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

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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.

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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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THE CALL O ’ P A N FREDERICK PARSONS DAVIS Entered Blake 1940 Fred Minnesota It is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing. —Galatians This refugee from U. High entered the time-honored halls of Blake three years ago to become one of the most illustrious members of the class of '43. More than any other Senior, Fred has built his enviable record through sheer determined effort. This spirit of conscientiousness has gained for him the admiration and friendship of all who have come to know him, a fact attested by his election as member and secretary of the Union. Fred distinguished himself in his first year by placing second in the Fifth Form Declamation Con-lest and giving an excellent performance in the Christmas pageant. He became a member of the Glee Club, and this year was elected its president. For two years he has been one of the mainstays of the Dramatic Association and one of the few reliable writers for the TORCH, serving this year as circulation, manager. Moreover, Fred's ability is not limited to 'the Arts as shown by his three letters in swimming and two in football. Although not a natural diver, his hard-won points and especially his loyalty to the team have played no small part in three fine seasons. An Eagle Scout and holder of numerous Scouting honors, he should go far in the Army, when the local draft board issues the call. They will get a good man.