Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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1923 HE Juniors have at last come into their own. Entering Reed as Freshmen in the hectic post-war period, the class of 1923 experienced its full share of hard knocks. But by hook or crook it managed to survive the long interim between the resignation of President Foster and the appointment of President Scholz, and emerge intact with flying colors. Individually and collectively the Juniors are in the heart of every Reed activity, be it academic, athletic or social. They claim some of our foremost debaters, literary lights, actors and journalists. In athletics they are the acknowledged leaders. The defeats of their Sophomore year were decisively avenged When the men of l23 brought home the football and basketball Championships of the school after ruthlessly trampling over all opponents. Not until after the Junior Prom and Reed Day, however, did the Juniors disclose all of their latent talents. Breaking away from the traditional scheme of decoration they engineered one of the most successful dances in years, and won everlasting fame thereby. As to Reed Day, the Juniors followed the precedent set last year, and played host, with all Reed co-operating, t0 Seniors from Port- land high schools. The affair went off Without a hitch, from the arrival of the first Visitors to the conclusion of the canoe fete on the moonlit lake. The democratic tendencies of the class, according to prominent members, have been evidenced even to the selection of presidents, those having held oHice so far answering to the names of Jones, Smyth, Johnson and Helms. William Helms resigned his office in March, feeling unable to assume responsibility for Reed Day together with his many other duties, and was succeeded by Clifford Johnson. Other officers are: Margaret Harding, Vice-president, August Beich, treasurer, Elizabeth McKinley, secretary, and Her- man Kehrli, sergeant-at-arms. Page Forly-three

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1924 OMEONE has said that a Class makes or breakes itself in its Sophomore year. We assent to this, hoping that the future will show that we have made good. Somewhere in the dim past are the trials and tribulations of a Freshman year, but after all, it was a year that ended happily as we blissfully toddled our way thru our first Senior Ball. In retrospection we see the Sophomore Reception where we made our social debut. Then there are the hard-fought battles of our basketball, football, tug-of-war, and relay teams. One of the indelible memories of our second year is that evening when we had dinner with Prexy in the Japanese room, and talked over campus plans. Another was the skating party at the Oaks, which despite much loss of equilibrium was a happy evening for everyone. Our Sophomore year has been a doorway to the future. For that we have nothing but eagerness and confidence. Looking back, we see the vistas of our first yearr-the mighty ones, who ruled us in the guise of upper-classmen. And here we are, stepping calmly into their shoes! With the rosy future in View, and the Sophomore year a thing of the past, we have come to a happy conclusion to our tale. We realize our mistakes, but we feel that after time has dealt kindly with the picture, the harsh lines will disappear and we will laugh when, grown old in the service, we shall reread the page of our- selves as Sophomores. Page Forty-five