New-York tribune., 1885-10-28
,yrRICAY SCHOOL OF OPERA.
,s r1EcrED-A STATEMENT FROM MRS. f. D'
off'V THURDER.

rcrrD-A STATEMENT FROM MRS. r. de
offi0"' THURDER.
ono Of Dolmonico's parlors Yesterday III. ~.
In on0 ao,,ny OF the American School OF opera was
ternoo ,ha purpose OF completing Vno y. ~,
hea "' ,,o.e present were Parke Goo"in' AuSu'' 1
Amohs ,ass seligman, Andrew Carnegie "Hilan VI
poHs Henry e. Marquand' Mr. anu rs ,, Ir,Ior,
irwin. )r' , u" NJ, Thomas W. Ward. Mr Carnegie
T. Bloase 'tn,rr,on and Mr. irwin secretary. bylaws
was roration of the society and also Ior 'ho
for the Of tho Board of Trustees were adopted, anu
go'c Ing were added to the hst OF lDcoI -,
the It;coinson Boston; Harrison Garrett Da'.'
Henry Howard Hinckle. Cincinnati; LeopViN
noie, J., e. Louis; n. X. Fairbanks Cmeago' i'"'
Ne'h. Son Francisco; Seth Low, brooAlSn -
HopNns' 'so,o. Mrs August Belmont, Mrs "l.liaL m - ;
TnPP Bun p,cbard Irwin, IT., Mrs. Thomas W. "ar''
BlOdseV'r u Tburber All meeting OF the boar" =.
anu M ,hseouently held, the following Poi
Trustee oro elected: Parke Goodwin presiueu'' "e
om'o'S ,,oont vice presidents Richard lrNlh' y" ,,,
u'' Tho Eyecutive Committee consists Vi +u'0 ~
uTet plodrett. Mrs. Ward. hrs Carnegie anu -.
pfhars pei Mrle. Fursch-Madi mas Deoh '"o'on o,nssor
Nafqu', .obool and j. BOuhy, OF Brussels p'oie7
Tess "' 1ho school will he opened in this Guy "lIh
Of opera ~, Tburber presented an address part ol
,1ty days MIS-. IN"
So ~ vas MS follows: ..o,,t ,f
Vhen nrht it best to prepare 9rleI % nj
IhsvS work which has been doho 10 ptr onS
lf
enterprise SUI 50 with the latent musical talent ,ne
been ilnpts oountry have, for several years, uUu
exists III hs VrSonally to ENCOURAGE lts ueNeloPion'
what couu' E. sotis!actiou OF seeing many t"iolCu
And have IA. ncrsons thus enabled TO utllize t9s.
and desefsInS S,Pd advance their prospects III me-
natural gilts NJ American musical talent nas ou.
tbe deveiVfna ~ individual eaOrt ana tno neccSl.!
grown the yi"on.ervatOry Of music. or something n
f0f Ne has each year become more ailu no,f
pr0aeblhs ;,nnerative. AS Is we'll KNOWN, tneSo us us
evident anu or sustained. by the govern
tutons wv w ,hc principal countries OF Europe. ~ - M
ments Oi tiora Al conservatory must rely Ior no
America S,a nm itcence and think the tiho Las
ent upon !, nay do 80 with confidence pr3speiot
come Nheh ti3n Of 55. 100000 people certain! oS
and snnDOrt an institution such as eNei9 P'
10 DC auly svo,c deems q necessity. ,,,,, t,r q,
hiats ~ HE that the cost or sultape scole
rs pTog1's. of Music on an adequate sVto,
NatonaI Tsosf n 900 600. while the annual eNIeis
w0ud NC Oei ~ instrnr entail, lyric, dramatic anu po
for Inc Won IA amount to S20O,OoO more ~ s '
depaftue ,hs snm or an endowment repreSen.l''S
WeIy thht oncc secured But undertakings ol .is
e0uia g' Ss more healthy from gradua gro" ,n W "I
are oi inantlv wiser when the time mas come W
hls SirrinS cons stent with effettlre woIA IatIa
no Detln rnelm,nnry work necessary TO the esapiis
amount VI hool has been accomplished, the pnnnelS
lng oi % he operatic enterprise having assls'eu ~ W.
siVeu TO the school and vice versa. I1, -
feeDs nmns-scveral OF them having travelleu o'r
n thonsand miles-aTe waiting Tor operatIT1uH Iii
Inc ln.e0enced spd much data has besn seureu Will Will
!, ~ SccntjoDa value to TIE trustees anu a'.7,
poieV is ascertaned what funds VIII DC ~ M
oSoon co. the first wear Meanwhile the whO'e VI to
o.sp,irarv work has been paid for, ana thetc eN'' "
pr. -, he Maid out OF any future subscriptions