The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 15, Number 7

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JlSTMAS VACATION
December   19   to
January 5
Wheels of
la! Inspect
aving Plant
Miss Matt in her usual
Jstic capacity of faculty
1 Chuck Withers, editor,
Hendricks, assistant edi-
Bill Sandberg, photog-
lall of the annual staff,
[trip to St. Paul on Wed-
December 11, to visit
6t of the Greene Engrav-
jjmpany. As was an-
in the last issue of the
Whiting's Press has
[gaged to print the anus, and all the engrav-
the book will be done
|Greene Company.
Shearer   of   Whiting's
chauffeur for the occas-
his hot rod special was
jide used.     The bright-
grimagc started "just as
was coming up over the
t plant" at the ungodly
7:30 A.M.    With all
pects to the size of Mr.
[s chariot,   the  travelers
Sned that two deep is a
ncomfortable   for   a   90
Spin the voyagers arrived at
■s shortly   after   10:30,
■mediately were met by
■Goethe, one of the offi-
1 the company, and pro-
Bon a tour of the entire
I The purpose of this was
mf the visitors the various
I pi processes necessary to
■ttinucd on page 6, col. 3)
(locUeAte/i fjusuxvi GoUe^e
TRE JAUSEE ECHO
I Franz
ks at I.R.C.
leeting of the Internation-
lions Club was held Wed-
■evening, December 11, at
jethodist Church in the
Center. The club had
!°al a membership of 50
f< but the number of stu-
ho attended the meeting
ow the desired goal.'
ne Field, president of the
;a[i°n, had charge of the
Throughout the eve-
lss Sara Irene Franz of
lti"Md on page 2, col. .5)
VOLUME   XV
ROCHESTER,   MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19,  19+7
NO. 7
Winter Formal Is
Surprise Success
Monday, November 8 found
210 J. C. students and their
guests dancing to the dreamy
music of Chick Anderson and
his neat band at the Rochester
Country Club. The floor was
crowded to its capacity, and
though a larger clientele would
have aided us financially the
cubic space per person would
have been so limited that it
seemed better for our economic
status to suffer.
The attending persons moved aimlessly through the two
lounges and made exceptionally
fine use of the dance floor and
surrounding tables. No refreshments were served, but coke and
Seven-Up were sold by the club.
Ticket taking under the
watchful eye of Dick Hexum
was a match for even the craftiest. Few tickets were sold at
the club with most of the purchases having been made in the
oficc by Miss Siems.
As the doors swung shut at
1:00, they closed on the backs
of many reluctant people who
had liked this gala function and
stayed until the key turned in
the latch.
Phi Thetas
Rejuvenate
A meeting of Phi Theta Kappa was held Wednesday evening,
December 10, to make tentative
plans for the year's activities.
In the past, Phi Theta has not
been an active organization, but
merely an honorary fraternity.
This year, however, Phi Theta
has decided to become active.
• Many suggestions were made
as to activities which the organization could sponsor. Among
these were after-the-game dances
and the sponsoring of a speaker
that would be of interest to the
whole school.
Within the organizatiorf"itself
plans were discussed concerning
the informal and formal initiation of new members from the
last semester of last year and
those who will be eligible at the
end of this semester. To be
eligible for this organization a
student must maintain a B average and carry the required number of credits.
A definite date for the
monthly meetings of the organization has not been decided
upon at this time.
CHRISTMAS CONVOCATION
LAUNCHES YULETIDE SPIRIT
Well, Well! What Next?
J. C. Has Now Got a Band!
Something   new—and   welcome in   the   Junior   College
scene is the recently organized
band. It was formed strictly on
student initiative when Bob
Ludden, Keith Rudkin, Bill Fie-
belkorn, and Marlowe Paschke
decided it was high time J. C.
had a band of its own to play
at games and other events.
About two weeks ago these boys
found out just which students
played instruments, and put notices in their boxes. Result? A
band now boasts about twenty-
five members. Mr. Utgaard of
the Senior High School was very
cooperative in lending music
and instruments, and allowing
the, high school band room to
be used for rehearsals.
After two closely scheduled
practices the band made its successful debut a week ago at the
first basketball game. Student
opinion all "adds up to the fact
that it really was a great success
—^.and something to be proud
of. The band intends to play
at all the games, and will help
greatly in arousing school spirit
at such functions.
Incidentally, the band does
not have a closed membership.
If you play an instrument you.
are welcome to join—and especially if you play a clarinet or
sax.
Sophs Urged to
Have Pictures
Taken Early
A mass gathering of the sophomore class was held Monday,
December 8 to discuss and vote
on the studio at which all J. C.'s
1948 graduates would have
their pictures taken.
With Grimm and Sawyer officiating it was decided at a vote
of two to one to take their faces
to Rutz Studio for. the shooting.
All in-town students are urged to make appointments during, Christmas vacation; thus
leaving the days immediately
thereafter to those who board
and room. These pictures will
represent the sophomore class as
an entire body, including those
students who will not graduate
next June.
Won't Somebody
Help Donna?
Two weeks ago we all noticed a poster calling for more
cheerleaders, but no one paid
much attention to it. We all
remember the fine job that Donna Whitney, Joan Holtorf, and
Ronnie Abresch did for us during football'season. Catastro-
phy has struck the combination
and our only remaining member
is Donna. Joan had an operation and Ronnie is now doing
his part on the basketball scmad.
Spike Lyke had volunteered his
services, but he decided to play
in the newly organized band.
This explanation will probably
help us understand Donna's
plight when no one answered
her call for volunteers.
"We are desperately in need
of   several   more   cheerleaders,"
says Donna, "and it is a lot of
fun."     She has high hopes of
(Continued on page 3, col. 4)
On Wednesday, December 1 6,
at 10 o'clock A.M. the Rochester Junior College chorus combined with the Rajesters organization to present the annual
Christmas convocation in a
manner worthy of remembrance.
The new J. C. Chorus, in its
third public appearance of the
year, gave evidence of considerable improvement, and Mr. Sidney Suddendorf. may be commended for his fine work in furthering this aspect of Junior
College activities.
The program started at
10:00 A.M. with a scripture
reading by Mary Kepler. Then
Joan McCue took her familiar
place at the organ to lead the
students in Christmas Carols.
After several old favorites. Mr.
Suddendorf .directed his singers
in three numbers, the English
"Country Carol": "Lullaby on
Christmas Eve," by Christiansen, for which Helen Doyle sang
a charming solo, and "Deck the
Halls," a familiar Welsh air.
The "piece' de resistance" of
the convocation was a unique
one-act play, "The Long Christmas Dinner," by Thornton
Wilder, produced by the Rajesters under the direction of Miss
(Continued on page 3, col.  3)
Gamma Rho Earns
Cash for Annual
Under the auspices of Ghama
Rho, a Bunco Party was held
last Friday night in the Central
Cafeteria. Forty-eight dice rolling students thus aided the annual along financially to the
amount of approximately
$12.00. The very fine food
was graciously donated by several J. C. girls, with the dice
coming from the Methodist
Church. Bill Sandberg officiated until the last bull's eye layed
itself out, and the doors closed
about 11:30.
Merry, Merry Christmys from the "Echo" Staff