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

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Swimming Team, ’28, 29, 30, 31 School Record 220 Tennis, 30, 3 1 Tennis Manager, 30 Football Squad, 30 Publications, 30, 31 Fifth Form Declamation Contest, 29 Williams Theme Contest, 3 1 Science Club, 3 1 Junior-Senior Dance Committee, 30 FREDERICK MELVILLE ATKINSON Entered Blake 1919 Fred” Figs” Figgy” Dartmouth Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point ” With remarkable persistence this beaming lad has been chasing the elusive spirit of learning through these portals for some twelve years now, so ’elp us, and at last he has it cornered, or so he says. One bright September morning way back in 1919, when the Class of 31 first took their places on the little red chairs under the watchful eyes of Miss MacDonald, Freddy was one of the two brave young souls in that group who were destined to survive all the vicissitudes of school life and reach the august position of Seniors. Figs was content to keep his latent talents pretty well under cover during his Lower School years, but as a Freshman he took up fancy diving and quickly gained a place with Moles, Pierson, and the other stars who put Blake on the map in swimming. As a result, he was the first of our class to be awarded an Upper School letter. In the past two years his success in the breast stroke and the crawl has made him a one man team. Golf and tennis are his other athletic fortes. During all our years at Blake, Fred’s crimson mop has sers'ed as a pillar of flame to guide us along the paths of righteousness. hgf Twenty.five

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The Fifth Form Declamation Contest was a performance of great excellence this year, and Booraem, Bovey, FitzGerald, Steiner, McLanc, and Williams helped the Dramatics Association in the success of the plays. Williams, Russell, and Bovey were elected to the French Club. This was the first year we had a representative on the council, and McLane ably filled that position. As Juniors of 1930 we again entered ever)' school activity, and were as successful as in the past in maintaining a high scholastic standard. Russell, McLane, and MacFarlane won their letters in football, and as a result of his hard work, Russell was the unanimous choice for this year’s captain. In swimming Atkinson, Robertson, and Russell won their letters, and Robertson was elected captain for this year. McLane, Wells, and Williams, as manager, won letters in baseball, as did Atkinson, Bailey, and MacFarlane in tennis. Not only in athletics, but also in other activities of school life, were we active. Bovey, Hallowell, McLane, Steiner, Russell, and Wells were members of the Union, and during the year Bovey, McLane, Russell, and Steiner held positions as officers. On the Publications Board we were represented by Atkinson, Bovey, Russell, Steiner, and Williams, while Bailey, Bovey, Hallowell, McLanc, Russell, Steiner, and Williams were conspicuous in Dramatics. Booraem, Bovey, and Russell did a great deal to help the Debating Team win over S. P. A. for the first time in six years. Hallowell and FitzGerald represented our musical talent, both being in the choir and orchestra. During the year McLane and Atwood represented the class on the council. When we came back the following year as Seniors, we were fully aware of our duties in our capacity, and took them up with a will. McLane, elected Head of the School at the close of the previous year, has indeed served well in that position, while Snyder and Walker were elected to the Council with him. In the fall Russell, as captain, McLane, Chute, Snyder, and Knoblauch, manager, won letters in football. Booraem was elected to the Union, and Hallowell, Knoblauch, Snyder, and Chute represented us in the choir. Hallowell was also in the orchestra. Russell and Snyder were elected officers on the Athletic Association Board, President and Secretary, respectively. In the winter Captain Snyder, Chute, Bailey, Walker, and Knoblauch won places on our very successful hockey team; Captain Robertson, Atkinson, Hallowell, and Russell, manager, made their letters in swimming while Booraem, Bovey, Hallowell, Walker, Chute, Knoblauch, McLane, and Snyder served in Dramatics. During the spring term Knoblauch, as captain, Bailey, manager, and Atkinson played on the tennis team, and Captain McLane, Snyder, Chute, Atwood, and Booraem, as manager, served on the baseball team. This, then, is the history of the Class of 1931, and we submit it proudly, but not with an air of braggarts. Pa f Tu rnty-fonr

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Baseball Team, ’29, ’31 Baseball Squad, ’30 Class Basketball, ’28, ’29, ’30 Council, ’30 Class Vice-President, ’28, ’29 Class Historian Varsity Club GEORGE WINTHROP ATWOOD Entered Blake 1920 Gawdge” ” Atty” Yale Upy up, my friend, and quit your books” Gawdge's original type of humor, ranging from the subtle to the obvious, from the quiet to the boisterous, has relieved the tension of many an embarrassing moment. His savage yells, echoing through the Senior Room at most unexpected times, have often jeopardized the privileges of his fellow students, by bringing down upon them the wrath of the newest addition to the Latin department. Together with Robertson. MacFarlane, and other cut-ups, he has thoroughly vexed and annoyed more Blake masters than all the other Seniors put together. The best example of his practical jokes was his attempt to lock Mr. Vagner in the telephone booth, while that worthy was engaged in one of his brilliant maneuvers to corner the Wall Street market. He rather startled Mr. Slater by (lashing at him his gleaming set of celluloid teeth, in the course of one of his winning smiles. The laziest person in the world, his main ambition is to be excused from play by some hook or crook. His frequent trips to the dentist and his endeavors to go in for ads clearly demonstrate his abilities in this direction. The crumpled fenders of his gray Chevrolet give proof of his talents in the art of driving. As Class Historian, he managed to rouse himself sufficiently to bring forth the very fairish” little job which you will find a few pages back. Pjge Twenty-ux