Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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I561 REED thesis was on Wordsworth and the French Revolution. Other papers of his ar The Social Teachings of the 1Wi110r Prophets, publisht in the Free Ilifefhodist, and Biblical Knoledge of High Stool and College Students, publisht in Religius Education for August, 1914. This latter study is based on examinations given in Portland, Seattle, Salem, Spokane, and Tacoma. In student affairs Mr. Boddy has been especially promi- nent as one of the framers of the Student Council Charter, and as the only person who ever has servd or, according to the pres- ent constitution, ever can serv as a member of that body during his entire course at the college. He was editor of the Quest during the second semester of 1913-1914. Mr. Boddy's wide range of experience has given him an independence of thought and of action which is the striking side of his nature. A wel-founded self-coniidence and a maturity of judgment caracterize his work. m Eunice Townsend graduated from Lincoln High Scool in 1911 and enterd Reed with the first clas that fall. Altho Miss Townsend has done her major work in the Department of Psycology, she has shown an equal interest in biology and is an COLLEGE ANNUAL .;. 1915 able representativ of both departments. At present, in collab- oration with others, she is at work on a problem of seeing whether there is a correlation between unemployment and men- tal deficiency. Miss Townsend was a member of the corus for two and a half years and has belongd t0 the Current Events Club and the Drama Club. Her dominant interest, however, is in athletics. During her sofomore year she was a member of the clas basket- ball and track teams. She is also a senior representativ on the Athletic Council, and has under her especial charge the record of all the womens athletic events. In whatever field her interests lie, she has proved a systematic, careful and persistent worker. After graduation, Miss Town- send wil teach and carry 011 graduate work in experimental psyeology.

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. ' - REED COLLEGE APUWUAL s leader in college social life. As the first president of the Comns Club and Chairman of the first Junior Prom committee, he has been chiefiy responsible for some successful social affairs. W Linus Herman Bittner has done his major work in the biology department. This has been a preparation for future study which he wil make at medical scool with the intention of becoming a fysician. In connection with his biological work he has experimented extensivly upon the earth worm, making exhaustiv observations of that organism. As a result of this study, he has publisht, in col- laboration with Dr. Torrey and Glenn Johnson, an article en- titled The Earthworm and the Jleflzod of Trial. His gradua- tion thesis also deals with in- vestigations of the behavior of the earthworm, Mr. Bittner has carried on varins investigations in psycol- ogy, especially in connection with muscle reading. His work has been markt by carefulness and scientific accuracy of detail. He has had numerus outside activities, and holds an impor- 1915 I551 tant position on the cabinet of the Christian Endevor Society of the City. Besides this Mr. Bittner has been self-supporting thrnout his college career. ' w XVilliam Henry Boddy spent two and a half years at Reed as an undergraduate, and half a year doing graduate work in English and in education. During his last year and a half at the college he was assistant in the English department, and at the completion of his work was elected a member of the faculty but was compeld to resign on account of i1 helth. Mr. Boddys studies before coming to Reed consisted of preparatory work at Seattle Sein- inary, private studies in theology, and a year at Spokane College. At the present date Mr. Boddy has been for nine years an or- daind minister in the Methodist Church, and during his connec- tion with Reed was activ as pas- tor of the Central Free Methodist Church of Portland. Mr. Boddy did work at Reed in English, religion, filosofy, and education, English literature being his major subject and filosofy and religion his dom- inant interests. His bachelor's 3 i :-:..:..ss.x..:i'u;';- -K'.'w.t.-.t;',sr-.: i'v'- . ,t.'.'.'. :I.u.z;: , . -. ,szwaim. w; .,.i -4- no... I r: f-i 1 V Ii

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REED COLLEGE ANNUAL .;. 1915 I571 SENIOR STATISTICS NTERESTING results wer obtaind from a list of 1 questions given to the members of the senior clas. Out of the forty-eight members of the clas, thirty- Fg? three anserd these questions. The inquiries wer 3 given to obtain opinions of the graduating clas con- LVJQ cerning different college activities and also a few general facts concerning themselvs. Out of the thirty-three who anserd, twelv wer born in Oregon, six in XNashington, flve in Iowa, two each in Minne- sota and Kansas, while California, Colorado, Nebraska, Ohio, Massachusetts and Illinois each hav one representativ. Of the thirty-three, only one started to scool at four years of age, three wer five, thirteen wer six, fwe wer six and a half, five wer seven, three wer eight, two wer nine, while one did not start until he was twelv. Only thirteen of the number spent their allotted eight years in grammar scool, eight spent seven years, three spent six years, three spent five years, one spent four years, and two wer there but three years. Twenty-two took the usual four years for their high-scool work, four took four and a half years, while one completed the course in three and a half years and one in three years. Nine of the thirty- three attended private scools. We find one student spending ten years at these seools, one spending eight years, and one spend- ing six, while the others spent les than four years. Eight went thru their preparatory work without missing a year, four- teen mist a year or les, five wer out two years, one mist two and a half years, one mist three and a half years, two mist four years, and one mist five and a half years. Some of the reasons for coming to college ar enlighten- ing as wel as interesting. One came because she liked to study and never thought of not coming. Another came for no reason in particular. One came because of family tradition; another, at the wishes of parents. One came because she wanted to go a year or two more and considerd Reed an excellent Chance. A general idea that it was the best thing to do brought one stu- dent. One came to learn some facts, meet some students and kno some teachers. One came becausexshe wanted to become more efficient, appreciativ and useful. An evident feminist says she came because she thought every woman should hav an edu- cation. About half of the ansers said llfor more knoledge'v and about two-thirds of these wanted to apply this knoledge to some special work; ten hav not changed their views since coming, six changed somewhat, while seven hav changed entirely. The University of California would hav drawn the largest number of the senior clas, twelV stating that they would hav gon there if not to Reed; four would hav chosen the University of Wash- ington; two would hav preferd Stanford, while Harvard, Princeton, Mount Holyoke and Western College would each hav drawn one. Only two would hav Chosen other Oregon col- leges, the University of Oregon being the only one mentiond.