The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 16, Number 5

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IINGS TO LOOK FOR
HKSGIVING ASSEMBLY
Tuesday, November 23
HARVEST DANCE
late To Be Announced
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VOLUME XVI
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY,   NOVEMBER   10,    1948
NO.   5
ntly   Miss   Matt   and    Mr.
went to the Greene Engrav-
mpany of St. Paul to confer
lem about the  cost of  en-
and   possible   suggestions
proving    the    Rajuco.     The
owever,  cannot .be estimar-
a dummy copy is compil-
is copy is to be an outline
cover  and  sections  of the
1  resembling, ~as    near   as
e, the completed copy.
Ipecial meeting of the entire
i staff was called for Novem-
Iat which the tentative plans
Ie book were  transferred  to
[for the sections on" dedica-
Ifaculty,   graduates,   football,
and the insert pages have
(completed.    It is hoped that
jwork will be at the engrav-
I Christmas.
Rajesters Prepare
Convocation For
Thanksgiving
The Rajesters will present a
Thanksgiving assembly to the student body in Coffman Hall on
Tuesday, November 23, at 10 a.m.
Taking part in the program will
be twelve of the club members who
have organized into a choral reading group. The verse speaking
choir includes Nancy Kendall,
Marie Sween, Carolyn Van Hook,
Delia Chaddock, Joan McCue,
Harvey Hedstrom, Kenneth Shaler,
Robert Green, Gordon Knowles,
Robert Hamilton, Robert Kittley, and
Carlyle Gordon. Serving as stage
manager is Robert Isokane.
The choral readings to be included on the program include
"Thirteen Sisters Beside the Sea"
from   Stephen   Benets'  long   poem,
"."' "'"'•"'""   ,w | jonn Brown's Body, excerpts from
rmanent dummy.    So far the,, ,  L   '_       .. ...
My Country by Russell W. Davenport, "Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun" by Walt Whitman, "The
People Yes" by Carl Sandburg, and
"The Courtin'" by James Russell
Lowell.
The last poem will be dramatiz-
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staff of the Rajuco refuses
lulge the theme of the year
I but the engraver, after be-
the theme and design of
pok, said it was unique and
be sensational.
jcal Concert
resented By
t>b Hamilton
Tuesday, Nov. 9, an enjoy-
Iprogram of familiar music was
Pled to J. C. students at the
lal Auditorium by Bob Hamil-
paritone soloist. His selections
ped operatic arias, outstanding
s, and folk songs. Among
|rincipal presentations were the
known "Evening Star" from
Nuser, "Ave Maria" by Franz
pert, and "The Lord's Prayer"
|fred Mallott. He was accom-
fi by Joan McCue.
is at present attending Jun-
"ege, in addition to studying
|e St. Paul School of Opera
Madame   Mady   Metzger-
K well-known German lieder
rrt singer.
J. C. Faculty
Attends MEA
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday,
October 28-30, junior college instructors dismissed classes and attended the annual convention of
M. E. A. in St. Paul. With an overwhelming majority of Minnesota
educators, the meeting was successful, aside from the fact that there
was much congestion.
The highlight of the planned activities was the luncheon for junior
college instructors held at the Hotel
Lowry. Principal speaker on this
occasion was Mr. Heinz of Rochester who spoke on the junior college
serving the needs of the community. In his talk, Mr. Heinz recommended terminal vocational classes
in the junior college for those not
academically minded, with standards as high as those in academic
classes. At the luncheon a talk
was also given by Dr. Ruth Eckert
of the General College at the University of Minnesota on "Problems
of Terminal Education."
At a dinner of state modern language teachers held Thursday evening in the St. Paul Y. W. C. A.
Miss Matt was the key speaker. She
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Varied Social Events
Planned by Committee
For Rest Of Term
Reports from Donna Whitney, Social Committee chairman, reveal
that the Social Committee has a variety of good times in store for the
students of Rochester Junior College. The plans are not complete as
yet, however, and they have been made for the first semester only,
Miss Whitney stated.
Rochester Junior College
Entertains At Open House
In accordance with American
Education Week,' the Rochester
Junior College opened its doors' to
about 200 parents, teachers, students and their friends on November 9 from 8:00 till 10:00 p.m. so
as to familiarize them with the Junior College system.
The main attraction of the evening was the program in Coffman
1 Hall where the dean of the Roch-
! ester Junior College,  R. W.  God-
Idard, Dr. John Paulson, an anesthetist at the Mayo Clinic and an
', alumnus of the Junior College, and
'Mr. J. A. Engles, a local insurance
man and father of two J. C. graduates,  gave their  individual  view*-
I points on the values gained from
j attending the Junior College.
Immediately    after    these    ad-
; dresses, Bob Hamilton and the Junior College choral group, under
the direction of Mr. Suddendorf,
sang a few classical selections.
Student members of theJnternation-
jal Relations Club then guided their
parents and friends to the various
classrooms so that the latter could
see the facilities that the College
offers.
After the tour, coffee and
cake were served in Coffman
Hall by seven Medical Secretaries, Mary Hawkins, Dede
Peters, Marie Rapacz, Lugene
Trisler, Marian Kinneberg, Allene Overend, and Thelma Fei-
gel, and the school's visitors
were given a chance to talk
with the teachers and among
.themselves	
Mr. Karl E. Dubbert was general
chairman of the open hous.e with
Mr. Bateman as program chairman,
Miss Hillestad and Miss Evans in
charge of food. Mr. Kortz, acting
as publicity chairman, supervised
the window display at J. C. Penny's
department store, showing the general course of study, the guidance
activities, and the extra-curriculuar
activities at Rochester Junior College.
5 Students Attend
I. R. C. Regional
At Sioux Falls
Several members of the International Relations Club will attend a
regional conference to be held at
Sioux Falls College, Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, Friday and Saturday, November 19 and 20.
Five members and one faculty
member will attend. Mr. Maxie
will be the driver, and the students
will be excused from class on Friday as they will have to start very
early Friday morning in order to
arrive at Sioux Falls in time to
register before the afternoon deadline. After the various discussions
and debates conclude, there will
be a banquet Saturday night which
they plan to attend.
Richard Miles is planning to
participate in a  panel discussion on the Russians in Korea.
Tom  McCoy  plans to  participate in the discussion on the
Hindu viewpoint in India. John
Whiting will present a 10-min-
ute   paper   on   the   displaced
persons in the United States.
Harold  Stewart  and   Howard
Sandum    are   contemplating
going but have not definitely
decided, therefore, there  are
two vacancies to be filled.
The    Regional    Conference    includes I. R. C. Clubs from all over
the Northern Mississippi Valley, that
is from five states.    Last spring the
club attended a similar conference
in Winona with considerable interest and  success.    Those   members
who  are  not able to  attend  this
conference .on  November   19 and
20 will be eligible to take part in
a   debate   with   Winona   Teacher
College's   Debate   Club   later   this
school year.
Any member of the I, R. C. is
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The project under consideration
at the present time is the Harvest
Dance.    This event will take place
during the middle or third week of
November.    The  committees  have
not yet been appointed, and volunteer    committees    are    desired.
With the system of volunteer committees,   the   chairman   feels   that
students who  did  not approve of
the way things have been handled
on   preceding   occasions  will   now
have an  opportunity to volunteer
and do the work as they think it
should    be   done.    Also,   students
who   volunteer  will   be  willing   to
work hard and plans will be completed  with'greater ease and  efficiency, the chairman pointed out.
Plans   for   a   "Swim   Gym"
party are also under consideration.    The date for this occasion  has  not been set, but
it will probably be at the end
of November.
Christmas Formal plans have
just begun, and the committee
promises a gala event. All stu-.
dents are asked to help make this
successful, and volunteer committees will no doubt be in order for
this project.
The committee plans to have
food, dancing, and other games at
after basketball games during the
season. Saturday night parties are
also being  planned.
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State Aid Hoped For
At the coming session of the Legislature, legislation to provide state
aid for Junior Colleges and vocational schools will be introduced.
At the recent meeting of the Junior College Deans' Association, a
legislative committee was appointed to assist in the enactment of this
legislation. Members of the committee include Dean Jloyd Moe of
Virginia, Minnesota; Dean R. I. Mel-
and of Austin, Minnesota; and Dean
R. W. Goddard.