Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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1881 REED COLLEGE ANNUAL 41 1915 Altho the constitution provides for separate meetings of men and women, the council usually comes together as one body. Three men and three women at chosen by the senior cias, two men and two women from the juniors, and one man and one woman from each of the two loer classes. The presi- dent and Vice-president respectivly ar at the heds of the separate menis and womens council, while the president is at the lied of the entire body. The nrst council elected near the close of the first year of the college was composed of three men and three women. Mil- ton Runyan and Edna Metcalf wer its president and Vice-presi- dent, and held offis until the fall of the third year of the col- lege. Lucile Boyd was secretary, and the other members wer Donald Lancefield, Elton Loucks and Dorothy Walton. The main work of this council was the drawing 11p of an athletic constitution including the organization of the council and of the system of reward for athletes. Altho the task was partly accomplisht, the system of awards was completely changed, by the following council, to the basis mentiond above. Athletic activities wer also started by the first council, regularly scheduled contests taking place in each of the 111611,S fwe major sports, tennis, football, basketball, track and baseball, while the women had tennis, basketball and track competition. The second council, elected in the fall of 1913, was the first to be chosen under the provisions of the new constitution. David Brace, Kenneth Tomlinson, Wynn Redman, Edna Met- calf Edna Acheson and Katharine Piggott we1 chosen by the juniors, and Arcl 1iba1d C1ark,Hanld Smith Marion RopeI andi Margaret Walton wer the sofomore representativs Paul Rittenberg and Emma Dubruilie wer chosen by the freshmen. David Brace was elected president, Edna X1etcalf,vice-p1esi- dent, Marion Roper, secretary and Kenneth Tomlinson, tres- urer. This council immediately took 11p the work of changing the basis of rewards with the result mentiond above. Their work consisted chiefly in the further organization of different activities for the increast number of students. The third council, which was elected last fall, was the first with the ful membership of fourteen. Ellis Jones, Forrest Jenne, Alvin Bradford, Bess Owens, Eunice Townsend, and Neil Brown wer chosen by the seniors; Henry Norman, Dean Webster, Juanita Parker and Dorothy Coftin represented the juniors. The' sofomores elected Alvin Shagren and Dorothy Elliott; the freshmen chose Frank Pearcy and VVihnoth Osborne. Ellis Jones was elected presi- dent; Bess Owens, vice-president; Alvin Bradford, secretary; and Henry Norman, tresurer. This council started the system of giving general charge of a sport to one member, who was directly responsible for activity in that line. Some much needed work was also started by this council in collecting the athletic records of the college. Two members took up this work and, with meager and scat-

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I901 REED COLLEGE ANNUAL + 1915 terd sources, succeeded in collecting the records of most of the athletic activities both of the past year and of former years. A change was also made in the method of electing mem- bers to the council. An amendment was put thru to provide that elections for the folloing year take place in the spring, thus making possible an early organization. Another important piece of work was the conducting of a menls basketball series. Twelv teams wer organized and playd off a fairly successful series, considering that it was the first attempt in this line. Perpetual tennis ranking turnaments, both for men and for women, was first started by the council, and did much to ad interest in this alredy popular sport. An amendment adding two student members to the all-star board was past. The future work of the Athletic Council lies largely in the more efficient organization of athletic activities, together with the starting of new sports as they ar needed. There is also a chance for closer cooperation between the council and the col- lege athletic department, which wil do much to promote the ideal of athletics for every one. FYSICAL EXAMINATIONS Fysical examinations form an important part of the gym- nasium system. These ar taken at different periods and com- parisons made of each studentls record, thus giving a history of his fysical development while in college. In some cases, correctiv exercises for poor development ar required. Regular gymnasium exercises ar given twice a week to all students thru a part of the year, but when wether permits, out of door games ar preferd. Boxing and restling ar given some place in the gymnasium. Besides the regular gymnasium work, there at also special classes in fysical education. These classes make a study of anatomy and also do special gymnasium work to pre- pare students for gymnasium or play-ground directorship. The students sometimes giv instructions to clubs of their own, and thus get much practical experience in the course. EQUIPMENT Reed students hav seen a stedy growth in their equipment for athletic work. During the hrst part of the first year the streets and the clasroom servd as athletic field and gymnasium respectivly, but later the use of the Multnomah Club's splen- did equipment was secured for the first clas. Basketball, swimming, tennis, and baseball wer indulged in at the club quarters by both men and women, tho no regu- larly scheduled contests wer possible. The second year found the students, now more than doubled in number, on the perma- nent campus, and, tho no very fine equipment for athletics was available that year, there was a greater sense of freedom for athletic activity among the students. Football was playcl on the cow pasture, while some late season baseball was puld off at the same place. The two cement tennis courts had to serv for both tennis and basketball, handicapping the winter sport