The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 13, Number 5

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The Jaysee Echo
When   Miss   Matt,    the   Echo
faculty advisor, asked me to resume
writing this column after a four-
year layoff, she mentioned casually
that I should make it pretty much
like its predecessors with the exception that it possibly would be a
little more mature . . . silly, isn't
she? thinking that I will ever grow
tup!   Of course, that is part of the
Mattian charm; she's so naive for
such an intelligent woman.    Then
again, there is the possibility that
I might grow up; gee, it was only
1940 when I started at J-C, and
already I'm a sophomore.
—Ho-Hum—
One of the things that amazes
me abou this place is the utter normalcy of the veterans.    After reading a few of the stories in the cur-
rtnt magazines, I was almost afraid
to accept my discharge, fearing that
the acceptance of that fateful piece
of paper might suddenly transform
me from a quiet, sedate, and somewhat anxious dogface, into an embittered, neurotic   character   going
about throwing my father's false
teeth into the fireplace, hitting my
grandmother with a meat axe, and
generally making a social nuisance
of myself.   But, I'm still relatively
sane and, outside of a little discussion with a haberdasher over how
I would appear in a green and yellow Checked    suit,    getting along
I fairly well with the rest of society.
So it goes with the rest of the boys,
and when seen at the J-C dance a
few weeks ago, some of them were
getting along very well — In a
social way ,that is.
—Ho-Hum—
Lloyd Caulfield, one of my con-
; tempories back in '42, is back at
: his old job as Echo business man-
I ager and he is a very good ad salesman, but that isn't why he's mentioned here.    It's the fact that an
j amazing number of J-C Jills are
running  around  looking  for   an
I excuse to   do   business   with our
business manager.
—Ho-Hum—
Captain Art Swan, now on ter-
; minal leave, was in the Echo office
f the other day visiting for a few
' minutes. Art, who was one of the
■ finest table tennis players J-C ever
turned out, has just returned from
[ his honeymoon and thereby hangs
t a tale. For his bride, Jackie Vin-
i cent, was also a student here, and
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VOLUME XIII
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15,  1946
No. 5
R. J. C. MALE REGISTRATION SOARS
Former J. C.
Student Honored
At Brown "U"
Kathleen L. Anderson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson
of Rochester and former Junior
College student, has been elected
president of the Student Government Association at Pembroke College of Brown University. This
position is recognized as the highest social honor open to a Pembroke student.
Miss Anderson, a graduate of
Rochester High School, attended
RJC from 1942 to 1944. She
entered Pembroke in her junior
year after being awarded a Pratt-
Whitney scholarship. During her
scholastic career here, she was very
prominent in college affairs and a
member of Phi Theta Kappa, National junior college scholastic society.
During her two years at Pembroke, she has been honored with
several other positions in scholastic
organizations. These included:
president of the Athletic Association, treasurer of West House,
president of Miller Hall, and president of the Dormitory Council.
Rajesters Will
Perform At
Austin J. C.
Two groups of RJC drama enthusiasts are now rehearsing one-
act plays in preparation for a
drama meet to be Tjeld at Austin
Junior College on February 21.
"The Robbers" by Clare Rummer, is one of the local productions. It is an airy little comedy
showing that sometimes even a
robbery can be beautiful. Included in the cast are: Richard Truax
of Rochester as John Upton,
Goldie Dugstead of Spring Valley
as his wife, Helen Skar of New
Hampton, Iowa, as Edith Upton,
Dean Williams of Rochester as Bob
Hamilton, and Fred Arab of Co-
hoes, New York, as the Butler.
"The Warrior's Husband" a five
minute sketch of Julian Thompson, is the second Rajester offering.
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Attention guys and gals!
The Friday-noon meeting of
the English Lit class has taken
on new interests; namely, two
men, and a Friday luncheon
with coffee and all the trimmings. Many thanks to Mr.
Bob Riege for instigating the
2-in-l English
Chem Courses
Attract Vets
Announcement of spring registration for Rochester High School
students planning to enter Junior
College next fall was made last
week  by Dean R.  W.  Goddard.
idea and to Miss Marie Matt J This step was made necessary by
for making arrangements. Of
course, the idea has its disagreeable points, too, dirty
dishes, but with Miss Jo
Slorby as a committee of one,
that's settled. We chuckle as
we say, "What next?" but
you see, this is another point
which adds to our appreciation of English Lit.
Students Express
Approval Of
Mid-Year Shindig
Since the party held on Jan. 25
happened so long ago that it can
hardly be considered as news,
rather than bore you with an account of the activities, the Echo
editor sent out a nosey newshound
to get -a few bits of student opinion
concerning the shin-dig.
Helen Skar: Lilacs to Lexie for
wonderful music. The grub was
good, but some of my pest friends
weren't there. I think they should
have more informal dances in the
clubroom.
Marion Meyer: I thought it was
a whopping success—most everyone did! I liked the idea of having the party in the gym to accom-
mpdate a bigger crowd, outsiders
and all. The decorations added a
festive spirit, so did the tables.
Lexie's ad-libbing was very good.
Louis Thomas: (abrupt all of
a sudden) Very good. Did a good
job.    Could use a few more.
Nancy Anderson: Good orchestra made all the difference. And,
of course, I appreciated the admittance of outside people; no check
on come and go.
These opinions generally reflect
the attitude of the school. The
Echo wishes to toss a few extra
bouquets to the committees for an
excellent job.
the anticipated large number of
veterans who will be desirous of
continuing their education. The
Dean also said that if enrollments
in American universities and colleges continue to increase at their
present rate it may be necessary to
establish a system of priority to accommodate the students wishing to
attend RJC. He added that freshman students now enrolled who
maintain a satisfactory scholastic
standing will have first priority in
next year's registration. However,
the priority system will not affect
Medical or General Secretarial
Courses which are of interest chiefly
to woman students.
Registration for the second semester is precisely the same as that
for the first term with 127 students
listed. The 35 new registrations
exactly balance last semester's cancellations. The present student
body is divided quite evenly between men and women with the
females having a slight edge, 67-
60. Of the 60 men 36 are veterans, most of them attending under the G-I Bill. An interesting
trend is indicated by the fact that
only 54 students or 41 percent are
from Rochester. The out-of-town
students are mainly from Minnesota communities, but seven states
and two foreign countries are represented. Mrs. Tara Mathur of
Lucknow, India, and Mr. Thomas
Parker of Enniskillery, Ireland, are
the members of RJC's international set.
SLA courses prove the most
popular, with 46 students studying the various phases ,of Science,
Literature, and the Arts. Med-
Sec and Pre-Engineering share
second place in student popularity
with twenty registrants in each
course. Another thirteen are listed  in Pre-Business classes which
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