New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-08
AN EAST SIDE MUSIC SCHOOL.
THE MINIMUM TUITION 10 FIVE CENTS
LEssON-BENEFITs UNsEIFIsHLf


They make purchases small scale over on
the East Side. but is hardly prepared 10 henf VI
fve-minute music lessons. Such are given now
ever when the pupils are unable to pay for longer
ones. at the music scr DOL at No. 90 Rivinston-e'.
which is an adjunct the College Settlement Inc
r.usI las.on II 4, true is longer II 10 thirteen
minutes That may queer NUMBER ou'
there is a reason for IL Adding two minutes 10 II
for the time consumed In changing pup"S ~
have ffteen or four lessons an hour some Oh 'iie
Weather little girls (for there arc distinct soca
grades even in Hester-st) can ahord hai-hou'
- ,,s,ruct,on hu, they are the exception.
Naturally there are those pupils VINO couio no
mora nav five cents for a lesson regularly IMAM
thew could pay S. II Is the aim to make inc sc"o"
as far from a charity as possible Ou' ways NV
found for aiding those to whom dimes arc - ~
q. angels visits A larger girl might aid IN teach
inr the tiny beginners Another might. IN e1chAhS'
for her tuition sweep the floor and dust the room
At any rate the quick witted and sympatheuc hea'
of the place finds some good way OF o'erco'''i"s
the financial difficulties OF the deserving pupil VI
course the object is moro 10 avoid the appearances
Of a pauperizng charity than TO take In money
With fees running from ave to 10 cents Vns latter
figure is uncommon. there is not nearly enough N.
come TO pay the expenses. But the value or q
thing paid for. even inadeauaely 10 far greater
70 these children than II Il were free IA, .u
Piano and violin instruction is given, WIN 'A.ss
on ies here are three pianos csvisr
Ors pupils have pianos a. nVfn ,ss .chonl
others have TO 90 tneN pEdCtisiHS -
The ylolins are not numerous. In the Two years
that the school has been open many OF the httIs
strs have made remarkable progress There are
rot many boys The Germans and Hebrews OF mo
neighborhood are essentially muscs' n an1
higher according 10 the instructors. among tnese
pupils than among children Of we|to 90 psre ho,
The school is now In former teneInent-nous s
across the street from the settlement proper IhtlI
strergthened the floor would not bear the weight
OF q piano. The quarters are inadequate IN SIZE
as well ndlHerently suitable; Nlse Eiiue
Wagner has from the first borne the orunt or the
work She has assistance In teaching rom
friends uptown as well from the older pupils:
The labor OF looking after the seventy boys ana
girls l. a severe alone: Miss Wagner has. In
addition to give lessons 70 her private pupils up
town and 70 play IN concerts. SO that her task Is
unduly burdensoma ~.
In the purpose OF lettering and Increasing the
facilities of the school and OF relieving her OF
much or the outside teaching which she now finds
necessary a concert is 70 be given to-morroT al
ternoon at 8 o'clock al the home or Mrs Henry
Lansing Wardvell. No. West Twentietn-st
Those who will take part in 4 are Nine. Gadsk,
Miss Ethel Hyde. soprano; Miss Grace Preston.
contralto; Henry Holden Huss. psnotorte; Fran,
Kalten born violin. and Hermann Beyer-Hane VIC
lOncelo