It certainly would be unwise to put a young child under continued training; but even in the kindergarten the right method of voice production can and should be taught.

Teachers of kindergarten and primary schools should be familiar with the principles of voice training and be able to start the pupils at once on the right road.
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS The sooner this branch of education is made a part of the curriculum of our common schools, the sooner shall we produce a race of good speakers and singers.
If, during the pupil's school life, proper attention is paid to these primary principles and to _correct articulation_, a large majority of students will graduate from our common schools prepared to advance in the art of elocution or of singing without being obliged first to unlearn a vast amount of error and to correct a long list of bad habits.
If each day in the public schools a few minutes only are devoted to the subject by a teacher who understands it and who will call the attention of the pupils to the proper applications of the principles in their daily recitations, it will be found amply sufficient to develop and establish a good speaking and singing voice.
ARTISTRY If artistry is to be attained, every organ must be individually well trained.

Yet, during performance, no one part should be given undue prominence.

The voice should be the product of all the organs equally well developed.

Continued practice will enable the performer to correlate the whole--blend the strength of all in one.
It goes without saying that no one in singing or speaking should appear to be governed by a "method." During the early stages of education, pupils should be amenable to rules and methods, but they must not expect to be acceptable performers until able to forget their lessons and simply and unconsciously make use of all the advantages of their training.