The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 14, Number 12

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The Social Committee wishes to
Imake a correction to an article
Iwhich appeared in the last Echo
Istating that Lynn Kern was slated
Ito play f°r an orchestra-dance to
|bc held April 25th. Lynn Kern
[is unavailable for that date, and
Iwill probably be replaced by the
iRhythm Club. Keep that date in
Imind for some good entertainment.
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[students
ENJOY
"BUNCO"
Last Friday, March 28th, the
high school cafeteria was the scene
of a lively little game called bunco.
Donald Gross was the acting master of ceremonies who explained
the game to the participants and
kept it rolling. (The dice that is.)
The game ended with the awarding of two prizes for the boy and
[girl with the highest score, and
two booby prizes for the boy and
girl with the lowest score. Relief
from the strenuous "gambling"
was afforded when refreshments—
cakes and coffee, courtesy of Mrs.
Chaffee—were served. The party
was deemed successful by all.
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The Jaysee Echo
VOLUME XIV
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1947
NO. 12
DEAN ATTENDS EDUCATIONAL MEETING
he mingles with people, etc. In
other words, the counsellor tries to
find out the main trends of the
counselee's personality. After the
interview which generally lasts
about fifty minutes or longer, the
counsellor selects tests which he
considers appropriate to the veter-
Jennings, as Lady Isabel, the winsome heroine, and Johnmiles
Johnson as Captain Frances Levi-
son, an accomplished rogue. Their
first number was a love scene from
Act I and the second a scene of
terror from Act II.
As Barbara Hare, Patricia Miles
an's needs.     The veteran is then i sang the well-known number,  "I
[Guidance Center
Available To
J C Students
On the first floor of Coffman
(building there is a suite of offices
[with a little sign outside the door
indicating that within one can find
the Veterans Administration Guidance Center. . Since the services of
this center are available to Junior
College students, it was suggested
[that they be informed  about the
procedure and advantages of   the
[system.
The aim of a center of this sort,
[as it applies to disabled veterans,
[is to help them choose their occupational goals in accordance with
their individual abilities, interests,
personalities,  education,  and   past
occupations and experiences. However,  the  guidance involves  more
than the mere selection of a vocation, for personal problems of adjustment, marital and school diffi-
| culties, and   emotional   instability
are also coped with.
When a veteran comes in, he is
given an orientation to the whole
process by the acting chief, Mr.
Hegdal. After the orientation he
is personally introduced to one of
the counsellors who interviews him
to find out his background—mili-
j tary life, rank, advancement,
schooling, subjects liked best.extra-
curricular activities, home life, hobbies,  social  life,   whether  or  not
introduced to Miss Goette, the psy-
chometrist, who administers the
tests. The results are returned to
the counsellor, and the counsellor
and counselee talk over the results
together. Jobs are then discussed,
and the advisor functions mainly
as a source of information and a
critic. The veteran is encouraged
to make the suggestions himself.
After the pros and cons of the various jobs or vocations have been
discussed and the veteran has been
advised as to where he can find his
training, he is returned to Mr.
Hegdal's office where a doctor approves or disapproves of the plans
with regard to the man's disability.
Finally, the veteran talks to a
training officer who helps him get
started on his training and keeps
check on his progress.
The procedure for G. I's. is similar, but no doctor's approval is
required. In this respect, the counselling service for college students
is the same.
The Veteran's Administration
Guidance Center here has been in
operation since July 15 th, and is
one of ten such centers in the state.
Most of the centers are located in
teachers' colleges and in the Twin
Cities. The center here serves eight
surrounding counties, and since its
commencement has aided approximately 800 veterans. Those on
the staff include Mr. Hegdal, acting chief, Mr. Roy, Mr. Harris,
and Mr. Iverson, counsellors, Mrs.
Rockenbach, clerk, and Miss Decker and Miss Drysdale, secretaries.
Dream't I Dwelt In Marble Halls."
The announcer was James Williams, who will on May 9th play
the role of Archibald Carlyle.
INTERVIEWS
TEACHERS
Dean Goddard left Junior College last week to attend a meeting
of the    National    Conference   of
Higher Education which was held
in Chicago.    The conference started March 31st and lasted through
April 3rd.    The five-hundred representative educational leaders who
met at the Stevens Hotel discussed
and studied problems related to the
current expansion of colleges   and
universities.    Dean    Goddard   attended four meetings which dealt
with 1, Buildings and Plant   Expansion;    2,    The   Function    of
Higher Education in Our Society;
3, The Aims and Curriculum   of
Specialized Education; and 4, Finance and Public Taxation. These,
however,  were only a few of the
numerous topics which were being
studied by the representatives.   Incidentally,    the    Department    of
Higher Education is only a part of
i that!* larSer grouP' the National Exposition for one year.   Those wholcational Association of the United
were chosen at the meetings are:
Department
Heads Chosen
The increasing growth of Rochester Junior College has made it
necessary to make several changes
in the administrative system. One
of these changes has been the adoption of department heads, or chairmen as they are called here. The
faculty members of each department met recently and elected   a
Mr. Heintz, Social Studies Department; Mr. Willard, Physical
Sciences Department; Miss Barth-
elemy, English Department; Miss
Endicott, Biological Sciences Department; Miss Matt, Foreign
Languages Department; Terminal
Business Department, Miss Madden; Math Department, Mr. Du-
bert; and Secretarial Department,
Mrs. Creal.
THE
RE.
C.
C.
PLAY CAST
GIVES PREVIEW
Friday evening, March 28th the
East Lynne cast gave two scenes
from the spring play at the Mayo
Civic Women's Club. The students who participated were Aline
Not many students here at Junior College know too much about
the Rochester Evening College beyond the fact that there is such an
institution. Here are a few facts
about a program that everyone
should know more about.
The fulll name is the Rochester
Evening Community College, although Mr. Heintz, the director,
mentioned that that title will probably be changed before long. In
one sense it is not strictly an evening college, for classes start at 2:00
and run all day Saturday.
The
States, which is the biggest organization of teachers in the United
States.
Dean Goddard's trip had a dual
purpose, for he stopped in Madison
to interview prospective teachers
for Junior College. Before he left,
he mentioned that he was loking
especially for teachers in the English and Commercial Departments,
and that the situation seemed to be
very hopeful.
classes, most of which are held in
the Central School building, meet
once a week and last on the average of two hours a session. The
College draws people from all
walks of life, and it is estimated
that the enrollment for the year
will have been in the neighborhood of 1,600. Mr. Heintz stated
that at present there were probably
around 1,000 attending classes.
Instructors are drawn from the
Rochester school system, from the
University of Minnesota, and from
local business and industrial establishments. The standard tuition
charge is $ 10 for a semester's work
of 48 hours, although there are
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