The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 25, Number 11

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THE JAUSEE ECHO
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28„ 1958
NUMBER 11
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'Bernardine"   Plays  to  Capacity  House
.ively, Subtle Comedy
)isplays Histrionic Talent
A near capacity crowd witnessed the presentation of the first
jor Junior College dramatic production last Thursday night, Febru-
- 20, in Central Auditorium.
The curtain opened upon the dark, musty hangout of the "gang"
the back room of the Shamrock. Arthur Beaumont, explained to
audience the problems which confront the average teen-ager and
• how they looked out upon the world1 from their own small do-
)UR 'n- ^ne 9an9 gathered in the Shamrock to discuss their plans for
t evening and especially fhe problem of getting their friend, Wormy
ford) Weldy, out of the clutches of his mother, Mrs. Weldy, who
irmly set against her son having anything to do with the "awful
hang out in the Shamrock.
plot   thickens   we   see
lable   to   get   a   date
girl his own age, trying to
strange  woman   in   a
I; when he finally does
|ns  out  to   be   a   dear
Ihis   mother's,   and,   al-
has  grown   fond   of
bends  him  away  when
learns his real identity. Wor-
goes back  to  the  Shamrock
ry to explain to the guys that
ijust can't compete with them,
I that his  dream  of  being  a
|g wheel" will never come true.
fe is just about to leave, when
mother enters and' announces
-t she is going to Beau's father
tell   him  the  truth   about  the
ig of boys.    In order to stop
• Wormy  says  he   is  running
^^  jy and joining the Navy? she
g , [js to dissuade him, but to no
il.    After Buford leaves Mrs.
L I Eldy tells the  boys  what  she
d snapi'd never te" them or Buford
snapsrPre: what every parent wants
andKo: her child. The boys are
Easy-*:ked and embarrassed by this
>tional outburst, but deepen they can see that she is
t and they can better appre-
n parents. All ends
>ily with Wormy getting the
he wanted all along, Jean
iffliis    childhood    sweet-
he play was under the expert
lanne«c,ion of R°bert Wise, of the
°r College Speech  and Dra-
jcs Department.
)U ft fhe tast ^re: John Gannon,
CJW  Beaumont;   Bob   Ritlinger,
H»lSrd Weldy; Tom Walker, Tub
 Continued on page 7, col. 2)
Early Registration
Introduced Here
Starting with the Spring
quarterly, registration procedures
will be changed. In general, the
period for registration has been
extended over three weeks and
more responsibility has been
placed on the' students. The program will also ease the work of
the advisors and the last minute
rush.
The registration period is from
February 17 to March 7. Students
are urged to obtain their registration materials as early as
possible from the Registrar's
Office. Monday, March 10, will
be reserved for the registration
of new students and students
now on probation.
The envelopes that hold a
complete set of registration
materials and numerous copies
of the class schedule are two
new additions that have facilitated this  program.
October Meeting
Planned by Group
On February 7 Mr. Philip M.
Kortz of Rochester Junior College
attended a meeting of the officers of the Higher Education
and Junior College Sections of
the Minnesota Education Association. The meeting was held at
the   MEA   office,   41    Sherburne
(Continued on page 5, col. 2)
Wormy Weldy discloses the happy news to his pals that his girl and he are patching things up again
Cheerleaders to
Accompany Team
The RJC cheerleaders left with
fhe team on Wednesday afternoon for Hibbing where they will
take part in the State Junior
College Basketball tournament
Cheerleaders who went are: Bea
Tenley, Judy Harnack, Janice Ridenour, Margaret Gordon, Elsa
Colvin, and Nancy Cowan. The
girls will be there to help cheer
the team on in their game Thursday night. If they Win then, they
will stay for Saturday's game
which will determine the. State
Champion and also the team
which gets the right to participate
in the National Contest. Other
teams which will be participating
will be Ely, Hibbing, and Brainerd.
The Cheerleaders plan to do
their pom-pom routine at the
half-time. A picture of the group
has been sent to the Hibbing
paper and wiM be run in the
paper.
Students Elect Finalists
For Booster Cup Award
On February 21 the Junior College students voted for the recipient of the Booster Cup. As a result of the primary ejections, Fran
Washburn and Ronald Beyers were the finalists.
Each year the Booster Cup is
awarded to an outstanding student of the college. Qualifications
for this include active participation in school activities, outstanding leadership, and good character traits. It is the only honor
bestowed on a person who is
elected by the entire student
body.
The finalists have done much
to fulfill these qualifications. Fran
Washburn has been president of
his Freshman class and of Student Council, was initiated into
Gamma Rho, is a member of the
J. C. band for two years and has
had an article in Who's Who.
Ronald Beyer has been president
of the Sophomore class, vice president for Student Council, business manager for the Echo, and a
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Faculty Workshop
Discusses Testing
On Monday, February 17, RJC
held a workshop primarily concerned with testing and the taxonomy of educational objectives.
The general outline for the discussion included the problem of the
purpose of the tests. Four "possible reasons were given: to assign grades, to increase learning,
to place students, and to improve
teaching. The second phase of
the workshop took up the aspect
of what tests cover; knowledge,
application of knowledge, interpretation,- evaluation of knowledge, and attitudes, interests and
values.
(Continued on page 5, col. 2)