New-York tribune., 1901-03-27
TO FOUND A MUSIC SCHOOL.
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE sETTI. f
MENTs UNITE IN AN ENTERPRISE
FOR THE JEWISH QUARTER

A peoples music school IS TO be added TO the
philanthropies OF the Jewish quarter and will be
located in the immediate neighborhood of the Uni
rersity and College Settlements the one at No lsi
Eldridge-st. the other No. s5 Rivington-st 1t
viii be governed by joint committee composed OF
the music committees OF both Settlements. AT a
meeting Of these committees held the home OF
Miss Florence Matthews. No IS West Sixteenth
81, on Saturday, Mrs. Charles r. Flint chairman
pro tenn in the absence of Mrs Charles H. Ditson.
Of the University Settlement Music Committee pre-
sided. James Speyer, treasurer OF the University
Settlement Society. has offered 10 give a sum
sufficient to pay years rent Of a building for
the purpose. and II is proposed TO lease a three
story and basement house. the lower floor to be
rented for nominal price TO children's and young
peoples clubs Miss Emile Wagner. head worker
of the College Settlement Music School. No. IS
Rivington-st.. will have charge OF the institu-
ton, and. with assistant teachers. will
live in the building Two hundred pupils II is
thought, be accommodated with lessons and
instruments for practice.
The music school Of the University Settlement
began about two years ago. and. rapidly outgrow-
ing it's quarters in the Settlement building, is row
housed on one floor of No. 3l6 Broome-st. There
are sixty pupils the limit Of capacity having been
reached by that number. More than one hundred
and fifty the waiting list charge
OF % cents hour Is made for lessons, and five
cents an hour for an instrument for practice. The
pupil is liberty 10 take a quarter, half or full
hour at the same rate, according TO his means.
The music school OF the College Settlement oc-
cupies top floor and upper halls of No. 9e Riv-
ingtor-st. the lower floors being used by the kim
dergarten. This has than one hundred regu-
lar pupils and a waiting list Of one hundred and
fifty more. An orchestra composed OF eighteen
members with one cello, first and second violins
and three violas. has been organized for more than
a year. and has given several concerts. num-
ber Of the children Of the harmony and theory
classes have shown considerable ability in COM
position. and have been especially successful In
composing melodies for some OF Stephenson 5
words This school has been in existence for more
than FIVE years and several of its pupils are now
earning teachers from 81 TO 81 a week Ao-
vanoed pupils learn methods of teaching by super
vising the practice of younger ones and by teach-
ing others under the direction Of regular in
structors
The historic old building nov occupied by the
music school, with the kindergarten of the College
h is 70 be torn do~n dow fe ana obne6 d with
me straitened quarters OF the IniVefsity % ZION of
the two organizations.
The pupils in both schools greatly devoted 70
buildings when their own lessons and practising
are az an end Let me wait and near near - "a ,ake IKE
IN rapt delight listening 10 the thrummings ana
Music is considered by most sociologsts be one
OF the morally uplifting forces. The object or the
and give II opportunity for development but to
provide a means Of recreation and entertainment
factor OF the effort personal influence OF the
teacher upon the individual whom she instructs
Regarding the work. Miss Emile Wagner, head
worker OF the College Settlement Music Society,
says: Music the Russians. Finlanders and Poles
is mental stimulus necessary as bread is 10
their bodies When music enters into their home
lfe 81 eevates the individual and creates desire
for something better and higher standard OF Nv
ing One continually sees evidence OF their true
love Of music IN the fa,ling OF a shower of pennies
upoa the head Of the itinera.t fiddler. harpist or
cornet player who finds his best and most quiet
platform in diney back yard, with his audience
In the windows. We believe, consequently. that
offering these musical natures opportunity
10 study what their souls long for is ennobling
and praiseworthy object
"A striking illustration OF the effect of this work
ls shown in the Of child I'm school.
Five years ago she came to a ragged little girl
and applied for violin lessons. She too small