Calendar: 1873-1874 Page 310
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EVENING CLASSES 309 of the Voice-Serious maladies not unfrequently caused or aggravated by wrongly using the several speech organs- What is "clerical sore throat "dysphonia clericorum" its nature cause and cure-Quotations from the works oi Sir Henry Holland Dr James Bright &c -Pronun- ciation and correction of national provincial and other errors in speaking-Quantity and accent-Poise-Definition of the term-Its great importance-One of the chief elements of apparent earnestness in speaking or reading-Steele's Pro- sodia Rationalis"-The identity of the theory of the Pois with the Thesis" and Arsis" of the ancient Greek rheto- ricians-Value of emphasis when rightly placed and discreetly used Inflexion of the Voice-Definition of the term- inflexions and Modulation of the Voice-Parenthesis-Time -Pause-Rhetorical words-Grammatical and rhetorical punctuation-Speaking and reading with expression- Attitude-Gesture-Stammering and Stuttering-Causes and cures-Rules for acquiring power tone and compass of voice and strengthening generally the speech organs-Prac- tical application of the principles of these Lectures to Public Reading and Speaking Text Book Principles of Public Reading and Speaking by Plumptre 30 LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE Day and Hour of Attendance-Wednesday from to The Introductory Lecture will be on the most important results of the Legislature of 1873 -This lecture will be free to all gentlemen who may wish to attend The following subjects will be discussed during the Course Law generally-The Sources of English Law II Legislation-Parliament-Administration of the Law-Law Courts
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