. VIII. JANUARY, 1918 No. 1 BULLETIN OF HAM LINE UNIVERSITY Department of Music OCT 2 192' PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY FOUR TIMES A YEAR IN JANUARY, MARCH, MAY AND NOVEMBER Saint Paul, Minn. Snelling and Capitol Avcs. Entered as second-class matter in the Post Office at Saint Paul, Minnesota THE SECOND SEMESTER Third and Fourth Quarters The second semester has been shortened somewhat since the announcement of the last schedule; this in harmony with the length of term at the State Univer¬ sity, and the other colleges of the state. (See Revised Schedule on back.) Owing to the unusual conditions growing out of the war in the spring of 1917, Hamline University, like practically all the colleges in the country, met the emergency with emergency measures. That is, students leaving in April and May for any arm of government service, as well as those entering on a full summer of active work on the farm, were granted full college credit for the second semester, based upon their rec¬ ords up to the time of leaving. This policy, proper last spring, would be manifestly improper if indefinitely continued. Therefore the following arrangements have been made for the current year: 1. The second semester will be divided into two quar- ters: Third Quarter—Feb. 18—April 13. Fourth Quarter—April 15—June 10. 2. Examinations will be held at the end of each quar¬ ter. In case of students leaving College at this time for public service of any kind final records will be entered on the basis of 1% credits for each three-hour semester course. 3. Courses will be altered so far as possible in such a way as to make each quarter’s work complete in itself. 4. Every effort will be made in the fall of 1918 to en¬ able students who leave at the end of the third quarter to go on with their work, not unduly handicapped by the omission of the fourth quar¬ ter. 5. Students who expect to leave at the end of the third quarter are requested to announce the fact at the time of registration, February 11-16. DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Although Hamline University has not maintained a “Music School” or “Conservatory of Music,” it rec¬ ognizes the fact that music is an important element in the general atmosphere of a college, and is an inval¬ uable supplement to academic studies. Until recently practically all the w>ork offered by the faculty of music has been in private courses, in Voice Culture, Piano, Violin, Organ, Harmony, and Theory of Music, and no college credit has been given. During the past year a thorough investigation has been made of the attitude towards, and the methods of dealing with, the study of music in colleges of the first rank, and partly in accordance with the findings of this investigation, a change in the policy of Hamline University was made and is herewith announced. Additional courses will be given in the History of Music, and in Public School Music. These courses will be conducted in classes of convenient size by a compe¬ tent faculty, and a standard of proficiency will be maintained in keeping with the standards of scholar¬ ship in the other departments of the college. College credits, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) semester hours, will be given for work pursued in reg¬ ular courses in Harmony, and the History of Music. It is deemed advisable at present to restrict college credit to theoretical work. The Faculty of Music will include the former in¬ structors and several additional members: Mr. John A. Jaeger—Instructor in Voice Culture and Director of the Glee Clubs. Mr. George Archie Thornton—Instructor in Piano¬ forte and Harmony. Mr. James Lang—Instructor in the History of Music. An instructor in Public School Music to be chosen. y^Kumtuzur.' OCT 1 & Public School Music has come to be a subject of fundamental importance in secondary schools and grade schools, and there is an ever-increasing demand for the teacher who is in the first place musically tal¬ ented, and second, well-trained in the modem, accepted methods. A teacher’s certificate, indicating that the holder is thoroughly iprepared for the position of supervisor of music in the public schools, will be issued upon the completion of a two years’ course of study which has been mapped out approximately as follows: Pianoforte—two semesters. Voice Culture—two semesters. Harmony and Theory—four semesters. History of Music—two semesters. Public School Music—four semesters. TUITION Per semester of 18 weeks. VOICE CULTURE Two half-hours per week. $50.00 One half-hour per week. 27.00 PIANO OR VIOLIN Two half-hours per week. 50.00 One half-hour per week. 27.00 HARMONY OND THEORY Two hours per week (in class). 15.00 HISTORY OF MUSIC Two hours per week (in class). 8.00 PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC Tuition will depend upon the demand for this course and details will be an¬ nounced later. 4 G. A. Thornton J. A. Jaeger Instructor in Piano and Harmony Instructor in Voice Culture Hamline University Men’s Glee Club Leader, John A. Jaeger Hamline University Ladies’ Glee Club Leader, John A. Jaeger Hamline University Military Band Leader, John P. Rossiter All tuitions are due in advance unless otherwise ar¬ ranged at Registrar’s office. Refunds for missed les¬ sons are made only in case of protracted illness, or as agreed to by the President. Public Performance is a frequent opportunity for students in the department. The daily chapel services and programs, as well as the meetings of literary soci¬ eties, social gatherings and church services, afford ample opportunity for music students to demonstrate their ability from time to time, as soon as their prog¬ ress is in the judgment of the instructors sufficiently advanced. Such appearances are important for the purpose of giving a student the poise and confidence necessary to the successful performer. The Hamline Men’s Glee Club and the Hamline Ladies’ Glee Club, under the leadership of Professor Jaeger now serving his fifth year as Director of the Voice department, are firmly established institutions, which add materially to the pleasure of the college at home and its reputation and the pleasure of a large round of audiences through the state. Members of either organization are required to attend two one- hour practices each week until the season’s program is ready for presentation, and to be above grade in at least twelve hours of college work. Besides the training secured in practice, the members gain many other advantages and pleasures from the annual tours of from ten to fifteen days’ duration. The Hamline Methodist Choir, also under the direction of Professor Jaeger, gives further training both in part singing and chorus work. Any student with an agreeable voice and a musical ear may join this body and have opportunity to become familiar with the standard anthems of the Protestant Church, sacred cantatas and selections from the great ora¬ torios. The organist, Mr. James Lang, a most highly finished : artist, and the director have both had many years of experience in this field; and the two musical services each Sunday in the Hamline Methodist Church are among the most highly appreciated local institu¬ tions. 5 The Hamline Military Band, the latest of the mu¬ sical organizations, is a healthy, thriving infant. The Director, Mr. John P. Rossiter, has had wide experi¬ ence in the leadership of military bands, his last pro¬ fessional engagement having been with the 1st Regi¬ ment, Minnesota National Guard, on the Mexican border. He has organized the band of twenty-four pieces exactly in accord with military usage, with Arthur Fitzloff as Assistant Director, Harold Haupt as Top Sergeant, and Louis Siniff as Drum Major. The band under his direction is making a serious study of military music, both classic and popular, and has al¬ ready made very creditable appearances at Northfield on the occasion of the Carleton-Hamline football game, and in St. Paul in the great Loyalty parade. MUSIC IN THE CITIES H. L. OSBORN Our location makes music culture as a side line unusually convenient. All parts of both cities are of such easy access, that their many opportunities for musical life are in immediate reach of us all. It would be possible for any student of Hamline, by consulting with the heads of the music department, to plan his routine program so as to absorb incidentally, as a fea¬ ture of his recreation in the course of his four years, enough music to enlarge his knowledge of musical lit¬ erature, familiarity with the great writers and virtuosi and develop his taste for the best music. Musical opportunities here are very good. The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra now in its fifteenth season under the leadership of Emil Oberhoffer, has developed into one of the great organizations of this country, as shown by the patronage given to its con¬ certs in such cities as Boston, New York, Chicago, Denver, and San Francisco. The leading soloists, voice and instrumental, have appeared on its programs and symphonies, concertos, lesser works by authors of all nationalities have been given. So that in the course 6 of four years one may hear a great deal of the very best music, both modem and earlier, and of all nation¬ alities. The benefits of such opportunities are further extended by access to very good musical libraries, the Minneapolis Public Library including scores of many of the works performed by the orchestra and a large volume of literature relating to the music and to musi¬ cal writers. To show how cosmopolitan the programs are, let us note in addition to the long line of the world’s greatest composers the following less familiar writers, and ask ourselves how many of them are known to us. Beach, Carpenter, Chadwick, Debuss, Elgar, Glazanow, Kallinikow, Lalo, Raehmaninow, Sibelius, Smetana, Richard Straus, all the greatest soloists, both instrumental and vocal, have appeared on the programs. But the musical advantages of these cities are not limited to this great : orchestral organization; there is also a great amount of good church music constantly and in addition special musical opportunities in the way of organ recitals and occasional special music as at the times/of the great festivals of the church year. It is not possible now to do more than mention their contribution to the total of material for music cul¬ ture which may be had merely for the attending. Be¬ sides this constant stream of church music there are in the course of a year a considerable number of in¬ strumental or vocal recitals by local visiting artists rounding out the total on the personal side. By hav¬ ing a definite program for systematically utilizing the musical advantages in easy reach one might during the college course gain a great enlargement of his musical horizon and yet keep the entire project al¬ most within the limits of the segment of his time and effort that he could set aside for the purpose of recre¬ ation. 7 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA 3112 10563 4890 NEW REVISED COLLEGE CALENDAR FOR REMAINDER OF CURRENT YEAR. 1918. February 11-16, Monday to Saturday—First Semester examinations, and registration for Second Semester. February 18, Monday, 8 A. M.—Second Semester (Third Quarter) opens. , February 22, Friday—Washington’s Birthday, a holi¬ day. March 29, 4 P. M.—April 2, 8 A. M.—Easter Recess. April 13, Saturday—Third Quarter ends. April 15, Monday—Fourth Quarter opens. May 30, Thursday—Memorial Day, a holiday. June 3-8, Monday to Saturday—Final examinations. June 8-10, Saturday to Monday—Commencement Ex¬ ercises. June 10, Monday, 3 P. M.—Sixtieth Annual Commence¬ ment. (Rearranged program of Commencement in detail will be published in the May Bulletin.)