The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 29, Number 12

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THE JAljSEE ECHO
«E XXIX
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1962
NO.  12
(Alpha Pi, Phi Theta Kappa
icieties Name Pledges
>„ Alpha   Pi   is   the   official
LD| Scholastic Honor Society
■(erminal  vocational   students.
Tpts who   maintain   an   ac-
[ilative  three   point   average
■ the fall and winter quar-
|and who   are   registered   in
■of the terminal courses, medi-
Lcretarial,  business adminis-
In, engineering   technology,
Ll secretarial,   and   clerical
business   machines,   are   into become pledges.
|e new   students   that   have
invited  to   join   the  society
I Betty   Bates,   Nancy   Bowe,
IBoynton, Sandra Brown, De-
Dallmann,   Roger   Freiheit,
■ Geise, Marjorie Hegel, Diane
lorler, Jerome M-Laughlin,.
■on  Nygren,    Elsie    Reaume,
La Schlag, Katherine Schmitt,
Gertrude Wolf.
te students that join will be
lied as active members at
bnnual Tau Alpha Pi Banquet
lie early part of May. They
le entitled to wear the official
land will be issued the mem-
lip certificate and card.
lie 1961 members and officers
[president Marlys Barreth, vice
■dent Robert Ellringer, secretary Martig, and treasurer
Grams. Chairman of the
Iquet and   initiation   is   Ralph
Phi Theta Kappa, a National
Honorary Society, is recognized
by the Association of Junior Colleges as the official scholastic society for junior colleges and is
comparable to Phi Beta Kappa in
senior colleges.
Entrance into the society requires the student to have a
cumulative three point average
for the fall and winter quarters.
All members must maintain this
average, be registered in a pre-
professional course and be carrying at least 15 credit hours of
work, 12 of which must be in SLA.
The new students that have been
invited to join the society are as
(Cont. on page 8, col. 5)
Area Science Fair
Viewed As Success
The fourth annual Rochester
Area Science Fair was held in
Coffman Hall last Thursday and
Friday. There was an approximate total of 148 entries from
three grade divisions: Elementary,
Junior High, and Senior High.
There was also one kindergarten
entry.
The purpose of the Science Fair
is to allow a student to use his
initiative and go beyond routine
class work, while at the same
time he is learning and communicating his knowledge to others.
Only Junior and Senior High division projects were judged. Merit
for projects was based on (1)
scientific thinking shown in meeting the problems involved in the
project, (2) creativity in the solution of problems and use of materials, and (3) presentation of
the project in the final exhibit.
Projects which received a gold
seal are eligible for entry in the
regional science fair in Austin on
April 6-7. Twenty-eight projects
received gold seals.
About 1,500 people viewed the
exhibits. A special exhibit was
presented by the Speleology Club
of John Marshall Senior High
School.
Mr. James Wignes, Physical
Science and Chemistry instructor
at the college planned the fair
and acted as coordinator.
Students Nominate Six Men
For Student Body
Lead
Student Council President nominees for the 1962-1963 school
year have been selected by the
student body. The candidates are
John Wempner, Gary Ingalls, Ed
Villwock, Bob Smith, Dick Sawinski, and Tom Bushee.
The candidate must be attending Rochester Junior College next
year, be willing to run for the
office, be a full time student,
maintain a two point or above
grade point average ,and have
the time and interest to assume
responsibility of the office.
Heyl let's Twist	
Twister" To Hit RJC Tonight
The Twist is really moving into
our cities. From the Peppermint
lounge in New York City to the
Surf in Los Angeles, and now,
•fellow students, we here in Rochester have our chance to get into
the Act (limelight).
Tonight from 9-12 the Social
Committee is putting on our first
twister of 1962. The Varsity Club
will sponsor the twister, with a
short skit between intermission.
You can brush up your smiles for
some good chuckles as we watch
the Varsity Club enter the faculty
and students' homes getting a person to person view of them.
The Furys will be present to
give us some of their hot twisting
music. You can look forward to
some fast medleys like the venturers do, so be sure and wear
your stompin' shoes.
The Furys have recently had an
eight-week engagement at Wei-
derholt Supper Club.  Incidentally,
they have been called back for
an additional four weeks. They
also have a fan club in Red Wing.
Bill Suk, Pete Carryer (JMHS senior), Larry Poffenberger, and Marv
Walhberg with their many talents
will be sure to give us a twistin'
good time- Refreshments will be
served.
Melby To Speak
At Graduation
Dr. Ernest O. Melby, Distinguished Professor of Education at
Michigan State University in East
Lansing, Michigan, wil be the
guest speaker at the 1962 Rochester Junior College commencement exercises on Thursday, June
7,  in  Central Auditorium.
Dr- Melby is a native of Minnesota and was graduated from St.
Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Miss Evans, Student Council adviser, feels that as the college enrollment continues to increase, the
Student Council also assumes more
responsibility to the students. "The
office of Student Council President provides an excellent spot
to get experience in leadership."
Miss Evans added, "The job requires time, energy, and thought
not given in many extra-Curricular
jobs."
John Wempner, from Zumbro
Falls, is enrolled in the Pre-Business course. His high school activities included athletics and FTA.
He also teaches a Sunday school
class. At RJC John is active in
Intramurals and the Spring Social
Committee.
Gary Ingalls, from Rochester, is
enrolled in Pre-Dentistry. He is
active in YMCA, a leader of the
Gra-Y and is a Sunday school
teacher. Gary worked in the production of "Damn Yankees" and
was on the wrestling squad.
Ed Villwock, from Rochester, is
enrolled in Pre-Business. He is
Student Council representative of
the freshman class and is on the
Social Committee. He appeared in
"Damn Yankees." Ed also has a
part time job.
Bob Smith, from Rochester, is
enrolled in the SLA course. He was
on the wrestling squad and now
is a member of the Varsity Club.
Dick Sawinski, from Rochester,
is enrolled in pre-engineering. He
belongs to Rajesters, LSA, Engineers Club, the College Y, and
Intramural Basketball. Dick also
has a part time job at the 7 Up
Bottling Company. He appeared
in "Damn Yankees."
Tom Bushee, from Rochester, is
enrolled in the SLA course. Tom
writes "From Olympus" for the
Echo, is a member of Rajesters,
appeared in "Damn Yankees" and
"The Sandbox," and was a member of the Winter Social Committee. He has two part time jobs
and works for the Civic Theatre.
Other freshmen nominated but
not running for Student Council
President are Jeff Brengman, Bob
Hanson, Robert Karow, Vicki Olson, Vicky Antonson, Dick Martig,
Bob Nickel, and Bill Handke.