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The faculty and students of
R. J. C. wish to express their
sincerest sympathy to Mrs.
Hazel Creal in her recent bereavement.
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THE JAYSEE ECHO
VOLUME XVI
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY,   APRIL   6,   1949
NO.   13
oursome Entertains sPrin9 Respite
■    A      •! r      i    f\     •    [Welcomed by
t April Fools Party The Professors
Although decorations in the
lorth Gym were conspicuous by
leir absence last Friday night, the
lareness of JC's traditional party
bom was considerably brightened
a very spontaneous program as
lie Social Committee sponsored an
April Fool's Party. The soiree was
attended, both by JC students
Aid by students home on vacation
lorn other colleges.
The high point of the evening
|as the  10:30 intermission, during
hich Jim Albrecht, master of ceremonies, together with the Hentges
pothers and Harvey Coblentz, ad-
oed their way through two sharp
hie comedy skits.
Satirizing their female counter-
arts, the boys first staged a familiar bit- called "If Men Played
lards  Like  Women   Do."     If con-
Sophs Tested
o Measure
:hievement
J On April 21, 98 members of the
lophomore class assembled in the
[sntral Cafeteria to take the first
art   of    the    1949    Achievement
sts.
Sponsored by the American Fed-
lation of Colleges, the tests are
3ned to measure the amount of
[oowledge each student has deriv-
I from the first two years of col-
fge work.
Three Main Subjects
English, Contemporary Affairs,
|od General Culture made up the
Proponent, parts of the "Achievement Tests.which lasted six hours
kl fifteen minutes. The tests were
hided into sub-divisions of cor-
flated courses under the three
lain headings.
I The results of the Achievement
Jests, scored on the number wrong
|°ro the number correct, are plac-
on each student's record to be
N to the next college the stu-
N attends. This score is also
hen to prospective employers up-
I" request.
sisted mainly of a few sharp digs
taken  at the age-old  female cus-,
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torn ot sending one s triend out ot  , ,    , „
Spring vacation  and the  prom-
lust and the conflicting urges to
create and rest are evident even
among the members of the faculty.
Eastertide, in the midst of the
spring vacation, is considered a fine
time to visit home and relatives
while reaffirming religious beliefs.
The Misses Matt, Barthelemy, Hille-
stead, and ■Wenstrom will be homeward bound for the holidays. Mr.
Willard will visit his family in Chicago for this period.
the room and then  proceeding to
verbally rip her to pieces.
The second piece, a quiz-show
burlesque, was more hilarious, giving the performers more of a
chance to show their individual talents.
The Clayton Tiede Quartet set
the pace for the evening's dancing, varying a lazy medley style
with bounce for the jive bugs.    All
arrangements and preparations for; While Miss Curry will go to Sioux
the affair were taken care of by City for a visit, she will return in
the members of the Social Com-!time to take in the forthcoming ice
mittee.    They nailed the place up,show   and' Heifetz   Concert.    Mr.
| Maxie and Mrs. Bock are going up
to the cities but on different counts;
Mrs. Bock to visit her son, while
iMr. Maxie will make arrangements
, for returning to school to finish his
degree. Should there be a spare
moment he plans to build a garage.
Mr.   Dubbert  plans  to   rest   be-      The conference tennis and 30,f
tween arranging band music and a ,meet wi" be held at Rochester this
u.    ' spring.     The     tentative    date     is
week.   Miss Peterson was the Med-', Endicott   will    remove    her   white jThursday'May 19-
ical  Secretarial  Instructor here for! smock fora gardening apron.    Her |     Coach    Joe    Rockenbach    was
at 12 midnight.
Collins to Coach
Cagers Next Year   j
Dean Goddard has accepted Joe Rockenbach's request to be relieved of the basketball coaching duties at the Junior College. For
the past year and a half Mr. Rockenbach was overloaded with numerous duties in addition to his coaching. Dean Goddard has realized
for some time that an adjustment must be made.
The   Dean,
Ex-Instructor
Visits College
A former member of the Junior College faculty, Miss Naom
Peterson,  was  a  visitor  here  last kit of a trip to visit relatives.
Rockenbach Named
Prexy of SMJCC
A meeting of the Southern Minnesota Junior College Conference
League was held at Minneapolis,
on Saturday, March 26.
At this meeting awards were
made to the championship teams
for 1948 sports. Here are the
champs in respect to their successful sports: baseball was awarded
to- Concordia, golf to Austin, tennis to Bethel, '48 football title
went to Worthington, and '48 and
'49 basketball to Austin.
Spring Meets Fixed
twelve years. She left Rochester
two years ago for the University
of Minnesota, where she is now
advisor of the Secretarial Training
Course. She returned to the University to resume her duties at the
beginning of the Spring quarter.
projected plans include spading
and seeding an abundant number
of mums and vegetables. Mr. Collins plans to get wash-pan hands.
For the most part, the rest of
the faculty plan to enjoy a well
deserved rest.
elected president of the Southern
Minnesota Junior College Conference Association. Robert Barnes,
athletic director at Concordia, was
elected secretary, and Dean Olson,
of Worthington, was elected treasurer.
Former RJC Students Return for Vacations
With News of Achievements in the Provinces
March not only means the coming of spring but also vacations.
During the past few weeks former
students of R. J. C.have. taken time
to visit these ..sacred halls. Although many of the freshmen and
some sophomores have never had
the opportunity to work with former alumni, their achievements are
still felt here. Wayne Field, last
year's business manager of the
Echo, is taking a business course
at the University of Minnesota. Besides keeping up with his classes,
he is successfully running his own
business. He feels his education
is giving him an all-over perspective that is invaluable in business.
Milton Lentz and Milton Gross, two
former J. C'ers, are working for
him.
The "U" has also claimed other
alumni. Robert Erickson, a graduate of two yea'rs ago, is in medical school. Robert Tryon is in the
school of education majoring in the
natural sciences. After completing the course, he plans to go into
teaching. Journalism majors are
Chuck Withers, Virginia Chaffee,
Liz McConnell and Bob Withers.
Martha Anderson is taking bacteriology.
J. C. is also represented in other
colleges. Nancy Anderson is attending  Macalester.    John   Lenton
is an honor student at Creighton
in Omaha, Nebraska. He has already been accepted at medical
school for this fall. George Mc-
Callum is in international law at
Carleton^ Goldie Dugstad will
graduate from St. Olaf in the
spring. She has been doing practice teaching in the R. H. S. under
Miss Gossman and Miss Kloos.
After graduation she plans to teach
English and Spanish. Cupid shot
his arrow at two former members
of J. C. Bonnie Utley and Leon
Austin, now attending Winona
State Teachers' College, are planning to be married in the near future.
in announcing
his decision, stated, "I was
glad Mr. Collins accepted full
responsibility for coaching basketball. Joe has done a fine
job. We all appreciate his devotion and loyalty to his
work."
Mr. Rockenbach will continue as
head football coach, Director of
Athletics, instructor in physical education and mathematics, and manager of the student book store.
Plays for West Point
Mr. Collins played high school
basketball at Freeport, Illinois, and
was a member of the 1940 Illinois
freshman squad with Dwight Eddel-
man. After spending one year in
the Army Infantry, he received an
appointment to West Point, where
he competed on the 1943-44 basketball team.
An injury in the fall of 1944
forced Wag to give up basketball
and also resulted in a medical discharge from tht military service.
He completed his education at
Northwestern University in 1947,
graduating with a Master of Arts
degree in chemistry.
Dean Is Guest
At Conference
In Chicago
Dean Goddard has been invited
to a conference on higher educa^
tion to be held in Chicago at the
Congress Hotel Monday through
Thursday, April 4 to 7, this week.
This conference is being conducted
by the Department of Higher Education of the National Educational
Association of the United States.
Those attending are assigned to
various groups. The Dean has
been assigned to the group "Meeting Community Needs" and will
discuss additional education, terminal programs, and other aspects
of community activities.
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