The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 28, Number 15

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THE JAVJSEE ECHO
XXVIII
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1961
NO. 15
J.C. Graduates 120, Largest Class in History
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Ignized S Johnson Takes Booster Cup;
lard Dinner Q^j.  foy^ AwafdS GlVeil
leld May 29
e annual    Rochester   Junior
>ge Awards Banquet was held
[the  Elizabethan    and    Royal
Ich Rooms of the Kahler Hotel
[:00 p.m.   on   May   29,   and
attended   by   380   students,
Ity  members,   school    board,
bers and guests.
bphomore Class President Bob
sins was master of ceremonies
the evening.   Student Council
ident-elect Vern Shea started
activities with the traditional
[die lighting service  by hand-
he light, symbol of guidance
leadership to Kenzie Phelps,
ihomore   Class   President   for
62 in the   name   of  Truth,
ure, and Knowledge,
.enzie then gave the  light to
other new officers, Roger Par-
Vice President;  Rita  Fitzger-
L Secretary,- and  Judy  Evans,
pent   Council    Representative.
ck Wolden lead the guests in
jyer before dinner.
flowing dinner Dean Charles
Hill  greeted   the   asemblage
ing, "It has been a highly suc-
ful school year.   Cooperation
een the college and the corrs-
«ty has been increasing every
i, and there is a growing in-
st in scholarship  in the comity. We trust that scholarship
II in a day's work, and   not
ersonal sacrifice. I am pleased
t all of you could come  and
* you are having an enjoyable
[ling."
°ry Goette then introduced
honor students of the Phi
ta Kappa and Tau Alpha Phi
OT societies, saying "you are
e commended for your cdntri-
""k to the college." These
,en,s are: Phi Theta Kappa,-
[Aus*in, E. Becker,  L.  Bigelow,
Recipients of various awards given at the annual Spring Banquet are, left to right:
Dorey Wilkins, American Legion award; Claudia Clark, recognition; John Husband,
recognition; Janice Ridenour, Golden R; Donald Opheim, Golden R; Charles Johnson,
Booster Cup; and Charles Wolden, participation.
s.
ummer
Not R.J.C. Physics Instructor
All Vacation William Walton Resigns
For Teachers
Dav
'son, J. De Vogel, V.  En-
(Cont.
on page 6, col. 4)
Nine faculty members will be
working on a special R.J.C. workshop this summer from June 20
to July 21. The main objective of
the workshop will be the writing
of a new student handbook, which
should be in print by the time
classes  start   next  fall.
In addition to writing the student handbook, the faculty will
also work on the master plan for
1965-1966. Also a community
survey of selective occupations
will be made by Mr. Reed, who,
as advisor for the new R.J.C. work
program, is especially interested
in the subject. There will also be
alumni follow-up projects this
summer.
Faculty members attending the
workshop  are:   Miss   Evans,   Mr.
Jansen,   Mr.   Kortz,   Mr.   Lavine,
(Cont. on page 7, col. 4)
Dean Charles E. Hill has announced that William Walton,
R.J.C. physics instructor since
1952, has resigned his position
effective July 21.
Besides    teaching     sophomore
physics, Mr. Walton has also been
active on various college and
R.E.A. committees, and has also
worked on eight, and directed
three    Science    Fairs.     He   has,
(Cont. on page 4, col. 5)
Wilbur Elston
Will Address
'61 Graduates
Rochester Junior College will
hold its forty-fifth annual Commencement exercises at Central
High School Auditorium on Thursday, June 8, at 8:00 p.m. Superintendent of Schools Dr. James
Moon will preside over the ceremony.
The ceremony will begin with
the processional, "Pomp and Circumstance," played by organist
Jim Lobland. When the graduates have taken their places, the
Reverend Merle Dunn of the
Homestead Memorial Church of
fhe E.U.B. will give the invocation.
Joan Burrows will then sing Rogers
and Hammerstein's You'll Never
Walk Alone.
The speaker for the evening
will be Wilbur Elston, who is the
Editor of the editorial page of the
Minneapolis Tribune. Mr. Elston
is widely traveled, and has just
returned from a six-week tour
through the Far East, He will
speak on the topic "Youth On the
Move," emphasizing the deep involvement of youth in world politics. Mr. Elston will refer to the
political life and changes in countries such as Korea and Turkey,
where the college students have
done so much to change the
government.
Dean Hill will follow Mr. Elston
on the program, and will present
the graduating class. The class
of 1961 numbers 120, and is the
largest class ever to graduate
from  Rochester Junior College.
James Willis, President of the
Rochester Board of Education will
present the diplomas to the graduating students. Following this,
Reverend Dunn will give the benediction, after which the newest
R.J.C. alumni will recess.
(Cont. on page 7, col. 3)