Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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The Social Year HE crystal. Clears and lays bare the past before our forgetful eyes. In its depths appear shadows that portray the year gone by. But we wield a subtle mastery over the sphere and in joyous mood call up pictures of only the merrier hours. The first scene is of the new students gathered. There is a bright hearth, a welcome smile and a warm hand-grip. It is the reception given by Mr. and Mrs. Scholz in which the Freshmen made their debut into our social life. And in the dim background are Sophomores and upperclassmen stacking rooms, locking doors, and preparing waterbags for the returning guests. But that happy scene soon fades into a picture of the Sophomore reception in which the Freshmen and the Commons are being formally introduced to the Reed community. And now it is late October. In the crystal we discern the gym- nasiurn bedecked with corn husks, with pumpkins, and a motley array of fantastic figures. It is the Hardtimes Party given by the Freshmen. There is so much to be seen, but a constant picture shows an enormous consumption of doughnuts and cider. This scene merges into a woodland set. The Daydodgers are hosts to the community in a Commons made Charming with ferns and drooping ivy. In rapid succession follow the House dances. First the merry House H party in the men,s social room. Christmas bells, holly and evergreens fill everyone with the holiday spirit and send them home gaily when the clock strikes twelve. Then comes the House F formal, austere and correct as always in black and white tapers and draperies. The stony owl looks down upon the bright com- pany but tactfully refrains from hooting ITBushwa? And the pretty House G dance with its Dutch blue curtains and atmos- phere of tulip time in Holland. A serenely satisfied Reed fox- trots to the turning of windmills and waltzes in the dreamy light of the House G moon. . The sphere does not forget the Co-ed Formal. How could it forget that highly significant aH- air in which the sterner sex are Page Sixty-onc

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