The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 23, Number 12

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THE JAYSEE ECHO
luME XXIII
ROCHESTER,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,  APRIL  13,  1956
NUMBER 12
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Tom  O'Brien,  Lourdes;  Kent  Penwarden,  Rochester High;
Mr. William Walton of Junior College discuss Science Fair being
Dr. E. J. Baldes of Mayo Clinic; Jane
held tomorrow.
Dearing, Rochester High; and
ponomics-in-Action
lloiuship Awarded Kortz
[he Committee  on  Awards  at
University   of  Wisconsin   has
Irmed Mr. P. M. Kortz that
has been selected as one of
nty-two college economics in-
fors   and    will    receive    an
I0N0MICS-IN-ACTION"  F e I-
ship at the university.    There
e 13 states  represented  dur-
the 1955 summer session at
university.
lixteen leading midwestern
iness and industrial firms join-
with the   Extension   Division's
partment of Economics, Sociol-
and Anthropology and the
partment   of   Economics,   Col-
of Letters  and  Science,  to
lisor the  four-week  program,
" J on June 26, 1956.
fne busy four weeks combines
liomic theory with  production
|ne practice in industry.    A series
ectures,    discussions,    plant
seminars with  business ex-
Jtives will take the participants
afield  from  their classrooms
textbooks.    The purpose of
Program is to acquaint teach-
economists with the workings
of industry. Surveys taken by
the Opinion Research Corporation
and other education groups indicate that some college graduates lack a realistic understanding of applied economics. The
Economics-ln-Action program has
been designed to help college instructors fill this gap in the students' education by providing the
instructor with an opportunity to
step inside the gates of industry
and later bring this experience
and information back into the
classroom.
Aided by present and former
government officials the college
economics instructors will consider
the practical problems raised by
the government's role in production, i.e.' taxation, depreciation
allowances, defense spending,
and regulatory policy. The influence of production upon banking, steel, utilities, and the communities are explained by speakers and then observed by the
economists in trips through plants
and offices in Chicago, Madison
and Milwaukee.
JCChoirTours
Area Schools
Another first in fhe history of
the JUNIOR COLLEGE CHOIR,
fhe first, of course, being the
exchange concert with AUSTIN
JUNIOR COLLEGE, will be a tour
of five area high schools on April
23rd.
The schools included in the
tour are KASSON-MANTORVILLE,
DODGE CENTER, WEST CONCORD, WANAMINGO, and PINE
ISLAND.
The choir will give short half-
hour vocal concerts at each
school. The music which will be
included in the programs wil'l be
selections which are suitable for
the enjoyment of both grade
school and high school students.
If this four proves to be as
successful as the exchange concert was, then there are possibilities of having both firsts for
the choir this year, annual events
of the future.
\Me\come,
Science Eair Visitors
Spring Functions
Being Planned by
Social Committee
The Spring Social Committee
has recently made plans for some
of the spring social functions of
the Rochester Junior College. At
a meeting held on April 10th the
Spring Social Committee tentatively set Friday, May 25th as
the date of fhe Spring Formal.
The Country Club has been set
as the location, according to cur-
lent plans. The Spring Social
Committee at an earlier meeting
selected May 22, 1956 for the
date of the Spring Banquqet. The
Spring Picnic will also take place
sometime during the week of
May 21-25.
The chairman of the Spring Social Committee is . Roger Nelson.
Other members include Diane Teigen, Jean Grimm, Mary Chafoulias, James Odland, Frank Evangelist, and Charles Thoen. Mr.
William Walton is faculty advisor
for the group.
Because of the pleasant spring
weather, the Spring Social Com-
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Jr. College Hosts
Budding Scientists
The Third Annual Southeastern
Minnesota Regional Science Fair
will be held April 14, 1956, in
the Central School Building in
Rochester. Our own J. C. will
play host to the visiting school
delegations. Also sponsoring the
affair are the Mayo Foundation
Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Southeastern Minnesota Association of
Science and Mathematics teachers, Winona State Teacher's College, and the Mayo Association.
The science fair is an exhibit
of science projects developed and
displayed by students in grades
seven through twelve science
classes, which include biology,
chemistry, and physics. The purpose of the science fair is to
help discover future scientists,
mathematicians, and engineers.
The one or two students with the
most outstanding exhibits at this
fair, along with one advisor, will
be sent to the National Science
Fair under the sponsorship of the
Mayo Association.
J. C. is planning an exhibit
called Hands That Work Through
Science, under the leadership of
Miss Matt and Mr. Kortz and the
participation of the Echo. The
display will consist of a number
of photographs. All arrangements for the annual event are
being made under the direction
of Mr. Walton, physics instructor
at pur college.
The day beginning at 8:30 a.m.
and lasting until about 3:30 p.m.,
vvilI be filled with many fascinating things.   Some special features
of  the  fair  are  a  demonstration
cf the Solar Battery by the Bell
Telephone Laboratories, the only
public exhibit of the Air Force's
human   deceleration   (crash)   experiments,    a    demonstration    of
Ultra-Sound by Dr. Herrick of the
Mayo Foundation, up-to-date science films, a tour of the Mayo
Clinic,   and   many  other   professional,   commercial,   and   college
exhibits of great interest.
But   most   important   of   alimony,   many   exhibits   by   "live-
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