The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 19, Number 13

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THE JAYSEE ECHO
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ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, APRIL 25,  1952
NUMBER 13
hashes, Slams and Ball
ark Saturday Swim-Gym
Another one of those rousing Swim-Gyms was held last Saturday
I April 19, in the gyms of Coffman Building. Those students who
KJed, including the Social Committee in full force, had a great
of fun swimming and playing cards and volleyball,
sile some heated games of volleyball, carried over from prev-
Iswim-Gyms, were being played in the South Gym, in the swim-
, pool, students were being pushed into the pool right and left
I Miss Barthelemy doing her level best to stay dry while the boys
[posely" dived into that end of the pool closest to the bench on
i she was sitting.    Some  of : ,	
I boys hit the  water  so  hard
they looked sunburned when
came up  for  air,  buT  they
'I seem to mind.    While these
gy exerting athletics were goon,  an   exciting    game   of
je was being  played  in the
i Gym with Miss Matt and
(Bumgarner bidding one or
|ond making grand slams.
I in all the students who at-
|ed spent an  enjoyable  eve-
How could one help hav-
Io great time with  so   many
tent things to do all  in one
ing?
SPRING
SOCIAL
CALENDAR
MAY
DANCE
Friday,
May   16
SPRING
BANQUET
Thursday, May 22
SPRING    PROM
Friday,
May 23
Election Held for Council Head
A convocation was held Thursday, April 17, for nominating students for Student Council President for 1952-1953. Dick Fitzgerald,
president of this year's Student Council, presided over the meeting.
Students nominated were Bob Toddie, Frank Roller, Dave Hunt,
Bob Toogood, Bob Ripple, Marilyn Holtorf, and Janet Dansingburg.
A primary election will be held Wednesday, April 23. At this time
the number of candidates will be narrowed down to the two who
will be in the final election, April 30.
 The   purpose   of   holding   the
election so early this year is to
allow the newly elected president
to preside over the last meetings
of the year and thus become acquainted with duties for which he
will be responsible. The president will be formally introduced
at the annual Spring Banquet, on
May 22.
April Fool's Day
Celebrated At
dents Travel    Merry-Go-Round
, ¥_ . All the April fools of RJC spent
ring Vacation
jver Easter  vacation   a   num-
J. C. students  (adventure
Irs) took trips to various parts
m country.
lory Toogood, Dick Geise, and
Black jaunted off to Texas and
fin a bit of Mexico—they were
i too busy to send post-cards
|e, and saw (and covered) a
' territory.
irry Wernecke, Bob Gambill,
Dick Husband went to Chi-
1 where they led a carefree
Ifor approximately three days.
^ way, they made it down
8 in eight hours.
(ip Marquardt had a wonder-
time   in    Phoenix,    Arizona,
Ire the  thermometer   climbed
10 90°.    She saw a little of
Mb wealthy class lives—Mr.
Uley's house, for example.    A
fef of Minnesotans were en-
the    Easter    holiday    in
fnK also.    Of  course,  Skip
o lovely visit with her aunt
uncle, and-side-kick.     She
f*» wearing  a  beautiful  tan
'Peasant memory of her trip
[J1 she took in an airplane.
*Minued on page 5, col. 2)
an enjoyable evening Friday,
April 4, in the Merry-Go-Round
of the Y. W. C. A. at the April
Fools' Party sponsored by the Y.
The party, which got under way
about 9:00 P.M., consisted of
card-playing, ping-pong, and
dancing, with Miss Gertrude Gil-
dangler, the broom dancer, there
in person to offer a dance to any
boy lucky enough to be chosen
her partner.
Decorations were in the form
of Christmas, Hallowe'en and Valentine's Day with mistletoe, pumpkins, and hearts hanging from the
ceiling. Silver pennies and dimes
were glued to the floor for all
fools to snatch at, and a brilliant
rope trap was set up inside the
door to keep any poor fool from
wandering out. Seatless chairs
and sharp steel tacks also kept
all highly amused.
Refreshments of cider and
doughnuts were served- later in
the evening with the party coming
to an end around 12:00 P.M.
Mrs. Walter Bateman was chap-
erone with Ann Christensen, Cor-
rene Gronvold, and Dolores Predmore in charge of all decorations.
Marilyn Holtorf, chairman of
the spring social committee, announced the committee's plans for
social events to be held during
the rest of the quarter. She reported that the coming events will
include: a Swim Gym, a May
Dance, the annual spring picnic,
and the spring prom.
Campaigns for the nominees
will get under way immediately.
Dean Roy Goddard
Elected to Post
The Minnesota Junior College
association elected Dean Roy W.
Goddard, Rochester Junior College dean, as secretary-treasurer
of that organization, at a meeting
held at the University of Minnesota during the first week in April.
Dean Goddard is also working on
a statewide junior college workshop committee.
The retiring president of the
association is Harold E. Wilson,
dean of Itasca Junior College, and
he is being succeeded by R. I.
Meland of Austin Junior College.
Prom and Banquet
Planned  For Spring
The Spring Social Committee has announced its social plans for
the rest of the school year. First in line is the Swim Gym which was
held on Saturday, April 19. This was no ordinary Swim Gym. Couples danced to name bands—courtesy of the disc or so-called platter.
All athletic members of J. C. and their guests participated in exciting
volley-ball games. But the swimming pool proved to be the main
attraction with male and female aquatic stars. Cards provided a
source of entertainment for the  less energetic students.
Second on the agenda is May Dance, first of its kind in R. J. C.
This exciting event will take place on May 16. A Maypole will be
the center of attraction, and the theme of the dance will be carried
out in accordance with Spring. This is going to be a dressy dance
providing the girls with an opportunity to wear their new spring cottons and heels. The Social Committee (is trying to get a band through
the courtesy of the American Federation of Musicians. This dance will
be held in the North Gym.
Soph
Grad
s Await
uafcion
Spring is in the air, and it
seems as though everyone has a
touch of that old "spring fever."
Well, if anyone has bothered to
notice, there are about 64 sophomore students who have "graduation fever." Yes, the day . . .
June 6 ... is slowly approaching.
We were reminded of this
about three weeks ago when the
sophomores were called into
Room 317 for measuring of caps
and gowns. Mrs. Creal and Mr.
Kortz ably handled the measuring tapes and made short work
of measuring the students. However, there's still an open discussion . . . Which has the bigger
head, a boy. or a girl?
Seriously, graduation is an
event that brings up many important questions. For those who've
taken terminal courses: "What
will I do after graduation?" "Although I've finished my education,
am I actually ready to take my
place in the world?" "Should I
leave Rochester and all my
friends?" Then, for those who
are going on to school: "Which
college would be best for the degree I'm striving for?" "What is a
big college going to be like? Will
I be able to make it at a large
University where the understanding and personal contact between
Another big event the Social
Committee has planned is the annual Spring Picnic which is to be
held at Whitewater State Park.
Fishing, swimming, baseball, and
eating will provide the activities
for the day. This is not a date
affair, so every student at J. C.
should plan to come and everyone will have a stupendous time.
Next in line will be the annual Spring Banquet to which
freshman and sophomore students
are invited. This is scheduled for
May 22. The speaker will be
Phillip Kern, the Young Man of
the Year. There will be presentation of awards and the installation of the new Student Council president, plus a free meal
at this time.
The final event of the year will
be the annual Spring Prom. This
affair promises to be an exciting
one with Pal Thiede's band playing from 9:00 to 1:00 at the
Valencia Ballroom. A Spring
theme will be carried out in the
decorations.
Members of the Spring Social
Committee are Marilyn Holtorf,
chairman, and Janet Edwards, Pat
Blethen, Marnea Harding, Nancy
Bumgarner, Bob O'Neil, Dave
Hunt and Don Capriotti.
instructor   and   student   is  almost
completely absent?
Yes, these and many other
questions will be in the minds of
all sophomore students in these
coming days, but, nevertheless,
June 6 promises to be one of
those really "Big Days."