, 1881-12-25
WOOD COLLEGE OF MUSIC

! HOW the Scheme Orf-Inatcd-Thep pr..
cnt amount Of the Fund--A Prnh. hs1-
] .stv s1,ae counntl wa. II. az.
| n.y "o 1sAed 10 A.
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/ Ne'r Iork Ereniao Post. ::
J = Concerning the musical college which "a n h.
built and Organized with tho money ,ayt -, .' -
nurnose Inv rha ,ota. sa,nuo Wo,d ~ ~. 1oS.toe
ct, 49, a,.o,,,e,s ooo' or~ Elmer
eo4u t'sI oAtux ! = = :
''The scheme OF a musical college Originated
| solely In Mr.. Woods desire to pernet,,sta- n.
name in. some wnv ,rh;c,, won1d t,o,.s ~ ~
yorrors rrotef,l - h,n, aa 49, to.|ae new
or tasIe Tor music Whateyer, but settled on tha
music college in the following manner: L had
| been his physician for a long time Wher; hs
ha,-a, - sa, ,ha+ - o,,,, - "ueu %
ps&"u ~ oIe Itn. NO cpatu uot uve many Jears
longer, he used frequently to consult me sas to-
what be would best do with bis money HI
80 1870 ~ - * .,.- - - sttf's oas ae
Wan'ea ~ 10 y III way tnal should prevent his
name being forgotten. first suggested tho
building OF u hospital for consumptires anch =,
trar;t,,t,on he,I,,I. ~ ~ 5ueu an
oenE ouo " Jul ptesene NEEDS; and
as ntst ne assented' and 1oado viii to that
the conclusion thar hospitals wera TOD cfn1.o,,. =
fne Samuei Wood. Hospitn wo,,id ha nnia[ W.
among many He came to me ngnIn md III as,n ya'
he ,,,nr.. widely kI,own than ttronah 1ue ssa woua
WINS Unable sn~resf nny1 f,ins, nj ra t. t
nrnn.seti In cnnsd,r r. " 6oa utrnt Of ~ - ous
MIR Daniel kinESiaud nnt L ,rfare. eneuk IND, ~
tbs need Of a good operatic scnoo bcas y M o.
were ever to have such performanccs .e n o'e me
aru.1cYnxr os rl,ay- hnvo II Fnrona -. ou1
to inc at onc. sat pesnaps Mr Wood sSa deSqfee se
the iacn Ut fo,Yudtt1w n great m,1siraJ cniia no
likn tht Cf,nseryatnre ar Paris and 1nan,innssS
the notion 10 Sir. Kinssland. VIM wnss ~ nci,
taken with it that he would tive me no re- nnsii
mad broacued the matter 10 Mr.:Wn.d : Tha
idea or anything. musjcaI wns sp. fnrefrr tn H.
Wnnl's huhiTs s,f fite an ,aates that az ~ ~ ~
expect yery warm r ua not
rinf, and ts,fd MIN RI .ri,!o 1ha matta~ s,see.
.,yo;,,ht thar fhn ~s,,wTrsrfons> cp1ae fres, IL
Eu,s WIN was e S1iod f,,d.," ~ Na,v IL
netfs in tho motter ~ iousit suo :' - 'e" 1otA
.Eontrnrs r. nv cynecIinns AR woo, too,, +.,
rho isit,, ~ nnc. snn ,,.saH ,bandones1 tova ~
the hn,1r ~ hfx 4c"1h f1tn eere,rd ~ ~
man. be: had pamnhiet nrenafed serft,G 1orfh
tr,hntel ,ri,tciV in nr,er RI sos rtar - es.
an, ns,1, ~n,, - sr f aa PTS
~ ci.,,rss f,vnrnhe aud f;a. ,tn, h ..s ~
sIant:y occupied with The: matter One scnrie-~ &C
rn.,rr ,1,,n,, tra not nndt an% cnst; ~ E,san
p"nr;o t,;s '.ns @ c,n;aa t.l
and fe rnnnrt r. now re.dv and r n,>r d,sns,sa1'
MI Wood ntss pa,I nil the eSuenses Of setttn1
The act passed throush me Lcv;sinture e. wherehT
tne coicTe obrnfned u plor Of gruund In h.
Central Park. nifofninr the. NetronolI;an Nnsss:
utn Of ART. ncur Fifril iyeuuc and Elxhty.tbjna
street. in the sixteen acres Of land set apasf Tar
arr Duildfnvs> This net is still in force. Anal the
rround is nj our {iisDssni whenever wa want f ,
tmr onnoneute1u. fnix contc csrFi will ceae nave:
that Mr., Wood did nor wunt to found
m 1sit,tI oiieRe but The activity Uf tbe:Iasr.
yearS OF Mr., Wood's life was 'deyored 70 ia
schemc. - T. !. =: s't=s !. =.
: ..,rie Board Of Trustees Of the colleva will Ia
Called toyerher: ncxr week to or1nniza Nv the
election OF, officers The original board con-
Marshall O: Rnher,s.s ,sI1,d.se Pferrenont fn11
Stnhhins. Hrtrh 4 ie,uerr 4 T, .Simrnsnn.
t. Tiffany. and mvself: We shall hay3