Abdominal Muscles, 87.
Accent, seat of, 89-91.
Active osition, 143; advanced and re-
tired postures, 143; examples for
practice in the active position, ad-
vanced, 144; retired, 145.
Adam's Apple, 87.
Adaptation, essential to correct ex-
pression, 113.
Adaptation of Gesture to Speech,
169.
Adoration (gesture), 157.
Advanced Instruction, 183, 184.
Affectation (facial expression), 162.
Affliction (gesture), 157.
Alphabetic Equivalents, 85.
"Amidst the Mists," &c, 78.
Analysis of Language, essential to cor-
rect expression, 112.
Analysis of Principles of Elocution,
18; explanation, 19.
Analysis of the Thought, 192.
And, how pronounced, 102.
Anger (facial expression), 161.
Anger (gesture), 157.
Appeal to Conscience (gesture), 156.
Appendix, miscellaneous suggestions,
185; Emphasis, 186; miscellaneous
Vocal exercises, 187; laughter, 189;
Bible reading, 189; relations of
sound to sense, 191; transition, 191;
analysis, 192; repose, 193.
Appropriate changes of Time reflect
self-control, 123.
Appropriate Quantity, essential to con
rect expression, 127.
Arm Movements, 146; their purpose
146; examples for practice, 147, 148.
Art, defined, 193, 194.
Articles, a and the, 102.
Articulation, 69; definition, 69; impor
tance, 69; its scope, 70; standard of
pronunciation, 70; Webster or Wor
cester, 71; exercises in articulation,
74; how to learn to spell phoneti-
cally, 75,76; words for spelling,74, 84,
87,99, 100, 101; long and short vowels,
78, 79, subtonic combinations, 80,84,
87, 88; classifications of elementary
sounds, 80, 81; diacritical points.81;
practical hints upon a few voice
sounds, 82, 83; equivalents, 85, cog-
nates, 86; contrasts, 86; seat of the
accent, 94 96; prefixes, 91-94; termi-
nations, 89.91; unaccented vowels,
97-99: words often mispronounced,
99-101; recreations in articulation,
103-111.
Ascending Line of Direction (arm
movements), 146; examples for prac-
tice,one hand supine,150; both hands
supine, 153; one hand prone, 153;
both hands prone; one hand vertical,
154; both hands vertical, 155.
Aspirated, 64; examples, 67.
Aspirate combinations, 84.
Attention (gesture), 156.
Author's Opportunities for knowing
the wants of teachers. 170.
B following m, 101.
"Ba-pa," &c., 79, 84, 86. 87, 88.
Crowning Power of Expression, 13
Crude Gestures, 169.
Life, as related to Elocution, Definition of Elocution, 20.
Curved and Straight Lines, (arm
movements), 147; guiding princi
ples, 146; examples for practice, 148
Definition of Articulation, 69.
Defiance (facial expression), 161.
Defiance (gesture), 157.
Descending Line of Direction, (arm
movements), 152; examples for prac
tice, 152; one hand supine, 152; both
hands supine, 152; one hand prone,
153: both hands prone, 153.
Development of Voice, 38; its distino
tive aim, 38; breathing, 38; breath-
ing exercises, 39, 40; vocal exercises,
40, 41.
Diacritical Points, 81.
Diaphragm, 36,
of Elementary Sounds, Dictionaries, 71, 72.
Climax,
Clinched Hands (gesture), 157.
Coalescents,
correctly sounded, 83.
Cognates, 86.
Combination Exercise
and Rate, 126.
Comprehension
sential to
of Lines, whether middle,
ascending, or descending, 148.
Double Gestures, 150.
in- Dramatic Gestures, 142.
Drawing Sword (gesture), 157.
Dropping Hands (gesture), 157.
Ear Training,
the sentiment
the expression, 112.
Conscience (gesture), 156.
Contents, 15.
Contrasts, 86.
Conversation,
Summary,
Effusive, examples, 47, 48.
Elementary Sounds, classification,
Elocution, outline of, 18; explanation,
Emotion and Fervor often mistake
for correct expression, 113.
dents, 24; conversational exercises, Emphasis, 186; capital idea, 186; subor
dinate idea, 186. Connections, group-
25-29; conversation in its relation to
reading, 31, analogy between it ing, 186.
for its own sake, 23;
to stu-
21; suggestions
and reading, 30; distinction between Emphasis, Gestures of, 146; examples
it and reading, 30; models for read- for practice, 147.
in conversation, 31; im- Emphatic Slide, 131; examples for
personation, 81; conversation in its
practice, 137, 138.
relation to public address, 32; anal-
it and public address, Enunciation, 185.
upon the distinction between con-
82; distinction between it and pub- Equivalents, 85.
lic address, 32; illustration, 32, 33; Essentials of Expression, 112.
to public address, 33; remarks
Excess in Gesture, 169.
versation and public address, 34; Exercises in Articulation, 73—88.
models for public speech found in Exercises in Breathing, 39; chest, 39;
pure conversation, 34; general sum-
costal, 39; waist, 39; dorsal, 39; ab-
34; the germs of elocution
dominal, 39: full, 40; prolonged, 444
in pure conversation, 35.
effusive, 40; expulsive, 40; exple
Conversational Gestures, 142.
sive, 40.
Conversational Slide, 131 examples Exercises in Conversational Stylos,
for practice, 135,
Exercise in pitch, force, and rate com-
bined, 126.
Explanation of Outline of Elocution,
Explosive, examples in, 49, 50.
Expression, 112; modulation, 118;
quality, 113; pitch, 113; examples
of medium pitch, 111, 115; of high
pitch, 115, 116; of low pitch, 117;
force, 118; examples in medium
force, 119; in full force, 120; in sub
dued force, 121; time, 122; rate, 123;
examples in medium rate, 123; in
rapid rate, 124; in slow rate, 125;
combination exercise, 126; quantity,
127; examples in medium quantity,
127; in long quantity, 128; in short
quantity, 128, 129; pause, 129, 130:
rhetorical combined with gram-
matical pause, 130; slides, 131; ex.
ercises in slides, 132-135; in conver-
sational slides, 135-137; in emphatic
slides, 137, 138; wave or circumflex,
139, 110.
Expulsive, examples in, 49.
Extreme Fear (facial expression), 162.
Extreme Surprise (facial expression),
163.
Exultation (facial expression), 163.
Exultation (gesture), 156.
Facial Expression, unimpassioned and
impassioned, 158, 159; guiding prin-
ciples, 159; examples tor practice,
159, 163.
Falling Circumflex, 132.
False Gestures, 169.
Falsetto, 67 68; examples for practice,
68.
Faults of Articulation, 176
Faults in Bible Reading, 189, 191.
Faults of Expression, 176, 177.
Faults of Gesture, 177.
Full Force, 119; examples for practice,
120, 121.
Fundamental Principles of Public
Address, 185.
General Suggestions, (gesture,) 168.
General View of Elocution, 18; expla-
nation, 19.
Gesture, 141; outline, 141; conversa-
tional gestures, 142; oratorical ges
tures, 142; dramatic gestures, 142;
position, 143; examples for practice
in the various positions, 144; move-
ments of the body, 145; head, 145;
arm, 146; examples for practice, 147;
lines, 147; guiding principles, 147;
position of hand, 149; examples for
practice, 150; lower limbs, 157; in-
dex finger, 158; facial expression,
158; guiding principles, 19; unim
passioned facial expression, 159, 160;
Impassioned, 160: reverence, pathos,
joyousness, 160; secrecy, indignant
command, anger, defiance, resigna
tion, sadness, grief, extreme surprise,
161; hatred, extreme fear, jealousy,
triumph, affection, hunger, and sad
ness, scorn, 162; terror, revenge, ex
ultation, 163; miscellaneous exer
cises, 163-168; general suggestions
168; cautions to be observed, 169.
Gesture a Supplemert to Speech
Gesture, General Suggestions, 168; not
arbitrary, but subject to certain nat-
ural laws, ; special exercises, 156
-158.
Gestures--of emphasis, 146; examples
for practice, 147; of illustration, 146;
examples for practice, 147; of loca
tion, 146; examples for practice, 147;
oratorical, 142.
Graceful Carriage,
Faults of Voice in the schoolroom, Grammatical Pause, 129.
175.
Grief, (facial expression,) 161.
Faulty Pronunciation, how corrected, Grouping, 186.
Feet, position, 143,
Finger Index, 158.
Flourish of the Hand (gesture), 156.
Force, 118; not arbitrary, 118; how pro-
duced, 118; distinguished from noise,
118; examples of medium, subdued,
and full, 119-122.
Free Gymnastics, 54.
Fulcrum Power of the Voice, 176.
Full Breathing, examples in, 58.
Importance of Vocal Culture, 172.
Impure Qualities of Voice, 63, 64, ex-
amples, 64, 68.
Index Finger (gesture), 158.
Magnetic Connection of words, 185.
Meaningless Gestures, 169.
Medium Force, 118; examples for prac-
tice, 119.
Medium Pitch, 114.
Medium Quantity, 127; examples for
practice, 127.
Medium Rate, 123; examples for prac
tice, 123, 124
Mental Suffering [gesture], 156.
Methods of Instruction, 170; theory
of teaching, 170; importance, 172;
faults, 175; outline of methods, 180:
primary instruction, 180, 183; ad-
vanced instruction, 183, 184.
Middle Line of Direction, (arm move-
ment) 148; examples for practice,150;
one hand supine, 150; both hands
supine, 150; one hand prone, 153;
both hands prone, 153; one hand
vertical, 154; both hands vertical,
Indignant Command (facial expres- Miscellaneous Exercises in gesture.
Influence of the human voice, 172.
Instruction, methods of, 170.
Instruction (primary and advanced),
180, 184.
Intense Thought (gesture), 156.
Intermediate or Fifth a incorrectly
sounded, 82.
Italian a incorrectly sounded, 82.
Jealousy [facial expression], 162.
Joy [gesture], 156.
Joyousness [facial expression], 160.
Language of the Bible, [fruitful in
meaning, hence difficult to read],
Miscellaneous Suggestions for read.
ing and speaking, 185, 186.
Miscellaneous Vocal Exercises, 187,
Monotony, how avoided, 122, 123.
Movements of the Body, (head, arm.
lower limbs,) 145, 146.
My, [how pronounced], 102.
Nature, a proper study for attitude and
action, 168.
Negative Language requires sustaine,
voice or rising slide, 132.
Noise and physical violence distir
guished from force, 119.
Objects to be attained in gesture, 169.
Observation of Characters in printing
and sculpture recommended for at
titude and action, 168.
Oratorical Gestures, 142.
Orotund Voice, f0; examples, 61-63
Outline of Elocution and analy is
principles, 18; explanation, 19
Outline of Gesture, 141.
Outline of methods of instruction, 180
Physical Development as related to
elocution, 21.
Physical Exercise essential to vocal
development, 38.
Quick Preception and prompt and
graceful changes of voice essential
to correct expression, 113.
Quintillian's estimate of the face as an
element of expression, 159
Pitch, 113; not a volition of the reader
or speaker, but a demand of the sen-R, sh and w, before long u, 83.
timent, 113; how produced, 114; Rapid Rate, 123; examples, 124.
examples of medium, high and low, Rate, 123; examples of medium, fast
Position, passive and active, 143.
Positive Language requires downward
slide, 131.
Posture or Position, 143.
Practical Hints upon a few voice
sounds, 82, 83.
Practice against inclination and nat-
ural taste, 186.
Practice frequently, but not when
weary, 185.
Prayer (gesture), 156.
Preface, 9.
Prefixes, 1, 94; prefix a, 91; bi, tri,
chi, cli, cri, pri, 92; i and y in
first syllables. 92. n in prefix con,
92, 93; o equivalent to short u, 93;
prefix ex, 93; prefix dis, 93; s in-
correctly sounded, 93; prefix with,
Primary Instruction, 180, 183.
Principles, 35.
Prone Hand, 149; examples for prac-
tice, 154.
Pronunciation, the standard of, 70.
Public Address, as related to conver-
sation, 32; guide to public address,
33; models found in pure con-
versation, 34.
Public Life as related to Elocution, 22.
Pure Qualities of Voice, 59, 60; exam-
ples, 60, 62.
Quality, 59; pure quality, 59, 60; ex-
amples in simple pure quality, 60,
61; in orotund, 61, 63; impure qual-
Reading as related to conversation, 30
Recreations in Articulation, 103, 111.
Relative Emphasis of the leading and
subordinate ideas in a sentence, 186.
Remedy for faults of voice, &c., in the
schoolroom, 177, 179.
Repose, 169, 193, 194.
Resignation (facial expression), 161.
Respiration, 39; nostrils should be
used, 39.
Revenge (facial expression), 163.
Reverence (facial expression), 160.
Rhetorical Pause, 129; examples, 129
130.
Rising Circumflex, 132.
S and sh followed by long u, 102.
Sadness (facial expression), 161.
Scorn (facial expression), 162.
Sculpture and Painting as a study fo
altitude, 168.
Seat of the Accent, 89 92; a syllable,
89; monosyllable, dissyllable, trisyl
lable, polysyllable, 89; ultimate, pe-
nult, antepenult, preantepenult, 89;
words of two syllables, 89; of
more than two syllables. 90; Eng-
lish derivatives, 90; words from
the Latin and Greek 90; from the
French, 91; words used antitheti
cally,91.
Secrecy (facial expression, 161.
Sentiment and characterization, 185.
Sh inorrectly sounded, 101.
Short o incorrectly sounded. 82.
Shor Quantity, 127; examples, 128,
19.
Simple Pure Voice, 59. examples, 60,
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