The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 9, Number 4

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HE
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VOLUME IX
ROCHESTER,  MINNESOTA,  WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER 20,   1940
NUMBER 4
Prop Wash
. by Don Franke
Someone politely notified me the
other day that they never read this
column because it was too technical.
Well, maybe I better start this out
right by explaining the principles of
flying a simple training plane. Most
of you know what a small training
plane looks like. You probably have
noticed that it seems to be "all
wings," as a young calf seems to be
"all legs." The plane is, of course,
fully developed. The essential element
wanted in a training plane is not
speed, but rather "lift" which comes
from the amount of wing surface.
Slow landing speed also comes from
greater wing surface. This is enough
about wings, because someone who
knows more about it may disagree on
finer points, and argument is only
disillusioning to the arguer, because
the arguee is simply more fully convinced of his belief.
Now there is one wing in the vicinity of the anterior part of the plane
(that's where the propellor is usually
found except in gyroplanes or "push
type" planes) unless the plane is a
biplane, and then we find two wings.
Well, now for the tail assembly. In
all cases this is on the posterior end
of the plane, even when said plane
is going backwards! I he tail assembly is made up of one horizontal surface and one vertical surface. The
rest of an aeroplane is called the
fusilage. Behind the engine of most
planes we find the cockpit. It is here
that the much talked of "stick" is
located. Training planes are very
cramped unless you are a Case, Rin-
genberg, or Smith type. Some of us
have trouble squeezing into the rear
seat and adjusting lengthy appendages to suit the position of seat and
rudder pedals, and yet leave room
for said "stick" to rest in between
the knees. Once a pilot is seated in
the cockpit he places each foot on
the rudders provided, grasps the
stick in his right hand, and throttle
with his left. Now, I will attempt to
explain what each of these controls
accomplishes when put into operation.
Let us make a few turns, starting
from a straight and level position. To
turn right ease the stick gently to
your right. This causes the right
aileron (flipper on trailing edge of
right wing) to go up and the left
aileron to go down. The wind flows
over each wing, then forces the right
wing down and the left wing up. As
you  are  pushing the stick  right, the
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Willkie and McNary
Carry R. J. C. By
Narrow Margin
Results of the J. C. election, held
on the general alection day, November 5, were slightly to the benefit of
the Republicans. Willkie and McNary
polled a total of 81 votes, while
Roosevelt and Wallace received 74.
Not to be left entirely out of the
running, Thomas and Krueger received a single vote.
In the race for governor, Stassen
proved himself overwhelmingly popular with the students and "snowed"
the other candidates under by a total
of 118 ballots. Peterson, Farmer-
Labor candidate, received 25 votes,
and Murphy,   I 3.
Just as in the regular election, all
who voted were required to register
before the election, and of the 175
students who took advantage of this
"preliminary" practice, 156 cast their
ballots.
Election judges, who performed the
duties of supervising voting and
counting the votes, were Arthur
Swan and Marietta and Joanne Sonnenberg. Election clerks, having duties
similar to those of the judges, were
Bill Ganz and Jack Ripple
Counting of the ballots required
six persons, and began when the
polls closed at 3:30 p.m. Unofficial
returns were posted immediately upon the completion of the counting at
5:00 p.m.
The idea for the election originated in, and was carried out by Mr.
Goddard's Political Science Class.
The purpose was to give the students
some opportunity to gain experience
for the voting they will do within a
very few years, as well as to give
them some idea of the administration
of an election, and to get an idea
of the standing of the candidates in
Rochester.
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Noted Lecturer, Dr. Otto Schacht,
is Guest at  Thursday Convoca ion
DR. SCHACHT
UNSATISFACTORY  GRADE
REPORTS ARE ISSUED
Unsatisfactory grade reports were
issued to the students of R. J. C.
Thursday, November 14. These marks
were based on the first nine weeks
work climaxed by a mid-semester examination. An unsatisfactory report
indicates work below an average of
"C."
Questionnaires were sent out by
the office to be filled in by those
who received unsatisfactory reports.
These are to be filled in by the
student and brought back to the office at the time the student calls for
an interview to discuss his grades.
Music Clinic Held
Here Last Friday
Friday, November 15th, a music
clinic was held in the Central Auditorium and the senior assembly of
the Rochester schools. The local
committe in charge of arrangements
were: Miss Helen Church, Miss Pris-
cilla Wagoner, Miss Georgia Garlid,
and Mr. H. P. Jones. G. I. Brende,
Spring Valley, H. P. Jones, Rochester,
and H. L. Lidstrom, Red Wing, made
up the sub-state band clinic committee.
Participants in the music clinic
were from all over the state. C.
Vittorio Sperati, director of Austin
High School instrumental music, conducted the senior orchestra. Dorothy
Ackerland, formerly of the Minneapolis and Duluth Symphonies, gave
a bassoon demonstration. Miss Pris-
cilla Wagoner gave a violin demonstration, and R. W. Fiester of Branch,
Iowa, gave a cornet demonstration.
Elmer Uggen, formerly of the Bach-
man band, was a guest conductor of
the band and chorus when "The
Crusader Overture" was played and
sung.
Peter B. Tkach, vocal instructor of
the Minneapolis College of Music
and vocal supervisor of West High
School, Minneapolis, was guest conductor of vocal music.
Interesting high-lights of the music
clinic were the movie showing hov
instruments are made and the playing of rare brass recordings of great
artists of the past.
On Thursday, November 14, at
10:45 High School and College students were present at a joint convocation held in the new Auditorium.
Dr. Otto Schacht, of Chicago, noted
lecturer and musician, presented a
well-prepared and highly entertaining
lecture on music, together with an
entertaining vocal recital featuring
semi-classical music, among which
"Waterboy" and "On the Road to
Mandalay" were outstanding.
Dr. Schacht, who has unusual philosophy concerning music, punctuated
his songs by apt remarks in which
he expressed his conviction that everyone can and should enjoy music
and that everyone can and should
express himself through the medium
of song. One of the remarks which
proved amusing as well as enlightening v/as the startling statement, "If
you want to sing, just open your
mouth and sing." He interpreted his
philosophy by means of an exquisite
voice, thereby awakening the enthusiasm of the student body to learn
more of music and its various forms.
The interesting lecture and program ended on a note of patriotism.
Dr. Schacht stated proudly that he
was glad to be an American, and
the entire student body rose to the
occasion with the song, "My Country
'tis of Thee," and Irving Berlin's stirring and more modern "God Bless
America." The program closed with
a solo by Dr. Schacht, "The Lord's
Prayer."
Mrs. Lynch of Rochester accompanied Dr. Schacht and introduced
him to the students.
Mr. Goddard, Mr. Shaw
Absent a Few Days
Because of Colds
The sudden change in the weather
sent two of the faculty members to
bed with severe colds. Dean Goddard was absent for two days but
has now returned to his duties, apparently little the worse for his case
of Vasimotor Rhinitis. However, Mr.
Shaw hadn't returned when this was
written, so we must assume that coming to school without his rubbers
has exacted a more severe penalty.
May your recovery come swiftly, Mr.
Shaw.
P. S. Disregard above, as Mr. Shaw
is back.
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