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

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Till ; I'A LI, O l AA OF l». M Bob was so taken with the manly aspect of the 1934 candidates that by the sweat of his brow he made up a whole year's work in one summer solely that he might join us. Imagine his chagrin when his classmates, the ingrates, decided that such industry must have been born of an honest and simple character, and accordingly made him custodian of the shekels, pesos, or what have you. This position of treasurer accounts for the waning of Faig’s popularity, since his diffident “Oh. fellows, about that class present . . . or his more brutal and explicit “Say, Hunt, when are you going to come across? have driven the great and small to beat a hasty retreat. As public speaker Bob has shown a coolness under fire that would befit Joe Clifford. Who will forget the morning that he strode to the platform to deliver his oratorical message faced by Mr. Horn but to banquet anti to drain the boivl. Itoliorl Faegre Bob Entered Blake 1930 Dartmouth Alder. Mr. Foss, and the head master of Exeter. Who will forget how he missed the top step, and “0, What a fall was there my countrymen! When he recovered, Bob found Mr. Foss and the gentleman from Exeter on the floor beside him and Mr. Sample had disappeared behind the organ. Needless to say the school was in an uproar. But Faig carried his speech to a successful termination amid thunderous approbation. Captain and goalie of the Hilltopper pucksters, Fagin has interposed his none too delicate anatomy between the goal and murderously swift pucks with a skill and grace that easily reaches the high standard set by former goalies. Bob was also president of the A. A., and managed to conduct his meetings with a minimum of mistakes in parliamentary procedure, despite malicious attempts of other seniors to ruffle his placid composure. Page Eighteen

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TIIK CALL O l»A. OF 1934 Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty. |p«»orgo Valnilino Iloerr Bop Entered Blake 1921 Dartmouth George, who has the distinction of being the only red-head in the class, also claims to have attended the Alma Mater longer than any of the rest of his less persistent colleagues, refusing to depart for regions unexplored until a term of 13 years had l»een completed. (The original sentence was for 20 years, but he was released on good behavior.) Not long ago “Bop bewildered the entire class by appearing at school with a new tennis racket. This indeed was a remarkable action for a member of old “34,” since the seniors of this year are reputed for their penny-pinching propensities. Having been practically raised on a ranch, George is undoubtedly the handi- est horseman in the school on the hill, and is the proud possessor of a filly and colt in Montana. For this reason he Inn attempted on several occasions to inveigle a mixed crowd into going on a riding party. Once he succeeded, and thoroughly astounded Humphrey and the female meinl ers of the party with his handling of a fiery black mount. The choir will not appear the same without the brilliant locks of our Georgie. and Bitty will surely miss his conversational historian and member of the “nucleus.” In future years he will grace the dances at Dartmouth, and may the young ladies there appreciate his presence as the locals have. Page Seventeen

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Till: CALL O PA. OF l»:i I O, flesh, flesh, how thou art flshifled.' 4'lnrk lt ni lol|»li Fletohor Fletch Entered Blake 1928 Dart moii tli It is our probably erroneous opinion that Fletch has won more widespread attention as a high school athlete than any other Blake performer. When he went east to swim in Philadelphia, the papers were full of the “Young Lochinvar” who had “come out of the west.” Mere in his own state he so outdistanced his opponents in the back stroke that even when he rammed the palings of the Gustavus pool with his conk and threatened to spread Fletcher brains in various and sundry portions among the spectators, he had time to recover, part his hair, and float to victory. Randolph shares with Johnny Harrison the distinct honor of having l een captain of two Blake teams, each leading the swimming and tennis teams in alternate seasons. Fletch has an assortment of trick ties and collars that are amazing to behold, but it is just this flair for the ultra as well as his undeniable skill in dancing that have made him a blonde menace among the girls. Anyway, as soon as he can convince Mr. Foss that he knows exactly where the Euboeans lived, and why they settled at Cumae. Clark will depart for Dartmouth, w hich is awaiting such a sw immer with open arms. Page Nineteen