The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 10, Number 14

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by Jerry
Many J.C. students were among
the mob who thronged to the
schools of the city to get a sugar
ration card, but nobody ran into the
difficulty that confronts Tauer's delivery man. In all the rush and rumpus,
an excited registrar listed the poor
man as a female, and he is going to
have a tough time convincing any
clerk that he is a lady.
Ho-Hum
The committee promoting the
prom is doing a splendid job of attracting male attention, and, all proverbs to the contrary, it's the early
worm (and I do mean worm) who's
left with a bag to hold. That's a bit
confused, but I think you get the
idea.
Ho-Hum
APOLOGY DEPT. I am forced to
make an apology concerning an item
appearing in this column in the last
issue. I hereby extend my apologies
to Cabina, the Griffin family pooch,
for confusing the poor creature with
Jean   "Bena"   Griffin   of   J-C.
Ho-Hum
Aw, nuts you wouldn't read it
anyway.
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The Jaysee Echo
VOLUME X
Rochester, Minnesota, Friday, May 15, 1942
NUMBER  14
Award^JVtade at Annual Banquet
faculty members       THREE GOLDEN R's THIS YEAR
R. J. C SHOWS
OUTSTANDING RECORD
On the basis of national scores for
the General Culture Test the average sophomore in R.J.C. ranked at
the 68th percentile, compared with
sophomores all over the United
States. The lowest rating is in Fine
Arts and the highest is in science,
current social problems, and history
and the social studies; in these latter
three fields we were considerably
above the 70th percentile, nationally.
This is a slight improvement over
last year's rating, when the R.J.C.
rating was at the 65th percentile on
the national scores.
POST-WAR
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Judging from past experience, the
shift from war to peace-time industry
will involve considerable unemployment for a time. However, it is the
opinion of the National Resources
Planning Board that a post-war slump
can be averted; that we need not let
a post-war depression overwhelm us.
The re-training of war workers may
not be as great a problem as it
appears. We have the machinery set
up now for re-training peace-time
workers for war jobs. The post-war
job  will   be  to   reverse  the   process.
This war, undoubtedly, will bring
to light many new inventions and
perfections of old ones. It is not unlikely that employmet opportunities
will exist after the war in industries
which are just being born.
GIVEN SCHOLARSHIPS
Two of RJC's faculty have, been
granted scholarships in the Junior
College terminal education program.
Miss Flora McGhee was granted one
for the Summer Workshop at Harvard University in the field of Speech,
which will be in session from June 29
to August 8.
Mr. Clayton d'A. Gerken received
his scholarship from the University of
Chicago, where he will work in the
Summer Workshop in the field of
personnel work in Junior College
Terminal Education from June 22 to
July 24.
Club Members
Present Reports
At the International Relations Club
meeting May 6, the conference
recently held at the University of
Minnesota was discussed. Betty Smal-
le, John Christianson, George Poug-
iales, and Mary Cronin reported
on their own round tables and also
gave reviews of the main speeches
that were delivered during the conference.
All discussions at the conference
were started with the assumption
that the United States would win the
war. Nationalism and imperialism
were struck down, while cooperation
in an international organization seemed   to    hold   the   greatest   interest.
Dr. Harold Scott Ouigley, professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, gave a talk
on the "Significance of Events in
the Far East." He brought out facts
concerning China's struggle and the
totalitarianism of Japan. He warned
that the United States must ward off
imperialism and also that our country
should be careful not to be made the
tool of other nations.
All the meetings of the conference
were enlightening not only in that
they furnished information about international relations but also in that
many good suggestions were made
concerning the organization of clubs.
All the delegates to the conference extend their thanks to Dean
Goddard, Mr. Staley, and all those
who helped to make this worthwhile
trip possible.
There will be a meeting of our own
International Relations Club this
week to elect a president and- vice-
president for next year.
Last evening at the Rochester
Country Club, the climax of the
whole year came at the annual Rochester Junior College Banquet at
which   everyone   had   a   grand   time.
Jerry Farrington was the impressive master of ceremonies who certainly kept things going after everyone had eaten to the limit of his
capacity. The customary speeches
and toasts were given, and three
Golden R's were awarded to the
students whom the faculty considered
to have outstanding ability. One was
given by Miss McGhee to Jean
Griffin primarily for her dramatic
ability, another presented by Miss
Peterson to Jackie Vincent for her
singing and a third one was awarded
to Charles Murrell by Miss Matt
chiefly for his work on the Echo.
The Golden R is awarded each year
to the student or students who in
activity, scholarship and character
are considered the most outstanding
representative of the ideal of the
Junior College. The Booster's Cup
was then prestented by Mr. Gerken
to Jerry Hilliard for excellent work
in school activities. Following that,
the athletic awards were presented
by Coach Greenlee. The entertainment continued with the reading of
the highly interesting class will and
prophesy which were written by Jean
Griffin and Dora Tenti. After the
gavel was passed to the next class, a
dramatic sketch was given superbly
by Jean Griffin. Still more brightness
was added to the evening's entertainment by the music of the string
trio and Jackie Vincent's lovely singing. The program was concluded by a
fine address by Mr. I. M. Rosa,
Superintendent of Rochester schools.
The credit for the able planning of
the banquet and of the prom which
will be at the Country Club at 9:00
tonight, goes to Mary Cronin and the
following committees over which she
was head. The chairmen are Don
Palas, tickets; Shirley Jones, invitations; Jerald Farrington, entertainment; Maralyn Bourassa, menu;
Charlotte Peterson, programs; Bette
Buenger, decorations; Meryl Wiese,
table arrangement, and Marie Furth,
publicity.
Everyone is living in breathless
anticipation of the prom tonight.
Miss Dickinson is planning the grand
march, and the first eight couples
in the grand march are: Jane Schmelzer and escort; Allan Hailing and
partner; Elizabeth Hindman and Philip Hailing; Lolamae Foley and Kenneth Krig; Meryl Wiese and John
Allen; Marie Furth and Malcolm
Crawford; Elaine Daly and Lyle
Dahl; Mary Cronin and Bill Peterson.
Ray Alderson and his band will provide music for the dreamy couples
to  trip  the  light  fantastic  to.
STUDENTS RECEIVE
RADIO SCHOLARSHIPS
William Miller and Jerald Farrington, Rochester Junior College students, have been granted summer
scholarships by the Radio Drama
guild of Milwaukee.
intensive work is offered in all
phases of radio activity at the school,
which has on its board of advisors,
Edward G. Robinson, Conrad Nagel,
and others prominent in the entertainment world.
Mr. Miller has been an active
member of the college dramatic club
during the year, his most important
role being that of the novelist in the
three-act play,  "Lady of Letters."
Mr. Farrington, who came to us
from Mantorville High School, has
been active in dramatics here. He
played in both "Our Town" and
"Lady of Letters" as well as in one-
act plays.
Other students who have received
similar scholarships from the guild are
Miss Ardis Keel, Lee Allerton, and
Don Franke.
Famous Pair
Appears at RJC
When interviewed after their presentation of a program of beautiful
melodies on May 7 in Central Auditorium, Henry Williams, Welsh-American harpist, and Karl Scheuer,
noted violinist, revealed several interesting things about themselves.
Both are foreign-born, Mr. Scheuer
being a native of Cologne, Germany,
and Mr. Williams of London, England. The two studied extensively in
Europe and then toured the world,
Mr. Williams visiting every country
at war today. They are veterans of
the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, as Mr. Scheuer has belonged to
the organization nearly thirty years,
and Mr. Williams has completed his
thirty-fourth season with the famous
orchestra.
The program opened with the playing of the main airs from Verdi's
"II Trovatore" including the well-
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