1931: School of Music Established
"Only in popular
education can man erect the structure of an enduring civilization."
-
Andrew Carnegie
1931 was a pivotal
year for music in the City of Saskatoon.
In that year the Carnegie Corporation awarded the University a three
year grant to establish a school of music. With the appointment of Professor
Arthur Collingwood, the U of S became the only university west of Toronto and
Montreal to have a music chair.
The University saw
the School of Music as “not only the provision of advanced instruction but also
the cultivation of a popular taste and appreciation through public
lectures”. Within months of his
appointment Collingwood was offering classes through the College of Arts and
Sciences. He also reorganized the
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and, under his baton, used it to illustrate
musical points in a series of public lectures in Convocation Hall.1
Though Collingwood
had been named Dean of the School of Music, he was to remain its only member of faculty until his retirement in
1947.
| Related Collections |  |
Department of Music fonds, RG 2047.
College of Arts and Science fonds, RG 2033.
| Images | |
1931a: Arthur Collingwood, [ca. 1930]. Photograph Collection, A-2687.
1931b: Saskatoon Symphony, 1933. Photograph Collection, A-2941.
1931c: President’s Office fonds, RG 2001, Series I, B.26.
1931d: Concert announcement, 1937.
| Sources | |
1. Annual Report, 1930-1931.
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