The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 30, Number 6

              eport Asks New RJC Campus
j report which suggested a
{junior College campus with
Ljlories, a suburban location,
Jo strong technical division
■made public two weeks ago.
|scalled the Rochester Higher
Ltion Report, and was the re-
|„f a one year study of the
L education needs in the
[ester area made by the lllini
U Survey Associates, a pri-
jgroup.
le Rochester   Higher   Educa-
■Committee, made up of interlocal    citizens,    sponsored
the report and paid the $8,000
cost.
The report covered subjects like
type of campus, location of campus, opening date, probable curriculum, construction costs, operating costs, and need for a new
Junior College.
The report also presented objections to immediate construction
of a four-year college.
THE NEW CAMPUS of RJC, as
envisioned by the report, would
contain five major divisions, which
would overlap each other in four-
leaf clover shape.
The first division would be the
academic, with classrooms, some
laboratories, and faculty offices.
Except for the fact that it would
be a series of buildings, this zone
would be similar in function to
the present RJC.
The second division would be
the vocational-technical, made up
of numerous laboratory-Instruction buildings. Those facilities
would be used to train for such
semi-professional jobs as engineering   technology,   and   medical
secretarial.
i The third division would be
housing, with the dormitories and
eating facilities an enlarged Junior College would require.
The fourth division would be
athletic, with gymnasiums, fields
and possibly a stadium, and recreational areas needed for the
college.
The fifth division would be a
common core, with administration,
auditorium, library, and possibly
the Student Union and Chapel.
The   four   other   divisions  would
overlap   and   radiate   from   th|f
core.
THE   LOCATION   of   the   new
Junior College campus should be
near Rochester, where several potential sites might be found, the
report said.
The Rochester location is desirable because more people live
within ten miles of the city than
anywhere else in Southeast Minnesota. Rochester also has a JC
as nucleus for a future one.
The potential sites around Ro-
(Cont. on page 9, col. 1)
mUe&te'i JJuhi&i College
'Inherit The Wind'
AUSEE ECHO Set as Long Play
UME XXX ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1962
NO. 6
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Photo by Larry Davis
Students, Clubs Make
Potlatch A Success
A music program by the JC
Choir opened the annual JC Potlatch yesterday in Coffman Hall
third hour.
After the program, students
gave food to the opponent of the
candidate they wanted to win the
Potlatch. Duffy Forsyth, freshman,
and Nancy Nietz, sophomore
were the contenders. Forsyth was
the winner of fhe competition.
The food was donated by the
various clubs and organizations
at JC and later given to the Salvation Army and Christmas Anonymous.
Sandy Brown, sophomore, was
chairman of the  Potlatch.
pom Live Broadcast —
hies and Noises back JC Hour
by DON SAUER
| What goes on in a broadcasting studio before
J broadcast and during the scene? The following
punt answers by pointing out the mass of inter-
|ng eVents which are a part of each  program.
At the station, Representative Quie, Dean
I'les Hill, Mr.  Robert Wise, and  photographer
' Davis joined me and introduced each other.
Your reporter promptly pulled out some pa-
f and began to interview Mr. Quie for another
jy, which appears elsewhere, incidentally.
Shortly thereafter we filed into the room from
Pi the broadcast originated, live.
Dean Hill and Representative Quie stationed
Juselves on two sodes of a square table ... I
Ppied a third-side until told my pen might make
j much noise.
I The first item of business was the last — that is
Werence on how to end the broadcast. The
Not a typed sheet from Mr. Wise telling about
[lext program.   He read it aloud once.
Then the Dean asked, "Are they both former
students?" The question concerned the two men
visible through a window to our right. Both were
graduates.
Suddenly a hand pointed, and a reliable
"good afternoon" came from the Dean. And Wise
clicked a stopwatch.
The broadcast director opened the door, and
■Mr. Wise was called out. He returned, looked up,
and saw Larry standing on a chair — taking high
angle pictures, of course.
The interview had begun — with talk of the
Rochester Higher Education Report, Federal dormitory construction, and training men to replace
those on government projects.
Meanwhile Wise is circulating a paper reading: "Do you own Pontiac parked in alley?" No
one in the room did.
Mr. Wise showed the Dean a piece of paper
... ten minutes had elapsed. At that point I changed papers, and the noise received a frown from
(Cont. on page 3, col. 1)
"Inherit the Wind," a straight drama by Jerome Lawrence and
Robert Lee, will be the year's major theatre production involving about
100 students of the Rochester Junior College, according to Robert
Wise, director.
The play is a dramatized version of the famous Scopes evolution
trial which took place in Daton, Tennessee, in July, 1925.
The cast requires 35 speaking actors plus walk-ons. Tryouts will
be held on January 7 at 7:30 p.m., and January 8 at 3:30 and 7:30
p.m. in Coffman Hall.
Any student who wants to try
out need attend only one of the
sessions. Second readings will be
requested by Mr. Wise and held
January 9.
Rehearsals will begin on January 19, and will be arranged so
that actors need not attend each
one. All rehearsals will be at
night.
The event on which "Inherit
the Wind" is based is the trial of
John Scopes, a biology teacher
in Daton who broke state law by
teaching evolution.
The important issue at stake —
the new scientific inquiries versus
the revealed word of the Bible —
attracted great attention and
great people to Daton.
The entire country followed the
case through the reporting efforts
of several men who rose to national fame. Network radio for
the first time carried proceedings
from a courtroom.
The event was so important
that two nationally prominent men
were named the lawyers. William
Jennings Bryan, three-time Presidential candidate, was the prosecutor. Clarence Darrow, a famous
trial lawyer, was defense attorney.
The play itself is not just a
court trial, but covers the entire
month of the trial, the circumstances surrounding it, and its effects on the town and people.
"It is a very fine play, written
in terms of real people, and its
message is open to interpretation," Mr. Wise said.
"It contains almost a perfect
blend of drama, character devel-
(Cont. on page 4, col. 5)
Music Groups
Give Shows
The JC music department, consisting of more than 150 people,
has been very active in the past
few weeks and will continue their
activity with various concerts and
special  performances.
The JC Male Quartet, with Paul
Caflisch, Tim Bothof, Mark Houghton, and Larry Blum, JC freshman, sang for the Elks Christmas
Children's Party on December 9.
They were accompanied by Car-
leen Roesler, also a freshman.
The quartet also sang in the program at the mixer after the bonfire.
The JC Aires, made up of
sixteen students, sang Christmas
carols at Dayton's on December
19.
The JC Swing Band played at
fhe Elks Club dance on Saturday,
December 1, and will play for
the Music Night mixer on January
11. A few other small groups are
preparing some specialty numbers
for the program at the mixer.
The JC Brass Quartet performed
December 16, at the Zumbro Lutheran Church. The members of
the quartet are Jim Struve, and
Scott Wilcox on cornet, and Scott
Jones, and Mark Houghton on
trombones.
The choir with about 90 voices,
sang Christmas music at the annual Potlatch in Coffman Hall on
(Cont on page 9, col. 3)