Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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,LW A tin: A432; e521; n Page Seventy-two cantata, TTThe Lorelei? an unfinished opera by Mendelssohn, will be the Chief number on the program. i Elizabeth Gore, a senior, is director of the Chorus, with Lucile Mutton and Alice Johnson as accompanists. Mr. Hal Young, tenor solist at the First Presbyterian Church, was the soloist for the Christmas concert. International Relations Club OUNGEST among Reed,s many campus organizations is the International Relations Club. It oHicially came into existence along in last December, when a number of upperclass men interested in current economic and political problems, and feeling the need for a discussion group, met in President Scholz, home to start the ball rolling. The membership is made up of faculty and students, and meetings have been held fortnightly throughout the second semester. Many interesting discussions on various topics of immediate importance in the political and economic world have been held, and debate has invariably waxed hot. The activities of the Washington conference on the Limitation of Armaments, and the treaties that resulted, formed the basis of numerous discussions. Dr. Zimmern spoke before the Club, and Dr. S. L. Joshi, of the University of Bombay, India, brought to Reed under the auspices of the organization, contributed materially to its success. ' Membership in the International Relations Club has been open to those interested in current world affairs, and has grown from seven Charter members to over fifteen students and faculty. The Reed group is connected with a national federation of like Clubs, which have been organized in over one hundred colleges and universities throughout the country. Periodicals, books and literature are furnished by the Institute of International Educa- t10n. Robert Brady is the first Chairman of the club, and Charles Webster is secretary. gpr with the entra'ntje the the papers containing ion the table before Miss h 'iihtthSC. During the read1 ihth Miss Inspiration hC :h the darkness, but eager thestudents before them. 1 55:0 everyone in the room :hthground. Occasionalh Agent approval, as some pti e. And as the tires of a he 'ZHIWB poetrv die awav h 33' Inthfiproc'ess The P, es,nowa ,' Ge Ppearmg as a 5 enow eXpanding to t teething to child' ?

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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

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men interested in current Wit; falhg d! Med for a dimmm home to sun the ball rolling. m, faculty and Students, and meetingE: thrmgbout the second semester. Many interesting diSCIISSionsosn importance in the political andctiar Ind debate has invanablyhmliti i n conferenccontc mania resulted, formed thf DI. Zimmcm spoke beforc'thc b1; Univasity of Bombay, lntha, of the organization, contn Ht. :1 whip in t ' . t 1 The Quills TIME: Seven-thirty in the evening of any first of third Monday of any month during the college year. PLACE: A living room. Shaded lights cast a soft glow over the scene. A bright fire is burning in the fireplace. Com- fortable chairs are in evidence and cushions strewn about. CHARACTERS: Miss Young, Dr. Chittiek, a poet, Mr. Helpful- Criticism, Miss Inspiration, Aspiring Young Writers, Lovers of the Muse. SYNOPSIS: The Scene opens with the entrance of the Aspiring Young Writers, who place the papers containing the efforts of their em- bryonic genius on the table before Miss Young, Dr. Chittick, and the Lovers of the Muse. During the readings that follow, Helpful- Criticism and little Miss Inspiration hover in the background, half invisible in the darkness, but eagerly ready to prompt the slow wits 0f the students before them. The Poet is seated by the table, invisible to everyone in the room except the two shadowy hgures in the background. Occasionally, he and they exchange nods 0f indulgent approval, as some particularly beautiful gem evokes applause. And as the fires of a heated discussion over the end and aim of all true poetry die away, he slowly rises and begins to assume form. In the process, The Poet passes through a. series of indistinct stages, now appearing as a shadow of the genial old Browning himself, now expanding to the proportions of Amy Lowell, now shrinking t0 child,s estate in the form of little Hilda Conkling, till at last he resolves into the gracious presence of young Ken Nakazawa, a student-poet of New Japan: So well does the apparition present the beauties of Orlental literature, that the charm and quaintness of the East overpower the young Writers and Lovers of the Muse, who exeunt, heads up, eyes shln- ing, fully determined to master the famous Hockooi' before the night is over. Page Seventy-three fl,