The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18
Endowment Great
Need i'm Assisting
American Artists
Mu sic Study Aided
BY Interest of
Public.


evidence OF the increasingly i'm
portant place being given to the
arts, especially music. through.
out this country.
A committee Of music authori.
ties has been appointed by the
mayor Of New York for the con-
sideration OF some plan for Ii.
censing teachers or other methods
OF ensuring high standard of
teaching. The chairman Of the
new committee is DR.. william C.
Carl and the vice chairman, DIR.
Frank Damrosch, director OF the
Institute Of Musical Art. DR..
Damrosch has gone on record as
opposing the licensing system as
impracticable. and several other
members. Of the committee are in
agreement with him.
1T is important, however"
DR.. Damrosch stated, ''for Anneri-
cans to know something of the
sources Of musical education open
TO them and to support the prod
uct of those institutions. Every
year, there is added insistence
that musicians can be educated
and trained without crossing the
Atlantic. The justification for
this belief lies IN the vafious
means Of musical training which
exists on this side"
That some cities In the United
States are realizing the civic and
national Importance of this is
demonstrated by q QUESTIONABLE.
received recently by the New
York Chamber OF Commerce, sent
out by the Chamber Of Commerce
Of New Orleans, requesting all
sorts of information about the
various schools Of music in this
city.
The New York Chamber, recog-
nizing the variety of educational
methods in music here, sent the
QUESTIONABLE to. the Institute OF
Musical Art and other schools,
for reply. The most significant
questions, perhaps, were those
relating to possible assistance
which might be given local insti-
tutions by the city or civic asso-
Citations.
New Orleans considers, evil
IDENTIFY, that sound musical edu.
cation for its students is mat
ter for city responsibility. If
New Orleans boys and girls as.
pire to musicianship, the New
Orleans Chamber Of Commerce is
going to advise them, dependa-
bly, on how and where to get it.
Not many cities have gone so
far as that but the spirit is
growing, and authorities are en-
deavoring to meet the, situation.
Z. DR.. Damrosch, in discussing the
training T Americas students.
"In our system we may refer
to organized institutions of mu-
steal training as Conservatives.
They are divided into four cate
gories:
'Those which are purely COM
mercial-little more than depart
ment stores Of musical instruc-
ton, in which music lessons are
sold at varying prices, according
to the teachers selected.
"Unendowed schools Of music,
either Independent or attached to
a college, seminary or private
school, in which Q prescribed
course Of study Is pursued, tho
pupils paying q uniform tuition
fee which covers cost plus a
profit.
Endowed schools. which pro-
vide q comprehensive course Of
study under carefully selected
teachers. tuition fee being below
the cost Of instruction because
the income from endowment meets
tho deficit and no profits are
made by the school,
"Fully endowed schools which
offer all instruction gratis, ~.
"In the United States only
the first three kinds are repre-
scented, the fourth being, found
In a few countries In Europe and
possibly also in South America.
Endowment is recognized as
the only sound and Immediately
possible method for the support
of colleges and universities Of
general learning. The argument
occasionally made even yet by a
few tra-conservatives that edu-
cation, like ether commodities,
can be bought emily by those who
can pay for 1t, necessarily, un-
der economic laws, be withheld
from those who cannot, has long
ago been discarded and discredited
by the great majority Of all peo-
pie, as well as by all educators.
cit is to the interest Of a coun-
try to have its citizens educated;