Architectural rendering of the main entrance to Eliot Hall by Macomber of the Doyle, Patterson & Beach firm, 1912.
he first issue of The Quest, the student-run newspaper, appeared on January 13, 1913. Its name testified to the student-faculty comradeship in the unending mission “to seek the truth.” The new student council established self-governance with its first constitution in November.
Provided by the trustees of the Reed Institute for those who could not attend the college, extension courses taught by President Foster and many of the faculty attracted thousands of Portland residents. Foster taught one entitled “Sexual Hygiene and Morals,” which was also published as a book. Ten courses, of 12 classes each, were presented this year. A Reed College conference on the “Conservation of Human Life” was held in May, accompanied by maypole dances and a baseball game.
Reed in 1913
