THE-speaking for the Boylston prizes this year showed a marked improvement over that of last year, and was in every way creditable, both to the instructor and to the speakers themselves. The selection of pieces was good, and they were in all cases well, in some exceptionally well, delivered. This is not the place for dwelling on individual merits; it is enough to say that the interest of the audience did not flag during the entire declamation, and that several times much enthusiasm was shown. The audience was much larger than that of last year, and we certainly cannot complain that people will not come to hear good speaking. The speakers could not have wished for listeners more sympathetic or better able to appreciate the fine points they made.
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