The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

pany,
from Europe equipped with a musical
knowledge which he could not have ac-
CURED ss well as or better even. and
WIN less expense. from one or the other
OF the acknowledged and we'll known
teachers at home or at any of the great
colleges Of music. 81 which America may
we'll boast to-day. In cities like New
York. Chicago and Cincinnati and other
large cities"
Mi WicZek's book ~ brief compact
and flled with information, which. he
asserts. was gathered In the course of
twenty-five years of professional expert
/ ence The most appalling chapter IL
that entitled The Joys Of Guardian
Angels This is the part OF the book
dealing with the responsibilities Of those
who send unprotected youth to Europe.
some of 1t Is So outspoken that the
writer does not wish to quote IL. but
here Is suggestive hit:
What feelings it would arouse in the
hearts Of many parents should they ever
learn OF the more than doubtful reputa.
tons gained by their daughters
who conduct nchaperoned their
own little households In APARTMENTS and
rooms, which are to be found for rent
and conspicuously advertised with the
sxnincant lnducement Of 'gaenzlich un.
geniert absolutely undisturbedl. or
mt volAommen separator Eingany
Twin entirely separate entranceb Is not
| dihicult to guess"
the author notes that the adventurous
nature or this style OF living appeals 20
young persons and that its freedom
has profound results upon their per-
sonal views Of life in general and their
individual action in particular" one
would say So Again
The sad need of rules Of proprIetv
Nhich would somewhat curb and control
the action and inclindtions of boys is
demonstrated by the following matter of
TACT answer gwen by various French
| iahulad!es when asked about the prir.
OF their rooms With lady callers 60
anu without. 10 francs per month even
| though these women knew that their
respective rooms were wanted for a
| boy of Is years"
! Tnere - plenty nor. information of
| the same sort in this chapter, and much
| that IL FAR worse. The author notes
that people are fond Of declaring that
girl properly brought up" al home
VIII be able to take care Of herself
| ABROAD. he does not reply to this
but this writer does for him, that people
VINO talk that way deserve TO have thsr
sons debsuched and their daughters
ruined. Such talk means that the
speakers are prepared 10 expose de-
liberstely 10 some Of the most insidious
temptations Of human existence in
experienced boys and girls who are
possessed of a philosophy of life based
on precept
| Men who spend their lives in making
daily newspapers often wonder whether
the people who read them believe that
the frightful stories Of girls who run
away from good homes and come 10
ruin through sheer lack Of balance are
fairy tales. IL these things happen to
girls at home, what Is going to happen
to those three thousand miles away.
with the brilliant night life OF great
cities reckoning them?
And do not forget the boys This re-
cent pother was all about girls. But
| this writer has seen the other sex
wrecked too One Of the brightest young
| talents ever discovered in this town Is
now pounding itself out in a restaurant
band. Cause, European education pro-
vided by estimable ladies' who took him
away at Is years OF age from good
American teacher. Result. swift descent
into the depths, because there was none
to guard.
Now all this. an has already been
said, Is no reflection on any European
city. Berlin has no cause TO writhe in
Iagonies Of Indignation, No more has
Vienna or Paris. Girls and boys II left
to themselves in this city are exposed
to similar dangers. and just a. large a
percentage OF them goes to perdition.
What IL the use of hunting for
trouble?
Ut the young people who are sent 90
Europe to get musical education how
many come back to become eminent
artists? There are about half million
students Of music In this country. Per-
haps twenty-five or thirty OF them viii
become prominenI. Thousands will be
sent 90 Europe IT ages ranging from lb
to IL. Why? Because some stupid
people possessed Of much money and no
Information have = vague notion that
there " magic In the musical atmos-
phsrs" Of Europe. stun!
There 10 no large city In this country
which dess not possess Q good nusic
; school. 6Ons Of them are not only the
equais a the hss( consssvstOries In Eu-
; rope. but arc even superior. ! Do NO,
apeAh now Of such institutioAs a. the
. Paris Conservatory, which attracts sa-
csptioAsl taienta but the line of schools
opeh 70 the American studant.
Val SEINE aAs ten w hew . student
80 10 GyeduAte1 With Any m0ro thov.