The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 17, Number 10

              January
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norning at 10:45 to 11:30
Dual J. C. talent show will
in Central auditorium.   The
If eat gives the students a
Bo show their talents to the
body.   This year's program
a combination talent show
assembly.
program will consist of
ts:
alist—Liz Fortney.
Solo—John Larson,
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alist—Wilma Naves.
strels.
Jazz Band.
||ots will be passed out at
itorium doors for an audi-
ite on the best act.    The
act will receive a prize.
^■>  a  grand   door   prize
will bo given.   Everyone entering the auditorium will sign a
ticket.   The tickets will be mixed, and during the program a
drawing will  be  made.    The
winner will come to the stage
and receive  his  grand   prize.
-"triC U^he prize, furnished from the
student activity fund, will be of
s. S. W, value to the winner.
 ThMis an  assembly  you  don't
 ant to miss, so we'll see you over
ere. '
Rocttedte* fjutu&i, College
THE J Al]SEE ECHO
VOLUME XVII
ROCHESTER.  MINNESOTA.   WEDNESDAY,   FEBRUARY   1,   1950
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Daniel Q. Posin, a nuclear physicist and head of the Department of
Physics at North Dakota State College, will appear before an assembly of Rochester High School
and J. C. students on February 2,
at 2:30 p.m. in Central Auditorium.
His topic will be, "What the Atom
Means to You."
Dr. Posin has a dynamic and
very comprehensible way of presenting some of the facts about
atomic energy and also possesses
the ability to act out things such
as bomb explosions with astonishing realism. Some people think
that on stage he often resembles
JGroucho Marx.
He is the author of textbooks
and novels in Spanish, Russian,
and English.   He has also writ-
(Continued on page 6, col. 3)
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Jaz| Food! Program! Immedi-
lely after the basketball game on
 pdoMFebruary 17, the Pep Club
HZJ^Bnsor a dance in the North
,vrn- Tiis feature attraction will
e the newly formed J. C. Jazz
|^ and which will furnish the music
>r dancing.
The gym will be colorfully
Ai decorated    by   a    committee
AdV?lBed hy Charlotte Mohlke.
■ will   be   furnished   by  '■
ambers of the Pep Club, and •
roceeds from the sale of both
fS7/m land tickets wi"be given
jfyTyWJazz 6and for the Pur-
*  *   \   m   of   musical    arrange-
[ ments.
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rsariB I l°gram is als° being plan-
matioW I ■ intermission, and according
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|ts will be only 50 cents per
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Ad tSfittntf Ptadf,
Late hours, rehearsals, center
stage, contrasts, and foreshadow-
ings are "fast becoming meaningful
expressions for the cast members
of "Ring Around Elizabeth." Chosen as the spring production, this
three-act comedy will be presented
on March 11, in the Central Auditorium.
"Ring Around Elizabeth" is
a light-hearted comedy about
Elizabeth's bothersome family.
Two daughters, a fussy grandmother, an eccentric grandfather, a' domineering: neighbor,; an irate husband and a .
'" sophisticated lover keep Elizabeth in a dither. The family is eventually shocked into
sensibility by her "novel"
method of solving her problems.
Trudy Rankenburg portrays
Grandmother, and George Ploetz,
the grandfather. Jennifer and
Mercy, the two daughters, are
played by Violet Woodworth and
Theresa Mofiarty. Wilrha., Naves
portrays g bossy cook, Vida. .Irene,
(Continued on page 3, col. 4)
Pat Ikied*,
Otohetttia frvi
A "Snow Shuffle" will be held in
the North Gym on Saturday, Feb-
ruaryl 11, beginning at 8:30 and
lasting until 12:30. Pal Thiede and
his orchestra will provide music for
dancing. Tickets will be sold at
the door at 50c per couple or 25c
stag.
This dance is being sponsored by
the Social Committee for all J. C.
students and also the Rochester
High School and Lourdes seniors, to
acquaint the latter with part of the
social life at J. C.
The Social Committee is in
charge of decorating and ex-
:   pects to have volunteers help
:   with the job on Saturday afternoon. Jackie Aird has plan-
.   ned to serve cupcakes, cake,
and cookies,  and  pop.     Bea
Lawler is taking care of publicity and Bob Ingalls will sell
the  tickets.     Chaperones  will
be Mr. and Mrs. Maxie  and
Mr. and Mrs. Bateman.
' As the budget of the Social Committee is now in a poor state because  of  poor  attendance  at the
dances, it will be necessary to discontinue these social functions unless   a   sizeable   crowd   comes   on
Saturday night,
down and ask the girls to the
"Snow Shuffle" so that this dance
doesn't have to be our last!
McMc/i o^ jbimed
And £+UfUbh %#
One penny—clunk.
Two pennies—clank.
In Miss Matt's German class is
placed the Iron Lung Box, the container for money for the March of
Dimes. Each day as a student
mispronounces a German word he
must forfeit a penny and deposit
it in the Iron Lung.
The pronunciation is improving
as the deposits diminish from day
to day.
Mewmatt GluL
At the recent meetings of the
Newman club marriage and the
family were discussed. At the last
meeting marriage was analyzed in
an attempt to find out the reason
for the instability of marriage. After much discussion it was decided
that the high divorce rate is not
the cause of the instability of marriage and family life, but more a
symptom of it. The basic cause for
divorce is selfishness, the inability
of two people to sacrifice for each
other.
A partial solution to the problem consists in  using the different
So, fellows, break j media of communications to spread
sound principles so that they will
help man to lead a life according
to the moral laws.
DON'T FORGET
Ma/Uettc- &a*t*te*iLe>Uf.
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NEW    MEMBERS    INITIATED
The annual banquet of the Gamma Rho society was held at the
Markay dining room on Tuesday,
January 31, at 6:30 p.m. Guests
present included members from
last year, as well as this year's
initiates.
The tables were decorated in a
Valentine theme. There were red
candles and numerous red hearts.
Before the dinner the new
members were subjected to an
informal initiation. They were
told to act as if they were reporters and then were taken
about town to interview various people, asking them many
stupid questions. During this
time they were not allowed to
explain who they were or just
what they were doing, and
naturally the whole affair turned out to be quite hilarious.
After dinner the guest speaker,
Miss Marietta Sonnenberg, former
Jaysee Echo editor and now a reporter for the Rochester Post-Bulletin, talked about the future girls
may find in journalism. At this
point the new members were formally initiated into the society.
The constitution was read, and each
new person signed the charter.
Dorothy Mogen made the arrangements for food, and Buzz
Birkelo provided transportation.
Nancy Kendall was in charge of
the program and Ruthann Lehman
planned the decorations. Miss
Marie Matt is the faculty advisor.
TALENT   ASSEMBLY
AUSTIN   J.   C.
VS.   R.   J.   C.
Basketball
10:45
-    FEBRUARY   2
"SNOW   SHUFFLE"   -    FEBRUARY   11
North Gym
PEP   CLUB   DANCE FEBRUARY
North Gym
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Vake &<&3mmaiiaH4.
Raymond Jakse, a graduate in
the Ophthalmic Optics course from
Rochester Junior College in 1948,
is now taking the examinations for
certification as an associate in
Ophthalmic Optics in Chicago.
Mr. Jakse has been managing
an optica! dispensary for a prominent doctor in Racine, Wisconsin.