Music As a Human Need a Plea for Free National Instruction in Music
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"Free Schools of Music" would not be nearly so successful as "Na- tional Schools of Music," because our people do not like anything which tends to divide those who can pay, from those who cannot. The wise among our well-to-do American parents now send their children to our public schools, in preference to private acad- emies, knowing well the superior advantages thus gained. When it becomes known that National Schools of Music are on a par with State universities, offering the world's best inst...ruction and the very best advantages, then graduation from such institutions will be a matter of pride to anyone, rich or poor. The Question of Fees. As we have said, the small sums required as en- trance or tuition fees by some of the musical institu- tions under governmental support, do not detract from the value of such institutions; but it would scarcely be just to place all of the conservatories so conditioned, upon a par of public spiritedness with those which take no fees whatsoever for tuition of native pupils, unless some superiority of educational advantages in the former tend to equalize their bene- I06 MUSIC AS A HUMAN NEED fits.
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