It is distinctly modern
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MASTERPIECES OF MODERN ORATORY
By EDWIN DUBOIS SHURTER
12mo, cloth, 369 pages
These fifteen orations, edited with introductions and notes, are
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Schurz, Spalding, and Van Dyke.
VOCAL EXPRESSION IN SPEECH
By HENRY EVARTS GORDON, late Professor of Public Speaking in the
University of Iowa
12mo, cloth, viii + 315 pages
A fresh and stimulating treatise on the fundamentals of public speaking
from its cultural side, intended primarily for college classes but
easily adaptable to high-school use. A thorough program of study is
provided for speech melody, speech quality, speech rhythm, and speech
dynamics, accompanied by several hundred illustrative selections.
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BOOKS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING
THE MAKING OF ARGUMENTS
By JOHN HAYS GARDINER, late of Harvard University
A brief course in argumentation to meet the needs of the future average
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