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Oct. 18—Homecoming.
Oct. 24 M. E. A. Convention.
Nov.  3—Minneapolis
Symphony
Nov. 5 "Dear Ruth."
The Jaysee Echo
VOLUME XIV
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18,  1946
No. 2
JCRAPBOOK
MEMORIES
;our years have passed since a
ior College Queen reigned at a
itball game as part of the glitter
Ed festivity of Homecoming. This
, with the boom in college en-
illment, football has revived; and
iotball means a homecoming cele-
•ation.    The    majority    of    the
dents are veterans of World War
:  homecoming for them is   just
what   the   word   implies, coming
omc.    To the minority, October
is an anticipated annual event.
Looking at the past two weeks,
e find that   student   committees
mete at work on decorations, dance
plans, election of a queen, and pub-
Bcity.   Blue and gold paint became
R familiar sight to the decoration
Bpmmittee.    Little blue slips say-
Big "My candidate for Homecom-
feig Queen is . . ." appeared in the
mailboxes.    Frantic discussions   as
Kb Marybelle's qualifications   corn-
Bared with Lulabelles' were heard
in classrooms and hall gatherings.
A blue   and   gold trimmed ballot
box,   sitting conspicuouly  outside
the  office,   gathered   the  decisions,
presented them to a committee to
count and disappeared for the remainder of the year.   A poster suddenly appeared with pictures of the
lucky top six.    Another vote, and
one of the six girls was proclaimed
Khc Queen.
Looking ahead, we dream of the
game,   watched    by    student   and
^community enthusiasts alike,   the
annual dance acting as an anticli-
;.max.    Teachers,  stags,  hags   and
dates, the result of hope, fear and
.praying on the part of the girls,
father in the gym for dancing and
-party merriment.     Voices   hoarse
from cheering ring with laughter,
:>but suddenly it is time to tear down
the trimmings,  remove the crown
and   admit   that   Homecoming   is
over.    Now that the end has arrived, we can retain our memories
j-and it will not be too long before
ffootball season,  1947.
J. C. TO CROWN HOMECOMING QUEEN
Seger Describes
Hitler Regime
Mr. Gerhart Seger, German
newspaperman, lecturer, and writer
of international reputation, spoke
to the high school and junior college students Monday, October
seventh at one o'clock in the Central Auditorium, about Hitler's
Rise to Dictatorship and his own
escape from a German concentration camp.
Mr. Seger's authentic account of
Hitler's early life and rise to power
gave students an understanding of
the political chaos in Germany. He
gave detailed information from
about 1919, when Hitler was appointed to attend the political
meetings and report their activities,
to 1920 with his joining of the
Reichstag and setting himself up as
head of the Nazi party, up to 1930
when Hitler was desperate to gain
representatives. Mr. Seger then
told about his escape from a concentration camp with the aid of his
wife who smuggled him money
which he concealed in a decayed
tooth until he got across the canal
and over the dirt wall.
Mr. Seger ably answered questions from the student body.
He is now living with his wife
and daughter 'here in the United
States and has becocme a citizen of
our country.
Warren Wiese was elected to fill the office of Freshman Student Council Representative at a special class
meeting called by President
Jesse Bollman, Wednesday,
October 9. Robert Browning who formerly held the
office has withdrawn from
Jaysee.
6:45 - Torchlight parade
starts at Coffman building.
8:00 - Yellowjackets meet
Austin J. C. at Soldiers'
Field.
YOUTH DELEGATE
DEPICTS RUSSIA
On Friday, October 4, faculty
and students of R. J. C. enthusiastically received the message of Miss
Ann Postma, who was a member
of the U. S. delegation to the
World Youth Conference in London .and the International Students
Conference' in Prague. At the age
of only 24, she is already considered one of America's outstanding
youth leaders.
Miss Postma related her experiences during her travels in Germany, Great Britian, Holland.Bel-
gium and Russia. In Russia,where
she spent eight weeks on a spectal
tour, she visited farms, factories,
theatres, shops, schools, and the
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RAJESTERS PLAN
ONE ACT PLAYS
Under the direction of Miss McGhee who has planned an eventful
program for this year the Rajesters
are coutning on presenting three
one-act plays the first semester and
one long play the second semester.
The members of the dramatic
club who are back this year are:
Milton Lenz, Dean Williams, Goldie Dugstad, Audrey Radke, Art
Gordon, Richard Truax, Collette
Lyons, Fred Arab, and Maurice
Bentley; the Rajester candidates for
this year include: Richard Maass,
Betty Woldridge, Geraldine Miller,
Johnmiles Johnson, Gloria Hark-
ness, Joan Smith, Theodore Cad-
well, Aline Jennings, Mary Kepler, Robert Walter, Mary Jo Gerlicher, Larry Haggerty, Rosemary
Hallett, James Schneider, Richard
Patterson, Janet Hofschulte, Barbara Hallett, Jeanne McCabe, and
Donna Snyder.
The two plays for which try-
outs are now being held are
"Lights Out," a mystery play by
Walter Hudd, and "Doctor's All,"
a farce by the Spanish dramatist,
Lope de Vega, which has been
adapted for modern use by M.
Jagendorf. These two plays will
be cast very soon and presented
early in November.
The third one-act play will be
"Dust of the Road" by Kenneth
Sawyer Goodman to be presented
for a Christmas program.
Among the three-act plays being considered for second semester
production are "Love From a
Stranger," a mystery play by
Frank Vasper and the well-known
"Grandaddy" of all melodramas,
"East Lynne" by Ned Albert.
Parade - Dance
Honor Team
Tonight R. J. C. will celebrate
its first homecoming in four years.
The student parade, led by the
Elks' Drub and Bugle Corps, will
start from the high school building and march to Soldiers Field by
way of the downtown business district. Collette Lyon and her committees have prepared banners, and
Bud Bahn has marshalled about
seventy-five torch carriers, who will
follow immediately behind the
queen's convertible.
Mary Jo Gerlicher, chosen by
the students after a week of balloting, as homecoming queen, to preside over the homecoming festivities, will be accompanied by her
attendants and the entire parade
will be escorted by motorcycle-
police.
This morning's pep meeting,
under the direction of committee
chairmen and class presidents, acquainted the student body with the
outline of tonight's activities, and
organized the cheering section. Art
Gordon represented the student
council on a radio publicity broadcast with sportscaster, Bernie Lusk
Monday night.
Tonight's dance in the North
Gym tops off a week of preparation. The decorations committee,
headed by Martha Anderson and
including Ed. Tierney, Dorothy
Dickson, Dick Werby, Mickey
Arnold and Warren Wiese has
planned a football motif. Refreshments are under the direction
of Mary Elton, with Goldie Dugstad and Joan Hanson assisting.
The queen will be crowned on
the field between halves of the
game. A big turnout is expected,
for this will be JC's first big homecoming since the war curtailed such
activities, and students and faculty
have cooperated enthusiastically to
insure its being a huge success.
Mrs. Hazel Creal, registrar and
instructor in general business
courses attended a registrar's convention at Grinell and DesMoines,
Iowa, from Monday, October 14
to V/ednesday, October 16.
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