Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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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

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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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REED COLLEGE ADUVUAJ Miss FatlancPs major subject is biology, and her seminar thesis concerns the effects of Chemical environment upon de- velopment. Upon her gradua- tion she expects to teach and hopes later to enter Johns Hop- kins for graduate work to spe- cialize in the study of Children's diseases. 53.? David Kingsley Brace had the honor of being the president of the hrst Student Council Of Reed College. He held this ofhs until 1913, and much of the pre- 9 liminary work of organizing student government was accom- b . ., . , ,. H .-,.- plisht thru his efforts during that time. As president of the Athletic Council, 1913-1914, and as assistant in the Department of Fysical Education, 1914-1915, Mr. Brace has exerted a strong inhuence in favor of the pres- ent athletic policy of the college. He has playd 011 and cap- taind several football teams, also making all-star teams the past two years. He was on the Clas basketball and track teams during his sofomore, junior and senior years, and was track captain from 1912 to 1914. 3 1915 MW Mr. Brace, whose major is sociology, is especially inter- ested in athletics, and the prob- lem of recreation as a whole, from the sociological standpoint. He acted as fysical director of the Peninsular Park gymnas- ium in 1914 and gaind much practical experience in the con- ducting of public playgrounds from his work there. He was assistant editor of the Quest in 1912-1913, a charter member of the John Adams De- bating Society, and a member of the winning interclas debating team of 1913-1914. Grace Pinkerton Hays has been principally interested in the classics and in biology. In connection with the former she was activ in the organization of the Classical Club, and was its president for the year 1913-1914. When the Antigone 0f Sophocles was produced last year by the Greek department, .4.,.;' -- e,-A- 1', .'.:.t.t.4;'.t '.,-. -- - . . . . . . .t..;. .' .7 ' ,- sf. .A,u...n.wi.:.'.