Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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Department of Speech and Speech is the li;j,hf, the iiionini; of he iiiiiid: It sprecith the beauteous mii;j es abroad, Which else lie jiirVd and shrouded in tin- soul. Dryden SPEECH, when it becomes the servant of the mind, can wield a power more mighty than the pen, which has been said is mightier than the sword. Through it may throb the thoughts and feelings of an earnest soul, bringing those who hear into a har- mony and recognition of truths, which mere words could not convey. It opens an avenue of self-expression, a breaking of those bonds which hold men and women from expand- ing to a full capacity and which constitute barriers between all of us. Every year teachers, preachers, missionaries and students of other professions are leaving Taylor to take their stand among those who will look to them for help and guidance. It is to these students especially that Speech offers its promises. Thought, voice and gestures must work in harmony and so the department trains in these fields. Not only are the students taught to interpret and express their own thoughts, but opportunities are given which help the students to gain freedom in addressing audiences. This year the Dramatic Club played Shakespeare ' s Merchant of Venice and Hubert Henry Davies ' The Mollusc, and also three one act plays from the second and third year students. This work prepares the students to meet the rising need of worth while selecting and directing plays. The paramount aim, however, is to enable each student to better fill that line ot work into which he intends to enter. ■33 Bisissliilliiss T ticiify-tJjtic

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Associate Professor Wilson Paul Professor Barton Rees Pogue Associate Professor Ruth Flood iaS isiifgis ggs WILSON PAU Department ' ILSON PAUL is sbly fitted to be an instructor in the Speech and Dramatics of Taylor. Last year he was graduated from the department, although his talented recital of Peter Kyne ' s delightfulh ' humorous story Cappv Ricks took place this fall in order to relieve last spring ' s congestion of programs. He has had a summer ' s study at Rice ' s School of the Spoken Word at Oak Bluffs, Mass., and the past summer he spent in work in the Speech Department of Northwestern Univer- sity at Evanston, Illinois. His two years of teaching in Taylor have met with success and hearty appreciation. L ARTON REES POGUE has for eight years been the professor of Speech and Dra- matics. Working from year to year he has built up his department into one of which Taylor should be proud. The past two years especially have seen manly improvements and new equipment for the department, which are due to Professor Pogue ' s tireless and unceasing efforts. A son of the same town as was Riley, and always his great admirer, he has been generally acclaimed Riley ' s successor, this name having been won bv his highlv original and altogether delightful poems. MISS FLOOD with her earlier training in speech and expression, had not been at Taylor very long before her talent was recognized and she was in demand for readings at numerous occasions. She has had two summer ' s work at Rice ' s School of the Spoken Word at Oak Bluffs, Mass., and last year her graduation from Tay- lor ' s department took place. Her rendering of Justin McCarthy ' s dramatic play, If I Were King was superb. For the past two years she has been a valuable instructor in the Department of Speech and Dramatics. Twciity-tuo

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