Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-08
SCHOOL FOR WHISTLES
Woman Who is 50 Years Old I'D 10
Be Member Of the Class.
SAID TO BE GREAT AID TO SPEECH
Doctor Declares Whistling to Be
Great Worry KiIor-Many People
Talk too Fast and Run Words into
JrmL!e Schools and Colleges Have
falade Start In Trying to improve
,Voiecs ei gisins Generation.
BN treaeric j. Hasi.In.


sVoiees ef Risins Generation.
81. BY Frederic j. Hasi.in.
WASHINGTON, D. ca whi5tling
school is being conducted in this ely.
The art of whistling which has so long
been frowned upon by sedate adults is
being taught scientifically to group
of boys and girls by a speech special
ist. What is most remarkable, a wo-
man Of about so years is in the class
along with the youngsters. She be-
lieves that-the old adage: "a whisting
girl and a GROWING hen never come to
any good end" is more sensible in its
revised version: "A girl that can whis-
tie ana hen that can crow will make
their way wherever they CO."
Z The class in whistling is the idea of
DR.. Walter B. Swift, we'll known
speech specialist of Boston. He MOTTO
ed that many of his clinic patients
could not whistle. He also took note
of the fact that people who whistle
easily and wen usually have clear-cut
speech. The doctor thought over these
significant. observations and came to
the conclusion that whistling might
weilbe means OF clearing up defect
I've speech. Accordingly, he held his
first whistling class in Boston last
month-the first whistiing class in his
tory ne whimsically calls il.
Eight students enrolled. One was q
stafnmoren One had a phonetic de-
feet. And the other six came Just to
learn TO whistle. After a month Of
persistent work DR.. Swift reported
that the stammerer had improved so
per Gent in his speech, while the boy
with the phonetic trouble also talked
with noticeable Improvement. The
children with whistlins ambitions were
joyously trilling all sorts of tunes. The
whistling doctor then moved to Wash
ingtoIr to conduct his next expert
ment.
Whether or not the experiments JUS
tify his theory, the doctor is a strong
advocate Of whistling as music and
exercise. He says: Everybody should
whistle It is the greatest worry killer
/ know of Try it when you feel
gloomy and watch yourself cheer up.
Whistling should be part of every
body's' education; it tends TO improve
speech even if there is no defect"
AtGood Vocal Exercise.
The method of producing whistling
soundand the method of speaking are
closely allied, the doctor points out Sc
that whlstling is good vocal exercise.
Then s9Sswhen a person whistla sAe
listens to4.the sound he is producing
and triess,to make 1t clear and pleas
That NEST people need to improve
their sTecch is obvious. The Ameri-
can voice-is harsh and rasping, due tc
fast, high pitched and slovenly conver-
sation. II We listened to our speech
a., we listen when we sing or whistle
we would soon have more agreeable
voices, Dr,i Swift says. We would pro-
nounce our final g's ard cease to rur
words together in Z tumble. We
would talk slowly enough to make oui
words, distinct. and softly enough tc
prl,dEscsy pleasing sounds. But most
people do not listen. We are so in.
tent IN the remarks We want to make
that the technique soeris hni'npor:&nt
This Is no defense, however. OF tn,
individual who always hears his voice
when he is speaking. Suc h pcrso'
so enjoys the melody that he draw:
from his instrument that his self-con
seriousness is easily apparent. Their
is presumably happy medium. Lis
ten to your voice occasionally, enough
to, become sensitive to your defects
and listen to the voice of other people