Daily
EMERALD
56th Year of Publication
Honor Code ...
... W dead. at last. Editor Joe
Gardner explains its' history on
the Oregon campus and Rives
his opinion on its demise. See
page 2.
I MVKKSrrV (HOHKiiON, EK.KNK, WKftNESDAV, NOVEMBER 17, 1954
VOL. LVI
NO. 40
FOR WINTER TERM
Class Sign-up
Starts Nov. 29
I’re -registration for winter term tliis year will he restricted
to adviser-advisee meetings and the approval of study pro
grams by the adviser, according to Clifford Constance, regis
trar.
1 lie adviser-advisee meetings will he held Monday, Nov.
2V at K p.m. Meeting places fur each adviser are printed on
the winter term time sehefluh*. The time schedule may be
obtained in Emerald hall the Monday preceding the date of
the adviser-advisee meetings.
Each student is to have a tentative class schedule worked
out for winter terra before the meeting with his adviser. Those
programs which have no changes or only minor changes will
he signed at this meeting. For those students who have major
changes in their schedule or who have problems needing
advice, conferences may he scheduled for anytime from No
vember 30 until the end of the term. Appointments for Janu
ary i may he made at this time for those students who cannot
schedule classes until fall term grade results are in.
All students are encouraged by Constance to take advan
tage of this meeting as it will save time on registration day,
January .V If a student’s schedule is signed at this meeting
or at a conference before the end of the term he need not
return to his adviser on registration day. The signature of
th adviser on the winter term time schedule will enable the
student to complete all phases of registration without an
additional conference.
27 Students Give
Blood to County
Twenty-seven University men
have sold a pint of blood during
the last two week", and nearly 40
are listed as professional do
nors, according to the records of
the Lane county blood bank.
There have been no recent
women donors, but eight are list
ed as professional donors. The
blood bank pays 20 dollars a pint
to donors.
Religious Council Holds
Thanksgiving Service
A special Thanksgiving serv
ice. sponsored by the University
Religious council, will be pre
sented Tuesday. Nov. 23, at 1
p.m. in the Student Union ball
room.
Featured in the program will
be group singing, choir singing,
scripture reading and dance in
terpretations. Choir practice will
bo held tonight at 6:30 for any
one interested in singing with
the choir.
Concert Star Has
Top Achievement
Astrid Varnay of the Metro
politan Opera, who will sing in
McArthur court Friday evening
at 8 o’clock, is recognized as
one of the outstanding music per
sonalities of the day.
Her career in opera is one of
outstanding achievement. While
still very young she began sing
ing such formidable Wagnerian
Adviser Calls
Tea Petitions
Petitions for chairmen for the
Christmas tea are now being
called for by Margaret Tyler,
adviser of the annual event. The
tea is sponsored by the AWS.
Chairmanships which are open
are general chairman, secretary,
collection, co-chairmen, refresh
ments, entertainment and invita
tions chairman. Petitions are due
Thursday and.may be turned in
to either Miss Tyler at the Alpha
Phi house or the box on the third
floor of the Student Union.
The tea is scheduled for Satur
day, Dec. 4. Boxes to needy fam
ilies, which are donated by liv
ing organizations, will be under
the tree.
roles as Tristan's ‘‘Isolde" and
the three "Bruennhildes." She
still holds the distinction of be
ing the youngest soprano ever
to have sung these parts in any
major opera company.
Since that time Miss Varnay
has sung more leading Wagner
ian roles than any other artist
in the Met’s entire history.
More recently she made inter
national operatic history when
she became the first American
singer ever to appear as Bruenn
hilde and Isolde in the theatre
Wagner himself built for the
famous Wagnerian music festiv
als in Bayreuth, Germany.
Miss Varnay, however, has not
confined herself to Wagnerian
opera alone. She is one of the
few Wagnerian sopranos ever to
achieve equal success in the big
dramatic soprano parts of- the
Italian repertoire.
She has made dramatic suc
cesses of such great Italian
operas as “Cavalleria Rusticana,"
‘‘Simone Boccanegra,” and
"Aida."
Her performance in the taxing
title role of Strauss’ "Electra” at
the Metropolitan last year proved
the smash success of the year.
Virgil Thomson, in the New York
Herald-Tribune, described it as
“the season’s finest."
UO-OSC Tickets
Available to 1000
Approximately I (KM) reserv ed
sent tickets arc available to
students for the Oregon Mtatc
collegc-Oregon game at Cor
vallis Saturday.
These student tickets are
priced at $2. A number of reg
ular reserved seat tickets are
also available for $4.
Students wishing to go to
the game should pick up tick
ets at the athletic department
ticket office by Friday, Ted
Bouck, athletic business man
ager announced.
Students going to the game
will have to present both their
student body and athletic
cards at the gate as well as
their tickets, the athletic de
partment reported.
Robber Attacks
During Dinner
A thief, taking advantage of
the dinner hour Monday night,
robbed the Alpha Gamma Delta
house of $50 while the women
were eating dinner.
The burglar gained entrance
to the house through an outside
basement door, used the stairs
to the first floor and then
climbed the back stairway to the
third floor.
He apparently was after mon
ey only, for he rriethddicairy
rifled eight of the girls' purses
ignoring jewelry and other valu
able possessions.
The robbery was believed to
have taken place between 5:30
and 6:15 p.m. Eugene police
working on the robbery have un
covered no leading clues, but
believe that the robber was fa
miliar with the house.
Art, Lit Films
To Be Shown
The Wednesday Evening thea
ter will present four art and
literature film excerpts tonight
at 7 and 9 p.m. in 138 Common
wealth.
One of the excerpts. "The Fish
and Fishman,'' is a colored ani
mation of a poem by Alexander
Puskin dealing with a Russian
folk tale. It is narrated in Eng
lish. Another colored animation.
"Brotherhood of Man,” is con
cerned with the idea that the
future of civilization is dependent
on the brotherhood of man.
Modern dissertations on art
are contained in “Abstractions"
and “Five for Four,” the other
two excerpts.
Contest Chairmen
Submit Petitions
Petitions for chairmanships of
a "Beau Brummel” contest have
been requested, according to
Barbara Wilcox, general chair
man.
The contest, which runs from
Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, will select the
"best dressed man on campus.”
It is co-sponsored by Gamma
Alpha Chi, national women’s ad
vertising honorary, and Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer studios.
Petitions for chairmen of pro
motion, publicity, judging and
voting must be turned in by
Thursday noon to either Miss
Wilcox at Sigma Kappa or Jean
Sandine in the Emerald office.
Prankster Rings
Alarm at Dance
A false fire alarm set off In
the basement of the Student
TTnion during the Homecoming
dance last Saturday led to a let
ter to the Kmerald Wednesday
from SU Director Si Kllingson.
“'I would like to call attention
to the extreme danger which can
arise from such an act,” Elling
son said. He estimated that there
were between f*00 and 1000
couples at the dance.
"It frighten* me to think what;
could have happened in our ball
room had that fire alarm re
sulted in a rush for the exits,”
he continued. "In a building such
as this, we probably have far
more to fear from the results of
a panic than we ever would from
the actual fire.”
F.llingson said that he has
been on the campu#long enough
so that he is not shocked when
someone, through either careless
ness or immaturity, performs
such an act, but pointed out the
extreme danger under the cir
cumstances Saturday night.
The alarm was not registered ■
with the Eugene fire department,
as the SU's alarm system only
sets off the bell-type alarms
within the building. An actual
fire in a campus building, other (
UODean Gets
National Post
Sidney W. Little, dean of the
University school of architec
ture and allied arts, has been ap
pointed to the national commit
tee on education of the American
Institute of Architects where he
will represent the Northwest re
gional district of the institute.
The committee, made up of
nine members from across the
United States is responsible for
the development of educational
objectives in the field of archi
tecture. It will meet at an early
date in Washington, D.C,
Little recently published a two
volume survey on the work of
a national research commission
on architects in this country,
entitled "The Architect at Mid
century.”
than the Vets’ dorms, would have
to be reported by telephone to
the fire department.
The Vets' dorms fire alarms
are connected directly with the
downtown fire station.
Organisation Topic
Off UIS Discussion
United Independent Students,
campus political party, will meet
today at 4 p.m. at Highland
house, f490 Moss.
Party organization will be dis
cussed and members of all exec
utive committees should attend,
according to Len Calvert, UIS
president. Calvert also requested
that all UTS senate members at
tend the meeting.
Applicants Must
File by January
Applications to take the Jan.
27, 1955 graduate record exam
inations must be submitted by
Jan. 13.
Candidates for graduate work
can find out from the school of
their choice whether or not they
will be required to offer scores on
the graduate record examina
tions.
The examinations are designed
to give the graduate schools in
formation concerning the ap
plicant’s educational background
and his general scholastic abil
ity.
Each candidate tested will re
ceive a report of his scores from
Educational Testing service. A
fee also entitles the candidate
to have his score reported to one,
two or three schools.
The schools will notify candi
dates of action taken' on their
application for admission.
Candidates may secure appli
cation blanks from the Graduate
Record Examinations, Education
al Testing service, 20 Nassau
St., Princeton, New Jepsev, or
P.O. Box 27986, Los Angeles 27,
California.
'South Will Rise Again'
Fridav Rallv Theme
“The South shall rise again-’
will be the theme of the foot
ball rally at 6:45 p.m. Friday
at the Student Union.
Members of the rally board,
K warn a, and Skull and Dagger
will build up interest in the
“Civil War rally” and urge liv
ing organizations to make signs
and torches for the event.
Students who refer to the
school in Corvallis, as OSC. Ore
gon State or Beavers will be
dunked at the rally. The rally
board announced that the school
shall be referred to as "Oregon
Agricultural College” or “OAC.”
Clothing appropriate to the
“agricultural school” that Ore
gon will play this weekend will
be worn at the rally.
The rally board announced
plans for a car parade to Cor
Music Honorary Plans
Annual Student Tea
Thi Beta, national music hon
orary, will give its annual tea,
Thursday, Dec. 2, in Gerlinger
hall.
The tea is given for students
in the music and spee'ch depart
ments.
vallis. Cars will leave the Fiji
parking lot at 10 a m. Saturday.
Those already in Corvallis can
meet the parade at the bridge
south of town at 11:15 a.m.
U0 Raiding Party
Sets Fire at OSC
A raiding party of Oregon
students traveled to the Ore
gon State campus Monday
night and set fire to a pile of
boards and boxes collected to
build their bonfire for the Ore
gon game.
The Oregon students poured
6 gallons of gasoline on the
wood, and set fire to it. Then
they left hurriedly, as two
carloads of OSC students
chased them out of town.
The amount of damage done
is unknown as Oregon State
had no comment on the fire.
The only statement made by
Oregon State was that a fire
had burned some wood that
had been collected.
The fire was on the Oregon
State campus across from the
radio station.