Tag Archives: centennial
The great griffin float emerges!
Dearest Comrades: I have always wanted to write one of these letters, and they're finally letting me! And yes, it has been censored so you will have to use your decoders to get the real message…. Continue reading
Reed’s Rose Festival Float
With Reed students' propensity for recombinant construction and conveyance, it is no surprise that the college entered a float in Portland's Rose Festival Parade as early as 1936. While the details are murky, we have this one photo,… Continue reading
Voices of Reed in Oregon Historical Quarterly
by John Sheehy '82This fall, Oregon State University Press will publish a book drawn from the Reed Oral History Project entitled Comrades of the Quest: An Oral History of Reed College. The following excerpt from the book features the voices… Continue reading
Ladd and Reed legacy tour
THE LADD AND REED LEGACY: Building Portland 1851-2011Tuesday, June 7, from 8 a.m. through 12:45 p.m.The Ladd and Reed Legacy talk and tour during Centennial Reunions, organized by Richard Ross ’69 MAT, explores and celebrates the lasting impacts of two remarkable… Continue reading
Making Waves 100 (by Brad Wright ’61)
Most people, when they go swimming, think it’s all about them. But it’s actually all about the water. Take the Reed pool for example. What’s going on with the water there? Nothing much. It just lies there. There’s a… Continue reading
Atheism, Communism & Tee Love: Reed T-Shirts Unite!
I recently caught up with Travis Greenwood ’01, kitschy shirt connoisseur, to get the scoop on his efforts to collect and document Olde Reed t-shirts.Please give us your vision for this project? This project mixes personal and professional interests. I’ve always… Continue reading
Once in a century…
Imagine an event that is curious combination of:-Grandpa's turning 100!-It's our parents' golden anniversary-A fun family reunion-Burning Man-Oregon Country Fair-Renn Fayre (but ever so slightly more restrained)… Continue reading
A little Reunions ’11 levity
You've likely noticed by now that Centennial Reunions is going to be a very big deal. More than 1,500 Reedies are expected to converge back on campus to help celebrate Reed's 100th birthday at Centennial Reunions, June 6-12, 2011. Though… Continue reading