Liberty Ladies College - Liberty Yearbook (Liberty, MO)

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on 1es lso re 153, wod nee ;1re wu-fK .y....,,...7 t t . H. COURSE OF STUDY. First Year. Voice Culture, Psycho Vox; Srhakespearian Method of breath control in Speaking; Bodily Expression and Physi- cal Culture; Phrasing and sceneing of Shakespearets ther- Chant of Venice? Evolution of Expression Vol. I, a thorough understanding and mastery of the hrst four steps in the personal development of the student as a reader. RepertoirezeThe committal of twenty selections tstudies assigned by the instructory, with tive creditable appearances before the student body in recitals. Second Year. Volume H. of Evolution of Expression. A careful psychological development of the four new steps, followed by a critical study and explanation of the same. Pantomime. Gesture: HPhilosophy of Gesturett by Charles W. Emerson. Phrasing and sceneing 0f Shakespeares ttHamletf, Volume III of Evolution of Expression, dealt with as Volume II. Life and poems of the following: Kipling, Tennyson, Long- fellow and Browning. Repertoire: Twenty selections with six creditable appearances in recitals. Third Year. Volume IV of Evolution of Expression, with a study Of the psychological development in the sixteen steps, and the four periods in Evolution. History of Oratory, Sears,e Extemporaneous speaking. Gesture: Subjective and ob- jective. Life study: gm From real life; thy Character studies from Dickenst ttDaVid C-opperheld? Poetic Inter- pretation: Keats, Shelley and Burns. Phrasing and scene- ing of Shakespearets ttMacbethf, Repertoire: Twenty selec- tions and five creditable appearances in recitals and one public recital. 51

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Hint Aria, Elnmtinn, QDratnry, Erlaartp, Err. MISS EDITH A. NICKERSON Miss Nickerson is a post graduate of the Emerson College of Oratory, Boston, Mass, and has at various times acted as substitute teacher in that school; and has also been for one year teacher of expression, physical culture and extemporaneous speaking in the Bread Winners Col- lege of Boston. Miss Nickerson, one of our very best students, is a young woman of such hne character and characteristics that it is difticult to begin writing a recommendation for her. I do not think I have ever had a student who showed more growth in her work along the various lines in which she is efficient. She has a breadth of character and a loftiness of spiritual nature which are very rare and, as a teacher, she is com- manding, forceful and popular. She has, during her first graduate year, been teaching for me, and her work deserves special commendation. As a reader, Miss Nickerson never fails to win her audience, and she gives good literature in such a way as to render it popular. Altogether I can not recommend her over-highly. iSignedi HENRY L. SOUTHWICK. Dean Emerson College of Oratory, BostOn, iMass. Miss Nickersonk readings are well chosen and given with good effect, whether in comedy or tragedy. She has a good stage presence and makes an excellent impression upon her audience. I feel sure she will succeed in her chosen profession. . ISignedi CLAYTON D; GILBERT, Instrucfor m Pantomime and Acting, Emerson College; and Instructor of Department and Lyric Aciion, New England Consbrwafory 0f , Music. 50

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