Word: ditson
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Eight institutions received $100,000 each for musical education last week under the terms of the will of Music Publisher Charles H. Ditson. Beneficiaries are: Harvard, Yale, Columbia. Princeton, New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Chicago Musical College, Cincinnati College of Music, Ann Arbor School of Music (University of Michigan). The terms of bequest are similar. The money may be used for one or more of these purposes outlined in the will: to maintain a chair or chairs of music, musical history, or musical esthetics; to maintain scholarships or fellowships in music; to give public performances; to do anything...
Charles H. Ditson was president of Oliver Ditson Co. of Boston and of Charles H. Ditson & Co. of New York. His father, Oliver, was founder in 1835 of the music publishing house. With it the testator was associated from 1865 until last spring, when he died...
According to the terms of the will of C. H. Ditson, famous music publisher, $100,000 to be used for musical education is left to Harvard University, it was announced yesterday...
...Such fund," the will adds, "to be known as the James Edward Ditson Endowment, and any chair, or scholarship or fellowship, which is established to bear his name; but nothing herein shall prevent said president and fellows of Harvard College from investing the money as part of their general fund and applying a proportionate part of the income of their general fund to the purposes of this bequest...
...unusually generous bequest of Mr. Charles H. Ditson to the muscle department puts at its disposal a relatively large annual income. The terms of the gift allow a wide range of usefulness for the money and will give an opportunity to the Music department for varying somewhat its present functions...