The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 25, Number 3

              Mr. Walton's Class
Observes Night Sky
The physical science class, under the instruction of Mr. Walton,
has been observing the moon, and the constellations.
Since the group had been studying the movements and characteristics of the moon and the constellotions, Mr. Walton organized
three groups to go "star watching." One group observed on Friday
night, September 27, the second group on Monday, September 30,
and the third group on Wednesday, October 2.
With the aid of a 60-power telescope, the classes obtained
some idea of how very distant the stars are, as well as gaining a
realization of their apparent movements (actually the earth's movement).
The students were able also, in observing the moon through the
telescope, to see the huge craters and mountains on the moon.
One highlight of the "star-gazing" expeditions came Monday
night when the class, quietly watching the stars from a nice, dark
spot in the center of the Soldier's Field golf course, were rudely disturbed by the glare of a spotlight and a group of policemen, who
for some unevident reason, had come to break up the "mob
fight" in Soldier's Field. After some explaining, the police left, and
Mr. Walton and his diligent students returned to their star gazing.
THE JAYSEE ECHO
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1957
NUMBER 3
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Sophomore and freshman Class elections were concluded by the
ial balloting on Friday, September 27. The sophomore officers for
e 1957-1958 school year are Ray Knutson, student council repre-
ntative; Ronald (Bud) Beyer, president; Scott Frear, vice president;
id Edith Schmidt, secretary. Ray is in Engineering and last spring
on a scholarship for his second year at J. C. Bud< is in Business Ad-
inistration. He is a Vet, Army brand, a member of Tau Alpha Pi, the
sitional honorary society for terminal students, business manager of
e Echo, works at the O and O Marine Supply, and was on the
'aters Conley softball team this summer. Scott, the sophomore
Sm is in Pre-Business. He is a photographer for the Echo and
ajuco, secretary of Vets Club, a member of Gamma Rho, the na-
Dnal journalistic fraternity. Scott's main hobby is his fourteen month
Jd son, Joe. The secretary, more commonly known as Edie, is in
;eneral Education. Her activities include Rajuco staff, Spring Social
ommittee, choir, and part-time work.
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The freshman class officers for
pool year are Bob Brown,
it council representative;
itlinger, president; Judd
ompson, vice president; and
me Hammond, secretary. Bob
own graduated from Shuttuck
:hool in '57 and is in Pre-Den-
itry here at J. C. His activities
ere wrestling,  Student  Council,
Speech Department
Plans Radio Program
Plans are now being laid for a
radio program sponsored by the
Junior College Speech Department.
Although the length of the pro-
j( O. T. C, yearbook, and news-     gram   and   the   frequency   have
uper.    "President  Bob"  is  from     not yet been determined, the out-
HS and is in Pre-Education.    His     line of the  program will  include
tivities were golf, of which  he     music,  by  request,  news of Jun-
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MEA to Hold
Convention
News to the students—there
will be no classes on October
17 and 18 this year, but your
instructors do not have the privilege of a two-day vacation.
Their two days will be filled with
lectures, dinners and entertainment. The meeting is that of the
Southeastern Minnesota Education Association—the place—Red
Wing, Minnesota, and all teachers of the Association . are invited. The feature speakers will
be Roma Gans of Columbia University, speaking on individual
differences; Dr. John Schwarzwal-
der, director of KCTA-TV, educational television. Dr. John
Schwarzwalder is expected to
present an interesting point of
view on the benefits of educational television in the classroom.
Other speakers will be R. W.
Bardwell, director of Vocational
and Adult Sdhool, Madison, Wisconsin, who will speak on vocational education.
Even if the teachers Claim that
they would like two days of rest
as the students get, they have
convention entertainment that
most students would like to attend.     An  example  of the  stars
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Frosh-Soph
Mixer Held
Nearly 100 students attended
the first swim-gym of the 1957-
58 school year, held on Wednesday evening, October 2. The
Junior College-sponsored program was offered in the form of
a   Freshman-Sophomore  mixer.
To begin the social calendar
for this year, the swimming pool
was opened to all. The students
swam from 7:30 to 8:30.: Following this, the gym was made
accessible and many displayed
their skill in volleyball, while others participated in a variety of
contests. Among these were a
necktie relay race and attempts
to pass a lifesaver on a toothpick to fhe members of each
team. Candy was awarded as a
prize for the winning section.
The most hilarious event of the
evening was carried out by a
group of teams. Here a few
girls volunteered to feed Coca
Cola from a bottle with a nipple
on the top, to any boy of their
choice. The person who downed
the liquid in the least time was
declared the winner, and cash
prizes were given to the couple.
(Continued on page 8, col. 2)
Curtis Kuehn Wins
Buttermaking Award
Curtis Kuehn, a freshman at
JC, and the author of the Kuehn
Edge column of the Echo, has
been awarded the title of king
of Minnesota's buttermakers. In
obtaining the title Curtis also recorded the highest score in 27
years of competition. The trophy
was awarded on October 2 by
Governor Freeman.
Also, in winning the title,
Kuehn set three records. First,
he is the youngest person ever
to obtain the title; he is 17. Secondly, his average score, 99.70,
is the highest recorded by any
winner. Last, he is the only person to achieve the honor whose
father has won it previously.
In order to qualify for the
state title the entries must first
pass through four previous contests: one  in March, the second
in June, the third in July, and
the last in August. He is required to be a resident of the state
and employed by a Minnesota
creamery. Entrants are scored,
tested, and graded by skilled
judges.
Curtis is a native of Mazeppa,
where   he   graduated   from   Ma-
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