|at the Hotel Astor yesterday and |
|prescribed musical treatment for various |
|brands of mania.--_New York World._ |

=5. Keynote Beginning.=--Very closely related to the summary beginning
is the keynote beginning, in which the subject of the main verb is an
indirect presentation of the content of the speech. Whereas the summary
beginning displays its resume in a complete sentence, the keynote
beginning puts the content of the speech in a single noun and its
modifiers. Thus:

| The ideal state university was the |
|theme of a speech delivered by, etc. |

| The mission of the newspaper to tell |
|the truth, to stand for high ideals, and |
|to strive to have those ideals adopted by|
|the public was the keynote of an address |
|delivered by, etc. |

=6. Participial Beginning.=--This is less common than the other kinds of
indirect quotation beginnings but it is often very effective. The
summary of the speech or the most striking statement is put into a
participial phrase at the beginning and is made to modify the subject of
the sentence (the speaker). It must of course be remembered that such a
participial phrase can be used only to modify a noun, as an adjective
modifies a noun, and can never be made the subject of a verb. Here is an
example of good use of this beginning:

| Upholding the right of public criticism|
|of the courts on the theory that there |
|can be no impropriety in investigating |
|any act of a public official, Judge |
|Kennesaw M. Landis last night addressed |
|the students of Marquette College of Law |
|and many members of the Milwaukee |
|bar.--_Milwaukee Free Press._ |

Just as it is perfectly possible to begin an indirect quotation lead
with two _that_-clauses instead of one, it is also possible to use two
participial phrases in the participial beginning; as:

| Pleading for justice and human |
|affection in dealing with the delinquent |
|child, and urging the vital need of |
|legislation which shall enforce parental |
|responsibility, Mrs. Nellie Duncan made |
|an address yesterday which stirred t