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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1946)
Come High Water--Tough VOLUME XLVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, Number 49 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1946 Music Group .To Arrange Yule Program Sing Set for Dec. 8 In Auditorium Mu Phi Epsilon, women’s nation al music honorary, and Phi Mu Al pha symphonia, men’s national mu sic honorary, will sponsor and pre sent a complimentary program of Christmas music Sunday afternoon, December 8, at 4 p.m., in the music building auditorium. All partici pants are members of one of the or ganizations, and all arrangements are being made by the members. The program will include a mixed chorus of 20 voices, under the direc tion of Johnette King, senior in music and former director of the University vesper choir. The choir will be accompanied by Virgene Lindley at the organ and Jim Murie at the piano. Solos Scheduled Mary Margaret Dundore will pre sent incidental vocal solos. Num bers will include both traditional and modern Christmas music. Feat ured will be “Snow Shine at Beth lehem,’’ a composition by Milton Dietrich, professor of theory in the school of music. Pat Heinrichs will play several selections on the four manual pipe (Please turn to page eight) Libe Hours Announced The University library will be closed Thursday and Sunday, but will be open from 9 until 5 on Fri day and Saturday of this week. The Co-op will remain open Friday, but will close on Thurs day and Saturday. Melchior Adds to Long List of Firsts’; Acts As Own Conductor, Accompanist Previously Signed ^ Autographs Given By LAURA OLSON Lauritz Melchior has added an other first to his list. He not only sings while the orchestra plays but conducts them at the same time. While the “Great Dane’’ stood amidst the waves ’ of applause which greeted the conclusion of his concert Sunday afternoon, his wife explained the situation. Saturday night Melchior was to appear in Seattle; he arrived; the orchestra assembled—no conductor. When concert time arrive, the artist took action. He sang and conducted the orchestra simultaneously, much to the amazement of the audience. Singer Has Worries The night before, .in Vancouver, B. C., the orchestra didn't arrive until 10 p.m. "Mr. Melchior was quite worried,” Mrs. Melchior ex plained, “but he solved the prob lem by entertaining the crowd as he $>-ng and accompanied himself on the piano. The audience was quite pleased,” she added, “and stayed until the orchestra arrived and the concert was concluded.” The diminutive wife of the artist is called “Kleinchen” by her hus band which means “little one.” She is five feet tall and Melchior, who stands six feet four inches towers above her. Conductor Lauds Melchior When Melchior came into the dressing room, he called the mem bers of the orchestra in and bade them goodbye. The orchestra was composed of men and women from Seattle and Portland, since the orig inal orchestra remained in Los An geles because they preferred not to fly as flying conditions were too ir regular. After the Met star con cluded, Otto Seyfert, conductor, declared, “Your performance to night was the best you have given since we have worked together,, perhaps the enthusiasm of the stu dents and townspeople was the cause of it. While he made preparations to meet the autograph seekers who could be heard outside the door, Melchior declared, “If I do not have time to answer your questions, just ask my wife because she knows ev erything that I do.” He explained that the word Mel chior has no other meaning in Dan ish. “It is just a name,’’ he said, "but it is a good one, I think.” New Autograph Twist Melchior met the demands of the autograph seekers by handing out slips of paper which he had signed previously. About one person in ten greeted the star with a sudden burst of Danish (or was it Swedish) which pleased the tenor. As the Danish pair departed from the dressing room, Melchior turned and declared, “I wish there was moTe time to talk, but we have a bus, which is chartered, to catch. Please say, however, that this con cert is one which I especially en joyed. The audience was most ap preciative.” Vet Loans to Be Given For the benefit of veterans whose government checks have not yet ar rived, the Lane County Red Cross has announced that loans will be granted by them to any student veterans in need of financial aid. Applications for these loans should be made at the Lane County Red Cross office located at 43 West Eighth street. Officials Shift Exam Plans JACK CRAIG . . . Bike-Car Accident Hurts Jack Craig Jack Craig, news editor at Sta tion KUGN, received lacerations and bruises on the face and body when he was thrown from his bi cycle by a car at the intersection ot Thirteenth and Willamette at 8:55 yesterday morning. The car was driven by Stanley S. Baylor, 355 Horn Lane. Craig, 1946 graduate from the (Please turn to page eight) Two-Hour Finals Set For December 16-21 A revision in the final-examina tion schedule for the present term was made Monday afternoon by the schedule committee, C. E. Avery, University registrar, disclosed to day. Changes in the new type of exam ination week, necesssitated this year by the University’s large en rollment, will affect the time sched ule and the length of final examin ations. Two-Hour Finals All finals will be of two-hour du ration and are to be given during the first two regular class periods in the last week of classes, Decem ber 16 to 21. Examinations for three hour classes which meet on Mon days, Tuesdays, and Fridays will be given in two parts, the first half on December 16 and the second half on December 18. Finals for three-hour courses meeting on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays will be given on De cember 17 and 19. Students in four and five-hour classes will likewise be given examinations in those courses during the first two class periods of the week. In answer to the question of whether or not professors must give the full two-hour examina tions as in the past, Registrar Avery said, “It is the expectation of the schedule committee that professors will give the tradition j al two-hour examinations.” (Please turn to page eight) UO Officials Say Classes Meet Today Flood Rumors Flood Ca mpus Tuesday Night; Millrace Carries Water During Afternoon By BILL YATES Contrary to the rumors which deluged the campus Tuesday, classes will be held today as scheduled. Official announcement of this was issued from President Newburn’s office shortly be fore it closed yesterday afternoon. The decision not to close the University was based on re liable reports from the American Automobile Assn., which re ported at 4 p. m. that no roads either north or south were closed. Disciplinary Code Officially Approved Official approval has ween given the new University discipline code, adopted recently by the Student Discipline committee, the office of President Harry K. Newburn re vealed yesterday. Members of the committee for mulating the code, which goes into effect immediately, include three students, five faculty members, and the dean of men, and the dean of women, who serve in a non-voting capacity, E. L. Johnson, head of the political science department, is chairman of the Student Discipline committee. Code for Minority Although University officials recognize that only a small minor ity of students need a discipline code to guide their actions, it was (Please turn to pai/e seven) and that expectations were that the present dangerous high-water situation would not reach flood proportions. Kumors Are Flying Reports that classes would be canceled today so that students could leave for Thanksgiving va cation before a possible closing of main highways could prevent their departure, began circulating short ly before noon yesterday. Nearly all University agencies were im mediately bombarded with tele phone calls, which continued to be received all afternoon and on into the evening. A careful check of reports showed that most were without substantial evidence to back up claims that students would be un able to leave Eugene after today. No Flood A weather bureau report at 9 p. m. last night indicated that the Willamette river, which could, if a flood peak were reached, over (Please turn to page seven) Discipline Code Stated “The University presents this disciplinary code in full recognition of the fact that the overwhelming majority of students need no,-code imposed upon them and that the offenses outlined are uncommon on the campus. Nevertheless, it is in the interest of the entire University com munity that the student body know what general policies and procedures the Student Discipline committee, the dean of men, and the dean of women intend to follow in their disposition of such disciplinary cases as may arise. The following code is deliberately kept flexible in order that each case may be decided on its own merit.’’ ARTICLE I—Expulsions* The following offenses are punishable by expulsion or such other penalties as may be imposed. (Expulsion means final and unconditional dismissal.) 1. Wanton destruction of property. 2. Drunkenness. ' - iyi 3. Robbery, larceny, and theft. * 4. Immorality. 5. Gross indecency. 6. Misbehavior punishable under the State of Oregon Criminal Code. * Students may also be expelled for fraudulent registration. ARTICLE II—Suspensions. The following offenses are punishable by suspension or such other penalties as may be imposed. (Suspension means involuntary removal for a fixed period of time or until specific conditions are met.) 1. Cheating. 2. Unauthorized absences from living organizations after closing hours. 3. False information concerning overnight off-campus privileges. 4. Traffic, in or possession of liquor at any University-sponsored activity. 5. Any other action which brings discredit upon the University of Oregon. ARTICLE III—Organizations 1. The administration of the University of Oregon expects each group organization that exists on the campus by the sanction of the University to conduct its affairs in such a manner as will reflect credit upon the good name of the group and the University. 2. Student organizations which violate the provisions of Articles I and II or whose members do so in such a manner as to fix re sponsibility on the organization are subject to such penalties ag the dean of men, the mean of women, or the student discipline com mittee may impose. ARTICLE IV—Administration 1. Administration of this code shall be the primary responsibility of the dean of men, the dean of women, or the student discipline com sition of all cases involving punishment short of expulsion from the University. 2. The dean of women and dean of men shall refer to the student dis cipline committee all cases in which they wish to recommend ex pulsion from the University. 3. The deans may at their discretion refer any case to the committee and the committee will consider the referral itself as evidence ot the gravity of the alleged offense.