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1944 and 1954 enrollment went from 99 to 236 with
a high of 340 in 1948.
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Between
1945 and 54 there was tremendous growth in new courses
including: the Business Machines terminal course
in 1945, Secretarial Finishing course starts in 1946,
Opthamalic course being in 1946 and Medical Technician
beings in 1948. Additionally, business training
courses are offered. These courses combine intensive
vocational training in business and theoretical subjects.
Pre-nursing and pre-engineering courses began 1953.
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In
September 1949 the change from semesters to a quarter
system follows the system used by the University of
Minnesota.
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The
College creates its first coordinated counseling
and faculty advisory system in 1948.
This
era marked the addition of significant including
Joseph (Rocky) Rockenbach joins and Karl Dubbert
in the1945-46 academic year and Mary Goette
and Walter Bateman hired in 1947.
Emil Heintz
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Joe Rockenbach
Karl Dubbert
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Walter Bateman
Mary Goette
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In
1950 Roy Goddard celebrated his 25th year at RJC.
Goddard stepped down as RJC’s director 3 years
later after 28 years of service and lead it through
time.
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1953
dawned the era of Charles Hill who came to RJC in
the fall of 1953 as the college’s fifth leader.
Hill would serve the college
for
29
years
leading through its greatest growth years.
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The
College is feature in an article on Rochester in Newsweek
in 1950.
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St.
Paul Pioneer Press story featuring RJC’s Evening
College.
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RJC
football was dropped after 31 years minus the war
years in 1953. From 1922 to 1952 the teams
combined record was 59-74-8.
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By
the end of the 1953-54 academic year the College
now was playing new sports including golf and track.
Track has previously been a sport in the mid-twenties
and was organized by Charles Singley.
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Homecoming
celebrations, spring banquets proms thrill students
to during this period.
RJC’s
1947 homecoming queen was Mary Jo Gerlicher Pappas.
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The
yearbook was renamed RA-JU-CO in 1947.
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The
college held its 35th anniversary in 1950.
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| The
first Alumni Association was created in 1951 and led
by Lester Stiles a 1929
graduate.
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Theatrical
productions during the period included The Emperor Dons
His Sunday best, Ten Little Indians, Double Door. |
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