Ithaca College - Cayugan Yearbook (Ithaca, NY)

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ITHACA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC 33 partments: Piano, Violin and Voice. These medals are granted through competition to the student pre- senting the most artistic renditions of solo, recitation or the conducting of chorus, orchestra or bandg or, in the School of Physical Education, through such physi- cal or athletic competition as may be indicated each year. The final competition shall be public and is open only to Juniors and Seniors. The competitions are dated separately by each School or Department during the Spring Term and the Medals will be awarded as a part of the annual Com- mencement Exercises. Students desiring to compete for School Medals must hand their names to the dean of their department not later than April lst. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT On April 25, 1925 the New York State Board of Re- gents unanimously voted to grant to the Ithaca Con- servatory and Affiliated Schools the privilege of con- ferring the following degrees: - Bachelor of Music CB. MJ Bachelor of Oral English QB. O. EJ ' Bachelor of Physical Education CB. Phys. EJ The diploma courses as already announced, will be continued as such. These courses in Piano, Violin, Voice, Organ and Cello as outlined in this book may be changed to a degree course by adding thirty-two col- lege academic credits as indicated on next page. The entering student may best accomplish this by adding four academic credits each term. Upper classmen may increase this number of credits per term or pass up the necessary extra studies during the Summer Term. Graduates from the Piano, Voice, Violin, Organ and Cello courses of the Ithaca Conservatory may se- cure the degree of Bachelor of Music by completing the Diploma Courses as outlined in this book plus the aca- demic subjects listed on next page. It may be stated that as a rule this extra work may be completed by Conservatory graduates in one year. Detailed information for the securing of degrees from the Williams School of Expression, the Ithaca

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a 32 YEAR BOOK OF THE servatory Faculty. No fixed standard of excellence is required for admission to these examinations. In granting the scholarships, the committee endeavors to favor natural ability, rather than mechanical skill, so that often the 'applicant with little or no previous training has an even chance with others much further advanced, technically.. Application blanks for these examinations are furnished upon request. All scholarships are granted for one term of in- struction. At the close of the term, those scholarship students who have earned the highest term marks will receive a renewal of their scholarship for the follow- ing term. One full and three partial scholarships are thus renewed each term in each department or de- partmental school. Each scholarship grants instruction which at regular rates would cost over one hundred dollars and these scholarships under the above conditions can be renewed from year to year throughout the course. Free instruction, amounting to 3l2,000, is granted through Conservatory Scholarships to talented and needy students each year. Over two thousand stu- dents have now been assisted to a profession through this scholarship assistance. ' Music Festival The Annual Music Festival under the auspices of the Ithaca Conservatory will begin on the evening of April 23rd, 1925. Five programs will be given on Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons. The Music Festival will thus constitute the closing events of the Annual Community Institute. Details of the programs to be given and the special soloists will be announced later. Prizes and Medals l The School has established eight gold medals to be awarded each yearg-one in each of the Afliliated Schools and one in each of the following musical de-

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34 YEAR BOOK OF THE School of Physical Education, the Ithaca Institution of Public School Music, the Conway Military Band School and the Ithaca School of Chautauqua and Ly- ceum Arts may be secured by consulting the special catalogues of these schools. THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF MUSIC will be conferred on those students completing the Piano, Voice, Violin, Organ and Cello courses out- lined in this book, plus thirty-two college academic credits listed below: ' 4 credits 3 K6 English ,... ......................... ....... .... Elem. Psychology .............. .... Educational Psychology ,....... ..,, ' History of Education ........ .... 3 If 3 Principles of Education ........ ..,. 3 3 3 8 I I G European History ........... . Sociology .................... .... ' Languages ............. ........... ' Elective ....,.... .............. 2 - Total 32 credits 2 The total cost of the Degree Course Will include the regular tuition for the Diploma Course as indi- cated in this Year Book, plus the cost of the extra in- struction as listed above. This extra instruction will cost at the rate of seven dollars 137.005 a term, for each extra credit taken, making the total cost of the thirty-two C323 credits listed above amount to 3224.00