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Elocution Lessons By Mail
Elocution Lessons By Mail
Enclosed in all of the medal contest reciters were advertisements for correspondence courses in elocution taught by women from small towns in…
Tags: advertisement, correspondence course, elocution, Illinois, nineteenth century, oratory, temperance, twentieth century, WCTU, woman's christian temperance union, women's history
Advertisement for Elocution Schools
Advertisement for Elocution Schools
Enclosed in all of the medal contest reciters were advertisements for elocution schools in the Chicago area. The Columbia College of Expression and…
Tags: chicago, Columbia college, drama, elocution, Illinois, Mary blood, oratory, public speaking, temperance, theater, woman's christian temperance union
Adelia E. Carman, Contest Booklets
Adelia E. Carman, Contest Booklets
WCTU oratorical contest booklets were compiled by Adelia Carman, the National WCTU Superintendent of Medal Contests. They were printed at the WCTU’s…
Tags: chicago, contest, elocution, Illinois, oratory, public speaking, temperance, WCTU, woman's christian temperance union, women's history
Lost and Saved
Lost and Saved
With words by poet and songwriter Eben Rexford and music by singer, teacher, and composer T. Martin Towne, Lost and Saved was quite elaborate,…
Tags: cantata, chicago, drama, Illinois, musical, nineteenth century, parlor drama, temperance, theater