State College in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Public Speaking
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019
1. Public Speaking Marker
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Public Speaking. . Penn State has led in the study and practice of Public Speaking since John Henry Frizzell founded the Speech Department in 1935. Robert Oliver later built a nationally renowned graduate program in Rhetoric and Communication while publishing landmark scholarship in American and British Oratory. Since the Basic Speech course became a campus-wide requirement in 1959, Penn State has taught Public Speaking to more students than any other university.
Penn State has led in the study and practice of Public Speaking since John Henry Frizzell founded the Speech Department in 1935. Robert Oliver later built a nationally renowned graduate program in Rhetoric and Communication while publishing landmark scholarship in American and British Oratory. Since the Basic Speech course became a campus-wide requirement in 1959, Penn State has taught Public Speaking to more students than any other university.
Location. 40° 47.795′ N, 77° 51.918′ W. Marker is in State College, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. Marker can be reached from Fraser Road north of Pollock Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: State College PA 16801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Carnegie Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Daily Collegian (within shouting distance of this marker); Postwar Authors (within shouting distance of this marker); Student Broadcasting
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019
2. Public Speaking Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
