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

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VOLUME IX
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY  19,   1941
NUMBER 9
R. J. C. and High School Present "Sweethearts"
Victor Herbert's Light Opera
Scheduled for February 20-21
Prop Wash
. . . by Don Franke
Sure   sign   of   spring:   The   other
Sunday the ol'  sun  cracked  a  warm
smile, leastwise enough to cause the
roofs to  drip,   and   by  cracky  if the
usual     Summer     Sunday     afternoon
crowd   wasn't   on   hand   out   at   our
airport   to   watch   the   planes   come
and go.    Air-fever seems to be cutting   in  on   spring   fever these  days.
(Two   bits   on   a   cold   wave   before
this  is  printed.)   Interesting  to  many
observers   was   the   huge   transport-
size  Army  bomber occupying  much
of   the    hangar    space.      The    huge
bomber,   built   in    1938,   was   being
used by a crew of seven on a cross
country   training   flight   from    Lang-
ley    Field,    Virginia.     The   trip   was
made in 7 hours to Rochester, where
minor  motor  repairs  were  made for
the   return   flight.     The    1000   H.P
motors really oxidize the gas.    Mile
age    is    computed    in    gallons    per
mile,   instead   of   miles   per   gallon
The   $150,000   taxpayers'   nightmare
was   under   the   command   of   Lieut.
C.   A.   Hustad,   whose   home   is   in
Minneapolis.    The    average    second
lieutenant   on   this   trip   had   never
flown  a  plane  until  one and  a  half
years  ago;   but  he  did   have  a  four
year college education. Second Lieut.
J. N. Lavin of Spokane, Washington,
felt   that   there   was   still   great   opportunity  in  the  army  air corps for
students starting now, and you can't
beat air for pure adventure.
This day also saw Secondary C.
A. A. pilots taking flight tests under
C. A. A. Inspector Hight. Buzzing
around the busy field was a new
'31 Ercoupe, which is being produced on a larger scale this year.
Last Monday, Fuzz Ganz departed for Chanute Field where he
■will study radio. Glenn Schroeder,
J. C. grad and primary C. A. A.
pilot, soon leaves for the Naval Reserve. Encouraging note for those
planning to take C. A. A. in the
future year: Three training planes in
good condition are being currently
offered for sale by the flying service.
Fine State of Affairs—More women have applied for next semester's
flight course than men—the hitch is
that C. A. A. will accept only one
woman  per unit of ten.
Five Needed to
Fill CAA Quota
Mr. Hickman has announced that
unless five more students are enrolled in the primary C.A.A. training course R. J. C. will have to discontinue this part of its curriculum.
At least 10 students must take the
course at one time. Since R. J. C.
has spent a considerable amount on
its C. A. A. equipment and the
government has loaned nearly $1000
worth of equipment, it is hoped that
there are enough students interested
in flying to keep this equipment at
R. J. C. and this program in the
school. If the program is discontinued at this time it is extremely
unlikely that there will be a summer
C. A. A. program. This semester's
class of primary flyers is ready to
start. All they are waiting for is the
enrollment  of five   more  students.
IT'S REALLY QUITE SIMPLE;
MERELY PRESTIDIGITATION
That's the explanation for Loring
Campbell's ability to pull golf balls
out of the air, light candles from
his pockets and laughs from his audience. His program of magical
stunts and his ventriloquism exhibition amused everybody who attended the convocation. Mr. Campbell
lived up to his billing as an entertainer as well as a magician for his
line of chatter leading up to each
number was definitely laugh provoking.
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School Buys Wasp
Engine for CAA Work
Dean Goddard, Mr. Hickman and
Mr. Swenson, manager of the airport, traveled to Minneapolis last
Tuesday to buy a Wasp airplane engine for the class demonstrations of
the C. A. A. program. The Wasp
engine is a large radial type, air-
cooled motor with over a 400 horsepower  rating.
While in Minneapolis the three
men took a trip out to Chamberlain
field and gained admittance to the
control tower from which all "traffic" is controlled. They were allowed
to observe the methods of controlling in-coming and out-going planes
that are used on such a large and
busy field. This is done by use of
radio and signals from the contro
tower.
Former Rajesters Are
Active at U. of M.
A recent comunication from Gil
Monette announces that he has been
assigned the second lead in "The
Magnificent House," a forthcoming
dramatic production at the University of Minnesota. The play is a
satire dealing with the life of the
renowned  John  Barrymore.
While attending Rochester Junior
College, Monette played leading
roles in "The Black Flamingo" and
"Tovarich."
Victor Powell, also a student at
the University of Minnesota, has
won distinction in the field of debate. Professor Frank Rarig, head
of the Speech Department, credited
Powell with contributing much toward the victory of Minnesota over
Chicago University. According to
spectators, Vic really "went to town'
on   his  rebuttal  speech.
While attending junior college,
both Powell and Monette took part
in debates and also panel discussions among  neighboring colleges.
Gretta Rae Owen recently played
an important role in "The Vinegar
Tree" when it was presented in Toronto, Canada, by a Little Theater
group under a professional director.
Her outstanding contribution to Rajester productions was the portrayal
of Bianca in "The Taming of the
Shrew."
Jack Cross, now a dentist of La
Crosse, Wisconsin, gives much of
hi; leisure time supervising the local
rheater group of that city. As a
student in Rochester he played various roles in the 'Junior College
Revues" and a leading role in "The
Truth  About   Blayds."
The "Our Town" cast is now
spending time on the vedding in
Act  II.
LUNCHEON  PLANNED
FOR  FEBRUARY 25th
The members of the Terminal
Business and General Secretarial
Courses will hold a luncheon meeting
Dn Tuesday, February 25, at the
Martin Hotel with L. V. Welty, man
ager of the L. T. Stevenson Company  as  speaker.
"Sweethearts," a light opera of
gayly melodic romance will be presented tomorrow and Friday evenings, February 20 and 21, when the
Rochester Junior College and the
Rochester High School jointly present the incomparable music of Victor Herbert. For years the works of
Victor Herbert have been considered by outstanding critics to be the
best of their kind, and "Sweethearts" is no exception.
It is a dainty tale of an adventuresome princess, Jeanne, -vho is
changed to "Sylvia" and left in a
tulip bed where she :s found by
Mother Goose. Her experiences carry her to the dramatic and romantic
denouement in which she falls in
love with the prince who is heir to
the throne and who leads her to the
altar.
Leading roles in the production
will be sung by Miss Jacqueline Vincent as Sylvia, and John Allen Fur-
low as the prince. Other supporting
and outstanding roles include those
of Mary Little, William Hudson,
Shirley Seamon, Martin Adson, John
Fitzgerald, John Menefee, James
Guy, and Robert Punderson; also
Marion Aug, Betty McCray; John
Harvey, Gloria Hillmond, Robert
Madden, Bernice Hordon, and Rilla
McGrew.
Court ladies are Florence Durand,
Marion McHenry, Muriel Hanson,
Nancy Trost, Jenella Beadnell, Eula
Dubbels, Joan Maass, Marcella
Whited, Ann Elliott, and Arlene Best.
Miss Helen Church is musical director and H. P. Jones will conduct
the Rochester High School orchestra. Outstanding selections are
"Sweethearts," the title selection,
sung by Sylvia; Jeanette and Her
Little Wooden Shoes, "Pretty as a
Picture" and "Every Lover Must
Meet His Fate," sung by the Prince.
The opera abounds in humor,
pathos, and comedy, and each selection is a brilliant piece of work in
itself. The score follows the original
work which was first presented in
New York in September,   1913.
Ticket sales are being conducted
by the sales classes directed by H.
B. Wadsworth.
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