Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27


speech. A class from the South side
woman's club OF Chicago. has begun
the serious study OF eNtemporaneoua
linking. aud other feminine clubs are
considering this much-nccdcd innovn-
tlon.
That many fair platform speaker
needs systematic pointers on how to
speak her mind" II painfully evident
on all sides And Miss craig has
worked IN q splendid scheme indcpcnd-
ent Of "art OF expression" schools and
for the older club women who do not
care for such instruction. which. by
precept and practice. Il warranted 90
cure many Of the expressive ills to
which the modern woman Il heir.
lIy studying the shortcomings u the
platform woman. Miss Craig finally re-
duced all her ideas ON the subject to
this triple rule Of Edward Everett Hale
which II worth FASTING In every fcmi-
nine bonnet.
'Ifavo something 90 say.
SAY ~
stop"
Happily this Instructor of lmpromp,u
speech Il "nnin" the written paper To
which the average club woman clinFs
like grim death. Don't believe In
reading papers" e her declaration Of
netic current between .pgstur and list.
encr. on the other hand, u a woman
has anything worth saying shc can
usually hold M her head and say II
after n little careful coaching.
Some women fondly believe" she
continued. that u they can rad a
paper on the platform without their
knees shaking together they have done
wonders. hut II u imperative that
they should have command N their
thoughts aa well ne their knees and
thus get that control u the audience
which IL otherwise impossible. This
means that sclf-conaclouHnoaa must be
overcome by Systematic course of
clear thinking. ana finally the express
sion-thc extcmporancoua expression.
| n need bc-of this Thought"
This art of thinking on ones feet"
which Mlsa Craig has successfully
taught Milwaukee club women this
winter. IL an outRrowth of her chief
/ work. tho Interpretation " the best
literature through the art ~ reading,
At present she Ia making a specially
entertained the Lake View Woman,
club. She also gives locturo-rocitals
on such subjects ms THE Power Of ths
Human Voice and n course OF lectures
on Teaching Reading NJ an Art and
kindred themes. Another feature Of her
work IL "childrcn'H matinccs." ana IN
| this reading role she u To appear tho
last of April In the annual ontertain-
ncnt. mostly ~ musical character,
given by the social settlement boys aud
Miss craig l. a g. paul giri. who took
course IN the curry School Of Ora
tory In Hoaion. No class In lmprumptu
speech being provided for women
| probably this was supposed 20 be
natural for tho fair ncN-Miaa craig
| promptly botook herself 20 the linz
| prumptu speaking class for ministers.
Aftorwnr,l ~ teacher In the State Nor
NAL School In Milwaukee. In which city
she has lived three years, Hhe has
| wisely Insisted on the cultivation OF
cStemporaneuuH expression,
This special speaking course Tor Chi
cago club women ~ interesting. iiy
| easy stages an absolute command
Of language IL obtained. beginning with
the rhetorical side ~ speech ana al
| ynncinH 10 narration, description. nrRu-
mentntion. art criticism. ana - On,
After n time the student n asked for
an inspiratlonal address. Aud by way
81 fnlrhinE touches COMES training IN
the address ~ welcome. the after-din-
ncr Epccch-in short, all such clever
talks where II n particularly necessary
woman should have her wits about
her
one advanced and amusing feature
OF the course IL a mock nssemhlaEc by
the class where all this talking train
ms II put into practice, Then all ihe
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