The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 17, Number 15

              IT HE   JAYSEE
"ECHO"
PF     WELCOMES
YOU,
E N I O RS I
Planned
again    the    environs    of
ater State Park will  rever-
with the shouts of R. J. C.
s who  have  discovered  at
(at spring  has sprung.    To-
May   4,   the   Pep   Club
by Buzz Birkelo,  and the
Committee will sponsor the
spring picnic,
me five o'clock, or there-
ts,  depending   on   when
'students gather, the food
Littee will light fires and
distribute wieners.    Of course,
a few will fall into the flames,
dogs,   of   course),   and
will get burned, but, well
■tered    with    mustard    or
ketchup, the flavor will be at
Best.   There will be pickles
H carrots to go along with
™hot dogs, and ice cream
■dessert.    Dot  Mogen   assures us that there will be cof-
if she has to bring some
nt type, cokes and  milk,
b Stewart, able huckster of
EH. is pushing the ticket sales.
Betty Roberts heads advertising
and Phil Ringgenberg will lead
sports'    activities.    There
Id be a lively volleyball
jfime and a bit later a spirit-
oftball game.    Last year's
ly-contested  event had  to
■cooled down by a heavy
der shower.
a bit of luck we will have
■' top flight musicians flown,
Baeat  expense,   to   the   picnic
hey are known in these iati-
as, "Bingham's Aggravation
lisic," or "The We Never Know
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THE JAUSEE ECHO
VOLUME  XVII
ROCHESTER,   MINNESOTA,   WEDNESDAY.   MAY   3,   1950
NO.   15
SectetasUel JfoM Open Jfoule *1odcuf,
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Hiester Junior College faculty
Brs and the members of the
| °f Education were guests at
per served at the Markay Din-
pom on Friday, April 28.   This
'is an annual event, the pur-
°f which is to enable  Dean
Goddrrd to give a report
[ convention travels.
Pn Goddard spoke on his re-
F'P to Chicago, Roanoke, Vir-
I and Columbia  University in
fork City, where he attended
also  participated   in   several
discussions.
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The 1950 Spring Formal will
take place at the Valencia Ballroom on May 9, with dancing from
9:00 to 1:00 a.m. The prices are
$1.25 per couple advance sales,
and $1.50 at the door. Single
tickets will be sold for 75 cents.
Maxine Wedam and Mary Klug
have plans to outdo the decorations which pleased everyone who
attended the Winter Formal. While
most of the plans are held in secret to provide a pleasant surprise,
we can reveal that the theme is
to be "Spring Blues." Other than
the revelation that there will be
blue overhead, the rest is to be
a surprise.
The Social Committee is sponsor-
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Education, jbeiecpated-
Vtiit JJumMm, GaUecpe
R. J. C. was host to two representatives of the Bureau of Higher
Education, Ministry of Education,
from Japan, on April 26.
Mrs. Yuriko Moruja and Doctor
Yashida of Kasumigaseki, Chujo-
daku, Tokyo, Japan, have come to
the United States to study the junior college movement because
Japan is now organizing a system
of junior colleges. R. J. C. was
one of several selected colleges in
the United States.
Annual Banq^uet
Set Qvi Maif i7
The annual student banquet,
sponsored by the Student Council,
will be held on Wednesday, May
17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Central Cafeteria. The activity fee paid by
most students, covers the cost of
this meal.
Departing from the routine, the
Council has added a note of beauty as well as solemnity to this banquet. Six of J. C.'s lovelies dressed in formals, will start from the
speaker's table and proceed to all
tables, lighting the candles thereon.
The highlight of the evening
will be the presentation of
awards to outstanding students. The Booster Cup, donated by Dean Goddard and
Mr. Singley, will be awarded
to the person elected by the
student body as the one who
has done most for the good
of the school. The Golden R
will be awarded to the student,
elected by the faculty, who
was tops in extra-curricular activities, scholarship, and character. The American Legion
Award of the Thomas McCoy
Post is annually awarded to
the student who has displayed qualities, such as loyalty, courage, honor, and leadership. These awards will be
made by faculty members and
a representative for the Roch-
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WELCOME
The Secretarial Students and the Faculty of the Rochester
Junior College extend to all the seniors and their faculty members a most a.rdial welcome. We have anticipated your coming with a great deal of pleasure. We hope that you will avail
yourself of the opportunity to get acquainted with us, and, if
interested, to ask questions about our offerings.
THE ROCHESTER JUNIOR COLLEGE IS YOURS-THIS
AFTERNOON.
2)ean Q(Ma?id
1950.1951 GcMUuj,
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The new Rochester Junior College catalog will be dedicated to
the Thirty-fifth Anniversary of the
college. For the occasion Dean
Goddard has written an article on
the history and development of the
school. This article will include a
chart of significant dates and developments as a list of milestones.
The catalog will be set off by a
gleaming white cover.
A new course for Engineer's
Aides, titled, Technical Aide in
Engineering will be offered in
the college next year. The
Ophthalmic Optics fraternity.
Omega Pi Tau is described in
the catalog. Also, for the first
time, professional photography
will be used in the catalog.
The arrangements of course
descriptions in the new catalog
will also be changed this year.
They will be arranged in alphabetical order under the
headings, Pre-Universlty and
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the  direction  of   Patricia
general  chairman, aboul
Open House Committee: Pat Johnson, Lorraine Parkin,
Teresa Moriarty, Wilma Naves, Kalliope Chafos, Joan Larson,
Gloria Witter and DeLores Degener.
Approximately 200 senior high school girls and faculty advisers
from Rochester High School, Lourdes High School, and from high schools
in the surrounding communities will be the guests today at an Open
House sponsored by the Medical and General Secretarial departments,,
headed by Miss Mildred Hillestad and Miss Grace Madden, respectively. The purpose of this Open House is to acquaint these girls with
R. J. C. and its facilities.
Under
Johnson,
thirty letters of invitation were sent
to the secretarial instructors and
principals in the high schools in
this area, to which there generally
is a favorable response.
Lorraine Parkin has arranged to conduct guided tours of
the building and especially of
the rooms and equipment used
by J. C. secretarial students.
Several of the other girls have
been appointed to help her.
Teresa Moriarity, chairman ol
the registration committee, has directed the making of name tags.
After the tours have been
completed, an informal reception will be held in the library.
Music will be provided by Wilma Naves, Kalliope Chafos,
and John Larsoh, who have
been contacted by Chairman
Gloria Witter. DeLores Degener has planned the luncheon and, with her committee,
will serve cake, cookies, and
coffee. Kalliope Chafos is in
charge of the Janitor Committee which will get the library
ready for the  reception  and
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