The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 21, Number 1

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THE JA1JSEE ECHO
JLUME XXI
ROCHESTER,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER  4,  1953
NUMBER 1
'ecm Hill Appointed Goddard Successor
Charles E. Hill
Jakes Position
As RJC's Dean
\ Dean's Message
It is with eagerness a.nd anticipation that I look forward to ||
'my first year at Rochester Junior College.    Though each school ||
[year presents its own challenge, the reputation and ideals of jl
5p~>chester Junior College hold forth possibilities of great promise. J
The success of any school rests upon the unity, loyalty, and fl
integrity  of  students  and  faculty.    What we   may  accomplish |j
this year depends upon the support of the citizens of Rochester, ||
|the sincere effort of the  faculty  and   administration,  andv the jj
[earnest cooperation of the student body.
For me, as for many of you, this will  be a,year of new jj
opportunities, new friends, and' new experiences.    To you fresh- jj
men and returning sophomores,  I extend my most sincere wel- jj
come and best wishes for a successful school year at R. J. C. ||
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Freshmen Invade JC
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For Orientation Week
Tuesday, September 1, marked the opening of Freshman or
Orientation Week at the Rochester Junior College, a week set aside
to introduce all entering students to the traditions, regulations, and
objectives of the college. The schedule for the week, for the most
part devoted to familiarizing the student with the college attitude,
also provided entertainment so that 'he became acquainted with classmates and faculty before the opening of the regular school year.
To expedite matters, the entering studenits had been assigned
to various groups which were tested and registered at alternating
periods during the day, beginning at 8:15 in the morning. The tests
were designed to determine varying speeds and comprehension in
reading, and. achievement in the fields of science, literautre, and the
Irts. Each student was assigned to a facu'lty advisor who helped him
In the selection of a course best suited to his needs.
On  Wednesday,  September  2,     announced    the   social    activities
Dean Charles E. Hill, at his desk, begins first year at J. C.
Social Activities to Include
Picnics, Dances, Swim Gyms
Mr. Sam Allen, president of the
school board, Mr. N. D. Cory,
superintendent of the Rochester
public schools, and Dean Charles
Hill welcomed the freshmen at a
convocation held in Coffman Hall,
at which Charles Singley, instructor of chemistry, acted as Mas-
Isr of Ceremonies. David Sperling, sophomore student and president of the student council, welcomed the freshmen in the name
of the sophomores and explained
the functions of the council. Other
(student speakers, Franklin Roller,
Sue Rye, Sue Blethen, Rosemary
/loon, and Jack Gove, outlined
ie various extra-curricular activities of the school. Miss Ethel
Evans,   Dean   of  Student Affairs,
during Freshman Week, and Mr.
Philip Kortz, instructor in Business
Administration, led the school
song at the conclusion of the
meetings.
Following the general meeting,
the students were divided into
smaller groups to attend a series
of classes on the use of the college library, notemaking, reading
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Enrollment
At this time the enrollment
for  R.  J.  C.  is not yet com-~
- plete,   but   so   far   130   new~
- students have registered and ~
"■ between 80 and 85 are re-~
~ turning from last year.
Social activities for the 1953-
1954 school year wil'l no doubt
follow the general pattern of activities- held in previous years.
Since football has been discontinued, the fall program of social
events will not include the usual
homecoming festivities. As an
alternative highlight for this fall,
however, there may be some
event in keeping with Rochester's
centennial. A freshman-sophomore "mixer picnic will definitely
be held, and a series of swim-
gyms and dances will be on the
program. The remainder of the
year will include the winter and
spring formals, the spring picnic
and the annual banquet. Various other get-togethers will be
planned by the sociail committees.
Most of the social activities of
the school are organized and
carried out by student social committees which are appointed by
the Student Council. A separate
committee is appointed for each
quarter, and an attempt is made
to have fhe personnel of the committee change,  with  a  maximum
carry-over of two students. There
is also an -attempt to have more
sophomores than freshmen on the
fall committee and a reversal of
that arrangement in the spring.
No student is allowed to serve on
the social committee for more
than two quarters in any one
year. Changing committee members each quarter gives more students a chance for participation,
spreads responsibility, and injects
new ideas. Last year twenty-two
different students served on these
committees.
Students who served on last
year's committees and who are
returning to J. C. this year are
Robert Haueter, Helen Lawniczak,
Sherrill Davies, Mary Williams,
Jack Gove, Clarice Herzog, Frank
Smith and Dick Kiefer. '
In the past homecoming preparations were'handled jointly by
the social committee, the convocation committee, and the student council, whereas the responsibility of planning and organizing the annual banquet was assumed by the student council.
Charles E. Hill, originally of
Clarion, Iowa, is RJC's new Dean,
succeeding Roy W. Goddard,
who retired last spring after serving our colilege for twenty-seven
years. Dean Hill has moved here
with his wife and family of three
children, Chuck, 12; Sally, 10;
and Becky, 3.
Dean Hill, 38 years old, received his bachelor of arts degree
in 1935 from the Iowa State
Teachers College at Cedar Falls,
and taught history and English in
the Iowa Falls high school until
1937. He then received the master of arts degree in 1938 from
the University of Michigan at Ann
Arbor and continued with his
graduate study at Michigan and
at the State University of Iowa.
During his years of study, Dean
Hill majored in the social sciences.
From 1938 to 1942 he was
head of the social studies department and a counsellor at William
Penn college, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
For the ten years preceding his
appointment here in Rochester, he
was Dean at Creston Junior College in Creston, Iowa.
Dean Hill is the vice-president
of the Council of North Centra'!
Junior Colleges which includes
colleges from about half of the
states of the United States. In
the American Association of Junior Colleges, which is a national
association, the Dean is the vice-
chairman of the teacher preparation committee. He is also a
member of the Kiwanis Club and
the  Presbyterian Church.
Roy Goddard, dean of RJC
since 1925, has become the visiting secretary of the Odd Fellows
lodge. This involves visiting Odd
Fellows in all of Rochester's hospitals. His headquarters are in
the Odd Fellows lodge.