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

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THE CALL 0 ’ PAf) Of 1941 CLIFFORD SAMUEL ASHMUN, JR. Entered Blake 1935 'Sam Williams Begone, dull care! Thou and I shall never agree. —Playford SINCE the day Sam first stepped into Mr. Hodgkinson's General Science class one bright morning late in November. the class of ’41 has been continually amazed by the feats of this happy-go-lucky fellow. He is most famous in the school because of his good nature and sense of humor. He is outstanding in the class, although many may not know it. in that he is always ready to help a fiiend in need. Outside of school he is best known by his exhibition of horses. Throughout the local circuit he has proved himself to be one of the best by taking many firsts in equestrian classes. Not only a master of horsemanship. Sam is also a developer of hunters and jumpers of no mean ability. On the athletic field Sam has worked very hard. For years he was the third baseman on many a coefficient team, and he has played hockey for the last few years on the mighty second varsity team. As for public speaking, his speech on New Orleans in his Junior year will be forgotten by few. Now that Sad Sam has learned the complete rules of Spin the Bottle, we feel sure that he will succeed at Williams, and we wish him the best of luck. 24

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in the SECono foRm With “Onward and Upward as a motto, the class of 41 left the Third Form and entered proudly into the Upper School. Here several more students joined our ranks. The athletic standard was strengthened by the addition of Bonner. Howard DeLaittre. a quiet lad with hidden charms, added in many ways. Hayes, the Cum Laude man, journeyed over from Ramsey Junior High. 1937 also marked the entrance of two class Romeos. Jim Hield and Roddy Shearer. Last, but by no means least, there entered George Williams, the human dynamo. The class was given a big hand in 1938 when Bruce Fetzer joined our ranks. Art Hoaglund launched his dramatic career, climaxed this year with a character that would make even Bob Hope's Brenda and Cobina look like beauty queens. And finally a most distinguished personage entered our midst in 1939 in the form of Governor Badger. This year our class was well represented in all extra-curricular activities. We had our leaders in scholarship, athletics, and the organizations. Every boy had at least one interest outside the classroom—athletics, music, dramatics, or publications. We hope and trust that our record has not been weighed and found wanting in the mind of anyone at Blake. Although these boys will scatter throughout the country next year at many different colleges, and will pursue different paths all through life, through all the experiences they will encounter they will always hold the memories of happy days spent at Blake close to their hearts. in THE FIFTH FOR m

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THE CALL 0’ PAI) Of 1941 STEPHEN SAMMIS BADGER Entered Blake 1939 ’Steve, Governor Minnesota We arc Republicans, and do not propose to leave our party. —Burchard : v» T HE face at the top of this page belongs to none other than Stephen S. Badger, future Governor of Minnesota and President of the United States. Steve, an old-guard Republican, has been the recipient of countless numbers of Mr. Bitt’s Jeffersonian quips. In fact, politics seems to have been “the Governor’s'' main interest since time immemorial. Soon after he entered Blake last year. Steve made it known that he was an ardent supporter of the Stassen administration and a bitter foe of the New Deal. T his winter he found in debating a way to express his feelings and argued loud and long that the Federal Government should be given no more power. Steve took up dramatics this year, and he also served as a waiter in the Upper School. That he is popular among his classmates is attested to by the fact that he was elected to the Union last fall and chosen treasurer of that body for 1941. He is just as popular with the members of the opposite sex and was chosen one of the handsomest in his class last year. Having entered Blake in his Junior year, a difficult thing to do. Steve had some trouble with his studies last year, but he soon became firmly established in Blake and his marks have been good all year. On the gridiron last fall. Steve won a much-deserved letter: he plays tennis in the spring and is interested in track. Steve plans to study law at the University to prepare for a political career. 25