The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 23, Number 1

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As you begin another school year, some as college students
the first time, we are increasingly mindful of the fact that a
tleqe education is becoming more of a necessity in our com-
x society.
Jhe success of any college rests upon the unity,  loyalty,
|d integrity of its students and faculty.    For all of us, this will
year of new opportunities, new friends, and new exper-
tces.
To you freshmen and returning sophomores, I extend my
Lt sincere welcome and best wishes for a successful school
ar at R. J- C.
-GUaAleA. Z. Ml
WELCOME
FRESHMEN!
RocJtedtesi ffiMuosi College
THE JAYSEE ECHO
IE XXIII
ROCHESTER,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER  9,  1955
NUMBER 1
osh Are Oriented
College life Wags
Guide for Freshmen is the sub-title of a booklet recently given
new students of RJC and is in itself a summarizing explanation
function of Freshman Orientation Week. More definitely, how-
IFreshman Orientation Week, as described by the faculty of the
e, is a plan, the purpose of which is to prepare new students
e college life ahead of them—for the classes and for the social
'ith this in mind, the faculty provided, as in years past, a pro-
Ibeginning September 6 and ending September 9, which includ-
sses in studying, notemaking, time budgeting, reading compre-
and speed, activities, as well  as special  assemblies, testing,
(ike breaks and social period. To simplify this program a method
evised whereby each student was assigned' to a special group
ans of a colored tag; thus a student was either of the red
the blue group, the yellow group, or the green group and
d each lecture as his color group was assigned to it.
he testing, however, was done en masse. Tests given were the
Readng Tests and the A. C. E. and the Cooperative English
Besides this, some students were required to write special
which later determined the English course they were to fol-
Vlonday and Friday were the days set aside for these activities.
Bi  morning   of   the   special      ■—■
Jaysee Secretary
Joins local Royalty
Joyce   had   a  very  exciting   experience.
[began with  a  convocation
If man  Hall.     On   Tuesday
bdents were welcomed and
on the purpose of Orien-      	
Week,    and    Wednesday Joyce    Rupkalvis   was   chosen
ursday mornings were de-     Wabasha   County  Dairy  Princess
to the explanation of var-     durjng fhe summer anc| later was
rganizations    and    institu-     ^^   as   ^^   of   Regjon
such   as   honors,   awards, _   .    ...
L,i ♦• u    i    l a     One   Dairy   Princess   Ruth   Marie
societies, school cheers and '
land    college    services,     Peterson.    Between dinners at the
■ them the health program     Kahler Hotel and baseball games
■he counseling   department.
ftursday morning, the fresh-
pot together   for   a   social
allowing each morning ses-
ey retired to classes, tested interviews with their ad-
After registration and in-
periods,    each    student
_f his books and on Thurs-
'ening joined his classmates
icnic at Slatterly Park.
orientation  booklet,  given
freshman  at the  begin-
|f the week, helped to fur-
Icquaint each   person  with
■tailed on page 7, col. 1)
flew
I each
Photographers
WANTED!
Freshman students, women
or men, to learn photography
and help with the taking,
developing, and printing of
pictures which will be used
in future issues of the ECHO
and RAJUCO. See Mr. Kortz,
Room 321.
Joan Hasley of Rochester consults Miss Goette, the psychometrist, about her test results.
£vetyOHe Jte/ue,
Read* *JUe Cclta
You are now reading the Echo
—the official paper of the Rochester Junior College, the mouthpiece of its clubs, societies, organizations, and its people—especially its people. From now
on your curiosity can be satisfied simply by reading this paper.
From now on never let it be said
that you didn't know, for now
you can read the Echo and find
out.
As a result of this you'll discover in a short while that you're
one of the best informed people
in these parts. You'll know about
world affairs, city affairs, school
affairs, fashions, marriages, engagements, books, art, travel,
education, sports, people — in
short, "just about anything."
Especially, we of the Echo staff
hope you'll learn, through this
paper, to live Junior College life
easily, completely, laughingly,
and profitably. And if you want
to be sure to accomplish these
things, join the Echo and with the
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Tryout Plays
Many and Varied
On August 16, a committee of
Rajesters, the Junior College dramatics club, including Margaret
Lee, Pat Hamilton, and Tuck
Erickson, met in Miss McGhee's
apartment to discuss plans for the
1955-56 RJC dramatic season and
to talk over a number of one-
act plays previously read by the
group.
These one-act plays and others, which fall into the various
categories of comedy, realism,
and pantomime, will be used as
tryouts both for the acting and
production staffs of the yearly
all-school play. This play, which
is given in the spring, will not
be considered until it is learned
how many people will be interested in joining the dramatics
group.
Once again this year, Margaret Lee, a sophomore in the
college, will be assistant director
to Miss McGhee, RJC'S speech
and English instructor and dramatics  coach  and  advisor.
Engineering Tops
Freshman Courses
As of August 31, 142 new students had applied for admission
to the various courses on the
Rochester Junior College roster.
By this date, September 9, the
number has no doubt changed.
A week ago, however, the
breakdown (including the number
of students enrolled in each
course) was ds follows:
Science, Literature and the
Arts, 12; Pre-agriculture (and forestry), 6; Pre-business, 15; Pre-
education, 8; Pre-engineering, 22;
Pre-law, 3; Pre-medicine (including dentistry), 2; Pre-business administration, 21; Business Machines, 1; General Clerical, 1?
General Secretarial, 4; General
Secretarial Finishing, 2; Medical
Secretarial, 3; Medical Secretarial
Finishing, 7; Journalism, 1; Medical Technology, 3; Physical Education, 5; Pre-nursing, 3; Engineering Technology, 6; Optics, 2;
General Education, 12; Pre-phar-
macy, 2; Pre-architecture, 1; Mortuary Science, 2; and undecided, 2.