The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-26
MR.. BRYAN AS AN ORATOR
Delights .an OcaIa .Audience-Lec-
lures on "The Sions of the Timesv

lures on "The Signs of the Times"
Mr.. Bryan continues to be most
pleasing and Fascinating orator. His
voice is resonant, his pronunciation
marvelously correct, his enunciation
distinct. He is an ideal speaker. He
does not saw the air with his arms;
he does not walk the floor like
Gagged animal. He does not get on
so high a key as to become inarticu-
late nor so low key as to be I'M
heard. He modulates his voice to
suit the size of his audience and the
acoustic properties of the hall. He
dwells on his last sylables so as to
make his utterances sound to the
further part of the audience like the
clear, ringing Naturalization of
bell.
This, together with a splendid
physique and most pleasing manners,
gives him a wonderful reputation as
a public speaker.
All critics agree that Mr. Bryan's
address on the Signs of the Times"
is a mastery production. 1t is an
education in itself and Ocala can not
thank Mrs. Jack Camp too much for
the pleasure she conferred upon it in
having Mr.. Bryan to visit us and de-
liver this wonderful message to us.
Although delivered under adverse
conditions for two hours Mr.. Bryan
held his audience pleased and capti-
waited if not spell-bound.
He divided his subject into three
classes, discussing the progress of
the world Intellectually, morally and
in its application of the principles of
popular government. In treating of
the first classification he dwelt at
some length on the widespread move
ment for better education throughout
the world. In treating the second
classification he dwelt upon the spirit
of brotherhood that is daily becom-
ing stronger and stronger, with back
of it religious significance and moral
uplift. His third classification was
the most important and on this he
dwelt for considerable time, showing
the strides that have been made all
over the world in popular govern
ment.
Mr.. Bryan was told that the Wo-
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in having him visit Ocala, intended to
devote the proceeds of the lecture to
form a neucleus for the building of
a high school, and he paid them
splendid tribute for so doing.
He said that this striving for a
higher education was rife throughout
the whole world. That in Japan,
where only a few years ago only
eleven per cent. of it's inhabitants
could read and write that now nine
ty per cent. of the rising generation
could read and an American or Eng
lishman needed no Interpreter to be
understood, as English was so gen.
orally taught in the schools.
Mr.. Bryan delivered the same lee
ture in Tampa that he did in Ocala
and We quote the report of it as given
in the Times:
An Optimistic Tone.
Taking up the first classification
of his theme, he said that every year
larger per cent. of the worlds popu-
lation is learning to read and write,
to study the history of the past; more
schools and higher STANDARD of
education are being established. This
is true everywhere and at all times.
He cited instances of the rapid strides
that have been made in education by
Japan, China and in the Philippine
islands. Seventeen thousand children
in Africa are attending schools and
colleges formed by missionaries. The
Young Turk movement was the result
of education in the sultan's kingdom
In Mexico wonderful growths are be-
ing made in education. A peculiar
feature is that greater stress is being
laid on the education of the girls, the
reason for this being given that the
mother is the first teacher of child.
Referring to the development in
South America, he said that the oldest
college in the western hemisphere is
in Lima, Peru.
The American Ideal
"The American Ideal" he said, "is
to have an open school door before
every child in the land, and this ideal
is the ideal that the whole world is
striving for The world is better for
more education"
Taking up classification two, Mr..
Bryan said that the moral standard of
the world has advanced in intelli-
gence. Just now there are evidences
of worldwide movement for moral
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