When candidates for the study of elocution were first called for a short time ago, about one hundred and twenty men passed in their names and tabular views as a sign of their desire to take such work. Carefully consulting these tabular views, Mr. Hayes has judiciously selected hours which would suit the majority of them. But it now appears that the recitation hours are attended by an average on only about fifteen men. This can be accounted for only by the fact that the rest of those one hundred and twenty men, with the exception of those whom the chosen hours do not suit, prefer private instruction to that acquired by recitations. This preference Mr. Hayes thinks erroneous, as one of the greatest advantages derived from the study of elocution is confidence and ease in reading before an audience.
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