Entries for April 3 - 1911 and 2011 (College)

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Rita's Entry: Monday, April 3, 1911
Lesson at 9:30.  He was awfully late.  Piano tuner in Room 32 made us get into adinky little box of a room at the end of the hall.  Northing but technique, good and hard.

IN RITA'S DAY: Institutions like the Chicago Musical College were in the tradition of music conservatories.

In the late 1800s, six major conservatories opened in the United States: Oberlin (1865); Boston (1867); Cincinnati (1867); New England (1867); Chicago Musical College (1867); Peabody (1868). Sollinger described how these American conservatories sought to do more than merely educate the musically gifted. the term, con  Originally the term conservatory, connoted an institution accepting only the most talented students for professional training.  In Rita's day while the conservatory prepared many fine professional musicians, its philosophy extended beyond that goal. The founders were concerned with uplifting the cultural level of the whole nation. In order to educate as many students as possible, the conservatory system of class instruction was used and students of all ages and levels of ability were accepted, not just the talented few.  These new colleges were also interested in being profitable and had ads like the one above.

TODAY:  Almost any student can get into college today.  High schools brag about the high percentages of graduates that continue on to college, but too many don't give the statistics about how many actually get college degrees.  With so many things distracting young people today, studying often is not on their minds when they go to college.

Judy's Entry: Sunday, April 3, 2011

After church I cleaned out closets getting ready for a spring that I'm sure will come fairly soon!  After lunch I took my grand-dog, Roscoe, on a long walk.  Then there was laundry, etc.