SCHOOL OF EXPRESSION Office: Third Floor, Pierce Building 12 Huntington Avenue Copley Square, Boston Southern Term, Asheville, N. C...........June 24 to August 4 Chicago Term. .August 7 to September 1 THE DRAMATIC TERM The Dramatic Term of the School of Expression, which is held in Boston during May and June each year, is the most successful short term in America for training in dramatic art, pantomimic thinking, dramatic interpretation, and ease and facility in the staging of plays. The term is conducted under the personal direction of Anna Baright Curry, Dean S. S. CURRY, Ph.D., Litt. D., President ANNA BARIGHT CURRY, Dean Pierce Building, Copley Square, Boston, Mass. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE The Summer Session of the School of Expression for 1922 will include eight summer terms. Four of these will be held in Boston at the School itself, three in the South and one in Chicago. An urgent request has been received to hold a summer term in Colorado, but decision is reserved for the present. The full details concerning the Summer Session will be published in the March "Expression," which will contain the special circulars of the terms of the Summer Session for 1922. The special circular of the Dramatic Term is now in press and will be sent on request. THE DRAMATIC TERM begins immediately after the close of the Regular Session in May, and covers six weeks of work. It is conducted under the direction of Anna Baright Curry, Dean. This term is recommended for those who are preparing for the stage and for teachers of any phase of dramatic interpretation. The regular work of this term calls for four hours of recitation each day but the students and teachers often remain in the classroom double that time in enthusiastic practice and rehearsal. Nineteen different plays were produced by the students of the Dramatic Term last spring. THE BOSTON JULY TERM, directed by the Dean, will cover four weeks of work and will specialize in Methods of Teaching and in Public Speaking in its broader sense and practical application. A choice of eleven Promotional Courses, approved by the late Superintendent of Schools of Boston, will be offered in this term. These courses are credited toward a university degree. THE BOSTON AUGUST TERM, directed by the Dean, will emphasize the artistic phases of the Spoken Word and its relation to platform art. The term will include four weeks of work. THE SEPTEMBER PREPARATORY TERM is designed for the convenience of students applying for advanced standing. hold its twenty-second consecutive Southern Term at Asheville, North Carolina, in July 1922, under the direction of the Dean. This term is an established feature of the School of Expression and has long been recognized as a factor in the educational work of the South. The usual courses in the methods of the School of Expression in the training of voice and body, story telling, public speaking and platform art, will be given. An important announcement concerning courses for public school teachers will be included in the March "Expression." THE TEXAS TERM. The School of Expression will open its second term in Waxahachie, Texas, on May 29. The term will continue four weeks and will be under the direction of the President, S. S. Curry, assisted by members of the faculty. Registration for this term is already well advanced and a large attendance is assured. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SUMMER TERM. The School of Expression will conduct a summer term of six weeks at the summer quarter of the University of Virginia. The course will include four hours of work per day, five days a week, and will be credited towards a degree by the University. The work will be under the personal direction of Dr. Curry, assisted by members of the faculty. Dr. Curry will also give a course of lectures on the Philosophy of Expression and the Vocal Interpretation of Literature during the quarter. THE CHICAGO TERM of the School of Expression will be conducted during the month of August under the direction of the President, S. S. Curry. GENERAL INFORMATION The work of one regular summer term includes eighty to one hundred hours of instruction in systematic courses, sections and individual drills. This is more work in Expression than is included in a college course given one hour a week for three The amount of instruction is not only greater, but it is years. organized, adapted to specific needs, and is under the direction of teachers who are skilled specialists. Regular graduates of the School of Expression who have paid the full amount of three years tuition are invited to attend any of the regular summer terms without tuition. All work done in the Summer Session counts for the full number of points represented by the tuition paid. (See also Annual Catalogue, "Requirements for Advanced Standing.") This applies also to second year graduates. SUMMER SESSION-1922 I. Technical and Co-operative a. Normal adjustment, co-operative exercises c. Reconstructive work II. Logical Thinking Establishing of Attention in Sequence of Ideas and III. Creative Thinking a. Sympathetic and Imaginative Thinking IV. Public Speaking a. Conversation; Current Events b. Extemporaneous Speaking d. Pulpit Delivery e. Discussion and Debate V. Dramatic Thinking a. Dramatic Art b. Platform Art c. Acting d. Dramatic Rehearsals VI. Methods of Teaching a. Speaking b. Reading d. Action VII. Correction of Defective Speech, Stammering, etc. VIII. Organic Physical Training, Educational Dancing X. Intensive Study of Literature XI. Acting of Plays.-(Dramatic Term) |