New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
OPPOSE ACADEMY PLAN
PROTESTS POUR IN DAILY.
Park No Place for artists Build
ing. Urte Influential Citieens.

-eo-.,a-,- C,o,er said Yesterday at the office OF
the executive committee Cf citizens organize" ~
oppose the invasion of Central PARK py .ne i
envy OF Design that letters Of protest from cru
zens were conlin., in by scores every day tach
protestant is made a member OF the mann col"-
nittee. Among those who joined Nesterua! was
Henry Clews who said in ietleF'
an, a rfe member Of the academy and. natur-
alI, an uonjd favor ANYTHING to further the success
Of that worthy association but VIII oppose ap-
,,ropratine any OF the park space for any purpose
park large. and wn!ch % our
1 am in hearty sympathy with your movement 10
prevent the park being f rho acadenv Of
Design OF course, am in sympa thy WIN a @ hne
atS 1baf 1h museum was built within the park
limits. and am prepared 10 JT'f h-astEnp place
Mornav Williams president of the New York
Juvenile Asylum wrote:
7 am out of sympathy with the attempt to place
1t tthe Academy of Design Building) in central raj
more reason why that should go in than a hun
dred other buildings, Whlch are ali thiio HTtH nsrk
other places. but have no place IN a pupHc pan
J. A Mitchell, editor of Life said in his letter:
am heartily in sympathy with the purpose of
your committee, and believe no space IN Central
Park should be given to the National Academy o.
Design.
John Foster Carr wrote:
nv conviction IS that the city should most zeal
o,Isiy seize every opportunity increase the air
spa space sne H sites Occupied by such structures
as the old Arsenal This. in my Judgment, snould
removed. together with the unSanltafy anu % ol,
fensive menageTie which should find its only place
in the Geological Gardens, The foul smells oi inns
menagerie alone make the SITUATION q nGs iTj az az
suitable and un8sthetic place for building oe-
voted to art. ., - :.
l hope that this agitation. II successful as ] II
must be. will not have the effect of discouragng
the Academy from its purpose which IN paroc AL Is
really inspired by high public spirit how mnf 1fn
ctzens You'd present proper Site this pu
pose A suitable could certainly be found az
iaCent to the park - land that can sun oe
had at reasonabe price wJSa f1a' you
Mrs. Frederick W. LongfeIlow, Of the Woman's
Municipal League, wrote:
1t seems to me that there is a general feel
ing against this and in talking il over with friends
who DO not appreciate the ero,mlty OF sunmlttlng
they would approve OF the erection of q hulldinE
for The ArcliteCtlral I.eagle IN the Pa1E 'hey I'm
any further enCroaChment
Among others who have joined the movement are
Gutzon Borglum. George Foster Peabody. Miss
Charlotte A Waterbury, headworker OF the Jacob
A Riis Neighborhood Settlement: Mrs. Francis Il
Thurber Alfred Hahn Professor J. H. Hamilton,
headporker Of the University Settlement. H. u.
Ba bcock Robert Rutter. Thomas =. spencer. Pierre
NJ Clear Mrs. Harrette s. Barnes. Helen e But
ler Mrs George s. Bixby, r. L. Sachs, pr Charles
5 Bernhemer. secretary Of the Society Of Jewish
Social Workers: John Meade Howells, Wendell l.
Bush. Myron T. Borg. :. NJ Dix. Charles Robinson
Smith and Boudinot Keith. 4 member ~ the old
Anti-Speedway Citizens Committee OF 1892
Il 5 Watrous. secretary Of the Academy Of De
sign, when asked II the academy would stop the
fight for Central Park site in view OF the storm
Of opposition that it had brought forth. said:
NO: most assurodly not. There are just as many
people in favor Of II there against II, only
they doing any talking. All that We ask
bills before the Legislature is for
the right talk the situation with the city. II
is simply preliminary measure"