The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 18, Number 3

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lECOMING   PROGRAM
rOctober 20, 10 A.M.
unch_October 20, 12:15
-October 21, 7 P.M.
jOctober 21, 8 P.M.
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THE JAUSEE ECHO
VOLUME   XVIII
ROCHESTER,   MINNESOTA,   FRIDAY,  OCTOBER  20,  1950
NO.   3
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Homecoming
Jigger, Better!
terrific   Homecoming
Ltions that  Rochester Jun-
Jlege has ever experienced
labout three weeks ago and
full swing  last Monday,
16.   With    Dr.    Howard
coordinator of all  Home-
1 plans, student  organiza-
e contributed, ideas and
work toward  the  cele-
i that began today with the
lion assembly.
Irday's   activities   will   start
J gala parade of nine high
Ibands, many floats and the
m and Bugle Corps.    The
will form at Central High
ana march  down   Broad-
■ Soldier's Field.   The police
tester will lead the parade,
fed by the queen's car. Kay
Homecoming   queen,   will
|companied   by   attendants
iger and Joan Eiching-
yor, Claude McQuillan,
™?oadard, and Mr. Cory.
Iext in line will be a car
some of the first grad-
[s of R. J. C.    These will
followed by a band.    An
pni float will be followed
la  band   and   the   Med.
I's float.    The   Pep  Club
iave three floats in all,
H the cheerleaders, Ome-
fi Tau, Gamma Rho, Rata, Newman Club, Mas-
i; and the Junior Cham-
of Commerce  will   also
(ribute floats. Miss Goette
irade marshal, and Eliza-
French will act as assist-
Noel Gray, Jean Arndt,
Moran,  Nancy  Cullen,
| Block, and Anita Stewart
N members  of the  cornice who organized the pads.
jelling Soldier's Field, stu-
Iwill gather around a  bon-
■give the school songs and
The game with the "Blue
i of Austin is scheduled to
|at eight. During the half-
iriod, her majesty, Queen
W be presented by mayor,
|e. McQuillan.
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Pictured above are, from left to right, Gloria Frutiger,
Queen Kay Olson and Joan Eichinger. .
(Photo by Foster Klickman)
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With royal ceremony, Kay Olson was crowned Homecoming
queen at this morning's coronation assembly. The entire Rajester organization' planned this program which started the series of events
for homcoming.
Tom Moran, .master of ceremonies, gave a welcoming speech.
Then trumpets announced the arrival of collegiate royalty. As Coach
Rockenbach introduced, each football player, the members of the
team took their places on the stage. Then the cheerleaders came
forward on the stage as Miss Evans presented them.
Next, the regal procession began. Queen Kay Olson
wore a, white organdy, off-the-shoulder formal. She was followed by her attendants Gloria Frutiger, and Joan Eichinger. After the Homecoming royalty came Bobby Peter-
,son who carried the handsome jewelled crown and sceptre.
Mr. Charles Singley crowned the queen with the traditional
speech, "With this crown, I proclaim thee, Kay Olson, Queen
of R. J. C's homecoming 1950. Edith Larson-Thurber of
Minneapolis, homecoming queen of 1949, was asked to be
present also, but was unable to attend.
After
Thirty-five years of progress will be celebrated by the Rochester Junior College at the alumni luncheon today, October 20, at
12:15 in the Rochester Chamber of Commerce club rooms.
Three hundred and twenty-five invitations were mailed to former
students and graduates of J. C. Classmates from the class of 1915
to the class of  1950 will be brought together once again at the re
union.
Miss Flora McGhee is in charge of the affair working
with  Dr.  Howard  Roy, C. E. Singley, and Gerald  Paul as
the faculty committee.    George Baihly, a graduate of the
class of 1934, is the alumni chairman for the luncheon. "Mr.
Baihly is  now wire chief of
the   Northwestern   Bell   Telephone Company in the Rochester office.
Watclt lUat Qloat!
Also   attending   the    luncheon
Members of the Omega Pi Tau
fraternity find themselves busy
these    days    with     homecoming
be the faculty of J. C. and     plans, which  include  a  float for
representatives of the various
school activities. No formal program has been planned, as the
committee believes that this will
be the best time for grads to renew old friendships.
the homecoming parade and also
the.securing of flowers for .the
festivities.	
The fraternity has pledged the
entrance of a float for the parade
v/hich   seems  to   be  shaping   up
The   tables  will   be  decorated into the biggest homecoming pa-
with flowers and candles.    Plans rade in years.    Quite a few dif-
vyill  be considered today for the ferent   ideas   for  the   float   have
permanent    organization    of    a been   discussed   and   are   being
Junior   College   Alumni   Associa- sifted down to the best one.
tion. You can be sure that it will be
 :  an  attraction to the  parade, so
FOOTBALL    TICKETS watch   for   the   Omega   Pi   Tau
IN    THE    OFFICE float in the homecoming p'ardde.
Publicity for the Homecoming
activities started last Saturday,
October 14, on KLER'S "Let's Get
Acquainted" program. Dwight
Havens, president of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, interviewed Lee Bower,■• Dr. Robert Miner,
Jim Hammer, and Greta Nelson.
Lee Bower, manager of the Collection Department at the Mayo
Clinic, was one of the ten graduates from J. C.'s first class of
1917. He entered the school in
i 915, the year of its founding.
Dr. Miner is..a. graduate of the
class of...-.1930. and is now estab-.
hshed ..in. the. field, .of. dentistry
here in- Rochester. Jim Hammer,
president.of. the Student Council,
and Greta .Nelson, editor of the
Echo, gave Mr. Havens a general
view of the homecoming activities.
Tomorow at 8:30 a.m. another program has been
planned for station KROC.
(Continued on page 3, col. 2)
FOOTBALL
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OFFICE •
the coronation, Queen
Kay dubbed football captain of
the homecoming game, Jim Gove,
and the students yelled enthusiastically as the cheerleaders lead
'What's the matter with the
queen." Her Highness, Kay Olson, then made the royal proclamation that the festivities for
homecoming were underway and
that everyone was to join in the
fun.
Dean Goddard introduced the
speaker of the day, Mr. Wayne
Field, Manager of the Treasure
Chest Linen Company of Minneapolis. Mr. Field was a J. C.
student from 1946-1948, and was
responsible for the present name
jf the college annual, Rajuco.
After Mr. Field's interesting
talk, the master of ceremonies
gave a brief outline of the remaining homecoming activities.
Then the cheerleaders led the
crudents in a few yells and the
school song was sung in closing
the assembly.
Saturday morning, October 21,
this assembly can be heard over
KROC, at 8:30.
Fifteen minutes of the assembly
program were tape recorded by
KROC's engineer. The coronation, school cheers, and the messages by Tom Moran and Jim
Gove were among the features
included.