New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22
THE ACADEMYS FUTURE HOME.
A NEW COMMITTEE on SITE AND PLAN
DIFFERENT POLICIES CONSIDERED.


DIFFERENT POLICIES CONSIDERED.
new Committee on site and Plan was appointed
by the Council of the National Academy OF Des On
on Monday evening. Three OF the members OF this
committee-James NJ. Hart, j. O. Brown anu r.
Wood Perry-are members OF the council ana 'he
other members of the committee are Horace "o'-
colt Robbins and Harry W. Watrous Messrs
Hart Brown and Perry have accepted their APP
pontnents and as soon as accep'ances nave oeeh
received from Messrs Robbins and Watrous the
committee will organize and consider the scores oi
sites which have been offered for the Academy
new home. These sites are scattered from "o''"
~ the Harlem River TO Washington Square on the
south. and from Riverside Park on the west 10
Iex,neton-ave on the east, at prices ranging from
81 10000 down 10 $4,000 Now that the proposed
business alliance for building purposes bet"ee"
the Academy and the organizations owning 'h'
Fine Arts Building. in West thty-seVeh,h-s''' mas
been rejected real-estate men in New-Io TK nave
hoour ano,ber campaign 20 have their respective
SITES selected.
4 well-known Academician said yesterday 10
Tribune reporter: "A policy OF waiting mas been
advised by some Of the most conservative mem
bers OF the Academy. Their plan Is to invest 10
advantage the money in hand. and hire galleries
for exhibitions until they can get what they want
Other members have unbounded faith IN 'he min
.onaires who may be disposed TO contribute 10 'ie
Academy. II Is fact that several Ne"-ioiN
n,Irnnaires who have already made many gi's
orally ~ the Academy had accepted the co-oitiA-
tive plan. They approved the plan very strongly
and their approval meant that they wouiu pach "
In tangible way. The Academicahs ho"e'c''
ran get a site in twenty-four hours, II the! "'r
Wiling 70 take what they can pay for. The propo-
s,,,o, % senarate from The funds OF the Academy.
amounting to about $4,000 the sum OF So''oV'' 10
he permanently invested as an endowment iund'
rendered necessary by the fact that the current
income OF the Academy from eAhb'tohs can no
longer be counted upon TO meet expenses - re-
ceived with general approval
f. Wood Perry, of the Site and Plan committee,
also corresponding secretary Of the Academy OF
rosigp thought that instead OF working with S5io-
ooo az their only capital the members ought to
show little courage and think OF sonething Det'er
than could be bought with the mon@y IL, manu- iadr,,
buiding added Mr. Perry, had limited Il, n,
the he o haze haS done 10 w as they
did BY buying the land and trusting 70 inc il'hls
600 o01 We can find ten friends now where we had
one then we cannot bury ourselves In back
sn Ornament anne to the city be in favor OF
spending Of the money In hand for suitable
expenditures to the money we have When the
Academy built prominent a n w ~rgGd
be given to us But did not have to borrow a
dollar and the Academy has never called S On its
theless a part OF our capital Is the strength and
SsThes i insurance company which purchased the
present Academy building may not wish the prop.
ery June for nuans + ana wd%@d
viii. OF course. have TO be surrendered About
The title is passed The members generally are look
ing to the future development OF the Academy; the
p want site and and building that will be worthy Of it.
We hope the Academy will be not only the Leading
Wbern our idea is to make the Academy in It's
exhibitions and schools an institution for which all
the other art institutions in the country would be
training schools"