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308 EVENING CLASSES SPECIAL PRIZE Two prizes of the value of £7 and £3 will'be given by Friend of the College to those who pass the best examina- tions in these Lectures at the close of the Winter Session and who also write Essays on subject connected with Political Economy the number of marks allowed for the Essay to be equal to those allowed for the examination No one can compete except he has regularly attended the Lectures of the Tooke Professor The subject of the Essay will be announced after Christmas and before the Lectures recommence The prize will be given in books to be selected by the successful candidates from list prepared by the Tooke Professor 29 PUBLIC READING AND SPEAKING Days and Hour of Attendance Tuesday and Friday from to Introductory Remarks-On Public Reading and Speaking -What is Elocution -Definition of the term-Estimation in which the art was held by the Ancients-Its subsequent com- parative decline and neglect-The great value of Elocution to those preparing for the Church the Bar and Public Life generally-The art of Reading Aloud considered as an accomplishment-Good results that follow from its habitual practice-Readers and hearers alike benefited-The Elemen- tary Principles of Elocution-Necessity of patience and practice in acquiring thepi thoroughly-General description of the various speech organs and their several functions- The Lungs-The Larynx-The Chordce Vocales-The Glottis -How Vocal Sound is produced and converted into Articu- late Speech-Functions of the Tongue Teeth and Lips-The right manner of using the several Speech Organs -Their Use and Abuse-Elocution considered in sanitary point of view-The "Mechanics of Elocution"-Formation of the Voice-Mistakes of early life in reference to the Management