[2] The school taught elocution and speech arts[3] including public speaking, dramatics, voice production (singing and speaking), physical culture, Shakespeare, and cure of speech defects (i.e. speech therapy).
[4] The school conferred degrees as well as operating short courses.
The school was founded by Dr. Byron Wesley King, who had overcome a stammer in his own youth to become a renowned orator.
King taught speech and drama at Curry College before opening his own school.
[5] King died unexpectedly in 1924 during his return from a speaking engagement.