The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 27, Number 3

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THE JAYSEE ECHO
XXVII
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY,  OCTOBER 9, 1959
NO. 3
bert Wise
josen Editor
■Robert O. Wise, Jr., who is
Lr 0f the Rochester Junior
|e dramatics program was
Led College Theater Editor
layers Magazine."
[job of editor  consists   of
in all phases of theater
Irticles mostly .about junior
le theater.
Jre this last August, when
lise was appointed editor of
|rs Magazine," he had writ-
liny magazine articles about
later.
Iyer Magazine" is world re-
Id. It is published from Oc-
Ito June.
j Wise teaches the speech
Hramatic arts at Rochester
[College. He has a Master
s degree and is now working
Doctorate of Philosophy in
4.E.A. Meeting
ans Vacation
will have a two-day
Ion while the faculty of Jun-
Jllege will attend the SMEA
Ition, October 15 and 16,
Biona.
Ided in the program will be
pi sessions and special work-
trie various fields, such
Ilish, Science, Social Studies,
pges, and Mathematics. Also
Jled are luncheons for the
Itors of the different fields,
lured speakers include Dr.
ler von Braun, strongest
1 States advocate of moon
and space vehicles,- Dr.
1 Carr, the executive sec-
]of the world's largest pro-
P organization, the Na-
■Education Association, and
led Hechingev, education
1 of the New York Times.
Iday evening, the faculties
jhesfer and Austin Junior
les will gather at the Wil-
ityel for dinner, followed
I business meeting   at  6:30
Ibbert Back
(Classes
Dubbert returned to his
[9 mathematics classes Sep-
29 after several week's
He has gradually taken
|e rest of his course work
future Mr. Huncovsky,
|h|gh mathematics instructor.
Goette and Hill
Go to Meeting
Miss Goette, counseling adviser
at J.C. and Dean Hill are now qt-
tending the eleventh annual Institute on Counseling of College
Students being held October 8
and 9 at the University of Minnesota.
Highlight of the two-day institute is the talk, "Counseling of
College Students" to be given by
Dr. W. H. Cowley, professor of
Higher Education at Stanford University.
Preceding fhe talks will be a
discussion period led by outstanding educators of our State. Dean
Hill will be attending the afternoon sessions relating to higher
education in Minnesota.
Some of the topics to be discussed at the institute are the accomplishments of vocational guid-'
ance roots, future prospects of
the counseling service, and the
general problems of higher education.
Hill Appointed to
State Committee
Dean Charles E. Hill has been
appointed to the executive committee of the Association of Minnesota Colleges.
Officers of the Association, who
are also members of the executive
committee, are as follows: President, Dr. George Budd, President
of Saint Cloud College,- Vice President, Dr. Paul Geddens, President of Hamline University, and
Secretary-Treasurer, Brother Julius
of St. Mary's College.
Other members appointed to
the committee are H. T. Morse
from the University of Minnesota
and Father O'Donnell, Dean of
St. Thomas College.
The Executive committee held
its first meeting on the morning of
Friday, October 2, at Hamline
University in St.1 Paul. The main
order of business was to arrange
the time, location, and program
for the fall meeting of the Association, which will be held Saturday, November 7. The committee
also attended the inauguration of
Dr. Harvey Rice, who was installed
(Cont. on page 7, col. 4)
Mrs. Doris Eustis
Mrs. Eustis Teaches
At Nursery School
Mrs. Doris Eustis, who teaches
English at the Methodist-Kahler
nursing school under the program
at the Junior College received
her Bachelor's degree from Carleton College, her Master of Arts
degree from the University of Chicago, and did graduate work at
the University of Arkansas, where
she taught before'coming to J.C.
Mrs. Eustis is married to a local
attorney, and she and her husband have two children, a boy,
one, and a  girl, three.
She also teaches Business English at the Junior College in addition to her duties at the nursing
school.
McGovern, Williams
Head Cheerleaders
Pat McGovern and JoAnn Will-,
iartis were named 1959-60 head
cheerleaders after tryouts Sept.
29.
Other ten squad members chosen were Sandy Nordstrom, Doris
Wilkins, Dianne Hammond, Sandra Sawinski, Mary Murphy, Blake
Smyth, Diane McCarter, Joann
Hammond, Lynda Stensrud and
Carol Osmundson.
Two alternates are Judy Whiting and Joan Sargeant.
Rajuco Attends
Yearbook Clinic
Five students of the Rajuco staff
traveled to Mankato October 2
for the yearbook clinic. Mr. McKeehan, yearbook advisor, accompanied them on the trip.
The students who went are
Karen Haht, Diane Hammond,
Leon Bushee, Jeff Braun and Dave
Kirkwood.
A    representative    of    Jostens'
(Cont. on page 8, col. 2)
Huncovsky
Math Sub
Mr. George Huncovsky, mathematics teacher in the Junior High
School, has been substituting for
Mr. Dubbert, who has been recovering from a heart ailment.
Mr. Huncovsky was born in a
small town near Mandan, North
Dakota. He graduated from high
school at Flasher, and then entered the army and was in active
combat by the time he was eighteen. He served with the infantry
in the Pacific theatre, seeing action in the Philippines and New
Guinea.
After the war he entered the
University of North Dakota and
majored in mathematics. He graduated from there in 1952 with a
Bachelor of Science degree. Since
then he has received his Master
of Science degree during summer
sessions.
Before teaching in Rochester, he
taught two years in Elbow Lake,
Minnesota. He came to Rochester
in 1954 and began teaching junior high school classes. He still
teaches these classes along with
his college classes.
Mr. Huncovsky is married and
is the father of four children.
Goette and Siem
Plan Activities
Mjss Mary Goette assisted by
Mrs. Juliette Siem, is chairman of
the American Education Week
functions for the entire Rochester
school system.
At a meeting held September
30 plans were made for American Education Week November
8 to 14. This week set aside for
education is sponsored by the National Education Association, the
Parent Teachers Association, the
American Legion, and the Rochester Education Association. Representatives from these organizations, the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, all elementary schools,
and the junior and senior high
schools were present at this planning meeting.
During American Education
Week, R.J.C. will have an open
house to enable parents and
other interested persons to go
through our school; members of
the SNEA will serve as guides,
; and Mr. Robert Wise will  be in
(Cont. on page 8, col. 2)
J. C. Enrollment
Increases Since
Last Issue
There has been an increase of
J.C.'s enrollment since the latest
issue of the Echo with the total
standing at 635 compared with
the previous total of 631.
The enrollment, excluding the
nurses, is 457. There are 304 enrolled in Liberal Arts and 153 in
vocational terminal. There are
278 freshmen and 151 sophomores. The number of students
who graduated from schools in
Minnesota number 158. Students
who graduated from schools outside of Minnesota number 36.
We have 5 foreign students enrolled here. They are as follows:
Matohiko Snagika, Nagoya, Japan; Shinieka Yosluda, Hirosaki,
Japan; Luis Sancliez, Peru, South
America; and Kazem Koosekanim,
Teheran, Iran.
Some of the totals for special
courses have increased considerably since last year. They are
as follows:
5a-59    59-60
S.L.A 44 57
Business Adm 57 66
Medical Secretary .... 20        28
Pre-Dentistry      5 13
Pre-Education   37 53
Pre-Engineering has decreased
from 66 to 59.
Students who have transferred
from other colleges and universities number 61.
Hill Speaks at
Chatfield P.T.A.
. On Thursday, the 24th of September, R.J.C.'s Dean Hill was
guest speaker at a P.T.A. dinner-
reception at Chatfield, Minnesota.
The occasion was the welcoming of new faculty members to
the Chatfield public schools.
About 200 parents and faculty
members  attended  the  program.
After superintendent of Schools
Halvorson introduced the new
teachers, Mr. Dale Haugen, principal of Chatfield High School,
introduced Dean Hill, who spoke
on "The  Field  of  Education."
Chatfield's and Rochester's respective P.T.A. organizations differ
in that there is only one P.T.A.
group in Chatfield. _,This single
group includes all grades from
kindergarten through high school.