University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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College of Orator EVER before has the Art of Expression reached the practical basis upon which it now rests. Heretofore the general public have regarded it as something outside of their sphere, classing it with the fine arts. In the latter respect they have not misjudged, for it is an art, but one that is more essential to success in all lines of work than any other one thing. It is generally conceded that skill in expression is the foundation upon which orators and interpreters of literature build their towers of fame, but in order to become a power in the world of commerce today a man must be a con- vincing speaker. Society leaders find the art of expression indispensable. Tact is not so much what one says as how one says it. Distinction in any vocation can only come to the man who knows how to make his knowledge intelligible to others, and we frequently see the most thoughtful men yielding leadership to inferior men who can out-talk them. The increasing demand for courses along lines of expression in the great universities of the East, is prevalent in U. S. C. More men are being trained in effective speaking than ever before, and no man who aspires to be a useful citizen is safe unless he is equipped with the Art of Speech. The Faculty of the College of Oratory is endeavoring to create in the minds of the students a desire for the highest standard in the Art of Expression. BEULAH WRIGHT. 25 1-'W ww

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BEULAH Wnxcm Dean College of Oratory

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WALTER FISHER SKEELE, A.B Dean College of Music