The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 30, Number 9

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JAUSEE ECHO
VOLUME XXX
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1963
NO. 9
Dress Suggestion Approved
Ed Villwock
Bennie Clark
looster Cup Voting Held
he final election for the recip-
|of the Junior College Booster
i was held on Friday, Feb. 8,
|3. The Booster Cup is pre-
led to a sophomore who in the
|s of the student body, has
Itributed most to the school.
■he two finalists were Bennie
|rk and Ed Villwock. The win-
will   be   announced   at   the
brds banquet in the spring.
Clark's activities and qualifica-
|s are:   basketball,  track,   stu-
t council, vice president of the
Ihomore   class,   "Inherit   the
d," Newman  Club,  president
|the   Varsity   Club,   1963   Sno
committee,  1963 Freshman
mp counselor.
Ilwock's   activities  and   qual-
reduction
roceeds As
Icheduled
ji/ith the cast chosen and work
I under way on costumes and
I the dramatic department has
hopes for- a successful and
(ertaining performance of the
|y, "Inherit the Wind,"  sched-
I for 22 and 23 February.
One small costume problem has
pen consisting of a shortage in
Juble-breasted suits and straw
Is; any donations would be
(predated.
i new member of the cast has
fn added in the past week and,
lis told, George, the organ
pder monkey,  knows  his  part
' well.
Tickets will be on sale on 20,
• and 22 February in front of
1 mailboxes. Tickets can also
[acquired from members of the
Rochester Junior College
Idents will be given free tickets,
I this is covered by the activity
P; but for all other students,
pchool, gradeschool, college
[nursing, the price is $.50.   For
non-students, wives included,
! price is one dollar.
ifications are: student council presr
ident, Freshman Camp counselor,
freshman representative to student
council, YMCA, Rajesters, Delta
Psi Omega, "Damn Yankees,"
"Inherit the Wind," spring social
committee, chairman of 1963 Sno
Week, Echo writer.
The Student Council discussed,
at their last meeting, a matter that
has caused a great deal of confusion among students at RJC —
the "Dress Code" as it appears
in the Student Handbook.
Some members of the faculty
have been strictly enforcing it
while others regard it as a "suggested code." This has caused
much uncertainty as to what is
proper dress at our college, particularly as to the women students
and wearing of slacks.
Wolf Rainer, freshman class
president, presented a petition in
favor of permitting girls to wear
slacks in sub-zero weather that
had approximately 185 names on
it. It was the majority opinion of
the Council that slacks are appropriate dress in very cold weather.
Because of the controversy, the
Student Council, as representatives of the student body, recommended that the following state-
Photo by Larry Davis
Dramatic courtroom scene focuses on battle between Yerne Hansen (Brady), and Tom
Bushee (Drummond). Other students in picture are, right to left, Lee Becknor, Duncan
Mallock, Gerald Wolfbauer, Gerry Delsaney, and Bussel VanHerik, a Central Junior High
School student.
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ment be inserted in the RJC Handbook for the next year: "Slacks
are proper'dress for women students in sub-zero weather." The
Council also recommended that
this be in effect for the remainder
of this school year.
Letters were sent to Dean
Charles Hill; Mr. Leonard Davis,
counselor; Mr. Donald Harkcom,
Dean of Men; Miss Monta McFadin, Dean of Women; and Robert O. Wise, Dean of Student
Affairs explaining the recommendation by the Council and asking
that action be taken concerning
this matter as soon as possible.
ON MONDAY evening, at the
regular Faculty Assembly, the faculty voted to accept the recommendation, amended to read:
"Slacks are acceptable dress for
women students in sub-zero weather."
5 Sophs, Frosh, From
J C Spoke At Rotary
Rochester Junior College
again had the chance to publicize available facilities when
five sophomores and one freshman under the supervision of
Robert O. Wise, presented
talks on subjects pertaining to
RJC to the Rotary Club on
February 14.
Rehearsing "Inherit The Wind'---
Pious Bigot and Sly Ironic Lawyer Clash
by DON SAUER
A pious bigot, a devoted girl
friend, a sly ironic lawyer, and a
half-bright judge were all rehearsing their parts in "Inherit
the Wind," JC's major play, last
Thursday.
The scene of the rehearsal was
the Student Council Office, where
JC students Verne Hansen, Tom
Bushee, Karen Miller, Jerry Wolfbauer, and Gary Dahle had taken refuge from the second session
of Dancing Class in Coffman Hall.
Also in attendance were Robert
Wise, director, and his assistant
Judy   Connolly.    The   room   had
been set up to resemble the courtroom, which is the setting for
Act II, Scene 2.
The case being tried revolves
around the legality of teaching
"evolution" in the public schools
of Hillsburo, Tennessee, in 1925.
The teacher, Bertram Cates, is on
trial.
AS THE REHEARSAL BEGAN,
Verne Hansen, playing the pious
bigot, Mathew Harrison Brady,
and Tom Bushee, as the sly ironic
lawyer Henry Drummond, were
quibbling over selection of a jury.
The character Brady had numerous outstanding traits. For example,  his voice  actually shook
the window pains behind him as
he roared out questions at witnesses or speeches at the non-
existant jury.
One example of that in part:
"... He (a young student of
Cates) has been taught that he
wriggled up like an animal from
the filth and muck below! I say
these Bible-haters, these 'Evil-
utionsists', are brewers of poison.
And the legislature of this sover-
ign state has had the wisdom to
demand that the peddlers of
poison — in bottles (points at
Cates) or in books — clearly label
the products they attempt to sell!"
Playing   Brady,  Verne  Hansen
seems to have no trouble. Occasionally he would miss a line or
rush action accompanying the
line. Here director Wise would
boom out, "Let's try that once
more." Stops for suggestions to
all   characters took  place often.
AT OTHER TIMES, Hansen
would ask for suggestions on a
certain line. (At a break in the
rehearsal Hansen told me the
character he was playing was the
direct opposite of his own personality.) Wise always gave the suggestions.
In contrast to Brady, was Henry
Drummond.   In the scene rehears-
(Cont. on page 5, col. 1)