Opal Weimer ’22, team captain of volleyball.
eed’s unorthodoxy ran afoul of the patriotic jingoism pervading Oregon during World War I. The political backlash put an end to Reed’s ideals of social reform in Portland and branded the college with a reputation for radicalism, further eroding local financial support. The crisis ultimately drove William Foster from office in late 1919, leaving the future of the college hanging by a thread.
The junior qualifying exam was added in 1920 to better prepare students to write theses. The first Canyon Day took place to clean up the canyon; the freshman/sophomore tug-of-war became associated with this day. Anna Mann, a women’s dormitory designed by A.E. Doyle, was built with a bequest from a friend of Amanda Reed. Doyle also designed the Woodstock Houses, built to house six faculty families and used for this purpose into the 1960s. Several long-term faculty members were hired, including Jessie Short, Clement Akerman, and L.E. Griffin.
Reed in 1920
