Date of Award

6-1925

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Education

First Advisor

James M. O'Gorman

Second Advisor

Joseph C. Flynn

Abstract

Everywhere and at all times we are confronted with the necessity for reading and for making use of what we read. We do occasionally find ourselves doing some oral reading but that need arises very seldom. The business man reads his newspaper on his way to work. If he is a slow reader he must be satisfied with glancing over the headlines in the brief time allotted to him but if he can read rapidly he can do much more. When he is reading his morning mail he can save time if he is sure that he is not missing important details by going over it quickly. At lunch he must read his menu. Back in his office there are outgoing letters to look over. Probably he reads another pa¬ per on his way home. He often needs to consult books at the library to find what others have done in similar circumstances to those in which he finds himself placed. He can’t go to the movie or the theatre without being called upon to read captions or programs. This should be silent though only too often it is oral. No doubt railroad timetables could be more easily elucidated if they were read aloud or even sung but by far the greater proportion of our reading is silent. If a business man is keen and alert there are many publications that are of use to him and the more he reads the more value he gets. The better he reads the more he can enjoy books of fiction, travel and adventure and the more he can read.

Comments

A Thesis Submitted to Fulfill the Requirements For The Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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