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

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Tennis, 27, 28, 29, 30, 3 1 Manager Tennis, 31 Class Basketball, 27, 28 Science Club, 29, 30, 31 Hockey Squad, ’27, 29 Hockey Team, 28, 30, 3 1 Head Usher Dramatics, 3 1 Dramatics, 29 HILTON MOOR BAILEY Entered Blake 1919 Mousie” Moose” Hilt” Leland Stanford He hath eaten me out of house and home.” We don't know what the Senior Room would have been this year without Mousic’s shrill, Oh Dear, uttered in a piercing falsetto, to the edification of the whole claw, especially Bovey. As Walker will tell you. with a tinge of bitterness in his voice, Mousic manages to draw phenomenal cards in two-handed bridge, though perhaps both gentlemen arc a little prone to resort to certain strategic methods which arc not recognized as—shall we say—correct bridge. Hilt’s little brawls with Walt, especially those during the first period, and with other members of our little group, have usually resulted in minor bruises, broken furniture, and much merriment. If Moose has had the worst of it, his shrill cries can be heard distinctly from beneath an overturned chair or a pile of pillows. In his more tender moments he has show'n himself to be a conoisscur of Milton, having memorized all of L'Allcgro, much to the surprise of Clcvc.” His prowess on the rink, where he won his famous nickname, has always been notable, and his speedy hockey will be sorely missed by Blake in the future, as will his skillful performance on the tennis courts. Among other things, this dark, handsome young man has attracted attention as an usher at the functions of the Dramatic Association. Well, we wish him the best of luck in sunny Palo Alto. Page Tuen y-sfim

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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

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Union, 3 1 Secretary Union, ’3 1 Science Club, ’30, ’31 V Form Declamation Debating, ’30, ’31 Dramatics, ’29, ’3 1 Thorpe Cup Contest, ’3 1 Publications, ’3 1 Baseball Manager, ’3 1 Varsity Club FLETCHER VAN NOSTRAND BOORAEM Entered Blake 1926 Fletch” Flooch” Harvard A man of contention anil a man of strife” Fletch has been an integral part of the class of ’31 since third form days. Although addicted to certain mental lapses, which have brought forth in Vergil class such gems as, ''Mother Earth was her father,” this man of reason has never hesitated to challenge with unanswerable logic any statement or act which seemed questionable to him. He was especially fluent on the Freeport Doctrine and the Greenback Problem, much to the chagrin of Mr. Rittinger; and he came very near convincing Walker that setting up his Clubs warranted the loss of a trick or so. It was perhaps in view of his ability along such lines that Flooch was chosen to prepare the rebuttals for the annual debate. As baseball manager he has proved his ability to perform a difficult job in an efficient way. His mania for absorbing ponderous tomes on figures of history, from pirates to kings, is truly astounding and has produced some very decentish” book reviews for the Torch,” of which he is Literary Editor. This year he revealed a hitherto unsuspected histrionic bent in his interpretation of Sir Launcclot. Outside of occasional flare-ups at some flagrant crime (usually Bailey’s), Fletch is the most amiable of souls, and his abilities and friendliness ought to stand him in good stead at Flarvard. where he is planning to round out his forensic talents. Page Twenty-eight