The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01

Some extracts from a -aper entitled
Self Development Thsough Expres-
sion" which was read before the Wom-
ans club Of Denver. may help some 81
the ~hesitating ones who. often have
much knowledge. feeling and determi-
nation upon matters before The club.
but who are not accredited with u be-
cause they cannot find courage " speak
from the floor:
Education II a stronger pro-
lection than a standing srmy. one
thing that. without any exception.
everything human being would pre-
fer as an accomplishment over any
other Is .extempOrsH~ous speaking.
Conversational extemporaneous speak
ing I'm the miniature. That we may be
as able 10 express freely without draw
strings of consciousness. the thoughts
We. feel OF sufficient importance 20
mortgage peoples time. Is the longing
OF all You should be prepared with a
systematic method OF form To assist
you To bring the thoughts 20 yOur
audience. then your knowledge will b.
impaired In the most effective form. 7
would like 10 give you this outline for
extempCraneous speaking. o must
follow the psychological laws of the
mind in order TO bring the most active
thinking In yourself.
First. in taking up a subject. TAX
IL as a whole. IL in but a sentence or
two. Second. have the parts picked out
while you are giving your
first thoughts. Deal with each. part
separately. Third. show the relation Of
each part to the whole subject. its pur-
pose. its use. Lastly. relate the parts
to each other and the universe at
large
These are the natural workings Of
the mind. and IL followed will give as
a result an interesting. logical. extern
poraneous talk. as we'll as making II a
matter of ease in arrangement OF
thought without any time in which TO
study out your process.
"AlI the foregoing preliminaries are
necessary. Let me repeat have knowl-
edge Of some kind. and be SO filed with
the subject that IL can no longer hold its
conservative boundary. but must out.
knowledge gives assurance. effer-
vescence Is ack of knowledge. Avoid
this as you would poison II our
thoughts are OF the husk species. must
h Do not try to ~extemporize till you
have something Of value to some one.
however small the number.
Cultivate the bought. so fbr
your thought by the knowledge OF IL.
around II. above IL. hat in its very i'm
mensity IL takes entire control OF you
and self-consciOusness Is lost in a de-
sire to give to others an elevating or
educating or hopeful idea. as the case
may be. Educate In yourself the desire
TO be every day you live. of use to. not
the selected few. but those with whom
you come in contact. Don't cater. but
be. Then. when the desire comes 10
help others. IL Is the real material from
\ store. This very desire.
together with knowledge back of IL.
breaks away the heavy stone wall OF
self-consciousness that has. been piled
up year after year.
The first effort at extemporaneous
speaking is generally characterized by
the strange. weird experience that your
mind IL an absolute blank summon
will 20 you aid. Determine 0 will
say one thing IL you never speak again.
Once you conquer the greatest engage
ment Of the battle is over.
!. And you as an audience are, in a
/ great measure. Irresponsible for the
\ speakers SUCCESS II YOU SIT in a
Dreamy. 1istess mood 7eees you.
4 YOU have your Immediate effect upon
her mind. Train yourselves ltotbe good
I listeners. Do not sit in n audience "
you cannot interest yourself in the topic
! and speaker before you Whatever =
worth doing. Is worth doing well. even
listening. one important rule IL to con-
vince yourself hat from the m
you step upon the floor there Is not an
adverse criticism for you Realize in
your every attempt that your fellow
club women are pledged 10 help
you"
The woman's club of Anacoda. after
having a weeks vacation during the
Christmas holidays. held a meeting yes
terday. Three excellent papers were
read. the two on historical subjects be-
ing written by Mrs. Richardson and
Mrs. Eggleston. and the one on art by
Mrs. Rockefeller. The most notable
feature Of the meeting was the SPLEEN
did talk on kindergarten work given by
Colonel Parker. The ladies of the club
enjoyed a rare treat in having this
great educator among them Miss
| O'Bannon became a member OF the club.
Tradition of the Wedding Ring.
The wearing Of the wedding ring on the
third finger OF the left hand follows the
custom OF the Egyptians. who believed
that finger to be directly connected by a
slender nerve to the heart itself. And
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