Blake School - Reflections / Call O Pan Yearbook (Hopkins, MN)

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William Stewart Scherer Entered Blake in 1946 Dramatics Association VI, V; Glee Club VI. V. IV: Waiter VI. V; Hockey VI, V; Baseball VI. “What sweet delight a quiet life affords.' —Drummond Trinity If, in the midst of a Senior Room study session, a Xew York Times’’ tight breaks out, you can be sure of one thing. Bill Scherer is around somewhere. Along with this trait of always being in the middle of Senior Room revolutions, Bish has a tine sense of humor and a remarkably good-natured personality. Many are the occasions when he has casually tossed off one of his classmate’s perverted remarks alnnit his weekend life, realizing all the time that “lx ys will lx boys.” A crash of dishes in the dining room signifies that Bill has once again met with disaster during one of his famous slow lunch” treatments. Bill has made a valuable contribution to the Hockey team during his Junior and Senior years. His play at center has resulted in many a decisive goal for Blake. Bill has also pitched for the Baseball team and has played JY Football. His other activities include singing in the Glee Club and helping in the Dramatics Association. Although Bill’s weekend activities are the subject of much discussion and controversy among Senior Room critics, lie continues on his way. wiser and happier than many of his critics. At Trinity next year, Bill’s pleasant disjwsition and energy will earn him as many friends as it has at Blake. Good luck. Bill! 46

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Joseph Chapman Ritchie Entered Blake in 1944 Student Council VI, V; Union; Glee Club VI. V. IV; Tennis VI, V. IV, III— Captain VI. V; Football VI, V; Basketball VI. V; White Captain. “A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.”—Kipling Yale Though Jo has won more honors than most of us can count, he has remained the modest, easygoing guv we first met in the Junior School. As an athlete. Jo has combined a fine physique with a capacity for hard work to win himself a total of eight varsity letters during his career at Blake. Famous for his open houses, dates, a somewhat fiendish interest in chemistry, and a cheerful laugh, Jo will give you ‘‘the crux of any matter about which you are in doubt. He seems able to remember the name, age, address, and phone number of any desirable person he meets. Never was there a man so industrious as old “B.B.” Among Jo’s many schemes for making money, two stand out: first, his two-day stint as a soda jerk extraordinaire; second, his two-year job as a traveling salesman. The latter job often proves not quite so romantic as it sounds, as Jo’s district is necessarily limited owing to certain responsibilities at The Blake School. His job peddling kitchen utensils from sieves to sinks has. however, earned him a sizeable sum of money with which to finance one of his pit hobbies—trying to make worthless cars run. At this point, Jo is looking ahead to a successful career at Yale. With his many talents, Jo is certain to distinguish himself in college and in later life. 45

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Paul Frederick Schmitt Entered Blake in 1943 Dramatics Association VI, V; Glee Club VI. V: L’nion: Football VI, Y. IV. Had sigh’d to many, though lu loved but one. —Scott Dartmouth If the word “Ford is heard coming from a large group of yelling Seniors, you can lx- sure that the round-cheeked lx»y in the center, extolling the praises of the Ford Company in general and the Ford tractor in particular, is none other than Farmer Paul Schmitt. What his official position with the company is. we haven’t been able to find out: but from listening to Schmitty. one might draw the conclusion that any farmer who does not own a Ford tractor is not even worthy of being called a farmer. However, all his remarks are not limited to tractors: for during any of his free periods, Schmitty can usually he found in the Senior Room voicing his humorous and somewhat ribald viewpoints oil any subject that may come up. His partially sarcastic sense of humor serves him well in word battles with his fellow Seniors, and it is very seldom that Schmitty fails to get in the last word. Since Paul’s entrance into Blake in the third grade he has risen to become one of the mainstays of the class. Whenever he is called upon to do something, whether it he for the dramatics association, the Torch, or anything else pertaining to the school, Schmitty does it quickly and efficiently. Paul's name can he seen frequently on the honor role: but perhaps his greatest accomplishment lies on the Football team. This fall he climaxed three years on the team by being selected as an all-conference guard on our M.I.S.L. championship team. Schmitty’s willingness to help others and his rare sense of humor are two traits that will carry him far in college and in later life.