Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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leld the 315m- t the United St iod of eight years, he next debates took placeinlluhl r the University of Oregon amllhg: the question, Resolved: that We present policy of naval ewe 11, Gibson Bowles and laolll': iltV at home, while the ncgatiw id Cohen, traveled to Corvallst he schedule was completelllaii ates shouldt T lament by suspending all adllkm: The Co-op. HAT dispenser of delectable sweets and portentious volumes brimful with prepared knowledgeethe Reed Co-op.ehas lopped off another lap in its career. It was a momentous lap. Even the opening day gave promise of it, for the new $550 oak hnish cash register played to the tune of $577.50 which was so superior to last year,s opening day that it would take $328.60 to tell the difference. The tran- sition from room 306 in the Arts Building to a conspicuous corner in the south east section of the Commons Union was accom- plished on Campus Day between the hours of 9 and 11:30 a. m. The result of the Change was to completely efface and dispel all the pessimistic prophecies that the Co-op,s days as a purveyor of food were over. Instead of falling 0H, confectionery sales grew to the extent of 40 per cent. The in- creased counter space made possible the now famous 67 varieties. lTDonlt be a Stagnuckfl It was with such phrases that an at- tempt was made to further weight the erudition 0f the Reed type. Despite all efforts, however, Oscar Wilde could not compete w1th Gainsborough hair nets, nor Tolstoi with Palm Olive soap. It was an unusual surplus of funds that made the Co-op manager an investigator of stock and bond values. The result was that the store now owns two one-thousand dollar bonds. The Interest on these, together with that on the eighty-four War Savmgs Stamps, considerably augments the dividends surplus. . Four persons formed the personnel of the stere. Captalned Oby the redoubtable manager, it contained an amb1t1ous representattve 0f the fair sex, a married man, and a woman hater. A face fam1l1ar behind the counter would answer to one of the followmg names: Opal Weimer, Lawrence Collier, Hobart Benson, and Robert Brady. Page Sirty-nine

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T has often been said that a prophet is without honor in his own country. If this be true, we dare not probe the festering depths of student opinion concerning the reputation of a Chorus in its own college. One may hear faint murmurs of protest from long suffering library inmates on a Friday afternoon. However, these are never vociferous enough to make an impression, for each conscientious objector who has any lung capacity has found that the only way to protest is to join the Chorus and howl lustily in his neighbofs ear. Thus we account for that full corps of able-bodied competitors who throng the front seats of the chapel in weekly contest, vocally proving and disproving Mr. Darwinis theory of the struggle for existence and the survival of the fittest. But whatever the status of the Chorus in our own small household, we squelch all tattling small brothers, and comfort ourselves with the hope that when we are on dress parade we are not so bad. Although we may be incompetent judges of the artistic worth of our own productions, the true value of the work of the Reed College Chorus exists in the sincere joy and enthusiasm which characterizes the efforts of the singers, and in the preserving and Vitalizing of traditions most Cherished in our college life. The most beautiful of these is the annual Christmas concert, which never fails to thrill the hearts of the listeners with the true spirit of Christmas joy. The invisible choir, the ringing chimes, the holly wreathes and lighted tapers prepare the audience for the robed processional of carol singers, while the closing strains of HHark the Herald Angels sing Glory to the new born Kingh Hoat back to the listening audience in happy token of the Christ- mas season as the receding Choir disappears down the long corridor. The Spring concert, one of the events of Commencement week, is the second annual affair given by the Chorus. Thls year a Page Seventy-on e