JOSEPH REYNOLDS 
 
THE 
 
 REYNOLDS CLUB 
 
 OF THE UNIVERSITY 
 OF CHICAGO 
 
 Published by 
 
 THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 
 OF 1913-14 
 

 
 
 The Castle-Pierce Printing Company 
 Oshkosh, Wisconsin 
 
HISTORY OF THE REYNOLDS CLUB 
 
 The Reynolds Club of the University of Chicago 
 is indebted for its existence to Mr. Joseph Reynolds. 
 Although the plan was conceived in the mind of for¬ 
 mer President, William Rainey Harper, and furthered 
 by the executor of the Reynolds estate, Mr. Jay 
 Morton, the means of its accomplishment were pro¬ 
 vided by a man who desired that the result of his 
 labors might be made worth while by giving to young 
 men opportunities which he enjoyed only toward the 
 end of his life. 
 
 Joseph Reynolds was born in Fallsburgh, Sullivan 
 County, New York, June n, 1819, and died in Con¬ 
 gress, Arizona, February 21, 1891. He was of Quaker 
 parentage and a pioneer of the Middle West. During 
 the first thirty-seven years of his life he lived in New 
 York State. After finishing a common-school course, 
 he taught during the winter months, and became a 
 drover and cattle dealer in the spring and summer. A 
 season which showed a balance of but three dollars 
 profit caused him to join his brother in conducting a 
 general store. After his marriage to Mary E. Morton 
 in 1845, h e built and operated a flour mill. This ven¬ 
 ture was very successful. Subsequently he undertook 
 also the tanning of leather, and again he was success¬ 
 ful. In 1856 he sold these interests and moved to Chi¬ 
 cago, where he engaged in the fur trade. Later he 
 
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 turned his attention to buying and selling grain, and 
 established a line of boats on the Mississippi, running 
 between St. Louis and St. Paul. This line is still in ex¬ 
 istence and until recently was known under its origi¬ 
 nal name as the “Diamond Jo Steamship Lines Com¬ 
 pany/' The sobriquet “Diamond Jo," Mr. Reynolds re¬ 
 ceived from his trade mark—four lines in a diamond 
 about “Jo." In the early 8o’s he built the Hot Springs 
 Railroad, a narrow-gauge line from Malvern to Hot 
 Springs, Arkansas, which proved very profitable. In 
 later years he engaged in mining, owning several val¬ 
 uable properties, among which were the Congress 
 Mine in Arizona and the Jo Reynolds Mine in Colo¬ 
 rado. 
 
 Blake Reynolds, an only son, died while on the 
 threshold of manhood, and it is thought that the inter¬ 
 est which his father had in him was widened to include 
 all young men. The difficulties of his own youth fur¬ 
 nished him with a purpose. At first it was his idea, 
 perhaps, to found a Trades School. His widow, how¬ 
 ever, who survived him nearly five years, provided 
 that a sum of money should be given to the Uniyersity 
 of Chicago to be used for the general purpose of help¬ 
 ing deserving students. The Club, a center of student 
 life—a common meeting-place for all the men of the 
 University—had long been a cherished thought of 
 President Harper, and the approval of the surviving 
 relatives and the executor brought about its materiali¬ 
 zation. 
 
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Hist ory of The Reynolds Club 
 
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 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GEORGE E. VINCENT DELIVERING THE CORNER STONE ADDRESS 
 
History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 On Saturday, June 22, 1901, Mr. David Allan 
 Robertson, Chairman of the Senior College Council, 
 laid the corner stone of the “Students’ Club House,” 
 as it was then called. President Harper’s remarks on 
 this occasion give us a vivid idea of the conception he 
 had of the future of the Club. 
 
 The average college man receives as much benefit from 
 his fellow student as from the officers of instruction in the 
 college with whom he comes in contact. College life, in a 
 word, is the close association of a body of men who have 
 in general common sympathies. This life is in miniature 
 the life which these same men will live later in the world 
 at large. It includes friendships and animosities, struggle 
 and achievement, disappointment and victory. The college 
 world is the most democratic world that exists. Occasion¬ 
 ally, to be sure, politics gains an entrance, as in other 
 democratic communities—but, generally speaking, the man 
 who gains distinction earns it. 
 
 The Student Club House to be erected on this corner is 
 expected to become the headquarters of student life and 
 activity. It is here that friendships will be cemented, bat¬ 
 tles fought, victories gained, and defeats and disappoint¬ 
 ments manfully accepted. It is impossible to overestimate 
 the importance or the significance of this new addition to 
 
 the university life.It was Mr. Reynold’s desire to do 
 
 something for boys and young men. In the erection of 
 this building that desire will have been fulfilled. The 
 building will bear his name and will stand in the future 
 as the memorial of a man whose life was full of that same 
 vigor which he desired to see cultivated by the men of the 
 coming generation. 
 
 The corner-stone address was delivered by Asso¬ 
 ciate Professor George E. Vincent, as follows: 
 
 Yonder stand laboratories devoted to the sciences of 
 life; here we raise a building dedicated to the art of 
 living. There day by day trained minds peer ever farther 
 into the secrets of tissue and cell, but they will never lay 
 bare the joys of comradeship which are to be housed here 
 —the stimulus of wit, play, the fusing power of humor, the 
 
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 MR. DAVID ALLAN ROBERTSON LAYING THE CORNER STONE 
 
History of The Reyno Ids Club 
 
 soft touch of sympathy, the thrill of common enthusiasm, 
 the sturdy sense of loyalty to one’s fellows. 
 
 The University takes pride in her laboratories, but she 
 also covets for her students something of the charm of life 
 in the cloisters and quadrangles of Oxford and Cambridge; 
 she would preserve in some sort the democracy of the 
 old-time New England campus; she would unite in a 
 larger brotherhood all student groups, and foster among 
 them a spirit of wider fraternity. 
 
 In the early days of our decennium there was much 
 talk of college spirit, as of a commodity to be had some¬ 
 where, the gift perhaps of an enthusiastic donor. There 
 were both humor and pathos in the eager effort to lay 
 hands upon the intangible. We sang of “Old Haskell 
 Door” before its varnish was yet dry, and of ivy-clad halls 
 which stood in stony innocence like Eve before the fall. 
 
 Now we speak less of the spirit, for the thing itself has 
 begun to inspire us. The social life of the University has 
 organized itself into various groups, and these in turn are 
 grouping toward unity. In all the circumstances this 
 growth has been unusually rapid and stable. But the 
 larger grouping has been hampered by lack of a rallying 
 place. The organized clubs have had no social clearing¬ 
 house, and many students living scattered through the 
 great city area have looked to the University for a hearth¬ 
 stone, and found only a radiator. 
 
 This ceremony is, therefore, full of meaning for the 
 individual student, for the life of the University, and for 
 the aims and ideals of the higher education generally. 
 We are laying the foundations of no mere academic bar¬ 
 racks or institution for homeless waifs. Here a friend 
 provides a fit dwelling for the growing unity of the Uni¬ 
 versity. But upon you, students, rests the responsibility 
 of building up day by day in this place a worthy standard 
 of friendly courtesy, generous fellowship, and corporate 
 loyalty. No outside influence can give much aid. Each 
 one must contribute his best and feel an obligation to the 
 whole. This building will offer opportunity and suggest 
 possibilities, but you and your successors will give it char¬ 
 acter and determine its value. Shall it be a mere con¬ 
 venient resort, or shall it throb with the spirit of true 
 democracy and reverberate with the cheers of a united 
 
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 and loyal student body? I have faith that your ideals and 
 enthusiasm will make a worthy beginning. 
 
 This building will stand also as a symbol of the part 
 which social contact plays in the higher education. So 
 important is this deemed that as old conditions yield to 
 new, conscious effort is made to preserve and foster the 
 element of comradeship. Education must cherish sentiment 
 as well as train reason. To lose the just proportion is to 
 fail. The unthinking enthusiast, swept away by every 
 surge of feeling, is no more abnormal than the mechanized 
 thinker, insulated from the currents of emotion which 
 thrill the masses of mankind. Our times demand educated 
 men who will think for themselves, criticize and at times 
 resist, but nevertheless if they are to influence their fel¬ 
 lows they, too, must know the deep and strong emotions 
 which underlie the national life. College years with all 
 their extravagances and absurdities are a school of co¬ 
 operation, individual sacrifice, and loyalty to the group. 
 The student who cynically or apathetically holds aloof 
 loses more than passing pleasure. He loses the joy of 
 companionship, the power to feel a common enthusiasm, 
 to work for a common purpose. Until men make love by 
 logic, until they rear their children from calculation, until 
 policy spells patriotism, sentiment will fuse them together 
 and inspire them to high endeavor. 
 
 Let us, then, on this academic soil dedicated to the 
 social spirit renew our vows of loyalty to our own Uni¬ 
 versity, to the larger commonwealth of learning, to our 
 nation, and to mankind. 
 
 In December, 1901, President Harper appointed the 
 Club House Commission which was to have charge of 
 drawing up the Constitution and organizing the Club. 
 Mr. J. W. Thompson, assistant professor of history, 
 was chairman of the Commission, and Mr. F. G. Smith 
 was secretary. There were eight representatives from 
 the Faculty on the Commission, five from the Graduate 
 Council, one from the Graduate School, nine from 
 the Divinity Council, five from the Senior Council, 
 
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History of The R eynolds Club 
 
 two from the Senior College, four from the Junior 
 Council, two from the Junior Colleges, twelve from 
 the Medical Council, one from the Medical School, 
 and one each from the Glee Club, the Dramatic Club, 
 the four Houses, and the ten fraternities. 
 
 This commission drew up the Constitution after a 
 great deal of deliberation, and also decided upon the 
 name of the Club. In the early issues of the Maroon 
 no mention of the Reynolds Club House is made ex¬ 
 cept as the “Students' Club House.” Before the Com¬ 
 mission had decided upon a name for the Club, the 
 Weekly Maroon offered a prize of ten dollars for the 
 best name. Any number of names were proposed, but 
 the Commission was unanimous in naming the Club 
 after Mr. Reynolds, the man whose widow so gener¬ 
 ously gave the money which made its existence pos¬ 
 sible. There was hesitation between calling it the 
 “Reynolds Union” (after the Harvard Union) or the 
 “Reynolds Club” (like the Houston Club at Pennsyl¬ 
 vania). The latter name finally prevailed. The only 
 other work of the Commission was to plan the location 
 of the pool and billiard room, the reading-rooms, the 
 theater, etc. 
 
 By October, 1902, the Club house had been inclosed 
 and the formal opening was dated for April 1, 1903, 
 but it was not until the opening of the Fall Quarter in 
 October that the Club house was completed. In the 
 meantime President Harper had appointed a commis¬ 
 sion of students to manage the Club for the first six 
 
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H i s t o r y of The Reynolds Club 
 
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 THE REYNOLDS CLUB AND MITCHELL TOWER GROUP 
 
History of The Reynolds Cl u b 
 
 weeks of the Quarter, as it was impossible to hold 
 elections before some more definite organization had 
 taken place and the membership could be ascertained. 
 
 The President appointedAssistant Professor Henry 
 Gordon Gale and Assistant Professor J. W. Thompson 
 to serve as Faculty representatives, and the following 
 students on this commission: 
 
 C. B. Elliott F. D. Bramhall 
 
 A. E. Bestor H. D. Sulcer 
 
 W. R. Jayne H. J. Sloan 
 
 P. M. Conrad W. W. Hamburger 
 
 E. L. Hartigan 
 
 From the above the following officers were elected: 
 
 President, Howard J. Sloan 
 Vice-President, Arthur E. Bestor 
 Secretary, C. B. Elliott 
 Treasurer, Henry D. Sulcer 
 
 The Reynolds Club was open to all students during 
 the first six weeks of its existence, and at the end of 
 that time all who wished join for the remainder of the 
 Quarter could do so for $1.00. 
 
 Immediately upon the opening of the Reynolds 
 Club in the fall, the student body had taken a great 
 interest in it and the pool and billiard and reading- 
 rooms were always crowded, the receipts of the bil¬ 
 liard room averaging over ten dollars a day. 
 
 When the first nominating caucus was called on 
 Tuesday, November io, 1903, the student body showed 
 themselves to be very much interested in the doings of 
 the Club. The Maroon of November 15, 1903, says: 
 
 The election is on, the interest of the Chicago student 
 body is centered around the unique ballot-box in the Rey- 
 
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 nolds Club reading-room. Groups of supporters of each 
 of the principal candidates stand near the door and waylay 
 uncertain voters as they approach the polls. 
 
 For the first election Assistant Professor Thompson 
 secured a regular ballot-box, through the courtesy of 
 Mr. I. N. Powell, chairman of the Board of Election 
 Commissioners of Chicago. This gave an air of real 
 politics to the election. 
 
 So the Reynolds Club started out on the second 
 term of the Fall Quarter, working under a good con¬ 
 stitution and with a membership of three hundred and 
 fifty-six active members and one hundred and fifty 
 associates. The following officers were elected for 
 that year: 
 
 President, Howard J. Sloan 
 Vice-President, Oliver P. Wyman 
 Secretary, Roy D. Keehn 
 Treasurer, Leon P. Lewis 
 Librarian, Fred A. Fischel 
 
 At the December Convocation the formal opening 
 of the Club took place. At the same time the other 
 buildings known as the Tower Group were formally 
 dedicated, among them Mitchell Tower, Hutchinson 
 Hall or the Men’s Commons, and the Leon Mandel 
 Assembly Hall. Professor George E. Vincent deliv¬ 
 ered the following address: 
 
 The Reynolds Club will serve three main purposes in 
 the life of University men: It will exalt the culture of 
 comradeship; it will be at once symbol and means of asso¬ 
 ciation. Education is personal growth, not manufacture; 
 and as growth it demands the give-and-take of social 
 intercourse, the development of insight and sympathy. 
 
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H i s t o ry of The Rey nolds Club 
 
 The Reynolds Club is not to be regarded as a recreative 
 annex, but as an essential part of the University's equip¬ 
 ment. 
 
 Again, this building will represent the common life of 
 University men. It will stand for catholicity, not for 
 social sectarianism; it will transcend and unify small 
 groups; it will mean a large loyalty. For loyalty grows 
 in widening circles: limit it to family, friends, a faction, 
 and it will dwarf and warp judgment and feeling; let it 
 enter wider fields, and it will expand into corporate enthu¬ 
 siasm, civic devotion, patriotism. A great university must 
 in its own life typify the finer, more generous virtues of 
 broad tolerance, wide sympathy, and fidelity to common 
 ends. 
 
 Moreover, the Reynolds Club will gather at its fireside 
 in general fellowship both -students and alumni. The grad¬ 
 uate will renew the joys of other years and pass on a rich 
 tradition; the student will have a foretaste of life in the 
 larger world; both will be drawn more closely to their 
 Alma Mater. The University is fortunate in being able to 
 set aside a rallying place for the men who have left her 
 quadrangles. It will mean much in years to come to have 
 them frequenting her halls in increasing numbers. 
 
 The new hall stands ready; it rests with Chicago’s 
 sons to give it meaning and purpose. May it ever foster 
 comradeship, unity, and loyalty! 
 
 The next important event in the life of the Club 
 was the opening of the bowling alleys, an account of 
 which appeared in the University Record of February, 
 1904: 
 
 On Wednesday evening, January 27, in the presence of 
 two hundred members of the Reynolds Club, the new bowl¬ 
 ing alleys in the basement of the Reynolds Club House 
 were opened by a contest between two teams made up of 
 members from the University Faculties, and of officers of 
 the Club. The President of the University headed the 
 former team, and he was supported by Dr. Thomas W. 
 Goodspeed, Secretary of the Board of Trustees; Professor 
 A. A. Stagg, Director of the Department of Physical 
 Culture and Athletics; Associate Professor Francis W. 
 
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H i story of The Reynolds Club 
 
 Shepaxdson, of the Department of History, and Dr. James 
 W. Thompson, of the same Department. The team repre¬ 
 senting the Reynolds Club was headed by Mr. Howard W. 
 Sloan, president of the Club; and Mr. Oliver B. Wyman, 
 vice-president; Mr. Roy D. Keehn, secretary; Mr. Leon 
 P. Lewis, treasurer; and Mr. James M. Sheldon of the 
 Law School, who took the place of Mr. Fred A. Fischel, 
 the librarian of the Club. 
 
 The Faculty representatives were beaten by a score of 
 594 to 438, Mr. Stagg making the best score for the Fac¬ 
 ulty and Mr. Wyman the highest for the Club Officials. 
 
 The new bowling alleys are regarded as practically 
 perfect in equipment, and as a great addition to the 
 attractions of the Reynolds Club, which is rapidly becom¬ 
 ing a very popular center of University social life. 
 Already an Interfraternity Bowling League has been 
 established, and a series of competitive games is being 
 played by teams representing the following societies: 
 Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Kappa Psi, Beta Theta Pi, 
 Alpha Delta Phi, Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta, Psi Upsilon, 
 Delta Tau Delta, Chi Psi, Delta Upsilon, Phi Gamma 
 Delta, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 
 
 The alleys are of the regulation size and of the Bruns- 
 wick-Balke make. The cost was fifteen hundred dollars, 
 which the Club itself is meeting by setting aside 75 per 
 cent of the gross receipts from the alleys, which have aver¬ 
 aged since the opening about twenty dollars a day. As a 
 first payment of four hundred dollars was made from the 
 general fund of the Club it is hoped that the alleys may 
 be paid for in full by the middle of April. Several mem¬ 
 bers of the Alumni Association have already made small 
 gifts to the bowling fund. 
 
 Aside from organizing and running the Reynolds 
 Club, the first officers inaugurated the popular Satur¬ 
 day night smoker and the Friday night informals. It 
 is, however, interesting and pleasing to note that each 
 administration has, as we shall see, added something 
 of importance to the functions of the Club. 
 
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History of The Reynol d s Club 
 
 According to the Constitution the annual election 
 took place on the first Friday in March, 1904, and the 
 following officers were elected: 
 
 President, Roy Dee Keehn 
 Vice-President, James Sheldon Riley 
 Secretary, Harry Wilkerson Ford 
 Treasurer, Ernest Eugene Quantrell 
 Librarian, Frederick Arthur Fischel 
 
 The Reynolds Club, for the most part, enjoyed a 
 prosperous year in 1904-5. With the exception of the 
 Summer Quarter the membership was large, approxi¬ 
 mating three hundred. During the summer, however, 
 less than twenty took out active memberships. During 
 the fall and winter monthly dances and smokers, bowl¬ 
 ing, billiard, and pool tournaments were given, and the 
 annual interscholastic meet was conducted by the Club. 
 
 Several changes took place in the personnel of the 
 Council during the year because certain men gradu¬ 
 ated or withdrew during the year. George Buchan 
 Robinson was elected Treasurer to fill the vacancy left 
 by Quantrell, while Roy Dee Keehn was graduated at 
 the end of the Autumn Quarter and James Sheldon 
 Riley was elected President. Quantrell was elected 
 Vice-President upon his return to the University in the 
 Winter Quarter. Through changes in the Constitution 
 the Faculty became entitled to two members on the 
 Council. Assistant Professor Joseph Parker Warren 
 and Assistant Professor Charles Edward Merriam 
 were chosen after Associate Professor James Westfall 
 Thompson had resigned in the fall. 
 
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History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 During the following year, 1905-6, the membership 
 was increased and the smokers and dances were better 
 attended and more successful than ever before. It was 
 at this time even necessary to use the reading-room on 
 the first floor to accommodate the unusually large at¬ 
 tendance at the Club informals. 
 
 Among the most successful of the smokers were 
 those at which Mr. McCutcheon, the cartoonist, and 
 Mr. Richard H. Little, the war correspondent, fur¬ 
 nished the programs. At another of the monthly 
 events, two of the city’s billiard experts, Messrs. 
 Demarest and Perkins, participated in an exhibition 
 match of billiards, and at still another, one of the 
 champion bowling teams, the Hofifmans, was invited 
 to roll against a team composed of members of the 
 Club. 
 
 This year, as usual, the Reynolds Club undertook 
 the management of the entertainment features of the 
 University Interscholastic meet. The regular billiard, 
 pool, and bowling tournaments were also held in the 
 Club. 
 
 The officers of the year were as follows: 
 
 President, Ernest Eugene Quantrell 
 Lagene Lavassa Wright 
 
 Vice-President, Burton Pike Gale 
 
 Secretary, Lee Wilder Maxwell 
 
 Lagene Lavassa Wright 
 Evon Zartman Vogt 
 Edward George Felsenthal 
 
 Treasurer, Ralph Merriam 
 
 Frederick Rogers Baird 
 
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Hist ory of The Reynolds Club 
 
 Librarian, Edward George Felsenthal 
 Berthalf Marsh Pettit 
 Faculty Members— 
 
 Assistant Professor Joseph Parker Warren 
 Assistant Professor Charles Edward Merriam 
 
 The following year, 1906-7, found the Reynolds 
 Club in excellent condition, owing to the fact that 
 membership was more strenuously solicited than ever 
 before. From quarter to quarter the membership in¬ 
 creased, the Winter Quarter showing a total active 
 membership of 397. The increased membership 
 brought with it financial prosperity which resulted in 
 placing the Club in a good financial position. 
 
 During this season the first “Hard Times Party” 
 was given and also a reception in honor of President 
 and Mrs. Harry Pratt Judson. These occasions have 
 become fixtures among the social events of the Club. 
 
 As usual the Reynolds Club managed the entertain¬ 
 ment features of the Interscholastic meet, and con¬ 
 ducted the usual pool, billiard, and bowling tourna¬ 
 ments. The officers of the year were as follows: 
 
 President, Earl Dewitt Hostetter 
 Vice-President, Huntington Babcock Henry 
 Secretary, Edward George Felsenthal 
 Treasurer, Donald Putnam Abbott 
 Librarian, William A. McDermid 
 Faculty Members— 
 
 Assistant Professor Joseph Parker Warren 
 Assistant Professor Charles Edward Merriam 
 The year 1907-8 showed continued improvement in 
 every way. There was an average membership *of 458 
 active members and 190 associate, while the treasurer’s 
 
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H i s t o r y of The Reynolds Club 
 
 balance was $3,219.44. The Constitution was issued 
 anew in printed form, accompanied by a life of Joseph 
 Reynolds. 
 
 The usual tournaments were given under the aus¬ 
 pices of the Club and Interscholastic men were enter¬ 
 tained through the Club. The officers for the year 
 were as follows: 
 
 President, William Francis Hewitt 
 Vice-President, Frank Herbert Templeton 
 Secretary, Karl Hale Dixon 
 Treasurer, John Flint Dille 
 Librarian, Alvin Frederick Kramer 
 Faculty Members— 
 
 Assistant Professor Joseph Parker Warren 
 Assistant Professor Charles Edward Merriam 
 The following year, 1908-9, brought many im¬ 
 provements, and the funds of the club increased. A 
 correspondence room was equipped, a check room and 
 lockers were installed in the basement, and the college 
 dailies from the largest universities were added to the 
 attractions of the library. 
 
 In addition to the regular social events of the sea¬ 
 son, an informal was held in “English One” during the 
 Spring Quarter. The usual number of college dances 
 were held in the Club House. The membership roll 
 showed 460 active members and 195 associate mem¬ 
 bers. The officers for the year were as follows: 
 President, John Flint Dille 
 Vice-President, Winston Patrick Henry 
 Treasurer, Edward Leydon McBride 
 Secretary, Fred W. Gaarde 
 Librarian, Mansfield Ralph Cleary 
 
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 Faculty Members— 
 
 Assistant Professor Joseph Parker Warren 
 Assistant Professor Charles Edward Merriam 
 
 The year 1909-10 added many new improvements 
 that have been sources of great satisfaction and en¬ 
 joyment to the members of the Club. It was during 
 these years that a board walk was constructed over 
 the Cloister and Cafe. This promenande added much 
 to the attractiveness of the Informal Dances during the 
 Fall and Spring Quarters. 
 
 During these years a new set of scenery was pur¬ 
 chased for the Club Theater. The scene is an “exter¬ 
 ior,^” and has been of material assistance in the pre¬ 
 sentation of the monthly smokers and various other 
 entertainments. At the same time a new grand piano 
 was purchased at a cost of $900, for the second floor, 
 and the grand piano which had been formerly used 
 on the second floor was transferred to the Club Thea¬ 
 ter. The officers for the year were as follows: 
 
 President, Winston Patrick Henry 
 
 Vice-President, Mansfield Ralph Cleary 
 
 Secretary, Earle Albert Goodenow 
 
 Treasurer, William Lucas Crawley 
 
 Librarian, Harry Osgood Latham 
 
 Assistant Professor Merriam was succeeded by Asso¬ 
 ciate Professor David Allan Robertson as Faculty repre¬ 
 sentative on the Executive Council, Assistant Professor 
 Warren continuing as representative. 
 
 In the spring of 1910 the management of the an¬ 
 nual Interscholastic meet, by the wish of the Club offi- 
 
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History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 cers, was transferred to the control of the Undergrad¬ 
 uate Council, which had just been reorganized. 
 
 The year 1910-11 has brought the Club to its great¬ 
 est prosperity and efficiency to date, and every indica¬ 
 tion of the future seems to point toward increasing 
 membership and continued improvement. The mem¬ 
 bership, which is now the largest in the history of the 
 Club, reached 500 active and 207 associate members. 
 
 The facilities of the Club Library were increased 
 one-third by the purchase of a large table, two large 
 arm chairs, several smaller chairs, and a newspaper 
 rack. All periodicals were rebound in morocco leather, 
 and many of the later popular magazines were added 
 to the already large reading-list. In addition to these 
 improvements, the club purchased new rugs at a cost 
 of $2,500. The old rugs were re-made to fit the Exe¬ 
 cutive Chamber and Correspondence Room. 
 
 Besides these improvements to the Library, many 
 new features have been added to the Correspondence 
 Room. Two new desks have been added, and Web¬ 
 ster’s New Unabridged Dictionary, a Railroad Guide, 
 and a City and Telephone Directory have been placed 
 in the room for the convenience of the members. A 
 new lighting system was also installed in the Locker 
 Room and Barber Shop. 
 
 The balance in the treasury on April 1, 1910, was 
 $4,428.08; that on April 1, 1911, $4,594.84. 
 
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History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 The officers elected for the year 1910-11 were: 
 President, Charles Lee Sullivan 
 Vice-President, Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge 
 Secretary, Frank John Collings 
 Treasurer, Hume Clifton Young 
 Librarian, Edward Henry Earle Bowlby 
 Faculty Members— 
 
 Assistant Professor David Allan Robertson 
 Assistant Professor Joseph Parker Warren 
 Assistant Professor Robert Andrews Millikan 
 
 Several changes in the personnel of the Executive 
 Council took place during the year, owing to the with¬ 
 drawal or absence from the University of certain of 
 the men. Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge succeeded Charles 
 Lee Sullivan as president, and Earl H. Bowlby acted 
 as secertary during the Lall Quarter, 1910, as E. J. 
 Collings was forced to be absent from the University, 
 accompanying the University baseball team to Japan. 
 William Phillips Comstock was appointed vice-presi¬ 
 dent to fill the vacancy left by Cyrus L. Baldridge, and 
 William Pyraemus Harms, treasurer, to fill that left by 
 Hume C. Young. With the return, however, of F. J. 
 Collings during the Winter Quarter, 1911, the person¬ 
 nel of the Council was once more complete. 
 
 At the regular annual Club meeting of March 4, 
 191 r, the following officers were chosen: 
 
 President, Richard Frederick Teichgraeber 
 Vice-President, Ralph James Rosenthal 
 Secretary, Arthur Dale O’Neill 
 Treasurer, Paul Mailers Hunter 
 Librarian, Kent Chandler 
 
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 Associate Professor Millikan was appointed Fac¬ 
 ulty representative upon the death of Mr. Warren, 
 Associate Professor Robertson continuing in office. 
 
 The most important accomplishment of the 1911- 
 12 administration was the panelling of the walls of the 
 bowling alleys, at a cost of $900. 
 
 The reception given for President and Mrs. Judson 
 in the Winter quarter was the most brilliant social 
 affair which took place at the Club House during the 
 year. The membership was largest during the Winter 
 quarter, there being 498 active members and 196 asso¬ 
 ciate members. 
 
 The officers elected for the year 1912-13 were: 
 
 President, Kent Chandler 
 
 Vice-President, Paul Mailers Hunter 
 
 Secretary, Milton McClellan Morse 
 
 Treasurer, George Doney Parkinson 
 
 Librarian, William Hereford Lyman 
 
 In the Winter quarter, 1913, a cigar stand and hu¬ 
 midor were installed in the billiard room at a cost of 
 $300. Before installing the cigar stand it was neces¬ 
 sary for club members to patronize neighborhood drug 
 stores for cigars and confections, whereas at present 
 twenty brands of cigars, popular brands of confections 
 and nic nacs, stamps and stationery are on sale at the 
 Club House. 
 
 The elections in March were perhaps the most ex¬ 
 citing in the Club’s history. For weeks before the elec¬ 
 tion the Daily Maroon ran editorials and communica- 
 
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 tions from students advertising the coming election and 
 calling attention to certain principles which they 
 thought should be followed by the Reynolds Club 
 Council. As a result of this publicity the different can¬ 
 didates announced, through the Maroon, their plat¬ 
 form, which they pledged themselves to carry out 
 should they be elected. It was proposed by one candi¬ 
 date for president that all undergraduate men should 
 be compelled to join the Reynolds Club and that the 
 membership dues should be reduced from $2 per quar¬ 
 ter to $1 per quarter. The other candidate opposed 
 this proposition. 
 
 At this election by far the heaviest vote in the his¬ 
 tory of the Club was polled, 510 of the 572 active 
 members voting. 
 
 The officers elected for 1913-14 were: 
 
 President, George Doney Parkinson 
 Vice-President, Milton McClellan Morse 
 Secretary, Samuel Webster Wells 
 Treasurer, Robert William Miller 
 Librarian, Cowan Douglas Stephenson 
 
 On account of the withdrawal from the University 
 of Vice-President Morse in the Spring quarter, Horace 
 Charles Fitzpatrick was appointed by the Executive 
 Council to fill the unexpired term. 
 
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History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 GEORGE DONEY PARKINSON, President, 1913-14 
 
History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 MILTON McCLELLEN MORSE, Vice-President, 1913 14 
 
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History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 HORACE CHARLES FITZPATRICK, Vice President, 1913 14 
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H i s tory of The Reynolds Clu b 
 
 SAMUEL WEBSTER WELLS, Secretary, 1913-14 
 

 History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 ROBERT WILLIAM MILLER, Treasurer, 1913 14 
 
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History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 COWAN DOUGLAS STEPHENSON, Librarian, 1913-14 
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Hist ory of The Reynolds Club 
 
 PROF. DAVID ALLAN ROBERTSON, Faculty Representative, 1913-14 
 
History of The Reynolds Cl u b 
 
 PROF. ROBERT ANDREWS MILLIKAN, Faculty Representative, 1913-14 
 
Hist ory of The Reynolds Club 
 
 In many ways the year 1913-14 was one of the most 
 successful years since the opening of the Club. The 
 following are some of the things ‘done which have 
 marked it as a year of progress: 
 
 In the first six months the receipts from the cigars 
 and confectionery departments increased from $150 
 per month to $400 per month. This increase necessi¬ 
 tated the installation of a new system of keeping ac¬ 
 counts. As a result all purchasing of supplies of all 
 sorts is done through the office of the University Pur¬ 
 chasing Agent. A complete daily inventory of stock 
 is now taken and each day’s cash receipts are checked 
 against a cash register record. This entire new sys¬ 
 tem was worked out in the office of the Treasurer of 
 the Club. 
 
 At an expense of $250 a system of indirect light¬ 
 ing has replaced the inadequate plant which was for¬ 
 merly in use in the reading room on the first floor. 
 
 At a cost of $150 eight oak wardrobes were built 
 in the billiard room. A new drinking water system 
 was installed with fountains in the basement and on 
 the second floor. This system supplies the Club with 
 ice water, whereas heretofore the water came from an 
 inadequately iced tank at the west end of the Men’s 
 Commons, after running through a conduit along with 
 hot water pipes. 
 
 An official Club seal was adopted which is used on 
 all dance programs, social stationery and book plates. 
 The design for the seal was taken from a carving in the 
 
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History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 North wall of the Club building. The following mot¬ 
 to, which is the composition of Dean Percy Holmes 
 Boynton, will be cared in the shield in the stone wall: 
 “Filii Ejusdem Almae Matris” (Sons of the same be¬ 
 loved mother). 
 
 Miss Mary Wood Hinman and her assistant, Miss 
 Mary Louise Abernethy, have co-operated with the 
 officers of the Club in the management and chaperon- 
 age of Club dances, and as a result the standard and 
 tone of Reynolds Club dances have been noticeably 
 elevated. This year's formal dance was held in Hutch¬ 
 inson Hall and was pronounced by many as the best 
 formal dance the Club has ever given. The question 
 of how to relieve the congestion of the dances has been 
 a great problem which has been partly solved by danc¬ 
 ing on three floors of the Club House. At the last 
 three dances of the year, including the formal, there 
 were more than two hundred couples present. To meet 
 this difficulty the University has consented to the use 
 by the Club, free of charge, of Hutchinson Hall for all 
 regular Reynolds Club dances. The last informal of 
 the year was given under this arrangement. It was 
 found necessary, however, to use the second floor of 
 the Club House in addition to Hutchinson Hall in or¬ 
 der to accommodate the increased number of guests. 
 
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Hist ory of The Reynold s Club 
 
 THE REYNOLDS CLUB SEAL 
 
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History of The Reynolds Cl u b 
 
 The most important thing that was accomplished 
 during the year was the installation of a library. The 
 lack of a library has been a crying need ever since the 
 opening of the Club. However, the idea first took 
 definite shape in the Spring of 1913, when the officers, 
 at the instigation of the Daily Maroon, appointed a 
 committee to get a library. Associate Professor Percy 
 Holmes Boynton consented to serve on this committee, 
 which included also Clyde M. Joyce, ’12, Hiram L. 
 Kennicott, T3, Earle A. Shilton, T4, and Frederick W. 
 Croll, T5. Ex-officio members included the president 
 of the Club, George D. Parkinson, T4, and the librar¬ 
 ian, Cowan D. Stephenson, T5. This committee was 
 given full power to install a library, this meaning that 
 they were to work out a feasible scheme for raising 
 funds and also for operating the library. They were 
 also given power to choose the books for the library. 
 
 Active steps looking toward the realization of the 
 plans for the library were made in the Autumn of 1913, 
 when a vigorous solicitation of funds by mail was car¬ 
 ried on. Faculty members, trustees, alumni and stu¬ 
 dents were addressed with the request that they con¬ 
 tribute not alone money, but books or ideas for the 
 purchase of books. By the first of January some $600 
 and about 400 books had been donated, while the com¬ 
 mittee had on file a considerable number of sugges¬ 
 tions to guide it in selecting the authors to be repre¬ 
 sented and the titles to be chosen. While reasonably 
 insistent and persistent, the committee kept steadfastly 
 
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 in mind a determination to get a library if the men 
 wanted it, not because they should have it. From the 
 first public sentiment approved both the idea and the 
 means adopted to further it. One trustee gave $100; 
 another gave fifty books. The Faculty responded gen¬ 
 erously. Alumni not only sent money, but contributed 
 ideas of value to the committee. The Order of the 
 Iron Mask engineered a campaign for individual do¬ 
 nations from active Reynolds Club members. The 
 Score Club gave the proceeds of two dances, aggregat¬ 
 ing close to $50. The Pen Club and other undergrad¬ 
 uate organizations showed substantial appreciation of 
 the library plans. The Blackfriars have pledged ap¬ 
 proximately $200. The Reynolds Club officers not only 
 voted a total of $200 cash to the project, but stood the 
 expense of circularization and other incidentals, total¬ 
 ing upwards of $100. The University authorities gen¬ 
 erously allowed the University libraries to loan (in 
 perpetuum, it is hoped) 150 suitable volumes to the in¬ 
 fantile library. And almost best of all, the same very 
 human Expenditures Committee authorized the ex¬ 
 pense of $200 necessary for the shelving that has trans¬ 
 formed the south room, second floor, of the Club 
 House from a mere committee room, to a charming li¬ 
 brary with a capacity of 4,000 volumes. President 
 Judson early evinced great and sympathetic interest in 
 the library, and the handsome support of the Univer¬ 
 sity was largely secured by the efforts of a supplement¬ 
 ary committee appointed by him from the Faculty, and 
 including the following: James R. Angell, chairman; 
 
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History of The Re y holds Club 
 
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 THE NEW HOME OF THE LIBRARY 
 
History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 Ernest De W. Burton, Trevor Arnett, and David A. 
 Robertson, 
 
 The make-up of the library, its physical equipment, 
 etc., are apparent and need not be discussed here. It 
 is desirable, however, for the benefit of the future gen¬ 
 erations of Reynolds Club members that a clear idea 
 of the raison d’etra and fundamental principles of the 
 Reynolds Club Library be preserved in lasting form. 
 
 The library was started because it was felt that the 
 men who belonged to the Club should have an oppor¬ 
 tunity to become acquainted in their spare moments 
 with the best books of the best authors. It was recog¬ 
 nized as true that the University Libraries afforded op¬ 
 portunity to read almost everything, but it was remem¬ 
 bered that the General Library is within a man’s reach 
 only when he is on business bent; it was the purpose 
 of the Reynolds Club Library’s backers to make good 
 books available to the men when they were at leisure 
 and when, perhaps, the pages of the funny papers had 
 lost for the moment their fascination or the pool tables 
 their lure. The fundamental principles were estab¬ 
 lished as (i) interest, (2) availability, and (3) free¬ 
 dom from supervision. Since the library must neces¬ 
 sarily be restricted in size, it was decided to make the 
 library a “scrapy” one—made up of particular books 
 adjudged to have a particular appeal to Reynolds Club 
 members. It was decided also that the library should 
 be an “open-shelf” library; the books should stand 
 ready for prospective readers to step up, help them- 
 
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History of The Reynold s Club 
 
 selves and retire with the volume of their choice to any 
 corner of the Club, being bound in honor not to take 
 the book out of the Club House, although not enjoined 
 necessarily to return it to the shelves or even to the 
 Library room. No attendants were to be in evidence. 
 Such work as replacing books on the shelves and ar¬ 
 ranging them in their right order was to be done, when¬ 
 ever possible, when the room was not occupied. 
 
 The Library Committee has been made a permanent 
 institution and will be appointed by the Executive 
 Council at the beginning of the Winter Quarter each 
 year, to act for one year. The members of the com¬ 
 mittee for the year 1914-15 are Hiram Kennicott, 
 Chairman, Dean Percy Holmes Boynton, Faculty Rep¬ 
 resentative, A. K. Sykes, Sam Kaplan, Fred Croll, and 
 J. V. Nash; the president and librarian of the Club 
 acting as ex-officio members. 
 
 Among other improvements which have been made 
 in the Club during the year 1913-14 are: a new toilet 
 and lavatory in the bowling alleys for pin boys, at a 
 cost of $280; overhauling of billiard room, including 
 new ivory and cues, $500; a U. S. mail box from 
 which four daily collections are made; a bootblack in 
 the barbershop whose receipts for shines approximate 
 $20 a week; an additional barber; the barber shop and 
 
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History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 LIBRARY COMMITTEE 
 
 Cowan Douglas Stephenson Fred Croll Earl Astor Shilton 
 
 Hiram Kennicott Prof. Percy Holmes Boynton 
 
 Chairman Faculty Representative 
 
History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 lobby have been decorated in white enamel; an add¬ 
 ing machine has been purchased; all of the windows 
 on the first and second floors of the Club have been 
 screened. Handsomely framed views of the Club 
 House have been hung in the University Club of Chi¬ 
 cago, Dean Boynton's outer office, office of the Super¬ 
 intendent of Buildings and Grounds, the lobby of Cobb 
 Hall. 
 
 The Reynolds Club seal has been worked into a 
 handsome gold watch charm which will be worn by 
 all former and future Club officers. Twenty former 
 officers have already purchased the charm. 
 
 The number of dances each quarter was changed 
 from two to four. Fuiks’ orchestra of eight pieces has 
 furnished the music. There have been fewer smokers 
 than formerly, but with the snappy, well-rendered pro¬ 
 grams, the ten-cent cigars and the “eats” in the Com¬ 
 mons Cafe, they have been a great success. 
 
 The reception given by the Club for President and 
 Mrs. Judson on February 6th was pronounced the 
 most successful President's reception ever held at the 
 University. The entire Tower Group of buildings 
 was used. After the reception Tomaso's orchestra 
 played for dancing in Hutchinson. Fifteen hundred 
 people attended the reception. 
 
 In the Autumn quarter, 1913, there were 620 ac¬ 
 tive members of the Club (40 more than at any other 
 previous time) and 209 associate members. 
 
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History o f The Reynolds Club 
 
 The Treasurer’s report shows a balance of cash 
 
 in the treasury on April 1, 1914, of. $ 2,985.54 
 
 Receipts from all sources. 12,053.90 
 
 Expenditures . 12,056.45 
 
 ITEMIZED 
 
 
 Receipts 
 
 Expenditures 
 
 Profits 
 
 Chocolate . 
 
 $1,898.15 
 
 $1,237.11 
 
 $ 661.04 
 
 Tobacco . 
 
 1,242.20 
 
 878.56 
 
 363.64 
 
 Billiards . 
 
 2,607.10 
 
 451.60 
 
 2,155.50 
 
 Bowling . 
 
 1,468.75 
 
 1,224.39 
 
 244.36 
 
 Active Membership . . 
 
 3,653.00 
 
 
 3,653.00 
 
 Associate Membership 
 
 567.00 
 
 
 567.00 
 
 Organizations. 
 
 313.00 
 
 239.50 
 
 73.50 
 
 General . 
 
 304.20 
 
 5.60 
 
 298.60 
 
 Informals .. 
 
 
 1,178.57 
 
 
 Smokers . 
 
 
 205.93 
 
 
 Magazines and Peri¬ 
 
 
 
 
 odicals . 
 
 
 188.46 
 
 
 Payroll . 
 
 
 3,714.00 
 
 
 Printing and Postage 
 
 
 218.35 
 
 
 Maintenance . 
 
 
 956.94 
 
 
 New Equipment .... 
 
 
 1,557.44 
 
 
 Totals .: 
 
 $12,053.90 
 
 $12,056.45 
 
 
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History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 GENERAL ACCOUNT ITEMIZED 
 
 Barbershop rent . $ 64.00 
 
 Sale of matches. 10.35 
 
 Writing paper . 25.35 
 
 Locker rental . 69.00 
 
 Interest on investment. 100.00 
 
 Refund of sewer permit. 19.00 
 
 Playing cards . 3.75 
 
 Second hand cue rack. 5.00 
 
 Second hand cue ball. 4.00 
 
 Broken globes . 3.75 
 
 Total . $304.20 
 
 NEW EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT ITEMIZED 
 
 New lighting in library. $247.82 
 
 Installation of new library. 299.56 
 
 Cash register . 57.00 
 
 Decorating barbershop and lavatory. 109.10 
 
 Mail box . 7.85 
 
 Adding machine . 35.00 
 
 Deodorizer . 29.40 
 
 Vacuum cleaner . 9.75 
 
 Ground glass window. 5.69 
 
 Installments on pianos. 109.60 
 
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Hist ory of The Reynol d s Club 
 
 Photographs of interior of Clubhouse. 122.00 
 
 Wardrobes in billiard room. 145.86 
 
 Window screens . 57.50 
 
 Humidors . 19.08 
 
 Lavatory, bowling alleys. 280.65 
 
 Electric fan . 17.58 
 
 Picture framing . 4.00 
 
 Total .$1,557.44 
 
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History of The Reyn olds Club 
 
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 THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, 1913-14 
 George Doney Parkinson, President 
 
 Samuel Webster Wells, Secretary Cowan Douglas Stephenson, Librarian 
 
 Horace Charles Fitzpatrick, Vice-President Robert William Miller, Treasurer 
 
Hist ory of The Reynolds Club 
 
 HARRY ENGLISH, Manager 
 
 
History of The Reyn olds Club 
 
 At the annual meeting March 6, 1914, the follow¬ 
 ing officers were elected to hold office till April 1, 1915 : 
 President, Samuel Webster Wells 
 Vice-President, Frank Ford Selfridge 
 Secretary, Richard Perry Matthews 
 Treasurer, Harry Stewart Gorgas 
 Librarian, Donald Daniel Delany 
 
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H i s t o ry of The Reynolds Club 
 
 THE REYNOLDS CLUB AND MITCHELL TOWER GROUP, FROM HUTCHINSON COURT 
 
History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 THE GRAND STAIR-CASE 
 
H i story of The Reynolds Club 
 
 ONE END OF THE BILLIARD AND POOL ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR 
 
History of The Reyno Ids Club 
 
 ONE END OF THE LOUNGING ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR 
 
History of T he Reynolds Club 
 
 THE LOUNGING ROOM, FIRST FLOOR, LOOKING NORTH 
 
History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 FIRE PLACE, LOUNGING ROOM 
 
H i s t o ry of The Reynolds Club 
 
 THE BOWLING ALLEYS IN THE BASEMENT 
 
History of Th e Reynolds Club 
 
 THE BARBER SHOP IN THE BASEMENT 
 
History of The Reynolds Club 
 
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 THE REYNOLDS CLUB AND MANDEL HALL, FROM THE EAST 
 
H i s t o ry of The Reynolds Clu b 
 
 VIEW FROM THE FIRST LANDING, GRAND STAIR CASE 
 
History of The Reynold s Club 
 
 CORNER OF BALL ROOM, SECOND FLOOR 
 
History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, SECOND FLOOR 
 
H i s t o r y of The Rey n o 1 dsC 1 u b 
 
 CORRESPONDENCE ROOM, SECOND FLOOR 
 
History of The Reynolds Club 
 
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History of The Reynolds Club 
 
 BALL ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, LOOKING NORTH 
 
H i s t o r y of The Reynolds Club 
 
 STAIRWAY LEAPING TO THIRD FLOOR 
 
History of The Reynolds Club 
 
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 THEATRE, THIRD FLOOR 
 
History of T he Reynolds Club 
 
 STUDY ROOM, THIRD FLOOR 
 
History of Th e Reynolds Club 
 
 THEATRE, THIRD FLOOR 
 
The Constitution of the 
 Reynolds Club 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 The name of this association shall be “The 
 Reynolds Club of the University of Chicago/’ 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 The object of this Club shall be to promote good 
 fellowship among the men of the University of Chi¬ 
 cago. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OFFICERS 
 
 Section i. The officers of this Club shall be a 
 President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and a 
 Librarian. No one shall be eligible to election unless 
 he shall have been a member in good standing of the 
 University of Chicago during three quarters. 
 
 Sec. 2. The President shall preside at all meet¬ 
 ing of the Club, and at every Executive Council. 
 
 Sec. 3. The Vice-President shall fulfill all the du¬ 
 ties of the President during his absence or disability. 
 
 Sec. 4. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of 
 all the meetings of the Club and of the Executive 
 
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 Council; shall give notice of meetings of the Club and 
 of the Executive Council; shall give notices of elec¬ 
 tion to office; shall notify new members of their elec¬ 
 tion ; and immediately after each official meeting of 
 the Club or Executive Council, shall send a report of 
 it to the Board of Student Organizations. 
 
 Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall keep the accounts of 
 the Club and perform such other duties as may be re¬ 
 quired by the Executive Council. Once a year he shall 
 submit to the members of the Club a complete financial 
 report. 
 
 Sec. 6 . The Librarian shall keep a catalogue of 
 the books and periodicals of the Club, and be respon¬ 
 sible for their care. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 
 
 Section i. The Executive Council shall consist of 
 the officers of the Club and two members of the Board 
 of Student Organizations. Four members shall con¬ 
 stitute a quorum. 
 
 Sec. 2. It shall hold a meeting at least once a 
 month. The Council shall organize during the first 
 week after the annual meeting of the Club. 
 
 Sec. 3 . Duties of the Executive Council 
 
 a) The Executive Council shall receive and pass 
 upon all reports submitted by officers and committees. 
 
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 b ) It shall have power to direct the policy and ap¬ 
 propriate the funds of the Club, subject to the regula¬ 
 tions of the University. 
 
 c) In case of a vacancy occurring in any office of 
 the Club, the Executive Council shall have power to 
 fill the same for the remainder of the term. 
 
 d) The Executive Council shall not lease any por¬ 
 tion of the premises of the Club without the approval 
 of the University. 
 
 e ) With the advice and consent of the President of 
 the University, the Executive Council shall have the 
 power to appoint some person to act as Steward of the 
 Club. 
 
 /) The Executive Council shall make all rules for 
 the use of the Club house, subject to appeal to the 
 Club upon written application of fifty members. It 
 may alter or repeal by majority vote any house rule 
 except rule 13. 
 
 ARTICLE V 
 
 MEMBERSHIP 
 
 Section i. Membership shall be limited to men. 
 There shall be four classes of members: Active, Asso¬ 
 ciate, Honorary, and Life. 
 
 Sec. 2. Active Membership. All men who are stu¬ 
 dents of the University in residence shall be eligible to 
 active membership in this Club. 
 
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 Sec. 3. Associate Membership. Any officer or for¬ 
 mer student of the University shall be eligible to As¬ 
 sociate Membership in this Club. An Associate Mem¬ 
 ber shall have all the privileges of an Active Member 
 except those of voting and holding office. 
 
 Sec. 4. Honorary Membership. In recognition of 
 his generosity, as executor of the estate of the late 
 Joseph Reynolds, and his interest in promoting the 
 welfare of the men of the University of Chicago, Mr. 
 Jay Morton is declared an Honorary Member of this 
 Club. 
 
 Sec. 5. Life Membership. Any person eligible to 
 Active or Associate membership shall be eligible to 
 Life Membership, and be entitled to the privileges of 
 Active Membership except the right to hold office. 
 
 Sec. 6. Admission to Membership. The method 
 of admission to membership shall be as follows: 
 
 Application for membership shall be made in writ¬ 
 ing to the Executive Council, which shall verify the 
 eligibility of all applicants and issue cards of member¬ 
 ship upon payment of dues. 
 
 Sec. 7. Resignations shall be made in writing to 
 the Executive Council, and may be accepted if the 
 member is not indebted to the Club. Unless resigna¬ 
 tions are presented before the twentieth day of any 
 quarter, they shall not relieve the resigning members 
 from liability for the dues for that quarter. But a 
 member ceasing to be a resident student shall thereby 
 cease to be a member without resignation. 
 
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The Constitntion of the Reynolds Club 
 
 Sec. 8. Not later than the ioth day of each quar¬ 
 ter delinquent members shall be notified of their de¬ 
 linquency by the Treasurer, and if the account remains 
 unpaid ten days after such notice has been given, the 
 names of such members and the amount due shall be 
 posted, and they shall be suspended from the privi¬ 
 leges of the Club. If at the end of ten days after post¬ 
 ing the account shall remain unpaid, those members 
 whose names are posted shall cease to be members. , 
 
 Sec. 9. Anyone who has thus^eased to be a mem¬ 
 ber for non-payment of his bill may be reinstated by 
 the Executive Council upon payment of all delinquent 
 charges. 
 
 Sec. 10. Any member may be suspended from the 
 Club wEen in the judgment of the Executive Council 
 his conduct merits such action. A three-fourths vote 
 shall be necessary for expulsion. 
 
 ARTICLE VI. 
 
 MEETINGS 
 
 Section i. The regular annual meeting shall be 
 held on the first Friday in March. 
 
 Sec. 2. Special meetings for specific purposes shall 
 be called by the President on the request of the Exe¬ 
 cutive Council or upon petition in writing of thirty 
 members. 
 
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 Sec. 3. The announcement of meetings for the 
 transaction of official business shall be posted on the 
 bulletin board one week in advance. 
 
 Sec. 4. For the ordinary transaction of business 
 fifty (50) active members shall constitute a quorum. 
 
 ARTICLE VII. 
 
 NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS 
 
 Section i. The annual election of the President, 
 the Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and 
 the Librarian shall be held on the day of the annual 
 meeting. 
 
 Sec. 2. One week before the annual meeting, the 
 Secretary shall post on the Club bulletin board a reg¬ 
 ister of qualified voters. Errors or omissions shall be 
 considered by the Election Commission hereinafter 
 provided for. 
 
 Sec. 3. a ) Nominations shall be made in regular 
 caucus, or by petition. 
 
 b ) The members of the Club shall hold a caucus 
 for nominations the Tuesday evening in the week pre¬ 
 ceding the annual meeting. Not more than three can¬ 
 didates shall be nominated at this time for each office. 
 The three nominees who shall receive the highest num¬ 
 ber of votes shall be the official candidates. 
 
 Nominations to any elective office may be made by 
 petition, if within three (3) days after the caucus such 
 
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 nominations be made to the election commissioners in 
 writing, over the signatures of twenty-five members 
 having the right to vote at the coming election. No 
 candidate to office may be a signatory. 
 
 c) The caucus shall also elect at least six members 
 to constitute an Election Commission. No candidate 
 for office shall be eligible to serve on this commission. 
 
 d) One week before the caucus the Secretary shall 
 post on the Club bulletin board a notice of the offices 
 to be filled at the annual election, and of the time, 
 place, and manner of nominating candidates for those 
 offices. 
 
 Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Election Com¬ 
 mission to receive from the Secretary the list of quali¬ 
 fied voters; to hear complaints concerning errors or 
 omissions therein; and, if necessary, to revise the reg¬ 
 ister; to post on the Club bulletin board a notice of the 
 time, place, and manner of election (together with a 
 specimen ballot) ; to cause to be printed at the ex¬ 
 pense of the Club the official ballots; and to make all 
 the arrangements necessary for the proper manage¬ 
 ment of the annual election. 
 
 Sec. 5. The official ballots shall be of uniform size, 
 shape, and material. The form shall be as follows: 
 
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The Constitution of The Reynolds Club 
 
 THE REYNOLDS CLUB OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 
 ANNUAL ELECTION 
 
 Regular Nominations 
 For President 
 
 Vote for one. 
 
 I John Smith 
 | Richard Roe 
 | Howard Lee 
 
 For Vice-President 
 
 Vote for one. 
 
 | Simon Birch 
 
 □— 
 
 □ 
 
 For Secretary 
 Vote for one. 
 
 | Reginald Blake 
 | Edmund Burke 
 
 □— 
 
 For Treasurer 
 
 Vote for one. 
 
 ""] Albert Edwards 
 
 □- 
 
 □- 
 
 □ 
 
 IJ 
 
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 For Librarian 
 
 Vote for one. 
 
 Nominations by 
 Petition 
 
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The Constitution of The Reynolds Club 
 
 Sec. 6. The polls shall be open from 9 a. m. until 
 5 p. m., at such place in the Club house as may be indi¬ 
 cated by the Executive Council. At least two-thirds of 
 the Election Commission shall always be present. 
 
 Sec. 7. The voter shall be given an official ballot 
 by the Election Commission. He shall then mark an 
 (X ) opposite the name of the person or persons for 
 whom he desires to vote, and shall deposit his ballot 
 in the ballot box. The name of the voter shall be 
 checked on the register when the voter receives and 
 when he deposits his ballot. 
 
 Sec. 8. After the polls are closed the election com¬ 
 missioners shall count the number of ballots cast. At 
 least three of the election commissioners shall act as 
 tellers, who shall call off to the other commissioners, 
 acting as clerks, the votes cast for each candidate. The 
 clerks shall record the votes on tally sheets. No vote 
 shall be counted which is not upon an official ballot, 
 nor shall any vote be counted when more than the 
 proper number of persons is voted for. 
 
 The counted ballots shall be sealed, and shall not 
 be destroyed until one week shall have elapsed. 
 
 Sec. 9. A plurality of votes shall be necessary to 
 elect. In case of a tie vote, a subsequent election shall 
 be held with reference to the office so concerned. 
 
 Sec. 10. The election commissioners shall in no 
 way publish the result of the election; they shall pre¬ 
 pare a report of the result of the election, and shall 
 
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 present this report to the President of the Club, who 
 shall announce the result of the voting at the annual 
 meeting. 
 
 ARTICLE VIII. 
 
 DUES 
 
 Section i. The dues of Life Members shall be one 
 hundred ($100.00) dollars. The dues of Active Mem¬ 
 bers shall be six dollars ($6.00) per year, of two dol¬ 
 lars ($2.00) per quarter. Dues of Asosciate Members 
 shall be three dollars ($3.00) per year, or one dollar 
 ($1.00) per quarter. Life membership dues shall be 
 devoted to a permanent endowment fund, the manage¬ 
 ment of which shall be conducted by the University, 
 and the income arising therefrom shall be used for the 
 benefit of the Club. 
 
 Sec. 2. Life membership fees shall be paid in full 
 at the time of enrollment. Active membership and As¬ 
 sociate membership dues shall be payable annually or 
 quarterly in advance. 
 
 ARTICLE IX. 
 
 AMENDMENTS 
 
 Amendments to this constitution may be proposed 
 by a three-fourths vote of the Executive Council or by 
 petition in writing of thirty active members of the 
 Club. In either case the proposed measure shall be 
 posted for at least one month .in advance, action to be 
 
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 taken at the next official meeting of the Club. A three- 
 fourths vote of all those present shall be required for 
 adoption. 
 
 Amendment i. By-Laws may be added to this 
 Constitution upon a unanimous vote of the Executive 
 Council, subject to appeal to the Club upon written ap¬ 
 plication of fifty members. Proposed By-Laws must 
 be posted upon the Club bulletin board at least ten days 
 before final action of Executive Council. 
 
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