Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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he , with the ..G.. moot :1 them to adopttheli ms, agates and thelili ?l'fouse 35 To B or not to Bethat is the question! We would not choose to B but B, for to B B, is but to kthe very nicest house on the campus. iiWhy the very nicest, the college skeptic will be sure to ask? For exactly seven reasons; Miss Bacon, Miss Compton, Miss Crellin, Barbara Elliott, Florence Holman, Frieda Krichesky and Helen Thorsen. We boast the best French teacher, the best Registrar, the best Librarian in this school, as well as the four Biggest Bums! House B has never before been occupied by undignified undergraduates; and it was really quite a shock to its staid inhabitants when four unruly underclassmen took up their quarters on the lower floor. Especially so, when it developed that these four were faithful devotees of the cause, HBe kind to animals, you are one yourself, Two dogs, a white kitten, a family of voracious rats and some pollywogs were the recipients of many kindly attentions. Only intimate friends of the house know of the existence of a most interesting Club, the B. B. B. B. which lavishly entertains its friends in a secret club-room. Though the by-word of the organization is secrecy, its generous members are willing to impart to the public at least a few things for which it stands: Buick; Bob; Bechtold; Bacon; Brothers; Bolsheoviks. 89

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W yXZx Odo 1,920 Tl'fouse 7A House A, that section of the dormitory monopolizing the View of Portland's western hillsides, is the abiding place of thirteen Co-eds and one of Reedhs most influential people-the hand that feeds us. In this group may be found representatives of all trades including biologists, physical educationists, artists, sociologists, literary geniuses, orchestras, dietitians and psychologists. House A with quiet dignity held in high esteem a constel- lation resembling a cat, had its own cat-call which terrified the campus into shrill superstition and enjoyed its own cat-song in its own quiet way. But, the world not being free from kidnappers holds one group of men banded under the topic of HHouse 1'! or HLadd HallH or hThe Farm House? These men desiring a compatible companion for House Gs moon stole the A,, kitty and exhibited him to the community in company with the hGH moon and House A not desiring to embarrass the farmers allowed them to adopt the kitten and are now considering salamanders, dogwood blossoms, agates and the like to serve the symbolic position now vacant.

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CXZ' 1,920 Tl'fouse Q: When the census taker came to House C this year he was astonished at its rowth. From being the smallest student house on the campus it has almost doubled its population. But increase in numbers has in no way diminished the spirit of jolly good-fellowship and fun fer which liouse C has always been noted. The endearing terms of chckoos and spinsters by which the House C girls are sometimes called merely signify that we are neither too serious-minded nor too frivolous. Student council members room with hashers, Seniors with Sophomores, the rich with the poor, the married with the unmarried. In only one way does House C lack the spice of life, variety. But whats in a name? This year the mater- nal roof of House C has sheltered three Certrudes, three Anns, two Opps, two Eliots, two Clarks, two Margarets, two Mabels, two Helens, and two Florences. Sometimes House C is musical, sometimes just noisy, but taking all in all, a spirit of harmony is most evident among all its members, There is nothing more moving than to hear the Cuckoo Song sung by the entire house. It is tremendous, rarely failing to draw tears from the eyes Of any unfortunate listener.