The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 12, Number 4

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VOL. XII
THE JAYSEE ECHO
Rochester Junior College Official Publication
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FEBRUARY 5, 1945
No. 4
Mrs. Howe Back
After Absence
Mrs. Howe took a leave of absence to
visit her husband, Lt. Howe of the Navy.
Mrs Howe spent a month in Long Beach
and two weeks in San Diego. The rest
of ihe time she spent in San Francisco.
Yes, there really is a housing shortage in California," said Mrs. Howe. "We
searched constantly for two weeks looking
for a place to live. We travelled by bus
and street cars for about one hundred
mils within San Francisco. At last we
found an apartment furnished except for
the bed and ice box. Price: $55 per
month."
Mrs. Howe had the opportunity of
living near San Francisco Bay so that she
could see the Golden Gate and the ships
of the  Allied  Nations.
During her stay there, Mrs. Howe
traveled in cable cars that felt like roller
coasters. There are so many sharp turns
in the hills, etc., that the conductors warn
the people to hang on to the right or to
the left.
Mrs. Howe had many more interesting
experiences, such as week-end hikes through
Yo.cmite National Park, Muir Woods, Mt.
Tamalpias, and Berkley hills, behind the
University of California.
The students and faculty wish to express their thanks to Mrs. McClure for
her fine work, interest, and kind helpfulness in the library during the absence of
Mrs. Howe.
MU SIGMA NOTES
The members of the Mu Sigma music
club have happy faces this week for their
cherished pins have arrived. They are
tiny, exquisite pins made of gold plate
in the form of a lyre. Mu Sigma is printed on them. We certainly are proud of
them and we feel that the suspense of wait-
mg for them was worthwhile.
"Indian Love Call" and "Artist's
Life" were some of the selections practiced at the music club meeting January
". A short business meeting was held,
m which we planned briefly for another
Party some  time in  the near future.
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PERSONALITIES
OF THE MONTH
This little blonde Med. Sec. who
has had Bobby Dison standing on
his head is our choice for the personality of the month. We all
know Viola Hanson (if you don't,
you should) and know that she is
an active member of Gamma Rho.
Thanks to her efficiency as president of Mu Sigma we have enjoyed several successful affairs. Although her home town is Hamel,
she graduated from Wyzatta High
School. Oh—just one more thing.
Have all you girls seen that picture
inside the cover of Vi's notebook?
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Presenting Bob "Star" Daly —
Bob, a true Irishman and one of
the numerous members of the Daly
clan of Rochester, says he will lick
anyone that says a word against the
dear old "bit of heaven." After
much "hard" study he can now call
himself a sophomore of J. C. At
the same time he has maintained a
position as general service man at
the Clinic. "Wine, Women, and
Song" is Bob's motto which he
diligently lives up to. P. S.—
1 he middle name "Star" comes
from his ability to make those unconscious hook shots on the Basket Ball floor.
364 STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN J. C.
Night  school     students,     high    school
students   taking   college   courses   and   regular  J.   C.   students  compose   the  enroll
ment of J. C and bring it to a total of
364 students.
The night class enrollment, with some
decreases and some increases is expected to
stay about the same. New classes to be
offered, if there is a large enough enrollment, are Political Science and General
Aeronautics. Various courses for college
graduates, advanced student and busines
courses are also being offered.
Barbara Vine, Louis Brunsting and
Douglas Perkins, who attend high school
part time, bring the enrollment of regular
students up to 83.
Samuel Rosen
Discusses Russia
"The Germans are showing the Russians the fastest way to Berlin," commented Samuel Rosen, Russian-born Chicago business man at the evening college
convocation in Central Auditorium, January 17. He echoed Senator Vanden-
berg's plea that we cannot be immune to
the problems of the world and at the same
time objected to our present attitude of
suspicion towards the Soviet Union.
The speaker took up the issues for and
against Russian policy with the greatest
emphasis on the period since the Revolution. Mr. Rosen said that he could convict the Czars of Russia on only one
count — poverty and its counter-part —
the lack of opportunity for the masses.
He said that if the Czars had made any
real attempt to ameliorate conditions for
the masses, or 78% of the people, no
revolution would have come about. The
speaker pictured the caste system of Russia which included the church, and vividly proved how the Greek Orthodox church
had to give up its position because of
political connections. Russia is changing
into a class society again where opportunity
and the old army ranks are showing them-
elves again. The people wanted the
church back, Mr. Rosen stated, and they
have it. The old system of easy marriage
and  divorce has  been  replaced  by  a  very
ntensive r;scarch system. The family has
increased in importance.
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MAGIC AT ITS BEST
Torrini and Phyllis entertained with a
mystifying magic program in a 3 5-minute
joint high school and J. C. assembly, in
the Central Auditorium,  January  25.
Mr. Torrini and his charming assistant
entertained with everything from umbrellas
to colored chalk drawings. Playing cards
were squeezed into finger-nail size, newspapers turned into corn stalk heights,handkerchiefs disappeared and reappeared, objects changed location, and high school
students were made accessories to rope and
disappearing acts. Oh yes, two birds disappeared in the grand finale.