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Robert was born into a cultured family. Private tutors, a nurse, a fond grandmother and devoted father surrounded him, but his love for music at an'early age is believed to be the . result of the influence of nis maternal grandmother, who was the noted conceit pianist, Cora $Iann.
From his wheel chair,' Robert^ who has little use of his hands, no use of his ‘legs and difficulty in speech, manages not only to enter into the cultural life of Baltimore, hut to pass oh his own fine feelings ‘ X for music, poetry and his biographical interpretations of the lives of others. *
His love and deep understanding of music inspired him to write a book, "Music and Its Environment," which was published in
overcame the diijlculty >of getting words down on paper by dictating to his faithful' nurse. Miss Ann Ruzek. While the Pratt Libracy had an entire window display dovoted to "Music and Its Environ- r ment,” reviews of his book flooded in from all over Baltimore, North Carolina,- New York and even London.
Robert is now busy at work on a biography of George Peabody. Almost any evening will find him attending the concerts at the Lyric in Baltimore. He spends many : hours during the day at the Pratt Library doing research on his Peabody biography.
Having traveled extensively throughout Canada and Mexico Robert plans to fly to California.
How does he do it all? .His nurse, who has been with him practically all his life,, sums it up very watt. "Hii mnny dispoeition is es ; ration te us atti"
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