Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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REED COLLEGE ANNUAL -:- 1915 Newton Francis McCoy has done the major amount of his college work in the Department of Mathematics. He has acted as assistant to Dr. Griffin for some time, and is at present working upon the problem of elementary and secondary scool mathematics in its relation to mathematical courses in college. Mr. McCoy is a member of the present Student Council and also holds the position of an- ditor for the student body. He has held other important thses, having been elected president of his Clas in 1913 and chairman of the present men's social-room committee. He has been activ in debating, and served both as president and as secretary of the John Adams Debating Society. He also made the sofomore football team and the upperclas team in 1914, besides playing in dormitory-day-dodger games. Mr. McCoy has been prominent in the social activities of the college. He has been president of the Comus Club during the past year, and did efficient work on the first Junior Prom committee. He has also been a member of the Deutsche Verein. n; Thruout her four years at Reed, Edna Metcalf has paid particular attention to the varius fases of fysical education. She has been prominent in all forms of womenis athletics, and is a member of all her clas teams, as wel as the all-star basketball team. Her interest in this direc- tion led to her having been twice elected to the Athletic Council, which body she also servd as vice-president. In the summer of 1914, Miss Metcalf had charge of one of the city playgrounds, and was considerd by the superintendent to hav been one of the most suc- cessful directors. Besides this she has had gymnasium Classes for children on Saturday morn- ings. This year, upon the recom- mendation of the playground superintendent, she was given a story hour at the Woodstock Branch Library. Her success with children in these group activities has been remarkable. I471 75721;.1y .s vi .1 ., . 1:. vjv-......i;.

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I461 REED French and German literature. His seminar thesis is a study of Classic comedy. Mr. Smith is president of the Classical Club and is like- wise a moving spirit in the Fiench Club and the Deutsche Verein. He has been especially activ in connection with college dramatics, and has been a mem- ber of the Drama Club for two years. He playd minor rbles in Antigone and in one of the Irish plays last year, and also appeard in the production of The Pigeon. This year he took part in the plays given by the French and German departments as wel. His athletic interests hav been chiefiy in the direction of tennis, Mr. Smith being one of the most enthusiastic devotees of that sport in the college. His chief claim to fame, however, is that he is the yungest member of the clas. Nell Brown enterd Reed in September, 1912, after a year at the University of Puget Sound. Soon after her arrival here COLLEGE ANNUAL -:. 1915 she became identified with college athletics, becoming a mem- ber of the sofomore basketball and track teams. Her artistic eye and her willingness to work wer responsible for placing her on most of the decorating committees for that year as wel. Miss Brown did not come back in September, 1913, but spent the two folloing semesters at VVhitworth College in Ta- coma. after which she returnd to x Reed to complete her course. Her interest in athletics con- tinued and she was made captain of the senior basketball team, and elected to the Athletic Coun- cil. When plans wer hrst formu- lated for a womeifs social and re- ligius organization, Miss Brown was put on the committee for drawing up a constitution. After the organization had taken form as the Amanda Reed Association, she was elected to the position of president folloing the resig- nation of Dorothy Coffin. Miss Brown has done her major work in the Department of English. Her seminar thesis is on realism in the ritings of John Galsworthy.

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REED For one of her special papers Miss Metcalf made a survey of the extent of fysical education in the Portland scools and for her graduation thesis she is making a study of the posture of the women of the college. Her major work has been done in the Department of Fysical Education with the intention of preparing herself as a gymnasium director. m Ada Chenoweth McCown did her major work in psycology, but has also had strong literary, tilosofic and artistic interests. In the field of experimental psycol- ogy she has done important and interesting work. In the spring of 1914 she helpt to conduct a series of tests on delinquent girls to ascertain if their condition might be accounted for by pecu- liar mental defects. Later she did experimental work on the psycology of suggestion, while during the last semester she has made tests on the mental capacity gumm- t st t. i. of unemployed men. Her seminar thesis is on the psycology of suggestion. COLLEGE ANNUAL + 1915 In student activities, Miss McCown helpt draw up the Stu- dent Council constitution and was a member of the first coun- cil. In her junior year she was president of the dormitory women. During the past year she servd on the graduation committee. Of college organizations, the Drama Club has claimd Miss McCown's greatest interest. She was one of its organizers and managed the production of the Lady Gregory plays. She has also been activ in the Deutsche Verein and the Current Events Club. After a few years Of teaching, Miss McCown is planning to do graduate work in psycology at Radcliffe College. w Vida Ludamilla Fatland started in as a freshman in the temporary quarters of the college on Jefferson street. During her first year she servd on the committee which chose the Reed College color. The folloing year she was chosen house presi- dent of the women's dormitory, and in 1913-1914 she was Vice- president of her clas. Miss Fatland has been energetic in athletics, making the clas basketball team in her junior year and the senior girlsi baseball team. She is also track captain for the seniors, and danst in last yearls May-dance. She is a member of the Cur- rent Events Club and the Biology Club. .4