~Ogden's Model Speeches for all School Occasions.~ Containing
Original Addresses and Orations on everything appertaining to School
Life; comprising Set Speeches on all occasions connected with Schools,
Academies and Colleges, for School Officers, as well as for Teachers
and Students of both sexes, with appropriate replies. By Christol
Ogden.
This original work contains over one-hundred telling speeches and
replies in well-chosen words, and every variety of style, for
_All Kinds of School Ceremonials._
_Speeches on Opening and Dedicating New Schools and Academies._
_Salutatory and Valedictory Addresses._
_Presentations and Conferring Honors._
_Burlesque Speeches._
_Addresses to Teachers._
_Prologues and Epilogues for School Exhibitions._
_Anniversary Congratulations._
Including practical hints on Extempore speaking with a dissertation on
the selection of appropriate topics, suitable style, and effective
delivery, and also valuable advice to those who lack confidence when
addressing the Public.
Paper ~50 cts.~
Bound in boards ~75 cts.~
~Ogden's Skeleton Essays; or Authorship in Outline.~ Consisting
of Condensed Treatises on popular subjects, with references to sources
of information, and directions how to enlarge them into Essays, or
expand them into Lectures. Fully elucidated by example as well as
precept. By Christol Ogden.
In this work is a thorough analysis of some SEVENTY prominent and
popular subjects, with extended specimens of the method of enlarging
them into Essays and Lectures.
The following interesting topics are separately and ably argued on
both sides of the question, thus presenting also well digested matter
for Debate, being on subjects of absorbing interest everywhere:--
_Bi-Metalism._
_Civil Service Reform._
_Prohibition._
_Is Marriage a Failure?_
_City and Country._
_The Credit System._
_Free Trade and Protection._
_Capital Punishment._
_Shall More or Less be Taught in Public Schools._
All the remaining subjects are equally thoroughly discussed, and form
a valuable aid to the student in preparing compositions, essays, etc.
Paper ~50 cts.~
Bound in boards ~75 cts.~
~Dick's Book of Toasts, Speeches and Responses.~ Containing
Toasts and Sentiments for Public and Social Occasions, and specimen
Speeches with appropriate replies suitable for the following
occasions:
_Public Dinners._
_Social Dinners._
_Convivial Gatherings._
_Art and Professional Banquets._
_Agricultural and Commercial Festivals._
_Special Toasts for Ladies._
_Christmas, Thanksgiving and other Festivals._
_Friendly Meetings._
_Weddings and their Anniversaries._
_Army and Navy Banquets._
_Patriotic and Political Occasions._
_Trades' Unions and Dinners._
_Benedicts' and Bachelors' Banquets._
_Masonic Celebrations._
_All Kinds of Occasions._
This work includes an instructive dissertation on the Art of making
amusing After-dinner Speeches, giving hints and directions by the aid
of which persons with only ordinary intelligence can make an
entertaining and telling speech. Also, Correct Rules and Advice for
Presiding at Table.
The use of this work will render a poor and diffident speaker fluent
and witty--and a good speaker better and wittier, besides affording an
immense fund of anecdotes, wit and wisdom, and other serviceable
matter to draw upon at will.
Paper ~30 cts.~
Bound in boards ~50 cts.~