Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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3 GRIFFINedq . 11m Eampus mystery to local poets and artists how our al- 3 luring campus has Lela ever been overlooked as a site for the original Garden 'of Eden. Smiled on by fair hills, bounded by picturesque streams and scenic wood, our landscape is a veritable temple of natural beauties. Indeed, so susceptible are some to the enticements of the campus that they remain around the campus year after year, unable to tear themselves away from scenes so captivating. Like the fabled HIsle of Lotus Eaters, one can while away the hours enjoying the environment, careless alike of oral or thesis. I T has always been a Perhaps you have never experienced the pleasurable sensation of sauntering through our fair grounds. But a few paces will take you to a ravine rich in WOodland beauty and where, perhaps, you will find some romantic pair strolling dreamily along the lakeside path or some embryonic biologist intent on his prey. On the limpid surface before you the water fowl paddles, while squatted on a rock amid the tall rushes you may see some frog lazily blinking his golden eyes. Overhead you hear the monotonous drone of an aeroplane and now and then the meadow larkis brief song, but that is all. You breathe the fragrant air and rejoice that so close to the busy thorofares Nature is still to be enjoyed, for you have but to step out of the fringe of trees and look down on the bustling city, itself. Perhaps, you may like golf. If so there is a course stretching out invitingly before you. Now glance at the old rickety bridge. Time has clothed it with romance. To appreciate the spot you must have night with the great branches shimmering in the water while the moon rides along in the depths of the lake. Turn your steps towards the commons. The first to attract your eye is the Anna Mann Cottage, a recent addition to the campus and a specimen of archi- tecture famed for its taste and charming simplicity. It is here that persons of note are made welcome and affairs of great moment are threshed out. 3