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CONTENTS.
PAGE
Preface
5
.Alrrranac lor 1946 ..... t1
.Council, Committees, norr¿*
"* ..,.- 27
Officers of the University ""-rt", ....... 33
Endowments
6L
List of Graduates and Associates
... 72
Statutes
r11
Regulations, Schedules, Rules. ...... T6
Scholarships, Grants, Exhibitions and prizes ...... 276
Societies Associated with the University
313
The Elder Conservatorium
327
Public Examinations in 1lfusic
.,..,. 3s9
Commemoration Address, 1945
...... 345
@f includingBibliqgraphy
and
Financial Statements
......
Pass Lists
......
Letters Patent and Acts of parliament
......
Standing Orders of Senate
Appendix-Details of Subjects and Time_tables.
Index.
NOTICE.
The und.ermentioned ur" oJñrd in separate voh¡mes:-
1.M
2. M
Board, cou-
examination
the public
3. Manual
Board, Examinations
syla¡uie;-ãi
the pu
PREFACE
T^n pP arUliaNmMenRt iSnI TthYe yOeFar .1A8,7D4E, sLnAdID iEn wthaes yeesatar b1li8s8hfe Rd obyya l AIæctrte orrt
Patent were issued by Iler Majesty Q.ueen Victoria declaring that the
cegrees granted by it should be recognized as academic distinctions. a¡o
be entitled to rank. precedence, and consideration throughout the Britisb
Empile, as if granted by any University in the United Kingdom. An
additional Royal Charter was granted in 1913 id respect to the Degreec
of Bacbelor and Master of Engineeriug, and Bachelor and Maeter ol
Surgery.
(l) Classics ar'd Literature, (2)
Philosophy, (3) Politi Engineering, (5)
Physics, (6) Anatomy stry and Gãn"ia,
Physiology, (8) Chem gi) Mueic, 6Z)
6 PREFACE.
tr'rench Languaie and Literature'
Besidesthetwenty-frveProfessors,thereareûowoversixtylecturers,
and there are eighteen teachers in the lilder conservatorium of Music.
The ac¿demical work
18?6, the number of matricu
students attending lectures
buildings was laid in 1879,
InlsSSsirThomasEldergavesl0,000forthefoundationsofaSchool
of Medicine. In 1884 the Eon' J' H' Angus gave f6'000 for the endow-
ment of a Cbsir of Chemistry'
In 1878 the IIon. J. II. À to provide Scholarships
to ão.oo.ueu the training of sc especially civil engineers'
with a view to their settlement a'
In and after 1892 Robert Barr to the
Univenity f9,00O fo¡ the pulposes of sum of
S11,000 wãs added by members of his f ment'
PREFÂCE
In 1015 sir Edwìn smith gave, through the s.A. commercial rravelrers'
In 1918 Mrs. ¡.. 1\l[ Simpson gate f,õ00 for the prrrpose of forrnriin¡
library in aeronauties, in mernory of her rate husband, Alfrecl Mt¡ilear
Sinrpson.
In l9t9 bhe sons and daught.er.s of the late Mr. John Darling gave
the sum of J15,000 tos'ar.ds the cost of a new medical building. 'Ihe
Darling Building was formally opened in 1g22.
to rtnh e19 u20n tivhee rssuitmy oafs f 1B7,.0 0p0e, rsmusbnsce'nibte de nbdyo rav mnuemntb feor ro ft hceiti zpernosr, nrvoatsio ¡nra oidf
research on the grorvth and nutrition of man and animaÌs. The old
scholars of tlie late JoLn L. Young further increased the endowment for
the Research scholarship by É200 in lg2l. The sum of f,50 rvas received
from the North Adclaide congregaiional church for the purpose of pro-
viding a memo¡ial to the lì,ev. Jas. JetÏeris, LL.D., who rvas closely
associated rvitl the univcrsity from its fouudation until his death in lglg
In 1921 Mrs. G. A. Jury gave Ê12,000 to found a separate Chair of
Ðnglish Literature to bear her husband's name. The old schoÌars of
Tormo.e House school paid the sum of fr30 for the purpose of providing
a prize to perpetuate the memory of the School
rn L922 M.s. Jane Marks beqrreathed f80,000 to the Medical school;
and Mrs. A' M. simpson and Miss A. F. r(eith she¡idan jointly bequeatheá
prope.ty of the estimated value of f20,0@ to the same school for the
pr¡r'po-ee or medical .esea.ch. The old scholars of Miss Annie Montgomerie
PREFACE.
Martin presented the sum of f150 for the purpose of providing an annual
prize and medal to perpetuate her memory.
In 1923 the Adelaide Co-operative Society provided Sl50 for â Bursâry
in memory of the late George Thomp:on; and Mr. T. E. Barr Smith
gave f100 to provide an annual prize for atr essay on the work of the
Iæague of Nations.
In 1924 Mrs. Agnes Ayers bequeathed f500 for general purposes; the
Old Scholars of the Methodist Ladies' College donated S100, and a further
sum of f,650 was raised by public .suhscription to provide a library in
Psychology to commemorate Miss Sarah Elizabeth Jackson, M.A. Mr.
James Gartrell gave É200 to pror.ide an annual prize for Elementary Com-
parative Philology and Ethnology.
In 1925 the Old Scholars of the Unley Park School subsoibed the
sum of fr450 to found a bursary in memory of the late Catherine Maria
Thornber, formerly Principal of thaü School.
In 1926 the llonourable Sir Langdon Bonython, K.C.M.G., gave the
sum of f20,0ü) to endow the Chair of Law. The llonourable Sir Josiah
Symon, K.C.M.G., K.C., gave the sum of S9,500 for the building of the
women's portion of the University Unio¡ and for the library therein.
The building js known as " The Lady Symon Building, the gift of Sir
Josiah Symon." Sir Joseph Verco provided the sum of f5,000 to
secure the publication of the results of research in the medical sciences,
and Mr. J. T. Mortlock gave the sum of f2,000 to assist the Council in
equipping the Warite Agrjcqlturu.l Resea¡ch Institute. The rOou,ncil
accepted the trusteeship of the fund for the encouragement of orchestral
music inaugurated by Mr. Percy Grainger in honour of his mother.
In L927 Mr. T. E. Barr Smith gave the zum of S2O000 to provide a
building for the Barr Smith Library. The amount, was increased by a
further gift of f10,000 in 1f)29 and by the addition of inte¡est to f,y,7lç.
The building was completed in 1932. In lg4l Mr. Barr Smith bequeathed
the sum of f10,000 to the endowment fund for the purchase of books.
Mr. John Melrose gave the sum of f10,000 for a chemical laboratory
at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute.
,The members of the family of the late John Darling gave S10,000 for
a laboratory for soils research, and the directors of the Commonwealth
Bank granted f2,500 from the Rural Credits Development Fund towards
the cost of plant culture houses and an insectary at the Waite Àgricultural
Research Institute.
In 1930 the Honourable Sir Langdon Bonython plovided the sum of
J$,000 for the erection of a Great I{øIl. The amourit has since been
increased by additions of interest and other gifts to f-lz,Zm. Work
was begun on the building in June, 1933, the foundatjon stone was laid
lby Sir Langdon on 4th December, 1933. and the Eall was opened by
lFlis Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, on the Sth September,
1936.
PRDFACE¡
In 1935, during the celebrations of the jubilee of the rnedical school,
Miss Edith Bonython, Mr. Norman Darling, and Mre. T, E. Barr Smith
gave f5,000 each towards the cost of an institute of medical science.
In October, 1935, part of the estate of the late Edward Neale became
available to the University ag an endowment lor medic¿I rese¿rch,
preferably into cancer. The total value of the estate, which is zubject
to certain life interests. is esbimated to be abouü f,27.000.
In 1936, Miss M. T. Murray bequeathed a life interest in the
residue of her estate (estimated to be about f45,000) to her brother, the
Eon. Sir George Murray, Chancellor of the University, the estate sub-
sequently to pass to the University for general purposes. Sir George
surrendered his interest, and also gave f,10,000 for a men's union building.
To perpetuate the memory of the late Mr. Frederick Ranson Mortlock,
Mrs. Rosye F. Mortlock, his motber, and Mr. John T. Mortlock, his
brother, gave f,25,000 to establish the Ranson Mortlock Trust for research
in connection with soil erosion and the regeneration of pastures.
In 1937 Sir William Mitchell gave €20,000 to endow the chair of
Biochemistry, and Dr. T. G. Wilson f2,000 to found a travelling scholar-
ship in Obstetlics. Sir Joseph Verco bequeathed f4,330 to be divided
equally between the medical and the dental schoqls.
From the estate of the late Ronald Lindsay Johnson, the Council
received a piece of land in Waymouih Street; on its realization the pro-
ceeds will be applied in accordance with tbe terms of the gift to¡vards the
cost ol the erection of the Johnson Chemical Laboratories.
Dr. F. Lucas Benham, who died 21st November, 1938, bequeathed
the residue of his estate to the University for the encouragement and
support of the study of natural history. The estimated net value of the
estate is about f44,000. A new building to house the departments of
Zoology and Botany has been e¡ected on the Victoria Drive frontage
and named the Benham Laboratories.
In 1939 Mrs. Rosye F. Mortlock bequeathed the sum of å5,000, and
f1,225 was received from the esLate of the late Mrs. Louisa E. Bateman,
for cancer research. The amount of the latter bequest had increased
to f,2,176 by 1945.
In 1940 Sir William Mitchell gave Í5,000 as an endowment for tbe
purchase of books for the Library, the late Mrs. Louisa Gardner bequeathed
f1,500 to found a scholarship in Surgery in memory of her husband,
the late Dr. William Gardner, and Mr. S. Russell Booth gave S500 to
found a prize in memory of his wife, the late An¡a Florence Booth.
In 1941 Mr. Hugh Hughes bequeathed half the resìdue of his estate
to promote the study of the agricultural, pastoral and allied scienees,
and Miss Mabel Shorney bequeathed fl,000 to found a prize in -"*ory
of her brother, the late Dr. II. F. Shorney.
In 1942 Sir George lVlurray bequeathed the whole of his residuary
estate to the University for its general purposes; M¡. W. If. Sandland
10 PREFÀcE'
beoueathed the residue
culiural, pastoral and al
graduate, bequeathed f,5
to promote the st'udY of
lea rlastheiP sr f3â'û00d0 f [tso Pfoausnt dP uaP 'Pilso sot-f
c Mrs' Edith lIubbe and
Schoo
Cook, p ovide a prize in a modcrn language'
.0(Ð for anY PurPose of
upprou"; Phoebe Ferris
s; and Eleanor Ftrorence
the purPoses of the Anti-
25 iTnh ael l' ree of Master or Doctor'
all statutes and Regula-
rnd all genate end approved
tions m e¿1xr-" oficio Visitor to the
bY the
utî,ätÏ"*er
of graduares admitted by examination since the esrablish-
ment of ttte Ufnn"iv eiüî ¿ã'oi st¿t¿' "atgntd'¿ tuhaet ensu minb e1r9 4a5d mwaittse d1' 4a68d' eotmf nl'eornn-
grailum,49|. "ö"i"¡'*" O" students 237' The number
graduating studentus t-il" nt¿"""i "ãçosto-" gs¡rvua¿tuoarituem was 488'
of those studying i¡
in general educ¿tioo'
The University conducts Public Examinations
commerce' and in music'

t2 ÄLMANAC.
FEBRUARY XXVIII 1946.
F. I Eospital year begins. Last day of entry for the M.S.
s.2 examinations to be held in May.
8u.
3
M,4 Last day of entry for LL.B. and degree and diploma
ru. examinations to be held in March.
o
\ry.
6
Th.
7
F.8
Lq. S
8u. 10
M. 11 School of Mines ûrct term begins.
Twu.. 7123 Supplementary Iæaving Examination begins.
Th. t4
F. l5 Education Commiltee meets.
S. r6
Sz.
17
M.
18 Last day of enrolment. Finance Committee meets. Con-
Tu servatorium first quarter begins.
\ry. 1n9
Th.
F. 2T
22 Council meeting.
s.
23
8¿.
M. 24
2s School of Mines lectures begin.
Tu.
w. 26
Th. 27
28 Iast day of entry for evening studentships.