near Brantford, Ontario, where, for a number of years he held the professorship of elocution in Queen's College, Kingston, and in addition delivered courses of lectures in Boston, Mass., and in Montreal, Toronto, London, and other Canadian cities, besides, jointly with his brother, Prof. David C. Bell, giving numerous public readings.

Mr. Bell's career as "Master" of the Science of Speech took indisputable form soon after his father's death. In 1868 already he was called from London to give a course of lectures before the Lowell Institute, Boston, Mass. Two years later, 1870, on his permanent settlement in Canada, he was a second time invited. to give a course of twelve lectures before the Lowell Institute, which he had the honor to supplement the following year, 1871, by a third similar course. His residence at Brantford proved beneficial both to himself, and to his son, Alexander Graham, who was engrossed there in solving the problem of the telephone, and, upon fully recovering his health, accepted a position in the Faculty of the Boston University School of Oratory, and in 1872, opened in Boston an "Establishment for the study of Vocal Physiology," on the Board of Instruction of which, later on, Prof. A. Melville Bell's name appears first. During this latter period, Mr. Bell's earlier publications in England were re-issued and supplemented, notably so by a treatise on "Teaching Reading in Public Schools," and "The Faults of Speech," which latter has attained its fifth edition, and constitutes the only generally recognized Standard Manual upon the subject of correcting defects of speech.

Dr. Alexander Graham Bell had meanwhile married, perfected and patented the telephone, and permanently located in Washington City. The father and the latter's brother, however, being loath to leave their enjoyable home in Ontario, only decided finally to do so early in the year 1881, which gave occasion to a farewell banquet being tendered Prof. A. M. Bell by the city authorities of Brantford and his numerous friends, who desired to convey to him their sincere regret that circumstances rendered it desirable he should leave Brantford where he had resided during the past eleven years, loved and respected by an ever widening circle of friends. The occasion was heightened by the presence

of Prof. D. C. Bell and Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. In response to the toast, "The guest of the evening," and the unstinted encomiums paid both to him and to his brother by the Mayor and other prominent citizens, Prof. Bell responded giving in part the following interesting account of his coming to, and sojourn in, Canada, and touchingly referred to the cause of his departure: "When I was a very young man, and somewhat delicate after a severe illness, I crossed the Atlantic to take up my abode for a time with a friend of my family in the island of Newfoundland. I was there long enough to see a succession of all its seasons, and I found the bracing climate so beneficial, that my visit undoubtedly laid the foundation of a robust manhood. People talk of the fogs of Newfoundland, but these hung over the banks, and not-or but little-over the land. I have seen more fog in any one year in London, than I did during all the thirty months I spent in the land of 'Cod.' It was there that I commenced the exercise of my profession, and it is curious now to think that my desire to visit the United States before returning home was defeated by the impossibility of getting directly from one country to the other. It was then necessary to go to England on the way to America. History we are told repeats itself. I am reminded of the saying by the circumstance, that when I left Newfoundland, 1842, I had the honor of being the recipient of a similar public leave-taking to that which you are favoring me with tonight. In 1867 and 1870, I suffered the grievous loss of two fine young men, first my youngest, and next my eldest son,' and the recollection of my early experience, determined me to try the effect of change of climate for the benefit of my only remaining son. I had received an invitation to deliver a course of lectures in the Lowell Institute, Boston, in the Autumn of 1870, and in July of that year, I broke up my London home and brought my family to Canada. Our plan was to give the climate a a two years' trial. This was eleven years ago, and my slim and delicate looking son of those days developed into the sturdy specimen of humanity with which you are all familiar. The facts are worth recording, because they show the invigorating influence of the Canadian climate, and may help other families in similar circumstances to profit by our experience.

"I was happily led to Brantford by the accidental proximity of an old friend, and I have seen no place within the bounds of Ontario that I would prefer for a pleasant, quiet and healthful residence ****. How is it then that, notwithstanding this declaration, I am about to bid adieu to the land that I love so well? You all know my son; the world knows

'Charles Edward, died in 1867, age 19 years, to whose memory the Inaugural Edition of "Visible Speech, the Science of Universal Alphabetics," was dedicated. Melville J. Bell, the eldest son, died 1870, leaving a widow who accompanied the family to Canada, and there married Mr. George Ballachy.

his name, but only his friends know his heart is as good as his name is great. I can safely say that no other consideration that could be named, than to enjoy the society of our only son would have induced us to forsake our lovely Tutelo Heights,' and our kind good friends of Brantford. He could not come to us, so we resolved to go to him. *** I now confidently feel that my sojourn in Brantford will outlive my existence, because under yon roof of mine the telephone was born. A ray of fame, reflected from the son, will linger on the parental abode, * * * *. Dr. Alexander Graham Bell being called upon to respond to the toast, "The Telephone and the Photophone," is reported to have said in the course of his remarks relative to the removal of his father, that the ties of flesh and blood were stronger than any other, and therefore, he should be pardoned for causing the removal of his parents from Canada. He spoke of the many works and inventions of Prof. Melville Bell in Stenography, Visible Speech, Elocution, etc. His stating that the "Telephone is due in a great measure to him," is reported to have been a generous admission that somewhat surprised those who heard it. It is furthermore reported that he gave some reminiscences of the early efforts that resulted in the discovery of the telephone, and added that many steps in its utilization were perfected at "Tutelo Heights."

Prof. A. M. Bell and his brother, with their families, upon arrival in Washington, soon located in two adjoining spacious old residences, Nos. 1517 and 1525 Thirty-fifth Street, N. W. There, with the exception of a brief period before his demise, when he removed to his son's residence, 1331 Connecticut Ave., Prof. Bell lived dispensing his wonted hospitality, and, amidst his books, enjoying the intellectual atmosphere that pervaded his literary "den."

But these Masters of Elocution by no means remained idle spectators: the elder brother being called upon repeatedly for his inimitable renditions of noted authors, to which he added in 1895, "The Reader's Shakespeare, in three volumes, for the use of schools and colleges, private and family reading, and for public. and platform delivery," whilst his junior brother, designated the "Nestor of Elocutionary Science," constantly was called upon either by letter or personally on the part of the more eminent elocutionists, philologists, and pedagogues of the age, to advise on matters relating to the one science of which he was the un

disputed head and master. Not only this, during his twenty-five years of residence at the Nation's Capital, of which, in the year 1898, he became a duly incorporated citizen, he personally, upon invitation, delivered lectures before the "American Association for the Advancement of Science," "Johns Hopkins University," "Columbia University," "Modern Language Association," "National Association of Elocutionists," "New York Teachers of Oratory," and the "American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf," etc., etc.

During the same period he issued a revised version of the "Inaugural edition of Visible Speech"; "Sounds and their Relations." now a standard Manual in Normal Training Schools for teachers of the Deaf; also other Manuals on "Speech Reading and Articulation Teaching," "English Visible Speech in Twelve Lessons," "Popular Manual of Visible Speech and Vocal Physiology," "World English the Universal Language," and "Handbook of World English," "English Line Writing on the basis of Visible Speech," and, finally, "Science of Speech," together with a fifth edition of "Principles of Elocution."

The time had arrived, when, despite pleadings of numerous applicants, the venerated master must resolutely decline to give verbal instruction, much as he mentally enjoyed teaching. One of the last privileged personal pupils, now teaching in a prominent institution for the deaf, thus speaks of her master's method:

"Prof. Bell was a wonderful teacher, I never had his equal. His explanations were so clear and full that at the end of a lesson it was quite impossible to think of asking any further question. Every possible uncertainty had been anticipated."

The autographic testimonial of ability this pupil received was equally unequivocal:

"Miss

was a pupil of mine in 'Visible Speech,' and distinguished herself by aptitute in the study, and by rapid and solid progress in the practice. Miss has fine abilities, and she will, I have no doubt, do honor to any position, the duties of which she may undertake. "1525 35th Street, N. W.,

"Washington, D. C., July 16th, 1896.

"(Signed,)

Aley Melville Bell

The following tribute was paid the deceased in the Boston "School Document No. 9, 1905":

"We can perhaps make no greater acknowledgment of indebtedness to the late Prof. Alexander Melville Bell, the distinguished philologist, who, in 1870, upon invitation, told the teachers how his system of phonetic writing, named by him Visible Speech, could be made useful in the development of the speech of deaf children, than to say that it continues to be the basis of all instruction in speech in this school.' The result of his visit was the employment of the son, Alexander Graham Bell, as a special instructor in the school for a period of three months."

The scene at Chautauqua, June 29th, 1899, on the occasion of the last meeting of the National Association of Elocutionists. which he attended, was impressive beyond ability adequately to be described in words. In the commencement of the ever memorable address on "Fundamentals of Elocution," delivered by Prof. Bell, he tersely stated:

"Elocution is an art: hence its practice is more important than its theory, ****. The requirements of Elocution are: first, that the speaker should be heard without effort on the hearers' part; second, that the utterance of words and syllables should be distinct and unambiguous; and third, that vocal expression should be in sympathy with the subject. In common practice we find that these requirements are conspicuously wanting."

At the close of the address, no less than a dozen members successively arose to pay tribute to the speaker.

"It seems to me," said the first, "not only fitting, but a very natural thing for this audience to desire to express its feeling, and I rise to move a vote of thanks to our distinguished benefactor of past years, who has so honored us today, for the magnificent exemplification which he presents in his own person of the benefits to be derived from our work. When a man so glorious in years, and in work, can stand so magnificently before this assembly, he presents a most inspiring example for emulation. And it is with a feeling of deepest gratitude in my heart for what he has done today in thus honoring us, and what he has done for elocution in the past, that I move, on behalf of this audience, a vote of thanks to Prof. Bell for having come before us and given us this treat."

The vote was taken by an enthusiastic rising of the entire assembly. Another speaker said:

The Horace Mann School."