Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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SOFOMORE DANCE 1914 HUNGARIAN DANCE 1914 SOFOMORE DANCERS 1913 FRESHMAN DANCERS 1913 i ,, ,, , .; .7i9r.-yanw-..u.Wn-yrtr.mrmmitm.n ' , L. H - - ' 1 1 ' :541'; ,:;n'-. - . .u n.

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REED COLLEGE ANNUAL . -. - 19 1 5 11091 MAY-DANCES PROMINENT feature of both the Conference on the Conservation of Human Life and the Portland 1915 Conference was the series of original May- dances given in the open air by the women of the CU? 6 college under the direction of the Department of Fysical Education. In 1913 these dances wer of a competitiv nature, being pland and executed by the members of the sofomore and freshman classes, respectivly. They wer both Maypole dances, but of a widely different kind, the fresh- men dance, directed by Mary Brownlie, being a gay pesant frolic, with costumes of brilliant hues, while the sofomores, led by Clara XVuest, presented a $10, graceful waltz, the color scheme of which was white and gold. At this time the silver cup offerd by Dr. Rowland for the best dance, was awarded to the sofomores. The dances held during the Portland 1915 Conference wer workt out on a more elaborate scale, the freshmen, sofo- more and junior classes participating. At the same time national organizations of Portland presented in costume folk- dances of their varius cuntries. The dances wer given on the open green to the north of the Arts Bilding. The only Maypole ,. .,r. Mags 1' 4, . dance of this group was that of the freshmen under Irene Lacey. The pole was deth with scarlet streamers, and the costumes of the girls wer red and white. The sofomores pre- sented an English folk-dance, the features of which wer pictur- esque shepherdess costumes, and the singing of an old Maypole ballad of the sixteenth century. The music for this dance was Edward German's ttShepherdess Song from King Henry the Eighth. Lois Williams was the leader of the sofomores. The apple-blossom dance of the juniors, directed by Elsa Gill, rep- resented the blossoming of the apple tree in the springtime and the falling of the pink and white petals. All three dances shoed the result of ingenius planning and careful practis. They wer given 011 two days of the conference and attracted considerable attention, crowds of visitors coming out to see them on both occasions. As a result of these May-dances the women of the college hav shown an enthusiastic interest in esthetic and folk dancing, and further dril in graceful and rythmic movements has be- come a part of the regular work of the Department of Fysical Education. 1. m

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