The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 19, Number 10

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THE JAl]SEE ECHO
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ROCHESTER,  MINNESOTA,   THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  14,   1952
NUMBER   10
foJddo4^r GU&ien SfLtUruj, ^b^ama flmdtdctian
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I week ago Monday night,
tnew members were initiated
Ithe Omicron chapter of the
iTheta Kappa, national  junior
honorary fraternity, in a
imony following the banquet
lot the Covered Wagon. New
Ibers signing the pledge were
| Anderson, Diane Lockwood,
■ Toddie, Donna Mathison, Bob
lie, Ann Christensen, John
ler, and Harry Wernecke.
Ind year members in attend-
were Harold Zeller, Cleon
jnsnyder, .Don Benson, and
i Streiff.
liter the dinner, Miss Louise
lelemy, faculty adviser, welled the new members, and
In Goddard spoke on "Stu-
Lwhat of the Future?" Dean
Ward presented the future of
■college student as much more
|mistic than   most  people   be-
He said that during h's life
Bad witnessed many advances,
in technology   and   human
pons, and stressed the point,
I, while technology  has  been
prized, social thought and ad-
jcement   have,    for   the   most
received  little  notice.    The
Bents were urged  not to read
[headlines, but the stories be-
I the headlines—stories which
pi the new interest in religion,
racial prejudice, more co-op-
pion between management and
k stories which show the ad-
P of human relations.
following   the    speeches,    the
'members were given on  in-
N initiation.     Two  speeches
je given, one  by  Harry Wer-
:ke concerning   the  great  ad-
9es of an inland, deep-sea
ferway to  Rochester,  and  the
by Gail  Anderson   on  the
''fe teachers — especially
m teachers - have. Diane
pod and Donna Mathison
Q debate concerning women
|ers' Donna declaring they
P be banned from the roads,
feDiane listed all the advan-
mtiiiued on page 7, col. 4)
At Second fsuxjluk Jlectwve
The second in a series of lectures presented by the Rochester
Council of English Teachers and the Rochester Evening College was
held on Tuesday, January 29. Professor Herbert Slusser of the College of Sf. Thomas in St. Paul spoke on the impact of psychology on
modern  literature.
Professor Slusser named Henry James, a modern American author, as a forerunner in the use of psychological analysis in fiction
and he pointed out that Henry James' conclusion was a simple one—
that true happiness is gained by loving those people or those things
which are admirable without making any claim on them because of it.
Professor Slusser said two characteristics of style to be considered in the stream of consciousness writers are (1) the modern
interest in the mind which led to
the use of symbols, called by T.
S. Eliot "objective correlatives,"
and (2) the tendency for symbolistic writing to take on delib-
WcUiUme ^bcmce
MeaAWied. typ.
Ad- Qaia AfJjCUA
A special Waistline Dance was
given Saturday, February 9, from
9:00  to   12:00   P.M.  for  the  students of RJC.    Presented by the    erate vagueness.    Professor Slus
social committee, it turned out to     ser used James Joyce and Marcel
be  quite  a   gala  affair  with   all     proust as other examp|es 0f the
couples paying admission accord-     stream of consciousness writers,
ing   to  the  girl's  waistline,   (one
cent per inch). He contrasted these writers with
Dancing to records was held in     a group which he called the dom-
the   North   Gym   of  the'Coffman     inant-urgency    writers,    such    as
Building with a prize going to the
winner of the "Mystery Melody."
Refreshments were also served
throughout the dance by. members
of the social committee.
The   Social   Committee,   under
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Hemingway and Steinback. These
writers came into being because
they revolted against the loose
connection of ideas of the stream
of consciousness writers and believed that the most interesting
(Continued on page 5, col. 1)
Gad and Staf^ Qind Wank
Btaaina PlulifL licwuf Comedy
You should all be glad to know that the spring play, "Holiday,"
has finally been chosen and cast after a series of unavoidable delays.
A Johnny has been found, and indigestion attacks are a thing of the
past. The play is scheduled to be presented March 20 in the Central
auditorium.
This typical Philip Barry comedy involves a type of family conflict unexperienced by most of us, for it is between one half of the
household which is determined to live, explore, and experience without
the family riches and influence, and the other half of the household
which is determined that family traditions will p/evail.
Julia Seton has engaged herself to be married to Johnny Case,
a youth with no social background, who dreams of retiring
while he is young and working
when he is old, so that he may
"live every which way, among all
kinds (of people)—and know them
—and understand them—and love
them." Of course, these radical
ideas are opposed by his fiancee
and her father, Edward Seton,
who is a self-satisfied money-man
living complacently for and with
the Seton traditions and those of
society. Johnny, however, finds
an ally in his prospective sister-
in-law, Linda Seton, who is completely dissatisfied and "sick clear
through" of money and "the family's way of thinking." She too
wants only to get out on her own
and live without a maid, a dog,
and "Big Business" (Father Seton).
The other member of the family,
Ned Seton, has similar desires as
Linda's, but is too weak to fight
for what he thinks is right. He
has become caught in the influence of his dominating father and
can't escape. Still, he is "a nice
boy" even if he is inclined to
drink too much (obviously his only
escape from life). The other characters in the play are Nick and
Susan Potter, who, like Ned, are
usually "potted:" They live the
ideal, carefree life, in the opinions of Johnny and Linda, and
are more than a little hilarious.
Seton and Laura Cram, "a terrible cousin -and his wife" says
Linda, are true Setons and thoroughly money-conscious. Such is
a brief description of the characters of "Holiday," and when Julia
finds out that Johnny and Linda
—but that is another story.
(Continued on page 5, col. 3)
JtoHQ* A wand
Beiiawed Oh
1950 yecvUuoak
The students and faculty of
Rochester Junior College may well
experience a feeling of pride
when in the...years to come they
renew old memories by leafing
through the pages of the 1951
Rajuco, for it was this book commemorating fhe thirty-fifth anniversary of our college which received the Honor Rating of Excellent from, the 1951 All-American Yearbook Critical Service of
the National Scholastic Press Association.
The yearbook was rated on
quality of copy, attractiveness of
typography, neatness and artistry of layouts, and technical quality of pictures. Also considered
was how well the introduction sets
the tone and how well it gives
the reader a clear understanding
of the plan of the book as well
as whether work-of-the-school pictures portray typical and significant classroom and laboratory activities and accomplishments.
The staff of such an excellent
yearbook certainly deserves to be
remembered. James Brough was
editor and Elizabeth French assistant editor. Section heads were
Elizabeth French, Kay Olson,
Maxine Wedam, Audrey Rossi,
Roger Julin, Lois Peterson, Gloria
Frutiger, and Noel Gray. Miss
Marie Matt was adviser and Mr.
Wayne Willard photography adviser.
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