The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-11

Webster and Lincoln. The man who can
speak we'll gathers friends and clients.
Public speaking ssf1ould be- encouraged,
and "a direct. Simple, force fiIlastyle should
bets cuDti tee. Is Home bred AnglosSaxon
words should be used to reach the COM
mon people, but there should be variety
of style, Get the mouth open with q
laugh and then chuck Id q chunk Of wis
dom. Tho cultivation Of the imagination.
lis another thing to be SOUGHT. It grows
by what 1t feeds on, and while I do not
believe In extempo oraneous speaking, an
audience develops imagination with the
speaker. 5a11 IS
The study of Men Advisable.
Speaking OF the moral side of public ad-y
dresses, Mr.. Trueblood advocated the
study OF men, and getting close to the
people. Sympathy OF the masses makes
the orator go before the public with q
message. Men should care less for the
speech and more for the truth The
Ihe development Of personal character.
was one OF the most important phases of
Pubic speaking. The rise to Membership
made men strive to be what they ought
10 De. TO make oratory richer, nobler,
nner, the character must be made finer
ana better. The gift Of persuasion dis
tinguishes man above his fellow man. It
Calls him to the position of leadership
and Is It not our duty tosdo everything
in our power: to cultivate public speak
ing? 'S IS { - - =.
The Papers Discussed.
The discussion oflsthe three preceding
papers was opened II by Carroll Gardner.
Pearse, superintendent Of city schools, of
Omaha, Neb. The speaker called him
self an anti climax a sort..o "boy on
the burning deck" which had been set on
hre 1n thre places by three eminent men.
Mr: sPearse briefly referred to DR.. Har-
ris' paper, <differentiating the individual
.ity developed in the schools from that
inherent in the individual. II The speaker
would not take issue with Mr.. Scott on
Inc present duty to correct spelling, but
doubted that it was the duty Of the N. e.
"A. IA royal United States commission
might accomplish it, perhaps, but until
that Is appointed, the matter will prob
aDly rest With photographers and diction-
ary makers. The association listens to
reformers but merely for information.
The platontc side&of Professor True
blood's paper was reinforced by the
speaker by the presentation of the dy-
manic side. Public speaking was, he
thought, going into desuetude. This was
probably due to the dissemination of
news and argument by means of the
newspapers. The growth of social life in
the university had too much usurped the
oratorical' side. The pendulum was now
swinging back, said Mr.. Pearse, and ora
tory was becoming more and more a cul-
tivated art All great teaching must be
done by the voice, by some men who tand
done by THE voice, by some man who
stood face to face with the people and
shaped their thought, influence and
action. These were the eDebses,th Bryans,
the McKinleys, the RooseveIts, the Mitch
ellis. .sa..sesl. - ...... - ,
E.. o. Vale, being called upon, asked
the, last speaker what the resolutions
passed by the association at it's meetings
meant MT. True ebloodsre replied amid much
Laughter, Mighty litt1ess In most in-ss
stances. y s=5 %E.Ss e."
In reply, the speaker. thought it was
the duty of the educators. to declare
themselves upon the questions presented
to them. It, certainly was, reasonable to
relieve the little FILIPINO from the burden
OF outrageous etymofogy. D. -,-, = : :