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

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Football Squad, '27, ’28, ’29 Football Team, ’30 Dramatics, ’29, ’30 French Club, ’29, ’30 Science Club, ’29, ’30 Debating Squad, 29 Held Waiter, ’30 Store Assistant, ’29 Store Manager, '30 Varsity Club JOHN WINTHROP ALDER Entered Blake 1927 “]awn,” “Ad” M. I. T. “What better than to work and keep from sin ” “Hardworking John has proved his mettle by consistent, slow, but sure work. He has taken a prolonged beating on the second team in football for three years, but has won a well-deserved letter on the first team in his fourth and senior year at Blake. John has made many unsuccessful attempts to twist his right leg around his left ear and write a theme with his nose on the desk; his failure in the latter is no doubt largely due to lack of practice. In all probability he will develop this extraordinary method of study by steady perseverance in college. His rakish figure and distinguishing walk should prove of value to him at M. I. T. where he will delve into minerals and attempt to learn a bit about technique. The keeper of the store, succeeding the well known Tadpole, has not yet learned to pick out forgeries and thefts, but he says that the losses will be made up in the end by the increase in the sale of athletic supporters and arm bands. The dramatic ability of this strapping, six-foot rascal has revealed itself in several presentations. His characterization of the father in “Station YYYY” was a good bit of acting. As the head-waiter of the lower school lunch period he has astonished the small boys with his skill and daring in transporting large stacks of dishes safely through the swinging doors. The hard-boiled waiters themselves were even moved when he lopped off the top of his finger while driving the breadcutter. M. I. T. will greet such an engineer with open arms. P«jgc Tjverity-five

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fHw., LCJ J? BAlSfe team while the hockey team was assisted by Chute, Robinson, Walker, Scher-merhorn and Snyder. Chute and Snyder also played baseball. Our scholarship, though not brilliant, was quite steady and dependable. It was a fairly decent record as Juniors, and when Fred Chute, elected head of the school for our senior year, gave his reply to the graduating class at commencement, we sincerely hoped that we might be worthy leaders of the school during our last year as a class at Blake. Returning in our new capacity last fall, we took up our duties with a will. Schermerhorn and Walker served on the Council with Chute, and Booraem, Knoblauch, Nash and Wales were elected to the Union. Walker and Wales served as presidents for the first and second terms respectively. Dean Rizer, editor; Hendrik Booraem, associate editor; Fred Chute, business manager; Martin Wales, school editor; Schermerhorn and Peet, assistants; together with other members of the Board, have been giving the school a very fine publication this year in the Torch, and as they also edit the Call o’ Pan we are looking forward to a very successful annual. Throughout the year our high standard of athletics has been maintained. Fred Chute led a strong football team in the fall. With him as seniors on the team were Schermerhorn, Rizer, Snyder, Alder, Nash, Walker and Wales, manager. Four seniors were regulars on the hockey team, Chute, Snyder, Schermerhorn and Captain Walker led the team through a very successful season. Led by Captain Rizer, Mills, Morriss, Nash and Olson, manager, were the representatives in swimming. Captain Snyder piloting the baseball team from first base with Chute in the outfield, are upholding our end on the baseball diamond. As a reward for his long years of service on the tennis team, Schermerhorn was elected captain of this year’s netmen, the team of which Knoblauch is the other senior member promises to turn in many victories for the school this year. The high standard of dramatics was again maintained this year, seven of our number taking parts. The efficient manner in which the business and property managers worked under Schermerhorn made the plays the greatest financial success in the history of the school. Our representative on the winning debating team this year was Charles Gamble, who did a good piece of work as alternate. Rizer, who early as the Fifth Form, proved his ability as an orator by winning the Fifth Form Declamation contest, again proved himself this year by winning the Williams Theme contest and the Thorpe Cup contest. This, then, is the history of the class of 1930. We submit it, not with an air of braggers, but in the hopes that you may see just what we have done and what we have been doing during our association with Blake. Page Twenty-four

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Dramatics, ’27, ’28, ’29, ’30 Assoc. Editor, Publications, ’30 Williams Theme Contest, 2nd Prize Winner, General Information Cup, ’30 Choir, ’29, ’30 Union, ’30 Secretary Union, ’30 President French Club, ’30 Class Prophecy HENDRIK BOORAEM, JR. Entered Blake 1926 Hen“Bud” “Keed” Princeton “Only an author knows an author s cares ” During his four-year sojourn at the school on the hill, “Hen” has discovered no small number of pleasant diversions calculated to break the monotony of the daily grind. Not least among these is the interesting process of engaging the R. R. Doctor in deep, and to most of us rather obscure theological discussions. Many a time, his dark, deep-set eyes glittering craftily, and yet rather amusedly, has this master of sophistry woven a strong and tangled web, only to sec, on the eve of victory, his resourceful prey shatter those seemingly hopeless entanglements by a simple twist of the wrist—a jingle of the after-luncheon bell. But aside from these momentary disappointments, there can be no doubt, that taking it all in all, the “Keed” has led a happy and carefree existence at the Alma Mater. Year after year, the Northrop Damsels have thrilled to his histrionic efforts, now as Father Daly, the prison chaplain, and now as the dashing Captain Ashby of the India Army. As a poet (Jiffy Jingler) and as a writer, “Hen” has shown great possibilities, and the extent of his vocabulary has on several occasions momentarily paralyzed the English class. He is leaving for the East some time next fall, and who knows but that the ivied walls may at times echo with astonished Tiger roars wafted gently back on the fresh New Jersey breeze. Page Twenty-six