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e  students,   Donna   Whitney,
McCue, Bob Ludden, Howie
bum, and Del Thurber, met to-
|er with Mr. Howard Roy Tues-
February 15, to make plans
la bigger and better pep fest,
letball game, and dance on
luary 25. These students repre-
the organizations in school
concerned with planning and
buraging student activity.
Two Weeks' Preparation
/ith only two weeks left before
last home basketball game this
Lp had to begin active work.
Whitney, besides making
fngements for an after-game
Ice, helped Del Thurber in get-
an extensive advertising cam-
gn underway.
Original posters, contributed
Iy all of the clubs and organ-
eations in school, will be placid around   towo   in   obvious
(laces.
an is taking care of the post
s to be sent to all the parents
tudents who live in Rochester.
is making the arrangements for
half time entertainment at the
e when J- C.'s men will see
t it feels like to play girls' bas-
all. They will play a game
the fairer sex, according to the
rules. ' What could be more
prtainmg?
|ludden Will   Provide  Music
lo  help   Bob   Ludden    provide
h enthusiastic  music a  person-
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THE JAHSEE ECHO
VOLUME XVI
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA,  WEDNESDAY,   FEBRUARY   23,   1949
NO.   10
Q-fi Planl Keftt tynjom fjoutoalttti
Sleighride Saturday
Shows Possibilities
"Old warm clothes and a sensational good time will be the order
of the day." So says Donna Whitney, social committee chairman, about
the JC sleigh ride that's coming up Saturday, February 26. The committee's plans for the ride, which leaves the northeast door of Coffman
building at 7:30 for a two-hour haul, are almost complete. After the
sleighride, dancing, cards, and en
tertainment will be provided in the
North Gym. Refreshments will also
be served.
Tickets, at 50 cents per person,
are now on sale in the office or
may be purchased from any social
committee member.
Bach, Whitney in Charge
Barbara Bach and Miss Whitney
are in charge of hiring the sleigh
and selling the tickets. Donna
Johnson will handle the entertainment after the ride, which will be
furnished by the Rajesters. Poster
publicity is being taken care of by
Donna Boie.
Nancy Kendall will make
sure that plenty of food gets
to the North Gym afterwards
to warm the refrigerated bodies of the sleighriders. Refreshments will include hot
chocolate, cookies, cakes, and
apples.
Students who have not yet
ascribed their names to the poster
on the bulletin board are urged to
do so as soon as possible to fa-
ciliate sleigh and refreshment arrangements. Mr. Wallace Maxie
and Mr. Howard Roy have consented to act as guardian angels for
the affair.
toddard Lobbies for Bill on
[id to State Junior Colleges
pan Goddard went to the legis-
p session on February 10 to
ps with some of the legislators
bill for state aid for junior col-
lSi' This bill provides junior col-
ps with aid on the same basis
I high schools now receive it.
Jne hearing on this bill will come
I0re the Committee on Education
[February 24.    Dean  Goddard
of Rochester Junior College, and
Dean Rubin I. Mieland of Austin
Junior College are among the
school executives who will present
their case at that time. Since Dean
Goddard and Dean Mieland will
attend the national convention in
!San Francisco, W. Donald Olsen of
Worthington and J. E. Chalbey of
Brainerd will attend the meeting in
St. Paul as alternates.
JC Faculty
Discusses
Name Change
Twenty-one members of the faculty gathered' in the Central Cafeteria on Tuesday, February 15, for
a dinner meeting. The guest of
honor was Mr. Cory, who is the
superintendent of the Rochester
Public Schools.
The main point under discussion
at the business meeting was the
changing of the name of Rochester
Junior College to something that is
more appropriate. The Junior is
misleading since it implies that all
students are preparing for a four
year college education, just as students of Junior High are preparing
for Senior High. Many of the
.courses offered here, however, are
terminal and prepare people more
for vocations and life than for college.
Engaged in Heated Debate
The discussion led into quite a
heated debate. A number of names
was suggested and an informal
ballot was taken. Those which
were most popular with the faculty
were "Rochester College" and
"Rochester Junior College."
Those who objected to the "Rochester College" believed it implied
that the school offered a four-year
course. "City College" was also
suggested but did not prove to be
popular in the voting. It did not
seem appropriate since approximately 40 per cent of the students
are from out of town. There has
been no decisive vote, but the matter will be discussed at a later date.
New fyaceA, S/uuu
u tige jiaiL
Among the two hundred fifty-
odd students attending junior college this semester, several new
faces have made their appearance.
Some of these students are resuming their courses after a period of
absence, and some are attending
RJC for the first time.
Ralph Miller ot Pine Island, who
started as a freshman last year, is
b.ack again taking a business
course. Ralph was employed in
Fort Wayne, Indiana, during the
major part of the first semester.
Evanhoff  of  New  Orleans
A new arrival, Evan D. Evanhoff,
comes to us from New Orleans,
Louisiana. Looking forward to a
career in the fish and wildlife field,
Evan is taking a course in agriculture. While studying here he will
stay with relatives in Rochester.
Evan says his only complaint is the
"Minnesota climate," which is very
different from Louisiana's and is
rather hard to get used to.
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An item which presents definite
possibilities is that of the three
Kahler nurses who are taking the
anthropology course this semester.
For the benefit of the JC males,
their names are Elizabeth Busho,
(Continued on page 6, col. 5)
Gamma Rho Takes Limelight
Tonight With  Initiation
Tonight is the night! That is, the
night of the Gamma Rho banquet
to be held in the private dining
room of the Markay. The purpose
of this annual banquet is to initiate all new Gamma Rho members,
who are chosen from the staffs of
both the junior college publications,
into the organization.
The informal initiation will get
under way about 5 o'clock this afternoon. Although the initiation of
the students will be about the same
as it was last year, details are being withheld until "the hour." Following this, dinner will be served
at 6:30 in the gayly decorated dining room patterned in red and yellow.
Thompson Slated as Speaker
Mr. Ray Thompson of the
KROC newsroom is scheduled as
the main speaker. As Mr. Thompson was once a student of J. C,
himself and a sports writer on the
"Echo," he will speak on what his
college days were like up here.
He will also tell the Gamma Rho
members some unusual things about
news broadcasting and radio journalism.
The formal initiation will be the
traditional candlelight ceremony
following the dinner. According to
the organization's president, Jo Ann!
Holtorf, all plans have been com-|
pleted and everything is in order.
for the annual affair.
English Corporal Begins
Correspondence With IRC Club
The international fame of the
Mayo Clinic brought about the establishment of a correspondence
between the RJC International Relations Club and a hospitalized
English soldier recently.
Corporal A. L. Darcy, the soldier,
has been interested for some time
in becoming a United States citizen. He wrote to the Mayo Clinic
with a New York address, and the
Red Cross forwarded the letter to
Rochester. The Clinic staff and the
Red Cross organization here took
charge and gave Darcy's letter to
the Junior College IRC club.
Will Send ECHO to Darcy
The club believes that it would
be a good experience in Interna
tional Relations to inform Corp.
Darcy and his ward mates as to the
activities of R. J. C. and of Rochester. Each member is collecting
some item of interest to send, such
as copies of the Jaysee Echo, Rochester tourist pamphlets, pictures of
Coffman building and other parts
of the town.
IRC would like to extend an
invitation to all interested JC students and faculty members to write
a letter or contribute some pertinent article to the project. Corp.
Darcy's address is:
Corp. A. L. Darcy
Heathwood Hospital
Ward 4, Ascot
Berks, England
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