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22 .—To whom it may concern: This is to certify that Miss Hallie Quinn Brown, as a graduate from Wilberforce University, has excelled as an elocutionist, and in our judgment she has no equal in the West. If she has we have never seen nor heard of the person. We all honor and love her on account of her upright conduct ever since she left the halls of Wilberforce. We commend her to the esteem and patronage of all who know her.

—I heartily concur in the above, and wish Miss Brown success in our community and elsewhere.

, October 8, 1888.—To whom it may concern: I take great pleasure in bearing testimony to the moral, religious and professional character of Miss Hallie Q. Brown. She is an elocutionist, an excellent teacher of the art of expression, and bears the reputation of always improving her pupils. Any one who follows her instruction will speak with ease, energy, elegance and variety of pitch and rate of the voice. Whatever you may do to assist her will be considered a personal favor.

I am yours for God and the race, . Miss Hallie Q. Brown, elocutionist of the Wilberforce Concert Company, has the distinguished honor of being the teacher in the department of elocution at the Monona Lake Assembly, and is meeting with great success.—Correspondence Cleveland Gazette.

* * * * Miss Hallie O. Brown was decidedly entertaining in her efforts in elocution. She "brought down the house" on various occasions, and had to respond repeatedly to the spontaneous calls of the vast audience.—"Monona Lake Assembly," Aladison (Wis.) Daily Democrat.

Miss Hallie Q. Brown, teacher of elocution, was tendered a handsome benefit at Masonic Temple by the members of her class. The entertainment consisted of music, recitations and tableaux, and was witnessed by an audience that not only filled the house from parquette to the gallery, but was as enthusiastic as it was large in numbers. The various parts of the programme were rendered in a manner somewhat surprising to those who have taken little note of the progress of the