Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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guests of the women? Within its depths we see a rosy glow sug- gestive of apple blossoms and the pink and gray hangings which so effectively transformed the Commons. Lean closer and live over the Junior Promenade. It is the most elaborate, the most joyously anticipated dance of the year. No suggestion of the gym can be detected in the stunning ballroom done in black and gold, with myriad mirrors and velvet hangings, nor in the adjoining oriental den made more exotic by a delicate incense. Cares are forgotten and one olclock makes the Junior Prom a thing of the past all too soon. And the crystal sphere would not have us forget the com- munity Friday nights in the Commons with our mixed tables, our speakers, and informal dances, nor the number of planned or impromptu dinner parties in the Japanese room or in the Anna Mann cottage. The sphere clouds. Do we see the Senior ball and the revels of Commencement week? No, only the past is revealed. What follows can as yet exist only in dreams. Student Council In these days of free suggestion It is oftentimes a question As to what to rule, And what to let alone PERHAPS the casual observer might suppose that a student council in a community ruled by the honor principle has no function. An outsider might imagine the student counc1l meets to enjoy the luxury of a brand new room in the Commons Un1on. But even the lowliest freshman here knows better. Why that solemn worried look upon the brow of Prexy Forrest Foster? The Junior Class is presenting its annual plea for a two .ojclock prom, and upon the august council rests the responSIblhty of eliminating all tendencies toward Class cuts before and after. In other words, the council stimulates the pursuance of the Quest, Page Sixty-thrce gr,-

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Page Sirty-four our main object in life; surely a worthy mison apeire .for any deliberative body. Again, a reckless Frosh is seen gamboling oyer the lawn near the Chapel entrance, and the next council meeting reveals another of its functionsethe preservation of our good looks. When all else fails the council still has one problem which never wears out: the question of reorganization. Oh, self-im- provementeintrospectionm-a responsibility of every progressive body that would be up to the minute. Yes, the student council has its duties and tribulations, despite the honor principle, and keeps busy for at least an hour a week. Members of the council for the present year are: Forrest Foster, president; Madelaine Steflen, Vice-president; Elizabeth Gore and James Gantenbein, 1922; Dana Small and Harold Brownson, Vice Florence Craven and Lewis Jones, resigned, 1923; Hazel Williams and Easton Rothwell, 1924; Elva Mervy and Austen Hutcheson, 1925. Amanda Reed Association ARIED and interesting have been the activities of the Amanda Reed Association. During the first semester religious discussions were carried on in Anna Mann on Monday afternoons with Mrs. Runyon, a Reed graduate, as leader of the group. At Christmas, Carol Cummings with a corps of eHicient co-workers ably provided nine families, which included some thirty-five people, not only with generous baskets but also with clothes, and with toys for the little tots. Several of the members of the A. R. A. have been enjoying joint discussions with a group of Industrial girls at the Y. W. C. A. Various phases of the problems affecting the college and the working girl are talked over with the aim in mind of reaching some conclusion as to the best method of improving conditions. The Womenls Formal, given March Fourth, occupied a very important place on the social calendar, and proved to be a most delightful affair. Two parties were given in which the women lthohege fan .15 II . e ' the her 'lle MEI m net W. . i . W 5'1 3' lglk . :1. 3 Contlu J re who. llmlcr l membe ithc act: Wflfl o M Conduflek llen'scouncil m wmomic commonplace Ill! ti: II was the necessn thikwslhg Eitoexistence. Th? advent l Kc tn the old dimng room. eiihieditties of the social room a ihaematite organization 0t me ismter. .lionstitution was hgrzfthe men in the social room. f?fth'hlt'l for a council, comp m the men's houses of the I Fait'ithgers. The chairman is e tteflat its hrst meeting. The t :3 hr the entire men's organiznt SOlial room committee. a Ethances, let'ies taxes, and am Zillngexcmmell t0 the men. x :ztt: ' ' i tt,hut1t promtses to be .e.,..sltst0tome. thehouncil are: Maurice Ht tam ' Helms, Merntt Rm .3335 tear forced Quest ?Pears the 91165 w Clhbas the most intl may yield to I '33 r . tjflglllantv a 33mm. Elf Drama