The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 16, Number 7

              RED-LETTER DAYS:
tonight — Christmas Prom
■Tomorrow  (Wednesday)  —
■No School  Before   12:00;
Assembly at 2:00
Irjoncordia   Game  —  Here
Friday, December 17
Christmas Vacation —
! Friday,  December  17  to
Monday, January 3
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THE JA13SEE ECHO
VOLUME XVI
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA. TUESDAY,  DECEMBER   14,   1948
NO.   7
luletide Convocation
ited for Tomorrow
Jaysee students will be entertained tomorrow afternoon at 2:00
| the annual Christmas Convocation takes place, as sponsored by
Assembly Committee.
Ichorus of thirty voices formed
tially for the event will be the
attraction pf the assembly,
| Mr.   Sidney   Suddendorf   di-
j a varied repertoire of
Itmas favorites. Nancy - Ken-
give the well-known read-
ntitled "The Littlest Angel."
new RJC vocal "find," Liz
ley, will also offer a soprano
"Joseph,    O    Dear   Josep|
The traditional   14th ce
[German  song   is  also  know|
[Song of the Crib."
committee also has plannel
al additional features for th
bcation,
tunce.
Covered Wagon
Is Scene of
Varsity Dinner
On   Wednesday,   December    1,
the Old Covered Wagon was the
which   it  declined
IS To Present
iristmas Festival
Mr. Pappas' talk emphasized the
necessity of being ready at all
times, in school life and business
as well as in athletics. Following
the steak dinner, football letters
were awarded  for the  1948 sea-
tree
can-
As   a    narrator   gives   the
lid of different songs and cus-
I the choir will  sing the song
a slide will   be  projected on
jupper   ball   of  the  Christmas
on the  backdrop  or  a  light
[show  the   figures   being   told
it in the lower ball.
?(  >(■"<? *rl
hile the choir sings "O'Tannen-
"Deck the Halls" and <'Rihg
fctmas Bells," the narrator will
[he tradition and use of Christ-
[trees, holly, ivy, mistletoe, and
Another legend will be that
fe traditional Christmas carols
Ifferent stories and the story of
[writing of "O Little Town of
|lehem" while the chorus rings
song, "Susani "and "What
i Is This." In all, fourteen
is will be sung and eight leg-
will be told. To close the
|!ram the choir, dressed in cos-
of other countries,' will sing
Jrywhere Christmas" and
Pght.";
Mr. Suddendorf announced that
in reply to his call for a J. C. chorus
for Christmas, thirty students are
rehearsing to sing traditional Christmas carols at the convocation.
Some of the songs planned for
the program are "God Rest Ye
Merry, Gentlemen," "O, Little Town
of Bethlehem," "Silent Night" and
a traditional Danish carol, "Fum!
Fum! Fum!"
Suddendorf was quite pleased at the turnout and told the
group that they were "the
most evenly balanced choir
that he had had among J. C.
students."
All who are interested in vocal
music at J. C. hope that this is an
indication that the chorus will continue to participate in school programs after Christmas. J. C. needs
a chorus and there are enough
students with the ability to have
5»|. '.one that the whole school will be
I proud of.
Christmas
Vacation
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1948
TO
MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1949
YIPPEE ! !
Henry Charles to Play
At RJC Formal Tonight
To the sentimental music of one of the area's best swing orchestras,
Henry Charles, Rochester Junior College students will gather at the
Valencia Ballroom tonight for the last social affair of 1948: the annual
Christmas Prom.
GREETINGS:
Once again the Christmas season approaches—evergreen, seals, and decorations are adding a cheerful color
to the drabness of early winter. Each of these may be
small, but all together they change the scene into one of
cheer and goodwill.
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(it if we all
srlook and
forces for
Irry.
May each and every one of you be not only a receiver but'a giver of the Spirit of Christmas.
R. W. Goddard, Dean
f
held it
at Na
y night,
for the purpose of electing the club
officers and to hold an informal
Christmas party.
The- officers elected for the
school year 1948-49 were: President, Joanne Holtorf; Vice-president, Barbara Bach, and Secretary,
Lugene Trisler.
Joanne, the new president, then
took the place of Howard Sandum
in presiding over the meeting. The
editors of both the Echo and Rajuco were asked to make any comments in regard to their publications. Howard Sandum asked for
a little more cooperation from the
Echo staff in handing the 'newspaper assignments in on time, and
indicated that there would be no
work for the Echo staff to do the
last week of school before Christmas vacation and the week following Christmas vacation. Lugene Trisler refused to give any
information out concerning the
yearbook,  except that the  Rajuco
Three weeks of laborious preparation by the members of the So^
cial Committee preceded tonight's
festivities, which are traditionally
handled by that committee. The
big event has become established
as an annual occasion and always '
takes place during the last week
before Christmas Vacation.
Tonight's dancing will begin at
nine o'clock and continue until one
a.m. To forestall the excuses of
some students who say they can't
go to the Prom because of study
obligations, Dean Goddard has
proclaimed again this year that
there will be no classes tomorrow,
morning up to 12 o'clock noon.
As usual, Jaysees will be
expected to show their best
behavior tonight, as District
School Board officials and
members of the faculty have
been jurifl fctftend. Invi-
tatio^j M and sent
out
n requested
al Commit-
e two for
C   sponsors
econ'
be  staged   in  the  spring,   |osr   be
fore graduation.
Tickets for tonight's dance are
selling for $1.50 per couple if
bought from one of the advance
ticket sellers, and $1.75 per couple
if bought at the. door tonight. No*
single tickets are being sold. The
advance ticket sale was organized
and managed by Marcia Kepler
under the direction of the Social
Committee. Approximately 20 students are assisting her.
Posters advertising tonight's
party were made and placed
around third-floor hallways by
Donna Whitney, Nancy Kendall, and Howie Sandum.
In previous years the dance has
been held at the Country Club, but
Donna  Whitney*,  chairman  of the'
ball section in to the engraver before December 15 so that they
could take advantage of the 30
cents discount on each engraving
in  before that time.
Miss Matt, the Gamma Rho advisor, stated that the Ra-Ju-Co was
going to be fairly expensive this
year, but that the book was going
to justify this cost. A discussion
followed as to how funds could be
raised in order to offset the expense. Bunco parties and candy
sales were suggested.
The club members also discussed
the possibility of making a trip to
the cities in order to visit an engraving or printing plant.' It was
suggested that the Student Council sponsor such a trip. Del Thurber, sophomore Student Council
representative, said that the matter would be brought up in the next Social Committee, explained that I
council meeting. a regulation created by the Club's
The business meeting was then executive board last summer, pro-
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