Emerson College - Emersonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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The Emersonian INTERIOR CHICKERING HARE

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10 T he Emersonian EXTERIOR OF EMERSON COLLEGE

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18 T h c K in e r son! a n ■f» »» »» j % %%■+ Emerson C il®§j© and Its Lo®aii®n HE phenomenal success o f the Emerson College of Oratory is clue largely to its unique system of presenting oratory to the student mind. The Emerson system is based on natural laws of mind and body. The underlying principles of this “New Philosophy of Expression is — from within out . — This develops those qual- ities of mind and heart which lie behind all forms of manifestation and which spontane- ously create the requisite artistic forms of expression. The “Evolution of Expression” is the fundamental work through the study of which the student is trained to apply the “New Philosophy of Expression” to his college work. The Emerson system of Physical Culture is based on physiological and artistic princi- ples and develops not only health and strength but also grace, beauty and responsiveness of body to the mental attitudes. Emerson College was founded, as a private school, in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson under the title of the “Boston Conservatory of Oratory.” In Sept. 1886, the school having outgrown its early quarters in Pemberton Square, it was removed to Wesleyan Hall, Brom- -«+