Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
READS CHARACTER
BY TONE OF VOICE
Mrs. RenshaW Teaches Class
In Subject at American
Institute of Banking.
BIZ GRETCHEN SMITH.

Beware Of the man who comes. TO you
with hat In hand and in q circumfiex
voice.-the "Oh, yehl" sort of voice
passes the time Of day with . sarcastic
ring in his voice. He is not to he trust
ed, according to MRS. Anne T. Renshaw,
the first and only woman elected as q
member of the facility of the American
Institute of Banking, who as professor
OF English, speech and sociology for over
~ years has made an intensive study
Of speech from q variety Of aspects.
Character can frequently be determined
from the vocal tones of speaker, de.
clares MRS. Renshaw, who is now com.
piling book which will contain many
Interesting observations made from
years Of experience and study.
THE voice which neither states nor
interrogates, the voice which Is not sure
and which tries to hide lack OF deternni-
nation by employing sarcasm, usually
bespeaks liar or weakling," claims
she continued, when you meet person
whose voice carries long, strong infiec-
lions, YOU may be sure it belongs to q
person OF positive perSonality-that Is,
II the person is one of letters and edt.
cation. The same tone Of voice used by
an unlettered person frequently denotes
. f-opinionated character"
Deductions From Voice Tone.
'-The man or woman with the voice
full of tone color can usually be chaT-
acteriEed as a person with deep appre-
citation of artistic values"
THE voice whose tones are unusually
resonant IS indicative Of excellent health
and large mental attitutude on the
part Of the speaker" continued Mrs.
Renshaw. "On the opposite plane is
the mental patient who speaks in an
Unlicensed tone like sleep walker"
Mrs. Renshaw, who taught over $50
speakers for the Coolidge presidential
campaign, has opened class this Fall
ct the American Institute of Banking
which teaches of problems in personal
efficiency. Interest in the subject which
she teaches, in which she stresses the
Importance of the proper use of speech
and the mother tongue for business ef6-
cheney, has been manifested by the in
creased registration Of pupils for her
class. At the beginning of the semester
fear was entertained by members of the.
faculty that the new class might not
prove Of sufficient value to justify its
continuation. A minimum Of eight pu-
pills was required to carry. Mrs. Rem
ehaw's subject upon the curriculum Of
the institute. One class q week was
planned for the subject. Sixty pupils
are now taking Mrs. Rensfaws course,
which Is Of such proportions that 1t has
been necessary to divide the class and
have two sessions week instead of one
rs originally planned.
Young Women In Class.
The majority of Mrs. Renshaw's pu-
pilS are young women employed in
banks throughout the city, who realize
that the proper Communicative approach
is essential for advancement in their
business, and that by studying the SCI
ence Of speech they can add greatly to
their professional efficiency.
Mrs. Renshaw has taught the science
Of speech TO members Of 81 professions
In the last three years.
81 have found" she observed, "tllat
the doctors are the easiest to teach and
the lawyers are the hardest. The ply
stefan has taught himself to listen and
to get what Is in the other persons
mind, therefore It IS easy to teach him
the proper use Of his vocal tones and
the correct usage of words. Inciden-
tally" remarked the student OF speech,
''you would be amazed at the number
Of educated persons who use words in
correctly"
'The lawyer is dificult to teach" she
conCinued, "as he Is usually In o COM
bative state Of mind, thinking how he
can answer back the other person"
Among the IA lectures which Mrs.
Renshaw has prepared for her students
at the American Institute OF Banking
Is one on the common errors Of speech
and one on the proper qualifications OF
an economic woman.
II believe that the 'econon1ic woman
- one who carries life insurance, who
writes win and who pays her debts
promptly" concluded the speech spe-