. Catalogue of the Athens School, 1912. iterature in general. Lives and works of the most celeT)rated writers ofFrance. FRENCH CLUB. Cercle Francais, similar to the German club, meets every two weeks onTuesday night. ELOCUTION. The purpose of this department is to teach the dignity and value of theart of expression, to ascertain the principles governing vocal expressionby careful observation of nature in its best manifestations ,and to sendforth pupils so trained as to be capable of analyzing and adequately ex-pressing that which is most beautiful in language and literature. Instruction is giv
. Catalogue of the Athens School, 1912. iterature in general. Lives and works of the most celeT)rated writers ofFrance. FRENCH CLUB. Cercle Francais, similar to the German club, meets every two weeks onTuesday night. ELOCUTION. The purpose of this department is to teach the dignity and value of theart of expression, to ascertain the principles governing vocal expressionby careful observation of nature in its best manifestations ,and to sendforth pupils so trained as to be capable of analyzing and adequately ex-pressing that which is most beautiful in language and literature. Instruction is given along the following lines: Voice culture, correctbreathing, placing of tone, gesture, study of selections for public read-ing, practical and artistic interpretations of the various forms of litera-ture. A special feature of the work is the opportunity of appearing in publicafforded the pupils in the various recitals given during tle year. Eachstudent in the department is required to appear in a public recital at leastonce each THE ATHENS SCHOOL 4? Correlated with work in English, History and the Modern Languages,this is a diploma course, two years being required for its completion. In connection with this there are Physical Training classes, meetingtwice every week, and open to all young ladies of the institution. PUBLIC SPEAKING. This course is open to all students. Its aim is to help young men to anatural, forceful manner of speech in public. Two Semesters. Fivetimes each week. 1. A study of the principles governing breath control in reading andspeaking. Exercise in the development of quality in the voice. Faults,and their correction, practice in pronunciation of consonant sounds, clas-sification and delivery of sentences, gesture ,general suggestions with prac-tical application. Study and practice in selections recommended for theimprovement of the melody of the voice. First step: Practice in Colloquial Reading; Second step: CommonReading, narrative, description an
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