The Newtown bee., 1908-06-12
Brookfield Center, Conn.
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF HER BERT WILBER GREENE. MISS EDITH HAYWOOD, SECRE-
 TARY.
From July First to August Twenty
 Fifth Inclusive.
TWENTY.FIRST SESSION, EIGHT
 YEAR AT BLOOMFIELD.

E to teachers, who are holding position $ of responsibility, not only as a thorougl i Normal School, but also as an oppor
 tunity for Secreation, such as is no
 usually afforded by other institution of it's class. The director does not en
 dorse the forcing process as vacation
 for hardworking teachers and students
 Our system will appeal to the thought, ful as wise departure from the olc ! high-pressure principle of crowdinl oyer-tired nerves by severe study r when rest is quite as needful. Wt
 give instruction in such way and un
 der such conditions that the demands for new ideas are fully met, while re-
 taxation and recreation go hand 1T hand with progress. Private lessons lectures, talks and illustrations, com bined with close association with the teacher, afford the pupils help anc
 stimulus which influences their work
 for the entire year.
 The annual sessions of the BrookfielG
 Summer School had been held in New
 York until 1900, when, in response to
 the suggestion of a number of its pa
 irons, it was thought best to afford the
 additional advantage of quiet country
 life, where distraction could not exist
 and rest and nourishment would be as-
 sured. To accomplish this, Mir Greene
 acquired number of houses in Brook
 field Center, Connecticut. tis quiet ! and charming country village, about two hours from New York by rail, fortunatly located on southern spur of the famous Berkshire Hills, only a
 short drive from the beautiful Hous-
 atomic River. The school stands on a
 spot five hundred feet higher than New
 York City, and ten degrees cooler.
 The scenery carrot be excelled. Pure
 water and delightful air are not the
 least among many features favorable
 to health and progress. An abundance
 of fresh fruit, and vegetables and the
 usual complement of outdoor activity,
 such as walks, drives and healthful
 sport are among the attractions.
 The vocal department is under the
 direction of H. W. Greene, and Prof
 Harold G. Hutchin, of the University
 of Wooster, Ohio. The department of
 German, French and Italian Reper-
 tory is under the direction of Madame
 Anna E. Ziegler. The pianoforte de-
 partment is under the direction of Prof
 J. Adam Hugo, of the Stuttgart Con-
 servatory. assisted by Miss Marion
 G. Spangler, B. A., pupil of Prof Con-
 stantine von Sternberg.. The theory
 department is under the direction of Prof George Coleman Cow, Mus. D., of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. The | organ department is under the direction
 of Cecil Wright of Yale University. | The departments of violin, sight sing ing. elocution, and the arts are main
 tained. Professors and instructors are furnished according to requirements.
 A department can. only be as strong as its controlling influence. The ad- yantages in vocal work afforded by the Brookfeld Summer School can best be estimated by referring to Herbert Will Der Greene. the head of the school and of this speciality. His record is one of exceptional distinction as an educator. On his return from travel and study in the art centers of Europe he founded and for twelve years was the director of the well-known Metropolitan College of Music, in New York City. During this period he was the head of it's vocal department, and sent to many of the schools and colleges of the West ] and South well-equipped teachers, who l exen1plltied in their work the worth of his safe and invaluable system of voice culture. Since severing his connection I with the Metropolitan College he has been teaching privately in New York ( City and Philadelphia, with unvarying ( His pupils are holding leading position in church, concert and opera. The demand for his pupils in all branch a es of the profession and as teachers is s always in excess of the supply. MT i Greene was twice elected to the pres dency of the Music Teachers National s Association; is past president of the Clef Club of New York City; has for y many years been one of the lecturers V ,n musical subjects for the Board of s Education of New York City; was in r 1907 elected to serve for a term of six a 'ears as trustee and one of the Ex- 'cutive Board of the National Associ- o 'tion of Singing Teachers; was for ten h 'ears the vocal editor of the Philadel- E 'hia Etude; is at present an associate W ditor of the Boston Musician, and is k he author of the Standard Graded e ;ourse of Singing" a work of four r ,olumes. The Brookfield School was a he outcome of his desire to make op- U ortunity for students and teachers to s judy in conductive physical as we'll b s mental atmosphere. The Normal, V Criticism and Interpretation classes this a pportunity. It may be said that such le with teachers and fellow a hip with earnest students is possible W nly under the home conditions estab- p shed by MT Greene at Brooktield Gen. ol er. Prof Harold c. HuUchings, who si Ar Greene has elected as his assistant, M one of the successful young American m eachers whose energy and aptitude in st Ocal work have won for him recog- sl ition and vocal professorship in the c university of Wooster, Ohio. He was W alled to that position in 1907, after m crying one year as Instructor of Sing g' Ig. His previous training and exper- le .nce include several years of study in W oston with private instructors and two W ears at the New England Conservatory it Music. This was followed by pro-
 ,ssional work in Boston and vicinity. al ater he accepted a position as h. P ructor of Singing at Buchtel College, In