The New York herald., 1921-06-26
Reconstructing a University
Rochesters Great Opportunity for the Creation of
Modern Educational Institution.

search work and Will have charge or the
selection of members OF the medical fac
ulty. He Is a member of the American
Society for Experimental Pathology. As
sociation of American Physicians, Amer
lean Physiological Society. American
Medical Academy and International AS
sociation of Medical Musey.as.
One of the most complete dental
schools In the United States was erected
within the last few years in Main street
East, near the University Of Rochester,
by Mr.. Eastman. In many respects the
school is superior to anything of tho
kind in America, not even excepting the
famous Boston institution. 1t is pro-
posed to place the dental school under
the same general supervision as the
school of medicine. therep5 making n
collegiate institution Of really great pro-
portions.
Mr.. Eastman and the university trus-
tees plan to create In Rochester one Of
the greatest schools of music in the
world. It will also be unique because of
it's motion picture adjunct. for 1t Is the
desire of Mr.. Eastman and trustees to
build up by means of the school new
class Of operatic music to be played
with the dramas Of the silvered screen.
Plans for the school and for the courses
of instruction proposed have been sub
mitted to musicians and to the Leaders
of the motion picture industry and have
met with their hearty approval and
promises Of cooperation. In the course
of few years 1t is expected that a
corps Of instructors and student body
will have been assembled here second to
none in Europe or America, and in one
respect. that of motion pictures, superior
to anything of the sort in the world.
Construction of the school of music
building. at Main street East and Gibbs
street, Is well under way. 1t Is hoped
the building will be ready for use within
a year at the latest In addition to the
music studios, classrooms and audito-
rum Of the music school proper, great
hall capable Of seating 5000 persons Will
house the motion picture department Of
the school. Only the best films will be
shown. and the admission fee will be
kept within reasonable limits, as Mr..
Eastman wants to create general II not
popular interest in his work and there
by develop any latent talent that may
exist within reach Of the school.
Through the establishment Of the
music department of the university ex-
tensive work already is under way to
develop musical talent In Rochester.
Not only did Mr.. Eastman present the
Institute Of Music and its corporate
rights to the university; he also made
a gift Of q large number Of band and
orchestra instruments, to be used In
the city schools, under the direction OF
the university. in the training Of boys
and girls in orchestration. Already
there are in existence four complete
school bands and three large school
orchestras. Instructors say that sur
prising ability is developing among the
young musicians, ana that the effect OF
their early training is likely to become
apparent in the school of music later.
Gifts Of approximately $4,000, 900 have
been made by Mr. Eastman to the school
of music. The school is to be admins
tered by special board Of directors.
to be named by the trustees Of the uni
versity and Mr. Eastman. McKim,
Mead & White Of New York are the
architects of the school. In association
with Gordon & Kaelber Of Rochester.
Members of the music school faculty
are being selected with the greatest care
by Director Klingenberg. Among those
already obtained are DR.. Thomas II.
Yorke Trotter of the London Academy
of Music: Adelin Fermin. vocalist and
instructor Of the teaching staff OF the
Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore :
Pierre Augerias, French pianist; Jean
Sibelius, Finnish composer, of Helsing-
fors; Raymond Wilson, American in
structor In piano, and Joseph Bonnet,
organist, of Paris, France.
In addition to the schools referred to
the governing body OF the Rochester
School Of .Optometry. which has been
growing rapidly of late, announced not
long ago that plans were under way for
placing that school under the control
of the university. The aim of the op-
tometry school directors Is to make
Rochester as great centre of optical
science as is Jena. AS Rochester al
ready Is the greatest American centre
of optical science and industry in Amer
lea, 1t Is thought that with the School
of Optometry under university control
the instruction can be lifted to the
highest possible plane.
Last February, through negotiations
between interested citizens and the gov
erning body of the Oak Hill Country
Club. It became known that the uni
versity was looking about for a larger
campus. In the grounds of the country
club on the southern edge Of the city
friends Of the university believed that
they had discovered an ideal site for the
new campus. The grounds themselves
include eighty-eight acres of rolling land
bordered on the west and north by the
Genesee River. on the east by deep
railroad cut and on the south by Gem
esee Valley Park. Close by on the south
east is a large tract of open, level land.
which would make an ideal athletic field
of approximately sixty acres.
Negotiations are said to have pro-
gressed to the point where the country
club directors are willing to sell and re-
move to a new site near the shore OF
Lake Ontario on the northern edge OF
the city. But since the news of the
proposed removal became public other
suggestions have been made which. ac-
cording to President Rhees. cannot be
ignored, as the best good of the univer-
sity now depends on obtaining the most
satisfactory site that can be found.
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