slow, strong whisper, keeping the waist firm and the current of sound directed well forward to the teeth.

BLENDING OF ELEMENTS.

we must now learn to blend the aspiration, subvocality and vocality nicely for syllables. The vocal, a hard part of a syllable, must be covered with the softer sounds or the words will be very harsh. There must be no hissing, sputtering sounds. In the following exercises, produce several times the Vocal at the top of the list with clear, ringing vocality, making it vibrate well from the tips of the teeth. Then pronounce the list of words, giving each word three times, and also the phrase that follows, making every element of every word distinct, clear and smooth.

Practice also each exercise in a clear, full whisper making each element with the utmost distinctness. Also, in a loud whisper, having partial vocality; this will soon give you full control of all the consonant elements.

Remember it is not a question of how often nor how long you practice, but how carefully you practice. Fifteen minutes of vigorous practice will benefit you more than hours of careless repetitions of words or sentences. Train the muscles; get the organs to work properly; make P, T and K firmly and distinctly. Then you will succced.

Armed and marshalled.

All hearts are marshalled there and armed,

All hail! war's champion, hail !
Ages after they have vanished.
All are scattered now and fled.

Arm with speed and bring defense.
All withered and withering with age.

Ye glittering stars of night.

'Tis mightiest in the mightiest.
All silent as the mighty dead.

Beneath the wide-wayed earth.

From monument to monument.

Crossed and then recrossed.
All are architects of Fate,

Working in these halls of Time.

Alas! Poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio.
Woman shall look

I remember most distinctly.

The combat deepens; on ye brave!
On Linden, when the sun was low.

Rude suitors mocked and laughed.

And mustering came his chosen troops.

False wizard, avaunt! I have marshalled my clan.

And lo! from the assembled crowd

There rose a shout prolonged and loud.
An itching palm. An arrow swift and winged!

Tone, Range and Flexibility.

Our next object is to make the voice capable of wide range of pitch, and of easy transition from grave to acute, or acute to grave.

1. Begin at I and count to 9 allowing the voice to gradually rise in pitch, and after you reach 9, prɔnounce "Ho!" very strongly in the highest pitch you can reach with firm tone. Practice many times and