Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Biology Club THE history of the Biology Club antedates that of almost any other campus organization. Early in the career of the college a small group of students, with the enthusiastic support of Dr. Torrey, founded the Biology discussion group that has since developed into one of the strongest Clubs on the campus. At the present time, with Dr. GrianTs able guidance, the Club is steering straight ahead into the mysterious realm of Biology. The support of both Dr. Torrey and Dr. ,GriH-in has made it possible for the Club to weather impending storms and continue in the face of many diHiculties. Dr. GriHin,s home has this year been the scene of many well- spent Wednesday evenings. The programs comprised a list of topics in various fields of science. Mr. John Gill spoke on Indian life along the Columbia; Mr. Eliot and Mr. Horsfall gave illus- trated talks on birds; Dr. Torrey discussed the research work being carried on at the University of Oregon Medical School; Dr. Pope described his travels in Bermuda; Dr. GriHin contri- buted to many eventful evenings, and many others helped in one way or another to make the year one of the most interesting and successful on record. The others of the Biology Club are: Clinton WilsOn, president, and Charlotte Schwichtenberg, secretary. Earlier in the year the organization was piloted by John B. White and Carol Cummings. State Oratorical Contest T the time of going to press a group of ardent orators were preparing to contest the state college championship at Newberg. This is the first time in several years that Reed students have entered into this class of competition. Those trying out are: Jacob Weinstein, Gibson Bowles, Sam White, and Austen Hutcheson. Page Seventy-four . :3 Eh : hi : m V Th, th i h s ' . i. In: V-ements of signal prmm I 73h $635011 0f 192111922. 1 fantasv depicting thro fives of twh simple shephert :73: to war, and through P gaithudt 0f the world at 'Vitie hy was augmented by Day, the eve of the Washin mt of more than ordinarj :rh' Play, of the Wakefield mShOHdaYS- The beau 151W from the hillsidemtt W of the medieval t Tito? Italian art. To Mi Tethls tableau, and for th .xhound. Q Ietustom 0f the Drum .Ifunswork a three act pl'u' :hnolld Bennett's Wlili : I meatlon of a unit 65 I etonserv ms well stag 21mg, with ed and prt uere gwen durin PPressed Desi i b g the V

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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,

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Dr. Gntin's home has this twig. 9! Wednesday evenings. M2: tics m various fields ofscicnce. hf: along the Columbia; Mr. Elihu: ted tdks on birds; Dr. Toma. lg carried on at the L'nivcrsiM Pope described his travch in Be? ed to many eventful eveningwi' am or another to mm d W sueccssful on record. 11: omen of the Biologh' 0 be . Schwichtcnbcrgiwii Charlotte I cdby'JohnB hnization was P1 at State Oratorich WO achievements of signal prominence stand out in the Drama Club season of 1921-1922. First is the presentation of Aria da Capo, a fantasy depicting, through the medium of an incident in the lives of two simple shepherds, the misunderstand- ings that give rise to war, and through Pierrot and Columbine, the unthinking attitude Of the world at large. iThe peculiar significance of the play was augmented by its second production on Armistice Day, the eve of the Washington conference. The other achievement of more than ordinary importance was the Second Shepherds, Play, of the Wakefield Cycle, presented just before the Christmas holidays. The beauty of the Vision which the shepherds saw from the hillside;the Madonna and the AngelsMwas the beauty of the medieval church frescos and the religious paintings of Italian art. To Mignon Eliot is due the credit for casting this tableau, and for the artistic work Wthh formed the background. It has long been the custom of the Drama Club to present as a Climax Of the seasons work a three act play. A happy ch01ce was made this year in Arnold BennetEs Milestones. The play was an interesting delineation of a universal problethhe eterrial conflict Of the old, the conservative, with the new,- progresswe and radical. It was well staged and presented w1th unusual finish. Two other plays were given during the year; both-of which met with approval. WSuppressed Desires, presented in cormeCthn Page Seventy-five ff, 1.7: m; A -