Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Since the flrst plans for the development of Reed College wer formulated, the idea of separate quarters for the residence and instruction of women students has been up- permost in the minds of those who hav the plans in charge. As a beginning in this direc- tion, plans for a wom- en's bilding hav been prepard, a campain for funds has been started, and extensiv study of future needs has been undertaken. The proposed bilding includes rooms for fifty women, a dmmg hall large emlf for the resident students and for all others. a gymnasium with sufficient accommodations for all REED COLLEGE ANNUAL + 1915 omerfs Bilding l1671 l the women, supplementary library and study rooms. provisions for dramatic performances and a center of social life. These plans wil relieve the present congestion. The men's

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mm REED COLLEGE ANNUAL + 1915 at ramdom, and at the same time secured information con- cerning their heredity and environment. The mentality of these men was found to range from that of a seven year old to that of an adult of superior ability. In a majority of cases bad environment was found to hav had its effects. Lawrence Beggeman has made a digest of five hundred records of unemployd men applying at the Municipal Free Employment Bureau. Dorothy Walton made an investigation of the opportun- ities open for the average college traind woman, basing her studies chiefly on conditions as found in Portland. The general results obtaind seem to sho that at present there is no particular demand in industry for college traind women, Yung Womenis Christian Association work and jurnalism being two important exceptions. The demand for traind social workers is sloly groing, but at present it is not very strong. To find the correlation between nationality and educa- tional progress, Irma Lonegren has made a study of condi- tions in the Portland public scools. Ten representativ scools we'r selected and 2396 questionnaires fild out of which 1137 wer from children of American parentage, 950 of forerl pare entage and 325 of mixt parentage. The careful study of these questionnaires shoes in general that nationality in itself is not correlated to retardation in scool. The results of such a study haV both a social and educational value, and at of particular interest in view of possible solutions of Portlandis groing immigrant problem. Marvin Howes and Alvin Bradford, under the direction of Mr. VVOOd, hav made a study of occupational diseases. The results of their investigations wer cited in testimony of Mr. Wood before the Federal Industrial Relations Commission. This investigation has been folloed up this year by Gertrude Renter, who gatherd many additional data on the existence of industrial disease in Portland. Studies of the facts and problems of mental defect hav cald for material from several departments of college in- struction-psycology, biology, politics and sociology all con- tributing material and theories. The work of Glenn Johnson in this kind of study is noteworthy. After a careful investiga- tion of feeble-mindedness in Oregon he prepared a paper, The Future Care of Alenfal Dcfectz'z's in Oregon, which he red at the Portland 1915 Conference in May, 1914. His paper shoed the relation of the problem of feeble-mindedness t0 the prob- lems of unemployment, charity, prostitution, criminality and the general welfare of society, and pointed out several possible methods of eliminating the problem for future generations. A study by Dana Poulsen 0f the methods employd thruout the United States in the care of criminals, and a similar study by Delvin Peterson concerning the care of the insane, has re- sulted in the addition of many valuable state reports to the library.

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ll681 R E E D dwelling hall, where the' women ar temporarily housd, is alredy overcrowded. In another year the diningroom which is now in use for both men and women wil be large enuf for men students only. The lack of a separate gymnasium for women has necessitated the use of one wing of the mens gym- nasium, but even now this makeshift does not provide enuf lockers for all the women. The problem of arranging for sufhcient library and study rooms is alredy presenting diffi- culties. COLLEGE ANNUAL 4- 1915 So far, no gifts to the fund hav been announst. The women of the college, however, ar activ in getting money for the furnishing of the social rooms. Last fall the yield of the college holly grove was placed in the hands of the women for distribution. Several hundred dollars wer realized from the sale. The coming performances of Everytvomanys Road ar for the beneflt 0f the Woman's Bilding fund. Besides these, smaller amounts hav been realized from minor entertainments and from individual Earnings. 779.... put... .-..'.....:.... .7 vs . 9 f V '4: t H