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

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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

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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 ’ ROBERT ENOCHS BOWEN Entered Blake 1936 “Bob'’ Minnesota “Every why hath a wherefore.”—Shakespeare P A n Of 19 4 1 ANY one who knows Bob only from contacts at school must be completely unaware of the great and varied interests he has outside school work. We all know that Bob has been the leader of the class for several years, and is graduating as valedictorian and a member of the Cum Laude society. His fine record extends too to the winning of the Union medal in the Fifth Form, to membership to the Union this year and to membership in many of the extracurricular activities about the school. He was a member of the Dramatic Association for two years, of debating for three years, and of the Glee Club for five years. As managing editor of the TORCH he slaved as hard as anybody over those monthly four pages. He was also a haunter of the depths of the kitchen for the last two years, and made quite a mark at earning extra money by serving as head waiter twice on the same day. It is. however, outside of school that Bob really expands. He is an Eagle Scout and Assistant Scoutmaster. He diddles with the piano. He has built several radios. He has a collection of scores of cactus plants and is the only person we know who has a moccasin flower in his front yard. Bob frankly doesn't know what he wants to study at Minnesota next fall, but we are sure that with all he has to offer, he will make his place whatever he does. 27