New-York tribune., 1910-03-26
MUSICAL ART home
Laying of Cornerstone of NeJc
Institute This afternoon.

Observa nee of A signal advance iu the
progress Of musical art in New York City
VIII De- made this afternoon ~ the laying
~ the cornerstone of Tho new building Of
the Institute % Musical AT. The building.
two stories Of which are completed Is a.
tie corner Of ClaremOnt avenue and lc2I
street opposite Grants Tomb and facing
tie Palisades. 10 viii o. ready for occu-
paECv next September when the bIi'di-4E
ar No . FSftt avenue. which has been
occupied for rre last five wears. VIII be
abandoned. as the properly r. 20 be sold
TEe cornerstone viii be lait a. O'Clock
hy Ms Pau. NJ WsrburF. q sister of
James Loeb. who gave Jhe principal en-
dowuert 70 the institute and now lives in
NUM-. D. 4 chorus ~ FIVE hundred voices
composed of students Of IRE institute and
members o. the Peoples Choral Union will
sing the choraie Awake" frou- Die Mes
rersinger. Addresses vi be- delivered bv
the Rev T. Thomas o. Hall and Frank
panlroscr. director oL the institute and
slde- bro+ls- of Walter DamroscG. The ex-
errises Vil. close with the singing Of
'Ameriea Amou- the prominent persons
invited 20 f1e EXERCISES are NJ. and Mrs
and-eR Carnegie NJ. and NJ. Jacob r.
Sclif. Professu- and Mr. Morris Loeb
President John p. Tiniev ~ the CITY col
iezs President Nicholas Murray Burier Of
Columbia. Tres'deu- Woodrow Wilson OF
Princeton. -re Rev. Francis Brown. prpsi-
dort ~ TniOn Theological Seminary
Eugene A. Phil9in. the directors of the
Orsto-io society and the Musical AT 50
ciarv. Professor Hors-io Parker. ~ Yale.
.. ". Chadpick and otre- promine1- mu-
sicians
When The trustees decided Iss- wear 20
build on the beautiful site selected i- vas
determined 70 erect building rhar Vou-s
- adequate fcr rhe siv hundred students
and -he needs 60 -he institute. which was
established and endowed n 1915 - provide
"fo- serio-i7 students tae opportunity 70
receive thorough. complete and cor-pre-
hensfvs education IN music" p" The institute
has a. endoumer- OF t50o on besides an
nual donations. which makes possible The
eEpenditLr- % -no-s than 5000 fo- ths
bArear % studer-
The new building. which Vlu cost f4o no
VII 10 constructed. entirely Of 6reproOf
materials Us front viii b OF limestone.
ornanented viii panels carved n stone.
The main students entrance ar 123d street
z-tIl lead 20 the cloak rooms ard 70 The
large clas= rooms fc- theory. ear training
and languages TIE circulating Ebrar-
which is omen 70 -he public. will also be To-
cars6 CT this door The main entrance tor
visitors will Be o. C-arenont avenue. ard
viii Ieae inro 2 SPACIOUS entrance han, or
the -i-ht ot which viii be the aCuir-srra
tor 1f7ces and or -he Iefr a reception
room, and tHa entrance 20 The recital hall
which VII ssa- four hundred persons Fac
ing The main ertrance. Gown short Night
or steps - rhe students assembly room
or rhe second and third f0ors are the ir-
dIviduaI teaching rooms and the large
readiuZ room and reference iibrary. and
also two organ practice rooms On the TOP
foc- is -arce au1 bright lunch room.
teachers rsrIrirc rooms, a lecture room,
kitchen. etr.
Tie walls between 'rs teaching -ooris
are double. v.tl o hollow space between.
designed 10 make the rooms absolutely
solndproof rh- floors 90 these rooms viii
- Of Compressed cork. so AS 20 contribute
o. The same oni-ot Tna use - cork FOR
THIS purpose i= aU innovation
Simplicity and -"tIrrUru- 0-lu chorac-
,er.z tae interior decoration. The architect
or the building IS Dom Barbe, and the
blIdinC contractors are Mac FidItz s,
Eg-