The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 19, Number 9

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THE JAUSEE ECHO
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ROCHESTER,  MINNESOTA,  THURSDAY,  JANUARY  31,  1952
NUMBER  9
i Theta Kappa
Bounces Election
|New Members
, Omicron   Chapter   of   the
fheta Kappa, the national
ifcry   scholastic    society   for
r colleges held its first elec-
|0( the year after the fall
L. In order to be eligible
he Phi Theta Kappa a stu-
jmust be carrying  15 credits,
| which must be in the Sci-
| Literature, and Arts Course,
■ must maintain at least a B
lage.
|e students elected this quar-
lare: Gail Anderson, Ann
Itensen, John Dreher, Diane
lood, Donna Mathison, Rob-
iRipple, Robert Toddie, and
i Wernecke.
le annual banquet and ini-
|cn will be  held  at the  Cov-
Wagon,    on    February    4.
in charge will be Harold
lr, president; Cleon Reemsny-
vice president; and John
iff, secretary-treasurer. Miss
Ise Barthelemy is sponsor of
■Rochester chapter.
ecretaries
old Dinner
Wednesday, January 23, 1952,
■ Secretarial Club held a din-
J meeting at the Merry-Go-
|nd,  at   which   three   former
pirates of the J. C. medical
letarial course, Dede Peters,
^a Jenewein, and Mary
[fas, told of their experiences
answered questions asked
1 by the students.
Peters, who originally
fed in Lafayette, Illinois, and
pngton State, told the girls
' she obtained her jobs and
fribed the working and living
pons in the towns in which
|was employed.
r°™a Jenewein told of her ex-
jence working in Los Angeles,
Pornia, and compared work-
1 an institution, such as the
1 Clinic, and working for a
f0r in a private office. She
'Messed the expense of liv-
JQnd the entertainment avail-
f '" and around Los Angeles.
IQn/ Hawkins originally work-
Itotinued on page 6, col. 3)
Pat Feted at Winter Carnival
Patricia Blethen, "Miss Rochester," left Thursday to
attend the St. Paul Winter Carnival, as a guest of the carnival, representing Rochester. The Rochester Chamber of
Commerce sponsored her trip to St. Paul, with expenses
there paid by the carnival committee. For the six day
carnival period Pat will be, officially, a "snow queen."
She will appear in the grand parade, attend a skating-
singing operetta, be a guest at numerous luncheons, dinners, and other social events in connection with the St. Paul
Winter Carnival.
McDowell Speaks on Technology
As New Literature Series Starts
The first in a series of four lectures on modern life in literature
which are being sponsored by the Rochester Council of English Teachers and the Rochester Evening Community College, was presented in
Coffman Hall at 7:30 on January 15. Dr. Tremaine McDowell, chairman of the Institute of American Studies and professor of English at
the University of Minnesota, spoke on the impact of technology on
literature, music, and art, illustrating his talk with records and slides.
Dr. McDowell pointed out that art reflects the time in which the
artist lived, and that modern art is tremendously influenced by the
present technological age. He observed also that in judging any
piece of art one must consider whether or not it was appropriate for
the age in which it was written. He clarified this statement by saying that the optimism of Whitman was suitable for the nineteenth
century although not for our own day.
To demonstrate how modern
literature has been influenced by
technology, Dr. McDowell quoted
such authors as Sherwood Ander-
o
son, Dos Passos, and Robinson
Jeffers who indicate in their works
different reactions/to the machine.
Music also reflects man's reactions to the age of machines. Illustrating how new sounds, harsh
and discordant, are employed to
imitate new manifestations in
machinery, the lecturer played
several records from the Lomax
recordings of folk songs, "Dynamo" by Izzy Gillespie, and the
"Airborne Symphony" by Blitz-
stein, in which a medley of orchestra, chorus, and narrator pictures the first successful experiment  with  the  airplane   at  Kitty
Bumps and Bruises
Mark Sledding Party
Last Saturday night sixty fun-loving students of R. J. C. spent a
few hours "dashing o'er the snow" but not in the usual manner. The
occasion was the toboggan party planned by the Sophomore class
under the direction of their president, Bob Ripple. Although for o
time it was feared that there would only be one toboggan to be
shared among the party-goers, enough were finally secured'to insure
that everyone might be provided for. The hills of the Rochester Country club provided sliding room, and the Minnesota weather provided
the snow. The freshman students were special guests for the tobogganing and the party at the Merry-Go-Round afterwards. All students were urged to come, whether "stag" or "drag." Fun at the
Merry-Go-Round after the tobogganing included eating, juke box
music, and, as Bob Ripple put if, "everyone laughed at everyone else."
The transportation problem was solved by Melvin Podolske and
Arden Freeman, who secured the necessary cars. Bax Kimball and
Gerry Kennedy arranged for the toboggans. The publicity—including
the huge poster that was displayed in the hall—Was done by Correne
Gronvold, Ann Christensen, Bob O'Neill, Harry Wernecke, and Martha
 ——     Erickson.     Goulash,   finger   rolls,
Trondson Named
Tourney Winner
Last Tuesday npon Ronnie
Trondson defeated Chuck Gillles-
pie to win the Merry-Go-Round
ping - pong tournament. Eleven
contestants competed in the event
which lasted about a week. In
the first round they were matched like this-. Bob O'Neil versus
Jack Wenstrup, Chuck Gillespie
and Gus Schroeder, Bob Wischer
and Ronnie Trondson, Sy Sullivan
and Bob Reid, and Dick Husband
versus Bob Toddie. Dick Boutelle
had a bye. The second round
had    O'Neil    playing    Gillespie,
Trondson playing Boutelle, and Hawk, North Carolina, on Decem-
Sullivan playing Husband. Trond- ber 17, 1903. Dr. McDowell
son  played  Sullivan  in  the third     stated that, although this type of
round and then went on to defeat Gillespie in the last game.
The tournament was held during
the noon-hour, upstairs in the
Merry-Go-Round.
According   to    Dick   Husband,
music with its harsh and discordant sounds may seem unpleasant
to some, it is, nevertheless, real
art.
Painters, also, have expressed
in their art various reactions to
chairman of the Merry-Go-Round tne machjne. Such artists as Dehn,
committee, the tournament was Benton, and Jones depict the ma-
very successful. The tournament cnjne as dominated by nature or
itself was Dick's idea, although comp|etely controlled by man,
the whole committee helped work whereas artists like Crawford
on it. (Continued on page 6, col. 2)
Bridge Playoffs
Still in Swing
Now playing for championship
honors in this year's annual bridge
tournament are the leading couples, Pat Blethen and Janet -Silker against "Bjerce" Stolp and
"Durp" Predmore. The outstanding winner of this year's tournament will be determined by the
decisive victory to be won in the
near future by one of these couples. The round of games which
got under way on January 15 for
this year's tournament will wind
up at that time.
The entire tournament proved
to be exceedingly rough with all
couples fighting their way through.
Some of these other couples who
fought their way, only to be defeated in the last rounds were:
"Sy" Sullivan and "Rip" Ripple,
Janet Edwards and Marilyn Holtorf, Martha Erickson and Corky
Gronvold, Darlene Matheson and
Marnea   Harding,   and   "Sarge"    to nominate peop|e for tne Boo-
Sergeant and Jiggs Schulte. ster Cup aWard.    The six sopho-
The Bridge Tournament is an mores who were nominated in-
annual event held at the Merry- elude: Dick Fitzgerald, Bob Rip-
Go-Round and sponsored by the pie, Jack Wenstrup, Mary Han-
Merry-Go-Round Committee. In son, Donna Mathison, and Jack
charge of this year's tournament Williams. A run-off election was
was Dick Husband. Arrangements held Monday, January , 1952, and
for time of meeting was up to the final winner will be awarded
the individual couples with eight the Booster Cup at the annual
hands being the limit set on each Spring Banquet to be held in
game. May.
ice cream, milk and coffee were
on the menu, which was planned
by Marnea Harding, chairman,
Darlene Matheson, Don Benson,
Dick Husband, Bob Gambill and
Nancy Bumgarner. Bob Gambill and Dick Husband'asked Mrs.
Creal and Mr. and Mrs. Davis to
be the chaperones.
The party was planned at a
special Sophomore class meeting
which was held on January 15,
1952. Sophomore class officers
are Bob Ripple, president; Jack
Williams, vice-president; and Cor
rene Gronvold, secretary-treasurer. The party given by the Sophomores was the first in a series of
two, with a Freshman party
scheduled for the first part of
March.
Booster Cup
Elections Held
A convocation was held Thursday  morning,  January  24,   1952