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

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THE CALL O ’ P A N WILHELMUS BOGART BRYAN, III Entered Blake 1941 ''Bogey'' Princeton “A stature undepressed in size. Wordsworth For two years Blake has viewed with wonder the procession of sleekly-tailored suits and sumptuous ties with which Bill drapes himself, for this eastern city-slicker is always well-dressed from the bottoms of his size 13 shoes to the top of his alluringly wavy hair, a total distance of some six and one-half feet. Bill has displayed his talent in Dramatics, as an athletic Macduff last year and this year as one of the most unforgettable feminine leads in Blake history. This year he carried out the job of Property Manager as well, with admirable confusion. As Manager of the Press Club, Bill executed well the thankless task of gaining newspaper space for Blake events. Last fall he occupied his Play Periods sprinting, gazelle-like, about the uncertain terrain of the touch-football field, and in the winter made his letter as defense on the hockey team. Scholastically. Bill’s real ability would be more evident if he stopped handing in papers which looked as if written with a charred stick held between his toes. Bill has gained widespread fame as a keyboard exponent of Le Jazz Hot, and it has required much of Miss Berglund's time to keep him from belaboring the nearest piano during free periods. All in all, we are sure that Bill's real ability will make him a success wherever he goes. ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

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O F FORTY-THREE GEORGE LANE BARBOUR Entered Blake 1931 Fuzzy Harvard Then he will talk, good gods how he will talk. —Lee Fuzzy has been with our class for twelve years and during this time he has always been a hard worker. In fact, many think that he does as much work preparing to work as actually working. In any case, George has always kept his marks well above average. He climaxed two years of hard work in Dramatics this year and portrayed the epitome of the high-class English butler. He has long been one of Mr. Bryan's star boarders, though he has had considerable difficulty learning the meaning of certain rules, such as getting to meals on time. This year he put his heart and soul into Debating and was a vociferous participant in the Forum Debate. Athletically, George took an early aversion to sport of all kinds—except talking. He has been seen nevertheless cutting a pretty figure on the tennis courts and last winter took up swimming. We mentioned talking, at which George is an expert: he just opens his mouth and lets habit do the rest. At times this ability has gotten him into considerable difficulty with the class pranksters, but George has taken this maltreatment amiably and as a result has instilled considerable respect for himself into his classmates. We are sure that in college and later he will augment the record he has made for himself. ☆ ☆ ☆

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O F FO RTY-TH RE E DAVID FRELINGHUYSEN BULL Entered Blake 1931 Dave Yale Head Boy '42 Small to greater matters must give way. —Shakespeare It was truly a great blow to Blake when Dave Bull left school for Yale on February 5. However, this was another of the adjustments that many boys here have had to make in war time. Lacking the perfect eyesight necessary for any of the reserve corps, Dave realized that his only chance for college was in leaving Blake immediately, since he would become of draft age in June. Thus Blake lost a fine athlete, scholar, and all-around fellow. Besides holding the high position of Head Boy, Dave took active part in the Glee Club, Union, Publications, and Dramatics. Dave made his football, hockey, and baseball letters last year, and captained the hockey squad this year. Unfortunately a back injury prevented him from making football again this fall. Prominent in other fields also, Daniel had the distinct honor of being the first to lose his Senior ring, an affair for which he has suffered a ceaseless amount of kidding. In spite of violent protestation, he frequently found his name in the TORCH subtly (?) linked with that of a certain fair maiden from the local seminary. All kidding aside, if his record at Old Eli has been anything like the one he made at Blake, we can rest assured that it is a fine one.