Imperial Schools - Diplomat Yearbook (Gladewater, TX)

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NANCY A. EHLERT Library Aide. MARY JOAN WENDZEL Bookkeeper. 0. Q J---- ,1 it so wav. i ,UTI ji E fr up-wh K3 1 Fllt ' Q girly' ...,.. ! Q l qlcfa Fl , ..... LUN N N ,Qi f 'it '- L' f- ,Q Z fy ' lit T V. .fi www- . WILLA K. SHARP Assistant Librarian .., , E V. K gg Q MIQUE J. TAUTFEST Faculty Aide. SPEECH AND ORAL EXPRESSION Commencing with the first year of school and continuing until graduation Imperial students are constantly provided with speak- ing situations which help to develop poise, confidence, with a good degree of language mastery. Memory work covering over three hundred biblical passages is an integral part of the elementary Bible classes. Analysis of words in phonetics gives each student ex- perience in explaining before a group. Oral reports are introduced early through book reports, research assignments, and laboratory demonstrations. In senior high school the more formal func- tions of public speaking are introduced to the boys through the Imperial Clubs and to the girls through the Imperial Girls' Clubs. These clubs are extra-curricular activities which re- ceive almost 100'7b participation by the stud- ent body. Officers are appointed by the facul- ty sponsors, and Weekly club assignments are assigned by the officers on a rotation basis. Impromptu comments are elicited from mem- bers in business and table-topics sessions. Pre- pared speeches of approximately six minutes duration follow. After each speech a terse evaluation is given by an assigned evaluator. The meetings conclude after the club advisor has given an over-all evaluation of the meet- ing and the speakers trophies have been awarded. The net result of the years of consistent training is a person who can uthink on his feet, communicate intelligently with others, and represent himself, his school, his way of life as a true Di lomat. SPEECH PRODUCTION lf you were asked the question, What parts of the body are used for speech production? you would probably reply, The vocal chords, of course! Surprising as it may seem the lungs, windpipe, larynx, pharynx, nose and mouth are also used in speech production. You may ask, The lungs? How are they used in speech production? Without the lungs you wouldn't be able to speak at all, not to mention the fact of life it- self. The source of speech production is the steady stream of air that comes from the lungs as you exhale. As you exhale the vocal chords open and close rapidly letting through puffs of air. You hear the puffs as a steady buzz. The tone of the buzz depends upon the acoustic properties of the vocal tract. By changing the shape of the vocal tract you I I-ff . 1 I . - . . turn, produce words. These changes are made by moving the lips, tongue, or the soft palate in the back of your mouth. This process is called articulation. These articulatory movements are used for producing most speech sounds. There are two other ways, A second way is used in producing s and sh sounds. This is done by con- stricting some part of the vocal tract, The result is a hissing noise or fricative noise which produces sh. The third way is used in pronouncing p's and g's. This is done by block- ing the vocal tract with the lips or tongue. By blocking the tract with the lips p is produced. By using the tongue g is formed. Generally you produce speech through exhaling. Although, in some foreign lan- .I .I I I ' I I'

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