The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 18, Number 5

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THE JAIJSEE ECHO
VOLUME   XVIII
ROCHESTER,   MINNESOTA,   WEDNESDAY,   NOVEMBER   15,   1950
NO.   5
|, C. Delegatesm
Iowa Meeting
|November 10 and 11, a
|of students from the Inter-
Relations\Club attended
Lention of clubs from the
Mississippi Valley Region
hpson   College,    Indianola,
j of the topics discussed at
rivention by the delegation
fhe Non-military Contain-
ussia." Mr. Walter
pn, faculty sponsor for the
acted as source advisor
i round table discussing this
Noel Gray acted as dis-
leader on the subject of
■Military Containment of
"The Reconstruction of
find the Point Four Plan"
liscussed by Lois Peterson.
line Brown acted as a panel
6r for the discussion on
Isan Aid and Recovery,"
John StreifF was a panel
|r for the discussion on the
[military    Containment    of
[e main speaker at the
Jention was Mr. Carroll
!r, who is Vice-Chairman
lie United Nations Sub-
sion on Freedom of
■Press. He is also on the
■ional Board of Directors
fie Foreign Policy Associa-
■ He has traveled abroad
■nsively and has recently
■med from Europe.
[group enjoyed this confer-
great deal and felt that
quite  beneficial   for   the
Per Junior College  IRC to
J8 opportunity of associat-
1 other clubs.
(By Noel Gray)
Parents Get Birds-Eye View of
College at Open House November 7
Rochester Junior College celebrated its 35th anniversary along
with American Education Week at the Open House which was held
the evening of Tuesday, November 7 in Coffman Hall. A student program was presented, followed by a social hour and tours of the
college.
Master of Ceremonies Tom Moran introduced Jim Hammer, president of the student council, who welcomed the 200 alumni, parents,
and friends.
The girls' sextette, composed of
Norma Koplin, Mary Hanson,
Harriet Gilbert, Jean Arndt,
Nancy Cullen and Romaine Mc-
Knight sang "Dinah." They were
accompanied  by Lucille Mohr.
Sidney Suddendorf directed the
Junior College Chorus as they
sang "Set Down, Servant," a spiritual.
"Heaven Will Protect the
Working Girl," a short play,
was enacted by Gloria Frutiger, Lois Peterson, Grace.
Meinen, and Diane Berryman. The play was directed
by Miss Flora McGhee.
Student representatives of college activity groups were then
presented. The speakers, who
gave short histories of and described the plans of the groups,
included: Tom Moran, speaking
for the Rajesters,- Jim Hammer, the
Student Council and Optics;
Nancy Cullen, representing the
Med Sees; Maxine Wedam, the
Social Committee; Noel Gray, the
International Relations Club; Greta Nelson, editor of the Echo;
Jim Brough, editor of the Rajuco
and president of the Pep Club;
Al Tupper, Varsity Club; Gloria
Frutiger, Phi Theta Kappa; Jack
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NEWMAN CLUB MEETS TONITE
A short meeting of the Newman Club will be held tonight at
7:30 at the Seton Guild club
rooms. Plans will be made for
the communion breakfast Sunday,
November 20. The group plans
to receive communion in a body
and then have breakfast af the
Seton Guild.
Wright to Speak
At Assembly
Edward A Wright, head of the
Department of Theater Arts of
Dennison University in Ohio, will
be the speaker at an gssembly
program on Thursday, Nov. 16.
The program will be a combination of humorous and serious impersonations and readings. He
has delivered more than three
hundred programs in thirty-five
states.
Mr. Wright is considered one
of the best in his field by critics
of Ohio. His system of teaching
students is very unique. A student will be handed $100 and
be informed that he is the director of the next play. He will
have to use all his ingenuity and
skill to direct the play, plan the
costumes,'and design the setting,
keeping within the budget.
Goddard Celebrates 25th
Anniversary at Junior College
In a recent issue of the Rochester Post-Bulletin, the 35th anniversary of Junior College, and the 25th anniversary of our Dean
Goddard were recognized. The article, written by Marietta Sonnen-
berg, paid tribute to the college as "the city's widely-known institution of higher learning, and the oldest and largest junior college in
Minnesota." Mr. Goddard, as was indicated in the article, has now
been dean of R. J. C. for 25 years, and is one of the best-known junior college leaders in the country.
The growth of R. J. C. was outlined from the time when we had
only an enrollment of 17 students who used two rooms on the first
floor and high-school rooms in Coffman building, to a present enrollment of 264 students who occupy the entire third and fourth floors.
Dr. Charles H. Mayo, as vice-
president of the School Board
in 1915, was the originator
of the idea to add two
years of university work to the
K~ high   school.     The   first   dean   of
J.  C.  was W.  G.  Balcolm,  later
superintendent   of   schools   here.
He was followed by J. B. Mack.
Dean Goddard came in  1925 to
succeed  Guy H.  Vande Bogart.
Ten  students  were  in  the
first graduating class in 1917.
By 1921  the enrollment had
grown to 56, and in 1940 it
was  212.    Then,  when  servicemen     began     attending
school, the enrollment totalled more than 300 a year.
The first curriculum of the college was in the science, literature
and   arts "course.     In   1937  the
medical   secretarial    course   was
started   from   which   have   been
graduated   girls  who   hold   positions throughout the world.   Since
then,   terminal   business,   general
secretarial, and  medical  technician   courses   have   been   added,
and in 1947, the ophthalmic optics course was started, then the
first of its kind to be established
in the country. We have also expanded   the   counseling   bureau,
and have a new biology lab and
bookstore.
The man who has watched and promoted this growth
since 1925 is Dean Roy W.
Goddard. Originally from
Missouri, he received his
PhB from the University of
Chicago, and his PhM from
the University of Wisconsin.
He taught in the high school
in Virginia, Minnesota, before becoming dean of the
Junior College.
He was President of the Minnesota Association of Junior Colleges  from   1928  fo   1932  and
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"Sticky" Stunts
Initiate Rajesters
From sticky syrup to a tender
proposal of marriage ... all in
one evening! It was a time for
stunts, tricks, and the unexpected
at the Rajester dinner, November
13. Held in Coffman Hall, the
dinner was given fo "initiate" new
students who had taken part in
dramatic activities into the Rajester club.
The students who were initiated were Jack Wenstrup, Marnea
Harding, Nancy Bumgarner, Dave
Holmberg, Mark Sharkey, Robert
Smith, Grace Meinen, Diane Berryman, Jean Arndt, and Darlene
Matheson.
A chow mein dinner started the evening off. Darlene
Matheson and other students
planned and served the meal.
Greta Nelson acted as mistress of ceremonies and introduced Tom Moran who gave
a short history of the Rajester
and Delta Psi Omega organizations. George Ploetz told
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