The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 9, Number 10

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HE
AYSEE
CHO
VOLUME IX
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5,  1941
NUMBER  10
Prop Wash
by Don Franke
Plenty fussy whom they kill off,
aren't they (our gov't.)? Only seven
fellows out of ten who applied for
Secondary CAA passed the physical
exam. It seems that those of us that
are in good physical condition go
to war and are relieved of one or
more anatomical accessories, while
the remaining wrecks are left to
reproduce the future soldiers. The
conclusion would seem to be that
the army will have to reduce physical requirements in the next generations if anybody is to be recruited.
Fine thing!
Wishful thinking: Why doesn't
some local capitalist buy himself an
aeroplane and let us CAA pilots fly
it for part of a nominal sum (just
enough for running expenses and depreciation). Who of us can pay the
Flying Service $7.00 per hour for the
required 15 hours each year to hold
our license? That would cost $105
annually, and when you add that
to the cost of educating one's self
—well, you're getting into high finance. Maybe, the administration has
operated so long on an unbalanced
budget that it thinks in such terms
only. So far I haven't been able
to get "New Deal" cooperation to
work such a philosophy into this
humble life. My Mama thinks it's
better for me to stay on the ground
anyway. So does Uncle Sam.
Some fun: That McDonaugh guy
who tested that Airocobra in a 600
mph power dive must have experienced quite a thrill. We CAA's have
performed stalls and tailspins, but
we only fall about 300 feet. Think
of hauling the stick back into your
food dept., letting the ole plane
lose all momentum, and gently drop
into a spin. That's fun in itself, but
we have to pull out just as we get
used to the feeling of boring straight
toward the middle of China. Imagine
going down full power—with your
cheeks pulling away from your teeth,
your too long hair standing up from
the back of your head, and that
"half-mile behind" feeling. Then you
summon all your strength that you've
been using to keep your arms in
front of you on the controls, and
give a hearty haul on the stick.
As you pull out, your head shrinks
to pinhead dimensions — seemingly,
blood races downward until your big
toe looks like your nose did, and
you see the world thru black curtains, from under heavy eyelids.
Some fun,   I'll  bet!
Patronize Echo Advertisers
Present Our Town*
Friday, March 21
The cast for "Our Town," slated
for production the week of March 24,
is almost complete. A few more
characters are needed for the wedding party and the funeral procession.
The play is a biography of almost
any American small town. The
period covered in the life of Gravers
Corners is the decade  1901  to  I9I3.
The stage manager, John Fitzgerald, introduces all characters and
scenes adding much of his own
philosophy in regard to daily life,
love  and   marriage,   and   also  death.
Picket fences and vine covered
trellises mark the boundaries of the
summer kitchens belonging to Dr.
Gibbs and Editor Webb of Main
Street. The Webb family is composed of Mrs. Webb (Therese
O'Neil), Editor Webb (Roger Drinkwalter), Emily (Jean Griffin), and
Wallie (Lincoln Ekman). Dr. Gibbs
is played by Allan Hailing; Mrs.
Gibbs by Doreen LeBlanc; Rebecca,
by Beverly Barber, and George, by
Donald Franke. The routine of village
life, such as school days, courtship,
and the Stimson scandal make up
the first act.
The second act emphasizes the
marriage of George Gibbs and
Emily Webb. The church wedding
brings out on dress parade all the
notable villagers  and  portrays  much
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BUSINESS  LUNCHEON
A    SUCCESS
The Luncheon held for the Terminal Business Students and the General Secretarial students at the Martin Hotel rooms was labeled a success   by  all   who  attended.
Trie speaker of the occasion was
Mr. L. V. Welty, manager of the
Stevenson company. His topic was
"Retail   Buying."
Speech students in charge of the
luncheon were: Douglas Young, Paul
Tarara, Lloyd Caulfield, Warren
Trapp, Arthur Schmidt, and Charles
Springer.
Members of the business faculty
are: Dean Goddard, Miss McGhee,
Mr. George Staley, Mrs. Creal, Mr.
Gerken, Mr. Frishe, and Mr. Hickman. All of the above faculty members attended except Mr. Frishe and
Mr. Hickman, who had noon classes
and  couldn't get away.
These business luncheons are held
approximately every six weeks and
the next speaker will be Mr. Earl
Baker  of  the   Baker  Shoe   Store.
Sweethearts" Cast Gives
Excellent Performance
New Equipment
For CAA Pilots
The C. A. A. program has been
receiving more equipment recently,
Mr. Hickman has announced, in the
form of several generators, propel-
lors, and magnetoes to be used in
the ground school training course.
Several manufacturers of airplane
equipment have donated various
wall charts which are to be used in
familiarizing the embryo flyers with
their heavenly chariots.
In the Secondary C. A. A. course,
Mr. Hickman is expecting two boys
from the Mankato Teachers' College
and two from Marshall, Minnesota.
The boys from Marshall took the primary course without having any college credits—the opportunity being
offered only to a very few with outstanding records and aptitudes for
flying.
The C. A. A. secondaries must be
able to tap a telegraph key at the
rate of  15 words per minute before
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Plans Made for
J. C. Radio Series
R. J. C. is going to have a series
of radio programs to be broadcast
over K.R.O.C.—at least that is the
hope of the students now at work on
them. Plans have been made to put
on at least ten, fifteen-minute weekly
programs starting some time in
March and continuing until June.
These programs will be made up of
a variety of things, such as: round-
table discussions, music, plays, interpretive reading, book reviews,
aviation, letters from abroad, travel,
student compositions, and the like.
Marietta Sonnenberg is in charge
of this radio work with the following
comprising the committee: Charlotte
Armstrong, Doreen LeBlanc, Mary
Sitton, Helen Gambill, Ruth Puter-
baugh, Dora Tenti, Harriet Doty,
Esther Winters, Jane Schmelzer, Jack
Rippie, Ray Thompson, Don Franke,
Art Swan, Clarence Stearns, Winston Cornell, Lincoln Ekman, Harold
Perry, Harry Smith, and Gale Sperry.
Any suggestions from other students for a radio program will be
gratefully accepted by any of the
above.
Third raw back, center aisle,
proved to be the best place to sit
in the auditorium to receive full
benefit from the performance of
"Sweethearts." First of all, may we
take our hats off in praise to both
John Furlow and Jacqueline Vincent
for their superb performances in the
leading roles. Although Furlow's role
seemd far too small for his importance to the plot, he certainly wasted
no time when he did appear on the
stage. That kiss-stealing scene, which
was so appreciated by the matinee
audience, proved him an able as well
as willing, actor. Or was it acting?
Miss Vincent seemed to enjoy herself throughout the entire play, and
her "Angelus" song was beautiful.
We have been told that at one of
the performances, the young lady in
the orchestra who accompanied Miss
Vincent for that selection, played
without a light, and that helpful
Harry Smith turned the pages for
her. Harry was playing in the trombone section—consisting of two—
and used an old hat for a mute. All
that solo (?) work must have floored
that   particular   orchestra   section.
David Adson's Slingsby could not
have been better done than it was.
How did he ever learn to keep that
monocle in place, as well as that
English accent? In our opinion, the
Dutch shoe dance was too short, but
most  enjoyable  while  it  lasted.
Among other things that caught
our attention were these:
That John Fitzgerald, the dastardly Mikel, showed no reluctance in
proclaiming himself the father of
those six charming Goose girls.
Could it be that he has paternal
instincts? And as for his comedy, it
is said he was merely acting natural.
That Mary Little, when invited
to sit down in the last act, missed
the stool placed there for her by
at  least a  good  twelve  inches.
That there must be something
wrong with the gals in this school.
During the second curtain call at the
afternoon performance, Bob Stephan
was seen with his arm affectionately
clasping the shoulders of a certain
Watson   lad.   Tsk.   Tsk.
Undoubtedly, "Sweethearts" was
one of the outstanding productions
turned out by the High School and
J. C. music departments, so orchids
to everyone: to the students who
participated, and particularly to the
directors who gave so much time
and patience to the undertaking and
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