The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 25, Number 4

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THE JAYSEE ECHO
LUME XXV
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1957
NUMBER 4
Assembly Presents
Preview of Progress
With a loud pop, chemicals merged into synthetic rubber, as
General Motors PREVIEW OF PROGRESS unfolded before the student
body at an educational convocation held at Central Auditorium,
October 23, third hour.
From the moment the program began until the end, well-timed
scientific demonstrations showed the importance of science in modern man's every-day existence. The future, too, was examined with
demonstrations of a "cold" stove that heated an egg sufficiently to
fry it while the paper napkin under the pan was not even singed.
Throughout   the   program   the
Rochester   C  OT  C        challenge of science was evident
with   stress   placed  on   the  need
To Fete Freshmen   for more pe°p|e in the fie|d of
Kay Fleischer and Ellen Hanson post UN materials on Student Bulletin Board.
Iarl£ay Fleischer Leaves
' or United Nations
ty
y
cts
Sunday, November 10, Miss Kay Fleischer, a Junior College
dent, will leave the Rochester Airport on a non-stop flight to New
rk as a member of the annual United Nations trip. There are three
lers taking this trip: Miss Sandy Siegle, from RHS; Miss Sharon
jloney, from Lourdes; and Sister Caedmon, also from Lourdes, who
II be their advisor.
While they are in New York, the group will stay at the Vander-
t Hotel, compliments of the hotel. They will remain in New York
til Friday, the fifteenth, during which time they will have a very
sy week, beginning with meetings at 10:00 a.m. Monday morning
d continuing at various times during the week. They plan to eat
the Delegates dining room at the UN, and visit several missions of
■eign countries. At the present time they are trying to obtain
<ets to attend a General Assembly of the United Nations. The
pup also will attend a Broadway play and tour Radio City.
The   members   of   this    group	
i
^^^ve   been   very   busy   the   past
v   weeks   preparing   for   their
').    During this time they have
d their  picture taken with  Dr.
lyo, who  at  one  time  was  a
s.    Thers|egate  to  tne   United  Nations.
which s,ny 0f us noticed the posters in
i halls of JC during the week
mstrucfc Ootober   21-25,   United   Na-
r an ai:ns VVeek.    These were  put up
'ed fore £ay p|ejscher  anc]  Miss  Ellen
r the fLnson,   Kay's  alternate  for  the
).
 -"Kay   was   informed    that   she
uld be the JC delegate at the
lior   College   Spring   Banquet.
C1I ^ 3 winner of the trip was an-
Jnced by  Dr.  Carr,  the  presi-
it of the Rochester United Nail       ns Association.    Kay is a soph-
A/        ore in the Pre-Medicine course
'e at school.   She comes from
family   of   four   children,   one
as 9-32iColltmued on page 5, col. 3)
One-Act Plays
In Production
Rajesters, the Junior College
dramatics club, have begun production of two one-act plays.
They are He Ain't Done Right by
Nell, by Wilbur Braun, and Miner Miracle, by Verne Powers.
They will be presented to various organizations in the area
and at a convocation for Junior College students. In order
tc present the plays to more organizations and not take too
much of the players' time, they
have been double cast.
• He Ain't Done Right by Nell
is an old fashioned melodrama
with • the ever present heroine,
granny, a neighborhood gossip,
a    sophisticate,   a   wealthy   mill
(Continued on page 8, col. 1)
Open House Planned
In Observance
Of Education Week
In accordance with American
Fducation Week, November 10-
16, the Junior College has made
some definite plans.
Under the chairmanship of Mr.
Davis, committees have begun
work on the open house for parents and friends. This will be
held on Thursday, November
14th at 8:00 P.M. in Coffman
Hall. Master of ceremonies will
be Francis Washburn, president
of the J. C. Student Council.
Leonard Davis will welcome the
group.
A one-act play, Minor Miracle,
by LaVerne Powers, will be presented' by the dramatics department, and a short musical program, under the direction of Sidney  Suddendorf,  will   follow.
Guided tours of the building,
and a social hour with refreshments will be the responsibility
of the Student National Education Association.
Committees for the event .are:
Radio and TV—Mr. Wise; Newspaper Publicity—Miss Matt and
Mr. Short; Window Display—Mr.
Kortz, Mr. Paul, Mr. Short; Service Clubs—Mr. Rockenbach; Na-
t i o n a I Education Association-
Miss Huntsinger and Mrs. McLaws; Coffman Hall Program-
Mr. Wise, Mr- Singley, Mr. Suddendorf; Invitations and Mimeo-.
graphing—Miss Evans, Miss Towle;
Refreshments    and    Decorations—
(Continued on page 4, col. 3)
The Freshman Mixer, fo*- all
the frosh from JC, including new
transfer students and all the
freshman nurses from St. Mary's
and Methodist Kahler schools of
nursing, will be on Monday evening, November 18, at 7:45, in
Central Auditorium.
There will be a short entertainment program in fhe auditorium for thirty minutes, and then
everybody will adjourn to the
cafeteria for the rest of the evening to get acquainted and play
games. The students will be divided into groups, and prizes
will be awarded to the groups
'best qualifying for them. Refreshments will  be served.
(Continued on page 6, col. 3)
science.
A screaming turbine engine
added interest, while a demonstration of radio beams and conductors of electricity showed the
properties of sound waves.
The explanation of the use
of a gyroscope and the demonstration of how a gyroscope
works followed , while explanation of the importance of the
gyroscope in space travel was
given.
The entire program was presented in a light manner with a
sprinkling of humor to enliven
the serious part of the program.
Mr. Walton served as master of
ceremonies for the program.
American Optical Society
Honors Psysicist and Teacher
Dr. Charles Sheard, a former instructor at Rochester Junior College, and professor and director emeritus of the division of physics
and biophysical research of the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation,
received the Edgar D. Tillyer Medal for 1957 in recognition of his
writings and research in physiological optics. The award was given
by the Optical Society of America in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Sheard was the recipient of the first Beverly Myers Nelson
award in 1951, and is also the founder of the American Board-, and
now a member of the Advisory Council on Education.
Dr. Sheard, who was born in
New York, received his doctor's
degree from Princeton University
and was the first professor and
director of the course in- visual
optics at Ohio State University.
He then headed a division of
professional and scientific ocular
interests at the American Optical Co. before becoming director
of biophysical research of fhe
Mayo Clinic in 1924 and a professor in the Mayo Foundation.
Dr. Sheard's accomplishments
include  research   in   many  fields,
(Continued on page 7, col. 4)