The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-29

be taught and acquired IN childhood. IL
Il scandalous that the profsssors and In
structors In eiocuti0n OF our universities
should b. compelled 10 devote 10 much time
to the correction Of vulEarisms OF speech
and the slurring and mumhline OF words,
II h more ~scandalous when n corrccted
student asserts, III | were 20 spesk COR
rectly At home. l should be laughed at
by thu members 81 my family and the
neighbour. ! should 10 considered a.
putting ON airs
II NAV or may not he true that IN" cur
ricula ~ schools are already too crowded
II l. true that every teacher IL apt To- think
his speciality the most important. and backed
by OUTSIDE influence. h. pushes his work
to the front. and the devil takes the hind
most
y hing should I've more important than
cprrsct Sps-ch. Even music - now taught
In many pubic schools and poveriy-strlcAen
indeed Is that household which - not furn-
/ ished with some musical instrument OF some
scres-ching Maria or jams.
That bsRuttful music well rendered u a
refining infllanC,, s not t. L. disputed
Rut young men and women not po~srs'Ss'd
Of musical voices and IN" talent To- play
mu-ical Instruments should not bn en-
Courag,sd beyond - los" and appreciation
Of music. and many ncighb'rhOo't- would
thus b. rid II much ctcophonous cater
wauling
II is probable tina, the revival Of debating
by the universities may restore the vogue
% the orator.
The ts.t speaking Of to-day is that which
Is heard on university debating platforms
and II IL largely due To the fact that the
e" ans ar. coaChed IN manner az we'll as
matter.
still there is room for Improvement
In pronunciation Al a recent debate
batv,en Harvard and Yale. both sides
~ VOL ~ The presiding officer wer" ofend-
en- Tho latter ConHt antly said argtlmunt
~targuiu"uu and tn" youthful dehalefs
spoke 81 Nott"r water silunco iHilencel'
al tapdl Wen twh"nl. Nc
Tn" autruritil~ of uriVerSlil~ might
with pruprirty rctort that In order Ia max"
the study Of delivery al inicu. rtual put-
sIit. n i neither necessary nor sane To
rtihllsh a Psychic relation between tn"
thrrat and thr lol'~ 81 the car nor L"
dey"lup The soul hv tune-o"l"ung
A. fur the clergy, they may well 10
"ian o. hclN"u.
And 6" use ihorn- that m their b'N'ms
lodge.
i, prick and sting then
lot them ~ iCfiC'. which - Aristotle" =
dcruItluu ~ virtue
me- smart .r'. which - SYNONYMOUS
with the Jpll set, will reform itr sp,sCh
when D. j. tt" fashion ~ do ~ III" ht~i
cl"r,cnt- 90 the ,p'~pleN structure 81 49,
cir'y will l' guided 10y and will listen Ia
the moral force of W akcnci pubic sen
uru"nt
Rom iu- m" ih"tfr" Oritting To men
tipu the charming Cpmpant"us'ip ana ~"
r"u.r ~ impul-"- II - artisi>. ~" power
for good Nhich It's uohs'rt tnt'rpr'l"fr
and IT, h-.-f PLAYERS Ips-o->, l. ~" 'h'air"
doing ANYTHING ~ prpmut" good spoken
English IL,.- ~, speech II IN" stag"
f-,-.I th. brtuty ~ th" text ~ shake
srlr, p,i pur talented modern irHluu lists
uur~ 81 keep and hr n kept sIi" 10y ~.i"
with the -kIH pf tine sr'r" painter, th' c"s-
tuner aud the 'l'ytficiau' Hp any re-
t--r OF mtuu'r accompanied ~" i'N'fi~u
G,.uard for action Nav" m"iioruiN anu
,a,nturit, of spc-'h. ati'sl hV 'sumU'u'u-
pr,dryt.u-. u~.,,'HH..i 01 iUI.T'aui
~ mrth.d "f H.tirs. important VA essen
this ~ well a, iu d"t alb AtHN" all has
tho i.rsN .uefch -, much ~ vogue dcv"l-
,u,-i q Er-nf frlg'siitu either IA England
ct IN" uult~l S'lt"S' IN" answer ="
tIr., .rr.>'ttu- ru-' ~" NO
Ir d.lycry M" stage ha- declined during
o.. .a-t tN.rtv year. Ter. ar" plav"r-
with high id"ai- ard ambitions. hui con
..pu.Ir sr uu.,n-'4pt-|N they nav" t"u
th. ,u...r 20 hear with ~ eve
NtmiranIn m certain character paf'-'
diuIptuaflc. charming and 'a'tiul To ms
h.-.u,-- relations and r"nhfkahl" ana
SCHOLARLY a. a stag manager, ~ O. N'td
"A .pul ~ q great artici" SIR henry lINlis
10, li- cN'raprdinary delivery, has Nt"ughi
yr,r' mischief Ia the -JsS-Ch 81 ~" CON
'"-ti- r.rv stage. and TIC mischief II 'he