The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-11

forth another edition with It's ponderous
spelling. The next edition will be simpler
u spelling The pamphlet written by
Professor March and published by the
United States In 1893 can be had for the
asking. Ask Tor tt Read 1t and then go
and do IT. What can escape revision? ? It
Is the very life Of the national sciences.
One leading denomination has recently
revised its creed 1t is a great thing.
There Is one especial ;difaculty. Those
who understand and approve, but the
majority does not understand, and hence
does not approve. In politics, war, social
life, and particularly In spelling. we can
not bear to be in the minority. We may
be In the majority at commencement or
tion times or In the fall we don't like
to be un-American. Rational beings are
always prepared to find the majority not
at all august and salute it. Teachers
duty Is to improve their pupils and their
minds; to lead them up the stony track
to the heights of reason. Teachers are
inclined to assent too much. They them
selves ought to be an authority. The
past is fact; the present, science. There
is no thinking In the tomb.
The attention OF the audience was
calel dto the fact that the English Ian
guage was the compound of many Ian
guages. Two great empires, spoke Eng
lish, but dhe speaker doubted that the
wards OF America and England would be
glad when they learned how their owners
spelled, eff the Lord has given us the
heather for an inheritance, we must in
struct them how they must go, and they
will go" Words became ideas, and ideas
Deeds r -. : = ~, E. 3 Z
spoken English" Considered.
s. After a two-minute recess, the third
NJ fho,- ronrnfyo Jo,,y-
son ueblood, professor Of elocution and
oratory at the University of Michigan,
was Introduced. He spoke on '"The Edu-,
cational Value of Training In Spoken
English" His paper was delivered In a
clear voice which contributed much to
its interest. AS speaking involved the
body soul and spirit the speaker treated
the subject from the physical, mental and
moral standpoints. The practice Of ora
tory developed the power of respiration.
Such discipline was a prime element Of
good health and fine spirits. The voice
must be trained for purity, tone produc-
tton, force and fexibilfty, and the speaker
,dweN particularly upon the proper train
ing Of the voice and the articulatory or
disastrous to health Correct methods
worked often a complete revolution. It
was often very disappointing not to be
able to- hear q speaker who had neither
voice nor method. This statement brought
outa round OF applause from the audi
ence, many of which had not been able to
hear the preceding speaker! 5s
IS Nerve force said the speaker, lis.
another necessary fact in good speaking;
Recreation and resting should - precede
every speech of lawyer or preacher Most
persuasive men are vigorous, vital men,
with good digestion. They need lungs
to beat the truth into men. Spurgeon
thought the mind and body should both be
trained and the training of the body lis
certainly an essential. & = Hr.&@s
"The student of public speaking deals
with all literature He studies the ma:
fions and hence studies the, thought and
eloquence which produced them. II a.
man can grow eloquent with the words
Of another he can grow eloquent himself
He must develop his logical faculty. The
walls Of every school house ring with the
eloquence of Phillips, Patrick Henry,