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Theories Of Acting: Aristotle To Lucian., Jennie Louise Hindman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Experimental Study Of The Subjective And Objective Characteristics Of Sustained Vowels At High Pitches., Donald Anson Harrington

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Annotated Bibliography Of The Material On Stuttering Writen By American Authorities And Published In American Periodicals, 1925-1950, Dorothy Brenton Van Camp

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Controversial Speaking Of Alexander Campbell., Carroll Brooks Ellis

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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A Study Of The Speech Of Six Freshmen From Southern University (Negro)., James Walden Abel

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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A Study Of The Speech Of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana., Hilda Brannon Fisher

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Historical Study Of The Theatre Of The Mother Lode During The Gold Rush Period, Berton Everett Trulsson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Many events of the gold rush have been adequately narrated in numerous books and articles. The succeeding pages in this thesis will recall, historically by topic, important incidents of one phase of that period never before treated as a separate study that phase is the theatre of the Mother Lode region.

The argonauts of the Mother Lode wanted to be entertained and could pay for it. Many preferred the saloon and gamboling hall, but the theatre did not languish because of this, and in fact, developed in some instances directly out of the saloons and fandango halls.

It was the …

A Critical Approach To Homiletic Literature, Winthrop H. Richardson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A critical study of the literary values contained in homiletic writing demands at the outset a careful consideration of what differentiates literature from mere language. Following a line of distinction made by Professor Albert Guerard of Stanford, literature may be defined from two points of view: technique and intention.

A more exalted concept is furnished by the philosophy of James Russell Lowell, as it has been paraphrased by Norman Foerster: “Literature is the ideal representation of human nature…”

Recognizing the fact that literature involves “overtones of the soul” (Guerard), or “spiritual imagination” (Foerster), we are forced to depart from the …

A Survey Of The Judging Standards In High School Speech Contests Of Northern And Central California, Thomas Walwyn Stephens

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Part of the importance of the problem can be seen through the value of speech contests. One of the various means of realizing the purposes of speech education is through the speech contest, the practice of getting together with others for the comparison of formal speaking activities. The value of the speech contest was recognized centuries ago by the Greeks. “Speech contests are old devices; that stimulate a student to his greatest endeavors by a desire to win approval or victory over his fellows in not a product of this mad, modern naturalistic age.” From that early beginning contests have …

The Gavel Of Delta Sigma Rho, Volume 31, Issue 4, Complete Issue

The Gavel of Delta Sigma Rho

Complete digitized issue (volume 31, issue 4, May 1949) of The Gavel of Delta Sigma Rho.

Report Of The Legislative Committee...

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Report of the Legislative Committee at the Fourth National Student Congress of Delta Sigma Rho.

The Principles Of Poor Speaking..., Harold F. Harding

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Contrary to popular op1111on, it is fairly easy to write or to speak well. But writing poorly and speaking poorly are really difficult. To give these arts their proper due requires hard study. Many accomplished practitioners of poor speaking are not aware of their methods. It is time that poor speaking be given the systematic treatment it deserves.

With The Chapters

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Information and accomplishments of Delta Sigma Rho chapters.

The Report Of The Congress Observers..., John W. Keltner

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Report on observations and committee operations at the Fourth Biennial Student Congress of Delta Sigma Rho.

Cover And Table Of Contents, The Gavel Of Delta Sigma Rho, Volume 31, Issue 4

The Gavel of Delta Sigma Rho

Cover and table of contents for volume 31, issue 4, May 1949 of The Gavel of Delta Sigma Rho.

President's Page..., E. C. Buehler

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Text of the President's address to the Opening Assembly at the Fourth Delta Sigma Rho Congress.

The Fourth Delta Sigma Rho Congress...

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Report on the Fourth Delta Sigma Rho Congress held in Chicago on March 31 and April 1-2, 1949.

A Distinguished Alumnus

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Brief biography of Erwin Canham, alumnus of Delta Sigma Rho.

The College Oration And The Classic Tradition..., Charles W. Lomas

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Recently I had occasion, after a lapse of several years, to judge the oratorical contest in a college forensic tournament. The experience brought home to me forcibly the futility and ineptness of college oratory as currently practiced in the tournament situation. I hope it is not a sign of premature senility to observe that I do not believe college oratory is as good as it was twenty-five years ago, and that it has fallen completely from the heights it attained when it was the training ground for William Jennings Bryan and Robert M. La Follette, Sr. I do not believe …

Cover And Table Of Contents, The Gavel Of Delta Sigma Rho, Volume 31, Issue 3

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Cover and table of contents for volume 31, issue 3, March 1949 of The Gavel of Delta Sigma Rho.

Do We Teach English?, W. Roy Diem

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Not long ago I listened to a speech by the mayor of one of the. large cities of America. He gave a thoroughly interesting talk, one that hehi the rapt attention of an audience of six or eight hundred people. He was vigorous, fluent, concrete. But his language was marked by the syntax of a semi-literate person, though he is a college man. Such expressions as "he who I was the guest of" and "I was setting across the table from him" made one wince who was sensitive to correct English.

So far as I know, the mayor had never …

The Oberlin College Forensic Union..., J. Jeffery Auer

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One of the contributions we believe a college may take to this widespread public discussion is to furnish trained student speakers, capable of providing provocative and critical analyses of current public questions. Since 1927, Oberlin College, through the Forensic Union and the Department of Speech, has offered such a service. This service is available without charge to organizations within a reasonable distance of Oberlin; there is no tariff on public discussion. Organizations are requested to furnish transportation for the speakers or to reimburse them for their traveling expenses, but otherwise the service is a contribution of Oberlin College.

And Now To Define The Terms..., Roy C. Nelson

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The quality of any debate depends to a large extent on a concise, accurate, and honest appraisal of the main terms in a resolution. Al though almost all textbooks on argumentation carry chapters on definitions of terms and principles to be followed, yet many high school and college debaters arc perfunctory in analyzing the questions they debate. In listening to hundreds of debates over a period of years, I have observed many recurring deficiencies in the interpretation of the resolution. Among the most common faults have been: 1. Strained and limited definitions for purpose of strategy. 2. Quibbling over terms …

President's Page...The State Of Delta Sigma Rho And The Fourth Congress, E. C. Buehler

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Introduction to volume 31, issue 3 of The Gavel of Delta Sigma Rho, by E.C. Buehler on the state of Delta Sigma Rho and the upcoming Fourth Delta Sigma Rho Congress.

How An Observer Can Help A Committee..., John W. Keltner

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Too often someone says, "To kill an idea, appoint a committee." The applications of this thought are discomforting and even dangerous. Committees are the heart and soul of the democratic system. Creative policy making and decision through committee discussion form the core of our way of life. We would expect, therefore, that the committee discussion would be one of the most efficient operations in our society. Too rarely is this true. The criticism of the "committee system" is forcing us to the disjunction of either abandoning committees in favor of authoritarian decisions or of exerting some concentrated effort toward their …

The Fourth Biennial Student Congress...

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Information on the upcoming Fourth Biennial Student Congress.

With The Chapters...

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Information and accomplishments for forensics programs at the various college and universities in Delta Sigma Rho.

Delta Sigma Rho...Chapter Directory

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Chapter directory for Delta Sigma Rho from March 1949.

The Gavel Of Delta Sigma Rho, Volume 31, Issue 3, Complete Issue

The Gavel of Delta Sigma Rho

Complete digitized issue (volume 31, issue 3, March 1949) of The Gavel of Delta Sigma Rho.

What Happens To College Debaters?, H. L. Ewbank

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Preliminary report by H.L.Ewbank on alumni and members of Delta Sigma Rho.