The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 26, Number 8

              [.Week Events
re Big Success
the
Sno-
again The annual
Celebration has come to a
|at Rochester Junior Col-
Tnd the students are now
|ing from all the excite-
and activities which took
during the week of Febru-
L a busy week for all con-
i particularly for the Win-
fcial Committee, whose duty
, see that the events were
[out for the benefit of the
body.
of the activities was well
ed, beginning with the
party held Tuesday eve-
IMany brave.souls ventured
1 exhibit their skills despite
Itremely cold weather. Fol-
I this daring adventure, the
>Round became t h e
actvity, where countless
Is endeavored to dance in
Ided space.
fer a hard day at school,
psday evening  offered  rec-
and relaxation at the
6ym. Thursday gave those
Jere unable to travel to the
ball game at Worthington
portunity to rest up for the
of Sno-Week. This, of
I, was the Sno-Ball Dance,
'as held February 6, at the
Club.
orations    centered    around
pme "Sno Chalet."    Seated
|oboggan  and wearing  the
Swiss hats were the mem-
f the Johnny Roberts Band.
Imusic, as weH as the pro-
Iserved fo delight the group
I attended. The program
a song dedicated to the
I, Jane Hammond, and her
pendants, Carol Cutshall
Judy Armit. "Let Me Call
[Sweetheart" was sung
jig others)   by   the   Faculty
pt, which consists  of  Dean
pnued on page 4, col. 2)
Theta Kappa
fries Candidates
following students have
jnamed as candidates to
fcta Kappa, honorary schol-
ciefy for students carrying
12 credits in S.L.A.
N Patterson, Charles Hor-
peraldine Morris, Barbara
ferry Williams, Richard Wil-
p Berkins, Patrick Gilligan,
Litynski, Floyd Shaw, Jr.,
[Veeder, Gary Witzke,
1 Stavros, and Bruce Evans.
[tion for this society will be
rne spring at which time
[tents who have maintained
lerage for two consecutive
Is will be determined.
by Fumio Oishi
daclie&lek fju*tia>i Qalleqe
THE J All SEE ECHO
VOLUME XXVI
ROCHESTER,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,  FEBRUARY  13,   1959
NO.  8
Mr. Davis Attends   R.J.C Student Will
Counselor's Meet    Compete for Award
The third annual Winter Convention of Minnesota State Counselors Association was held on
Friday and Saturday, February 6
and 7 at Mounds View Senior
High School. Attending the Convention from Rochester Junior
College was Mr. Leonard Davis,
head counselor.
The conference was sponsored
jointly by the State Department
of Education, the College of Education, University of Minnesota,
and the Minnesota Counselors
Association.
The theme of the conference
was, "The Counselor in Educational-Vocational Planning," and
' Dr. Edward Roefoer, President of
the National Vocational Guidance
Association delivered an address
in connection with this theme.
At a banquet Friday eve.ning,
Duane I. lundagren, State Supervisor of Occupational Information
and Guidance spoke on "Recent
Federal Legislation and Its Relation to Counseling and Guidance
in Minnesota." Saturday morning buzz sessions were held to
raise questions for a panel of
counselors.
The Scholarship Committee of
the Rochester Junior College faculty is in the process of recommending a Junior College student
for the Elk's National Foundation
Scholarship Award. The student
will be competing with representatives of Lourdes High School
and John Marshall High School
for the local award. This is the
first year that a Junior College
student has competed for the
scholarship. The local winner
wi'H compete on state level for
the scholarship and the state winner will compete on the national
'level.
This award is based on scholarship, citizenship, personality, leadership, perseverance, resourcefulness, patriotism, general worthiness and financial need.
The Elks have continued this
program for 23 years and the
total amount of awards this year
will be seventy-thousand  dollars.
Elected president was Dr. Robert Swan, Guidance Director of
the Roseville Schools, who succeeds President C. Kenneth Knox,
counselor at Minneapolis Patrick
Henry.
Veteran Performers Have Roles
In Tea House of the August Moon
The cast chosen for the Junior College presentation of "The
Teahouse of the August Moon" is announced by Robert Wise, director
of dramatics. The play is scheduled for the evening of February 25 in
Central Auditorium.
Playing the part of Sakini, the native interpreter who is the personification of all the attractive qualities of the Okinawans, is Jim
Carroll.
■Col. Purdy, the stubborn commander of the occupational forces,
who is determined to democratize the Okinawans by a set of rules,
will be played by Lee Covert. Lee has been' playing Manuel in "El
Cristo," the play presented by the Rajester Players in recent months.
Charles Ehrhorn will be seen
as Capt. Frisby, .a likeable officer who tries hard to follow Col.
Purdy's democratic pattern, but
fails because of the loveable
Okinawans. Charles played the
role of Valdex in "El Cristo."
Another leading member of
the cast will be Bob Ritlinger, who
will play the exacting role of Mr.
Oshira, a very old man on Okinawa who taught the interpreter
to speak English. Bob also was
seen in "El Cristo" as Jose.
Other players and their parts
will be Janice Gannon, Lotus
Blossom; Don McGraw, Sgt. Greg-
ovich; Barbara Stiles, Old Woman; Judy Davis, Old Woman's
Daughter; George Klages, Ancient
(Continued on page 5, col. 3)
U of M Students
To Observe J. C.
Dr. Robert Keller, professor in
education at the University of
Minnesota, will bring his class of
ten graduate students working
for their Ph.D. in education, to
visit Rochester Junior College on
Tuesday, February 24, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
The class,.. called the "Junior
College Administration," is interested in visiting a junior college in progress. Throughout the
day, the   members  will   be   visit-
(Continued on page 8, col. 1)