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

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“He mis o scholar—a ripe and Rood one.' MERRILL BUFFINGTON “Buff’ Entered Blake 1913 Torch, T6, T7 President of Class, ’16-T7 President Senior Council, '16-’17 Fall Tennis Team, ’16 White Hockey Squad, '17 Blake Union, Secretary, T6 Blake Union, ’17 Vice-President of Class, T6 Harvard Member of Blake Company, ‘17 Blake Orchestra, ’16 White Basketball Squad, ’17 Mandolin Club, ’15 Winner of Fall Tennis Tournament, 16 Second Baseball Team, 17 17

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CALLGPAN Upon the arrival of cold weather, the Blake military company put in an appearance, and 1917 was called upon to furnish many of the officers. This it did, and so thoroughly that only a few corporalships were left vacant for lower classmen. In order to increase the effectiveness of the Senior Council, it was decided that it should contain, besides the president and vice-president of the class, four Seniors, to he elected semi-annually. Under this system the council proved itself to he a most competent and influential body, playing an important part in the life of the school. Woodworth. Gardner, MeCaull and Chapman were chosen for the council the first half-year, and Woodward, Gardner. Chapman and Woodworth the second. When winter came the opportunity was quickly seized to wipe out the class' former defeats in debating. In a contest with the Juniors on the tariff question the Senior team, consisting of Carroll, Bushnell and Woodworth, was given the decision, and also was chosen intact to uphold Blake in her annual debate with St. Paul Academy. In that encounter the team was equally successful. Contrary to custom there were no school or class teams in either basket ball or hockey that winter, so the Brown and White matches had to supply all the excitement in those lines. It was with much enthusiasm that we hailed the arrival of spring after a most severe, tedious winter. Immediately after Paster vacation athletics again took the prominent place in school affairs. Football, an innovation here in spring sports, baseball and tennis, each had its devotees. The baseball team, the success of which it is difficult to predict, obtained from 1917, Gillette, Hall, Penney. Regan, Welch and Captain Robinson. So the history of our class is drawing to a close, and we are about to scatter, each one to his particular station in life. May the recollections of our happy Blake days with their toil and pleasure and vigorous spirit be a constant inspiration to us to live up to those principles acquired so early in all our school activities, so that we may pass on to become all that Blake men should. Pai l P. Bush xkll. 16

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MARTIN KOON BOVEY -M. K.”; -Bov ; “Sliver”; “Major” Entered Blake, 1909 Yale or Dartmouth Assistant Manager Football, ’lo. K-Second Football Team. 16 Assistant Business Manager Torch. '16 Blake Union, 17 Blake Company (Corporal) W inner of Winter Sport Canmal. ’17 White Hockey learn, 17 Alternate Class Debat.ng leant, Business Manager 18