, and parts committed which will be. recited by the students before the class. Two hours. Texts — “Choice Reading Cumnock; “How to Gesture ." Ott : “ Mental Imagery Scott. Course 2. —Public Speaking. I., II., III. (Elective). The masterpieces of modern oratory are first studied as models, then original orations are written and delivered from the platform as required. Ex- temporaneous speaking on subjects assigned in advance. The development of mental imagery, in conjunction with which are original descriptions of scenes, is acquired by the student. Each member of the class is required to write and deliver three orations during the course. Three hours. Text — “ How to Speak in Public ” Kleiser. Course 3. — Argumentation. Winter and Spring Terms. I., II. (Elective.) Study and principles of argumentation. Preparation of briefs, weekly practice in debates, and written arguments. Three hours. Elective for students who have completed Course I. or II. Text — “ Argumentation and Debating Foster. Course 4. — Literary Interpretation. I., II., III. (Required). This course covers the field of American Literature. Selected authors are studied each week. The purpose of the course is to acquire the best possible expression — such as will reveal the thought and emotion of these different writings. Two hours. Course 4 must be preceded by Course 1 or an equivalent. Texts — “ Literary Interpretations." S. H. Clark : "Effective Speaking." Arthur E. Phillips. Course 5. — Shakespeare. I., II., III. (Required). Shakespearean Plays, Bible and Hymn Reading. Critical study of four Page Thirteen SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY of Shakespeare’s plays during the year. Expressional reading of principal scenes, and assigned passages are committed and recited. At the end of the year one of the plays will be given in costume by members of the class. The study of Bible and Hymn reading will be taken up in the course for the sake of impressiveness. The words and the text must not simply be seen but felt. The subject matter must come into the mind as reality — truth. The motive of the reader is to secure acceptance and the end is belief. Two hours. Course 5 must be preceded by Course 1. Course 6. — Interpretative Reading. I., II., III. (Required). This course is arranged especially for those who are fitting themselves for teachers. Correct emphasis in reading cannot be too highly commended, as it shows the intelligence of the reader and gives a certainty of meaning to the thought expressed. It is a source of pleasure and culture to listen to the skillful reading of a book, newspaper articles, or passages in the Bible. Two hours. PRIVATE LESSONS Two private lessons each week is a special feature of the school. This gives every student one hundred and twenty private lessons during the course. These lessons are given without extra charge. It is believed that the best suc- cess of each pupil depends upon the private criticism. It enables the instruc- tor, at the very beginning, to remove the personal difficulties and develop the student along the lines in which he seems deficient. PHILOSOPHY OF EXPRESSION This work treats of the foundation principles which underlie the character of expression in life and art. All causation of art is in the mind. God’s great plan. The Trinity of Man. Psychology in relation to phases of expression. The difference between the expression of life and the artistic representation of life. The contrast between fundamentals and accidentals. The end is a well trained body and voice to respond to the mind and to picture the truths of literature. Expression an unfoldment. Creative work. BODILY EXPRESSION AND PANTOMIME Art has its causation in the mind. All action of the body must be the result of the action of the mind. In this course the body is treated as an in- strument. It is freed from mannerisms and accidentals and trained to become the obedient and willing servant of the mind. A definite technique of action is introduced, with exercises for the application of the principles of gesture. The office in expression of the different agents of the body, head, torso, and limbs, is studied. The pantomimic expression is carefully developed by prob- lems of simple situations, characterization, life studies, original studies, and dramatic action. Page Fourteen SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY HOW TO GESTURE Text by Ott. “ Every outward movement is but the manifestation of an in- ward emotion.” To know how and when to gesture are important facts. There should be ease and grace and absolute control of the body. A gesture should be only for emphasis, to make the mental picture stand out more clearly before the audience. A gesture should never attract attention to itself, but should be the bodily expression of the thought. “Gesture is that subtle lan- guage which conveys impressions which words are powerless to express.” PHYSICAL CULTURE Too much stress connot be laid upon the importance of physical develop- ment ; there is a marked degeneracy in the physical powers of the men and women of to-day as compared with those of our fore-fathers. The tendency of the present age is for mental rather than physical devel- opment and as a result we have an average of higher intellectual- ity, without the necessary phy- sical strength to support it. One function should not be neg- lected at the expense of another, there should be the trinity of Each student is given an ex- amination upon entering the gym- nasium classes, and is under the personal supervision of the Direc- tor of this department. Care is taken to give to each one the train- ing most needed, and the aim is a gradual development without JOHN corbett, A. B. overtaxing. Tried and approved Director of Physical Education methods from the best schools are used and lectures on Hygenic and Social topics are given. The new Gymnasium offers excellent facilities for the work, having spac- ious floor room for free hand work, military drills, and games : a good running track and apparatus suited to the needs of the school. SPIRIT, MIND, AND BODY. VOICE CULTURE Text — How to use the voice. The principles of vocal expression are not found in any mechanical rules, but in the thought and feelings of the speaker. If one would understand the rules which govern vocal expression, he must first learn how to think and feel with the author whom he interprets. His imagination therefore must be stimulated, his discriminating powers developed, and his voice become a responsive agent, under the guidance of his emotions. I‘aae Fifteen SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY Instruction is given in the management and regulation of the breath, the proper use of the body, and the development of vocal energy. Specimen Schedule of a Week’s Work in First Year. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Interpretation, - - - 8:20 8:20 8:20 8:20 8:20 Vocal Culture, - - - 9:10 9:10 Recitals, - - - 3:30 Rhetoric, - - 9:10 9:10 9:10 Private Lessons, - - 2:00 9:00 Physical Culture, - - - 3:30 3:30 READERS, IMPERSONATORS, ENTERTAINERS There is a field for your work. If you have abilty do not be content with drudging along, going here and there for merely a nominal fee. Perfect your- self in some special line. Go before a competent critic and learn your strong as well as your weak points. The Director has made a special study of the requirements of the pub- lic entertainer and lecturer, having been coach and critic for four years for two leading Lyceum Bureaus and having appeared on Lyceum Courses with Mrs. Pierce for twelve years. He is in touch with the Leading Lyceum Managers and has excellent opportunities of placing those who have ability. You can acquire a new and pleasing repertoire so that everv number will be strong and give variety. NEW GYMNASIUM, OHIO UNIVERSITY 1‘nge Sixteen SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION FIRST YEAR. FALL TERM — College Rhetoric. This is a course for the develop- ment of power in written and oral composition. Emphasis is placed upon practice rather than upon theory. Baldwin’s Composition : Oral and Written . is the text. Three hours a week. Before entering upon this course students must have had elemen- tary courses in rhetoric, as this is college work. WINTER TERM — Emerson. A study of the prose of this Amer- ican writer. Along with the study of Emerson there is a study of etymology based upon Chubb’s English Words. The purpose is to develop a feeling for the sub- tleties of language, the nice dis- tinctions and shades of meaning. Three hours a week — Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. SPRING TERM — Byron, Keats, and Shelley. This is a study of the romantic poetry of this group of brilliant poets. Three hours a week — Monday. Wednesday, and Friday. SECOND YEAR FALL TERM— The History of English Literature. This course includes a comprehensive and rapid survey of the great periods and writers of English Literature. This course pre-supposes preliminary readings of the standard writings. For a list consult the college catalogue. Four hours a week — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. WINTER TERM — Shakespeare. At present this course includes a study of the English historical plays. In alternate years the course will be a study of the development of Shakespeare’s art by a study of the plays in the sup- posed order of their composition. Four hours a week — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. SPRING TERM — 19th Century Prose. A study of the prose writings of the masters of English prose during the last century. Carlyle, Arnold, Ruskin, Stevenson, and others are studied. Four hours a week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. EDWIN W. CHUBB, Lilt. D. Bane Sereuteeu SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY ENGLISH The courses in English and Rhetoric are under the direction of Edwin W. Chubb, Litt. D., dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and professor of Rhe- toric and English Literature, one of the foremost teachers in the middle west. The public speaker must not only be familiar with the best literature, but must have a mind stored with thoughts worthy of being imparted to others. The aim will be to develop in the student the power of clear thought and accurate expression in oral and written work ; as it is believed by all that English Literature is of primary importance to one who desires to become proficient in English expression. RECITALS Pupils’ recitals, in which advanced students may appear, are given each month in the College Halls. Weekly recitals will be held before the class, in which all will be expected to take part, receiving criticism on their work from the instructor. Open discussion will take place in order to bring out the merits ‘of the selections and interpret more fully the author’s meaning. The class is benefited by hearing and seeing such work conducted as well as the speaker who receives the criticism. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION The requirements for graduation are these : Student must have had the work in English and Rhetoric, Vocal and Physical Culture, or their equiva- lent, as outlined in this catalogue ; also the private instruction amounting to the full two years’ course, under competent teachers of oratory, which would be two lessons per week for sixty weeks, the length of the course, or 120 lessons. This is one of the strong features of this school. Many larger schools cannot afford to follow this plan as it requires so many teachers, so class instruction is substituted. Personal criticism is necessary and is far more beneficial than class work. These lessons are given without extra charge. All candidates for graduation must have the above credits before a diploma is granted. Each member of the Graduating Class will be required to give a program of Readings, Monologues, and Impersonations before an audience invited by the school. DIPLOMAS Those completing the full course of two years, and passing the examina- tions satisfactorily, will receive a diploma bearing the name of Ohio Univer- sity, School of Oratory. A charge of five dollars is made for this diploma. Any student graduating from a four year collegiate course, and fulfilling the requirements of the Two Year Course in Oratory, will receive the degree of B. O. Page Eighteen SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY EXPENSES Board and lodging can be obtained within a reasonable distance of the University at $3.50 per week. By forming clubs, students may board at from $2.50 to $2.75 per week. Those students, whose circumstances require it, are allowed to board themselves, by which means their expenses may be still further reduced ; but this plan is not recommended, because likely to be pre- judicial to health and good scholarship. All young women who are not residents of Athens are required to reside in Boyd Hall or Women’s Hall, unless the rooms are all occupied. Only in special cases will exceptions be made. This regulation has been adopted with a view solely to the best interests of the young women themselves, and not with any purpose to restrict them in the enjoyment of every legitimate privi- lege. It is the aim of the management to make these quarters as attractive and pleasant as possible, and at the same time to keep the cost as low as is. consistent with the accommodations provided. The cost of room and board is from $3.50 to $3.75 per week, according to the size and location of the room. Everything is furnished except soap and towels. About one hundred and eighty young women can be received. As persons frequently wish to know, as nearly as may be, the cost of a student for one year at the Ohio University, the following estimates are here given : Lowest Highest Registration fee . $18 00 Registration fee $18 00 Board in clubs, average . . 85 50 Board in private family . • 114 00 Room 28 50 Room 47 00 Books 8 00 Books 8 00 Laundry . 20 00 Laundry • 30 00 Incidentals 10 00 Incidentals. . 15 00 Tuition in Oratory 57 00 Tuition in Oratorw • . • • . 57 00 $227 00 $289 00 SPECIAL PRICE The usual cost for a term in the Study of Expression at anv of the well known schools is $50 per term or $150 per year, and when you consider that you are to receive two private lessons each week in addition to the course outlined above this would not be too much. It is the wish of the authorities of Ohio University, however, that all who care for this development may avail themselves of this opportunity. A term’s tuition in Oratory is $19.00. This includes the course outlined above and twenty private lessons. The private lessons alone would cost more than this ordinarily. Page Nineteen SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY Page Tireutj- DIRECTOR’S OFFICE, SCHOOL OF ORATORY SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY O. U. DRAMATIC CLUB A Dramatic Club, under the direction of Prof. Pierce, has been formed. Students are allowed to present one standard play each term of the school year. This is of great advantage to the students, as it brings out certain latent powers, develops the art of impersonation, acquaints the cast with stage terms and settings, and the art of costuming and make-up to represent the characters true to life. There is no better way of acquiring ease and freedom of manner on the platform. Four members chosen from this club in ’08 were sent out in Lyceum work, they are known as the Lyceum Dramatic Company : and, have been very successfully presenting scenes from our best books and plays, in costume, and make-up. The Company is booked solid for 1911 and 1912 by the leading Lyceum Bureaus. A DRAMATIC CLUB GROUP-OLD ACRE FOLKS Page Twenty-One SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY LITERARY SOCIETIES There are three literary societies in the University open to all regular students in the School of Oratory, the Athenian, the Philomathean, and the Adelphian. They occupy well equipped rooms in Music Hall. The members have opportunity to exercise themselves in Declamation, Composition, and Oratory, and to become familiar with the modes of conducting business in de- liberative assemblies. Debating clubs are also formed from time to time by those students who desire to have more extended practice in the public discus- sion of important questions. The first annual contest in oratory, between the Athenian and Philoma- thean literary societies, was held in the Spring term of 1901. Each succeeding Spring term of the college year has brought a contest of similar nature. Up to 1907, when Mr. J. D. Brown donated $100 for the prizes, the prizes were as follows : First prize, $30 ; second prize, $20. The “Brown Prize in Oratory.” — Mr. James D. Brown, a public- spirited citizen of Athens, who has always shown a deep interest in the welfare of the University and a special interest in the oratorical contests, has made provision for prizes to be awarded to the three oratorical contestants winning highest grades, as follows : First prize, $50.00 ; Second prize, $30.00 ; Third prize, $20.00. This generous action has stimulated increased interest, among students, in the work of the literary societies. OHIO UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SCENE, ATHENS, O. J’Hffe Twenty- Two SCHOOL OF ORATORY j OHIO UNIVERSITY ORATORICAL AND DEBATING ASSOCIATION The Oratorical Association is open to all students regularly enrolled for twelve or more hours’ work per week. The object is to promote a higher standard of literary excellence in this institution, through annual contests with other colleges and universi- ties, in debate, oratory, and such other forms of literary discourse as may be decided upon by the Executive Council. There are two preliminary contests in debate and two preliminary contests in oratory to deter- mine who shall represent the institution in inter- collegiate contests in debate and oration. The first preliminary contest is held in December of each year, and the second preliminary contest near the end of each Winter term. Miss Boelzner won the prize in competition with the representatives of the State Normal Schools of Ken- tucky and Indiana. The contest in 1911 will be held in Athens, Ohio For further information concerning contests, send for “Constitution of the Oratorical and De- bating Association of Ohio University.” THE ORATORICAL AND DEBATING SOCIETY The executive council of the Oratorical and Debating association, consist- ing of Dr. Ellis, Dr. Elson, Dr. Chubb, Prof. H. R. Pierce, Prof. C. M. Cope- land, Prof. H. R. Wilson and three representatives from the Philomathean, the Athenian, and the Adelphian literary societies, respectively, met October 4 and elected the following officers : L. D. Jennings, President ; Samuel Shafer, Vice President ; L. W. Armstrong, Secretary ; Prof. Pierce, Corresponding Secretary ; W. W. Robinson, Treasurer ; and Prof. C. M. Copeland, Faculty Treasurer. Programs will be given regularly by the Association in the assembly room of Ellis Hall. We solicit a goodly attendance to hear the rendition of these programs. This department at O. U. is new but it is making rapid advance- ment both in number of participants and in quality of work done. This fact was surely evident last year in our debating, oratorical, and other literary con- tests in which the results were far above much preceding work in late years. The Association is composed of students who are active members and in good standing in any of the three literary societies and who are taking at least twelve hours of regular work in the University. Also, to become a member the applicant must receive three-fourths of the vote of the executive council and pay a fee of twenty-five cents. If you fill the above requirements, if you desire to improve your ability in public speaking, come and join the Associa- tion and profit by the efficient criticism and earnest labors of Prof. Pierce, to whom our improvement in public speaking should be accredited. If you are compelled to make some sacrifices in your regular work, remember that all time is profitable that is used to make one’s self more skillful in originating and ex- pressing good ideas to his fellow-beings, to create loftier purposes in life and execute them, and be classified eventually among the doers who CARE and WILL. Literary work aids in bringing about such conditions. Taken from Side Lights, October, 1910. Tage Tweu ty- Th rev SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATERS E. L. BANDY L. W. ARMSTRONG J. A. LONG M. L. FAWCETT (Alternate) Ohio, 2; Miami, 1 Resolved , That the United States should Establish a System of Postal Savings Banks. H. DE LA RUE L. D JENNINGS H. L. RIDENOUR L. H. MILLER (Alternate) Pfiffe Twenty -Four SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY LIBRARY AND READING ROOM In the study of Literature and History the most important aid, in addition to a good teacher, is a large stock of well-selected books. In this respect the Ohio University is liberally provided. The University and Society libraries contain 35,000 volumes, a large part of which are of recent purchase. In addition to the books of a general character, the private libraries of the pro- fessors, which contain works of a more special character to the number of several thousand, are also accessible, under certain limitations, to the stu- dents. The reading room furnishes access to the latest contributions on all topics under current discussion. Some of the largest works are useful not only for reference but also for purposes of original investigation. It is the special aim of the managers of the Library to acquire as rapidly as issued all the leading works bearing on Pedagogy, whether in German, French, or English. A large number of works on this topic and the history of education is already on hand. The Library is so managed as to be acces- sible every day. The reading room, in which are placed most of the reference books, and all the periodicals, is accessible at all times. The reading of well- chosen books not only tells the student what others have thought in every department of knowledge but likewise stimulates him to think for himself. A good library is of itself a university. Last View, Carnegie Library. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. PhU'C Tirrn tr-h'irv SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY Page Twenty-Six CLASSROOM, SCHOOL OF ORATORY SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY Tn rrti SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY MARIE A. MONFORT, B. O., (Assistant Teacher and Monoi.ocist) Graduate of Leland Powers School, Boston, Mass. Entertainer with the Coit Lyceum Bureau. / £'v T\i r eiitr-Eigli t SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY / ZULETTE SPENCER- PIERCE, (Assistant Teacher) For four years Teacher of Expression and Director of Girls’ Gymnasium, Mt. Union College. Well-known Lyceum Reader and Entertainer. With the Coit Lyceum Bureau and the Antrim Lyceum Bureaus. Page Twenty-Nine SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY “ If you have something to say you can always say it ” is a foolish word that often passes for wisdom. A man might as well claim that if you have a tune in your head you can play on the piano. Take moments of great excitement, whether political or moral, and every man of the thousand who have come together is burning with a message, and then see how few can effectively utter that message. The one thing that has handicapped, more than all else, the pulpits of this country is the fact that the schools have taught the young minister every- thing but how to preach. “ How can these men speak, never having learned,” is our condemnation. Perhaps there is no greater work in all the field of education than the work done by our Schools of Expression. N. McGee Waters. GOVERNOR J. W. FOLK Since taking instruction in the “School of Orator) 7 ” at Mt. Union Col- lege, I have had a higher ambition in life. I can heartily recommend the method of direct conversational speaking, and feel, from a pastor’s stand- point, that training of this kind is greatly needed by all ministers and public speakers. W. C. Milt.er, Pastor M. E. Church, Malvern, O. Thirty SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY Arthu r C . COIT THE COIT LYCEUM BUREAU CITIZENS BUILDING CLEVELAND, O. The public who pay an admission fee to hear a Lecturer, Entertainer, or Concert, is becoming more exacting each year. The demand is as great for a good speaking voice with proper inflec- tions and intonations, as for the singing voice. Quality and manner of using a voice are as neces- sary on the platform as the thought and action of the speaker. Proper preparation of attractions is being insisted upon by the leading Lyceum Bureaus, and the extent to which this is done is really a part of their competition at present. Governors, Congressmen, Preachers, as well as the new beginners realize that they readily fall into mannerisms and need a professional coach to point out their oratorical weakness. One of the leading recognized men for the work of platform coach for Lecturers and Entertainers, and Concert Companies as well (Tor he has a good musical training) is Prof. H. R. Pierce. Arthur C. Coit, President Coit Lyceum Bureau. Pago Thirty-One SCHOOL OF ORATORY OHIO UNIVERSITY ADRIAN NEWENS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR 12 YEARS AMES AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, IOWA A Department of Public Speaking offering courses in the Speech Arts to regular College and University students ought to be established in every college and university. From the earliest years of one’s educational career a great deal of time is given to the study of language but mostly from a written point of view. One has but to listen to the conversation of men and women in parlor and hall, on the street and in the counting house, to know how little the study of language from a written point of view has affected the spoken word. One has but to listen to the spoken English of the student in the class room to note how little his study of the written word has effected his speech. If for no other reason than the development of a clearer, more perfect and effective conversation, a Department of Public Speaking should be established in institutions of higher learning. But there is another reason why such a department should be established and supported. Every college man and woman is of necessity a leader in the circles with which he associates himself after graduation. The leader is always the spokesman. It is excruciatingly painful to listen to the speaking leadership of many college men and women when called upon to represent themselves and their profession in a public way. Public speaking therefore becomes a part of the education of every college man and woman whatever course of study he may pursue. If he is an engineer he should know and be practiced in the art of speaking along engineering lines. If he be an agriculturist, physician, lawyer, teacher, merchant, or what, his leadership is not complete without the develop- ment of the most used method of communication. Adrian M. Newens. DR. EDWARD AMHERST OTT Noted Lecturer. Dean of School of Oratory, Drake University, Iowa, FOR SEVERAL YEARS PRESIDENT OF THE OTT SCHOOL of Expression, Chicago. The greatest social movement of the world is Christianity. Its founder never wrote a line. He spoke and the world hears him yet. All great movements have been led to success by orators. The time will never come when great, sincere men are not needed to inspire their fellow-men to high purpose and noble deeds. Edward Amherst Ott. RALPH PARLETTE EDITOR OF THE LYCEUMITE AND TALENT (the LYCEUM MAGAZINE) 150 Michigan Ave., Room 959, Chicago. It has taken me nearly fifteen years to learn by hard struggle and at the expense of the lyceum, the bureaus, the long-suffering committees, and my friends, some of the A-B-C’s of the platform — taken me fifteen years to learn that what an audience wants is sincerity, simplicity, and character, and what it don't want is strut, artificaliry, and rant. I calculate it has cost me and others some thousands of dollars to learn the few things along this line by experimentation, grop- ing blindly in the dark. But that was the smallest expense. It has cost me sleepless nights and hours and months of speechless horror. You can’t figure that with the multiplication table. Fif- teen years of this to learn a few of the first reader lessons of platform work. If fifteen years ago a man like Pierce had taken me in hand, what he could have done for me would have been priceless. He would have saved some of the fruitless years of my life and turned them into profit. I have Dever seen as now the value and the necessity of the teacher in expression and the platform coach as I see it now. By all means study with some one who knows— not to become an imitation of him, but to discover yourself. The real teacher will not allow you to imi- tate him. The real teacher will simply rip the husks off your own self and discover you to your- self. He will grind off the rough and show the diamond underneath. Harry Raymond Pierce can do these things. He is a discoverer of raw diamonds and a won- derful polisher. This isn’t heresay. I have met platform people who were growing. In a season or two they had jumped in price and in excellence. And I found out they had been down to Athens with Pierce. Ralph Pari.ette. Pa tie Th i rty Tn <>