Cotner University - Croaker Yearbook (Bethany, NE)

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11, 44 gl 1 4 l 4 l l X , il gi 5 . El Department of Expression 5 3, The orator is born-then made. We i feel the need more today than ever be- ,tsl fore, for better placed Voices, better tones, better articulation, better expres- ll sion. It is deplorable that we, as people, have harsh, rasping voices. There is no reason Why We cannot have well l rounded, pleasing, resonate tones. It vi , is true that not all expect to be lavvyers, ,I ' preachers, or orators, but We expect to talk the rest of our lives, and Why not I have it agreeable to ourselves and list- ? eners? ' A The aim of this school is to prepare Ei men and women for fuller service in bi correct speaking and public speaking, 'Eg whether as teachers, readers, lecturers, F preachers, or Whatever line they pur- T sue. Also to meet the need of those fl GRACE E. BROWN who realize the general cultural Value of the study of Expression. For this reason, Expression is taught, not by imitation, but by mastery of definite laws in such a Way as to bring out the individuality of each student. The it most essential features are his sincerity and naturalness. l l J M n n ma- m r n m - u -m-. T ' ' Page Thirty 1922

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Department of Art There is never an idle moment in this most interesting class, where Work is play and study a pleasure. To be sure, there are discouraging moments when cloud becomes sky and sky becomes cloud, when a Winding road refuses to Wind, a landscape changes color while the artist labors in vain to match the changing tint. Yes, it is Work, but what joy is found in the Working, and what a gloriously happy feeling When, through your efforts, things assume their proper relations! How one rejoices in some new dis- covery! Perhaps it is only a hue in a cloud, Which, when once noticed, is never to be forgotten, but used to weave another bright thread into the tapestry of life. LORA C. MUNGER It is through Art and through Art only that We can realize our perfection, through Art and Art only that We can shield our- selves from the sordid perils of actual existence. -Wilde. ' 1 E1 4 Ei l Page Twenty-n

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THE BULL DOG Music Music is moral law. It gives a soul to the universe. wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gayety and life to everything else. It is the essence of order and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful. -Plato. Ruskin says: The four necessities of life are food, s h e l t e r, raiment and music. We are not true to ourselves, We are cheat- ing ourselves by failing to develop this art, this uni- versal language so neces- sary in this distracting, unsettled period through which We are passing. Music makes things go. It makes a peace meeting more peaceful, it intensi- iies the spirit of courage, it stimulates Workers, it uplifts, it soothes, and it heals. The remedy for all ills is T education. We so often . look for superficial effects rather than for real train- ESTELI-A KIEHNHOFF ing. Music is really an in- visible world, the World of' beauty and of order. We regard it too much as an accomplishment and too little as a means of development. The ulti- mate aim is to train for life-to use the art of music as a means of intellec- ual, aesthetic, and moral culture. Music is of all arts the most socializing. Its long service to society in the past is Well known, but music has a great modern Worth. Soon We shall return to first principles and to natural, normal conditions. Our duty therefore is to keep alive the love of the beautiful, to guard music and bring it safely through. We must keep the sacred fires of music burning and keep them burning brightly in order that their Warmth and light may help to illumine the World in the better days that are to follow. The sound of music that is born of human breath Comes straighter from the soul than any strain. ...sg ..... -..-., 1922 Page Thirty-one