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

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great change had come over our members, so many of them had their trousers down to their shoes that it could not help being noticed. Football again came and our class showed its sporting spirit, for on the team we had McLane holding down his former position of quarterback and Clark playing one of the ends. As subs” we furnished Winton and McCaull. Oui class was represented on the basketball team by Gregg. Gregg again together with Strong furnished our share toward the swimming team. Along toward the middle of April the school baseball team was organized, and on it from our class were C. Petterson, McLane, Gregg, Freeman, Clark, and Winton. Tennis called some, and Newell and Freeman played on the school team. With the close of this year the second of our short four years passed by. leaving many happy memories. September, 1914. was to us the beginning of a great year. We were to be Juniors; such an honor then! After deep thought and consideration a few new members were allowed to enter our number. It was this fall that we first organized as a class. Our officers were. Strieker, president, McLane. vice president, and Winton. secretary and treasurer. We had twenty members at that time, the greatest number the class ever had. Football again called us and 1916 was well represented by McLane, Clark, and Mitchell. Football over, the school basketball team was organized and Gregg was elected captain, and it was with his guidance that we wfon five out of our seven scheduled games. This year a class basketball team was also organized, and in the final game of the series we won the school championship by defeating the Seniors. In debating our class also showed the superiority over the rest of the school by winning over the classes of 1917 and 1913. Our class contained a lot of material for Mr. Hadden’s baseball team and he showed his appreciation of the fact by choosing Gregg. McLane. Winton, McCaull. Strieker, Freeman, Petterson and Shoemaker to represent us. Exams came and went and it brought some relief and leftt us with our summer vacation, but, greatest of all the expectations, our Senior year in the path ahead of us. In 1913 we came back sorry that this was to be our last year at Blake. At last we had reached the height of our ambitions, finally after three years’ hard work, we had become Seniors. I he realization of this fact came over us slowly, but at length we became absolutely at ease in our dignified positions. In football more honors were heaped upon our class. McLane was elected captain of Blake’s greatest football team. Nineteen sixteen men on the team were McLane. Winton. Strong, Haviland. Mitchell. McCaull, O’Brien and Gamble. It was with the able coaching of our friend Doc Allen that the team was carried through one of the must successful seasons. But winter came. And it proved to be some winter, too. Winton’s baskbetball team was put into ship-shape condition with himsel fas captain. Under his eagle eye our school proved a very good match for any outside team. A class basketball team was also organized with the much nicknamed Haviland as its captain. It seems that nicknames must be good omens, for 1916 won the inter-class championship. Debating was also one of the strong points. Simpson and Strieker were our share of the team. This year the team won the much-coveted debate with St. Paul Academy. Our class debating team, composed of Strieker. Simpson and Gamble, won for us the championship of the school after a contest with the fifth and sixth forms. As usual baseball now holds our attention and we hope that when the season is over the help and support given by the members of the class of 1916 will always be remembered. Gregg of 1916 was elected captain and together w'ith the other members of our class we expect to produce a winning team. So is the history of our class brought to a close. From now on we all go our own ways. Who knows what strange and startling heritage lies in tomorrow? I oday is but a threshold—no one can dream what lies beyond. So inspired with what we hope may be the true Blake spirit, we pass on to make ourselves worthy to be called Blake men. Page 17

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It was in the fall of 1912, the first year at this splendid new building, that we first entered the upper school, and it was with no little pride that we took this step. Quite a few of our present members were among the founders of the class of 1916, they being Chadbourn. Gregg. McLane. Gamble. Strong, McCaulI, Winton, and Woodworth. It is this beginning and the spirit of these few, which have made our class what it is today. 'I'hat first year our class was well represented in athletics. McLane “did himself proud” in football, a thing which he has done in everything he has attempted. We have proof of this in the write-up by Mr. Bachelder. the coach of the team: “McLane. the midget of the team, weighing less than a hundred pounds, is a very heady little player. Playing his first game with West, he showed remarkable defensive work; his tackling of the heavy West backs was a feature of the game and his head work in running and in keeping the team together deserves much praise.” Winter came and with it came hockey and swimming. In both sports at least one of our members took part. C. D. Mitchell played point on the hockey team. On the swimming team we had Gregg, Walnut and Jaffray. Gym that year was optional. Oh, how times have changed! Spring came along and our minds and bodies were anxious for outdoor sports. 1 he baseball team boasted three of our members, McLane. Jaffray and Winton. Of course, at the end of the season our minds were turned to our exams, which everyone knows are not looked forward to with much eagerness; but the approach of summer vacation somewhat overshadowed the more gloomy subjects. The fall of 1913 saw' us back at school with fewer of our old members perhaps, but the loss was made up by our new ones, that is, we have always thought so. One Page 16

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