The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 26, Number 13

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THE JAYSEE ECHO
|fE XXVI
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 15,  1959
No .13
follege Requests
CA Membership
king
Central
jny students are aware, the Rochester. Junior College faculty
a self-study prior to its application for membership in the
:l Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. This
|a||y recognized accrediting body is made up of approximately
lember colleges and universities. At present, our faculty is
6ed in an extensive self-study to be presented1 to the NCA for
Itance as an officially accredited junior college. The self-study
■analysis by the college of its entire program, including purpose,
les, operational methods, facilities, success of graduates, etc.
Bjculty is divided into eight committees for study under the
Ion of Dr. Fred King, assistant to the superintendent in curriculum
Instruction. Upon completion the self-study will be similar to a
In which a person might learn "all about R.J.C. through reading.
[study will provide materials
I'Master-Plan" for the future.
■Master-Plan" for  R.J.C.  de-
lient must  be  accepted   by
acuity,   administration,   and
lard of Education,
procedure for  application
with   a   letter   requesting
jsrship in the NCA, accomp-
by twelve   copies   of   the
■feted   self-study   report.    In
ler the junior college will be
Id as to whether or not the
[has been apporved.    If it
proved, a team of NCA ex-
jrs will be appointed to visit
land make recommendations
[NCA Board.  The examiners
probably  visit   Rochester   in
liber.   They will  spend two
(at the College, at the end
|ich they will write a detailed
of their  findings—a   copy
Ich will be sent to J.C.   The
le can then submit a supple-
try report if if feels any im-
Bt facts   have   been   over-
Be NCA Board   is  satisfied
the  college   'has   a   50-50
of admission  to  the  As-
N,    the    superintendent,
land director  of   the   self-
jwill be  invited   to  appear
[the NCA Board of Review
p on behalf of R.J.C. and
questions the Board  may
[This takes place at the an-
peefing of the Association,
■will be in March 1960.   If
PPprove acceptance of our
! for membership, they rec-
j™ this to the Commission
|UP of representatives from
jnember college.  If the vote
■commission is favorable, we
Ipcted  and   announcement
made to that effect,
ftinued on page 3, col. 3)
Mrs. Smith to
Join J.C. Staff
Rochester Junior College will
have a new faculty member next
fall. She is Mrs. Mary Lou Smith,
who will teach business education.
Mrs. Smith is at present at the
University of Wisconsin and holds
a master's degree in business
education. She received her B.S.
at Northwestern University. Her
home town is Eveleth, Minnesota,
and she is a graduate of the junior college there. She has done
graduate work at the University
of Minnesota, Colorado State College, and has been a teaching
assistant af the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
MRS.  MARY LOU  SMITH
Mrs. Smith has taught af Ely
Junior College, Gregg College in
Phoenix, Arizona, and Evanston
High in Evanston, Illinois. She
holds the Minnesota Teaching
Certificate. She is a member of
the AAUW and is active in many
education organizations. A background of experience in both the
business field and education will
be brought to R.J.C. when Mrs.
Smith arrives next fall. She' replaces Miss Madden, who retires
this year.
Litynski to
Head Echo
Warren Litynski, this year's Echo
sports editor, has been chosen to
head the paper staff next year.
Warren is in the Pre-Education
course and has participgted in
basketball, tennis, fall social committee, has worked on the Echo,
and is a member of Gamma Rho
and Phi Theta Kappa.
He plans on transferring to La
Crosse. State after graduating
from J.C.| next year. His main desire is to coach high school basketball and to teach history. His
main interest is athletics, but he
says htat his hobby is analysing
people.
Warren says that he has immensely enjoyed working on the
Echo staff and that he is really
looking forward to being editor
next year. His ambition is to
create a greater unity among the
Echo staff members in the coming
year.
Working with Warren as an assistant editor will be Dick Edwards.
Dick is also in the Pre-Education
course, and has participated in
I.R.C, Rajesters, and choir. He is
also a member of the Rochester
Symphony Orchestra, and is treasurer of- the Zumbro. Order of
DeMolay.
Alice Berkins will be the news
editor next year. She has had
experience on the Echo this year
working as a news writer and as
a columnist. She is in the S.L.A.
course, and is a member of Rajesters, Delta Psi Omega, I.R.C,
choir, Gamma Rho, and Phi Theta
Kappa.
I
Chosen  as next year's feature
editor is Rocky Koppitz. Ricky is
in the Medical Secretarial course,
and is a member of Rajesters,
choir, Secretarial Club, and has
been a feature writer for the Echo
this year.
Returning for his second year
as business manager will be Ron
Smith. Ron is in the Business Administration course.
Anyone interested in working
on the paper next year—as a
writer, or on mailing or layout
staff, is urged to contact Warren
or Dick.
Next year's Echo editors, Warren Litynski, Ricky Koppitz, Ron
Smith,  and  Dick  Edwards  discuss  plans  for  future issues.
New Courses to
Be Given at JC
Next year at Rochester Junior
College, several new courses are
going to be offered.
In the social science department, a new class called the
Principles of Geography is being
offered. Introductory Physics, a
four-credit course will be given
for engineering technology and
other pre-professional courses.
The lectures will be given by Mr.
Wignes and the laboratory will
be conducted by Mr. Walton.
Principles of Accounting is also
being offered next year.
French, taught by Miss Barth-
el&my will be given in place of
Spanish, and also a second year
of Voice and Music Theory will
be offered.
Courses which are now offered
at JC. but which are undergoing
changes are Math 11 and 12
which will be divided into two
classes, one for engineering students and the other for all other
students desirining this math; Economics for pre-business students
which will be offered for only two
quarters for five credits, followed
by Money and Banking for the
third quarter and Economics for
Business Administration students,
which will be offered for three
quarters for three credits; Business
Organization and Management
offered for three credits for three
quarters.
Short to
Leave JC
Donald A. Short, instructor of
freshman English at Rochester Junior College for the past two years,
has resigned to accept an assist-
antship at Washington University
in St. Louis, Missouri. He will do
graduate study toward his Ph.D.
under a scholarship granted him
by the university. His wife and
young son, Niles, will travel to
St. Louis with him at the close of
the school year.
Mr. Short regrets leaving J.C,
but feels this opportunity for study
toward his degree cannot
be ignored. It is unfortunate that
J.C. will lose an instructor so appreciated; with an unusual gift
for working with students. Mr.
Short has served as sponsor of
our top-ranked yearbook and is
certainly to be commended for
his work in this field.
Registration
Set for Fall
Now that the school year is
coming to a close, many high
school students are seeking admission to colleges. At Rochester
Junior College, about eighty students have been accepted for the
1959 fall quarter. This figure is
slightly ahead of last year's enrollment.
About half of these students are
from John Marshall High School
with   three   from   Lourdes   High
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