H. L. D. Potter epub Manual of Reading, in Four Parts: Orthophony, Class Methods, Gesture, and Elocution; Designed for Teachers and Students, Vol. 1 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

This work is prepared with three objects in view: completeness ,that nothing be wanting to assist the teacher or student of reading; correctness, that nothing erroneous be learned; and brevity, that its price be within the means of every person desiring it. To teach reading properly, we must possess the knowledge or avail ourselves of the assistance of the following works, viz.: a work on Calisthenics, or chest development; Orthophony, or voice-training; Elocution, as a science ;G esture, or action; and Rhetoric, in order to review the selections which are read in class from time to time. This Manual is intended to combine all the essential qualities of these books. Part First contains Orthophony, or Voice-training, including Calisthenics; Part Second, the most popular and practical Class Methods, both primary and advanced; Part Third, Gesture; and Part Fourth, Elocution, including a chapter on Rhetoric. The following works have been consulted during its preparation :D r. Push on the Voice, Bell s Anatomy of Expression, Webster sand Worcester s Dictionaries, Vandenhoff s Art of Elocution, and Murdoch sand Russell s Vocal Culture. Thanking William A. Wheeler, of Boston, and Miss Emily A. Rice, formerly of the Normal and Training School in Oswego, 1ST. Y., now principal of a ladies school in Darien, Conn., for valuable suggestions, this little work is respectfully submitted to the public.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.