The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-17

voice, II trained, will show these last
two qualities so desired.
There are many phases Of voice
work to be studied beside the devel-
oping of q pleasing speech, and all
these phases are essential In the
study Of the. true art. They not only
are helpers in cultivating the speech.
but each in its own study and pro-
gress Is beneficial to the person.
For example let US take physical
culture. As we all know, the ply
steal condition Of one must be In per-
feet order, that the voice may at
tain its greatest achievements
Therefore the necessity OF keeping
the body up to par Is most essential.
AS we all know the mind, body and
soul must act in, harmony.
A teacher who Is slack about cor
rect sitting and standing positions In
the class room, Is daily letting her
children acquire physical defects
that may some day prove fatal. Then
we must realize the importance OF
having the teacher emphasize this
phase of voice work, necessary to the
child's health as we'll as his voice,
in the grammar schools.
Again let us show the Importance
of still another phase-that OF
articulation.
So often teacher meets the prob
lem of impeachment of speech and un-
less she has studied ways in which
to handle and correct these, the
child will either hold the class back
or should she let the class go on, the
child will remain behind, loose in
terest and eventually drop from
school. The teacher must know ways
in which to correct these hinder
ances. This she will learn by her
expression work in normal, thru the
medium of articulation.
The minds of the average pupils
of the grammar grades are extremely
creative and interest in their work
must be stimulated by the teacher,
in her ability to give to them vivid
work picturing that will enduce the
greatest desire to learn more about
what she has so effectively and in
terestingly told to them.
A teacher must know the tones,
qualities, and pitches to be used to
give variety to her work and prevent
the children from loosing- interest.
This must be learned by voice work,
another phase in the all important
expression classes.
When children begin school, and
on up thru their grammar grades,
they know little about the necessity
of learning what is placed before
them. The real work from its in
tellectual standpoint means abso-
lutely nothing to them. AS the work
appeals to the interest of the child by
its first presentation by the teacher
so they put forth their effort to learn.
If it is poorly presented, then their
efforts are few in representing 1t. II
q teacher makes her work interest
ing by word expression, it is the
greatest possible stimulus for pro-
ducing good work from the pupils.
Because of home and other social
envirement a child is often placed
under difficult circumstances and
naturally he cultivates the habits
and speech of those constantly
around him and so a great RESPONSE
bility is placed upon the teacher to
correct these faults, If they are
faults, while the child is young and
easily corrected. To do so the teacher
must know how to do it and by her
training in such work at normal
she is a capable teacher, not only to
correct all faults from home and
other environments, impediments of
speech, but also give to the children
the most correct ways of using the
voice to it's greatest capacity, full Of
tone. color and richness,