Program for the first Reed commencement, May 1915.
eed soon was distinguished not by just a few educational improvements but by genuine innovation. Most of the college’s core values and institutional traditions were set down in its first decade. Academically, it was a success: Reed produced three Rhodes scholars from its first five graduating classes.
The first Reed class graduated in 1915 and a Reed Annual, later called the Griffin, was published using simplified spelling. Each graduating student wrote a thesis, an ongoing requirement for graduation. A house for the president was built toward the southwest corner of campus; it was designed by A.E. Doyle and would remain the home of each president until MacNaughton became president in 1948. A.A. Knowlton was hired in physics.
Reed in 1915
