Over one hundred pieces that have actually taken prizes in Prize Speaking Contests. Pieces That Have Taken Prizes Selected by A. H. Craig, author of "Craig's New Common School Question Book," (of which over 189,000 copies have been sold) and Binney Gunnison, (Harvard), Instructor in the School of Expression, Boston, Mass., and author of "New Dialogues and Plays." The compilers spent nearly three years' time in collecting the pieces for this book. All have actually taken one or more prizes at some Prize Speaking Contest. Among the selections will be found: The Aspirations of the American People; The Storming of Mission Ridge; Opportunities of the Scholar; The Elements of National Wealth; Duty of Literary Men to America; The Future of the Philippines; True Courage; The Boat Race; The Teacher the Hope of America; A Pathetic Incident of the Rebellion; The Permanence of Grant's Fame; The Province of History; The Sermon; The Yacht Race; The Soul of the Violin; Opinions Stronger Than Armies; Not Guilty. Bound in cloth. Frice $1.25 HINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGE 31-35 West 15th Street New York City These new pieces are just the kind that will arouse an audience to the highest pitch of enthusiasm. New Take Prizes Selected and adapted by Harriet Blackstone, Teacher of Elocution and Reading, Galesburg High School, Galesburg, Ill. To satisfy the constantly increasing demand for new Pieces for Prize Speaking Contests, the author (with the permission of the authors and publishers) has adapted a number of the choicest selections from the most celebrated works of our best known writers. Among others will be found: Alice's Flag-from Alice of Old Vincennes, by Maurice Thompson; The Wonderful Tar Baby-from Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris; Through the Flood-from Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, by Ian MacLaren; The Shepherd's Trophy-from Bob, Son of Battle, by Alfred Ollivant, Grandma Keeler Gets Grandpa Keeler Ready for Sunday School-from Cape Cod Folks, by Sally Pratt McLean; The Angel and the Shepherds-from Ben Hur, by Lew Wallace; The Queen's Letter-from Rupert of Hentzau, by Anthony Hope; etc. selection is especially suited for Prize Speaking Contests. Bound in cloth. Price $1.25 HINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGE Each 31-35 West 15th Street New York City HOW TO ATTRACT AND HOLD AN AUDIENCE A POPULAR TREATISE ON THE NATURE, PREPARATION, AND DELIVERY OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE BY J. BERG ESENWEIN, A.M., LIT.D. PROFESSOR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN THE HINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGE, Publishers 1902 |