LEYS INSTITUTE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 148, 24 June 1932, Page 3

LEYS INSTITUTE.

ADDRESS OX PUBLIC SPEAKIXG. The Leys Institute Literary and Debating Union met in the Leys Institute, Pensonby, last evening. The president, Mr. L. Phillips, in introducing Mr. Ernest Aidridge, the speaker for the evening, eulogised Mr. Aldridge's efforts in connsction with the original Ponsonby Debating Union. Mr. Aldridge took for the theme of his address, " The Vitamins of Public Speech."' Speech, he said, was the living link between the speaker and the audience. The art of public speaking could only be perfected by assiduous study, not only of the natural actions of the speaking voice, but by concentrated thought on the specialised subject to be dealt with. lie instanced the magic spell of Wesley, the power of Demosthenes, the living pictures of Socrates, and the vigour and colour of Mr. Lloyd George. They were orators who achieved success by mental discipline, vision, and determination.

'.I'ho Leys team to meet the W.E.A. in tlu> forthcoming Athenaeum Cup contest was announced as Messrs. G. C. Grant, K. L. Slyfield. mid J. (,'. Black. In this debate the Leys team will take the negative, the subject being, " That there should be no restrict ion on freedom of speech."

Arrangements were finalised in connection with a debate and discussion to be held next week, when the subject will embrace " Democracy " in its various phases, and also for Mr. J. A. C. Allum's address. 1: The Auckland Transport System," to be held in the institute on July 7.