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THE JAUSEE ECHO
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ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,  JANUARY  15,   1954
NUMBER 7
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Photo  by John  Edstrom
School board  members, left to right:    Dr. P.
Allen, Robert P. Gage, Willard Lampman.
W.   Brown,   Kenneth   W.   Hagaman,   Samuel   P.
school Board Faces Council Appoints
Spring Committee
f
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bring
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:xpansion
hrough the many years, since
Rochester  Public  School  Sys-
was  established,   the  school
rd members have, without re-
leration, worked  in their free
i, away from their own  jobs,
iolve the  many  problems that
e arisen.    The greatest prob-
which  confronts  our  present
rd of Education is the needed
ansion   of   our   public   school
3m.    They  have  been  aware
some  time  that  our  schools,
scially  the   high   school   and
Dr college, have become over-
yded.    They are now attempt-
to solve this dilemma by pro-
,ng a  new  high  school  build-
Probl
ems
pSlOre  final   plans   are   drawn
s|;; :;:| they  will   thoroughly   investi-
i    the   actual    needs   of   the
' ol as to size and location.    In
I? investigations they speak to
)le  on  the   street   and   listen
^conversations    of    interested
>le, and then,   if the  circum-
:es   necessitate   it,   they   will
n  a  person  or a  group  of
ns who have  knowledge of
hons    in    cities    other    than
ester to  give their  unbiased
ions on  the  problem.     After
! facts are gathered, they will
-nt  them   to   the   public   for
oval.
If in the present situation a
new high school is built, it will
mean more room for our JC. At
present we now occupy the third
floor and attic of Coffman building, space that is becoming too
crowded to adequately meet the
needs of the young people attending college here. If the plans
as they now stand are carried
out, we will also occupy the second ffoor of Coffman building,
which will include exclusive use
of Coffman Hall and the laboratories on that floor.
We will also benefit in the
moving of the senior high students to another building in that
it will make possible fuller use of
the gymnasiums and Central Auditorium as a result of the reduction of fhe number of students
using them. Also, the expansion
will permit a more varied curriculum to be inaugurated in our
college.
This problem of the expanding
school system is one of the many
that must be solved by the board
of education. The board consists
of five members who meet bimonthly but do a considerable
amount of additional work. These
people, who are elected by popular vote for a two-year term, are
responsible for the betterment of
(Continued on page 8, col. 3)
The members of the Spring Social Committee who have been
chosen by the Student Council are
Sandra Harding, chairman; Roger Ranfranz, Mike Sugg, Norma
Jean Walhus, Tom Roessler, Rosemary Moon, Marilyn Ernst, and
Donald Frederickson. Of this committee Sandra Harding, Marilyn
Ernst, and Donald Frederickson
have served on previous social
committees during this school
year. The Spring Social Committee was chosen early in the year
so that the picture deadline set
by the Rajuco could be met.
Education is not,given for the
purpose of earning a living;
it's learning what to do with a
living after you earn  it.
Early School Records Reveal
Forward-Looking Pioneers
Today, we in Rochester are very fortunate to have a very superior school system which includes a junior college, an adult evening
college, a senior and junior high school, and nine elementary and primary schools. These schools are all modernly equipped and staffed
to care for the growing needs of the community.
Two years after the first settlers had drifted into the Zumbro
Valley and the population still numbered less than fifty, the people
already realized the need for a school. A crude log cabin 20 feet
by 30 feet was erected on what is now Second Avenue and Fifth Street
S. E. The first teacher of the school was Miss Mary Walker who taught
writing, reading, mental and practical arithmetic, geography and
spelling. In 1857, to meet the needs of the growing population which
was now 600, school was also taught in the basement of the court
house, which was located on North Broadway.
In the meantime, so great was the demand for education, a large
number of private schools made their appearance in Rochester. Some
of the private schools established included: The Rochester Female
Institute, Pike's Normal School, and the Rochester English and Classical School.
Among the more outstanding of
these earlier schools was the
Rochester training school which
boasted 113 students who studied
English, Latin, Greek, German,
French, music, drawing, and
painting, all the subjects which
were to fit them for college. All
this was offered at a time when
most cities and towns considered
themselves fortunate to have at
most eight years of training in
their schools.
The private schools were worthy ones, but the citizens of Rochester longed for the American
ideal ot public schools for everyone. Finally, in 1866, while Dr.
Worrall Mayo was on the school
board, a plan was begun for a
"magnificent and elegant" school
which would provide both elementary and high-school education for the young.    On  Decem-
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JC's Fame Reaches Korea
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A Korean college student from Seoul, Korea, Yur Bok Lee,
18, has written to Dean Charles Hill asking for information about
admission and scholarships at RJC. At present, he is a student
of the literary college of Chosen Christian University in Korea,
having graduated from Seoul High School in 1952.
Word came to Yur Bok Lee about the merits of RJC from
his American friends who revealed to him the excellent educational opportunities available here.
He explained that his enthusiastic zeal for study is almost
impossible to satisfy because of the very poor conditions of
Korea at present.
Records show Yur Bok Lee to be an excellent student. Information about RJC has been sent to him.
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Polio Campaign
Now Underway
Serving as chairman for the.
Olmsted County Chapter of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, is Mr. Joe Rockenbach,
Rochester Junior College coach.
Plans for the 1954 fund raising
campaign have now been nearly
completed and include several
techniques new to the Rochester
area. On January 6, the "Kick-
off" meeting for solicitors was
held, at which meeting several
JC girls served as ushers. These
girls were: Alice Benedett, Gloria
Chafoulias, Pat Cooper, Sherrill
Davies, Clarice Herzog, and
Elaine Campion. Mr. Phillip
Kortz, who is a member of the
county committee, served as overall chairman for this meeting.
Among fhe new fund raising
techniques to be tried this year
are a benefit basketball game,
a benefit dance, and a' public
auction. The benefit dance, which
will be sponsored by the local
Musicians Union, is to be held at
Mayo Civic Auditorium, the 27th
of January. The candidates for
the Centennial Queen Contest
will be introduced at this dance.
On the ninth of January the other
two campaign events will take
place, the public auction will be
held at the Garrison Sales Barn,
(Continued on page 8, col. 3)