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

Text from Pages 1 - 180 of the 1929 volume:

. ! v. ,' ' Copyright, June, 1929 John Henry Harvey Lyman Ei.dredge Wakefield, Jr. THE CALL O’ PAN of 1929 Published annually by the PUBLICATIONS BOARD OF BLAKE SCHOOL tMinneapolis, £Minnesota Pdgr Four 1 he Call o' Pan of 1929 is respectfully dedicated to Donald Able Gkiser who, through his loyalty and untiring effort, has built up history, music and public speaking departments of which Blake may be justly proud, and whose conduct as Master of Blake House has earned the respect and liking of all under his authority. Page Five “High the hope and thought that builded Here upon this hill, We, her sons, must make her worthy— Plan and hope fulfill” Alma Mater Page Six TABLE OF CONTENTS I Foreword II Seniors III Classes IV Organizations V Athletics VI Society VII Junior School VIII Humor Page Seven BOARD OF TRUSTEES Franklin M. Crosby, President Hhnry W. Cook, Vice-President Robert E. MacGregor, Treasurer Sumner T. McKnight, Secretary Charles C. Bovey Daniel F. Bull Frederick W. Clifford G. Barnard Clifford, Jr. G. Nelson Dayton Lyndon M. King Angus W. Morrison Everett W. Olmsted John S. Pillsbury James A. Vaughan Archie D. Walker Page Eight FOREWORD We, the Publications Board of Blake School, present this eighteenth volume of the Blake Call o’ Pan in the earnest hope that we have performed faithfully our duties as school historians, and that members of the school will cherish this book as an accurate record of the events of the year 1928-29. =■ ■ Page Nine O p . ggALfcO' ------------- Page Ten L-i- FACULTY Eugene Charles Ai.der A.B., Kansas; M.A., Harvard Headmaster Noah Sylvester Foss A.B., Dartmouth; Assistant Headmaster; Latin; Senior Master, Upper School Charles Edward Lamb A.B., A.M., Vermont; Latin; House Master, West House; Senior Master, Lower School Pa fit T write Prescott Coyle Cleveland y A.B., UnionyEnglish; Secretary of Faculty Donald Able Geiser A.B., A.M., Franklin and Marshall; Music; History Paul Bosanko A.B., LL.B., Yale; A.M., Colorado State Teachers’ College; French Brucf. Noel Coulter A.B., Brown; English; History; Civics ■c-. Harold Hodkinson A.B., Clark; Science; Geography Page Thirteen Owbn Edward Horne B.P.E., Springfield; Physical Education Director; Purchasing Agent; Administration of Grounds and Buildings Henry Arthur Westmark University of Minnesota; Stout; Manual Training William Ernest Slater United States Military Academy; Mathematics Wheeler Hawley A.B., Trinity; M.A., Harvard; French, German, Latin; Librarian Pdge Fourteen s Shubel Jay Owen B.S., Dartmouth; Mathematics, History r | II V ft j Frederick William Mokros St. Cloud Teachers' College; University of Minnesota; Mathematics EXECUTIVE STAFF Lillian Olivia Berglund Secretary, Dietitian Gregg School University of Minnesota Columbia University Cecilia Hiniker, B.S. University of Minnesota School of Business Accountant Lillian Burdick Secretary, Junior School Duluth Business University =y Pd e Fifteen Page Seventeen I Pane Eighteen o Page Nineteen A Ofcp � Pjgr T wenty Page Tverity one Page Twenty-two SENIORS Noah S. Foss Mr. Foss, serving as advisor to the Class of 1929, has added another creditable year to his successful record in that capacity. His long experience as Senior Class Advisor, his intense personal interest in every boy under his charge, his never-failing energy, and his devotion to the School, make him the ideal man for the position. His foresight and common sense have guided us through our last year at Blake in a manner that reflects his own character. If there is anything, in the school year just completed, of which we of the Class of 1929 may be proud, we believe that credit is due in a large measure to our Class Advisor. Looking back upon our prep school life, we shall always remember Mr. Foss with the admiration and the heartfelt gratitude which, upon leaving the School, we now tender to him. Pjrc Twenty-four Oflup • —-------------------- HISTORY OF SENIOR CLASS Way back in the old days, Bob Macgregor was forced, as he puts it, to tnter Blake in the first year because he was not capable of doing the more difficult work required by the teachers in the Public Schools. Evidently his mother was not pleased with this and we have “Mac” beginning our history as a class. But “Mac” was not long left alone to suffer under the stern severity of Miss McDonald. Wakefield came straggling in the next year from out in the country near Macgregor’s, to be cared for by the second grade teacher who must have been gifted with a considerable amount of hope. Things just sailed along during the third grade. The third member of our class, Thad Lawrence, joined us that year, and soon proved himself far superior mentally. Some of our class played on the Junior School football team in the fourth year, but you know many of us feel yet that Mac Duff and Mr. Wilson framed the whole team so they might sell a good supply of new equipment. With the start of the new wing at the country school, news came late in our fourth year that we were to have the honor, as fifth graders, of occupying one of its chambers, incidentally the one just opposite the faculty room. We were consequently whipped rapidly into shape during the remainder of this year by Mr. Wilson, who gave us setting-up exercises every day in the fenced-in side yard of the school. The next Fall arrived and our class boarded one of those “fast Minnetonka cars” and were herded carefully into our spacious new room by Mr. Wilson, whose wind must certainly have been developed by the numerous stair cases leading to our floor. As a class we were weaned away from Mr. Wilson and his fatherly supervision with the beginning of our first form year. Mr. Cleveland was not long in making us feel that army discipline, and after bumping a few of our heads against the walls and using a number of famous expressions, even the most bold of us learned as they say “to love him.” As third formers we were successful. We won the S.P.A.-Blake series in football, due to the trick plays and thorough coaching of Mr. Beetlestone; and our hockey and baseball teams were good. We were unfortunately lacking in head boys whose names are apt to appear on the placard in the lower study, but we appeared to be getting along. One of our members made the football team during our freshman year, while Macgregor and Rizcr worked all season on the squad. During the course of the winter Rizer swam his first year with the swimming team which he was later to aid so materially. In the fifth form Wakefield was our council member, and was given the job of Photo Editor on the Call o' Pan board. One of our class again made Pdgf Twenty-five _Qfc. his letter on the football team, while Rizer, R., John Welch and Macgregor played well with the squad. On the hockey squad we were represented by Macgregor, and Bob Rizer made his letter in swimming, thus furthering his career as a tank man. With the dawning of our Junior year Bill Welch joined us. Nash and John Welch represented the class on the council, while Macgregor, Rizer, John Welch and Wakefield were invited to join the Union. On the football team we had Schermerhorn, Rizer, Nash, Macgregor and John Welch. Rizer swam on the team again during the winter, while Schermerhorn and Wakefield made their letters playing hockey. Bob Macgregor played during a portion of the season and was only kept from making his letter by an accident which kept him out of the game. Thad Lawrence was our lone debater and upheld his portion of the points in fine style. Mr. Home was our class advisor for many years, and it is the feeling of us all that “Mike” has instilled in us the true spirit of Blake, which was always so sincerely and candidly personified in him during all those years of guidance. Our Senior year brought with it the anticipations, worries and hard work connected with every final year at Blake. Bob Macgregor ended his long and successful career by carrying out the duties of head boy. Schermerhorn and Wakefield served with him on the student council. Our number was augmented by the addition of John Harvey as a post-graduate, along with Stephen Walker, Fred Van Dusen and Guy Thomas from last year’s senior class. Adams Ankeny joined us late in the year when he decided to attend the University of Minnesota. We all as a class belong to the Union. Bob Rizer headed the choir and Union and proved himself a very able captain of the swimming team. Rizer, Macgregor, Wakefield, Bill Welch, John Welch and Fred Van Dusen made their football letters and are members of the Varsity Club. Harvey acted as Editor-in-Chicf of the Publications Board, with Wakefield as Business Manager and Bill Welch as Literary Editor. Harvey and Thomas debated this year. Nearly all our members participated, in one way or another, in dramatics. Wakefield and Macgregor played with the hockey team a second season. Van Dusen, one of the most able players on the baseball team, was captain this year, and since Bob Rizer was unable to act as manager, Wakefield took his place. Lawrence is our valedictorian and a fellow member we are proud of. And now, as a class, we wish to express appreciation for all that the Head Master and the Faculty have done for us during our years in Blake. In conclusion, we wish to express our deep gratitude to our class advisor, Mr. Foss, for his kindly and thoughtful advice during the past year. Lyman E. Wakefield Class Historian Pjgr Twenty-six WILLIAM ADAMS ANKENY Entered Blake 1927 “Ank” University of Minnesota Let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung By dint of his daily haranguing of the eminent Doctor, and by bane fully misleading the faculty and student body with the expression of his intentions to throw into discard his fondly cherished hope of entering Sheff, and to matriculate at the University of Minnesota. William Adams Ankeny has at last gained a foothold, somewhat precarious, on the lofty pedestal now occupied, also somewhat precariously, by a launderer's dozen of otherwise quite normal youths. However, his efforts—whether bond fide or not we are in no position to say—are to be commended, and were it not for his quaint drolleries, displayed at various and sundry inopportune moments in the Senior Room, viz., Miss Berglund’s entrance, his presence in said class would be hailed with great rejoicing and beating of cymbals. But in spite of this harsh indictment, we feel that mention should be made of his brilliant performance in the Founders’ Day Game, which was largely responsible for the overwhelming victory scored by Cappy Nash’s Brown Boys (very brown). Despite his suave, sophisticated mein and scornful abstinence from the gentler things in life, Adams has proven his mettle—may his star of fortune never wane, God bless him! Pd%c Twenty-seven -9H itfc O’ PANf Debating Team, '28 Williams Theme Contest, ’29 Cum Laude Valedictorian Union, ’29 French Club, ’27, ’28, ’29 President, French Club, ’29 THAD BARTLETT LAWRENCE Entered Blake 1919 “Tadpole,” “Shylock U. S. Military Academy “ Young in limbs, in judgment old.'' Trade with Tad—this resounding slogan has become a household word, often calling forth man words from the heads of households whose little offsprings have been beguiled by the oily tongue of our debater into purchasing red sweaters, under the impression that he was selling them articles of the true Blake Brown. By virtue, among other things, of this same smooth manner of delivery in the dass-room, and also of a certain amount of native intelligence, Our Thad has fallen into the role of Valedictorian by default. The commercial genius of Blake School has, in true military fashion, thrown a bombshell into the camp of Manly Boys by the expression of his firm determination to sacrifice his potential plutocracy to the interests of our national defense. One may often see him striding martially down the corridors in perfect time to the office typewriters, frowning fiercely at frightened Fourth Formers, and belligerently attempting, with threats of grave bodily injury, to collect recruits for the Otizens’ Military Training Camp, while twirling imaginary mustachios. He plans to recuperate for a year, after the shock occasioned by graduation, at the University of Minnesota, whence he will make his way by forced marches to West Point-on-Hudson. Thad, you leave these cloistered halls with our blessing if you will only promise not to come back a mathematics teacher. Page Tverity eight Head of School Class Treasurer, ’25-’26 Class President, ’26-’27 Class President, ’27-’28 Junior-Senior Dance Committee, 28 Christmas Dance Committee, ’28 Spring Dance Committee, 29 Reply to Seniors, '28 Thorpe Cup Contest, ’28 Williams Theme Contest, second prize, ’29 Union Dance Committee, ’29 Choir, ’27, ’28, ’29 Property Man, Dramatics, ’29 Football. ’27, ’28 Baseball Squad, ’29 Class Basketball, ’26, ’27, ’28 Hockey, ’28, ’29 Union, ’27, ’28, ’29 Varsity Club ROBERT WARNER MACGREGOR Entered Blake 1914 “Bob, “Mac Dartmouth “I have fed like a farttier Robert Warner Macgregor, Head Boy of Blake School, is about to yield his august position to a younger and more vigorous youth, as he passes out of these cloistered halls, his work completed. No more the acclamations of the Lower School, no more the glory of assisting the Headmaster to build a better Blake, no more the stirring addresses on “What Blake Has Done For Me. Ah, the pity of it! Oh. yeah? Yeah. But let us look more closely into the hidden facts of his existence. Hockey, Football, Public Jawing, to say nothing of all forms of masticatory athletics, at which he is the wonder of that blase crew the Waiters—all these show Mac to be a star. His long arguments with Mr. Cleveland or moral and sociological questions--as if he really knew anything about them!—have frequently saved many members of English VII who had sacrificed their Chaucer to the harsh dictates of the hardboiled taskmaster who affects to teach mathematics. With his habitual gaze of blissful unconsciousness, humming Dutky Stevedore in five different keys (including several that sound like skeletons), Mac is wandering in the general direction of the windswept slop?s of Hangover. N. H., where a plunge in a ten-foot snowdrift may bring him around. Pjge Twent y-nine Union, ’28, ’29 Treasurer, Union, ’28 President, Union, ’29 Football, ’27, ’28 Swimming, ’27, '28, '29 Captain, Swimming, '29 Secretary, A. A. Treasurer, Class, ’29 Choir, ’24, ’25, ’26, ’28, ’29 Choir Leader, ’29 Dramatics, ’27, ’28 Thorpe Cup Contest, '28, ’29 Williams Theme Contest. First Prize, ’29 French Club, ’28, ’29 Varsity Club ROBERT INSKEEP RIZER, JR. Entered Blake 1922 “Bob, “Rizzer “Rosy Princeton “ Tis a naughty night to swim in Bob fought his way into the Old Alma Match bade in 1922, and. discounting lapses into coma which occur at frequent intervals, beginning about nine o’clock each morning and continuing till three-thirty P. M., he has been fighting ever since. Once out of his daily fit (we might work in some pun here, but we’re afraid it won’t fit) he plunges into work with a gusto that is fearful and wonderful. Whether it is swimming, pounding huge dents in the library table with the Union gavel, getting down under punts without tripping over the white lines, thinking up excuses to get out of French Club, or jerking Connell out from under the piano where he is untying Mr. Geiser’s shoelace. Bob has acquitted himself creditably. Nevertheless, Our Captain is not undistinguished in the realms of literary endeavor, as two massive volumes on the life of Lincoln (often used, we sadly fear, to hurl at cats when their courting interferes with his healthful slumber) will testify. He intends to finish his course in somnambulism at Old Nassau, and if he doesn’t stop by the wayside to practice the breaststroke in every railroad water tank along the line, perhaps he may reach there next fall, maybe, huh? Page Tforty Business Manager, Publications, 1929 Publications, ’27, ’28, ’29 Union, ’28, ’29 Dramatics, ’27, ’28, ’29 Football Team, 29 Council, ’27, ’29 Williams Theme Contest, ’29 Choir, ’26, ’27, ’28, ’29 Fifth Form Declamation Contest, ’25 Christmas Dance Committee, ’28 Spring Dance Committee, ’29 Milwaukee Dance Committee, ’29 Junior-Senior Dance Committee, ’28 President, Science Club, ’29 Manager, Baseball Team, ’29 Hockey, '28, '29 Swimming Squad, 27 Class Historian Varsity Club LYMAN ELDREDGE WAKEFIELD, JR. Entered Blake 1918 Lymie Dartmouth “My strength is as the strength of ten Because my heart is pure. Lyman Eldredge Goldsmith Wakefield came to us here at Blake in his tender years, and now claims the distinction of being the one true, dyed-in-the-wool, walk-trot Blake Man who has not suffered the humiliation of probation with its attendant public disgrace. It is indeed a lucky girl (not an advertisement) whom Lyman chooses to select either for a morning jaunt around the lake at five of the dock or as a companion for his afternoon outing in that smart little green bug which is so dear to our Lyman’s heart, despite his gradual realization that perhaps the parts salesmen were aware of his approach after all. What with figure-skating and wiping little Sammic’s nose, Lymie finds the even tenor of his way sorely taxed, but withal he has borne up under the strain with characteristic grace. In spite of this harsh invective poured down so unmercifully on his Spartan head, we feel impelled to commend Lyman’s earnest and conscientious efforts in the capacity of Business Manager of the Publications Board. With the aid of Bayer’s Best, his only vice, we are confident that this young man will even further prove himself on Darkmowth’s wintry campus. Page Thiriy-ont Football Squad, ’27 Football Team, 28 Publications Board. ’28-’29 Union, ’27, ’28, ’29 Secretary, Union, ’29 Class Basketball, ’29 Dramatics, ’29 Class Prophet Varsity Club WILLIAM JOSEPH WELCH Entered Blake 1927 “Bill” Yale “Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee.'' Bill is Eau Claire’s third and last gift to Blake School—dam it— or perhaps hurray. In addition to being the youngest of the Brothers Belch, he also has the distinction of being the lightest in color. He has followed admirably in the family traditions, being received by the Union with opm arms, making his football letter, getting on the Publications Board, and ending up with the severe shock of finding himself in the position occupied by his brother Tony in 1926—that of class prophet. What with trying to get into Yale, malicious chambermaids. indulging daily in savage verbal engagements and punfests with Gen. Slater, and commuting monthly with the old home town. Our Star Boarder finds things a bit thick, don't y know. However, he manages to keep things going along quite hysterically in the Senior Room with his frequent histrionic caricatures of certain Moulders of Youthful Character who are attached to the school by the generosity of the Trustees. Indeed, it fares ill with the luckless wretch who chances to fall under the searing sarcasm of Welch No. 3. With the Good Study Habits acquired by his association with the Cistern of Learning, we are sure that this clever fellow will make quite an impression on the Bond Salesmen’s Training School. Page Thirty-two JOHN HENRY HARVEY Entered Blake 1923 Yale Editor-in-Chief, Publications; Manager, Football Team; Captain, Debating Team; Secretary, Union; Choir; Secretary, French Club; Publicity Manager. Dramatics; General Information Cup; Varsity Club. GUY ALFRED THOMAS, JR. Entered Blake 1915 Williams Union; Swimming Team. FREDERICK ECCLESTON VAN DUSEN Entered Blake 1926 Williams President, Senior Class; President, Dramatic Association; Captain, Baseball; Football; Varsity Club. STEPHEN ARCHIE WALKER Entered Blake 1915 Princeton Union; Treasurer, Union; Secretary, Science Club; Ivy Poet. Pa fie Thirty-three Page Thirty-four CLASSES Alder Knoblauch Olson Schcrmerhorn F. Nash Bailey Mills D. Rizer Ireys Wales Hdllowell Peet Morriss Gamble H. Booraem Trauernicht Snyder Plant W. Walker Robinson JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Frank W. Plant President John P. Snyder, Jr. Vice-President Walter W. Walker Secretary and Treasurer SIXTH FORM At the start of the school year the class of 1930 was the same as last year, with the exception that Robert Enkema had left school and that Roger Mills, a boy from Rochester, was a new member of the class. It is one of the largest classes in the school, and unlike many other classes, most of its members have been together since Junior Blake days. Page Thirty-six A At an early meeting of the class the following class officers were elected: Frank Plant, President; John Snyder, Vice-President; and Walter Walker, Secretary and Treasurer, with Mr. Geveland as the class advisor. The past year has indeed been a very successful one for the Juniors, and, having taken advantage of all opportunities offered, they have established an enviable record. Although not scholastically the highest class in the school, there have always been several of its members on the Honor Roll. In athletics the Junior Class has been very prominent. It has been well represented in every sport. Captain Nash, Schermerhom, Rizer, D.; Walker, W.; McCabe; and Chute earned their letters in football, and several members were on the second team. As a reward for three years of service on the team, Fred Chute was elected Captain for next year. In swimming, Plant, Morriss, Mills, and Rizer, D., represented the class, and only a weak heart prevented Nash, W., from winning a position on the team. Through his continued good work on the team, Rizer, D., was awarded the captaincy for next year. Chute, Captain-elect Walker, Robinson, Captain Schcrmer-horn, and Snyder won letters in hockey and contributed a great deal in developing a team that won for Blake the State Academic Championship. On the baseball team, Robinson, Chute and Snyder are the last year’s lettermen. and will very likely hold their same positions on the team. However, Fred Chute is making a strong bid for the difficult position of pitcher. Athletics is not the only phase of school life in which the Juniors have been active. They have played prominent parts in nearly all other school activities as well. Nash, W.; Schermerhom; Walker, W., Chute; Plant; Robinson, Snyder; and Rizer, D. are members of the Union, and during the year Plant, Walker, W., Chute, and Snyder have held positions on the executive board of the organization. On the Publications Board Plant, Chute, Rizer, D., and Robinson hold important positions. In Dramatics we were very well presented. Robinson. Schermerhom, Nash, W., Hallowell, Plant, Alder, Knoblauch, Nash, F., Rizer, D., Booraem, H., Walker, W., Gamble, Bailey, Chute, Ireys, Olson, and Snyder contributed their share in making the dramatic presentation one of the best in the history of the school. Plant and Gamble were on the Debating Team, Plant winning the Strieker Cup, while Alder, Olson, and Peet formed a negative group and were a great aid to the first team. The Juniors in the choir are: Booraem, H., Hallowell, Walker, W., and Peet. Hallowell, Wales, Ireys, and Nash, F., throughout the year have been doing their part in making the orchestra a success. During the year we have been very fortunate in having Walter Walker and Fred Chute as our representatives on the Student Council. In closing this brief summary of the school year, we wish to extend our sincerest thanks to Mr. Cleveland in appreciation of the work and interest that he has devoted to the class as its advisor. We feel that he has been one of the main factors in the success of the Junior Class. John P. Snyder, Jr. Vice-President Page Thirty-teyen THE FIFTH FORM We are sorry to have lost from our class of last year John Hornburg and Henry McKnight. But we are glad to welcome our new members: Hugh Arthur, Warren MacFarlane, James McNally, and Donald Wells, all of whom have proved worthy additions to the class. In athletics the class of ’31 did well this year. Many of our members went out for football, prominent among whom were MacFarlane, Russell, and FitzGerald. McLane made “A” team. FitzGerald won his letter on the hockey team, and Russell and Atkinson represented us very well on the swimming team, both winning their letters. Prominent among the baseball candidates this spring are Atwood, McNally, McLane, Wells, and Williams, who is trying out for manager. Arthur is on “A team. Several are playing tennis, also. In interclass basketball we did extremely well, winning the school championship, under the able leadership of Captain McNally, without suffering a single defeat at the hands of any other class in the school. The Fifth Form Declamation Contest was a performance of great excellence this year. Gerald FitzGerald won the Union Medal, and honorable mention was awarded to John McLane. All the speakers did very well. Booraem, Bovey, FitzGerald. Steiner, McLane, and Williams were in the Dramatic Association. Williams, Russell, and Bovey were elected to the French Club this spring, and we are to be represented on the Publications Board of next year by Williams, Bovey, Russell, Atkinson, and Steiner. The Class officers are as follows: McLane, President; Atwood, Vice-President; and Bovey, Secretary and Treasurer. McLane represented the Fifth Form on the Council. We are deeply indebted to Mr. Coulter for his work as Class Advisor, and we take this opportunity of thanking him for his help and kind advice throughout the year. John Bovey Secretary and Treasurer Page Thirty-eight F. Booracm Steiner P. Duffy Arthur Bovey McLane Williams Cooper McNally MacFarlane Russell Bosard D. Wells Dalrymple Atwood Fitzgerald Mr. Coulter Salter Palm Lauritzen Cash Dyer Benson Dayton Howard Brace Schilling Heskett F. Woodrich F. Jewett Harris Arnold Cooke T. McCann Hewitt H. Duffy Burnet Fisher Bull Crosby Savage Wright Page Thirty-nine This year several new boys came into our class but we lost some of our old friends. The new boys are Bob Benson, Wallace Fisher, William Chandler. Fred Woodrich, and Bill Schilling. We lost Rye Collins, Harold Atkinson, and Clinton Morrison, who went abroad to study. Donald Dayton came back to school at the beginning of the spring term after a sickness that has kept him out for two terms. I-ast fall Bob Howard and Ben Wright made their football letters, Bob playing at end and Ben in the backfield. In a few years they will be mainstays on the varsity team. The “A” team was largely made up of members of the Fourth Form. Bull played center; Savage, quarter; and Schilling played halfback. Wright, Savage, and Lauritzen made their letters in hockey this winter. The scrub teams were mostly made up of Fourth Formers. Woodrich was captain of one of them. Bob Howard would undoubtedly have made his letter in hockey had he not been sick during the hockey season. John Hunt, Harry Duffy, Web Bull, Bill Schilling, and some other boys were on this team. Bob Howard, Ben Wright, Erie Savage, Des Lauritzen, and Burton Salter have a very good chance of making their letters in baseball. Bob and Ben are trying out for pitcher in baseball, both of them played in the De La Salle. Des is trying out for catcher and Salter for fielder. Savage is trying out for second base. John Palm is trying for assistant manager of the big team. A large part of the “A” team made up of Fourth Formers; Bull is catcher; Woodrich, first base; Benson, a field; Schilling, third base, and a few others. McCann is manager. Quite a number of Fourth Formers tried out for dramatics, McCann, Wright, Schilling, Palm, Howard and Salter took part in the plays. Arnold, Savage, Jewett, Harris and Woodrich made the Honor Roll regularly. The class officers are Crosby, President; Bull, Vice-President; and Savage, Secretary and Treasurer. The Fourth Form is represented in the Council by Wright. We are very much indebted to our class advisor, Mr. Geiser, who has helped us continually. Tom Crosby President Page Forty lOWER SCIMDL THE THIRD FORM It is our opinion that the class of 1933 has been very successful throughout the year. On coming back to the school in September, we found one new member, Norris Lang, and we were also pleased to find that James Collins was in the Third Form this year. Aside from this the class was much the same as it had been. Our class has been very well represented in athletic activities, football being the foremost. We had three members on the first “A team and four on the second. However, the rest of the class was on one or the other of the “B” squads. Those who made their letters on “A team were Collins, W. Brown, and Lang. On the “B” team, L. Brown, Bagley, Sperzel, Snyder and Captain Meech received their letters. In the two games with S. P. A., the “B” team won the first game by a score of 2-0, and tied the second 7-7. Great credit is due to the second team in both games. In hockey, nearly the entire Lower School team was made up of Third Formers. Outstanding players being Tom Snyder, H. Atkinson, and Win-throp and Lucian Brown. The Third Form has ranked high in scholarship this year, there being three or more students on the First Honor Roll every month, and always some on the Second. Neil Melone has led the Form consistently. Five Third Formers are on the board of the “Brown and White” under Jack Malcolmson’s able leadership, with Mr. Coulter as faculty advisor. There have been quite a few small parties throughout the year, and one large one given by the Browns at their lake house. All who had the good fortune to attend enjoyed it immensely. The class officers are Charles Meech, President; Norman Newhall, Vice-President; and Neil Melone, Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Slater as class advisor has been a distinct help to us which we fully appreciate. Charles Meech President SECOND FORM At the beginning of the school year several new students took their places in the ranks of the class of ’34. G. Gooch, W. MacFarlane, W. Wood-rich, T. Stevens, W. Sweatt, C. Fletcher, while later on W. Wells, H. Els-berg and M. Falk entered. However, John Connell, John Hedback, Harvey Mack, and Fred Pratt left us. We started athletics with a good showing in football. Jack McCann, Bill Hunt, and Captain Jim Cullen made the “C” team. Warren Woodrich, Joe Clifford, Robert Stimson and Wayne MacFarlane made their letters on the “B” team. On the Lower School hockey team Wilkes Covey, Bill Wells, Page Forty-two Martin Falk and Gordon Gooch starred. But swimming was perhaps the most successful sport. Clark Fletcher and John Lowe distinguished themselves by getting their first squad emblem. With baseball season starting, three Second Formers seem assured places on the “C” team, three on the “B” team and two on the “A” team. The Second Form also has seven boys representing it in the choir. J. Winston was art editor of the new Lower School paper called “The Brown and White.” He is also drawing for the “Call o’ Pan.” During the year, the class was entertained with several fine parties given by Wyman Vaughan, Tom Wagner, Wales Kibbey, Billy Hunt, and Wilkes Covey. Our class, the largest in the school, did well in scholarship with Joseph Clifford at the head of the entire school. To Mr. Horne as class advisor we wish to express our heartiest appreciation and thanks for all that he has done for us. The class officers were eaxctly the same as those of last year. Jack Winston was President; John Lowe, Vice-President; and Joseph Clifford, Secretary and Treasurer. Jack Winston President THE FIRST FORM Sixteen boys came from Junior Blake to the Country School, as members of the Class of 1935. The new boys were: Stephen Cameron, Henry Flannery, Robert Meech, Harvey Mack, John Connell, Thomas Wright, Richard Groff, Robert Brooks, Seymour Heymann, and John Atwood. We were all sorry to have Daniel Jones drop back to the Junior School. Two of our members, John Atwood and Charles Pillsbury, have been in Europe throughout the Spring and Winter terms. Our class has been very successful in scholarship, leading many classes before us. Throughout the year our class has been led by Seymour Heymann, Harry Piper, and Robert Meech. We started out with the determination to win in football. We were defeated and tied once by S. P. A. We had a strong team with several very fast men on it. Hockey was a victorious game for the “C” team, which was composed mostly of First Formers. We had a strong defense and some fast forwards. Our baseball season is getting under way, and we have a splendid team in sight. The class officers are: Charles Pillsbury, President; Harry Piper, Vice-President; and Robert Meech, Secretary and Treasurer. We wish to express our sincere appreciation to Mr. Mokros for his kind and reliable help as our class advisor. Robert Meech Secretary and Treasurer Page Forty-three Page Forty-jour REPORT OF ANNUAL MEETING OF BLAKE SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The annual Alumni Reunion was held on the afternoon and evening of May 22, 1929, at the country school. A baseball game had been scheduled for the afternoon between Blake and Centra! High School. Unfortunately, however, just as the game was about to begin a thunderstorm made play impossible. Coffee and doughnuts were served at Blake House. At 6:30 the alumni gathered for dinner in the school dining room. About 33 alumni and masters were present, as follows: James R. Thorpe Bradshaw Mintener G. Kendall Smith Carl W. Nash Melville A. R. Krogness Franklin M. Crosby, Jr. John T. Baxter Cargill MacMillan John W. Gregg James H. Gregg Vincent McLane Bronson Langworthy Donald Ncwhall Richard P. Gale G. Barnard Gifford, Jr. Alfred A. Beltz Benjamin S. Woodworth Norman D. McDonald John S. McDonald Donald Gamble Robert N. McCaull J. Willis Jones, Jr. Rufus B. Clark Frederick W. Clifford. Jr. A. A. Crane, Jr. Harry L. Robinson, Jr. Arthur C. Regan Masters: Messrs. Alder, Foss, Cleveland, Lamb. One of the most pleasant phases of the dinner and evening, particularly for the older alumni, was the attendance of several former Blake masters including Mr. Sanderson and Mr. Blanpied. After dinner the Association was officially called to order by President John Baxter, ’21. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved and a nominating committee appointed to choose candidates for the new' officers. While the committee was at work there was a discussion of the relative advisability of having the annual dinners in town as compared with meeting at the country school. It was the consensus of opinion that it would be better to continue meeting at the school. The nominating committee proposed the following officers: Vincent McLane, ’16, to be President. Fred Clifford, 20, to be Vice-President. A. C. Regan, ’17, to be Secretary and Treasurer. Page Forty-six A motion was made, seconded, and carried that the Secretary be instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for these candidates. The meeting then moved upstairs to the library where a most interesting illustrated history of the school was given by Mr. Alder. The material was made up from old pictures and other data gathered for the first time in chronological form. Following this, Mr. Sanderson and Mr. Blanpied spoke briefly about the old days and the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, A. C. Regan Secretary and Treasurer ac Page Forty-seven Page Forty-eight Page Fifty McLane W. Walker Wright Schermerhom Macgregor Mr. Alder Wakefield THE STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council this year has continued the established policy of having this organization act not as a disciplinary body, but as a medium between the student body and the faculty and Headmaster. Among the things accomplished by the Council this year, the drawing up of a complete handbook ought to be mentioned first. Considerable effort has been devoted to seeing that everything is ready for the issuing of this booklet in time for the beginning of school next Fall. A suitable school stationery was agreed upon and procured. It was decided that engraved invitations to school dances should be sent to friends of Blake who were not actually connected with the school. A desirable form for the invitation was drawn up. An invitation list was also compiled from which to select names. The Council, as soon as possible after the beginning of each term, arranged a schedule for the important events which were to take place during the term, in order to make things run more smoothly and to avoid conflicts. As has been the custom, the President of the Council participated in the Founders' Day, Christmas, and Easter exercises. The Council sponsored two dances, one at Christmas and one at Easter, and both proved to be highly successful from every standpoint. It was deemed advisable to have the school file out by pews in all chapel exercises to establish a more orderly and dignified appearance. As no other provision had been fixed for the election of officers for the Dramatic Association, it was decided that these officers be recommended by the Council and then submitted to the student body for approval. It was thought that Blake was not having his activities before the eyes of the public enough, so a publicity committee was formed to remedy this situation by having more of the school activities written up in the newspapers. The Council put through the sponsoring of an Armenian lad in the Near East. The project was put before the school and half of the required amount of $ 100 was secured this year and provision was made for obtaining the remainder next year. In this short resume I have tried to sum up the achievements of the Council this year. These are the tangible accomplishments of the organization but they do not comprise all the benefits and the full value of the Council. The Council acted further as an advisory board in many small ways and helped to promote a better understanding between the masters and the students. The Council is firmly established as an important factor in the school life and activities of Blake, and we sincerely hope that future Councils will endeavor with their best efforts to aid our Alma Mater even more than past ones have done. Robert E. Macgregor President of the Council Page Fifty-one S. Walker Van Dusen Wakefield Lawrence Snyder W. Welch D. Rizer Robinson Harvey Macgrcgor Schcrmcrhom Thomas Plant R. Rizer Mr. Lamb W. Walker THE BLAKE UNION Before commenting on the past year of the Union, we should like to explain just what the functions of this body arc. It has been the experience of many to reach the Junior and even the Senior class without having a definite understanding of the purpose of the Union. The Blake Union was organized by the Class of 1915 and Mr. C. W. Hadden. The first meeting was held on December 4th, 1914. Its purpose, then, is best explained in their words: “To promote and foster interest in debating and public speaking, to further develop and cultivate a spirit of intellectual growth and serious endeavor, to help in the building of school spirit by promoting good fellowship among the members . . However, its sole purpose was not that of a debating club, but it also tried to foster in the school forensic activities latent and active. In 1916 the Union founded the Torch and the first issue appeared in January. The Fifth Form Declamation Contest was instituted in 1917 by the Union, and it is a contest still observed annually. Up to 1918 Mr. Hadden had been advisor to this body, but that year he left Blake to enter business, and was succeeded by Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson continued in this capacity until 1925, when Mr. Foss took his place for one short year. Mr. Foss was followed by Mr. Lamb, who assumed the duties of Faculty guest, member and advisor. Previous to 1926 meetings had been held at the Junior School, but in that year the Country School was chosen as the meeting place, and now the Union convenes in the Library every second Friday. Through its fourteen years of existence the Union has extended and broadened its purpose from that of majoring in debating, and now also acts as a secondary advisory board or a supplement to the Student Council for the Headmaster. Also, through the years, extemporaneous speaking, and usually once a year a mock trial have been added to the programs of the meetings. This addition to the Union’s scope and its subsequent lightening of emphasis on debating has probably contributed in no small way to the six successive defeats in our annual contest with St. Paul. In aiding the Headmaster the Union has, toward the close of the year, a program consisting of papers read by the seniors in which they offer comments, complimentary or otherwise, on the way the school is being run. In these papers the good points of the school arc commended and solutions are offered for the faults they consider ought to be remedied. In our estimation this year’s Union has enjoyed a highly successful season. Its programs have been varied and interesting. Although there was but one debate, the Union has taken an active part in school affairs, in the sponsoring of the Milwaukee Dance, and building up the morale of the school. It is with gratitude that we express our appreciation to Mr. Lamb for his unfail-ing guidance both in the last year and in years previous. President Vice-President Secretary T reasurer Assistant Secretary OFFICERS First Term John Welch Frank Plan i John Harvev Robert Rizer John Snyoer Second Term Robert Rizer Walter Walker William Welch Stephen Walker Frfi Chute Page Fifty-three CUM LAUDE The Cum Laude Society was founded at the Tome School in 1906. Its object is the encouragement and reward of high attainment on the part of the students in secondary schools, and the means it employs to accomplish this object are similar to those used by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Chapters have been established in a number of outstanding preparatory schools in the East. On February 12, 1927, Blake was voted in at a meeting of the General Convention of the Society. In February of the following year we received notice that we could go back through the classes to the beginning of the school and bestow the honor of membership to those who would have received it had a chapter of the Society been established at that time. Those students who have had an honor record up to the time of their election and stand in the upper fifth of the class are elected by the chapter. HONORARY MEMBERS Charles C. Bovey Franklin M. Crosby MEMBERS IN FACULTY Eugene C. Alder Donald A. Geiser Paul Bosanko Charles E. Lamb Prescott C. Cleveland Edwin M. Lindman Noah S. Foss Norman S. Olson MEMBERS IN ALUMNI Herbert G. Clifford, 13 Edwin H. Winter, ’13 Gerald R. Peterson, '14 Loring M. Staples, ’14 Severt H. Peterson, 15 James B. Strieker, 15 Lucian S. Strong, 15 Merrill Buffington, 16 Charles B. Carroll, ’16 Robert N. McCauIl, 16 Truman C. Penney, ’16 Franklin M. Crosby, Jr., ’17 Robert S. Penney, ’17 Ralph E. Rubins, ’17 Lowell T. Bartlett, ’18 Rogers C. Coffin, ’18 John A. Ballord, ’19 James I. Best, ’19 Leonard G. Carpenter, ’19 Roderick D. Peck, ’19 Harlan C Roberts, ’19 C. Bogart Carlaw, ’20 Alfred D. Lindley, ’20 Josiah Willard, ’20 John N. Winton, ’20 Edward N. Osborne, ’21 Laurie C. Wakefield, ’21 Shubel J. Owen, ’22 H. Norton Sudduth, ’22 William T. Christian, ’23 George D. Dayton, II, ’23 Sinclair Hatch, ’23 Bronson L. Langworthy, ’24 John G. Atwood, ’25 John G. Burgess, ’25 William W. Sudduth, ’25 F. Atherton Bean, III, ’26 Otto E. Schoen Rene, ’26 Robert J. Harvey, ’27 John C. Savage, ’27 Robert O. Macnie, ’28 Palmer Richardson, ’28 John P. Devaney, ’28 Page Fifty-four First Row: Mr. Geiser, R. Rizer, Macgnrgor, H. Booraem, J. LaVaJce, Rollins. Second Row: Harvey, F. Chute, W. Walker, Chelgren, Clifford. J. McCann. rhird Row: Mr. Coulter, W. Peet, A. Ankeny, Hallowell, Arnold, Leslie. THE CHOIR In accordance with the prophecy given at the close of last year, the Choir has enjoyed a season more successful than in any year previous. At the beginning of the year, tryouts were held and the membership shortly reached about twenty-five, with, for the first time in its history, a waiting list. Inasmuch as the majority of the members had held places in the choir previously, a greater advance was made in singing this year. A greater number and variety of selections were learned. Also a new departure has been taken in the organization of a double quartet which gave a delightful variation to the programs rendered by the choir at school functions. In the course of the year compositions by Bach, Mendelssohn, Stainer, DuBois, and Simper were sung. The highlight of the season was the Easter Music, presented on the last day of the Winter Term. The double quartet sang for the Fathers’ Dinner, and the Choir and double quartet for the Parent-Teachers’ Banquet. Under Mr. Geiser music at Blake is taking a decided advance, and every year has produced a better choir than that of the previous year. To him belongs the credit. The cultural progress of Blake owes a debt of gratitude to him. Page Fifty-five Ik mL JX2A. flhe. Mr. Slater Mr. Geiser Peer Alder Olson Gamble Plant Harvey Thomas PUBLIC SPEAKING The Public Speaking this year attained an excellence seldom equalled in former years, although the student body as a whole was rather lax in its attendance at the various oratorical contests held throughout the year. It is hoped that in the future this deplorable situation will be remedied. This can easily be done by the abstinence from using half-holiday excuses on the days our public speaking functions are held. Those members of the school who are so ambitious as to participate in them deserve the wholehearted support and attention of all the students. The Lower School introduced a new idea into its regular routine of poems which lent a great deal of interest to its weekly forensics. A large section was lifted bodily from Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer, and was divided up into pieces small enough to memorize easily. Since most of this was dialogue it gave great possibilities for expression, which is rather a hard problem in a poem. At the end of the year the Wilson Cup Contest was held to decide on the best speaker in the Lower School. When the Call o' Pan went to press, however, this had not been held. Mr. Coulter and Mr. Slater should be congratulated on the success of their direction of Lower School speaking. Page Fifty-eight The Fourth and Fifth Form declamations have been discontinued, and it is perhaps better so, for speaking declamations by rote memory is not of very great benefit to the average male adolescent. Nevertheless, we regret the fact that nothing has been substituted. Debates or five-minute extemporaneous speeches would prove of incalculable value not only to our St. Paul Debates, but to the individual Fourth and Fifth Former. However, the Declamation Contest, sponsored by the Union, was held as usual, though it was miserably attended. The medal, which the Union offers the winner of the contest, was awarded to Gerald Fitzgerald, with honorable mention going to John McLane. The Sixth Form debates were dropped this year, owing to the heavy pressure of scholastic work in that class, practically all of its members carrying five subjects. It is to be hoped that this type of speaking will be revived next year. The Seniors at intervals throughout the year gave short, well-prepared talks on subjects of current interest. Four members of that class spoke in the Williams Theme Contest, open only to their form. Robert Rizer was awarded first prize, two fine volumes on the life of Lincoln, for his clear, concise exposition of the Kellogg Peace Pact. The big event on the school’s oratorical calendar is the St. Paul Academy Debate, which was held this year at S. P. A. on March eighth. On this occasion the interest of the school was extremely gratifying. Enough came out for debating to form two teams, and they worked furiously gathering material up to the evening of the debate. During this preparatory period and at the affair itself, the school gave its solid support. At eight-thirty in the St. Paul gymnasium there were as many boys from Blake as there were from S. P. A. Although the judges’ decision awarded victory to St. Paul, with the same sort of work that the first team of Harvey, Plant, Thomas, and Alternate Gamble gave, and with support similar to that furnished by the student body this year, next year we ought to be able to count on winning. Mention must not be omitted of the second team, composed of Alder, Olson and Peet, whose work was of no small help to the first team. The Strieker Cup, usually given a week or so after the debate to the member of the team who has done the best work, was in some way sidetracked this year, and as we go to press, has not yet been given. The Thorpe Cup for Extemporaneous Speaking, open to Juniors and Seniors, was awarded on May eighth to Charles Gamble. In spite of the loss of the St. Paul Debate, and the poor general attendance, we feel that the Public Speaking season of 1928-29 has been a decided success. Great credit is due to Mr. Geiser and Mr. Slater for their tireless and devoted work for the debating team, and to Messrs. Geiser, Slater and Coulter for the success of the season in general. Page Fifty-nine Page Sixty OKA MATH G § Page Sixty-two Alder R. Rizer Bovey F. Booraem Olson Williams F. Nash Knoblauch Bailey Gamble Thomas Palm Halloweli Schermerhom Wright Harvey Wakefield Macgregor Ireys Snyder Howard McLane W. Walker Plant W. Welch Van Dusen Robinson D. Rizer H. Booraem Hewitt T. McCann On February 2 the Blake Dramatic Association presented its fourteenth annual series of one-act plays at the Minneapolis Woman’s Club. The auditorium was well filled, and we can state with confidence that no one left dissatisfied. All the plays were well presented and went off smoothly. The first was Station YYYYt by Booth Tarkington. It has a typical Tarkington plot: a father of a family who is radio-crazy; a young business associate of the father’s who is in love with the daughter but is despised by her for his lack of imagination; and the son who is attempting to gain his parents’ permission to go to a boys’ camp. By means of a fake radio program, carried on with the aid of the loudspeaker, a garden hose, and the family chauffeur, both the young man and the boy gain their objects, amid many laughs from the audience. All the parts were well done, especial notice being due to John Alder as Mr. Winstead, the father; John Bovey, as Anita, the much-desired young lady; and John McLane, as the Penrod-type boy. The second play was The Scales and the Sword, by Bishop. This is rather a grim thing, having to do with an old, miserly grocer who takes advantage of a great fire to profiteer on his foodstuffs, and with his subsequent death before a firing squad when martial law is proclaimed. As Allo-way, the grocer, Walter Walker did a striking piece of work. The minor parts were all well done, H. Booraem as Ed Allen, the clerk, Wilber Schilling as the librarian, Albert Williams as the drummer, D. Rizer as the mechanic. John Palm as the old Irishwoman, and Bill Welch as the militia captain. The last play was a crook comedy, The Weasel, by Roberts. The cast was small and all the players worked well together, though the acting was not quite so natural as that in the other two plays. The best job was done by John Ireys as Aunt Mary. The plot deals with a famous crook called The Weasel, who evolves a brilliant plan to steal a string of pearls. He is foiled by Betty Barton, Aunt Mary’s niece, and Bob Saylor, Betty’s lover, who has disguised himself as a butler to be near her. Between plays the audience was entertained bv the Blake Instrumental Quartette, consisting of Mr. Geiser, piano; Martin Wales, banjo; Fred Nash, drums; and Lamar Hallowell, saxophone. Hallowell was the star performer. Taken as a whole, we believe that this year’s presentation is one of the best in the school’s history. The plays were of exceptional quality and the stage sets were the best in our memory. Great credit is due Mrs. Whittaker, the directress of the plays, and to Mr. Slater, who assisted her. Page Sixty-three I—THE WEASEL Roberts PROGRAM characters Betty Barton Bob Saylor Aunt Mary Messenger Police Officer Inspector Sheridan l ime—The Present. Raymond Olson Ben Wright John Ireys John Snyder Fred Chute Charles Gamble Place—Aunt Marys living room. Music by the Blake School Instrumental Quartette Lamar Hallowell, Frederick Nash, Martin Wales, Mr. D. A. Geiser II—THE SCALES AND THE SWORD CHARACTERS John Alloway Ed Allen Dwight Gilmore A Librarian A Drummer A Mechanic An Old Irishwoman Newsboy Refugees Militia Time—Late March afternoon. Place—Interior of a grocery store. Walter Walker Hendrik Booraem William Welch Wilber Schilling Albert Williams Dean Rizer John Palm John Hewitt f Edwin Schermerhom ] Fletcher Booraem ] Fred Nash | Fred Van Dusen fFrancis Knoblauch George Steiner | Burton Salter Bishop Page Sixty-four Ill—STATION YYYY Tarkington Cjjrn CHARACTERS Mrs. Winstead Herbert Anita Caroline Annie Mr. Winstead Roger The Chauffeur A Hollow Voice lime—The Present. Place—7he living-room of the Winsteads. Lyman Wakefield John McLane John Bovey Thomas McCann Gerald FitzGerald John Alder Frank Plant Lamar Hallowell Douglas Robinson BLAKE SCHOOL DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION Season of 1929 Director Mrs. Hazel Lotze Whittaker Business Manager Fred Van Dusen Advertising, Printing, Programs and Tickets John Harvey [Robert Macgregor Properties Stage Manager Head Usher Electricians I Guy Thomas | Fred Van Dusen John Welch Edwin Schermerhorn Mr. Horne Mr. Hodgk in son o- Page Sixty-five o THE SHORT STORY CLUB The Short Story Club has outgrown its infancy. It has proved its worth. When one considers that it is the only organization in the school that has no rule of any sort governing its attendance, and then considers that it has had almost a one hundred per cent attendance throughout the Winter Term, one clearly sees that it is accomplishing its object of enjoyably acquainting the Junior and Senior classes with miniature classics. But it is really unfair to call the Club an organization. It is merely a congenial gathering of whomever wants to come to the house of anyone who wishes to do the entertaining. There is nothing at all obligatory about any phase of it. The first meeting was at Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland’s house on January twentieth. The Golden Honeymoon, by Ring Lardner, a side-splitting story, and A Terribly Strange Bed, a most mysterious and thrilling tale by Wilkie Collins, were enjoyed immensely, and they convinced us that Mr. Cleveland had certainly not lost his grasp on the ability to pick stories of merit. We were not deceived, for at John Harvey’s on February third he read Ambrose Bierce's An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, a tense recital of what a man thinks between the time the hangman's rope jerks tight about his throat and the moment when he loses consciousness for the last time. He also read Words And Music, a Southern story with a strong human touch, by Irvin S. Cobb. February seventeenth found us at Robert Rizer’s. Here we heard another of Bierce’s masterpieces, The Man And The Snake, which has to do with a snake’s eyes and a man’s mind. King Solomon of Kentucky, by Henry L. Allen, a pathetic story with a rich Southern flavor, was also read. Doug Robinson held the last meeting at his house, and there Mr. Cleveland read that piece that was so popular with the members last year, The Star Spangled Banner, by Peter B. Kyne. Thus the 1929 Club ended its career. Certainly we could not close this article without some laudatory mention of the mothers behind the scenes, who arranged those delicious suppers for us. Contrary to the opinion stated in last year’s Call o’ Pan, we think excellent food is no detriment to anything, and we are not averse to any presence of it, no matter in how large quantities it may be. We extend our deepest gratitude to the mothers who entertained us so kindly, and to Mr. Cleveland, to whom much of the credit for the Club’s success must go. Page Sixly-tix THE FRENCH CLUB The French Club was founded in the fall of 1927 to give French students a better opportunity to study French literature and the art of conversation. The credit for the founding and continuance of the French Club goes to Mr. Bosanko, who unselfishly devoted his time and energy in order to give us an opportunity for the study of French which he believed could not be gained in the classroom. In the beginning, the Club was formed on an informal basis and met on alternate Friday nights. The original members of the French Club were: King Bennethum, Palmer Richardson, Robert Macnie and John Harvey from the Senior class, Thad Lawrence from the Junior class and John Alder from the Sophomore class. At the end of the year, an election was held to choose members for the coming year. During the present school year, the same informal style was used during the meetings until the close of the Winter term. At this time, Mr. Bosanko judged it advisable to have more organization than formerly when a secretary was the only officer. Under the present system, there is a president, and a secretary who keeps the minutes of the meetings. These are elected for one school term. Thad Lawrence was elected President and John Alder. Secretary for the Spring term. The following members were elected for the coming year: Dean Rizer and Raymond Olson from the Junior class and Dudley Russell, Albert Williams and John Bovey from the Sophomore class. It is with the deepest gratitude that we thank Mr. Bosanko for his tireless work and help which he has expended so generously. THE SCIENCE CLUB During the past year there has been inaugurated a new organization known as the Science Club to which there now belong about twenty-five members. Mr. Hodgkinson is the faculty advisor and director. The aims and purposes of this club may be stated as follows: To develop any latent interest in science and to further any existing interest among the members of the school connected with it; to disperse a certain amount of scientific knowledge among its members, and to generally encourage a real interest in science in such boys of Blake as is possible. At the meetings which occur about every two weeks there are talks and experimental demonstrations made by the members. After dinner there have been two or three reels of motion pictures concerning commercial processes such as the making of dynamite and developing of water power. On Saturdays between meetings, trips, which are well attended, are made to factories and plants in the city. On the whole considerable interest has been shown, and it is hoped that progress will be made in the realization of the aims of the organization. Pdge Sixty-ifyen FOUNDER’S DAY, 1928 Although, because of unforseen circumstances, Founder’s Day had less preparation this year than usual, the event seemed to benefit from this lack, for the proceedings slid along more easily than they ever have in the past. At one-thirty, on Tuesday, November twentieth, 1928, the student body assembled in the Chapel. Upon the platform, with Mr. Alder and Robert MacGregor, head of the Student Council, were seated three of the Founders of the school, Mr. F. M. Crosby, Mr. C. C. Bovey, and Mr. E. C. Gale. The choir, in their cassocks, entered singing the processional. At the conclusion of the singing, Mr. Crosby and Mr. Gale presented two most illuminating little talks on the foundation of the school, which were followed by a prayer. The choir sang a Negro spiritual, “I Got Shoes,” and concluded the formal Chapel services with Kipling’s Recessional. The room was darkened and a light projected upon the screen on the platform. The first slide which slipped into view was one of the old Blake building on Ridgewood Avenue. Mr. Alder gave a detailed explanation of this and another slide took its place. There followed in rapid succession images of the other old Blake buildings, pictures of the breaking of ground at the country school, the addition of wings to the new building, the faces of old teams who fought for Blake, the Blake war troop, old faculty members, and many others. All this was accompanied by a running fire of commentary, factual but full of life and interest. The work was so beautifully done that everyone down to the lowliest and most restless Lower Schooler praised it. It represented a number of weeks of hard, unremitting labor. Mr. Alder first gathered the pictures from old, dusty scrapbooks, pictures in the trophy-room, and various odd out-of-the-way places. Then, having had them superimposed on slides, arranged and wrote a history around them. Such a monumental piece of work has never been done for the preservation of the school’s history before. It should be treasured up in the archives of Blake to be added to in future years. When the last slide had disappeared and the Chapel was again light, the school sang the Alma Mater as a fitting end to this service and then disbanded to participate in or watch the traditional Brown and White football game. The Browns, playing hard, straight football, against the powerful White team, beat their opponents 13-0. The teams were very evenly matched and the game, while exciting, showed little individual starring, but a good deal of fine, smooth teamwork. The Father’s Dinner was held that evening at school and questions brought up bv the fathers were discussed and answered. Entertainment was given by the famous Blake Septette. Page Sixty-eight Mr. Cleveland D. Rizer W. Welch Harvey Wakefield Plant PUBLICATIONS BOARD Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Business Manager School Editor Literary Editor Photograph Editor Assistant to Editor John Harvey Frank Plant Lyman Wakefield Fred Chute William Welch Dean Rizer Douglas Robinson Page Seventy THE PUBLICATIONS BOARD Last year the system of having the Call o’ Pan and Torch boards combined into one publications board was originated and proved very satisfactory. Consequently it was carried on this year, and we regard the year as successful both from a financial and a literary point of view. The board was small this year, but there was better co-operation than in former years. Another important factor was the interest on the part of the student body which was shown by the large quantity of literary material turned in. Often there was more than was needed and hence a better quality was obtained. The first two Torches came out in the Fall Term, the second appearing at Christmas. The first one was occupied largely with the changes which had taken place, and the plans for the coming year. The Christmas number contained an account of the last football games, and the prospects for the swimming and hockey seasons. Then for the winter issue a new plan was tried out, and an almost entirely literary Torch was brought out. This was made possible through the abundance of literary material turned in at this time. The Spring number was largely an athletic one containing summaries of the winter sports, and the outlook for baseball and tennis. The last Torch coming out with the Call o’ Pan contained notably the Commencement speeches. Through the co-operation of the student body the board was early relieved of most of its financial worries, and a prompt publication of the Torches was assured. It is hoped that this will be true of the years to come. Toward the end of the year the board was severely handicapped by the tightening up on the 3:30 excuses which greatly reduced the number of those who might secure ads, thus contributing to the prevention of a forty-eight page Torch, and of a better Call o' Pan. It is hoped that next year this lamentable state of affairs will be remedied. In spite of this the board has done its best to bring out the Torches on time and to publish a good Call o’ Pan. If in this we have been reasonably successful it has been largely due to the Herculean efforts of our Editor-in-Chief, John Harvey. In conclusion we wish to extend our heartiest thanks in general to the student body who has backed us up so well this vear. Page Seventy-one oE =o THE HISTORY OF THE “BROWN AND WHITE” Last year, it will be remembered, a few one-page, hand-printed so-called papers made their debut in the Lower School. These papers were strictly for the members of the First, Second, and Third Forms and contained news, jokes and wisecracks concerning the life of the harrassed Lower Schooler. The interest in these papers was great, and the English Department, hoping to encourage these literary attempts, offered a prize for the best paper among the motley assembly. “The Chatterbox” edited by several enterprising hirst Formers won. But because of the overpowering difficulty, that of printing, these papers gradually died out one by one. In November, 1928, four Third Formers convened with Mr. Coulter and suggested a means whereby a Lower School paper could be published sanely and inexpensively. This paper would be official, and a permanent board assisted by Mr. Coulter as faculty advisor would be chosen to edit the paper. The experiment was officially announced before the school, a board was elected consisting of T. Dillon, Charles Meech, Neil Melone, Norman Newhall, John Winston, and Jack Malcolmson, and work was at once begun on the first issue, which was to come out on the 14th of December. A policy was adopted for the new paper, a cover design was evolved, and the earnest endeavor to make an interesting periodical was put into the board. The paper was to contain one interview by a Master every month, Masters to be taken in order of their seniority. Each issue was to be six pages in size and was to contain one cartoon by our artist, Winston, two or more editorials on school problems, a serial story, the best theme written by a Lower Schooler during the month and school news, humorous stories, poems and jokes. It was a good policy but a hard one to fulfill owing to the difficulty in getting anyone outside of the board to write for the paper. Nevertheless, on the 14th day of December one hundred and thirty copies were distributed among our subscribers and our publication was hailed with such enthusiasm that even the most skeptical had to admit the experiment was a huge success. From then on everything worked smoothly, the board co-operating in perfect unison and thus enabling our policies to be carried out to the last word. Mr. Coulter was tireless in his energy and it could be truthfully said that he was the one band that kept us together during the darker periods of the “Brown and White’s existence. He was the backbone of the paper. We published an issue every month as we had promised, and all too soon our last number came off the press. We hope we have given the Lower School what they wanted in the form of a publication as a public display of their literary talents, as means of expressing their opinions and hopes, and as a means of affording enjoyment. If we have accomplished this I know I express the opinion of the entire board when I say we arc thankful for being able to render our school a service. Jack Malcolmson Editor-in-Chief Page Seventy two Blake Beats St. Paul Prep Team in Grid Race Finale Fred Chute and Bill Nash Lead Hilltoppers to 13 to 6 Win Over Rivals—Fumble Gives Losers Lone Counter Blake Sextet Wins Over St. Thomas in Hard Battle, 2-0 Nash, Chute Lead Blake to Victory Over Hopkins High Blake Tankers] Win in Meet With Central! Bob Riser Takes Point i Honors as Mates Mark Up 51-18 Victory. Fleet Back field Stars Loom as 1 Big Yard Gainers in Practise Game—Pudil Stars for Hopkins Aggregation speed and drive than he had laat season and. of course. It was largely through his work that the Hill-toppers won four of their six hardest games. Walter Walker and Robert Rl- Blake Takes on Hopkins in Final Practise Game Today Blake school's powerful swimming team had little trouble In defeating ( ntra| high school by M points to (II Wednesday afternoon In a meet [at th« Minneapolis club. WEST SIX BEATS BLAKE TEAM, 1-0 Perkins and Yerxa Star for Winners—Hilltoppers Put Up Good Battle Bill Nash to Lead Hilltoppers in Greatest Grid Campaign —Six Veterans Bolster the Team—Trauernicht Out for Season The Blake Academy football team made up of six veterans and a fighting squad of new stars, was slated to take on tha Hopkins high eleven In an Important practise game on the Hilltoppers' field at 3:30 p m. to- Coach Mike Horn, despite the loss of a few of his star prospects, hopes to have a strong team In the race again this year. Captain BUI Naah. who la rounding out h s fourth year aa s regular; Fred Van Duscn. Fred | •• — otut W • ’« BLAKE SIX WINS FROM SHADS, 4-0 Minneapolis School Displays Fine Team Work Faribault. Minn., Jan. 2d—The Blake school hockey team of Minneapolis defeated tha Shsttuck school here today. 4 to 0. I The visitors displayed close knit I teamwork, making all their scores from directly In front of the goal while Shattuek’s attempt were all long shots. MacOrrgor MacKsrlaa ___Welker ... M-'abr ...R. Kiser ____ W fieri H o are •rfar7T..r.:r..i ’ 3 Ubby .........I.T ... :Lari«n..... I Wliiuma .. Suck..........FB ............. Naan tk� b� mtnska: Ankany for Mar- Orraor. Walch fur MscPbrlsn . Wak-Hrld for Wifttr. AM«n for McCa' - D Hi for R. H irt. R'jaar'l for Wrlrh Mori for Howard. Plant for ’Wakefield. Wright . for S«iirn� art� orB. Rovjiroa for Sa ti He- Blake Tankers Win by The West high hockey team, coholders of first place In the league with Washburn and South, tool, advantage of an open date yesterday to plan and defeat the Blake Academy sextet. 1 t 60, on the latJ ter team's rink. The game was a hnrd fought affair from the opening bell to the final signal and the HiKtopperr showed the Creen and White tram a few tricks of the Ice game even though they were edged out In the struggle. Blake led the opening attack on tho West network, but each time! the defensive plsy of their rivals P 1 1 Q seemed too much for Jhcm and' I - I 7S they were forced to return to thelrl x own territory. There wss no scor- _________________ Ing In the opening stanza. _ _ . _ . . ' West displayed an excellent bit Rojrer Mills S«t� Record for Of stick handling In the second 220 Yards as Rochester Is Defeated. period when Yerxa and Perkins car-, fled the puck down through the Blake team for close In shots at the-nets. Phil Perkins finally slipped through for what later proved to be West's winning goal when hs made a long dash down the Ice to place the pellet squarely In the lace . P.Tll.'O l r � r r ,ssr.. .srh rrr.� rt ora left'defonae,.frlm-'ti LawrltM ... Hght atttt-A ...BksUrosi TSWiiki c u i T£ir Blake school of Mlnnespolls db-rated Rochester high school, 41 to il. Ssturdsy night st the Mlnneapo. Is club In a swimming match which aw the fsll of a Rial record of long landing In the J.0-yard free style vent. Roger Mills sat up tha new mark or J!0 ysrds when he won from U tochester The summaries: Risk lXa h Tk � i s« i ’Tuns I'- , ___ be� � r U� k � « • b -l‘■'•I l rln« elon. N. J . Ksb. M -Henry I � hrt free ,i� u—Wee bv fid Cook. former hockey star on th« xi '- ‘ _ iBIako school team of Mlnnbopolla. Is It mi king a brilliant record on the freshman pock 4u d at Prl-’oeton university. Cook Is a regular on the frosh sex.ct. end his ei arkllng exhl-I•!!Ions of play have made him one For Blake, John Snyder played n good game in the nets, while the work of Schermerhom and Fred Chute was one of tho highlights of the game. The Unrups and summary: Former Blake Puck man Stars With Tiger Frosh j liil. klur. f . Tk« a � � i_J1m� .I M IS ! | IbVriri re lev—Was I not. R:t� r. fi . | mO-rard Store— ffz£ V. : t t=$ -lerd lark Strok —Wm t.v Morrw • g1: j till. terood: Lias t«t. tklrd. Tha KO-vatd tit t� te-W a be Mlil RI: klwr. ih . ttrat4: SlsVrkk till, tsird. bf fn| Mi Fnlrber Igl. T . M 14. 100-yard htt � Ule— W s 41: Tbosia. Ik,, «ros4: Mfd. Tlate . 1 iH ? � - Wvlar—Wes fit A'k nut igl: Riser ■ . wsed: CtHi |W tklrd. 3nO-rtr4 ei� 4l’a r ' � — J-s br. Morris.. kttar. , Xstk. Time-4. 5 � � . Uf the most valuable men of the ••lusd, He Is considered lino talent for the varsity next season. Mr. Cleveland R. Rizer Schermerhorn Mr. Home THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Athletic Association started to function shortly after the opening of school. This year we drew up a better constitution and made several changes in it. The main change was concerning the voting of the Lower School. Formerly the Lower School has had the power to vote on all matters brought up at meetings, but a measure has now been passed by which the Third Form is the only Form in the Lower School which may vote on school business aside from coefficient matters. We hope that this change will bring about wiser voting when the First and Second Forms gain that privilege. Again we thank the Dramatic Association for the financial support we have received from them. Mr. Home and Mr. Cleveland are also to be commended on their fine interest and co-operation in aiding the Athletic Asso ciation. OFFICERS OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Edwin Schermerhorn Fred Chute Robert Rizer Mr. Cleveland Mr. Horne President Vice President Secretary T reasurer Advisor Page Seventy-five Page Seventy-six Macgregor; Harvey (Mgr.); Walker, W.; Trauernicht; Welch, J.; Welch, W.; McCabe; Wright; Horne (Coach); Rizer, R. Wakefield; Chute; Nash (Opt.); Van Dusen; Schermerhom Howard Rizer, D. FOOTBALL, 1928 Willis Nash Organization Captain John Harvey Manager O. E. Horne Head Coach B. N. Coulter Assistant Coach Macgregor Line-up Left End Welch, W. Left Tackle Walker, W. Left Guard Wakefield Center Rizer, D. Right Guard Welch, J. Right Tackle Rizer, R. Right End Nash, W. (C) Fullback Van Dusen, F. Right Half Chute Left Half ScHERMERHORN Quarterback Trauernicht Substitutes Tackle McCabe Center Howard Fullback Wright Quarterback Blake 38 Schedule Hopkins 14 Blake 6 Roosevelt 7 Blake 2 West 13 Blake 12 Mound 12 Blake 8 Pillsbury 13 Blake 13 S. P. A. 6 Page Seventy-nine Oflup . --------■ Captain Nash Pdgf EigA y FOOTBALL, 1928 If one were to graph the fortunes of the 1928 football team, a parabola would be the result, starting with a victory over Hopkins, reaching its lowest point in the West High game, and culminating in a decided victory over S. P. A. Early practice begun on September 10 showed the following veterans to be back: Nash, J. Welch, Rizer, Schermerhorn, Walker, Macgregor, Chute, and Van Dusen. These men, plus the last year’s second stringers, made the outlook decidedly rosy. On September 25, Hopkins, our traditional rivals, brought over a light, speedy aggregation, which relied chiefly on its overhead game. Blake, playing straight football, downed them 38-14 in one of the most decisive victories in the athletic relations of the two schools. The second game of the season was played with Roosevelt, a well run, machine-like team which rated high in the city high school league. Roosevelt won 7-6. Blake scored on a pass as a result of a Roosevelt fumble. The try for point was blocked. Roosevelt scored in the third quarter by a series of line plunges and off-tackle smashes. Kolesar, Roosevelt captain, dropkicking, made the score 7-6. In this game Blake showed improvement as far as individual playing was concerned, but showed a decided loss as regards co-operation and team play. West journeyed to Blake October 10 and went away with an unexpected victory to their credit. Blake, overconfident as a result of the closeness of the Roosevelt game, proved too sluggish and dead to take advantage of breaks or to score when the opportunity presented itself. The game was displeasing not only from the spectator's point of view, but from the players’ and coach’s as well. Team play and fight were rarely shown, and the general morale of the home team was about as low as it could get. a Page Eighty-one Cl$w , —— On a slow, wet field at Mound, Blake held the undefeated Mound team to a 14-14 tie. Mound displayed interference at its best. Some who saw the game expressed the opinion that they had never witnessed better. As in the West game, a good deal of sloppy football was played, but at times the team showed some of the fight that Mike’s teams have been so famous for. On the following Saturday, Blake traveled to Owatonna for the annual battle with Pillsbury. The result was unhappy, though the team recovered its early season morale. Arguments were many, and both teams were dissatisfied with the officiating. Blake lost with a 13-8 score. The season was brought to a satisfactory close by the S. P. A. game on November 9th. It was decidedly a Blake day from start to finish. The Blake line opened holes when and where they pleased, and the results were entirely pleasing. The score was 13-6. Mike Home and Banty Coulter are to be congratulated on their success with this team. For anybody can make a winning team win, but to make a losing team win takes real coaching. With Fred Chute as captain, plus the 1928 coaching staff, the future for next year’s team looks exceedingly bright. Coach Home Page Eighty two Pane Einhiy-lhree THE LETTERMEN Captain Willis Nash This was Captain Bill's fourth year as a letterman. In spite of several injuries during mid-season, he played his usual hard, smashing game. He was an excellent leader as well as player. Captain-Elect Fred Chute The fact that “Chutie” was the unanimous choice of 1929 captain speaks for itself. His field generalship in the last game was a delight to Blake followers. Fred Van Dusen Fritz was shifted from end to blocking back this year and filled the position of half-back as creditably as he had that of end. His punting was always sure and dependable. Edwin Schermerhorn “Schermie’s’' drive and plunge this year reminded the old-timers of his famous brother, Bob, who was one of Blake’s best line plungers in 1922. Robert Macgregor Bob, playing end for the second year, was on his job in every play and in every game. John Welch The second of the Welches on a Blake team lived up to the excellent record made by his older brother, Tony, in 1925. William Welch The third and youngest of the Welch family to wear the Brown was in there fighting all the time. Robert Rizer Bob was shifted from line to end this season and developed into an excellent team-mate for Macgregor at the other end. Page Eighty-jour Dean was hard put to it to uphold the example set by his older brother, Bob. He did the Rizer family proud. Walter Walker Walt, playing the second year in the line, could always be depended upon to deliver in tight places. Lyman Wakefield Lyman developed into a steady, dependable center by reason of hard work and determination. Morden McCabe Mac, alternating at guard and center, made a creditable showing at both positions. Ben Wright Ben, while only a Freshman, showed a fight and a love for football that should make him a player to be respected by Blakes’ opponents during the next three years. Robert Howard Bob was another Freshman to make his letter. Followers of Blake will hear from him in the next three years. Dick Trauernicht Dick was handicapped the whole season by an injury that would have caused most boys to quit the game but he was out there every day helping out in every way possible, and set the team an example that will long be remembered. Coach Mike Horne Nothing can be said about Mike that has not been said before. His teams are ample evidence of his coaching ability, and his overwhelming popularity among the student body displays the fact that he is a fine sportsman and a good fellow. Page Eighty-fire St. Paul Academy Game BLAKE 13, ST. PAUL ACADEMY 6 In the annual S. P. A. football game, played on the latter’s gridiron, Blake scored a decisive victory over Coach Smith's boys by the score of 13 to 6. The first half found Blake leading 13 to 0. Blake’s line outplayed St. Paul’s throughout the half, and the backs performed brilliantly, ripping through St. Paul’s forward wall for consistent gains of from five to fifteen yards. Chute and Captain Nash carried the ball around the ends and off-tackles behind perfect interference, several times breaking away into open field for nice gains. Both our touchdowns resulted from marches down the field from the thirty-yard line. The first counter was made by means of a pass and a twenty-yard run by Chute. Near the close of the second quarter Chute again scored on a run off-tackle. St. Paul’s score was the result of a long pass, Whitman to Grubbs. Substituting for Captain Nash, Bob Howard showed that he had plenty of running ability. Dick Trauemicht, nursing a bad shoulder, did not enter the fray till the final quarter, substituting for Bill Welch. Dick played a hard, steady game in the few minutes he was in. St. Paul kicked off to Blake, John Welch receiving and returning the ball to the forty-yard line. Nash broke away for twenty yards around right end. Chute picked up five yards. S. P. A. recovered a Blake fumble in midfield and immediately kicked to Chute who returned fifteen yards to Blake’s thirty-yard line. Page Eighty-six Chute and Nash alternated carrying the pigskin for steady gains to their opponents thirty-yard line, where a pass, Chute to Schermerhorn, placed the ball on the one-yard line. Chute took the ball over, and Schermerhorn ran the ball over for the extra point. Blake 7, S. P. A. 0. S. P. A. kicked to Chute who returned to Blake’s twenty-five yard line. After an exchange of punts, Chute returned an S. P. A. boot six yards. Nash broke away for twenty-three yards. Blake failed to gain the 10 yards and kicked to Whitman, who returned to the S. P. A. eighteen-yard line, as the first quarter ended. Blake smeared S. P. A. on an attempted end run, whereupon the soldiers punted to Schermerhorn who ran the ball back twenty yards. Several short gains were made by Nash and Chute. A pass was incomplete and Chute failed to gain. After another unsuccessful pass, St. Paul took the ball, but finding it impossible to gain, booted the ball to Blake’s forty-yard line. Howard replaced Nash at full. Howard started off with a fifteen-yard run, and Chute added nine more. Schermerhorn was good for ten yards. Then Chute went over for a touchdown after another fifteen-yard run by Howard. The try for point failed. Blake 13, S. P. A. 0. Blake kicked to Whitman, who was downed after a short return. S. P. A. was unable to gain and Blake took the ball on downs as the half ended. Starting the third quarter, St. Paul kicked off. Howard and Chute alternated carrying the ball, for a distance of twenty-five yards. Blake was held for little gain, and the ball went to the Academy. After several ineffectual attempts at running, St. Paul tried a pass, taking them to Blake's thirty-yard line. Here they were held on downs. Chute and Howard made the ten yards, but then the Academy stiffened and Blake was forced to punt. After a march of some twenty yards, S. P. A. lost on downs again, as the quarter ended. Nash replaced Howard. Blake could not gain, and punted to the Academy's forty-eight yard line. Here Blake took the ball on downs, but fumbled, Smith recovering for the soldiers. After several minutes of seesawing, the ball began another steady journey toward the goal with the Hilltoppers, but never finished it because of a stiffening of the Academy line. Chute kicked to their thirty-five yard line, Whitman running back the oval to midfield. A twenty-yard pass by Whitman was snagged by Grubbs, who scampered the remaining distance to the goal line. Reichert missed the try for point. Blake 13, S. P. A. 6. Blake chose to receive and Nash returned the ball to the forty-five yard marker. Chute punted to S. P. A.’s forty-yard line. Another pass, Whitman to Grubbs, placed the oval on Blake’s twenty-five yard line as the game ended. =J� Page Eighty-seven Page Eighty-eight S 8pj McNally Coulter (Coach) Wells W. Walker Howard Lauritzen Williams Macgregor Trauernicht Salter Gooch Savage Wales Wakefield Wright Van Dusen Snyder McLane BASEBALL ORGANIZATION, 1929 Frederick E. Van Dusen Captain Lyman E. Wakefield Manager Bruce N. Coulter Coach Line-up Lauritzen Catcher Chute Pitcher Snyder First Base Wells Second Base McLane Shortstop Atwood Third Base Howard Left Field Van Dusen Center Field Wright Substitutes Right Field Macgregor Pitcher Gooch Pitcher Trauernicht Catcher W. Walker Catcher Mills Schedule, 1929 Outfielder April 26 ST. THOMAS Away April 30 DE LA SALLE At Home May 1 BLAKE FACULTY At Home May 6 DE LA SALLE At Home May 10 S. P. A. Away May 14 SHATTUCK At Home May 18 SHATTUCK Away May 25 MILWAUKEE At Home ? Page Ninety one Captain Van Duscn Page Ninety-two BASEBALL, 1929 At the opening of the baseball season, about twenty candidates turned out. Although greatly handicapped by the usual loss of a great many last year’s lettermen, we have been fortunately supplied with very hopeful prospects. Among the most outstanding are Trauemicht, Wells, Lauritzen, Howard, and Atwood. As for pitchers, we have several who are all about the same, Chute, Wright, Howard and Trauemicht, Chute being a shade better than the others. Trauemicht, Lauritzen, and W. Walker have been alternately holding down the catcher’s job. Snyder and McLane are showing their usual form at first and short respectively, while Wells and Atwood successfully fill the bill at second and third. Relief pitchers and Van Du sen have been playing field, while Mills, Gooch, Wales, Savage and Salter are coming along in fine shape, and by the looks of things, they will probably get in many of the games. Our first two games, St. Thomas and De La Salle, were unfortunately called on account of bad weather. Mention should be made of the first class spirit which the team has shown, due to the influence of Coach Coulter and to the conscientious efforts of the team itself. With this behind us, we can look forward to a successful season. Frederick E. Van Dusen Captain Coach Coulter Page Ninety-three THE VARSITY CLUB The Varsity Club, which was established in the fall of 1923, is annually composed of those who have won their major “B.” A key is awarded on which is inscribed the athletic record during the Upper School years. MEMBERS 1929 Chute Harvey Howard Macgregor McCabe McLane Nash, W. Rizer, D. Rizer, R. SCHHRMERHORN Snyder Trauernicht Van Dusen Wakefield Walker, W. Welch, J. Welch, W. Wright Page Ninety-jour O' Mr. Bosanko Plant Russell Mills Atkinson Morriss Fletcher D. Rizer R. Rizer Thomas Lowe SWIMMING, 1929 Led by Captain Bob Rizer, the Blake Swimming Team of 1929 completed one of the most successful seasons in the history of the school. Though three meets were dropped, six were won, and these from teams of recognized strength. West and Edison took two very close meets, while Shattuck administered rather a bad beating, but the meets with Rochester, Central, South and St. Paul Central were decided victories for the Blake swimmers. Captain Rizer, high-point man for the year with a score of 88, proved himself to be one of the ablest men in his field—the breast stroke—of which the Twin Cities can boast. He defeated every one in his class so consistently that his was the one event which came to be absolutely counted on in the meets. He also did most creditably in the diving, and throughout the season he could be depended Page Ninety-fix upon to uphold his end. Altogether, he was an excellent captain both in spirit and in action. Guy Thomas, who, by his five years of swimming for Blake has had his name inextricably linked with the sport in the school, finished the year in second place with regard to points won. He rolled up a score of 69. Guy is, perhaps, the most versatile swimmer we have ever had. The loss of so brilliant a performer will be severely felt. Dean Rizer, by hard, persevering work, advanced himself to a point this year where he gave Thomas an uncomfortably close race. The team has chosen him as captain for 1930. Need more be said? The back-stroke event was taken care of this year by Herb Morriss. Throughout the season he was a dependable performer, and did his work well. Frank Plant, swimming his first year on the team, was confronted with the job of learning this difficult stroke. From all indications, with the advantage of a year’s experience behind him he should bear watching. The team received from Rochester, Roger Mills, who, in a Blake suit, proceeded to show his teammates of last year a little real swimming. During the course of the first Rochester meet he jumped into the pool and hung up a new Blake record for the two-twenty. The hard-working member of last year’s team, Fred Atkinson, gained a good deal this year in his execution as a diver. Toward the end of the year he also took up the breast-stroke and showed some talent in that direction. Dud Russell spent his first year of swimming in being shifted from one event to another. He started out as a breaststroker and finished up as a two-twenty man. In 1930 he will undoubtedly develop into a good swimmer. Only Coach Bosanko and Trainer Hartmann remain to be mentioned. A great deal of credit is due to these two men for the constant interest and the boundless enthusiasm they have shown in the team. Mr. Bosanko has always been on deck to congratulate the boys and to share their defeats. Because of him the morale of the squad has been high throughout the season. Johnny Hartmann has worked tirelessly the entire year to keep the team in the excellent shape it has maintained continuously. This year a junior meet was staged to stimulate interest in swimming in the Lower School. The turnout was surprisingly large, and some excellent material for future years was discovered. With this to work on, next year under Captain Dean Rizer ought to turn out as favorably as has this year, though the team sustains a great blow by the loss of Bob Rizer and Guy Thomas. Trainer Hartmann Page Ninety-seven O; _Qfe,. Savage Lauritzen Wright Mr. G ulter Fitzgerald Rohinson Chute Macgregor Schermerhom Snyder W. Walker Wakefield HOCKEY The past hockey season has been one of the longest and best in Blake history. It has been an unusually good winter for ice, and we have been fortunate in having plenty of skating space. There has been a great deal of interest in the sport, there being seven or eight organized squads. There are players of promise on all of these squads, and the future looks bright indeed for Blake hockey. The Varsity season has been a successful one. Against our chief rivals we came out unusually well, defeating Shattuck twice, and getting an even break with S. P. A. Since the latter tied once with Shattuck and were defeated in the other game, Blake emerged with the highest per cent of the three. We had hoped to break the jinx of the St. Paul rink this year, but there was no such luck. The second game, as last year, was won in the overtime period. Splendid teamwork won a four to nothing victory over Shattuck on their rink; and on our ice we Captain Schermerhom shut OUt the Shads again. Page Ninety-eight Though West beat us one to nothing, the game was so fast and so close that we can hardly mourn over the defeat. Our playing against Central, however, was sadly below par. After a two-year lapse hockey relations were resumed with St. Thomas, and we succeeded in winning the contest, two to nothing, our fourth shutout. It is a significant fact that most of Blake’s goals were scored from close-in shots after passes from team-mates. Since the team constantly picked up points on the technique of the game and had plenty of good stiff scrimmage to try them out in, the gradual development of co-ordinate attack was noticeable. When the last Shattuck game ended Captain Schermerhorn finished his third year as a regular on Blake hockey teams. This year he played with exceptional dash and spirit, and thus was an inspiration to his team. He is indeed worthy of joining the ranks of such past captains as Dodge, Savage and Cook. Perhaps there is a bettter goalie in interscholastic hockey than John Snyder, but anyone who has seen him play will be slow to admit it. Intelligent, courageous and alert, he saved seemingly hopeless situations time and again. The election of Walter Walker as captain is a fitting reward for three years of service as a regular. He always has played consistently good hockey, being a clever stick-handler and a hard, accurate shot. Much credit for the success of our season must go to Mr. Coulter. No one worked harder for the team and showed more interest. It is our belief that we now have a coach of the highest calibre for training our hockey teams in the future as they should be trained. Page Ninety-nine Bailey Mr. Cleveland Plant Sehermerhorn FitzGerald TENNIS, 1929 The prospects for tennis this year seem the brightest they have been for some time. During the three years that Mr. Cleveland has had charge of Upper School tennis, he has done a great deal to build up interest in the sport, and develop a winning team. This year a large squad turned out with three veterans back from last year. Practice was begun as soon as the courts could be gotten into shape, which was toward the last of April. The first match with De Li Salle on May 3 was somewhat of a disappointment for Blake as the team was not fully rounded into shape, and lost by the close margin of three matches to two. Then a week later the team met St. Paul and showed great improvement. It was at full strength for the first time and easily defeated its traditional rival. Sehermerhorn conquered Somers in the feature match after a long three-set struggle. Plant and Fitzgerald also won their singles, and Bailey-Knoblauch teamed together to take the only doubles match played. These two meets were the only ones that had been played when the Call o’ Pan went to press, but the team was looking forward to a highly successful season with its first real chance to down the highly-touted Shattuck aggregation, and to gain revenge on the De La Salle team for their early victory. Page One Hundred “Coefficient’’ athletics, inaugurated three years ago as a part of the Blake athletic program, have developed to a degree of popularity and organization that promises well for future varsity squads. The season just closing has been an outstandingly successful one. Football, of course, is the big sport on the coefficient program each Fall. Mr. Owen, former Blake and Dartmouth athlete, directed the three junior football squads. He was assisted by Mr. Slater and Mr. Mokros in charge of the “B and “C” squads respectively. Three smooth-working elevens were perfected, and played a schedule of games with various teams of corresponding weight and age from the schools of Minneapolis and our neighboring metropolis of Hopkins. The St. Paul contests were the high spots of the season. In these encounters with our traditional rival, the “A tied one game and lost another, the “B” squad won one and tied one, while the midget warriors of the “C” squad tied their first clash and lost their second. Prominent stars of the coefficient football season were McLane, Schilling, Don Wells, Charles Meech, 1'om Snyder, Crosby, the Brown brothers, Cullen, and R. Meech. The autumn touchball and hiking squads under the enthusiastic supervision of Mr. Bosanko must not be omitted from a review of the junior season. They were a vigorous crowd, played many happy games of various types, and reported that a good time was had by all. Winter found the coefficient athletes in full cry on the basketball courts of the field house. Several leagues were organized and a full schedule of elimination contests was played. Keen rivalry and high enthusiasm characterized the basketball season. Several promising players were uncovered and there has come from this winter season of coefficient basketball a hope that this sport may be revived in the athletic program of varsity competition. Frequent snow fights and fierce snowball battles might also be classed as formal parts of the coefficient winter activities. Strategy and valor were evidenced in every meeting of rhe snow hurlers and while it cannot be said that the faculty desires the institution of this as a major sport there is no doubt that many an arm was kept in trim for the Spring baseball season through these unscheduled contests in the snow. After long and weary waiting for the climatic dispensation known in Minnesota as Spring, the junior stars of the diamond finally burst forth from the fieldhouse in full spirit for the great national pastime. Tims far the teams have played several practice games with each other and engaged in contests Page One Hundred One with neighboring aggregations. The same faculty members that served through the football and basketball season are in charge of the three divisions of coefficient baseball and are priming their teams for the annual contests with St. Paul. As the Call o Pan goes to press, the prospects for victory over our down-river foes looks good and the coefficient athletes are hoping to garner from the baseball season sufficient victories to win for Blake the coefficient athletic cup for the season of 1928-29. One comment deserved by the coefficient athletic program is that it promises to add much to Blake athletics. The teams have been good, the spirit is excellent and many promising and potential Blake stars have been unearthed. One of the main points of advantage held by the country day school is the afternoon play period and the coefficient athletics have done much to add to the success of this. Great credit for the success of the Blake coefficient program must go to the three coaches, Messrs. Owen, Slater, and Mokros. Their keen interest and their untiring efforts, given with as much enthusiasm as if the varsity were under their charge, have brought forth results that reflect as much honor on them as on the school. Certainly future Blake teams will owe them a great debt of gratitude. They are building up the spirit and the reputation of the school in no small way. INTERCLASS BASKETBALL Between hockey and baseball seasons two weeks were given to interclass basketball. A week of practice under the general supervision of Coach Owen was followed by a week of games in which each team played four games. As there were only two courts, practice went on a little slowly. At the opening of the second week the Sixth Form seemed to be the favorites, with the Fifth Form running a close second. However, the Fifth Form nosed the Juniors out of first place by defeating them by a close margin. The winners were: McNally (Captain), Cooper, Atwood, Robertson, MacFarlane, Wells, and McLane. The Fourth Form under Captain Cash was third, suffering defeat only by the Fifth and Sixth Forms. The Seniors were fourth, beating only the Lower School. The Seniors did not come up to expectations, since they did not have a full team most of the time, due to heavy scholastic and extra-curricular pressure. The Lower School, captained by W. Wells, put up a good fight, but lost because of lack of weight. In two of the teams, an innovation was introduced in the form of having no permanent captains, electing one temporarily for each game. Page One Hundred Two «E THE FOUNDERS’ DAY GAME The Annual Founders' Day football game between the Browns and the Whites was probably one of the best Brown and White contests ever staged between these two ancient rivals. Conforming to the prevailing expectations of the student body and Faculty, the Browns repeated their feat of last year, by vanquishing their opponents by a 13 to 0 score. However, the fighting Whites did not go down to defeat submissively and in order to win, the Browns were forced to exert themselves to their best efforts. Ankeny and Schilling in the backfield, and MacFarlane in the line were constant menaces to the White aggregation, while the outstanding performers for the Whites proved to be A1 Robertson, the plunging fullback, and Lang, a fleet-footed halfback. Fitzgerald also played a strong game, displaying some fine tackling and kicking for the losers. These and other players as well, showed qualities which will be of great advantage to Blake teams in the future. In the opening period neither team seemed to hold any great advantage, but with the opening of the second quarter, the Brown team got possession of the oval in midfield and Ankeny and Schilling carried the ball to the five-yard line, where the Browns were held for the moment, and it was fourth down, a yard to go, with the ball on the White two-yard line. A plunge through center netted the needed yardage to make it first down. Schilling was smeared on an attempted run off tackle. Ankeny was tackled by Fitzgerald for no gain. It was third down, one yard to go, and Ankeny was given the ball and he squirmed over the line for a Brown touchdown. The two teams lined up for the try for point and the midget halfback, Wells, sneaked through the center of the line and added the extra point making the score 7 to 0. The remainder of the first half was played with the ball in White territory most of the time. At the opening of the second half Fitzgerald threw a long forward pass to Plant, who carried the ball to the Brown thirty yard line, a forty-five yard gain. Shortly after, Ankeny intercepted a White pass and sprinted about sixty yards for the second Brown touchdown. McLane's try for extra point went wide. From here on both teams displayed flashy offensive work and the play was mostly near the fifty yard line. The game ended with the Browns in possession of the ball on the White forty yard line. Page One Hundred Three Page One Hundred Four FOOTBALL BANQUETS The Buckingham Hotel on November 22nd was the scene of a dinner given by the fathers of the lettermen for their sons. In accordance with the season, roast turkey was served with all the fixin’s. Mr. Macgrcgor was toastmaster, and between courses he would introduce various members of the team. When the meal was finished and cigars had been passed, the program of speeches began. Captain Nash was the first speaker. He reviewed the season, giving high praise to Mike and to Banty Coulter, to whom, he said, all credit for final success was due. He expressed his confident hope for a good season next year. Captain-elect Chute followed him, saying that the quality of the team was shown by the way it pulled itself out of its mid-season slump. He complimented Mike and Captain Nash on the ultimate outcome of the season and stated his belief that in view of the fine second team we had this year, a successful season was assured in 1929. Mr. Alder in his speech took as examples of high ideals and sportsmanship several outstanding coaches of his acquaintance, and expressed the opinion that Mike Home was in no way outdone by these men. As the next speaker, Coach Horne himself told the fathers that they could justly be proud of their sons after their performance in the season just finished. He also said that every boy on the team had the guts to succeed in life. Dr. Rizer finished the program of speeches by thanking Mike, on behalf of the fathers, for relieving their minds of many doubts in respect to their sons. To top off an entirely successful evening, Mr. Van Dusen showed moving pictures of the S. P. A. game. It is to be hoped that so delightful an occasion as this dinner will become an annual affair. Saturday evening, November 13, Lyman Wakefield entertained the football lettermen and the coaches at a duck dinner. Approximately sixteen birds and untold quantities of wild rice were required to appease the bottomless appetites of the ravenous Hilltoppers. Bloated almost to the bursting point, the boys bravely attacked a formidable array of assorted cigars, cigarettes and chocolate dipped bon-bons and pronounced the affair an unqualified success. When at length they were sufficiently recovered to consider any form of motion they adjourned to the State Theatre, where they amused themselves by making sotto voce remarks at the histrionic efforts of Hollywood’s elite, disporting themselves in true Hungarian gypsy fashion in the environs of the Sierra Nevadas. At the final fadeout, still masticating their cigar butts, the jolly company moved on to Harvey’s whence they were carried home, tired but surfeited with good cheer. Page One Hundred Six THE BLAKE UNION BANQUET, 1928 As has been the custom, the Blake Union Banquet was held on June 1, 1928, at the Minneapolis Athletic Club. After a delicious dinner the customary program of speeches began. Charles B. Carroll, ’17, a former Union member, acted as toastmaster. He gave quite a fiery speech on the debating situation, showing how the Union had declined so far as debating is concerned, and how the Union could help the state of affairs, and urging the members to take a more active interest in this activity. The retiring president, Leon Warner, reviewed the year’s accomplishments. John Welch, the incoming president, stressed the value of co-operation in the organization. Frank Plant, speaking in behalf of the new members, expressed their determination to realize the aims of the Union. Mr. Alder spoke on the value of putting one’s best into such organizations as the Union, reading several poems. Dr. Macnie represented the fathers, talking on the relations between parent and son, and stating his opinion that the boy of today was, if anything, more able intellectually and sounder morally than the boy of forty years ago. Mr. Lamb, who has guided the Union so well during his three years as advisor, gave a speech complimenting the executive boards of both terms. A great number of fathers were present, and the general consensus of opinion seemed to be that the banquet was an unqualified success. SENIOR DINNERS The Senior Dinners this year, though few in number, have been of a very high calibre. The purpose of these dinners is to bring Seventh Formers into contact with men outstanding in a business or profession, and from their exposition of their particular vocation to glean ideas that will help the boys decide toward what direction to study in college. The first dinner was held on November 19, 1928. The guest of the evening was Dean G. B. Frankforter of the Chemistry Department, University of Minnesota, a world authority on munitions and high explosives. After an excellent goose dinner he gave a most interesting and instructive talk on the beginnings of chemistry and the important commercial developments of this science today. To illustrate his speech he performed numerous experiments with chemicals he had brought out. On February 25, 1929, Mr. E. H. Brown of Hewitt and Brown, architects and engineers who built Blake School, delivered a talk on the opportunities in engineering and the qualifications for an engineer. This address was very well received and it furnished many with food for thought. The last dinner, April 15, 1929, found Mr. D. L. Sutherland, leading automobile parts merchant in the Northwest, as speaker. Following two reels showing the General Motors Proving Ground, Mr. Sutherland gave a short history of the automobile industry and discussed the manifold opportunities offered by it. It will be difficult in future years to come up to the standard set this year. Fred Van Dusen is to be complimented on the judgment with which he obtained these interesting speakers, and the Senior Class owes great thanks to President Van Dusen and to the men who were so kind as to address it. Page One Hundred Seven THE JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM, 1928 The Junior-Senior Prom brought the year to a fitting close, taking place on the evening of commencement day, June the eighth. Since the completion of our new chapel has deprived us of a dance floor, it was the wish of all that the Woodhill Club be selected for the party. The committee consisted of George Crosby, Robert Macgregor, and Lyman Wakefield, who not only established a new precedent by holding the dance away from school but also gave a delicious dinner preceding the affair, which was attended by everyone. Mulligan’s orchestra contributed very materially to the success of the Prom, and the favors, which were most popular, helped too. At one-thirty a very delightful evening ended. Walker, Snyder, and Chute, acting as committee for the Junior Class of 1929, have lately arranged for the same orchestra and location for this year. With such a committee and the financial backing of this large class, a good Prom is assured. THE CHRISTMAS DANCE, 1928 The Christmas Dance of 1928 was a great success. Held on Friday, December twenty-first, under the excellent sponsorship of the Council, the dance proceeded so smoothly, at least from the guests’ point of view, that everybody felt that they had received more than their money’s worth. As usual, the dining-room was selected as a ballroom, but the simple yet effective decorations hid its deficiencies and emphasized its better qualities. Around the entire room were Christmas trees of various sizes which covered the bare white walls, and in each group of windows stood a lit candle, rendered more prominent by the conspicuous absence of the glaring overhead lights. An innovation (born, as most great inventions are, of a mistake) was introduced. The programs, arriving late, were given out in the middle of the dance. This tended to break incompatible couples and thus everyone was kept happy. Its advantages are obvious; it should be continued. THE SPRING DANCE, 1929 In the Blake Cafe and Dance Hall, on Friday, March the twenty-second, the Spring Dance was given under the auspices of the Council. Unfortunately, many of the habitues of the place who were expected were out of town, but despite the depleted ranks, the affair went off very well. At about nine o’clock most of the guests had arrived and, abandoning the precedent set at the Christmas Dance, the programs were given out before the orchestra struck up the first number. Bob Morken’s band, who furnished such excellent music at Christmas, again showed their ability as harmonists. At eleven o’clock ice cream, cake, and coffee were served. Judging from the amount of food left, this was a most popular combination. Page One Hundred Eight For a number of years the Union has managed these dances but this year the job was turned over to the Council and they must be complimented on their splendid work. If all the dances of the future are handled as efficiently as these two have been the School will have every reason to be greatly pleased. THE MOTHERS’ ASSOCIATION Blake School has reason to be very grateful to the Blake Mothers’ Association for the many ways in which the members have helped the school during the past year. Last spring, through a committee consisting of Mrs. Eben Atwood, Mrs. John Connell, and Mrs. Harold O. Hunt, the Association arranged a book shower for the Blake library which resulted in the addition of about three hundred volumes. These were in the main splendid reference books which had been recommended by Miss Er.king of the Minneapolis Public Library after a careful study of Blake’s needs. This fall several meetings of the mothers of the different Forms were held with Mr. Alder; also a general meeting, at which Miss McDonald, Miss Sherin, Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Alder spoke of the great importance of reading and of the modern methods now employed in teaching that subject. For the past two years the Blake School has held a Parents’ and Teachers’ dinner under the auspices of the Mothers' Association. The dinner this year was given at the Minikahda Club and proved to be a red letter day for the school. The program was entirely “Blake.” The members of the Association in charge of the dinner were: Mrs. Thomas A. McCann, Chairman; Mrs. Wilkes P. Covey, Mrs. Glenn Waters, Mrs. Lyman E. Wakefield, Mrs. John P. Snyder, Mrs. James Vaughan, and Mrs. Archie Walker. 1 he speakers were Robert W. Macgregor, Head Boy of the school, Benjamin S. Woodworth of the Class of '17, and Mr. Alder, the Headmaster. The Blake Choir and Orchestra also took part in the program. A number of prospective patrons of the school were invited and all thoroughly enjoyed the evening. At the dances held during the year the Mothers' Association has provided the chaperones, and at Commencement time as well as at the plays, arranged for the decorations. It is no wonder that the boys, masters, and trustees of the school feel deeply indebted to the mothers for their generous and untiring service. The officers for the present year were: Mrs. John S. Pillsbury, President; Mrs. Angus Morrison, Vice-President; Mrs. Lyndon M. King, Secretary, and Mrs. George V. Doerr, Treasurer. For the coming year they are: Mrs. Lyndon M. King, President; Mrs. Hendrick Booraem, Vice-President; Mrs. Charles L. Harris, Secretary; and Mrs. George V. Doerr, Treasurer. Page One Hundred Nine Page One Hundred Ten ___ OfliiP . -----s t- ' Page One Hundred Twelre Mary Gertrude McDonald First Year Milwaukee Teachers' College Columbia University Minnesota Director of Junior School Mrs Harriet Lane Russell Second Year St. Cloud Teachers’ College National Kindergarten and Elementary College Columbia University Ethel Hauser Moorhead T eachers’ College University of Minnesota Marianne Owen Russell, A.B. Winthrop College Mabel Ann Sherin Mankato Teachers: College Columbia University University of California Minnesota Blanche Caroline Nygaard St. Cloud Teachers' College University of Minnesota MacPhail School of Music Vai.ida Gluek, A.B., M.A. University of Minnesota Columbia Adolph Kadletz Physical Training University of Minnesota Third Year Fourth Year Fifth Year Music Art Pane Ore Hundred Thirteen Rather Nice View of the Kitchen at 12:32 A. M. on Sundays THE BLAKE STORE BUDGET, 1929 By Request EARNINGS 52 Megaphones (a £.25 £1.37 29 Arm-bands @ £.20 16.32 5 pr. Track Pants @ £1.75 8.43 67,932 Tubes Leather Dressing (Oj £.35 796.23 93 Tennis Balls ((( £.45 93.00 63 Lower School Sweaters (ou £8.00 504.00 (The above doesn’t look quite right) 25 Headgears @ £6.75 675.00 5,937 Shoelaces @ £.05 29.46 122 Shinguards @ £.50 122.00 (That’s queer; all sales by Lawrence, too) 14 Blake School Skeleton Keys 14.00 Sale of tin cans from tennis balls (44 lbs.) 1.01 Sale of assorted cardboard boxes (50 lbs.) .10 Total about £2,732.13 (£.27 lost on the way down) EXPENDITURES Paid to E. Brown for removal of cardboard boxes (10 lbs.) £.50 War Story magazine, yearly subscription 3.00 Borrowed by Peet 44.62 Breakage by Alder 750.00 Cigarettes, chewing gum and candy 88.00 Carfare to Fort Snelling 55.32 New Storage Battery for 1919 Chevrolet 35.45 Insurance on 1919 Chevrolet 100.02 Repairs on 1919 Chevrolet 257.22 1919 Chevrolet 100.01 I doz. monocles .50 Blue-gray suit with brass buttons 53.19 Hush money (£2,000 of it to Call o’ Pan to keep this out) 2,299.38 Total Earnings Expenditures Balance Sales by Alder. £3,787.47 BALANCE £2,732.13 3,787.47 What’s it to you? 3 Page One Hundred Sixteen ■« --------------- IVVft THE MENDELSSOHN MACHICOLATION Motto: Exemplum Ut Pecus Weat her— “The wind it may blow And we may have snow, But little do Blake boys care; The field house for play Is ready ail day. With plenty of space and fresh air.” RATHER LATE EDITION, AS USUAL Price—Subject to change without notice, but usually pretty high. If you really wanted a copy—but oh, well! BLAKE BURGLAR BAGGED Paul (“Soldier”) Bosanko Hawley Forces Confession MINNEAPOLIS, JUNE 4 — Mr. Wheeler ( Hawkshaw”) Hawley, noted sleuth, last Saturday night captured the man who attempted a year ago to burglarize the Blake School, situated on Excelsior Boulevard and Meddlesome Road, thereby solving a mystery that has baffled the best criminological minds in the country. The would-be burglar, who gave his name as Paul (“Soldier”) Bosanko, head of the Blake French Department, broke into the school Trophy Room by way of the window, it will be remembered, disguised as a moonbeam. Unfortunately for him, he had neglected to discard his spectacles, and Henry Green, erstwhile Blake janitor, happened to be passing through the room at the time, on his way to shovel the ashes out of the Faculty Room. Green knew, naturally, that no moonbeam could possibly have spectacles, and asked for the password. It was given, but Green, still unsatisfied, opened fire with his trusty two-shooter, wounding himself in the hand and putting the miscreant to rout. It was thought at the time that nothing had been taken, but a month later the Hopkins Branch of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. reported that, discounting the normal amount of buttons, pins, pennies and assorted tinfoil, the nickels emptied from the Pay Telephone and the calls made from it did not balance. Immediately, Eugene C. Alder, Headmaster of Blake, called a consultation with Hawley, determined to clean the matter right up. “Dis here’s a inside chob, by God! asserted the intrepid Hawley in a pleasant, well-modulated voice. This was a distinct departure from the reasoning of other master minds, who maintained up to this time that anyone with an intimate knowledge of Blake would realize that any attempts at burglary would be barren of pecuniary gain. (Continued on next page) Page One Hundred Seventeen THE MENDELSSOHN MACHICOLATION HAWLEY NABS BLAKE BANDIT (Continued from page 1, column 2) After first eliminating the help and the First Form, Hawley deoded that the crime had been the work of one of the more daring members of the faculty. Acordingly, he hid himself behind a back issue of the Saturday Evening Post in the Faculty Room magazine rack, putting his head through the cover to take part in the picture. One glance, and the mystery was solved. However, proof was lacking. The following fall, Hawley attached himself to the suspect as assistant. By masquerading as a teacher of French, Latin, German, Listerine, and other gargles, he was able to get closer to Bosanko and to notice that the word cup occurred very frequently in the suspect’s conversation, in such forms as hicfup, teacup, moustache cup, and gimme a couple of cigarettes, will yuh? But the doughty Hawley’s efforts were not without peril, for several times during the year attempts were made on his life in the form of ether, venemous nptiles, and paper towels saturated with water. Finally, last Saturday the sleuth trailed the criminal the full length of the Como-Hopkins tramway to a dark comer of Walgreen’s Drug Store. While his man was engaged in the purchase of several lengths of stovepipe, the keen Hawkshaw” drew near and hissed in his ear: Halt! Give the password, whereupon the unsuspecting Bosanko replied Four fingers. Gus. and go easy on the collar. Now this rvas the password at the time of the robbery, but it has since been changed to Probation.” Thus Hawley’s suspicions were confirmed. He drew forth a pair of handcuffs and snapped in characteristic Hawley maner: The game’s up, ‘Soldier.’ Come clean. Confess! Seeing that this was indeed true, the culprit broke down. His confession follows: “I’ve always wanted like Old Harry to mess around and see if I couldn’t write a French grammar that would get the facts down cold. These other fiatfeet that have produced them have made a holy show of themselves when it comes to French as it actually is written and spoken. I thought that ultimately I could buy me a little cottage back in Colorado, where I could meditate and write just as I had a mind to. I have learned thru the war to take opportunities when they come to me. So I decided to raid the Blake School, because there was some pretty good stuff there. I thought I could do it without making any obvious bulls. But apparent- ly there was some rough spots in the job. I’d planned to melt down the cups and make them into counterfeit dollars, since I could not real ize much from the sale of them outright. But Henry was there and things got all jammed up. Checking back over it, I see where I went off. Well—I done it for the wife and kiddy.” When the M. M. Reporter questioned Hawley on the method by which he had captured the desperate criminal, he blushed modestly and said: All that I am I owe to my mother, and while the reporter was trying to puzzle out this statement, the valient detective vanished into Room 2, leaving a faint odor of library paste behind him. MYSTERY SOLVED! Meaning of Paper's Name Discovered William Ernest Slater, late of the United States Military Academy, has won the handsome, chromium-pi a ted toothbrush rack offered by this paper to the first one to discover the meaning of its name: Why, it’s as simple as working out the Pythagorean Theorem,” he claims modestly. “I set to work on it about two o’clock one Tuesday morning with a carton of Camels, and I |ust smoked till a thought Camel long. ‘Mendelssohn,’ of course, refers to Mendelssohn Road that runs by Blake School. Seems to me there was a fellow by that name that painted pictures or made accordions several hundred years ago. Think I heard him mentioned by somebody at West Point. Well, then, I reasoned ‘Machicolation’ didn't look much like a person’s name, so I figured a dictionary would be the place to go. My hypothesis proved correct; according to Winston’s Simplified Dictionary. a machicolation is ‘an opening in a fortified wall through which missiles can be hurled on the enemy.’ You can just imagine an old Norman man-at-arms aiming a boulder at a Saxon down below and muttering: ‘If I missile probably get me.’ Ha, ha! I solved this mystery by the time I had to leave the house to board the Como-Hopkins trolley. Bring on your mysteries! I just eat ’em up. If I meet your editor on the street. I’ll point to myself and tell him: ‘Mysteries all ready for another; and this time with syrup.' Put that on file. File solve another one what will you give me? Hahahahahahaha-------- Page One Hundred Eighteen THE MENDELSSOHN MACHICOLATION ®fje Dailp Hesftott PARABLE OF THE DIRTY SPARK-PLUG BOOK OF EUGENE, XXX VI, 32-63 Tow one day, it chanced that the sun shone, and the birds sang, and the Motor Busses did raise much dust. And I pondered within myself, saying: the sun shineth, and the birds sing, and the Motor Busses do raise much dust. Behold, I shall go forth in my Buick that I may see the signboards, and count the Hot Dog Stands, which are as the sands of the desert. And straightway I took my Buick, and I filled it with gas, and I poured into it two measures of oil, and I did give it drink; and I went forth on the highways. And when I was come to an high hill, my chariot did cough and it did give a deep groan, and it did cease to run on the highway, even in the middle. And there drew near a multitude of people; and they did confound me with a great honking of horns; and with much cursing did they revile me, because that I was preventing from proceeding them that so desired. And I went forth from my chariot, and with great labor did I push my Buick to the wayside. And there passed by that way a certain Good Scandina- vian; and when he beheld me, he stopped; and he spake to me kindly, saying: Hail, friend; it appeareth that thou art in great need. And I made answer unto him in this wise, saying, yea, veri y, you see a man in great need; for did I not fill my chariot with gas, and put into it two measures of oil, and give it drink; and wherefore doth it now Poop Out on me? And he said: permit me, friend, that I should see it; for per-adventure I may discover wherein lies the trouble. And he lifted up the hood; and he peered in; and he cried out with a loud voice, a Spark Plug hath done this thing. And he said unto me, a Spark Plug hath become dirty; therefore will thy chariot not go. And I pondered these things deeply in my heart; and reasoned within myself thus, saying, how like my Buick is a school, for behold, one dirty Spark Plug causeth the whole machine to Go All Haywire. And I resolved that I would tell of this matter to my disciples on the morrow; and teach them, that they should not be Dirty Spark Plugs. Page One Hundred Nineteen _Ofo_.y THE MENDELSSOHN MACHICOLATION Are You Afraid of Love? Let PEET Help You! NOW Anyone can have “S. A.”! THE AUTHOR DEMONSTRATES (. 'o?r Apple) Are you AFRAID of love? Are you “GIRL-SHY”? Do you lack confidence in your powers of attracting the “FAIR SEX?” Do not delay any longer!!! All now can have “S. A. My new book, “Love Made Easy,” gives a complete course in the art of “getting away big.” Those who are troubled with Halitosis. Cold Sores, Acne, Scabies, B. O., I. Q., L. M. N. O. P., or Nits need no longer worrv. I WILL TEACH YOU all the fine points of technique from my limitless experience. Let me tell you how easy it is, as is shown by this little story: Not so long ago, I was visiting a friend of mine. William Adams Ankeny, by name. And one day 1 says to him: Ank” (I always called him that), Ank.” I says, “let’s go out and get some sex life. And he says to me. “O. K., Bill. And so we jumped into his car, lit a couple of his cigarettes, and soon we were speeding merrily along, each with a fair damsel beside us. I immediately brought into play all my powers of attraction. Sure enough, soon, as we were rounding a sharp curve, she slid into the crook of my left arm, which I was holding up to keep from burning my fingers on the cigarette butt. And then the car stopped, I having previously siphoned the gas into my Hupp. Well, we all got out and walked to the nearest gas station, where “Ank” (Mr. Ankeny, you know) got some more gasoline it didn’t cost him much. Then we walked back to the car, and drove the young ladies home. So you see how simple it is. My book takes up two methods of acquiring “that certain something, the Apple Method (which I am using above. I refuse to divulge the name of the lady in question, since I am a gentleman), and the Gravitational Method. The first is, roughly, as follows: I. Take the “fair dame near a Slater (no home should be without one) while it is talking. You will have little difficulty finding it thus. 2. Remain near the Slater for a half hour, if possible. 5. Now display an apple in plain view, whereupon the young lady, unable to restrain herself will cry: Apple long to you!” The second method is much simpler. Go to the nineteenth floor of a building and leap out the window. Since a falling body accelerates its speed at the rate of 32 feet-per-second-per-second-per-second-per-second-Boom, by the time you land you will be practically irresistible. Of course, difficulties may be encountered, but at any rate, your worries will be over. I have never actually tried this method, but of late many of my friends have been urging me to do so. Further details will be found in my epoch-making work, “Love Made Easy.” There is nothing tawdry, nothing sordid, in this little book of mine, since I am a gentleman. Among tay pupils are such notables as John Wells (“Happy Jack”) Ireys, Webster (“Webby”) Bull, Charles Bnntzmghoffer (“Peedie Boy”) Gamble, Hilton ( Moose”) Bailey, and Richard Miller (“Whirlwind”) Bosard. Write Now! for my book. Only twenty-seven cents in stamps or a good chew of snooze with cuspidor included. The cuspidor is necessary, since I am a gentleman. William Peet. V. Page One Hundred Twenty THE MENDELSSOHN MACHICOLATION 159 BLAKE BOYS TAKE BLINDFOLD TEST NO SMOKE. NO BOYS. WHY? The wind it may blow Around corners, you know, But little do Blake Boys Care; The Field House for drags With OLD MOLD smokeless fags Leaves nary a trace in the air. NO SMOKE. NO ODOR. EASY TO DISPOSE OF—NO ASHES. Will baffle the most scrutinizing of conscientious objectors— Endorsed by the “au courant” OLD MOLD “Noc a trace in a trunkload Page One Hundred Twenty-one YALE TROPHY 1913— Frederick W. Boutelle 1914— G. Barnard Clifford, Jr. 1915— Francis W. Thayer 1916— James B. Stricker 1917— Benjamin S. Woodworth 1918— Richard P. Gale 1919— Edmund W. Brooks 1920— Josiah Willard 1921— John T. Baxter, Jr. 1922— Horace J. Nickels 1923— Leo R. Pflaum 1924— Donald N. Newhai.l 1925— William W. Sudduth 1926— George H. Christian 1927— Leon C. Warner, Jr. 1928— Charles D. Doerr HARVARD TROPHY 1912— G. Barnard Clifford, Jr. 1913— G. Barnard Clifford, Jr. 1914— Gerald R. Peterson 1915— Gerald R. Peterson 1916— Lucian S. Strong 1917— Truman C. Penney 1918— Charles J. Winton. Jr. 1919— James I. Best 1920— Adrian M. Howard 1921— Edward N. Osborne 1922— Shubel J. Owen 1923— Bronson L. Langworthy 1924— John F. Norton 1925— Edgar R. Best 1926— Edwin J. Moles, Jr. 1927— John C. Savage 1928—John P. Devaney Page One Hundred Twenly-tvo SCHOOL HONORS For the Year 1927-28 SENIOR DEPARTMENT Upper School Scholarship Prizes First—John Bovky IV Second—Frank Plant V Honorable Mention, in Order of Excellence: Robert Macnie VII John Dalrymple IV George Atwood IV Herbert Morriss V Raymond Olson V John McLane IV Fletcher Booraem IV Palmer Richardson VII Lower School Scholarship Prizes First—Neil Melone II Second—Joseph Clifford I Honorable Mention, in Order of Excellence: Charles Meech II Fred Quest II William Hayden II William Waters II Charles Bellows II Morris Arnold III Norman Newhall II Allan Hill II Student Council Head of School—Charles Doerr VII John Devaney VII Lyman Wakefield VI John Hollern VII Frederick Chute V Willis Nash VI John Dalrymple IV Page One Hundred Twen ty-three Cum Laude Robert Macnie John Devaney Palmer Richardson Alumni Cup for General Information Paul Paddock VII Honorable Mention: Robert Macnie VII John Harvey VII Kinc Bennethum VII John Devaney VII Lower School Cup for General Information Frank Jewett III Honorable Mention: William Hayden II Joseph Clifford I John Hunt III Thomas McCann III Benjamin Wright III Blake Union Medal for Declamation Dean Rizer V Honorable Mention: Frank Plant V Strieker Cup for Debating Robert Macnie VII Thorpe Cup for Extemporaneous Speaking Leon Warner VII Wilson Cup for Lower School Public Speaking Charles Bellows II Honorable Mention: Burton Salter III Morris Arnold III Page One Hundred Twent y-four ofo. -------- Williams Alumni Literary Prize First—John Harvey VII Second— King Bennethum Honorable Mention: Guy Thomas ATTENDANCE RECORD Not Absent or lardy Morris Arnold III Fred Pratt I Webster Bull III Samuel Wakefield II William Chelgren I William Waters II Not Absent John Alder V Morden McCabe V Frederick Chute V Raymond Olson V John Sperzel II GRADUATES JUNE, 1928 176 King Perry Bennethum 177 John Parker Devaney 178 John Henry Harvey 179 John McCormick Hollern 180 Robert Oakes Macnie 181 Paul Ezekiel Paddock, Jr. 182 James Harden Pearce 183 Palmer Richardson 184 Leon Charles Warner, Jr. 185 Henry Wireman Cook, Jr. 186 Charles Davidson Doerr 187 John Thomas McRae =s Page One Hundred Twenty-five Vo o JUNIOR DEPARTMENT Scholarship Prizes Fifth Year First—Harry Piper, Charles Pillsbury Honorable Mention: Philip Walker Henry Atwood Fourth Year First—Frank Bovey Honorable Mention: Charles Harris Richard King Third Year First—Maurice Warner Honorable Mention: John Ferguson Robert Thomson Foster Declamation Clip Robert Pillsbury Neatness Prizes Fifth Year—James McLaughlin Fourth Year—Richard King Third Year—John Ferguson Second Year—William Rottschaefer First Year—James Doerr Page One Hundred Twenty-six ENROLLMENT 1928-29 SENIOR DEPARTMENT Seventh Form Ankeny, William Adams Harvey, John Henry Lawrence, Thad Bartlett Macgregor, Robert Warner Rizer, Robert Inskeep Thomas, Guy Alfred, Jr. Van Dusen, Frederick Eccleston Wakefield, Lyman Eldredge, Jr. Walker, Stephen Archie Welch, John Culver Welch, William Joseph Sixth Form Alder, John Winthrop Bailey, Hilton Moore Booraem, Hendrik, Jr. Chute, Frederick Hawley Foster, Kenneth Keidel Gamble, Charles Brintzinghoffer, Jr. Hallowell, Lamar, Jr. Ireys, John Wells Knoblauch, Francis Morrison McCabe, Morden Mills, Roger Lee Morriss, Hebrert Alexander ♦Left because of illness. Page One Hundred Twenty-tevtn Sixth Form (continued) Nash, Fred Vanderhoef Nash, Willis Vanderhoef Olson, Raymond Willard Peet, William Plant, Frank Waghorne Rizer, Dean Kirby Robinson, Douglas Burr Schermerhorn, Edwin James Snyder, John Pillsbury, Jr. Thomson, Richard Harry Wales, Martin Smyth Walker, Walter Willard Fifth Form Arthur, Hugh Wilson Atkinson, Frederick Melville Atwood, George Winthrop Booraem, Fletcher Van Nostrand Bosard, Richard Miller Bovey, John Ai.den, Jr. Cooper, Alfred Thomas, Jr. Dalrymple, John Stewart, Jr. Duffy, Patrick Henry FitzGerald, Gerald Shurtleff MacFarlane, Warren Courtland McLane, John Fulton McNally, James Robertson, Alvin John Russell, Dudley Jennison Steiner, George Ross Trauernicht, Richard Wells, Donald James Williams, Albert Nathaniel, Jr. Page One Hundred Twenty-eight Fourth Form Arnold, Morris Fairchild Benson, Robert Wesley Brace, Sears Webster Bull, Webster Merrifield Burnet, William Bernard Cash, William Bradbury Chandler, William Norris Cooke, James Young Crosby, Thomas Manville Dayton, Donald Chadwick Duffy, Henry Simons Dyer, Kingsley Fisher, Wallace Chandler Harris, William Barclay Heskett, Robert Glynn Hewitt, John Edwin Howard, Robert Louis Hunt, John Washburn Jewett, Frank Greenwood, Jr. Kenyon, Albert Harlan Lauritzen, George Flannery McCann, Thomas A., Jr. Palm, John Rector Salter, Joseph Burton Savage, Erle B., Jr. Schilling, Wilber H., Jr. Van Dusen, Grosvenor Brune Woodrich, Frederick William Wright, Charles Benjamin, Jr. Third Form Atkinson, Harold Emlrson Bagley, Ralph Colt, Jr. Bellows, Charles Sanger Brooks, Anson Brown, Lucian Hall Brown, Winthrop Lane Collins, James Ryder Dillon, Thomas Church Doerr, George V., Jr. Hayden, William Frederick Hollern, Terrence Louis Lang, Norris LaVake, James Gifford Malcolmson, Jack Frederick Meech, Charles Braddock Melone, Neil Gardner Newhall, Norman Leslie, Jr. Pierson, Welles Horton Snyder, Thomas Stevenson Sperzel, John Peter Waters, William Waite Wright, Franklin Randolph Page One Hundred Thirty Second Form Chelgren, William Judd Clifford, Joseph Edwin Covey, Wilkes Perry, Jr. Cullen, James Smith Edmonds, Peter Robert Elsberg, Harry Johnson Falk, Martin F., Jr. Fletcher, Clark R., Jr. Gooch, Gordon Pryor Harrison, John Gallup Hunt, William Olney II Kenyon, Walter Benton Kibbey, Egerton Wales, Jr. Leslie, Frank Paul, Jr. Lowe, John Harding McCann, John MacFarlane, Wayne Hummer Rollins, Willis Jennison Stevens, Truman Tenney Stimson, Rorert Conklin Sweatt, William Richard Vaughan, Wyman Ristine Wagner, Thomas Ratliff Wakefield, Samuel Chace Wells, William Orson, Jr. Winston, John Stevens Woodrich, Warren Brown Atkinson, William Bridgman Atwood, Henry Moore Atwood, John Austin Brooks, Robert Langdon, Jr. Cameron, Stephen Alexander II Connell, John, Jr. Covey, Preston King Dobson, John Anderson Flannery, Henry Beebe Groff, Richard Llewellyn Hammerel, John Coates Heymann, Seymour Edward Jones, Roderick Daniel King, Lyndon Marrs, Jr. McLaughlin, James Raymond Mack, Harvey Edward, Jr. Meech, Robert Baldwin Miller, Rowley Nickerson, William Jordan Pattridge, James Pence, Harry Edward, Jr. Pierson, John Jay Pillsbury, Charles Alfred Piper, Harry Cushing, Jr. Walker, Philip Hulet Wilcox, William Wright, Thomas Dissmore Total Enrollment, 241 Senior Department, 159 Page One Hundred Thirty-two JUNIOR DEPARTMENT Fifth Year Bovey, Frank Alden II Burton, Gale Cotton Dayton, Bruce Bliss Dobson, Richard Martin Elsberg, Alick Johnson Gilman, Logan Drinker Harris, Charles Gold Jaffray, Clive Palmer, Jr. Jewett, Wi lls King, Richard Clark King, William Abbott Lauritzen, John Ronnow Mills, Walter Hall, Jr. Morrison, Angus Truesdale Pillsbury, Robert Kinsey Regan, William Donahue Rider, Stuart Williams, Jr. 7'hompson, Charles Telford Warner, Ellsworth Alfred Woodworth, Walter Ross Page One Hundred Thirty-lhret Fourth Year «E Andrus, Stephen Browne Campbell, Marc Clifford, George Barnard III Cook, Charles Davenport Devaney, John Patrick Dodge, Clyde Arnold, Jr. Edmonds, Frank Norman, Jr. Faegre, David Colin Ferguson, John Stanley Jaffray, James Freeman Lucker, Laurence Henry Miller, Arthur Osgood, Endecott Thomson, Robert Mapes Vaughan, James Albert, Jr. Warner, Maurice Amos, Jr. Third Year Bowman, Bradley Clayton II Broach, Richard Howell Brooks, Sheldon von Hagen Burton, Lindley James Carpenter. Vincent Welles Carter, Theodore Foque Chatfield, Robert Allen Gallaher, Robert Harris, Jr. Gilman, Robbins Paxon Partridge;, George Henry Phelps, Richardson, Jr. Pillsbury, George Lawler Richards, Sexton Rogers, Frederick Van Dusen Rottschaefer, William Frederick Thompson, Telford King Walker, Archie D., Jr. Warner, Harold David Wyman, James Thomas Page One Hundred Thirty-four Second Year Adams, John Walker III Bowman, Samuel Henry III Brown, Hosmer Andrew Cleveland, John Hardy Cooke, Jay Dayton, Wallace Corliss Frankforter, George William Carter Hallowell, Morris Longstreth, Jr. Harland, Theodore Wold Harper, Harry Dorr McMillan, Cavour Langdon Morrison. John Van Derlip Phelps, Craig Pierson, David Russell, William Julius, Jr. Tyler, John Mason II First Year Baldwin, Henry Warren Benton, Eli iott Henry Burton, John Cotton Dayton, Kenneth Nelson Craigo, Ralph Thurman Leslie, Wells Morse, Willard A., Jr. Plank, Raymond Norwood Van Cam pen, John Gerritt Warner, Arthur Barnard Wyer, David Glen Total Enrollment, 241 Junior Department, 82 Page One Hundred Thirty five AUTOGRAPHS c ? To Call o' Pan Readers The advertisements on the following pages represent the business concerns that have given the Call o’ Pan their financial support. They handle the best goods and give the best service. Patronize them—you will not regret it. Page One Hundred Thirty-eight AT OUR NEW PLANT 416- EIGHTH AVENUE SOUTH Page One Hundred Thirty-nine Blake Prepares for College PRIMARY, GRAMMAR, HIGH SCHOOL and BOARDING DEPARTMENTS For catalog and further information, address BLAKE SCHOOL 2201 Colfax Avenue South Minneapolis, Minn. Franklin M. Crosby Eugene C Alder President, Board of Trustees Head Master Page One Hundred Forty =o HOMES FOR THE STUDENT CHILDREN HERE wc have the atmosphere of inspiration and pride of perseverance; the comfort and convenience; the facilities for concentrated, studious effort to help the preparation for more useful lives. We specialize in homes and will do everything in our power to serve your needs. [ONFil WITH biire CONFER BROS. REALTORS 2600 Hennepin Avc. Dyke water 1885 INC Page One Hundred Forty-one ■ PILLSBURY FLOUR MILLS CO. Minneapolis, Minnesota Millers of Pillsbury’s Family of Foods Pillsbury’s Best Flour Health Bran Pillsbury’s Farina Pancake Flour Whole Wheat Flour Rye and Graham Flour JOHNSON, DRAKE 8C PIPER, INC General Contractors MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Page One Hundred Forty-two Of Does Education Pay Dividends? A recent survey shows that high school graduates earn (between the ages of 18 and 60) about 33,000 more than the men who had four years less of schooling. College graduates average earnings of about 72,000 more than high school graduates. With the future in mind, stand by your books . . . and lay the foundations now for a helpful connection with this friendly bank. First NAqfljJ MlNNKjffgSjS Bank Stockholders of the First National Bank, the First Minneapolis Trust Company and the First Minneapolis Company are identical $3-50 In Merchandise Free THOUSANDS are taking advantage of Savage’s Seven Per Cent ADDITIONAL Savings Plan—A plan which offers you 3.50 worth of merchandise at no cost when your purchases from us amount to 50, providing such purchases total 50 by June 30, 1929. DON’T DELAY —Visit our Retail Store today. There are 15,000 different articles to choose from and a guarantee of entire satisfaction or your money returned, with every purchase. MWSAVAGE® Savage Building East End Third Avenue Bridge MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA Page One Fiundred Forty-three ffNorthern States” Service In hundreds of cities and towns of the Central Northwest the term “Northern States Service” is synonymous with “good public utility service.” It means service day and night to stores and factories and homes . . . service for light and power, cooking and heating. It means that every effort is being made to extend the advantages of electric service to farms and rural communities. It means that rates are consistently as low as it is possible to make them . . . rate reductions made during 1928 alone, will save customers of the Company more than $1,000,000 annually. It means that the Company endeavors to show its customers how electric and gas service and the appliances which utilize those services can be applied to the problems of factory operation and household economy. In a word, “Northern States Service” means “Good Service.” Page One Hundred Forty-four YOU WANT A LEATHER JACKET THAT’LL KEEP ON BEING GOOD LOOKING That’s the “Polar” Guarantee! Polar Leather Sportswear is made of the finest selected skins. Every garment expertly tailored. Cut for style and fit. Made to keep on being good looking! Soft finished suede leathers, fine horsehides, calfskins, etc. Black, brown, tan and bright colors. Coat and blouse styles. Available through the retail stores —made in Minneapolis by Manufacturing Wholesalers Your vacation outfit colli for one or more Polar leather Coati—comfortable for driving. a hdndy extra garment for general knockabout wear. Indiipcntable for camping. Convenient all the year around. Falks Fine Paper Talks Distributors of Quality Paper Products fHartin J. Jfalk JJayrr (Ho. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Duluth-Superior Page One Hundred Forty-five RUEDLINGER NURSERY “Guilders of cBeauty” Landscape Designers — Foresters Specializing in Rock Gardens and Alpine Plants Kenwood 2216 R. N. Ruedlinger C. N. Ruedlinger A. J. Ruedlinger DRINK CAMBELL’S PURE CERTIFIED MILK “The Right Milk for the Growing Boy Used at Blake Since 1912 DISTRIBUTED BY MOST MINNEAPOLIS CREAMERIES ASK YOUR DEALER FOR IT Page One Hundred Forty-six Go to GRIFFENS COMPLIMENTS OF A The Reliable FRIEND Prescription Drug Store 26th and Hennepin Compliments of Compliments of THE ELLIOTT NATIONAL TEA CO. FUEL COMPANY Quality Grocers 120 South Fifth Street Page One Hundred Forty-seven WHO SELLS MONEY FOR FUTURE USE? JACK SAVLAN Manager Prudential Insurance Company 312 Andrus Building Geneva 2654 STURR-GILFILLAN MOTOR COMPANY Authorized FORD Dealers Phone Main 1501 63-65 So. 13th St. Minneapolis, Minn. Pane One Hundred Forty-eight HOPKINS CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION WALTER G. OLSON, Manager Dealers in General Merchandise Phone 607 823 Excelsior Avenue Hopkins, Minnesota THE STYLE SHOP COLLEGE ROOM OF THE STANDARD CLOTHING CO. has come to be known among the young smart set as “Style Headquarters for particular young men.” Styles worn at the leading universities of this country and abroad are shown here months before you will find them offered generally. “PREP SUITS” by HART SCHAFFNER MARX 1 AND 2 PAIRS OF TROUSERS $25 $30 $34.50 “Grease Not, Neither Will Ye Spin Brakes tested free of charge Have your Brakes tested on our COWDREY BRAKE TESTER We employ 12 experts to do nothing but brake work and use Rusco brake lining. Stops quicker—wet or dry. 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GLUEK MOTOR CO., Distributors 1620 Harmon Place, Minneapolis Page One Hundred Fifty-fire cAnnouncement We wish to announce the opening of our beautiful new Studios at 2116 NICOLLET AVENUE We offer special rates to all Blake School students SWEET STUDIOS 2116 Nicollet Ave. Page One Hundred Fifty-six - - here’s our congratulations and best wishes. It’s a great adventure and Clothes do count so much. The true collegian wears “Varsleys” “Varsley College Clothes are Exclusive in the Dayton Men’s Store—2nd Floor 7 pw that You're All Set for fo lege in the Fall! Page One Hundred Fifty-seven FLOWERS — PLANTS AND DECORATIONS MAZEY FLORISTS, Inc. GROWERS and RETAILERS 305 Second Avenue South FRONTENAC BUILDING BOULEVARD STORE AND GREENHOUSES - WEST LAKE ST. YES, HE HAS GRADUATED Too often sending the son through college means that Mother has to have the old black satin dress made over and that Dad smokes the old corncob pipe on Sundays instead of his usual cigar. There is a way in which you can not only have your usual diversions but also exclude all but the best from your child's future education. Call or write The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company • Hughes Scott, State Managers 1117 Plymouth Building, Minneapolis DIAMONDS WATCHES FINE JEWELRY SILVERWARE and NOVELTIES A visit to our store will convince you that our prices are right and that quality is as represented. WHITE MacNAUGHT JEWELERS 902 Nicollet Ave. TWIN CITY MOTOR CAR COMPANY Hudson and Essex Distributors 1420 Harmon Place 5th Exchange Sts. MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL Atlantic 6252 Cedar 3585 Page One Hundred Fifty-eight m flfm. AMERICAN LINEN COMPANY CLEAN LINEN For Business and Professional Use 909 to 915 La Salle Avenue Minneapolis DISTINCTIVE SUITS IN THE COLLEGIATE MANNER recognized by this shop ences of Prep and Col-tively different from REID BROTHERS TAILORS 718 2nd Avn. So. It has always been that the style prefer-lege men are distinc-those of the average young man. Our knowledge of this style preference will be found of great assistance to young men entering college, and those returning to college will find here complete assortments of smart fabrics in the new shades better dressed men of the leading Eastern universities are wearing. CUSTOM-BUILT SUITS FOR COLLEGE MEN $55.00 to $65.00 Pjgf One Hundred Fifty nine Qfcip� vpAnn Wherever You Live. . . . There is a Northwestern Bank near you . . . combined resources of the nine Northwestern Banks, $12.3,000,000.00. We invite you to make use of the complete services offered by the nine Northwestern Banks. Northwestern National Bank Affiliated with MINNESOTA LOAN TRUST COMPANY We make suits for Mr. George Atwood Mr. Tom Cooper Mr. J. W. Horn burg and Mr. John McLane Why can't we make your suits? We have a Sale $39.50, Values up to $75.00 WM. L. WOLFSON TAILORING CO. 39 South Seventh Street Next to the Radisson Hotel COMPLIMENTS OF STANDARD OIL COMPANY (INDIANA) f Page One Hundred Sixty F. H. PEAVEY COMPANY 312 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MINNEAPOLIS MINN. b Page One Hundred Sixty-one CLOTHIERS FURNISHERS To Young Men and Boys SUITS . TOPCOATS HABERDASHERY SPORTSWEAR HATS Drowning King C Co. ADDRESS Nicollet at 8th St. Get Behind the Wheel and Get the Facts In a Silver Anniversary BUICK Beauty — Power — Smoothness “Look to the Leader for Leadership PENCE AUTOMOBILE COMPANY tMinneapolis Fargo — Sioux Falls — Huron — Butte When Better Automobiles Are Built Buick Will Build Them Page One Hundred Sixty-two DAVID C. BELL INV. CO. PICTURES Established 1880 For 501 2nd Ave. S. Home and School Insurance The Real Estate Beard Art Galleries 66-68 South Tenth Street Rentals Around the Comer from Nicollet Wm. m. peters (Lowry Hill Drug Store) • Prescriptions Accurately Compounded Compliments of Eastman Kodaks and Supplies THOS. P. PEASE Kenwood 1662 1824 Lyndale Avenue South MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. 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DIES FOR ALL GREEK LETTER SOCIETIES 6 Pharmacists 6 Dance Programs and Stationery Nicollet Oak Grove St. 817 Nicollet Avenue Page One Hundred Sixty-five A Trust Fund Today May Solve Such Problems Later THE so-called indulgent father is usually the happy father Happy because he can provide his children with the necessities of life, plus a few of the luxuries that the well-to-do family now' enjoys as a matter of course. At times, however, the expense involved becomes a Durden, and the father then regrets that he did not provide for such contingencies. That is one reason why the Living Trust idea is becoming so popular. Through this agency, a Trust Fund is set up separate and apart from the regular family budget, where it will be available when it is needed People of substantial means usually set aside a portion of their estate, others take out life insurance, and still others work through a savings account As a matter of fact, all three methods dovetail in together If you arc thinking at all along these lines—that is of setting up definite budgets for the benefit of your children, wife or husband—the Living Trust plan will certainly appeal to you. It is described more fully in our booklet, ' Creating Trust Funds, a copy of which will be sent, without obligation, on request You are also invited to consult with any of our Trust Officers THE MINNESOTA LOAN 6- TRUST CO. 405 Marquette Aw. Minneapolis, Minn. AFFILIATED WITH SORTHWESTERS ATIOHAL BASK Page One Hundred Sixty-six Tlte Home of the Famous Compliments of an MINNESOTAN Interested Friend MODEL SUIT Tailors — Clothiers Furnishers JUSTER BROS NICOLLET at FOURTH Is (rcasurc - (raft Treasure Compliments of h LAKE STREET MASTER CRAFTSMEN HUPMOBILE EMBLEMS, TROPHIES STATIONERY COMPANY FAVORS 801 ANDRUS BUILDING A PIER APRIL FIRST 207 MEDICAL ARTS BUILDING ON NICOLLET AT NINTH Page One Hundred Sixty-seven Five Years from Today In 1934 school and college men of today will be starting their careers in the business world. Today, however, you should begin a consideration of your plans for the future. In this connection it is interesting to note that business leaders today regard the public utilities field as one of the richest in opportunity, for the young man. For men who desire an unbounded scope of operation, and a rich reward in service, we suggest a study of the public utility. The Minneapolis Gas Light Company WIGGIN MATTISON GROCERS WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 2403 NICOLLET AVENUE South 0400 - 0401 - 0402 PIANO LESSONS Taught in an interesting, thorough manner. Especially adapted to hoys. E. ANNETTE SMITH 206 Leamington Hotel At. 6161 PREP” SUITS Young man suits styles with the snap and smartness that say “Prep’7 1'weeds, Cassimeres, Cheviots in the newest patterns —tailored, of course, in those two or three button single-breasted styles that nearly all well dressed Prep school fellows are wearing. REID BROS; Tailors 718 Second Avenue South Main 0050 opposite Minneapolis Club COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND Page One Hundred Sixty-nine COMPLIMENTS OF THREE ALUMNI Paf e One Hundred Seventy You would Buy Njo Other Car If you knew the Truth About THE CHRYSLER Holt Motor Company 1301 Hennepin Fifth Franklin MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND Pa%e One Hundred Serenty Special Advantages of Blake Blake cares for the boy all day. Blake provides healthful out-of-door sports for every boy. Blake brings college-trained men teachers and boys together for better scholarship, sportsmanship and fellowship. Blake enables the home to keep closely in touch with the boy and the school. Blake prepares boys thoroughly for any college or technical school in the United States. Blake provides three departments for growing boys: The Junior City School, 2201 Colfax Avenue South, The Senior Country School, Excelsior Boulevard near the Interlachen Club. Blake House and West House, dormitories for boarding students. Franklin M. Crosby President Board of Trustees Eugbnb C. Alder Head Master THIS PAGE IS PRESENTED THROUGH THE THOUGHTFUL GENEROSITY OF A FRIEND Page One Hundred Seventy-two