An Important Course in Public Speaking

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 17, 1907

An Important Course in Public Speaking

The faculty of the Washington Training College has provided a course in public speaking to begin immediately. In addition to the technical or theoretical part of the work, there will be instruction given in regard to the preparation and delivery of sermons, the use of illustrations, prayer, making appeals, personal work, bringing people to a deciding point, baptism, organizing churches and Sabbath-schools, conducting prayer-meetings, conducting the ordinances, reading the Scriptures, reading hymns, pronouncing the benediction, and the like.

Considerable attention will be given to memory work, such as the memorizing of Scripture, hymns, bits of choice poetry, and gems of prose. Much attention will be given to the preparation of subjects in a logical and connected way; and a large amount of composition work will be required in the way of preparing outlines of subjects, and the framework of sermons and addresses.

Considerable reading will be required of such works as are best adapted to fit one for effective and efficient public speaking.

As students become qualified to speak in public, they will be encouraged to give brief, simple addresses, as openings may be found for their doing so.

The regular teaching work will be assigned to four teachers most eminently fitted for the work, their work to be supplemented from time to time by instruction in special topics by General Conference laborers.

It will be seen that the course is one of especial value to young people who wish to enter the ministerial or Bible work.

As this course does not come during the regular college hours, there will be opportunity to take up, in connection with it, other studies now being offered at the College.

For the benefit of those who are unable to pay their way through the school year, opportunity will be given to pay for a part or the whole of the tuition in work.

Those who desire to get the full benefit of the course should enter the classes without delay. Correspondence relative to the course should be addressed to Washington Training College, Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C.