sentences:  Emanuel Rubin describes the Conservatory and Dvořák's time there.The Conservatory had been founded by Jeannette Thurber, a wealthy and philanthropic woman, who made it open to women and black students as well as white men, which was unusual for the times.Dvořák's original contract provided for three hours a day of work, including teaching and conducting, six days a week, with four months’ vacation each summer.