tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884877200763768917.post3442885916514409904..comments2024-01-30T19:16:00.434+01:00Comments on Stouts Hill School: ElocutionJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15661031964537092605noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884877200763768917.post-15442990540214742292011-01-19T13:17:01.270+01:002011-01-19T13:17:01.270+01:00I attended these lessons, they were quite polular ...I attended these lessons, they were quite polular in my time and took place instead of some other lesson. i do not recall the name of the teacher but i recall the lessons very well. They were very enjoyable and informative. At the end of the session we would see how high we could count with one breath.Richard Darell 1964-69noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884877200763768917.post-43096373699639212472007-10-23T21:00:00.000+02:002007-10-23T21:00:00.000+02:00Elocution, or Speech Training as it was in my time...Elocution, or Speech Training as it was in my time was indeed optional and only had a few takers.<BR/>My teacher, Sally Whittal, was very pleasant and we learnt poems off by heart in the quiet of the main hall. Each year we were all entered into the Cheltenham Festival and recited our poems and read a few paragraphs from a story book in front of the judges and many other entrants.<BR/>Never won anything though!<BR/>Alan DavisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com