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Greymouth Evening Star, 26 February 1927, Page 4

The principle of whether an outsider should be allowed to teach elocution in the high schools was considered at the last meeting of the Palmerston North High School Board of Governors. A scheme suggested to the meeting was considered unworkable, and permission was refused an applicant from Wellington to carry on such instruction. “There is more attention paid to written English than to spoken English,” declared Mr M. JI. Grams. Other members thought the teachers were quite competent to look after their pupils, that the latter spoke good English, and that the subject of speech was not neglected. “Too many elocutionists are not wanted in a community,” stated Mr W. R. Bernie. That, he contended, would be a catastrophe more or less. “I strongly object to allowing any person to come along and exploit the pupils,” commented Mr Durward. “You may as well let a man go down to our schools and sell chocolates,” he added.