The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 22, Number 10

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\rges Interested
pic Associations
L Rochester   Lions'  Club   reify voted unanimously to sup-
state aid for junior colleges,
motion was made by Robert
,eyr   a   former   graduate   of
I and telegrams were sent to
ator Walter Burdick and Rep-
intative Leo D. Madden, urg-
strong support for state  aid
junior colleges.
ir. Rockenbach, Mr. Davis, and
Kortz from RJC are members
fthe Lions' Club.
* *     *
fiave Leonard, chairman of the
■cation committee of the Roch-
Ir Chamber of Commerce, and
Gregor, representing the lo-
Ichamber's public affairs com-
lee, spoke before the state
fpte education committee in St.
in support of a proposal to
lit $225,000 from the state
■eral fund for aid to junior
leges at the rate of $150 per
ar per student.
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i/ayne Field, a former grad-
le of   RJC,   president   of   the
be Chest Linen Company in
hneapolis, and president of the
pneapoiis Chamber of Corn-
Ice, spoke to the Senate Edu-
lon Committee in support of
|e aid for junior colleges.
* *    *
he Jefferson and Northrop
ool Parent-Teacher Associa-
s have taken a stand in favor
state aid for junior colleges
Minnesota.
elegrams sent Saturday,  Feb-
ry 12, to Senator Burdick and
resentative   Madden    by    the
erson PTA read: "The Jefferson
consisting of 700 members,
fenimously supports state aid for
peseta's junior colleges.    We
e you to fight strongly for it."
[Senator Burdick and Representee Madden   have   introduced
ls in their respective houses of
legislature calling for exten-
°f state aid  to  junior  col-
on the same basis as pub-
high  schools.     Mr.   Cory   at-
[^d a   hearing   February   17,
'he House Education Commit-
discussing  the  bill   for. state
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ROCHESTER,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,  FEBRUARY  25,   1955
NUMBER    10
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lunior colleges.
Production Staff
Joins Cast in Work
The cast of "Mrs. McThing,"
RJC's current play, has oeen
working each night to prepare
for the production of the piay
on  Monday,  March   14.
Not only the cast, but also the
staff, has been working overtime.
Johng Lim has painted a nine by
twelve foot canvas of the Blue
Blue Mountains seen through the
French doors of Larue Towers.
The task required long hours, but
the landscape has turned out to
be very effective and will greatly enhance the setting of Act I.
The chairman for the art work
is Tom Erickson. He has made
a cartoon of every member in
the cast to accompany the jingles
which will appear in the Echo and
on posters. Charlotte Blumers is
chairman of the publicity committee.    The    complete    production
(Continued on page 4, col. 3)
Sno Dance Climaxes
Week's Festivities
The 1955 Rochester Junior College Sno-Week activities came to
a grand climax with a formal
dance Saturday night, February
12. The dance was held at the
blue and white decorated Sky
Room of the Hotel Kahler.
Dancing continued from 9:00
p.m. to 1:00 a.m. to the rhythmic
strains of Ken Burk's orchestra.
Additional entertainment by way
of comedy was afforded by Dan
Sandberg and Glenn Amundsen.
Sno-Queen Carol Orpen and
attendants, Carlene Anderson and
Audrey Price, reigned over the
affair. They were introduced
through a progressive dance.
The theme of the dance was
appropriately designated "Snow
Dance." About 150 RJC students
and guests attended the affair.
Punch and cookies were furnished and served by the hotel.
Planning the dance was a committee composed of Janice Honer,
chairman, Mary Jo Devlin, Pat
Fahy, George Joyce, Janet Nelson, Mike Sugg, and Bob Williams.
Chaperones were Dean and
Mrs. Charles E. Hill and Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Bateman.
Dairy and Sewage
Plants Toured
By Health Classes
The Community Health class
has recently taken two field trips,
one to the Marigold Dairy and
the other to the local sewage
plant.
Among the points of interest at
the dairy were the manufacturing
of ice cream, cottage cheese, and
butter. The class watched the
bottle-washer, and the machine
which took a flat piece of cardboard and speedily clapped it
together, glued it, and prepared
it for the milk.    Remembering the
(Continued on page 6, col. 3)
Choir to Sing
Easter Cantata
The JC choir, under the direction of Sidney Suddendorf, will
present an Easter cantata on
March 30. It will give only one
evening performance of the cantata.
The cantata selected for this
performance is Theodore Dubois'
The Seven Last Words of Christ.
The contata was originally written in Latin, but the JC choir will
sing the English translation. There
are several solo parts, and the
choir will be accompanied by a
small orchestra. Soloists have
not yet been chosen.
Pep Fest Sparks
Lagging Spirits
Approximately eighty people
attended the second pep fest of
the year, Wednesday, February
16, to rouse spirits for the last
two home basketball games.'
Yells were led by the gold and
blue clad cheerleaders, followed
by a short talk by Joe Rockenbach. He encouraged RJC to
root harder than ever to insure
the victories of the remaining
games in hopes JC could make
second place in the conference.
The meeting was closed with
the singing of the school song.
This year's cheerleaders are Sandra Harding, Doris Fossum, Ann
Armstrong, Pat Moe, and . Kay
Brown.
News commentators  Lillian  Von  Osten  and  Carl  Hemp  explain
the American custom of joking to Johng Lim at the IRC-TV show.
(Photo by Don Ryan)
Events of '54 Presented
In IRC-TV Convocation
A review of the outstanding news events of 1954 was presented
at a convocation on February 18, 1955, by the International Relations
Club over station IRC-TV. News commentators reported the news
while various other club members acted out some of the outstanding
events.
The attack of the Puerto Ricans upon the House of Representatives
became very real when cap pistcls were fired upon the audience
from the balcony. First aid to Dean Hill was given by Nurse Genevieve (Liz LaPlante).
Loey Mae Lange portrayed Marilyn Monroe, in a personal interview following her breakup with Joe DiMaggio. Johng Lim portrayed
himself.
Dena Mamasis handled the TV camera. Jim Ackerman, Lillian
Von Osten and Carl Hemp reported the news and conducted interviews with some people in the news.
Acting parts of the names in the news were Vic Batzel, Dave
Shonyo, Harold Schmidt, Dave Kruger, Dave Waldemar, Frank Evangelist, Audrey Price, Barbara Betts, Jerry Olerud, Pat Roland, Fanny
Bacal, and Neil Andersoh.
■ Members of the club Wrote the script which was under the direction of Jerry Olerud and Neil Andersoh. Mr.'Bateman, club advisor
provided the necessary moral support.
Spring Social Committee Chosen
Last Friday, student council
members met to choose students
for the Spring Social Committee
for the Spring quarter. The following students were chosen:
George Joyce, freshman, who will
be chairman of the committee;
Pat Roland; sophomore; Kay
Brown,    freshman;    Margo    Fick,
freshman; Carole Myhre, freshman; Frank Kvam, sophomore,- Jim
Jenewein, sophomore, and Bill
Barnes, who is also a sophomore.
George Joyce and Pat Roland are
carryovers from the Winter Social
Committee. The committee will
start making plans right away for
the Spring Formal and picnic.