Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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RUTH ELIOT A representative of a distinguished American line who has upheld the family tradition. She Was the amazement of her class in the sublime in- difference with which she faced the oral examiners and the consummate ease with which she re: sponded to all interrogations. How she has mastered so many tomes and yet never taken on the pallor of the book-worm is likewise an enigma. The cheery smile of Ruth will be missed on the campus. WILLIAM B. STEWART Blair has only been with us for a year, but we have learned to regard him as one of us. His hobby is economy but he does not confine himself to that as his acquaintances can testify. Before coming to Reed he was noted as a woman hater but the fair environment has completely revolutionized him. Stew plays tennis, but it is not as a racquet weilder that his fame will live. His chief Virtue is consistency, which he demonstrates by pulling down a hundred in econ. every week. EMMA jo STEWART Emma Jo is another Senior who has proved that she could daydodge gracefully for 3 h years. Now, technically lodged in House D, she is at home with her family of rodents in the psyCh lab. She feels the need of a psychological atmosphere while performing the biological experiment of administering thyroid to innocent pink eyed rats recently imported from southern climes. ' . This is the only remaining trait of her BOlShCVlSth mental makeup which she portrayed in her coiffure of last year.

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55 mal fox passes and gay s career as inauSpicioiii 1c, the Freshmenwaii; ln't play baseballlisi: oecer was cited for acct: race by several miles; irkable for its brevity the Halloween party: somewhat remote from ations were passedout,z aPPOirlted and excellt 'as cut short by aloci :n and several hundredl, ss distinctions ceasef turned their lightsow jesperate effo rts t0 W bal yXZ... 1.920 EUGENE VINCENT This learned person is the president of the Senior Class-also a. prize cootie hunter, and aspirant for the title role in Aphrodite. When he isn't busy juggling six subjects or quoting philosophy from Perry of Harvard, he slices up the turf with a mashie and skips the holes that require drives across the lake. His forensic ability on the middle ground at the U. of W. landed him on the Student Council here; he says he's majoring in Economics. He is papa of the Senior Statements, that scandalous document; before he was understudy as a lady-killer. As a Puritan he is a victim of repression psychoses. ETHEL COOPER Wherever the debate rages at. its highest there you will fmd this representative of Reed College's forensic attainments. Nor are these the extent of her endowments. She is regarded about the campus as the authority on all matters pertain- ing to social deportment. Her queenly dignity has often held her companions in awe, yet it is said that she is really quite tolerant with the blunders of the world and readily puts her audience at ease. JACOB HOLZMAN Jake has demonstrated to the world that he is of more than ordinary intelligence by making the customary four years course in three. On the ball room floor he fascinates all by his Vernon Castle-like movements. He is, likewise, an adept at checkers, defeating all comers with great relish. XVhen not thus engaged you will fmd this prospective luminary intent on some prey in the lab. XVateh for him in UVVho's XVho.

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WILLIAM B. STEWART Blair has only been withusforar: learned to regard him as oncoli economy but he does not am as his acquaintances canteens - to Reed he was notedasaw? fair environment has compel? him. Stew plays W? l racquet weilder that hIS wig chief virtue is consistencyeAimf1 by pulling down a bum ' 1U ,, 5;??? mp! WW L IS mental oifore O . GRETCHEN SMITH The class of '21 rejoiced when Gretch changed her mind and decided to cast her lot with us. We scarcely know where to start to point out the accomplishments of this little lady. She is a basketball player, a runner, a marvel on ap- paratus, a dancer who is rushed on every sidea in brief, she is a genius. Her fame extended even beyond the limits of the institution when she was announced in a local paper as the proud owner of an Essex. We understand Miss Smith has lofty ambitions but we are seriously inclined to think her rare physical attractions will prevent their realization. HOMER SIBLEY Hail King, we neophites salute you! You who have long held sway over the commutersa awarded the imperial garter by common consent-- and sustained in office by lack of opposition. Sib. has made himself famous through his ability as a conversationalist. If asked, ulsnit it a nice dance? he will answer, UOf course, it is a nice dance. Isn't it a nice dance? and at times he regales his gentleman friends with risque stories from abroad. But it is as a college athlete that he exceeds all fond hopes--he held the handball championship for forty-eight hours, and has hOpes of repeating the feat in chess. The last antic of his genial humor and undaunted cynicism is this Griffin. It is a motto of our affluent Omar thata Uthe only way to overcome temptation is to yield to it. HENRI ETTA BETTINGER For four years Henrietta has majored in French. As a Daydodger of note, she has also disproved all the old arguments against Daydodging by taking part in every festivity on the campus. As chairman of endless dance committees and the author and perpetrator of a decorative scheme for a record-breaking Prom, she has demonstrated her executive and inventive ability. This year she has divided her time pretty carefully between the young girl in French drama since 1850 and her freshmen friends. sax :0RS7 . t n Wyma .u