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Excerpt from An Argument for the Study of Expression: With a Curriculum of Work for Its Development Henry W'ard Beecher says: I owe much of my suc cess in life to the fact that for thirty years I spent a part of each day in elocutionary practice. Also, Many an idea has been driven home by an explosive tone. Also, I advocate in its full extent and for every reason of humanity, of patriotism, and of religion, a more thorough culture of oratory. Also, Oratory should take its place among the highest departments of education. John B. Gough says: Do nothing in imitation of a teacher; avoid all his mannerisms. But if he shows you underlying principles of speaking, exercises to develop and train your voice, to make you graceful in gesture practice perseveringly, patiently and critically. Also. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.