=Entertainments for Every Occasion.= Ideas, games, charades, tricks,
plans--for keeping those present entertained, on whatever occasion,
whether a party, a festival, a bazaar, an entertainment, or merely
"our own folks" or an "_entre nous_."
=The Humorous Speaker.= The choicest, most recent _humor_ that lends
itself to _recitation_. Easily the best collection that has been made.
The selections are chosen because they are _good literature_, and
because they are _good recitations_. Unhackneyed material--most of it
from recently copyrighted books, for which _special permission_ has
been secured. A _hundred and twenty five_ selections, about 500 pages.
=Commencement Parts.= "Efforts" for all occasions. _Models_ for every
possible occasion in high-school and college career, every one of the
"efforts" being what some fellow has _stood on his feet_ and actually
delivered on a similar occasion--not what the compiler _would_ say if
_he_ should happen to be called on for an ivy song or a response to a
toast, or what not; but what the fellow himself, when his turn came,
_did say_! Invaluable, indispensable to those preparing any kind of
"effort." _Unique._
Contains _models_ of the salutatory, the valedictory, orations, class
poems, class songs, class mottoes, class will, ivy poem and song,
Dux's speech; essays and addresses for flag day, the seasons, national
and other holidays; after-dinner speeches and responses to toasts.
Also _models_ for occasional addresses--social, educational,
political, religious. Also models for _superintendents'_ and
_principals'_ addresses to graduating class, debating team,
educational conference; on dedication of school building, public
building, library; for holidays, festival days, and scores of social
and other occasions. Also themes for essays, and lists of _subjects_
for orations, essays, toasts.
=College Men's 3-Minute Declamations.= Material with vitality in it
for prize speaking. _14th edit._
=College Maids' 3-Minute Readings.= Up-to-date recitations from living
men and women. On the plan of the popular College Men's 3-Minute
Declamations, and on the same high plane. _Twelfth edition._
=Pieces for Prize Speaking Contests.= _Volume I._ Over one hundred
pieces that have _actually taken prizes_ in prize speaking contests.
_Successful._
=Pieces for Prize Speaking Contests.= _Vol. II._
=Pieces for Every Occasion.= "Special days."
=Famous Poems Explained.= (Barbe).
=How to Attract and Hold an Audience.= Every student in college or
school, every lawyer, every teacher, every clergyman, every man or
woman occupying an official position, every citizen and every youth
who is likely ever to have occasion in committee, or in public, to
enlist the interest, to attract and hold the attention of one or more
hearers, and _convince_ them--every person who ever has to, or is
likely to have to "speak" to one or more listeners will find in our
new book a clear, concise, _complete_ handbook which will enable him
to _succeed_!
Thorough, concise, methodical, replete with common sense, complete. In
his logical method, in the crystal-like lucidity of his style, in his
forceful, incisive, penetrating mastery of his subject, the author has
at one bound placed himself on a plane with the very ablest
teacher-authors of his day.
=Fenno's Science and Art of Elocution.= _Standard._ Probably the most
successful of its kind.
=The Power of Speech, How to Acquire It.= A comprehensive system of
vocal expression. Thorough and practical instruction in the use of the
speaking voice, embracing deep breathing, articulation, modulation,
emphasis and delivery; vocal coloring, interpretation of the written
word, the conveying of thought by means of vocal expression, and the
principles of oratory and dramatic art.
=The Psychology of Public Speaking.= A scientific treatment of the
practical needs of the public speaker. A worth-while book.
=How to Use the Voice= in Reading and Speaking. By Ed. Amherst Ott,
head of the School of Oratory, Drake University. Suitable for class
work.
=How to Gesture.= E. A. Ott. New _illus._ edit.
=Constitution of U. S.= In English, German and French.
=Constitution of U. S., with Index.= (Thorpe's _Pocket Edition_).
=Brief History of Civilization.= (Blackmar).
=The Changing Values of English Speech.=
=The Worth of Words.= (Bell).
=The Religion of Beauty.= (Bell).
=Dictionaries: The Classic Series.= _Half morocco._ Especially
planned for students and teachers in colleges and high schools. Up to
the times in point of contents, authoritative while modern as regards
scholarship, instantly accessible in respect to arrangement, in a
binding elegant and durable. 8×5½ in.
_French-English and Eng.-French_,
_German-English and Eng.-German_,
_Latin-English and Eng.-Latin_,
_Greek-English and Eng.-Greek_,
_English-Greek Dictionary_.
=Dictionaries: The Handy Series.= _Pocket Edition._ Scholarship modern
and accurate; beautiful print.
_Spanish-English and Eng.-Spanish_,
_Italian-English and Eng.-Italian_,
_New-Testament Lexicon_. With a fine presentation
of the _Synonyms_ of the Greek Testament.
=Liddell and Scott's Abridged Greek Lexicon.= With new _Appendix of
Proper and Geog'l names_.
=White's Latin-English Dictionary.=
=White's English-Latin Dictionary.=
=White's Lat.-Eng. and Eng.-Lat. Diction.=
=International Pronouncing French-English and Eng.-French Dictionary.=
_Half morocco._ The _pronunciation_ is indicated by a full re-spelling
of each title-word in the system of the _International Phonetic
Associ'n_, a widely used means of indicating, simply and accurately,
the _pronunciation_ of _all_ languages in a _single_ (amplified)
_Roman alphabet_.
=Who's Who in Mythology?= A dictionary of mythological characters.
Identifies and locates _instanter_ every god and goddess, hero and
myth that are likely to be broached either in conversation, sermon,
song, drama, painting or statuary.
=Who's Who in History?= A dictionary of classical characters and
allusions. Locates the places, identifies the persons, describes the
things, which are constantly alluded to in literature, in sermons, in
paintings, in sculpture and in conversation.
=BOOKS BY RALCY HUSTED BELL=
=The Worth of Words=
_Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged._
The SOULS of words live after their forms change. This spiritual
element of words survives as literature. The _living_ book contains
the EGO of the author--the spiritual personality of his mind. This
book treats of the _right_ usage of words on this vital basis. It is a
_living_ guide. Simple and clear, it aids correct speech and shows how
to vitalize words with SOUL.
=The Changing Values of English Speech=
A mate to THE WORTH OF WORDS. Touches lightly the philosophical side
in a _practical_ way: illumines _Style_, _Soul of Words_, _Early
English_, _Language Change_, _Poetry_, _Syntax_, _Variations in
Word-Meanings_, _Distinctions_, _Origin of Language_, _Old Celtic
Friends_, _English Orthography_, _Words Changed Since Shakespeare_,
_Commonplace Poetry_, _Aborigines_. Reads with the _fascination of
romance_.
=The Religion of Beauty=
_Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged._
This is the autobiography of a Soul glad of life--one who finds riches
in the possessions of others and, above all, a golden wealth in man's
_Impersonal Estate_--in SKY and STAR, SUN and CITY, the SEA and the
OPEN WORLD--one who finds the _Religion_ of _Beauty_ in all things,
and reveals the secret whereby all who will may dig up "real wealth"
while having a good time.
=Taormina=
_Illustrated. New Historic Matter._
History is told here with Maeterlinck's charm of style; scenes are
painted with the power and beauty of Hearn; philosophy is
unconsciously brought forth from events. Greek legend weaves a
necklace of imagery which holds ETNA in its clasp. Martial echoes
mingle with the voices of ancient poets, the murmur of the Ionian Sea
and of olive leaves in sunny Sicily.
=English and American Literature=
=A One Year Course=
=FROM CHAUCER TO MARK TWAIN=
By B. A. HEYDRICK, A. B.