THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

FOR THE YEAR 1949

PART II.

The Elder Conservatorium of Music The Waite Agricultural Research Institute The Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science

The,{ntiCancer

Committee

Resolutions Concerning

the

Commemoration Alumni

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186 188 190

of

University

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Residential

Colleges - lgg

Affiliation

to

the Universities

of

Cambridge and

Oxford lg4

Recognition of the University

by

Other

Institutions - lg5

The _Joseph Fisher Lecture

in

Commerce - r97 The Comrnonwealth Institute of Accountants Annual Lecture in

Accountancy -

lg&

University Tutorial

Classes -

^1gg,

Evening

Lectures -

1gg

Scholarships, Grants, Exhibitions and

prizes

_20ù

Societies Associated

with

the

University -

ZgL

Ptrblic Examinations

in Music -

^246.

TÉIE ELDER CONStrRVATORIUNI OF

N,,IUSIC REGULATIONS

1. The Elder Conservatorium, under the control of

the

Coulcil of

the University, is established for the ^purpose of providing a complete system of instruction in the Theory and Practice of ^\4usic.

2. The instruction of students shall be conducted by

the

Director

and

such professors, lectulers, and teachers as

the Council

shall ,appoint.

3. The Consen'atoriurn shall provicle

a

complete cout-se

of

^study for the Diploma of ^Associate

in

Music.

4. Students may take one or more principal subjects

'vithout

^plo-

.ceeding to the dipiorna, or may take ^one or mor'e seconclary subjects .or _classes without taking a principal ^subject.

in the ^year,

(c

)

^{The third qualter shall} begin o'r the twenty-seventh ÌIonday in the year and shall continue for eleven weeks, including ^a vacation of two weeks beginning on the thirty-third N4ondav

in the year.

(d)

The fourth quarter shall begin on the thilty-eighth ^À{onday in the year and shall continue for twelve ^weeks, including a

vacation of three rveeks beginning on the forty-third Monday

in

the ^year.

.6, The following subjects may be taught in the Conservatoriurl:

(a

)

PnrNcrrer, Sun¡ocrs:

Practicctl: Pianoforte;

\/iolin; Viola; \/ioloncellq

^Flute;

Oboe; Clarinet; Bassoon; French

Horn;

other olchestral instruments; Singing; Organ; The

Art

of Speech.

TheoretöcøI: Harmony; Counterpoint; Cornposition' Theory

of

Music,

up to

the first year diploma standald, is

compulsory

for

all students of practical subjects, unless spe-

cially exempted,

7

ect shall satisfy tÌre

Dire ^of

^{study proposed,}

:and

^fee

^of

^{10s. 6d. and}

sign

8. Except

in

special circumstances approved

b)'

the Council, a

student of

ã

principal subject shall enter

the

Conservatorium

for

a

minimum perlod

of

oue

year;

and

a

student entering later than ^the

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TEIE ELDER CONSERVÀTORIUI{

t77

second quarter

in

any year shall undertake to complete

foul

quarters'

work.

The student, or

if

he be under the age of trventy-one years, his palent or guardian, shall give an undertaking to pay the fees

for

a yeal.

9.

(a)

The fee for one principal subject, with not more than three secondary subjects

or

classes approved

by the

Director, shall be arranged between the teacher and the student and approved by the Director; but no such fee shall be less than sixteen guineas a ^year.

(b)

The fees shall be paid either

in

one sum at the beginning

of

the Conservatorium year or

in

equal instalments at the beginning

of

each quarter.

( "

)

^{A student who desires to take, with} the approval of the Direc- tor, more than three of the above secondary subjects or classes, shall pay for each such additional subject or class half the fee prescribed.

(d)

The fees for secondary and other subjects and classes shall b'e as prescribed by the Council from time to time.

10.

At

the end of the year each student who has been studying a principal subject may, upon application

in

writing, receive

a

report of progress, signed by the Director.

11.

(a)

Scholarships may be established from tirne to time by the Council, or by private individuals, under such conditions as the Coun-

cil

may approve.

(b)

Except with the express perrnission of the Director, the holder

of

any scholarship tenable

within the

Conservatoriurn shall

not

be

a

member

of

any other musical association, nor shall he accept any musical engagement outside the Conservatorium,

12.

All

students shall conform to the present and

all

future rules

"

or

the Elder

conseli,îi:ïffi

Decenber, 1e48.

SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR SECONDARY AND OTHER PRtrSCRIBED BY 1'Htr COUNC]L Students not studying a Principal Subject n-ray take any ^o{

subjects for the fees specifed pe1' qual'tel':

Theory of Music:

Elen-rentary or Junior

Sen ior

SUBJECTS the following

110

Opera Class

Students of the Consc¡vatoriurr Other Students

O¡cliestra (Junior)

As approved by the Council in ^1948.

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220

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220 010

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Advanced

History of N{usic ì

History of

Nlusic

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Nlusigl Forrn

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178 THE ELDER CONSERVATORIUT{

OF TI{E ELDER CONSERVATORIUM

RULES

All

students studying principal subjects shall

conforn to

the fol- lowing

rules:-

1. Arrangements for continuing or receiving ^lessons shall be rnade

through the Director, and all fees shall be paid to the Registrar of the University at the beginning of ^{each term.}

2. Students intending

to

discontinue lessons must give _notice to

the Director in writing of ^such intention at least one month before the end of the term.

3. Students shall attend punctually at the hour appointed

fol

their lessons, and in the event of absence shall notify the Secretary.

4. Students shall not, except by permission of the Director', receive

their ]essons elsewhere than at the Conselvatoriurn.

5. Students shall attend such orchestral, vocal, qr other- class as the Director shall deem essential to their progress.

6. Students shall not take part in any public concert, or accept any

public engágement, else'"vhere than at the Conservatoriurn, except by permission of the Director.

7. Students shall not, except by perrnission of the Director', publish any

composition. A

copy

of

any composition so published shall be deposited

in

the Library of the Conservatoriurn.

8. Students guilty

of

impropriety or breach of the rules shall ^be reported to the Board of Discipline.

ade by Council, l8th July, ^1919.

THtr ELDER SCHOLARSHIPS

REGULATIONS

1. Scholarships to be held at the Elder Conservatoriurn, and known as Elder Scholarships, shall

be

offeled

for

competition among Aus- tralasian sfudents of rnusic.

o2. One scholarship shall

fol

the present be ^ar.varded in each of the following subjects:-Singing; Pianoforte;

Violin;

Organ; Violoncello.

13. The limits of age

fot

candidates shall be ^as follows:

For Singing, not less than 16, nor more than 24 years For Organ and Violoncello, not more than 24 yearc For Pianoforte and Violin, not more than ^{21 years}

on the first day of l)ecember

in

the year in which the examination is held,

No candidate r,vho holds, or who has held, any other scholarshíp or prize tenable for three years at the Elder Conservatorium for any of the above subjects, shall be eligible to cornpete

fol

an Eldel Scholar- ship in the same subject.

4. Candidates

fol

scholarships shall unclergo such examination the Council may from time

to

time

direct. An

examination fee lOs, 6d, shall be paid by each candidate.

" ^Allowed 2nd December,

7926.

I Allor.ved S0th Noveml¡er, 1933.

AS

of

competing

for a

scholarshiP

in

should there be no candidates, as the Council shall direct,

or

subject.

6. A scholarship shall be tenable for three yeais, unless sooller deter- nrinecl under Reg'ulation 7, and, shall entitle

ih"

hold"t to free

tuition in

^one principal and one or mole secondary subjects, to be approved

by

the Director.

,

17. Every holdel of a scholalship may take the three years' coulse prescribed for the Diplorna of ^Associate

in Music. If

a scholar elect not to take the Diploma coulse, he shall be required to ^pass an exami-

any tirne

if, in

the opinion of the Coturcil, the holder of

it

be guilty of rnisconduct.

{8. A scholarship shall be au'arded to the candidate who shows the greatest lnusical talent and promise, and not necessarily

to

the ^most advanced per{ormel at t]re examination.

{8a.

A

scholar shall take

part

in ,classes and other activities as the may require.

TI{E ELDER CONSERVÁ,TORIUIVf L7g

9. A person elected to a scholarship who, by reason of being able to pay

fol

his or her education, or for other suficient reason, declines

to

accept

the

crnolurnents thereof,

frày

bear

the title of

Honorary Elder

Scholar. In

such a case the Council rrray direct that the funds of the scholarship be devoted to assist deserving students to rneet the cost of their musical education.

10. These Regulations rnay be varied from time to time, t Allowed lOth December, tr925. { Allowed l6th December, 1948.

Alloweil lSth Decembet, I9I7.

Au'ards.

For previous awards, see Calendars from 1908.

Awalded

for

1946-

Bates, Marie Patricia (Singing).

such Conservatorium ^concerts, Director

of the

Conselvatoriurn

180 THE ELDER CONSERV.A,TORIUM

Awarded

for

1948-

Gordon, John Murray (Organ).

Allgrove, Beatrice Jane (Violin).

Tobin, Ashleigh Hambridge (Pianoforte) (resigned).

Sawtell, Shirley Grace (Pianoforte).

A.warded

for

1949-

Fearn, Barbara Peggy (Singing).