New-York tribune., 1902-03-30

children. and one OF the schools most promising
members. has inspired the family with love
for her art that the entire brood has resolved
itself into an orchestra with leadpencils. kindIins
wood mautels tables and all the household fur
nfshings as musical instruments My whole house
at home is a piano" said the child to her teacher
the other day.
The waiting room. where the children assemble
and remain until their turns come for lesson or
pra,tce hour is always full during the school
hours but no admontiOu discipline is ever
needed 10 maintain order in the apartment Verify
public school teachers would be surprised at the
decorum of their children could they see them IN
the music school
At a desk in corner of the room sits the
clerk with big book. in watch is indicated every
ehds lesson and RrSStbSe tins bGt Tth asep tne sla
pies five minutes or half hour, il stops abruptly
enters the study As the departing piano
student rises from her seat 10 go the entering one
herself. and the keys go right on with unre-
The music school has two paid workers, who are
residents in the house and hfteen volunteer tttch.
ers Mr.. Mannis SupervseS the Strlnged quartet
Ga5s Sno the obect of the School is TO provide
art to people & OF the % m o nov %ho
few helping 10 pay their way throueh school or
teachers believe that few preSocious puphs who
are doing the best work VIII be niS heard OF AT no
The six classes In harmony are following The
College musica! department ABOUT r-tniiru OF
the school is studying harmony, The number OF
bovs This is due to the fact. Miss Wagner
nlained that a boy will seldom stick 10 art.
especiaIIv music unless he is successful, hut
girl IS more easily satisfied. The work is in direct
line with the peoples singing classes and kindred
efforts excepting that the instruction given by the
school goes further and is more technical The
reaching Is of high an order as can he had In
this citv and the training is of the stricteSt char
acter Standards are in lowered because
the Clientage of the school comprises working
people ,..., .
music for while there no other classes the
undertaking has the main characteristics OF other
settlements in which the interests and needs OF the
paopIe of the neighborhOOds are studied. Teachers
become acquainted with pupils and their environ
ments If a child is sent to work at too youthful
an age rfmonstranCe is made. II yOunEster Is
pale and suffering from East Side deprivations. a
summer trip to the country is arranged for. and in
many WAYS patrons OF the school feel help
frI nf1uenCes from its workers.
Some desutory musical teaching had always
characterized the work of some settlements, but
untiI the College Settlement Music School
esta hIshed seven years ago, no settlement had
ever done definite work in that line. The Unver
sitv Settlement Music School started about three
Years ago and from that time until the two We're
rnersed into one. a year ago, Miss Wagner was
had worker Cf both. The school Is supported by
rommittee headed by Mrs. Charles Ditson and
Comnosed OF forty or nifty members. all OF whom
are friends Of the College and University settle
mentS. -,
vim Miss Wagner mission, where she first
heard East Side children sing