The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 28, Number 14

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THE JAljSEE ECHO
XXVIII
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1961
NO. 14
S.P.A. Notifies RJC of Echo Achievements
larilou Prow Tops
i6l-62 Rajuco Staff
I Marilou Prow, who will be graduating from Lourdes High School
[spring, but has been attending J.C. as a freshman this past year
je she finished her high school work, will be the 1961-62 editor
|he Junior College Yearbook, the Rajuco.
: During this past year, she has been working on the Lourdes year-
lots and the Eagle. While attending J.C. Marilou has been active
College S.N.E.A., cheerleading, Rajesters, on the Echo staff, New-
1 Club, Gamma Rho, Phi Theta Kappa, and on fhe Rajuco staff,
[ilou enjoys doing many things, but at the top of her list are
-ling, dancing, and water skiing. She is enrolled in. the Pre-
Ication course.
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forking under Marilou's direc-
| will be several   experienced
I capable students. Roger Par-
jo 1960 graduate from Byron
Ih School, will work as sports
lor. Enrolled' in   Pre-Engineer-
[course, Roger is active on the
lege track team and intramural
Iris.  He   was   nominated    for
[hman Class vice-president last
,and was active and lettered
I high school sports,
■andy Schoenfelder will  head
[faculty and curriculum section
lour yearbook. A  1960 gradu-
of John Marshall, Sandy en-
i participating in any kind of
|rts and   dancing.   She   is   a
ber of Phi Theta Kappa. En-
d in a S.L.A.  course, she is
a member of  S.N.E.A.
Delores Purdue, a 1960 gradu-
f of John Marshall and a mem-
of the  college   choir,   girls'
'ie and   Rajesters,  will   be
parge of the activities section
™ Rajuco. Lori is enrolled in
p-Education course and enjoys
skiing,    bowling,    writing,
Invitation to
Award Dinner
Issued to All
RJC Students
The annual College Spring Banquet will be held May 29, at
6:00 in the Elizabethan Room of
the Kahler Hotel. The entire student body is invited to attend the
banquet, the main event of which
is the presentation of various
awards which have been earned
by Junior College students during
the year.
One of the highlights of the
evening will be the presentation
of the Booster Cup award. Candidates for this award are Charles
Johnson   and  Tyrone   Erickson.
Another highlight af fhe banquet will be the presentation of
scholarships to deserving students.
These scholarships are the Kiwanis
i"g and the "great outdoors."    Scholarship,     t h e     Engineering
lin9 the copy for the Rajuco Scholarship, the Rochester Com-
'year will be Gail Green who     munity    Foundation    Scholarship,
the Rochester Education Scholarship, the Rochester Personell Scholarship, the Charles E. Singley
Science Scholarship, and three
bank scholarships. Formerly, only
two engineering scholarships have
been given, but Crenio Corporation has added another this year.
The Charles E. Singley award is
en are both I960 graduates    being   9iven   this   year   bY   the
T°n High School.  Sylvia  is    faculty.
ed in a business course and
I960 graduate of John Mar
'ond enrolled in S.L.A. Gail's
Pies are writing and collect-
Slle is a member of Phi Theta
pa and Rajesters.
pia McGovern and Carmen
■«on will be sophomore edi-
1 ln charge of sophomore pic-
f°r next year.  Sylvia  and
Miss Matt (left) and Blake Smyth, Echo Editor, (second from right) congratulate each
other on the Echo achievements as Linda Geist (second left) and Celie Hick (right)
proclaim the Echo feats. Jan Ridenour, Don Opheim and Dick Schedin, Echo editors,
were shouting down the halls about the Echo when this picture was being taken.
(Cont.
on page 4, col. 5)
The   original   purpose   of   the
(Cont. on page 2, col. 3)
Formal Ceremony
15 Comic Stunts
Highlight Banquet
The Omicron Chapter of Phi
Theta Kappa, national honorary
scholastic society, held its annual
initiation banquet Tuesday evening, May 9, at Michael's Supper
Club.
Don Opheim, president of the
local chapter, was master of ceremonies, and guests for the evening were Dean and Mrs. Charles
E. Hill. Dean Hill was our speaker.
He pointed out. that the members
of Phi Theta Kappa not only were
honored scholasfically, but had a
decided advantage in obtaining
scholarships and attending the
college of their choice. He also
indicated the long-lasting benefits
of scholarly habits and the responsibilities of the scholar to the
world as a whole.
Candidates initiated were: La-
Vaughn Austin, Laboratory Technology; Ernst Becker, Gail Green,
LaVonne Hendershot, Cecelia
Hick, Rosalie Price, Janice Schultz,
(Cont. on page 7, col. 4)
Echo Gets lst Class Rating
In Nation Wide Competition
Rochester Junior College's JAYSEE ECHO has been awarded a
first class certificate of merit by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. In the nation-wide rating conducted by Columbia University, the
ECHO scored 909 out of the possible 1000 points in the 37th annual
judging.
In addition to receiving the certificate of achievement, the ECHO
Publication staff received the C. S. P. C. rating and evaluating score-
book, NEWSPAPER FUNDAMENTALS FOR SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS,
which gives a composite of the fundamentals of journalism as they
apply to student publications, outlines established practices and techniques essential to the production of a good publication, and gives
a rating to the paper on these fundamentals.
These fundamentals of school
newspaper publication have been
reduced to a numerical scoring
system which the judges use in
scoring the entries in the annual
C. S. P. C. contests. This score-
book gives constructive criticism
for the newspaper editors and
advisors to use in improving the
specific portions of the paper that
need more work.
The   breakdown   of   the   Echo
scoring is as follows.- in the Content division, 274 out of a possible
(Cont. on page 3, col. 4)
Calendar of Events
May 20 — Spring Formal
May 15 and 17 — Sophomore
Class Elections
May 29 — All-School Banquet
May 29 - June 2 — Finals
June 8 — Commencement