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

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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

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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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T H E CALL O’ P A n Of 19 4 1 JOHN FARRINGTON BONNER, JR. Entered Blake 19 57 Jack Minnesota I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.’'—Shakespeare ALMOST every time this last year when the walls of the Senior Room echoed with loud laughter, the cause was one of the stories ripped off with gestures by this descendant of old “Colonel Benner of Holly Springs. Mississippi”. Doubtless Jack would be voted the best story-teller of the Seniors, with his manner and his material. But his accomplishments go further than telling stories. Jack has established a great record on the football field and the baseball diamond. For four successive years he has won letters in both those sports. His inspiration as captain of the football team was responsible in great part for its success. His strong right arm was a standby on the pitching mound this spring, and we all like to remember how his hat always fell off when he was catching a fly in center field. His athletic record would be incomplete without mention of his acting as president of the Athletic Association and Captain of the Whites. As class president for the last two years and president and member of long standing in the Union. Jack was the leader of his class. He was a member of the Dramatic Association for two years and of the Glee Club for three. His strong voice was responsible for the first bass part in the quartet this year. Jack plans to study pre-law at Minnesota next year, unless he joins the army. We wonder which he would be better as: a lawyer, or a drill-sergeant. 26