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

Text from Pages 1 - 216 of the 1918 volume:

Gift - Blake School rniNNeApous PUBLIC LlOttAttV % « ' f; ',« W M Vjv '•■ •• •-.«; € § 5 � 4 i g a £ M I £ §s cTk c a I I 0 p a n PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF BLAKE SCHOOL S’ S m mmw m m mmm m mm mm m m m m « mmmmMmmm m m m mm mm m m m m $ dp - 36 - In offering this the seventh volume of the Blake School CALLOPAN, we have endeavored to keep before us the thought that we are recording for future generations of Blake men the events, preserving for them the picture of Blake life as it is in 1918. We trust that the picture as we have given it will show to the alumni that the “School-house on the Hi IT' isy as in their day, the place where men are made and where real life is lived. 8 To THOSE WHO, BY THEIR DEVOTION TO THE FLAG, ARE EXEMPLIFYING, in the ideal way, the Spirit of Blake; who are placing THEIR NAMES UPON THE ROSTER OF AMERICAN HEROES Our Boys in Service The Editors, in behalf of Blake School, affectionately DEDICATE THIS 191 8 VOLUME OF THE CaLLOPAN. Captains P. C. Harper Thomas Harrison, ’15 Lieutenants O. E. Horne Miles K. Lander, ’14 Harry W. Battin, ’14 Howard Selover, ’14 G. B. Clifford, Jr., ’14 Homer I). Ballard, ex., ’15 John W. Gregg, ’14 Joseph T. Moore, ex., ’15 Edward T. Mitchell, ’16 Enlisted N. S. Foss, Corporal Horace Bushnell, ’12 Sam VY. Robertson, ’14, Sergeant Herbert Clifford, ’14, Corporal Edwin H. Winter, ’14, Corporal Stanton Coffin, ’14 Bronson G. Lewis, ’14 Philip Barnes, 15 J. Stewart McDonald, ’15 Gerald Petterson, ’15 Bruce H. Puffer, ’15 A. Alan Rogers, ’15 F. M. Stowell, ex., ’i 5 W. Leonard Appleby, ex., ’16 Philip Benton, ex., ’16 Colbert Men F. L. Can dee William V. Freeman, ’ 16 James Gregg, ’16 W. Vincent McLane, ’i6 Sherman S. Ogden, ex., ’16 Russell Powers, ’i6 James McK. Thompson, ex., ’16 David J. Winton, ’i6 Robert C. Woodworth, ’i6 Martin K. Bovey, ’17 Charles B. Carroll, ’17 Byron O. Sewall, ’17 John C. Woodward, ’17 Donald Rogers, ex., ’ 18 Paul Bo Quist, ’19 EARLES, 21 9 To Noah Sylvester Foss The Steadfast Friend, the Guiding Spirit and the Beloved Adviser of the Class of 1918. T) THEE, fair shepherd of our flock, Who, called to a duty higher still To serve that Master Shepherd of us all, Has left us in our fold upon yon hill, We reverent bow our heads. Sad is thy charge, and lonely, too, With thee long absence from its midst; Vet solaced by thy haste to duty, Clearly calling through fog and mist. May the Spirits keep thee! No longer do we gather ’round, As from thy seat upon a rock, Thy noble spirit pours forth guiding words To edify thy trusting flock. Thou art gone forth! No longer do we lie and listen To thy soft music’s sweet refrain, Of age-old tales and prophets, And laurels that heroes attain. Where, Music, hast thou gone? No longer do we scamp and scuttle As cheerily thou art wont to play I’pon thy pipes and magic lyrics, While slowly dwindles light of day, And slowly sinks the sun. Thy ballads sweet of lovely nymphs No longer soothe our fevered heads; Thy enchanting sylvan verses No more dispel our mystic dreads Of ugly ogres fierce. No more to guide our formless thoughts, Our every want and need to fill, Dost thou thy time and patience give Each day upon this barren hill, In rain, or fog, or shine. We mourn our loss in losing thee, And yet we wish thee all God-speed. New pastures open wide to thee: Go, thou, wherever there is need. Hope follows in thy wake. Give of thy heart, as thou hast giv’n, To those who need thee more than we. Thy spirit lingers on undimmed In hearts long since made pure by thee, As thy own heart be. Shepherd, gone art thou from the fold, And guideless is thy bleating flock: Gone, to serve the Supreme Shepherd, Aye, gone, an haunting voice doth mock; Gone, when to return? Yet onward must we plough ahead, Fresh strength in thy memory found; Thy conquering image leads the way, While thyself, to duty now fast bound, Serves Him on High. —Donald Voorhees Jordan, 1918 10 u MESSRS. LAMB WE STM ARK SANDERSON BLANPIED CANDEE JOHNSON ■ MAIF.R JACKSON SCHOCH DR. BROWN NEWTON CHAMBERLAIN FOSS FOSTER I Senior Department Faculty 1917-1918 Charles Bertram Newton, Princeton and Harvard, Head Master. James Leon Chamberlain, Amherst, Latin. David Robert Blanpied, Dartmouth, French. Noah Sylvester Foss, Dartmouth, Latin Frederick Lansdowne Candee, Harvard, German and Geography, Lower School. Charles Ring Foster, Y f, History and Public Speaking. James Cox Sanderson, Yale, Science and Mathematics. Raymond Berguer Johnson, Rutgers and Harvard, English. Charles Edward Lamb, University of Vermont, Mathematics and Latin, Head of the Lower School. Emil Schoch, Universities of Berne and Lausanne, German. G. W. Marque Maier, Princeton, Mathematics. Donald Fancher Jackson, Pembroke College, Oxford, English and French, Lower School. Edwin Stuart Brown. University of Minnesota, Phys Director. Floyd Julius Bartlett, Td c , Latin. Angus W. Morrison, M. D., Examining Physician. Henry Arthur Westmark, Manual Training. M iss Gertrude M. Philips, Secretary and H9usekeeper. 13 In the Service. Junior Department Faculty MISS DAY MR. WESTMARK MR. NEWTON MISS BROWN MRS. BARBOUR MR. WILSON MISS MC DONALD 1917-1918 Charles Bertram Newton, Princeton and Harvard, Head Master. I.. Merle Wilson, Cornell, Head of Junior School, Fifth Year. Mrs. Anna Barbour, Fort Edward Institute, Third Year. M iss Mary McDonald, Milwaukee Normal School, First Year. M iss Mildred Brown, University of Minnesota, Fourth Year and German. M iss Helen Day, Smith College, Second Year and French. 14 PASS THE TofcCH TO THOSE WHO 5OL10W 15 •HuBirw • History of the Class of 1918 THE time has come when we, the class of 1918, must bid a fond farewell to Blake. In the four years we have been in the Upper School, the class has entered whole-heartedly into the activities, scholastic and athletic, of the school. We have shared in her responsibilities, we have gloried in her triumphs, we have 16 suffered in her trials. And now, as we leave the school, we leave behind the history of our activities, a history which, however incomplete, we hope is free from dishonor, one which we have tried to make creditable to Blake standards. A proud day it was for us when, in the fall of 1914, we entered the Upper School as caperish freshmen; a prouder day it is for us as we leave today, after four years of struggling, and look back on the days that have passed. Here we have spent the happiest years of our lives, years filled with joy, joy in our work and play alike. In our freshman year we were very young and, we must confess, rather “kiddish.” Indeed, ours is the youngest class to graduate from Blake. But as the year advanced, we awoke to a realization of our responsibilities as freshmen. We were too young to take part in the school athletics, but we made up for this deficiency in our class and Brown and White contests. The Fourth Form had a football team; in the spring we formed a baseball nine, with Coffin, the present ’varsity captain, as captain, and Michelet as manager. In scholarship cur class was in the fore. Back again in the fall of 1915, with our former membership nearly intact, we entered spiritedly into the school activities. As a class, we excelled in neither scholarship nor athletics, but, as was proper, and as was a fitting example to other classes, we gave our earnest attention to both. We did not shirk our class work for the glory of the field. We had the honor of producing the first play ever given by the school, a play of great excellence—“The Price,” written by one of our members, Philo Higley. 'This amateur attempt resulted in the organizing of the Blake School Dramatic Association, which has become a permanent institution. Higley, Michelet, Rogers, ex-members of the class, and Parke, Gale, Hewitt, and Bartlett were charter members. Mr. Sanderson’s little chart showed us to vary between second and third place in scholarship, even during the restless baseball season. For baseball again occupied our attention, and a Fifth Form Team was organized. When at last vacation was over, and we returned to school, we were Juniors. During the summer we had acquired the dignity belonging to that envied station. For officers we had Gale, president; Williamson, vice president; Coffin, secretary; and Crosby, treasurer. Gale represented our class on the football team, and carried off the captaincy for the 1917 season. Parke captained the second team, and successfully, despite his handicap of illness. Juniors comprised most of the second team, and were: Parke, Fullerton, Cross, Osborne, Harrison, Rubins, Williamson, and Jordan. Williamson and Stearns Cook were members of the fall tennis team. We had no school hockey team that year, but members of the class made themselves prominent in the Brown and White contests. Gale was captain of the White team, but for some unknown reason, the Browns did not have a Junior for captain. In debating, we had Rubins on the White team. In the Junior-Senior debate, Rubins, Cook, and Gale were matched against Woodworth, Carroll, and Bushnell. George Cook was alternate on the resulting school team. During this same year Dick Gale had the most honored post of secretary-treasurer of the Dramatic Association, while the other important position, that of business manager, fell to Williamson. Thus our Junior year passed, and when in the following fall, as dignified and sedate Seniors, we entered Blake for our last and best year, we were filled with resolve to give Blake the best Senior Class that she has ever had. How well we 17 have succeeded, how influential in shaping the destinies of the school, how well we have served Blake in this, our last year—we leave to you. Our officers at the beginning of the year were Gale, president; Crosby, vice president; Fullerton, secretary; Williamson, treasurer; and Parke, assistant treasurer. We chose Mr. Foss as adviser. Mr. Foss has joined the colors. In losing him we have lost a friend and comrade; in securing him, the nation has gained a loyal and faithful soldier. We instituted what we had long felt to be an important and beneficial plan, one which would elevate Blake standards, Blake honor—the honor system in examinations. This plan received the unanimous approval of Mr. Newton and the faculty. And the experiment has proved a success, a success which we hope will be maintained by the classes which follow. We thought that the then existent Senior Council was manifestly unjust and prejudiced, although we realized how hard preceding classes had striven to make it otherwise, and how earnestly they had labored to make it a just and unprejudiced tribunal in student life. The system we have introduced is not a Senior Council; it is a truly representative organization of the entire school, for which reason it is more just. When these two plans had been inaugurated, we had time to think of football. Captain Gale, Fullerton, Parke, Winton, Cross, Williamson, and Osborne were the Senior members of the team and squad. With the passing of autumn, football came to an end, and hockey took its place. We again had no school team, but Brown and White teams entered zealously into the game. Coffin, Stearns Cook, Penney, Winton, and Gale were the Senior members on the representative teams. Examinations were now perilously near, and we were forced to study harder than ever, if that were possible. After Christmas vacation we went doggedly back to work, striving to maintain 1918’s standards. Time dragged heavily, for we were all restless for spring and a resumption of spring sports. This year we have an unusually fine team, with Captain Coffin; Winton, who was on last year’s squad; Penney, and Cook all on the team. We have a fast tennis squad in Crosby, Williamson, Fullerton, and Hewitt. The annual St. Paul-Blake debate occurred early in the spring. This year it was of unusual interest. Rubins and Crosby were on the team, and George Cook was the alternate. We have now laid bare before you our whole history. Our portrayal of our life at Blake has been a modest attempt, for 1918 is a modest class. If I were a Cicero I might do justice to our biography, but I am only historian of the unassuming and retiring class of 1918. We leave it to you to judge us, we cannot exalt ourselves. As we say a last word of farewell we dwell with love and longing upon the memories of our years at Blake. In leaving, we surrender to the classes which follow the precious burden of maintaining the standards entrusted to us, and those which we nave endeavored to establsih. Donald Yoorhees Jordan, Class Historian 18 l 4 soldier, full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard. ICHARD PILLSBURY GALE “R. P.’er” “Dick” “The Galer” Entered Blake, 1912 Football Team, ’16 Captain, Football Team, ’17 Hockey Team, ’i6-'r7-'l8 Captain, Hockey Team, ’17-’18 Class Debating Team, 'i6-'i7 President, Class, Fall, '16 Chairman, Junior-Senior Dance Committee, ’17 Torch Board, 16- 17 Secretary, Blake Union, Fall, ’16 President, Blake Union, Fall, '17 Charter Member, Dramatic Association Yale Secretary-Treasurer, Dramatic Association, ’16-’ 7 Stage Manager, Dramatic Association, ’17-’!8 Chairman, Senior Committee, Fall, ’17 Senior Committee, Spring, i8 President, Class, ’17-’18 Class Basketball Team, ’17-’18 Sergeant, Blake Company, ’17 First Lieutenant, Blake Company, 17-'! 8 Captain, Blake Company, ’18 Presentation, Class Memorial, ’18 Junior Representative, Senior Council, ’17-’18 19 “But in the way of bargain, mark ye me, ” cavil on the ninth part of a hair. OWELL THOMSON BARTLETT “Bart” Entered Blake, 1912 Corporal Blake Company, ’17 Supply Sergeant Blake Company, ’17-’ 18 First Sergeant, Blake Company, 17-’ 18 White Football Team, 'xG-x-j White Hockey Team, 'i6-’i7 White Basketball Team, ’i7-'i8 Alternate, White Debate Team, 16- 17 Class Treasurer, Spring, ’17 Blake Engineers, ’17-’ 18 Princeton Massachusetts Institute of Technology Football Manager, ’17 Editor-in-Chief, Callopan, ' 17- 18 Charter Member Dramatic Assn., T5-T6-T7-T8 Third Prize, Williams Literary Speaking Contest, ’18 Junior-Senior Dance Committee, ’17 Christmas Dance Committee, ’17 Charter Member, Engineering Society 20 People that make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on the railroad tracks” AUL FERRIS CLIFFORD “P. F.er” “Smith” Entered Blake, 19°9 Andover—Yale Second Football Team, ’17 White Football Team, ’17 White Baseball Team, ’17 Class Basketball Team, ’i7-’i8 Class Council, ’17-’18 Blake Union, '16- 17, ’17-’18 Blake Company, ’17-’! 8 Blake Company Engineer Corps, ’18 Chairman, Easter Dance Committee, ’18 21 “Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.” CALDWELL COFFIN “Wiggs” “Coffee � Entered Blake, 1914 Princeton White Football Team, ’17 Baseball Team, ’17; 18 Captain, Baseball Team, '18 White Hockey Team, 'i6-’i7, '17-’ 18 Tennis Team, Fall, 17 Blake Union, ’i6-’j7- i8 Secretary, Blake Union, Spring, ’17 Secretary, Athletic Association, ’17 Torch Board, ’i6-’i7, ’17-’18 Editor-in-Chief, Torcht ’i7-’i8 Junior Representative, Senior Council, ‘i6-’i7 Junior-Senior Dance Committee, ’17 “Curiosity killed the cat. FRANCIS COOK “G” “Francis” Entered Blake, 1916 Dartmouth Massachusetts Institute of Technology Blake Company, ’17 Blake Company, Sergeant, ’ly-’iS Blake Company Engineer Corps, '18 Class Debating Team, Captain, ’16-'17, ‘17-’18 School Debating Team, Alternate, ’i6-’i7, 17-’18 Callopan Board, ’17-’18 White Football l earn, 16 White Rugby Team, ’17 White Basketball Team, ’l7-’l8 Entered Blake, 1912 Blake Company, ’17 Treasurer, Sergeant, and Supply Sergeant, Blake Company, ’17-’18 Blake Union, ’17-’!8 Assistant Treasurer, Class, First Term, ’16 Baseball Squad, ’17-’18 Second Football Team, ’17 Brown Football Tram, 17 Yale Class Basketball Team, ’l7- i8 Brown Basketball Team, ’i7-’i8 Dramatic Association, Charter Member Alternate, Class Debating Team, ’ 17-’ 18 Brown Hockey Team, ’i6-’i7 Brown Hockey Team, ’i7-’i8 Hockey Team, ’17-’ 18 24 r “Young in limbs, in judgment old. RANKLIN MUZZY CROSBY, Jr. “Skinny” “Butts” “Crosberry � � Entered Blake, 1909 Andover—Yale President, Blake Union, ’18 Treasurer, Blake Union, Fall, ’17 Vice President, Class, ’17-’18 President, Dramatic Association, ’17-’18 Chairman, Student Government Committee, ’18 Winner, Thorpe Cup, ’18 Winner, Strieker Cup, ’18 Winner Williams Literary-Speaking Contest, ’ 18 Tennis Team, 17-’ 18 Assistant Business Manager, Torch, ’i6-’i7 Business Manager, Torch, ’17-’ 18 Cheer Leader, ’17- 18 Blake Company, ’17 Corporal, Blake Company, ’17-’ 18 Captain School Debating 'Learn, ’18 Vice President, Athletic Advisory Board, 17-' 18 Class Debating Team fi8 25 “Genius is the capacity for evading hard work. MARCY CROSS “Vitchisvitch” 9 t Entered Blake, 1910 Harvard 26 Literary Editor, Torch, ’17-’ 18 Football Team, ’17 Blake Company, Spring, ’17 Second Football Team, '16 Brown Football Team, ’i6 Alternate, Class Debating Team, 17-’ 8 “Still a lovelorn heart pursuing” GORDON FULLERTON “Fuller Prunes” “Jim” “James � Entered Blake, 1909 Blake Union, 17-’18 Athletic Editor Torch, ’ly-’iS Secretary of Class, Spring, ’17, Fall, ’17 Football Team, ’17 White Basketball Team, ’17-'18 Yale—Oxford Class Basketball Team, 'i6-'i7, ’17-’18 Tennis Team, ’i6-’i7, ’17-’18 Class Hockey Team, ’17 Class Committee, Fall, ’17 Company, Spring, ’17 27 You may relish him more in the soldier than in the scholar' OHN THOMAS HARRISON “Johnny” “Cap” Entered Blake, 1913 Business 28 Corporal, Blake Company, ’17 Sergeant, Blake Company, -’17 Captain, Blake Company, ’i7-’i8 Second Football Team, ' 16 Brown Football Team, 16 “Memory is the thing forget with. HARLES CHRISTIAN HEWITT “Chuck” “Chariot” Entered Blake, 1910 Harvard Blake Union, '17-' 18 Charter Member, Dramatic Association, ’i5-’i6-’ 17-’ 18 Torch Board, ’17-’ 18 Blake Company, ’17; ’17-’18 White Football Team, ’17 Charter Member, Kngineering Society 29 'Tin not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men niP0WARD ARKELL HOGAN “Swede” Filtered Blake, 1916 Oxford, England .50 Baseball Team, 17 Third Prize, Minnesota Contest, '17 Blake Union, ’17-’ 18 Chairman, Christmas Dance Committee, ’17 Mandolin Club, ’17-’18 Studious to please ,yet not ashamed to Jail.' ONALD VOORHEES JORDAN “Don’ Entered Blake, 1914 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Second Football Team, 16; ’17 Track Squad, '16 Brown Football Team, ’ 16 Charter Member, F.nginecring Society Blake Company, Spring, ’17 Second Prize, Williams Literary-speaking Contest, ’18 Class Historian 31 Fntered Blake, 1917 University of Minnesota 32 Blake Company, ’17, ’17-’18 Color Sergeant, Blake Company, ’17-’18 Class Basketball Team, ’17-’18 White Basketball Team, ’i7-’i 8 am very fond of the company of ladies WILLIAMS OSBORNE “Willie” Entered Blake, 1909 Vale Sheffield Corporal, Blake Company, ‘17, '17-'18 Second Football Team, 16 Football Squad, ’17 Captain, Browns, '17-'18 Charter Member, Engineering Society Brown Basketball Team, ’18 Class Basketball Team, ’ 18 Callopan Board, ’i7-’i8 Brown Football Team, ’ 16- 17 Mandolin Club, ’17-'18 33 “Stillyou keep o' the windy side of the law DAY PARKE “Len” “Team” Entered Blake, 1914 Cornell Captain, Second Football Team, 16 Vice President, Class, Spring, ’17 Charter Member, Dramatic Association, ’16 Dramatic Association, ’i6-’17-’18 Secretary-Treasurer, Dramatic Association, ’i8 Blake Cnion, 17- ! 8 Football Team, ’17 Assistant Treasurer, Class, Fall, ’17 Art and Photo Editor, Callopas, ’17-’!8 Member Class Council, Fall, ’17 Baseball Manager, ’18 Blake Company, ’17-’ 8 34 “She floats on the river of his thoughts SHEAFF PENNEY “Bobbie” “Bob Entered Blake, 1914 President, Athletic Association ’ly-’iS Corporal, Blake Company, '17 Sergeant, Blake Company, '17-’18 Student Council, Fall ’17 Class Council, ’17-’18 Blake Union, ’i6-’i7, ’ 17- 18 White Basketball Team, '18 Princeton Class Basketball Team, ’ 18 Captain, Second Football Team, ’17 Captain, White Football Team, ’17 Second Baseball Team, ’17 White Hockey Team, ’i6-'i7, ’17-’!8 Hockey Team, ’15-’! 6-’17 Baseball Squad, ’18 35 “ would talk, Lord, ow talked” EDWARD RUBINS “Rube” “Rally” Entered Blake, 1914 Blake Company, ’17-’18 Blake Company, Engineer Corps, ’ 18 Second Football Team, ’16; '17 Assistant Treasurer, Class, ’17 Class Basketball Team, '17-’18 Associate Editor, Callopan, ’17-’ 18 Class Debating Team, 'i6-'i7, '17-’18 White Debating Team, ’17 Dartmouth Massachusetts Institute of Technology School Debating Team, ’18 Second Baseball Team, ’17 Baseball Team, 18 White Football Team, ’i6-’i7 White Baseball Team, ’17 Blake Union, ’17-'18 Charter Member, Engineering Society Entered Blake, 1912 University of Minnesota “He was indeed the glass wherein the noble youth did dress them selves APGAR SLOCUM “Sloe” “Jim” Blake Company, 17 Second and First Lieutenant, Blake Company, 17-’ 18 Blake Company Engineer Corps, ’18 Blake Union, ’i7-'i8 Class Council, '18 Secretary, Class, Second Term, ’j 8 Ivy Speech, ’18 White Football Team, ’17 Class Basketball Team, ’i7-’i8 37 Entered Blake, 1913 Princeton 38 Blake Company, '17, '17-'18 Second Football Team, ’17; ‘ 18 White Football Team, ’17; 18 Class Basketball Team, Fall, ’17 Third Baseball Team, ’17 “ • wears his clothes as if they were thrown on with a pitch fork. ALPH ELMORE WILLIAMSON “Elno” “Wieners” “Jones” Entered Blake, 1914 Blake Company, ’17 Corporal, Blake Company, ’17-’18 Blake Union, ’i6-’i7, 17-’18 Vice President, Class, Fall, ’16 President, Class, Spring, ’17 Treasurer, Class, Fall, ’17 Senior Council, ’16-’ 17 Brown Football Team, ’16 Second Football Team, ’ 16 Princeton Football Team, 17 Tennis Team, Spring, ’17 Class Basketball Team, ’i6-’t7 Brown Basketball Team, ’17 Dramatic Association, Charter Member, Assistant Business Manager Assistant Business Manager, Callopax Board ’i6-’i7 Business Manager, Callopan Board, 'i7-’i8 39 “ There is no pleasure like the pain oj being loved or loving Entered Blake, 1910 Football Team, '17 Class Treasurer, Spring, ’18 Junior-Senior Dance Committee, ’17 Cau.opan Board, Advertising Manager, ’i7-’i8 Assistant Secretary, Blake Union, Fall, '16 Treasurer, Blake Union, Spring, ’18 Baseball Team, ’17-’18 Princeton Hockey Team, ’17-’18 Captain, White Basketball Team, ’17-’18 Captain, Senior Basketball Team, ’17-’18 Blake Company, ’17, 17-’18 First Sergeant, Blake Company, ’ 17- !8 Second Lieutenant, Blake Company, ’18 Captain, Whites, ‘l7-’i8 40 1918 ADIEU, old Nineteen Eighteen! The parting day is here; We'll soon be torn asunder From tics we’ve held so dear. We’ve spent the years together, We’ve shared our work, our play; And now we part forever, On this, Commencement Day. Gloom comes to overshadow Commencement Day’s deep peace; Grief clasps us in its meshes: In vain we seek release. We leave our Alma Mater With sorrow deeply felt; We leave your loved bosom. Where we so long have dwelt. From ’Eighteen’s precepts taught me, From her example fine, I’ve learned her greatest lesson— I’ve made her honor mine. She’s taught me to be upright, To honor and obey; To give the best that’s in me. To help where e’er I may. And now we leave her shelter, Our separate paths to ply; But though we meet no longer, Her memory ne’er can die. We’ll keep her name untarnished, For what she’s done for us; We’ll guard her sacred honor, We’ll keep her valued trust. And e’er in hearts of loyalty, There lies a silent voice That bids us honor ’Eighteen, And in her name rejoice. So far-thee-well, dear ’Eighteen; May memory ever serve To consecrate your efforts, Your precepts to preserve. —Donald Voorhees Jordan, 1918 41 reaching Miv we sw is so Aord 71 y jicol Gang Jvo lirnoi a hit cold out. JZ6 S' ffie e re is an Annua fea ure oj r ie (Fc? ty?a i 42 jcmioft© 4- 4- 9 at ’Vf ■ ■ ft ■HHK ■ BEST FLETCHER STEVENS MINTENER CONFER MILLS STABECK MC LAUGH LIN ROSS HANSON BOQUIST FERGUSON F. HOWARD PECK MASSIE CARPENTER BURNS BALLORD NEWTON MR. JOHNSON REES COONEY BEI.TZ BROOKS WELLS ROBERTS MULLIKEN T. HOWARD THE class of 1919 is the largest class of Blake in the history of the school. This is an advantage, in spite of the fact that there are different factions which tend to divide the class. Although it may he impossible to unite the class entirely, on account of the difference in ages, yet great improvement over last year has been evident. For the fall term the elections for officers were as follows: E. W. Brooks, president; T. B. Wells, vice president; A. A. Belt' ., secretary, and H. C. Roberts, treasurer. Mr. Johnson was elected faculty adviser. Vincent Stabeck headed the class council, with James Best, Frank Howard and Thomas Wells completing the committee. In January the class elected Thomas Wells president; James Best, vice president; George Burns, secretary, and Thomas Brackett, treasurer. Edmund Brooks was elected chairman of the class council and he was supported by Leonard Carpenter, David Newton and Harlan Roberts. The class is, and has been always, well represented in athletics. It has seven men wearing the 1917 football “B,” and will probably have at least five fellows wearing the baseball sweater by the end of this term. Neither does the class lack mental ability. It takes just as much pride in its scholars as in its athletes. Next year the class will enter the Senior year at Blake. It must take upon itself the lead and responsibility placed upon every Senior Class. 'Phis fall, before the class fell into the systematic swing of school routine, it appeared to many that the boys had returned with the same immature ideas and ways which so characterized our class last year. But as time wore on, the boys found themselves and finally settled down into one body and “pulled together,’’ and soon a class spirit sprang up, which is second to none in school. A word should be said for those who are leaving this year. I, for one, am inexpressibly sorry to be leaving just before my Senior year, and I know the rest who are leaving share the same sentiment. We would like to express our best wishes for the success of the class of 1919, and we are certain that we will not be disappointed in next year’s Senior Class. 45 T. B. Wells THE class of 1920 was organized in the fall of 1915. We entered school in 1917, with the same spirit and life that was prevalent in the previous year, although we had lost many of our old members. The class was soon organized, the following elections being made: Thomas Atwood, president; Kendall Smith, vice president; Samuel Morison, secretary, and David Rubins, treasurer. Mr. Candee was unanimously elected class adviser. The Student Body decided, last fall, to have class committees, the president of each being a member of the joint council. The representatives of the Fifth Form for the fall term were as follows: Perry Hoeffler, chairman; Joe Willard and Ben Bull. For the spring term, Joe Willard was chosen chairman, supported by David Rubins and Tnomas Atwood. Lowell Bartlett was elected Senior adviser. Shortly after the reopening of school in January, the midyear elections were held, a custom adopted last year by the Seniors. Samuel Morison was elected president; Henry Barnes, vice president; Adrian Howard, secretary; Ben Bull, treasurer, and Mr. Candee, class adviser. Two parties were held during the winter. One was spent at the country school playing basketball and indoor baseball games, the other in tobogganing, skating, and dancing. In the last of March, Mr. Candee, our class adviser, after some time spent in training, left for his home in Idaho to await summons to a training camp. ’e were all sorry to see him go, but at the same time glad that he heard his country’s call. At a meeting held in April, Mr. Foster was unanimously chosen our new class adviser. The Fifth Form has been well represented in all school activities. We have not only had successful class teams, but have been also represented on the school teams. Our class has improved in its spirit with Mr. Candee, and we are all sure it is going to keep on improving with Mr. Foster. Henry Barnes 46 AT THE beginning of the fall term, 1917, every one of last year’s Third Form and ten new students made up the Fourth Form. The first election of class officers to serve till January was held in October. Edward Osborne was elected president; Charles Willard, secretary; Donald Ross, vice president; and Allred Wilson, treasurer. Mr. Sc hoc h was elected class advisor. The Third Football Team was composed chiefly of Fourth Formers, and three of them, Maxwell Stabeck, Preston Shute, and Alfred Wilson, made Brown and White teams. For its class council the Fourth Form elected, in the fall, Edward Osborne, chairman; Henry Crosby, and Alfred Wilson. Williamson was elected Senior Adviser. Four larger boys, Armand Stickly, Maxwell Stabeck, Edward Osborne, and Alfred Wilson were allowed to join The Blake Company. A class party was held on March 15, which was supposedly a sleigh ride party, but for various reasons and delays, when the time came all the snow was gone, so it was held out at school. A ?ioo Liberty Bond of the second loan was bought by the class, which is also supporting a P'rench orphan. Colbert Searles joined the navy during Easter vacation. The second election of class officers to serve till school closes was held in January. Alfred Wilson was elected president; John Baxter, vice president; Laurie Wakefield, secretary; and Maxwell Stabeck, treasurer. Alfred Wilson 47 A Reverie 1 GLANCE o’er the passing of ages And see in the distance afar The old ivied school on the hilltop That tempests, nor winters, can mar. Once more I stand at the gateway, And start on the path up the hill, ’Tween the newly planted elm trees That up there are standing, still. They stood in two rows by the walkway; They guarded the well trodden path That led to the school far beyond them, To our classes: French, Latin, and Math. I canter again up the pathway, I puff and pant to the top, And pass through the age-old doorway, Where my books on the floor I drop. Once more 1 sit in the chapel, So quiet and sober of mien; I hear the sweet strains of music, They haunt me as tho in a dream! I hear the prayer and the sermon; Ah, yes, then announcements come While I look at the pictures above me Of David, of Lief, and Lincoln. And then to my classes I scamper As the warning bell rings aloud; And after my class-work, comes luncheon. Where I sit with our same old crowd. Again I play baseball or tennis, Or ramble the campus so vast; The hours are golden minutes, The day is all too soon past. I am once again at commencement, Once more I sit proudly and wait For the eagerly looked for moment When we get our diplomas from Blake. Ah, would that my school days weren’t over! That I were back with the boys . again; With those we loved as masters, And those we loved as men! If just for an hour, or minute, I could see Blake’s age-worn walls, The walls over-covered with ivy That freshens when first Spring calls! But e’en tho’ I never return there, If never I pass through her doors, I’ll remember, and praise her, forever, When Spring comes and claims outdoors. —Donald Voorhees Jordan, ’18 48 ■H m WKI.I.S MR. RI.ANPIE!) PENNEY MR. FOSS CROSBY Vice President Secretary Franklin M. Crosby, Jr. Thomas B. Wells Treasurer N. S. Foss Faculty Advisers C. B. Newton I). R. Blanpied Report of the Athletic Advisory Board THE work of the Athletic Advisory Board is much the same from year to year. As the intramural games between the Browns and Whites have proved such a success, the Board decided to have no outside games in either hockey or basketball, and to have only football and baseball letter sports. The finances of the Association were left in good condition last year and have been kept so throughout the present year. Robert S. Penney, President. 51 Wearers of the “B” Baseball, 1917 Harold A. Robinson Earl P. Gillette Truman C. Penney Stephen A. Hall Arthur C. Regan Rogers C. Coffin Howard A. Hogan Charles Massie Bradshaw Mintener Adrian Howard Charles J. Winton Miles Mills Gordon S. Brownlee Football, 1917 Richard P. Gale Charles J. Winton Roderic M. Cross Ralph E. Williamson Leonard D. Parke James G. Fullerton Edmund W. Brooks Thomas B. Wells Charles Massie Bradshaw Mintener Richard N. Confer John Clark Miles M. Mills Vincent F. T. Stabeck Lowell T. Bartlett 52 S3 Vi BARTLETT STABECK FULLERTON MASSIE WELLS WILLIAMSON MR. JOHNSON MILLS CONFER BROOKS GALE PARKE CROSS W INTON MINTENER Football, 1917 Organization Richard Gale (.dptam Lowell Bartlett Manager Mr. R. B. Johnson Coach The Lineup Miles Mills.............................Right End Thomas Wells.................................Right Tackle Charles Massie...............................Right Guard Richard Confer..............................Center John Clark Lett Guard Richard Gale (Captain)................ Lett Iackle Ralph Williamson..........................Lett End Bradshaw Mixtexer.................... Quarterback Edmund Brooks (Capt.-Elect) .......Right Halfback Roderic Cross.............................Fullback Vincent Stabeck... ...........................Lett Halfback Substitutes James Fullerton.. . ..........................Right Halfback Charles W i nton...........................Fu 11 back Leonard Parke................Left Halfback Schedule Blake 19................................Wayzata o Blake o River Falls o Blake o Luther 12 Blake 14 Johnson o Blake 31..................... St. Paul Academy o Blake o....................... University High 13 Blake o Pillsbury o Blake 64.... Opponents 25 Captain 1917 Football HE football team this year, under the able leadership of Captain R. P. Gale, made a very creditable showing. Of the seven games played, three were won, two were tied, and two were lost. Blake made a total of eleven touchdowns to their opponent’s four; and sixty four points to their opponents’ twenty-five. Like a prearranged story, with the climax at the end, the season was a crescendo from start to finish. The one serious reverse, the defeat by University High, only served to key the players up to their supreme effort against the Pillsbury veterans, who had had all the odds in their favor throughout the season. They expected an easy victory, but went away with considerable respect for their lighter and younger rivals, who outplayed them throughout the game. The Wayzata and St. Paul games were easy victories. Luther and University High were the setbacks of the season, but the 14-0 victory over Johnson High and the 0-0 Pillsbury game were easily the features of the season. The consistent reliability and aggressive unity of the line gave Blake rooters many an occasion for vociferous applause, while the frequent stellar flashes by the backs often brought the onlookers to their feet. Some of the regulars will not be back next year, but another good season is looked for from the veterans who remain, under the captaincy of the star backfielder, Eddie Brooks. The candidates appeared for practice a week before school opened and were given, for three weeks, a through course of setting-up exercises each day. The result of this hardening up process was an absence of injury so common at the beginning of the season. The same policy of keeping in good physical condition was followed 57 consistently throughout the season, and that is why there were no serious injuries, even in the Pillsbury game. The general policy of the team’s play may he summed up as follows: Straight football with a total absence of elaborate and complicated trick plays or shifts. The main business of the practice was to perfect the team work and the ability of the individual to tackle, block, interfere, etc. After much hard work by all hands, an impregnable defense was secured, consisting of smashing center and guards, wide tackles, and ends playing together, the tackles forming the pivots of defense on either side. 'This line was only scored through once during the whole season, when it laced the weighty Luther team. The loss of the two tackles and guards, and one end will not be easily made up, but the new material gives encouraging promise. 58 The Second Team STEVENS BUM. HOEFFLER A. THORPE BEST JORDAN J. THORPE RUBINS COONEY COOK SMITH MC LAUGH LIN CLIFFORD PENNEY BELTZ THIS year the plan ser hv last year’s Second Team was again followed, and the team was organized separately from the First Squad. Phis added to the main purpose of practicing with the First Team, the plan of giving real training to the individuals. After looking over the hirst Team results, we can safely say that the Second Team gave them good opposition, but we cannot tell until next year how the individuals were benefited. Soon after the First Team was selected, the Seconds elected Penney captain and were lucky enough to get Stanton Coffin as a coach. Under their leadership, the team was very soon in full swing. The team was made up of a few of last year’s Second Teamers, the old Third '1’eamers, and several recruits from the tennis courts. The lineup was shifted around a great deal, but it was usually as follows: Bull and J. Thorpe, center; A. Thorpe, Stevens, and Jordan, guards; Belt ., Smith, and Best, tackles; Rubins and S. Cook, ends; Penney, quarterback; Clifford and McLaughlin, halves; and Cooney, fullback. 59 Thanks to the 74-0 victory over St. Paul Academy, the total score was in favor of Blake. In spite of the fact that the team lost all but two games, they showed great improvement. The first game of the season was played on September 28, with Lake Harriet. The playing on the part of the Blake team was not particularly good. M The next game was merely a “walk-away,” Blake downing St. Paul by a 74-0 score. On October 11, the Seconds met the West High Seconds on the snow-covered Blake field. Although Blake was beaten 19-0 by a team outweighing ours by about fifteen pounds a man, the playing was excellent and the spirit and determination great. After this game came another defeat, when the game was handed over to Wayzata, with a 48-0 score. The last game of the season was played with the Lake Harriet team that had beaten us before. This time the team showed good team work and won 16-7. As a whole, the season was very successful for a Second Team, and it shows what can be done with a second squad. 6() Third Football Team np VO ideals are kept before the members of the Third Team. The first has to do with its attitude toward the future—the future of its members as Blake football men. Boys of the Third Team are taught that they are the boys upon whom Blake is to depend for its future teams; that if they shirk now, or fail to get all they can out of the game, they are injuring, not only themselves as sportsmen, but also the future Blake teams. This ideal gives point to the activities of the Third Team. This year, as in the past, there has been no more loyal body of athletes at Blake than the members of this squad. However, the Third Team lives much in the present, and that leads us to the subject of the second ideal—to play a good schedule and to win as many of the games upon that schedule as possible. The Third Squad wants to play some real games, thinking rightly that the wholesome fun of the present is a guarantee of the efficiently accomplished duty in the future. Many real men arc made during the ten- to fourteen-year period, by plunges through the line, the runs around the end, the clever tackle. Two events stand out in our year’s work: The Shattuck game, won by Blake; and the Third Team dinner, given by Meridan Bennett to the team. All the team members agree that both events will long be remembered. At Shattuck, we were well received by Mr. Ncwhall, and the team took luncheon and very ungratefully beat the team. At Meridan Bennett’s home we had a splendid time, made speeches, saw “movies,” anti sang songs. 'The Third Team wishes to extend its thanks to Mrs. Bennett for her hospitality on the occasion. Besides Shattuck, we played Kenwood (twice), Hopkins, Douglas, and St. Paul (twice). Our only defeat was at the hands of St. Paul, over there. 'The following were members of the Third team: Robert Nash, L. E.; John Brackett, L. T.; Meridan Bennett, L. G.; Henry Crosby, C; William Gamble, R. G.; DeLancy Richardson, R. T.; Murray Champine, R. E.; Alfred Wilson, L. H.; Maxwell Stabeck (Captain), F. B.; Ted Newton, Q.; and Preston Shute (Manager), R. H. Substitutes: Waldron, Woodward, C. Wright, Shaw, and Case. 61 dooun 2.’to gi Warming up Vinnie' abound end 62 r-ftubinff- 63 HOWARD WINTO.V MASSIF. HOGAN' COFFIN' MINTENER MR. HADDEN HALL GILLETTE ROBINSON PENNEV REGAN BROWNLEE Organization Captain..............................Harold Robinson Manager .............................Gordon Brownlee Coach................................iMr. C. W. Hadden Lineup Rogers Coffin (Capt.-Elect).............2d and 3d B. Earl Gillette...........................2d and 3d B. Truman Penney.............................Catcher Harold Robinson (Capt.)........................S. S. Stephen Hall................................R. F. Arthur Regan...................................C. F. Charles Massie.............................1st B. Bradshaw Mintener..............................L. F. Adrian Howard.............................Pitcher Howard Hogan.....................1st B. and R. F. Substitutes Charles Winton.............................2d B. Miles Mills..............................Pitcher Record Blake 2...................St. Paul Academy 4 Blake 1....................,......Dunwoody 11 Blake 15............. .....St. Paul Academy 5 Blake 7......................University High 12 Blake 8...................Minnesota College 4 Blake 7 ......................Bond Men 6 Blake o...............................Dunwoody 5 Blake 1...................St. Paul Academy 6 Games played, 8; Games won, 3; Games lost, 5; Percentage, .375 65 Captain Harold A. Rob in sox 66 Review of the Baseball Season 1917 AS ONE who has taken for several years a rather paternal interest in Blake School baseball teams, and who finds himself outside the pale, as it were, and writing in an entirely reminiscent mood, it gives me peculiar pleasure to attempt from this distance to recast the 1917 baseball season and recall the attempts then made to build up a team on the rather weak nucleus of former teams which we had in school. When the season started, we had no bright hopes of a spectacular season, with visions of an undefeated team through the entire spring, as we had had for some years previous. The Greggs and the Pettersons and the McLanes were no longer with us to help, not only with their individual efforts, but also in a large measure by their prestige. Of former teams we had two members in school, Captain Robinson and T. Penney. There was no one who had ever pitched a game of ball and very few who had ever played in a real game. Our problem was, therefore, distinctly different from any problem that had ever confronted us since 1911, when the Blake School teams tried to make baseball history down on the present Hennepin Methodist Church property. But let us not go too far back into ancient history, lest we dwell too long on the heroes of those early days and recount the valiant deeds of pitcher Benton and catcher McMillan, the Jaffray twins, and the then youthful Win ton. The season developed a few real ball players as it wore on, and we began to have confidence in our pitching staff and felt that in Penney we had one of the best catchers who had ever worn a Blake uniform. In Mintener we saw the possibilities, in the not far distant future, of one of the greatest outfielders that the school had ever produced, ranking with Shoemaker and S. Petterson and others of the older days. Captain Robinson, playing the entire season in the hardest sort of luck, gave a fine exhibition of sportsmanship and of leadership, which has placed his name on the roster of the real captains of Blake teams. There is no question but that three or four more games would have been won had he been in the proper physical condition. An injury sustained to his hip in the football season practically kept him out of condition during the entire spring and slowed him up both in fielding and in hitting so much that he was never able to do justice to himself at any time during the season. It was a regrettable situation, for it is an indisputable fact that Robinson was one of the greatest natural baseball players the writer has ever known in preparatory school baseball. The team seemed to be pursued by hard luck during the entire season, for injuries to Penney, Howard, and Massie kept these men out of various games, and thus rendered the ream unable to develop as it might have developed under ideal conditions. Howard, pitching his first season in baseball, and as yet undeveloped physically, gave promise of what is sure to come, really great pitching ability. Lack of experience in tight situations robbed him of several deserved victories. He will unquestionably pitch Blake teams to a lot of stirring victories during the next two 67 Howard, had a world of speed and nerve. He, too, should find himself during the coming seasons, and round out the pitching staff in fine shape. While Penney bore the brunt of the catching and bore it valiantly, S. Cook also had the opportunity to show the stuff in him, by being obliged to don the mask and protector and do the receiving in several games without very much preliminary training. While a little slight of build for a catcher, he was nevertheless able to give a good account of himself in this position. Gillette, playing in nearly every position in the infield, improved steadily throughout the season, and by his ability with the stick and good work on the bases, contributed greatly to the offensive which the team was able to put up. No write-up of the season of 1917 would be complete which did not in some way recount the glorious deeds of the mighty Hogan, the Merkle of Blake. Running wild on the bases, hitting the ball and starting for third instead of first, dropping a fiv ball with two men down in order to complete a double play; these and more were some of the teats which endeared him to the fans, as well as to the opposing teams. If ever there was a Blake baseball player who should enter the aviation, it is Hogan. There were lots of brilliant plays and brilliant players. Space does not permit me to relate the deeds of Welch, the pinch hitter. We could go on indefinitely, enumerating the deeds of prowess performed by the members of this team. But suffice it to say that our old rivals, the “Bond Men,” were defeated, and in that victory there is glory enough for one season. In my judgment, the season of 1917 was a success, for a successful season is not always measured by the number of games won or the number of runs scored. Blake had had for several years one of the best schoolboy teams in the Twin Cities. She had been able to defeat colleges as well as schools, and in so doing had brought credit to herself and fame to the individuals. Baseball at Blake had become a tradition, and it will continue to be a great factor in the life of the school. The class of 1916 had the most wonderful galaxy of ball players that could well be gotten together in a class of the size usually graduated from Blake, and it was inevitable that the losing of so many men at one time would have its effect on athletics. Last season was, therefore, the bridge between the days that had been and the days tht were yet to come, and it is my prediction that the next generation of baseball teams at Blake will justify all the efforts that have been made in the past to put Blake baseball teams on the map. I personally count it a great privilege to have participated in some small way in the baseball life of the Blake School, and express the hope that the best traditions of the past may be carried into the future, and that sportsmanship and hard work, tinctured with the right amount of play for the sake of the game, may feature the Blake baseball life in the future as it has done in the past. 68 C. W. Hadden. A NUMBER of good players were found in the Second Team last year and were quickly put on the First Team. Howard and Mills, after showing good qualities, were both raised to the First Team bench, and this year are the team’s most dependable pitchers. The team, under the able coaching of Mr. Johnson and the leadership of Captain Wells, was able to win out in the St. Paul Academy series. Mills and Howard pitched the first game and Confer the last. The Second Team squad was composed of Captain Wells, Brooks, Beltz, Cooney, Confer, Rubins, Morison, Dave Newton, Stabeck, Chapman, and Buffington. The Third Team AT THE opening of the 1917 baseball season, a large number of fellows tried out for the Second Team. On account of the size of the squad, it was decided to have a Third Team. After a few days of practice, Jim Best was elected captain. 'Phis worthy Southpaw held down first base throughout the season, nabbing any ball that came within five feet of him, high, low, or wide. Martin Bovey held down a great variety of positions, including catcher, pitcher, coach, assistant coach, batter, and fielder. In other words, he was our “man of all work.” Ralph Rubins played third base; Jack Winton, second base; Tom Atwood, short; Kendall Smith, catch; and Walter McLaughlin, pitch. The fielders included George Cook, Frank Howard, Lowell Bartlett, and Harlan Roberts. The latter, acting as manager, obtained a number of games with a miscellaneous team from Hopkins. These games, with the exception of one, were won by the Third Team. Some of the fellows who played on the Third Team showed ability and should develop into likely material for future Blake teams. 69 Tennis IN SPITE of the fact that baseball is the spring sport that should attract the energies of boys in this country, a very large number were on the sports list for tennis. Of course we expect boys to play tennis here, else we would not have had such a large number of courts. At times, however, there is reason for a slight suspicion that a too large proportion are playing tennis for the reason that in that department of sport there is opportunity for the indolent to put in more than a fair share of loafing and fooling. This suggestion is only for a tew. Most of the boys have made good use of the courts. Some have improved their game consistently. It is a sad commentary on the good game of tennis to have the idlers elect it. We seem to be in the process of evolving a team out of fairly new material. It takes time to develop match players like Strong, Thayer, and George Williamson. Much valuable experience was gained from the spring matches. We are on our way to having a veteran team. Every once in a while we come very close to winning a match. I.ast spring, in the Shattuck tournament, the Senior team was beaten 5-1, but the Junior team, made up of Findley, Willard, and Horton, tied their matches, 3-3. When those boys get on to be Juniors and Seniors, it is easy to see we shall have one of our old time victorious seasons. Williamson, Bushnell, Buffington, Fullerton, and Gale played most of the matches. Only at times could we nave Crosby to play with us, and then for singles only. This decreased the effectiveness of the team play, but one more boy had a chance to play a match. Franklin Crosby won the spring tournament. The weather in the fall was all against tennis. Only about halt the days counted upon could be used. Cold and rain interfered frequently. The school tournament was barely over when the season was ended. Practically a dark horse came through a winner in that tournament. John Wetmore surprised us all by landing it. He had to bear Franklin Crosby to do it. This spring, with the material at hand, we have good promise of a large squad of good players. With Wetmore, Crosby, Williamson, Osborne, and Fullerton to start with, and in addition many boys in the lower forms who show ability, it seems that we are going to be back in our regular place in tennis this season. 70 Hockey 1917-1918 OWING to the poor condition of the ice, the hockey season was rather slow. The one game of the season, with St. Paul Academy, at the Coliseum, showed some fine team work and some very promising material. Blake lost the game, four to one, after putting up a game and plucky fight against a team well rounded out by continual practice. Atwood shot the only goal for Blake within the last three minutes of play. The team was supported by a handful of rooters, mostly members of the Lower School. Those composing the squad were Coffin, Turner, Wetmore, S. Cook, Winton, Penney, Atwood, Lindley, and Captain Gale. Contrary to the program of last year, there were no Brown and White games, although attempts were made several times to organize teams, but the continuous recesses on account of warm weather dampened the spirits of the supporters of the intramural games. 71 Basketball 1917-1918 The Junior Championship Team THE basketball season was unusually exciting this year, owing to the equality of the teams. It was decided to have only intramural basketball games this year. To fill the place vacated by the outside games, it was arranged to have interclass and Brown and White series. The class series were played off first, and ended with two very interesting games in which the Junior class finally managed to triumph. The championship went to the Juniors, led by Brooks. The Seniors came second, with a team captained by Winton, Smith and Osborne led the Fifth and Fourth Forms, respectively. After the class series were finished, the Brown and White teams started to practice. The series, which had to be played off in one week, proved to be very interesting. The Browns, under Williamson, nosed out Winton’s aggregation of Whites in two games, of which the score was 11-8 and 8-6. Rugby THIS year a new game to Blake was started by Mr. Jackson. This game was the very interesting game of Rugby. Mr. Jack-son, a former member of one of the best Rugby teams of England, coached the teams. Two teams were formed from members of the tennis squad, and the Whites, captained by Dave Newton, and the Browns, by Frank Howard, practiced regularly. The high water mark of the season was reached on “Founder’s Day,” when the deciding game of the season was played. This game was played with snap, and was a close and undecided contest up to the last minutes of play. Howard succeeded in evading his opponents and ran half the length of the field, making touchdowns for the Browns. The final score resulted in favor of the Browns, who thus won the championship of the series. 'Faking into consideration that this was the first year of Rugby at Blake, the season was, as a whole, a complete success, and with this start, the game will probably develop into one of the important factors in the fall recreation. 73 74 75 WIIH the opening of school last September, the three classes forming the Lower School numbered thirty-six boys. During the year four new boys brought the number to forty, one of whom has since left. The first and second year classes, previously known as the Lower Second Form and the Second Form were enrolled as the First Form and the Second Form. Of the nineteen boys comprising the F'irst Form, fifteen came from the Junior Department. The fact that they were Blake boys before they became members of the Senior Department made it easy for them to adapt themselves to their new surroundings, and because of their previous training, they were filled with the Blake spirit and traditions from the beginning. Mr. Meade, the former head of the Lower School, was succeeded by Mr. Lamb, and Mr. Porter’s place was taken by Mr. Jackson. Mr. Candee made the third member of the Lower School staff, but the call of duty and his country’s needs made it necessary for him to give up the work he loved. With the affection and esteem of all who knew him, he left us at the end of the Winter Term to join his detachment with the l S. Signal Corps. 76 THE WHITES AT THE beginning of the football season, the most serious business was to get a team to meet St. Paul Academy. The remarkably fine weather made playing a pleasure to all the boys, and it was possible to make up two teams from the squad nearly every day. We knew that St. Paul would outweigh us, but what was lacking in weight was more than offset by the grit and fighting spirit that means more than victory. The first game was at St. Paul, on October 9. We had expected to meet a team heavier than ours, but the St. Paul team that faced us would have played our Fourth Form Team a close match. The result was never in doubt, of course, but when it is remembered that more than half the Blake players were drawn from the First Form, the 54-0 defeat was not unlike the recent “defeats” suffered by the British on the Flanders Front. By agreement with S. P. A., the next two games were played by teams of nearly even weight. On October 16, the second game was played at Blake. 'This was well played by both sides and was won by S. P. A., 24-12. The third game, at St. Paul, was the most interesting of all, but we were again beaten, 19-13. Every boy that took part in these games deserves praise for his fighting spirit and sportsmanship. As these boys grow heavier and older they will furnish fine material for the school team. Although all did well, the playing of Russell Brackett, Lawrence Donaldson, and Billy Dalrymple stood out conspicuously. Mr. Wilson’s Junior School Team came out for a game with our First Form on October 19, and showed good football by holding their opponents to a 12-6 score. 77 THE BROWN’S Brown and White Athletics THIS year the Browns and Whites have only competed in one type of athletics, namely, football. Both sides practiced much before the final and deciding game. In spite of this practice, the teams would only pass as being fair. A short practice directly before the game was of no avail, both sides playing poorly. The defense on both sides was of inferior quality, the side with the ball making repeated gains. The first touchdown was made by the Browns, the Whites scoring soon afterward. The game ended with the Whites near the Brown’s twenty-five-yard line. Although the Whites worked hard, the Browns won by the score of 18-12. An additional five minutes of play would have undoubtedly resulted in a tie. WHITES BROWNS SlJDDUTH L.E Pflaum Van Slyke L.T Sheldon Newhart I..G Weisman Bovey C McDonald ScHN EIDER R.G Campbell Brackett . R.T . Marfield Mills. R.E Chase Strong L.H Donaldson P. Wells F.B McCaull (Captain) Dalrymi’le (Captain) . Q.B F. Wells Case R.H Truesdell 7S Basketball THE team was a good one, and in its first game, with S. P. A. showed surprising power. The players were Nash (captain), Harman, Truesdell, Sudduth, Donaldson, McCaull, Dalrymple, Case, and Brackett. Nash played with fine skill and dash, and was closely followed for second honors by Harman. The first game was played at Blake, on March 13, and was won by Blake, 31-11. The second game, at St. Paul, on March 15, found us without the services of Harman. The team we faced was much heavier than the one representing St. Paul in the first game, and it was no disgrace, under the circumstances, to lose this game, 30-6. The final game, played at Blake on March 20, was the best of all. The teams were lined up as in the second game, with Harman still out of the game. The score was very close throughout, Blake being ahead up to the last few minutes of play. Towards the end, weight began to tell, and the older and much heavier S. P. A. team took the game, 14-12. In this game, Nash was a tower of strength and was finely supported by his smaller team mates. In all these contests the boys of the Lower School showed a spirit of manliness and sportsmanship that augurs well for athletics at Blake. With such material, there need be no fear of failure to maintain the present high standards set by the various school teams. Hockey ONLY one match was played in the S. P. A.-Blake series. This match was played at St. Paul and was won by S. P. A., 3-0. The other games were cancelled because of poor ice and extremely cold weather. The team was made up of the following players: Marfield (captain), Harman, Strong, Donaldson, Sudduth, Case, Dalrymple, Huntington, McCaull, Van Slyke, Brackett, and Campbell. Censored What are Misconducts to us: Simple winter scene i. ____ „ _ comm- ertcemeni i9i7 ! ujqH trodden path Cooney coming in to nis ou nr 80 m, JUNIOR SCHOOL 81 82 The Junior School TAKING a backward glance over our nearly completed year we, of Junior Blake, are trying to account for the months which nave fled so swiftly and so pleasantly. Following the trend of the times and the example of their elders, the thoughts and occupations of Junior Blakes have turned from such frivolities as parties, to knitting and the hoarding of pennies for stamps. Thus, lessons, athletics, Red Cross work, and the meeting of the various requests of the Government in the way of buying bonds and stamps, and supplying books for soldiers have rounded out a strenuous year. Truly the club room was a busy spot on those cold winter afternoons when the knitting needles clicked an accompaniment to the reading of “Private Peat,” with frequent interruptions for the finding of Werner’s dropped stitch or the untangling of Billy Dwinnell’s yarn. The result of the knitting we proudly display in the form of two afghans. With lessons uppermost in the minds of the teachers, at least, there has been a concerted effort on the part of us all, from the tiny tots of the first year to the lofty fifth yearers, to fit ourselves for work at the Country School, by building a firm foundation of the elements of education, and by forming correct habits of study. This, in the words of a grown-up, is what each little Junior is striving for. Those “Lofty Fifth Yearers”—let them enjoy the prestige of being “Seniors” while they may. We shall miss them next year; sunny Theodore Sterling, the orator; John Atwood, with his jokes—the entire group, a class marked by their earnest effort and spontaniety. If war has crept into the working hours of Junior Blake, the boys certainly look the part of war-scarred veterans as they return on a Saturday, dirty, disheveled, hungry, but the better for a day spent in the open with Mr. Wilson at the Fort, or other advantageous destinations for a hike. One little incident has passed into history when Charles and Bicky Winston took a man-sized hike. They had spent a happy afternoon at Senior Blake. They had lingered, and too late discovered there was no one from whom they might borrow carfare. So they walked the eight miles, and Charles states their condition upon arriving home: “All I wanted was to tumble into bed—somehow, I wasn’t even hungry.” This from Charles. May he continue to show such a spirit of endurance. Other athletics have been enjoyed in the form of football and baseball games. The boys learning to be good losers in the games, both with the Senior School and Douglas. Keen interest has been shown, with Miss Day’s youngsters eagerly anticipating the time when they may participate. We have enjoyed the beautiful flag, the gift of last year’s graduates, and during the contest to see which room would buy the most bonds, it has visited back and forth, the leading rooms. Altogether we have invested $8,500 in bonds, besides $300 in stamps. Our latest acquisition is a new song which sets forth our virtues in glowing terms. It ends: We’re the best, there is no doubt, Three cheers for Junior Blake. 83 M. Brown. 84 85 Browns and Whites THE interest aroused in the Brown and White contests last year has remained alive this year. The rivalry between the two sides has been increasing as the time goes on. As in last year, the Browns excel in athletics, while the Whites take the lead in scholarship. Almost every month and term the Whites have scored over the Browns in honor roll boys. The Browns, on the other hand, have beaten the Whites in almost every athletic contest. Their football team, under Captain Beltz, won a complete victory over the Whites. In basketball the Browns beat the Whites by the required two games. Owing to the short hockey season this year, no hockey match could be held. The Browns also gained many points when their star speaker won the Strieker Cup, the Thorpe Cup, and made the debating team. The points gained by the Browns in these various events just took the lead over the points gained by the Whites in scholastic attainments. We now have the points for one more month’s honor roll, and the baseball game to be entered in the contest for the banner. These will decide the winner of this year’s remarkably close contest. W. W. Osborne C. J. Winton, Jr. !P •PK uBTFfa isrxy 87 CROSBY RUBIN’S MR. FOSTER M U 1.1.1 KEN Public Speaking IF THE writer had to choose one word to characterize the public speaking program of this year he would choose—Variety. The debating and extemporizing have been as formerly the core of the system, but both have had to give place at times to other forms of speaking. Debating, especially, has been less prominent than at any time during the past two years; in some respects, this has been good, in others, it would seem advisable to have more debating than we have had during this year. Yet it has seemed impossible at times, in the limited time at our disposal for the public speaking, to give to the program the time necessary for debate, when the war topics, demanding discussion rather than debate, were pressing for consideration. For this reason we have discussed, rather than debated, many subjects. We have tried a new form of speaking, that is, new to us. With certain selected boys, we have given topics at the beginning of the speaking exercise, which they were expected to discuss with only a few minutes’ preparation between the time they were given the topic and the going upon the platform. This innovation has been a marked success, and will probably become a permanent feature of our public speaking work. Its benefits are manifest when once stated: it gives to the speaker resourcefulness in the face of rather trying circumstances; it makes him call upon his knowledge upon short notice; it trains him in a form of speaking which he will likely have to practice most when a man. Of course, as his mass of information is smaller than that possessed by a grown man, the topic for his extemporizing must be carefully chosen by one who knows him intimately, or by himself. Such topics as “The Need for Red Cross Work at Blake,” “The Benefits Coming from the Study of History” and “My Favorite Advertisement” have been discussed in a very interesting and profitable way by Gale, Crosby, Hogan, and others. Fifth Formers have born the brunt of the debating and have done well. Among those whose improvement has been the most marked we must name Smith, whose speaking along all lines has distinctly improved during the year; I.indley, who is fast overcoming his tendency to speak too fast; and others of this Form. Our only regret is that we cannot have more of these interesting Fifth Form debates this year. Speaking from the floor has been much more prominent this year than ever before. Many interesting discussions have been started, in which at times fifteen or twenty boys have taken part in one session. Among the diffident ones who have overcome their natural timidity are Mills, Jordan, Stearns Cook, and Frank Howard. If any automobile advertising man had listened, for instance, to the struggle among certain Fifth F'ormers like Benton Case, Tom Atwood, Paul Laird, and, yes—Bill Turner, to show forth the virtues of the Wilcox Truck, or the Locomobile, or the Ford, he would acknowledge that when it came to description of his favorite commodity, he was beaten to a frazzle! 'Phis form of speaking, we think, will become more and more popular at Blake. We hope so, anyway. There are two forms of public speaking which have not been prominent in our work thus far, at least in the Upper School. We refer to reading standard selections and declaiming standard declamations. Reading, like conversation, has become 89 a lost art in most communities, and it has been a disappointment to the writer that we have not had more enthusiasm along this line. Slocum, it is true, has read two or three times, such selections as parts of the President’s address or something from a classical author, and Jack Winton read, lately, a theme upon “America’s First Year in the War.” We hope for much more in this department of the public speaking work in the future. Declamations, while properly a matter for Lower School work—and much of it has been done there—should find a larger place upon the Upper School programs. We shall not be satisfied until we have had every boy do every kind of exercise in speaking, every year. The Fourth Form has followed the practice of last year in holding its public speaking sessions separately. At the beginning of the year a president and a secretary were elected, and each session affords some training in parliamentary procedure. Alfred Wilson, as president, made an efficient officer, and Henry Crosby has made a competent secretary. Each boy in the form has spoken about five or six times during the year. There have been debates, open discussions, and extemporaneous speeches. Thus far we have said nothing about our public contests. We have had the Thorpe Cup Contest, won by Franklin Crosby; the Strieker Cup Contest in debating, also won by Crosby and the Contest for the Blake Union Medal in declamation, won by Josiah Willard. We have had the Junior-Senior Debate, won by the Seniors. Another contest of much interest, restricted to the Senior class, was the Williams Literary-Speaking Contest. The first three places were awarded to Franklin Crosby, Donald Jordan, and Lowell Bartlett respectively. We lost our debate with St. Paul, for the first time in three years. Our debaters, Franklin Crosby, Ralph Rubins, and Jack Mulliken, put up a gallant fight against the veterans from St. Paul, upholding the affirmative of the question: “Resolved, That after the war the United States should own and continue to operate the American railroads.” The St. Paul debaters, led by the veteran, Jackson, were too much for us and we lost to a superior foe. For a team composed entirely of debaters who were for the first time speaking against another school, our team performed very creditably and deserve praise for their uphill fight. We have had, then, this year a full program; new extemps, old style extemps, debates, speaking from the floor, readings, declamations, open discussions about one topic, inter-class debates and declamations before the public, and one big inter-school contest. We trust that Blake School boys, with their fine spirit in all things, will keep before themselves the highest ideals in all the speaking that they do, whether it be in recitation, school exercise, or public performance. Let us consider public speaking, not as a required exercise, but as an opportunity for developing one of our greatest powers, the power to face an audience of our fellows and control them by our wills, by our voices and by our intellects. Any description of our public speaking course would be incomplete unless mention were made of the fine work and spirit of the Blake Union, under the able direction of Mr. Johnson; the public speaking exercises in the Lower School, ably conducted by Mr. Lamb, and the recitations in the Junior School, supervised by Mr. Wilson. Blake is indeed fortunate in having men like these connected with the work in public speaking. 90 91 •-RvBiN3 BROOKS ROBERTS NEWTON BEST COFFIN M U L I.I KEN BELTZ HOGAN WILLIAMSON PARKE T. HOWARD BARTLETT F. HOWARD CROSBY FULLERTON SLOCUM WELLS CLIFFORD W INTON PENNEY HEWITT COOK CARPENTER GALE RUBINS HANDICAPPED at first by a wealth of new material, the Blake Union was rather slow in getting started. Once under way, however, the programs provided for were carried off with unparalleled enthusiasm. I he work during the past year has been much the same as during those preceding, with the exception of extemporaneous speeches. Those who were to make these speeches were notified five minutes beforehand and given their subjects. Combined with papers, declamations, debates, and two very interesting talks by Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Dewey, these speeches lent a pleasant variety to our meetings. Too much praise cannot be given to Mr. Johnson for his efficient work and undying zeal in promoting the interests of this organization. Those of us who are leaving this year, do so with a deep feeling of regret, regret in that we may no longer participate in the meetings, but with a feeling of deep joy in that you have as a leader, one who is amply provided to further, along well established lines, the progress already made. Officers, Fall 1917 R. P. Gale.......................................President T. B. Wells Vice President E. W. Brooks.....................................Secretary F. M. Crosby, Jr.................................Treasurer H. C. Roberts.......................... Assistant Secretary Officers, Spring 1918 F. M. Crosby, Jr.................................President Leonard Carpenter........................... Vice President F. McC. How ard..................................Secretary A. A. Beltz, Jr.........................Assistant Secretary C. J. Winton, Jr................................. Treasurer Members, 1918 L. T. Bartlett J. G. Fullerton, Jr. R. S. Penney P. F. Clifford R. P. Gale R. E. Rubins R. C. Coffin C. C. Hewitt J. A. Slocum F. S. Cook H. A. Hogan R. E. Williamson F. M. Crosby, Jr. L. D. Parke C. J. Winton, Jr. Members, 1919 A. A. Beltz, Jr. Leonard Carpenter J. R. Mulliken J. I. Best F. McC. Howard David New'ton E. W. Brooks T. L. How'ard H. C. Roberts T. B. Wells 93 SPRING, 1918 WILLARD BROOKS CROSBY GALE OSBORNE 94 Student Councils FALL, 1917 STABECK PENNEY GALE HOEFFLER OSBORNE k' y Student Government THERE was a general feeling among the Seniors this fall that a new method of Student Government should be introduced, consequently a committee, with Leonard Parke as chairman, proposed the form of government now in use. Briefly, the plan has been to create a committee in each class for the purpose of dealing with matters in the individual classes outside of the faculty’s jurisdiction. There has been a joint committee, composed of the chairmen of the different class committees, to decide upon matters of school interest. It was felt that in this manner all the good points of the old system were retained, with the addition of several new phases which the old system did not possess. This plan, although excellent on paper, has not been as great an improvement over last year’s council as had been expected. The chief reason being that all of the different boys know each other so well that it is difficult to assume the role of, what they believe, a “tattle-tale.” The cause for complaint may have been in the committees themselves, if so, they are wholly to blame. But, be that as it may, the plan has not been a raving success. The Joint Committee this spring was composed of: F. M. Crosby, Jr. VII Form, Chairman R. P. Gale VII Form E. W. Brooks VI Form Josiah Willard V Form E. N. Osborne, Jr. IV Form The Joint Committee last fall was composed of: R. P. Gale VII Form, Chairman R. S. Penney VII Form V. F. T. Stabeck VI Form J. P. Hoeffler V Form E. N. Osborne, Jr. IV Form If this same plan is carried on next year, we sincerely hope that the committee will be more “on the job,” that the boys will all co-operate, and that it will fulfill the most sanguine hopes of its originators. F. M. Crosby, Jr. 95 IN THE latter part of November, the Short Story Club, a continuation of that body which was so popular during the preceding year, was reorganized under the enthusiastic leadership of Mr. Johnson. About twenty boys from the Senior and Junior classes met every other Sunday evening at one of their member’s homes. This plan was much more convenient than that of meeting at school. At each meeting Mr. Johnson read several short stories of various types, which were discussed by the boys. The primary object of the club was, as heretofore, to encourage the reading of the best stories and to cultivate the ability to discern the best. The Blake Society of Science and Engineering APRIL 24, 1918, will ever be a memorable day, for on that day the Blake Society of Science and Engineering was founded. With the graduation of the present Senior class, Blake will send into the realms of science her first representatives. The Junior class has its prospective scientists and engineers. In fact, fellows are coming more and more to realize the need for competent men. The war has taken many of our foremost scholars in these fields, the foremost scholars of the world, many of whom will never return. To fill up this void in the scientific ranks, by interesting fellows in this profession, by interesting, yet more, those contemplating following science, was one of the basic purposes of our organization. Many boys go to college with no definite idea of what college is; they have no conception of the obstacles to be met. They enter blindly into an engineering, medical, or scientific course, utterly oblivious to responsibility, to concentration on work awaiting them. A boy has no idea of the toil exacted from an engineering student. Consequently, he fails his course and spoils his career. So, as already said, our aim is to give a boy a keener appreciation of the work cut out for him. We feel that we can unite in deeper friendship, in closer brotherhood, by unbreakable ties, those who are entering the profession. By frequent meetings, at which papers are read by members or talks given by guests on scientific subjects, we hope to develop the boy’s analytical mind. Hail to the B. S. S. E.! Welcome, Blake, with outstretched arms, this new addition to your small but worthy domain. May we live up to the trust placed in us. Members 1918 Donald V. Jordan Lowell T. Bartlett Ralph E. Rubins Willis W. Osborne 1919 John A. Ballord Alfred A. Beltz Thomas L. Howard Mr. J. C. Sanderson 96 97 BULL WILLIAMSON PECK WILLARD COOK CONFER ROBERTS ATWOOD MR. FOSTER CARPENTER BARTLETT HEWITT PARK CROSBY BROOKS GALE Dramatics The world’s a theater, the earth’s a stage Which God and Nature do with actors fill. 7HEN the Blake School Dramatic Association was formed three years ago, it placed before itself certain ideals and determined sooner or later to measure up to all of them. One of these ideals was this: Consistent, gradual, sure progress, rather than spectacular and uncertain performance. Every member taken into the Association has this ideal impressed upon him from the start. He realizes that he is chosen to membership in this body, not only because he has given evidence of a sincere interest in dramatic affairs generally, and, perhaps, some ability to act, but, also, because the other members of the Association think that he will work for the advancement of dramatic interest in the school. We mean, of course, that in its own small way, the Association has an educational aim, which would be greatly interfered with if the one idea of its members was to “put on a good show.” It was with an enlarged membership, actuated by the above mentioned ideal, that the Association this year produced its play. The play chosen was Goldsmith’s “She Stoops to Conquer.” This was cut somewhat. For example, the scenes where Tony plagues his mother were either cut down materially or omitted entirely. Then, too, two big scenes were merged, possibly with some violations of the dramatic proprieties, into one scene. At times, too, to be sure, the curtain did bulge or sag or betray the presence of feet where feet should perhaps not have been. Possibly, also, an attentive and hypercritical listener might have detected behind the scenes the sound of whispering or the gentle whack of Mr. Schoch’s hand as he administered a merited rebuke to a tardy star who had not reported on time for his makeup. Possibly, also, the same attentive and critical listener will suggest some sure method by which a good live boy may be restrained from accidentally stepping upon the toes of a comrade, or from inadvertently plastering himself with pink paste in spots where pink paste was never intended to be. Perhaps, also, the same critical listener and observer will be able to remedy the same defects among professional actors. The play was produced on the evening of December 15, before one of the biggest audiences which ever attended a Blake School function, crowding to the limit of its capacity the auditorium of the Junior School. And it was an appreciative audience, which came prepared to overlook any mistakes made by the actors, well knowing that these actors had rehearsed under the added difficulty, unknown to professionals, of preparing lessons and doing the thousand and one things which the busy Blake boy does during his school days. Yet there was an agreeable surprise awaiting this audience. The actors knew their parts, played them well, and thoroughly caught the spirit of the play. 99 mm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm THE CAST FOR “SH E STOOPS TO CONQUER” PECK BULL WILLARD COOK ROBERTS BROOKS PARKE ATWOOD BARTLETT WILLIAMSON MR. FOSTER HEWITT GALE CONFER CROSBY CARPENTER ■■H Parke, for example, as Young Marlow, carried off well a difficult part; Bartlett showed that his three years in amateur theatricals had not been wasted; Crosby, who had at the last moment the year before taken a part and mastered it, this year made a splendid Hardcastle; Dick Confer, as Tony, was, perhaps, the hit of the evening, with his songs and antics. Edmund Brooks and Thomas Atwood, in female roles, fitted into the action admirably. To Mrs. Newton, who refitted the dresses, and to Mr. Schoch, who took care of the makeup, the Association wishes to express its gratitude. Dick Gale was an efficient stage manager, but, unlike the professional stage manager, always smiling and ever ready to help. The entire production furnished splendid evidence of the co-ordination which does so much to make activity of this kind so enjoyable. We are quite sure that neither actors nor audience will have anything but pleasant memories of this performance. The members of the cast are as follows: Sir Charles Marlow Young Marlow. Hardcastle Hastings.......... Tony Lumpkin Stingo......... Mrs. Hardcastle.. Miss Hardcastle... Miss Neville... Dolly Diggorv ....... Roger....... Jerimy Dick ....... Thomas .... ... Leonard Carpenter Leonard Parke Franklin Crosby, Jr. Lowell Bartlett Richard Confer Harlan Roberts Ralph Williamson Edmund Brooks Thomas Atwood Stearns Cook Benjamin Bull Joseph Willard Roderick Peck Roderick Peck Benjamin Bull Mr. Foster served for the third year in the capacity of coach, and a great deal of credit for a successful performance must be given to him. Last year Mrs. E. C. Gale gave us the stage. This year, Mr. Brooks, the father of one of our members, presented us with a rare copy of “She Stoops to Conquer,” to be presented, in the name of the Dramatic Association, to the School. The volume is well illustrated and would repay anyone who could visit the School to inspect it. The boys deeply appreciate the kindly spirit and encouragement of which this gift and that of last year are the evidence. 101 02 a MVSICAL 103 T. HOWARD ROSS MR. MAIKR SEARLES ROBERTS STEVENS BEST I). NEWTON T. NEWTON COONEY NICKELS F. HOWARD BULL “Ejtsoones they heard a most melodious sound.” EARLY last fall a few of the musically inclined fellows began to meet once a week at Mr. Newton’s home and elsewhere tor informal instrumental practice, and the Blake School Orchestra was then organized. Later a number of other players joined the group, and the Mandolin Club came into existence. With the arrival of cold weather, both clubs met more frequently, rehearsing their parts with keen enjoyment, and doing some really creditable ensemble playing. The Mandolin Club, in their bi-weekly meetings at the country school, practiced popular music and were frequently directed by Mr. Emil Schoch, who was ever ready to assist when called upon; while the more sedate orchestra went to town to rehearse the heavier music. Both clubs furnished the music for the dramatic, debating, and oratorical societies when public performances were given in the Junior School Auditorium. Special mention should be made of Colbert Searles, now in the navy, who devoted so much time to piano practice and to the selection of music, and who was always happy to have the fellows rehearse and be entertained at his home. With outdoor sports at present usurping all available time, the musical clubs have temporarily disbanded, but next fall these organizations will again surely spring into activity and find plenty of old and new members eager to advance the work of the clubs. G. W. Marque Maif.r, Director MEMBERS Orchestra Colbert Searles, ’21___Piano Bradshaw Mintener, ’ 19 Piano Palmer Ross, ’19........Piano G. W. M. Maier.........Violin Chester Cooney, ’19....Violin Theodore Newtox, ’21...Violin Horace Nickels, ’22....Violin David Newtox, ’19......Viola James Best, ’19........’Cello Benjamin Bull, ’20 Saxophone Mandolin Club Colbert Searles, ’21 Palmer Ross, ’19 Benjamin Bull, ’20 Thomas Howard, ’19 Frank Howard, ’19 Eugene Stevexs, ’19 Charles Wixtox, ’18 Willis Osborxe, ’ 18 Harlan Roberts, ’19 Howard Hogan, ’18 105 Frederick Lansdowne Candee Signal Corps U. S. A. 106 107 Edward Mite he Lieut. U.I Irtifiery Philip Burner JJ.f B I loon Sc, rvic C pt.PC. Harper US Artillery Gerald Vetterson Ambulance, Corps Blake Men “Over There” i os Byron J'euu ff Bz.sc. Hospital Robert C. Woodu orth Martin K.Bovey Bzse Hospital Charles Carroll BbSe Hospital Sergeant J tn. W. Robertson Cb.pt Thomas H rri on Artillery 1 Oil To Blake Men in the Service Scarce had the call to arms died wav, Than from the nation o’er Rushed men and boys to take their stand Against the Hun’s cruel war. Among the first to proffer aid, In Freedom’s ranks to serve, Were you, Blake men, our old time friends. With valor, courage, nerve. To do, to die, to win the fight: Near half a hundred strong. We honor you who gave yourselves To right this grievous wrong. Not only we, but all the world For whom you go to fight The battle for the lives of all, The battle for the right, Raise prayer to Him Who reigns on High To keep you 5afe, to guide Your fate bener h our cherished flag For which some lived, some died. To those of you who may return We stretch a welcome hand; To those who lie across the sea, In France, our sisterland, We offer tribute deeply felt, A token of our debt For what you’ve done across the seas, With will and not regret. You’ve fought, our sacred cause to save. With sacrifice sublime; You’ve given to the flag we love, Yourselves, who, in your prime, Were entering life’s long pathway To glory, honor, fame’s Best gifts; so now upon our hearts F.ngraven are your names. —Donald Voorhees Jordan, no II! Senior-Junior and Christmas Dances Senior-Junior Prom, 1917-1918 THE big dance of the year was held on the fifteenth of June of last year, on a most beautiful early summer night. The weather was perfect for such an affair. The dance was a parting tribute to the graduating class from the Juniors who inaugurated the custom of making it a complete gift with no strings on it. On account of it being war-time the refreshments and the programs were made less extravagant than previously. Music was offered by a good orchestra hidden behind the “trees” at one end of the gymnasium. The gymnasium was decorated in the time-honored manner, with a few new attractions. As it was the last dance of the year the dancers were allowed to remain till a later hour than is customary at other school dances. In spite of this there was some manifest reluctance to break up as the last note of the orchestra died away. The Committee: R. P. Gale, Chairman R. C. Coffin C. J. Winton, Jr. L. T. Bartlett Christmas Dance ONE of the most successful dances of the year was the annual Christmas dance which was held on the twenty-first of December. An extra lively orchestra was secured and the dance went off with a jump. We were fortunate in having an unusually large number of the alumni there to make the dance more interesting and to make it a veritable homecoming. We not only had our service flag as a part of the decorations, but we had many ot the “stars” there in person. The committee decorated the gymnasium with flags and banners, with no expense, but with much taste. This was the first time that the gymnasium had ever been decorated for a Christmas dance, and we hope that succeeding committees will not consider it too much work to put in a few decorations to offset the plainness of the walls. Hogan and Confer, assisted by Bartlett, Wells, and Lugsdin, as the committee, did much to make the dance a great success. Military Ball THE first formal social activity of the military company was held on the night of the eighth of March, in the form of a Military Ball. The ball was held after the competition drill. It was carried out in true military fashion, there being an abundance of guards, whose duty it was to salute the officers and keep out all undesirables. Although they failed in the latter, in one case, they gave the dancers a sense of security that the enemy would at least not be able to attack them that night. The presence of several officers from the Fort lent much interest to the young ladies and to the ball in general. The refreshments consisted of appropriate war frappe. The committee, consisting of the officers of the Military Association, arranged a very good program from start to finish. Easter Dance THE Annual Easter Dance was held on April 5, 1918. The weather was ideal and the roads were in fine condition for the use of automobiles in carrying the merrymakers to and from the school. Although not as many attended the dance as usual, there were enough to make it a great success, and all who did attend thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The music furnished by Squyer's Orchestra, added a great deal to the success of the dance. The refreshments, which consisted of punch, were very good and lasted the entire evening. The committee is very grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Mr. Foster, who acted as chaperones. The dance ended promptly at 12 p. m. The Committee: Paul Clifford, Chairman, Alfred Beltz, Thomas Atwood. 113 Senior Parties AFTER an unsuccessful attempt to have a Senior dance early in October, it was decided, with the aid of many “class-spirit” speeches, to have a small informal dance. Franklin Crosby kindly offered the use of his house for the evening of the twenty-eighth of November. Mrs. Crosby donated the delicious refreshments. The dance was one of the most successful in the history of the class society. An equally enjoyable dance was held at the same place and under the same conditions on New Year’s Eve. We danced the new year in, but there was no great noise-making, with the exception of a little revolver target practice by our prexy. As this book goes to press, the Seniors are planning a picnic, the place not yet determined. It is planned to start out with definite arrangements as to a meeting place and as to the speed of locomotion, so that, contrary to last year’s experience, we may all be together in the end. 114 115 Blake Union Banquet, 1917 THE third annual banquet of the Blake Union was held Saturday evening, June 9, 1917, at the Minneapolis Athletic Club. Mr. Hadden acted as toastmaster. Speeches were given by R. P. Gale on, “Blake and the Honor System;” by J. B. Strieker on, “A Word from the Alumni;” by Mr. Sanderson on, “The Faculty Point of View;” and by Mr. F. B. Wells on, “Our National Situation.” B. S. Woodworth spoke on “Appreciation,” and presented Mr. Hadden with a gift from the Union. Mr. Hadden replied and turned the meeting over to Mr. Newton, who introduced the impromtu speakers, Mr. C. C. Bovev, Mr. Johnson, and R. C. Woodworth. Everyone spent an enjoyable and profitable evening, although it was saddened by the thought that it was the last meeting in which Mr. Hadden would be officially connected with the Blake Union. Praise is due the Banquet Committee, Welch and Coffin, for the fine dinner and appointments. Baseball Banquet ON Wednesday evening, June 13, 1917, Mr. Robinson invited the baseball team to the Minneapolis Athletic Club for the annual banquet. Between courses the letter men adjourned to another room to elect the 1918 captain. Rogers Coffin was unanimously chosen. Coach Hadden, the toastmaster of the evening, gave his last talk to the team. Among other things, he said he thought there was a fine outlook for next year. Mr. Newton, Captain Robinson, Captain-Elect Coffin, Manager Brownlee, Hogan, Hall, Gillette, and Mr. Robinson were all induced to give speeches. The banquet ended at nine o’clock. 116 1917 Football Banquet ON THE evening of Saturday, November 24, 1917, the heroes of one of Blake’s most successful teams gathered around the festive board for the sixth annual football banquet. During the dinner a little fracas occurred between Mr. Johnson and Stanton Coffin, the former insisting upon having a Harvard pennant in the most conspicuous place on the table, the latter, a Princeton. The result was a draw. Mr. Newton, acting as toastmaster, started the speaking by reviewing the history of Blake in the football world. Mr. Winton, the father of two Blake football players and a veteran rooter, verified Mr. Newton’s assertion. The other fathers speaking were Messrs. Gale, Mills, and Wells. Speeches were also given by Winton, Parke, Williamson, Penney, Wells, Confer, Assistant Coach Stanton Coffin, Captain-elect Brooks, Captain Gale, and Coach Johnson. Blake Union Banquet THE third annual banquet of the Blake Union was held on December 26, 1917, at the Radisson Hotel. A number of the Alumni belonging to the Union were present, and a few of the faculty. After the luncheon, speeches were given by Mr. Hadden, Mr. Newton, Gale, Bushnell, Macnie, George Williamson, Welch, Gardner, Woodworth, and Penney. Kenneth O’Brien, who was the toastmaster, greatly added to the enjoyment of the dinner by his remarks between the speeches. A faux pas was made by Mr. Hadden when he said that he was glad now to be out among real men in his work. The Alumni spoke about the activities at their respective colleges and of their war work. George Williamson advised everyone to consider Princeton before deciding on a college. The boys from Dartmouth seemed to think Dartmouth the only place, while those from Yale thought that their college was the best. There was so great a difference of opinion that the Blake boys were left undecided as to which one to attend. 117 Senior Dinners THE first of the monthly Senior dinners was held at the school on the evening of the twenty-fourth of September. After a good and, perhaps, noisy dinner, class officers for the first half year were elected. The second dinner was on the sixteenth of November. Dr. Sweet, the minister of the Calvary Baptist Church, gave us an after-dinner talk about the ministry and the Y. M. C. A., impressing upon us the great joy that he had found in helping others. Needless to say, everyone went home intending to become a minister. The speaker at the dinner on the evening of December 6 was Mr. Wells, of the Wells-Dickey Company. He impressed upon us the need for saving and its direct relation to the outcome of the war. The next dinner was on the evening of the twenty-fifth of January. Mr. W. A. Washburn gave us a talk on politics, and more generally on the temptations under which he had come at college, telling us what lessons he had learned. On April 15 we were entertained by two speakers, Dr. E. G. Strout spoke to us about medicine, its possibilities and accomplishments. Mr. W. S. Dwinnell clearly showed us all the reasons why men should take a greater interest in politics. The Alumni Banquet THE annual banquet of the Blake Alumni Association took place on December 27. Almost all of our alumni were present, and a great many of them were in uniform. There were also several of the trustees and a few members of the faculty present. The president of the association, Morris Stowell, presided at the business meeting and introduced the speakers. Ben Woodworth read the report, since Secretary Sam Robertson was not able to be present. The following officers were elected for the year: president, Lucian Strong; vice president, John McCaull; secretary and treasurer, Ben Woodworth. The first speaker, Mr. Bovey, was called to talk upon the work of conserving flour. He explained in a very clear and interesting way how much could be done for increasing the supply of flour available for sending overseas, by mixing a little ot the coarser variety with the white. He also suggested the observance of wheatless days. After this talk, Mr. Newton was called on for the past at Blake. He especially emphasized the good record of the boys who went to college this year, and the record of the boys in service. Our new service flag, with its forty-one stars, was hung on the wall of the banquet hall. After these speeches, Mr. Newton asked boys from various colleges to tell what was going on in the way of preparation for service. Interesting comments were made by boys from Williams, Yale, Princeton, and Dartmouth. When these reports were over the meeting broke up. 118 119 W INTON OSBORNE COOK RUBINS BROOKS MR. FOSTER BARTLETT WILLIAMSON PARKE 1918 Callopan Board Editor-in-Chief Lowell T. Bartlett Business Manager Ralph E. Williamson Associate Editor Ralph E. Rubins Art and Photograph Editor Leonard D. Parke Advertising Manager Assistant Business Manager Charles J. Winton Edmund W. Brooks Assistant Advertising Managers George F. Cook Willis W. Osborne Faculty Advisers Mr. C. R. Foster Mr. Emil Schoch 121 CROSS CROSBY BEST HEWITT COFFIN N EWTON MR. JOHNSON HOWARD The Torch, 1918 JVHE TORCH, which was started in February, 1916, has now completed its third year. There have been many changes. Advertising has been taken up. Teachers were not hounded by demands for editorials or write-ups. The change in the editorial policy may best be understood by comparing the prize editorials of the Blake Union Editorial Contest of last year with those of this year. The editorials no longer complain about “growing up” or “stopping this and that.” The satirical and harsh tone has been replaced by a more kindly one, a friendly, human one, which suggests improvements, indtroduces new policies, or gives a concise view of some current affair. Advertising was introduced in the February issue. When the plans for a monthly paper were being formulated, it was decided that the Torch should be financed by its subscriptions. But the Torch has grown! It needed, not only the pecuniary aid, but also the snap, the vigor, that advertisements lend a school paper. At the start, the Torch was a sixteen-page monthly. Last year it averaged about twenty-two pages per issue, varying between twenty and twenty-four-page issues. This year every issue has been composed of at least twenty-four pages, several times there have been twenty-eight-page issues, and even larger ones. But what the Torch is most proud of, is that it is a boys’ paper. The staff has shaped its policies, determined its course, and the Business Managers have settled its financial difficulties. Mr. R. B. Johnson, the Faculty Adviser, has followed the “Boy Paper Policy” as far as was possible. His advice was given only when asked for. This sound advice and his strong support, which proved most helpful in solving the many difficulties, was given as man to man, or boy to boy. He left all decisions to the staff. At the Torch meetings, his criticisms were given out with those of the other members of the Torch Board. His experience with other school papers was made common property, and he closed some of the Torch meetings with a comparative and suggestive discussion of the better exchanges. And so the staff is proud of the Torch's growth, proud of its standards, proud of its policies, but proudest of the fact that it is strictly a boys’ paper. May it ever remain so! Torch Board, 1917-1918 Editor-in-Chief Rogers C. Coffin Business Manager Franklin M. Crosby, Jr. Literary Editor Rodf.ric M. Cross Athletic Editor James G. Fullerton School News Editor James I. Best Exchange Editor Charles C. Hewitt Alumni News and Lectures Editor David Newton Assistant Business Manager Frank McC. Howard Faculty Adviser Mr. Raymond B. Johnson 123 In fl)emortam PHILLIP SHEEHAN BALDWIN Class of 1917 February 20, 1900 June 3, 1917 124 125 The Military Company IN NOVEMBER, Mr. Wilson started to reorganize the Blake Company, which had lain dormant till this time. Once a week drill took place in the gymnasium, under the command of candidates for commissions. In December written examinations among some fifteen candidates made John Harrison, captain; Richard Gale, first lieutenant; and James Slocum, second lieutenant. Having progressed so far, Sergeant Henry Mattikow, of the regular army, became commandant. Although very damaging to our pride, everything began anew just as if we had never had any guns at all. Week after week we drilled without weapons, until at last rifles were assigned and drill leaped forward. On March 8, a competition drill was held in the gymnasium, and the company looked and drilled like regulars, precise and as one man. Mattson, Corporal Crosby, and Lindley were awarded individual prizes, while Corporal Wells’ squad won the squad competition. In April, Captain Harrison left school and the officers were all promoted one step, Lieutenant Gale was made captain, and Sergeant Winton was made second lieutenant. Three weeks of spring vacation were spent in constructing a fire trench and accessory defenses. The engineering section, under Lieutenant Slocum supervised the construction. 'This group comprised Sergeants Bartlett and G. Cook, Corporals Williamson and Osborne, and Privates Clifford, F. Howard, T. Howard, and Rubins. 'Poo much credit cannot be given to the earnest work of these men, for not only did they supervise, but themselves accomplished a large part of the work. Thanks to Sergeant Mattikow, a natural born instructor and leader, with sixteen years’ experience in the regular army behind him, who immediately gained the hearts and wills of the boys, the training this year has been much broader and more comprehensive. Indeed, Sergeant Mattikow has conducted a regular R. O. T. C. without the usual inefficiency of such school and college organizations. The training, including all phases of open warfare, patrolling, security on the march and halted, and various phases of fire attack was thoroughly vigorous and intelligent. In addition, bayonet work and a complete company fire trench, constructed by the students, lent a touch of Flanders and put punch into the work. To aid the training, a “military school” was inaugurated during the winter. Map sketching and engineering were features of the Saturday school. Yes, without gusto, Blake has a small but really efficient company, and far above most amateur military organizations. Her football, her baseball, her debating have all brought fame to Blake in past years, but “The Company,” too, has earned its share of the reputation for Blake, due to Mr. Wilson, Sergeant Mattikow, and an interested and enthusiastic personnel. 126 Lieutenant S ocum Oaptain Gale SergeantPLat ihow P cf oort Tormafion. 23ayonet .Practice C cse Order Drill 127 Blake Troop, No. 85, B. S. A. Scoutmaster James C. Sanderson Assistant Scoutmasters Emil Schoch Donald Jackson Frederick Candee James Thorpe, President Bennie Bull, Secretary Josiah Willard, Treasurer Charles Velie, Quartermaster Roderick Peck, Keeper of the Archives Colonel Waldron, Reporter Patrol Leaders Richard Confer (Owl) Edmund Brooks (Swastika) Henry Crosby (Beaver) Ronald Harmon (Otter) Thomas Wells (Wolf) Charles Velie (Eagle) Bennie Bull (Mink) Norton Sudduth (Silver Fox) THE year 1917-18 has been an eventful one for the Blake Troop. Last year scouting at Blake was on a more or less tentative basis; it was a question whether it could win a permanent place for itself amid the varied and insistent activities of school life. Now, however, the future of the troop seems assured. Early in the school year the Fourth Form formed a patrol, the Beaver, which proceeded to justify its name by becoming the most progressive and enterprising patrol in the Troop. Toward the latter end of the first term a somewhat radical change was made in the classification of members, which had the effect of making Lower School boys eligible, a change for which there had been a demand for some time. Members are now divided into three classes: Associate Members, Sixth and Seventh Formers who wish to keep up their interest in scouting and to help with the work; Active Members, Fourth and Fifth Formers; and Junior Members, boys in the Lower School. All members must be registered scouts in good standing. Active and Junior Members pay monthly dues and their attendance at meetings and on hikes is compulsory. The Associate Members pay yearly dues and their attendance is optional. Only Active and Associate Members vote in troop meetings. Very little money has been spent on equipment this year. The Troop is supporting a French orphan, has made one or two gifts, and is putting its surplus into War Savings Stamps. 128 The town of Hopkins was covered very thoroughly in the distribution of the President’s Flag Day Address. A vast amount of Red Cross work, salvage work, and work for Headquarters has been done by members of the Troop. In conformance with the policy of the local Liberty Loan Committee, the Minneapolis scouts refrained from soliciting subscriptions to the Third Liberty Loan, but a great deal of useful work has been done by the Troop in selling Thrift and Savings Stamps. The Fourth Form and Junior Scouts have been formed into a platoon and drilled by the Scoutmaster once a week. This makes the whole Troop familiar with the principles of close order drill, and the younger members will prove to be very precocious rookies when their turn comes to join the Blake Company. A very interesting “Efficiency Contest” was instituted by the Local Headquarters this year for the three months ending April i. Sixty-eight Minneapolis troops were entered. Blake took the lead in the first month, but was passed by two other troops in the succeeding months, and, in the final score, won third place and a prize of Si5. This contest proved a great stimulus and promotions were many and rapid. Waldron, the first Fourth Former to become First Class, has already earned nine Merit Badges. C. Willard, Yelie, and Crosby also reached First Class ranks. Membership at present is divided as follows: First Class Second Class Tenderfoot Total Associate I 5 7 13 Active 4 9 9 22 Junior 0 9 8 17 Scouts Brooks, Confer, and Wells proved themselves a very capable Entertainment Committee by providing interesting speakers and arranging various amusements to round out the meetings. Field Commissioner Dale favored the Troop twice with his dynamic visits. The spirit of the Troop is better than ever; the enthusiasm of the new younger members has helped; the recognition of a real opportunity to do a national “good turn” in this time of stress has helped. The Troop is finding itself. James C. Sanderson, Scoutmaster. 130 Foreword I 7E MAY have made some mistakes in the classification of the material in the following pages, but that was probably due to the confused condition of our mind, caused by looking over some of the “humor” handed in by members of the Junior class. When reading the following articles and viewing the baby pictures, please refrain from coarse language. Soph omorej' jftc or 132 Class Room Humor A tea kettle sings when it gets full of water, hut who wants to be a tea kettle? Mr. Sanderson: “What happens to mercury when heated?” Mattson: “It melts.” Mr. Schoch, to Hoeffler, who was bending under his seat: “Hoeffler, what are you trying to get?” Hoeffler: “Nothing, sir.” Mr. Schoch: “Well, did you get it?” Hoeffler: “No, sir. It’s down there yet.” L. Parke: “Macbeth was the thane of Chowder.” Gale, reading: “‘Mark, king of Scotland, mark-----’ Mr. Johnson, who is this Mark, king of Scotland?” Mr. Sanderson: “If you should heat some CaCC 3, what would happen?” John: “It would get hot.” Mr. Maier: “What is a polygon?” Eddie: “It is a circle that has the cramps.” Crosby: “Well, Mr. Gale, what do you think of Lindley? He is vour cousin.” Gale: “I don’t know. It wasn’t my fault.” Andy Thorpe, in English History: “The Irish were raising a revolt in the Pale part of Ireland.” R. P. Gale: “Mr. Foster, how many people were there in a big clan?” Mr. Foster: “Well, I don’t know exactly, but it usually depended on the size of the clan. G. Cook: “The slave trade was one of the blackest periods of English history.” G. Cook, telling of Lord Nelson’s famous message: “England expects every man to do her duty.” Gale (after Mr. Chamberlain has asked for a poetic translation from the Vergil class): “Say, Mr. Chamberlain, do we have to apply at the office for a poetic license?” Doc Brown: “What is a young butterfly?” Hogan: “A cuckoo.” 133 The Rose is Fairest Bo'oVve” 0 SmW G m' oV’ •'Qa+W’ Wzv,” CVeW' SavV 13+ When Tis Budding New 135 When: you have been airing your opinion of a teacher and suddenly discover that he is within hearing. you get up on the platform to make an extemporaneous speech and then forget what you were going to say. “Doc” Brown says, “You’re excused, M-------.“ you decide to take a little afternoon off and then meet Mr. Johnson in the car. Mr. Blanpied “balls you out.” you are getting your “B,” and everybody yells “speech.” you are waiting on table and drop a whole tray of dishes, you get caught shooting a paper wad in the study hall, you try to “sass” Mr. Schoch. you dash around a corner and bump into Mr. Newton. Mr. Johnson springs an unexpected English test, a fellows wears his first long pants and meets his best girl. Mr. Newton writes “See me” on your card. Mr. Sanderson says, “A half sheet of paper.” you get caught taking advantage of the absence of Seniors from the Senior room. Mr. Newton catches you slipping an extra dessert to your friend, the captain says, “Port arms,” and you do “right shoulder arms.” you get excused from play because of a “bad leg” and then “Doc” Brown sees you kicking a football around. G. F. C. Why I Am an Enthusiastic Blake Dancer T ARRIVE with my partner at the close of the second dance, after having A waited at her house a half an hour while she put on the “finishing touches.” Third Dance—1 sublet my partner to a stag. Fourth Dance—For once—a dance to myself, but I never hope to find another who is as “rotten” a dancer as she is. Fifth Dance—A stag cut in on me—“Curses!!!!!” Sixth Dance—Partner nowhere to be found. Seventh Dance—At last a dance with “she,” but I was cut in on almost as soon as I started. Eighth Dance—Why did I ever give this dance to a stag? Ninth Dance—All through this dance—“Why did I ever come tonight? This isn’t any fun.” etc., etc. Tenth Dance—Luck has changed. I danced one whole dance through with “she.” Last Thought—“Well, I did have a good time. Moral—“Ain’t a man a foolish thing?” 136 R. E. R. It a hard life Ij it fi s h ok be art Some take it eary s3 ’s A bunch of cutthroats Early to bed, Early to riJ e Crabbi 0 ar Lurual Some take it s'ad 137 “Who’s What” Most Popular Gale Best Natured Gale 16 Williamson 10 Mills Handsomest Wells 16 Clark . 8 Bartlett 7 Best Student J. Willard 22 Coffin 14 Newton 7 Laziest Clark 11 Cross 10 Mills 9 Most Likely to Succeed Crosbv 10 Gale 9 Bartlett.. 4 Best Dresser Clark Most Humorous Confer... 19 Mr. Sanderson 11 Gale 10 Hardest Worker Elmer Best Speaker Crosby 38 Gale 11 Loudest C ross 24 Mintener IQ Hoeffler 9 Most Gentlemanly Slocum 14 Carpenter 10 Crosby 6 Most Sarcastic Mr. Blanpied 33 Mr. Sanderson 6 Mr. Lamb 5 Quietest Massie 8 Burns 6 Slocum . .... c Best Athlete Mintener 11 Brooks 10 Gale 9 Best Baseball Player Coffin Best Football Player Gale Best Tennis Player Wetmore........................ 34 Crosby......................... 20 Best Basketball Player Mills 35 Mintener.... 11 Massie 9 Favorite Actor Douglas Fairbanks............. 26 Searles........................ 14 Jack Reid...................... 13 Favorite Actress Kyra 34 Searles......................... 9 Bartlett........................ 4 Favorite Pastime Fussing 13 (Consult Johnson’s Dictionary on page I40.) Sleeping........................ 9 Citizenship class.............. $ 138 Ashes to Ashes. They’re Wearing ’em Higher in Hawaii............. Favorite School after Blake Northrop Biggest Bluffer Peck............... Gale........... Laird.............. Most Diplomatic Gale........ ................ Taylor... Mills Best Platform Presence Crosby Best Modern Dance Artist 22 18 11 13 11 8 Peck. Gale.. Best Sponger Gale...... Peck...... Case...... Biggest Flirt Wells..... Fullerton. 10 4 3 7 6 43 13 Biggest Flatterer Peck Most Modest Taylor Smallest Massie Mills.... 18 Wright......................... 9 Rees........................... 8 Boy With the Prettiest Smile Sherin........................ 28 Bartlett..................... 18 Turner........................ 11 Most Graceful Mills......................... 26 Mattson 13 Wright 12 Hardest to Beat Mr. Schoch.................... 17 Gale...... 9 Bartlett 8 Best All-’Round Man Elmer Most Bashful Mattson.. 14 Sherin......................... 11 Rees........ 5 Noisiest Mintener....................... 16 Hoeffler 10 Cross........................... 7 Biggest Piker Shute.......................... 14 Mattson...... 10 Peck............................ 8 Longest Winded Sergeant Mattikow.............. 33 Gale 7 Hoeffler 4 Slowest Clark...,.................... 17 Ferguson................•..... 11 Hare............................ 9 Favorite Spot in the School Boiler Room............... 11 Mr. Newton’s Office............ 10 Over the Hill 5 Future Ambition To be a white-wing............ 15 To fall in love................. 7 To be a bartender............... 6 Greatest Procrastinator Massie......................... 17 Cross..... 5 Williamson...................... 4 139 Dr. Johnson’s Abridged Up-to-Date Dictionary Detention—Lat. de (from) plus tesion (state of being stretched or strained), i. A half-hour period, usually from five to five-thirty, for study. (Obs.) 2. A period for relaxation and hilarity. Study—Lat. studium, akin to stud ere, to study, i. To apply the mind. (Obs.) 2. To apply the mind to the occult with evil intent for mischief. Pony—From Lat. pono, to place. A small creature ridden during exams.; esp., such a creature placed (hence pony) between the pages of a book, or concealed in the cuff, etc. Fuss—AS. Jus,quick, ready, prompt, i. e., with the ladies. To make much ado about trifles, esp. ladies. Fusser—An advocate of the doctrine of fussing. Fussy—adj. Ex.: Fussy Fullerton fondly fusses Where e’er he finds the fluffy tresses; But when he finds he just distresses, He grieves for the tresses he musses. —Shakespere. Futile—Lat. « 7iV, that easily pours out, or lets loose. 1. Worthless, long winded when apropos of hot air or the gift of gab. Ex. (Mr Bartlett): Your translation is absolutely futile. Gad—Fr. gad, to drive about; v. ., to run wild; to cast confusedly about, as for words in an unprepared translation. Misconduct—Deleted by the censor as the volume was going to press. “By Their Fruits Shall Ye Know Them” (Some..pf those who help to make the Senior Class what it is or what it isn’t.) i Cent. (Total resources at any one time.) 1 King. (Each fellow has his own queen.) 2 Automobiles. (Different makes.) i C---------. Well, suffice it to say that this person has for life what very few people want until they die. i Very grouchy person. 1 Very lively storm. (Going all the time.) 2 Culinary experts. i Place of amusement. i Irishman. (Or Swede, if you wish it.) i Pear. (Thank Heaven that there is only one to this pair.) i Person who is so slow that he is always coming. i Intoxicated person. (At least he is always full of something.) 140 141 THF.SE things are usually made in chapel, luncheon, drill, or any old place. Frequently, “tomorrow’s lesson is,” etc., is made on a forty-minute schedule. In chapel, however, the lid is off and things run riot. Mr. Sanderson is featured in a ten-reeler almost every morning. Then, too, we receive beneficial and cheap lectures, complete in all details of oratorical etiquette, under the auspices of the Callopan Board. These lectures are continued with daily intermissions throughout the year. Along about this time a librarian or something or other appears. He succeeds in holding the floor against all comers. Speaking from notes, he says: “Mr. Newton has failed to return ‘A Thousand Legs Under the Sea,’ which was, undoubtedly, way over his head. (Curtain falls amid barking dogs as librarian is dragged out laughing crazily.) At last, after we learn that the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Forms are going to meet in Room One; after the Dramatic Association informs its members that a picture will be taken Saturday, provided the sun shines and it doesn’t rain (please wear Buster Brown collars); a very important meeting of the jointed councilors is proclaimed (Shall teachers be abolished?). Then comes the Board of Torture: “Books given out after luncheon.” This is not true, for a nominal sum of $4 a year is charged. So, you see, Alfred, they really don’t give them to us. Last, but not least, we hear: “The orchestra will go in at 4.” They used to practice out here, that’s why they go in now. Then we are released by the announcement, “Seniors excused.” That’s one of the privileges (for explanation see appendix B, par. 31). This is not all. How we love to hear the bewhiskered sentence, “Two misconducts, Benton.” That really is familiar, for he is always Benton something. The battle begins anew at luncheon. However, little that is new crops out, other than that Mills has lost his manicure set with his initials on it. Ah, yes, I forgot; Doc Brown will receive at an informal gathering from three until five, R. S. V. P.; and the Thursday gym class, which is usually held on Wednesday, having been postponed from Monday, will be moved ahead from Friday one day. Mr. Johnson says, after seeing that Norma, Olga, and Theda are all showing at local theaters: “Excuses must be had before three o’clock, because I am going in early.” Mr. Newton says a few well chosen words and the police disperse the mob. Military announcements are usually brief. “Squads right” is typical. In athletics; baseball, for instance, announcements are usually vague. If Coach Kahler scratches his ear it may mean “steal on the next one,” or it may indicate an itching behind the Coach’s ear. In football, “12-39-21” may mean Massie’s size of footwear, or the date. Sometimes it even means that some terrible boy is summoned to convey the spheroid with as much celerity as possible. And, so on, all day until Fergason goes home in the early evening. 142 wy 41£:S it I jAe Commandingr s orco y u ar eouncif of-ffte Engineering Corps. SeroesniJ-Afw ci f easy orreP 144 Early In the Morning I’d wake up in the morning As the clock was striking eight; I’d tumble out from snuggv bed With a fear of being late. I’d scramble down to breakfast With simply awful speed, And gobble down a cornflake And call the thing a “feed.” Still chewing on my “breakfast,” While slipping fast my tie, I’d grab up all my books and things And make for the car on “high.” I’d leave at twenty after, Or sometimes twenty-two; Now if you care to hear it, I’ll tell you what I’d do. I’d race along the crowded street, My suitcase in my hand: My heart would beat at sixty per, I’d gasp to beat the band. And as I’d reach the corner, All out of breath and weak, I’d see the sign of “Hopkins”, Halfway down the street— And, would you believe my story? True as sun and moon and star, I’d leave at twenty after And catch the twenty car! —D. V. J. 145 146 afli “T HAD my choice of changing my shirt or shaving this morning, and I shaved. 1 I never have any time. Every morning before sunrise the people see me galloping along the east side, with a shredded wheat in my mouth and my shirt trailing along behind.” “Well, gents, to get down to business, we’ll start in with evaporation. I see all you know, right in your faces. So I’ll start right in explaining. The reason that all the water does not evaporate is because there is a little rubber sheet covering the water, which holds most of it in. Once in a while a fast Johnny gets away from its family and beats it as fast as he can leg it through the rubber. These fast Johnnies are little molecules, which bump into the rubber with about as much force as a New Jersey mosquito uses in pushing its head against a steamer in the San Francisco harbor without getting a sweat up.” “Mr. Sanderson, what is your reason for believing in nebular hypothesis by suggestive attraction?” shouts little Al. “I don’t know that 1 exactly believe in it, but after a man has taken the trouble to find out what it is, I think it is a shame to contradict him.” “Now, Osborne, can you tell me what a line of force is?” “A line of force is the line that goes around.” “Gentlemen, we have a simple soul in our midst.” (Business of quieting the mob scene.) “We will plot the curves of some of these lines of force, for some of them are truely delightful to the eye, but others look like the homeward path of an inebriated water bug.” “The diffusion of gases is explained by one genius who says that there is a little elf on one side of the trap door connecting the receptacles. When a molecule of one gas comes hustling along, he hits it over the head and pushes it through the door. He knocks the representatives of the other gas cold so they cannot come through.” “As an introduction I might say that there is more mooning in electricity than the subject can stand. I’ve heard people say that a farmer was lying in a field and a piece of lightning came along and unlaced his shoes.” “Now, the theory of electrolysis may be inculcated into Osborne’s brain by citing an example. The Minnesota River is thronged with canoes. Half are filled with hungry boys, half with well fed boys. On one side of the river appears a crowd of very pretty young ladies, on the other, a food conveying vehicle. The canoes flow to either side. Each canoe represents an ion. Each ion takes its little load of electricity up to the plate and comes down again like an Irishman carrying bricks to the top of a building with his hod on his shoulder.” “There was once an ingenious soul who arranged to get all his pay in gold. Every night he would rig up an electroplating device, and using the coin as the anode, would take a little gold off each coin. He was discovered, however, and he is now studying mineral formations in Atlanta, Georgia—not with a microscope, but with a pick and hammer.” “Well, gents, we will take up to article 497 and hand in examples 1-5, page 411, for tomorrow.” 147 Ufou c h foif Sir fistic poring Minton s fe on t rirc . K 148 The Way of the Transgressor is Hard EA, the gates of the school shall open, and I shall go forth, for I have more understanding than all my teachers (Psm., 119:99), yet I shall not carry forth an diploma, for I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers (Prov., 5:13). Yea, my cup runneth over. So shall I return unto school and in an new spirit say unto my teachers, Master, it is good for us to be here (Luke, 9:33), and we shall clasp hands. And I see many scholars around me. The good scholar is happy, for he refresheth the soul of his masters (Prov., 25:13), but the idler is possessed of the spirit of mischief, and him the master rebuk-eth, and when he was rebuked there was great calm (Matt., 8:26). Nay, the idler stay not rebuketh, and the master keepeth an watchful eye, lest Satan get advantage (II Cor., 2:11). At last cometh the day of adversity (Ecc., 7:14), and misconducts were dealt forth with an heavy hand, and the abject gathered themselves together (Psm., 35 :i 5). And the master stood firm before their protests; for, saith he, if I be a master, where is my fear (Mai., 1:6) ? And yet refraineth not the idlers. Though they be sly and tricky, and keepeth themselves well hid, it is said unto them, Yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers (Isaiah, 30:20). Then must the knave take care, for is not the sound ot his master’s feet behind him (II Kings, 6:32)? And the good scholar saith in vain, Why troublest thou thy master (Luke, 8:49)? And so saith the master Knave, thou shalt be due Saturday morning, and heavy shall be the blow dealt by an righteous hand do thou faileth. And on Saturday morning there is an conflict with many masters, and the despairing idler grieveth, No man can serve two masters (Luke, 9-.33). And so shall his time be extended, and he shall dwell in the shadow of adversity for many days, and there is no end of all his labor (Eccl., 4:8). Surely are the ways of the righteous good, and I go forth again, a new man, profiting by the ways of mine evil mates, and, lo, there resteth in my hand an coveted diploma. D. V. J 149 J7 4e 'r‘ S' tsr S V ■ Ae’ r Acs 150 The Rubeville Weekly Rattler Price: Anything we can get. JLNE 14, 1918 Rubeville. Minn. (Near Hopkins MEETING HOUSE DESTROYED Doc Hewitt’s General Store Burnt to the Ground Last Saturday, when the meeting was at its height, the general store began to get sort of hazy and smelly, just as if Cy Nichols were beginning to smoke his favorite brand, but not so bad. When the alarm was raised, there was a friendly little game of “I doubt it” going on. Weiner Williamson seemed to be able to cheat the best, for when the game was near its end he had all the cash by his side. Ezra Cross was the chief loser, for playing postoffice and cheating are two sports he doesn’t indulge in. When old man Gale yelled out that he thought the world was on fire, How Hogan said, “I doubt it,” and kept on playing. Bill Osborne was playing a challenge match of checkers with Ike Parke when the combustin started. Bill still maintains that he was just going to beat Ike and take the county championship away from him. The hardest job that Chief Penney had when he had finally aroused his sleepy crew and had come to the fire, was to persuade Hi Rubins and Perfume Cook that the store NOTICE BigDanceTo-Night! All Come! ! ! The Hop will be held after the bazarr. BRING MIRANDA AND ALL THE LITTLE ONES. ADMISSION FREE was on fire, and to induce Bill Osborne to leave his game of checkers. When the store was finally cleared, the fire was quickly put out, and. beyond a couple of plugs of tobacco that some guy swiped in the scuffle, there was practically no loss. CITY JAIL FULL TO THE GUARDS King of the Hoboes Comes To Town for a Short Visit When Sheriff Slocum got up Friday morning, he found that some visitors were in town. When he was first told that some strangers were around, he was afeard that Tuff Harrison and his gang had come in for a little excitingness. The sheriff has been afeard that Tuff would come to town ever since last spring when Tuff threw a brick through the sheriff's windy. But when he learned that it was only Thorpe, alias the King of the Hoboes, lie gave a great sigh of relief and thirty days to the king for giving him such a scare. I extra] SCANDAL After weeks of careful de-tackative work, the staff of the Rattler is able to give definite proof, at the request of the Ladies’ Reform Society, of the fast life led by one of our previously most steamed and harmless appearing citizens; but as “Doc” Hewitt said this morning, “We can’t never tell what they’re going to be till they grows up.” The following short pome was picked up by one of the staff the other day, right outside of “Halo” Robert’s door, and with his name signed to it: “My Motto” You should not have a steady, Then you’ll always be ready To kiss all the girls you meet, (Last line censored) (Signed) IT. C. Roberts. We are sorry to have to expose “Halo,” since we have at the same time discovered such a wonderful poet, but feel it our duty when called on by a society so beneficial to the welfare of the town. Page 2 THE RUBEVILLE WEEKLY RATTLER June 14, 1918 EDITORIALS CRITICISM Do not critizc everything that you see is wrong and needs readjustment. Let it go and work out its own troubles. Too many of you common ordinary citizens have been criticizing our paper lately. We don’t want it. We know more than the whole town put together, so what’s the use in giving us any suggestions? You know right well that we won’t use any of your bum advice. It’s jest the same with them senators down in Washington. Their criticism is giving the Huns a lot of comfort becaz they are convinced that the airy plane builders need it and that they won’t be bothered with any U. S. plains coming along and dropping a bomb on Berlin. Now, coming back to the subject, we know moreabout business than any business man and we don’t want any criticism in the way we carry out the business dept, of this paper.________ CHARACTER TOLD ON SLIDE RULES Cholls Winton, prof, exer-itus of the Fake school, recently announced after many months of exploration into the character of Swen Jordan, that with the help of the slide rule he could exhume before the world the character of any retiring person. Prof. Winton has not yet made public the method he uses. Whether it is by the log or square root method no one knows, but it is generally conceived that it is something of epoch making importance to Rubeville. Many reservations for trains going west have been made by certain men high in politics around here since the news of Prof. Winton’s discovery was first made public. SCIANCE FACTS NOT WORTH KNOWING Try this when you are on a train sometime. Sit in the right hand front corner of the expiration platform (if you are on the bumpers you won’t be able to do this) and count the puffs of the engine, numbering each. This will numerikally equal the rate of the speed of the engine. Geo-grafickal proof of the correctness of this presumpshum. 1. When the train is not moving, the train docs not puff. (Reason: the engine does not get tired.) 2. When the train is going 60 miles a hour, all you have to do is to count up to 60. (Reason: no reason required. We go on the presumpshun that you can count to 60.) P. D. Q. Lost and Found Dept. Lost, strayed, or stolen, one brand new heart in perfectly good condition. The person who stole it is known. Inquire of F. Crosby. SOCIETY JOSH FULLERTON MARRIED Josh was solemnly tied to Miss Molly Stupor last Sunday after a stormy day. The bride was beautifiy bedect with a large boquet of onions and wild shoemac. Tripping gayly down the stairs, she was met by her fond parent who escorted her to the alter where she was met by Josh who grabbed on to her with a firm grasp. The bride’s attendants were prettily decorated in sky blue pink hats and corsage bouquets. After the ceremony, the bride offered to kiss the whole assembly but nobody took up her dare. Music was offered by Wiener Williamson, with his glorious sweet potato accompanied by Oscar Mattson who tormented the ukulelee. In a rainstorm of rice, the bride and groom left on an extensive wedding trip which is to include Anoka, St. Cloud, Fariboult, and Stillwater. If they manage to get away from these places safely, they will take up house-breaking somewhere in the suburbs. OPEN LETTERS i Dear Ed: The speeding up and down Main st. is becoming sumping fierce. Yesterday I counted three fords and a auto going at a scandalous rate. I don't believe I could ever have caught them with my new mare, but I didn’t try. And what’s more one of them killed one of my hens. Where is the constabule, that our chickens are not even safe downtown? I believe that sumping ought to be done. Respectively, Liza. Page 3 the rubevii.it: WEEKLY RATTLER June 14, 1918 IKEY TAKE NOTICE!!! Through our open letter dept, there recently came a request for a retailed account of the expenses of the town annual, sometimes disguised under the name of Callopan. In order to satisfy the kuri-osity of this very inquisitive person, the following state- ment has been made out with much trouble and expense by t he Hun. 0. F. Cook, Ksk. of Chanhassen. The expense was incurred by the expenditure of money in the form of numerous gifts to the county auditor. The statement complete, with the exception of those items which it seemed inadvisable to print is as follows: Paid out: Editor’s salary ................... Business manager’s salary................... Winton’s carfare (one advertisement)........ Carfare to printers.......................... Carfare from printer (Williamson lost his transfer) ........................................ Luncheon for board.......................... Cabaret show (after luncheon)............... ------censored as not fit for publication by Ed. Silk hat for editor......................... Paper for art editor (he didn’t use it at that)... War tax on paper............................ Cost of printing for whole book............. Cost of engraving for whole book............ Watch charms for Torch board (Bartlett lost a bet to Coffin).......................... Watch charms for Callopan board (a la Torch).. Cost of engaging Mr. Sanderson to crack jokes for the board to print.................. Bribe to Mr. Johnson (to let board go in early four times a week)...................... Stenographerand midnight lunchesfor Williamson Wear and tear on Bartlett................... Wear and tear on Williamson................. Wear and tear on Parke (including trip to Excelsior Springs)................................ Wear and tear on Rubins..................... Wear and tear on Winton..................... Wear and tear on Cook....................... Wear and tear on Osborne.................... Wear and tear on Brooks..................... SI. 00 .39 9.67 .65 .10 336.78 112.19 11.00 9.70 .15 .29 1.69 .98 1.89 .00 100.02 183.39 22.222 222.21 222.20 222.19 222.18 222.17 222.16 222.15 Total..........................................§2,546.73 Money received: Subscriptions (total)........... §4.89 Senior treasury..................................... .43 Donation from Confer................................ .02 Silk hat (editor pawned it)........................ .98 Callopan watch charms (hocked)...................... .00 Bribe (from those who are trying out for next year’s board)............................... 167.76 Total.........................................S 174.07 Deficit.................................. 2,372.66 Reserved: One room in Saint Peter for editor. Audited this day, June 12, 1918, with a surplus of S.08 not to be spent in the same place. ALINE 0’ BULL OR TWO Chet Cooney To be happy is something that costs nothing, but then those are the things we care least about. If times had not changed since Dad was a boy, what would become of progress? Good deeds arc like stars in the sky. Very few people pay much attention to them. Defeat should be the whip of life and spur one on. Most of us have more or less intelligence, but few of us are possessed of diligence. Talk about the greatness of ants, but who wants to be one? The fellow who can get up on the wrong side of bed and not let anyone know it is a genius. The man whose thoughts linger on the past cannot expect to do much in the future. Coal bills are like thermometers, since they register high and low temperatures. If all the fools were dressed today as jesters of old, caps and bells would be on sale at ever clothing store. Men who do not think are probably more dangerous than those who think too much. If every flag of the stars and stripes had to be made by hand, we would learn its true meaning. Do others before they do you. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do day after tomorrow. Love thyself and never mind thy neighbor. Take your time while the sun shines. He who is a German sympathizer is lost. G. F. C. yfi s pi from fhe fifth form. ZJftoso cfigopif a pif s faff 'Ufafs thaton fforixortP 7loo reasons u fy our life s far Prom sad. Nothing fomorrou Our Afma Mater 154 Class Room Humor Mr. Johnson: “What does he mean by one who wears a hood?” Williamson: “He was an abbey or monk or whatever you call it.” S. Cook: “Marquette tried to convert the autoists.” Doc Brown: “How are you going to ventilate a room heated with a stove? Nicholls: “Put a chimney in it.” Nicholls: “Doctor Brown, why is it that when you come home late at night, that your heart beats slower?” Mr. Johnson, in his grammar class: “Now, Edward, if I say, ‘My father has a million dollars,’ what tense would that be?” Edward: “Mostly pretense.” Johnny was showing his report card to his father. “Now, John, what does this 65 mean?” “Oh-er-I-that’s the temperature of the room!” Parke: “How was Allegro derived?” Fullerton: “From watching A-leg-row. (By the way, Allegro means “the happy one.”) Mr. Sanderson: “Define density in general.” Fullerton: “Parke.” Mr. Johnson: “Bellona’s bridegroom was the husband of the wife of the god of war.” Hogan, during the first period after Christmas vacation: “Hey, who has a handbook. I want to see when the next holiday comes.” Doc Brown: “What is cartilage?” Brownlee: “A city destroyed by the Romans.” Doc Brown: “What is an enzyme?” Nicholls: “It’s a dessert something like custard.” September 17, Monday, 9 a. m.—Much cribbing to remove conditions. September 18, Tuesday, 9 a. m.—Faculty and students appear with smiling(?) faces. September 20, Wednesday, 9 a. m.—First recitations. Dip’omatic relations with faculty severed. November 23 and 24, Thanksgiving—Elmer is given a rest. December 21 to January 7, Christmas vacation— Chance to rest up (?) for next term’s work. 2 a. m. regular retiring hour. February 12, Tuesday, Lincoln’s birthday—More chance to rest (?). February 22, Friday, Washington’s birthday—Ditto. March 29 to April 8, 9 a. m., spring vacation—New costumes are in order. April 8, 9 a. m.—Juniors appear with new socks. May 30, Memorial Day—More appropriately, Angler’s Day. June 10, Monday, Callopan comes out—The mobbing of the board commences. June 13, Friday, Commencement Day—Diplomas given out. Much money changes hands. Requirements for Admission 1. Boys must be able to bluff the teacher out of giving a hard lesson. 2. They must be able to converse with the first Northrop girl they see—using the eye as the only medium of conversation. 3. They must admit that their first impression of the school is far above what they had expected. 4. They must be able to prove conclusively that they are expert chess players —to be decided by a match with the librarian. 5. They must be able to prove, if called upon, that they have attended kinder-garden or any girl’s school. 6. No former inmates of Red Wing will be accepted without a recommendation. Courses Public Speaking—A course to enable the victim to fluently make a fool of himself before his well wishing schoolmates. Science—Two courses, physics and chemistry — to teach the science of “fussing.” Laboratory periods, Friday night and all day Saturday and Sunday. Everyone eligible. Citizenship—Offered once a week. Fluent lectures upon the evils of being a Republican or a member of the Non-Partisan League. 156 Class Room Humor Mr. Newton (Citizenship) detained Hogan after class: “Hogan, did I hear you talking during class?” Hogan: “No, sir, I never talk in my sleep.” Bus Richardson: “I went to church until I know just how many pipes there are in the organ.” Mr. Foster: ‘‘You always were interested in “pipes” and “tubes,” weren’t you, Bus?” Mr. Bartlett (translating Latin): ‘‘Where is your horse?” Smith (guiltily): Here under my book, but I wasn’t using it.” Clifford: ‘‘How do you like my new shoes?” “Immense!” F. Howard: “Your questions are about as clear as mud.” Mr. Schoch: “Well, that covers the ground, doesn’t it?” Mr. Sanderson: “Now, this water will boil at the top and not at the bottom. Why is that?” Parke: “Boyle’s law, of course.” Ambitious Waldron: “I am going to get ahead.” Mr. Blanpied: “Thank goodness. You need one.” Jordan: “Your dad is an old crank. He made me go at 11 p. m.” “Dad” overheard the remark. He retorted: “A crank is necessary in case ol lack of self-starter.” Gale: “Have you a second to spare?” Winton: “Yep.” Gale: “Then tell me all you know.” Mr. Foster: “What are the children of the Czar called?” Atwood: “Czardines, I guess.” Peck, translating Cicero: “This book is very interesting.” Mr. Foss: “Why is that in the subjective?” Peck: “Because it’s contrary to fact.” 157 Srt e dinners Prizes, consisting of books, suitably inscribed, are offered by the trustees annually for distinction in scholarship, improvement, etc. These prizes were presented and awards announced at Commencement, June 15, as follows: Senior JBepartment UPPER SCHOOL Scholarship Head of School—Josiah Willard Second—Robert N. McCaull Honorable Mention in Order oj Excellence David Newton John Winton Alfred Lindley Merrill Buffington Paul Bushnell Rogers Coffin Charles Carroll Truman Penney James Best Douglas Rees Improvement First—Earl Gillette Second—Kendall Smith Honorable Mention Roderic Cross Stephen Hall Howard Hogan General Information Paul Bushnell Honorable Mention—Richard Gale DEPARTMENTAL HONORS For Special Excellence in Different Subjects Chemistry—Merrill Buffington English—VII Form—Charles Carroll French—Truman Penney Robert McCaull History—American—Charles Carroll Ancient—M errill Buffington Latin—Truman Penney Mathematics—Robert McCaull German—Charles Carroll David Newton Benjamin Woodworth VI Form—Rogers Coffin Franklin Crosby V Form—Douglas Rees David Newton IV Form—Josiah Willard John Winton Xotoer tfjool Scholarship Head Boys—Henry Sudduth, Charles Willard Third—Alfred Wilson Honorable Mention in Order of Excellence George Huntington Henry Crosby Maxwell Stabeck Phillip McCaull John Baxter A. A. Crane F.dward Osborne Improvement First—Theodore Newton Second—Meridan Bennett Honorable Mention Irvine Schneider Donald Bird Le Roy Clark Richard Woodworth 158 junior department THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH YEARS Scholarship Head Boy—Donald Newhall Second—Robert Foster Honorable Mention in Order oj Excellence Edward Wells John Atwood Stanley Newhall William Christian Hardin Craig Frank Richards Improvement—Stanley Moore Honorable Mention Donald Newhall Charles Dickey Peavey Wells Theodore Bennett Edward Wells Neatness—John Ross Honorable Mention Robert Foster John Atwood Donald Newhall Hardin Craig Stanley Newhall George Case FIRST AND SECOND YEARS Scholarship—John McCarthy Honorable Mention Francis Carpenter Edgar Nash B E NJ A M1N N E LSON Thomas Lowry Charles Johnson Guy Thomas Improvement—John Hollern Honorable Mention Charles Doerr Sumner Crosby Stephen Walker John Stuhr N eatness— Pa lme r R i ch a r dson Honorable Mention John McCarthy Morton Smith Bickerton Winston Donald Carpenter QFropfneS Harvard Trophy Names of the best “athletes and scholars” placed by vote of the teaching staff on the Harvard Trophy presented by the Associated Harvard Clubs of the Northwest: 1916-1917—Truman Colman Penney Honorable Mention F.arl Perkins Gillette Yale Trophy Names of the boys voted by the teaching staff and Upper School to have “done most for the school” by their energy, loyalty, and devotion during the school year, and placed on the Trophy presented by the Yale Alumni Association of the Northwest: 1916-1917—Benjamin Snow Woodworth H on orable Mention Valentine Gardner Merrill Buffington Edward Chapman 159 THE annual celebration of Founder’s Day was held on the seventh of November, nineteen hundred and seventeen. The main attraction of the afternoon was, of course, a half-holiday. As this was not enough, the Seniors took it upon themselves to have a general good time during all vacant periods in the morning. The band started to play during the first period, when Cooney succeeded in affixing a brown sweater to the top of the flagpole. Owing to the fact that costumes were put on before lunch time, it was a motley crowd that tried to eat through whiskers and paint. Thanks to the efforts of the fife side of the fife and drum corps, composed of Bartlett, Hewitt and Williamson, we were entertained most agreeably and royally after lunch. They certainly showed the spirit of ’76 in attempting to extract melodious tunes from the pipes of Pan a la five and ten cent store. Along with this, but of minor importance compared to it, were several humorous speeches. The element of chance entered into the events this year. A list of seemingly meaningless names was posted on the bulletin a few days before the great day. If you were lucky in being chosen for the event you had picked out as a good one, you had some sort of a feast before you in the shape of crackers or wieners or some such delectable nourishment; if you were unlucky, you had to crawl through a few lime barrels on all fours with whatever clothing you happened to have on. The events were: Contest Won by Lower School Tournament................Whites Hoover Hounds..........................Whites Back to Berlin.........................Whites Maid of the Mist (Browns may doubt this) Whites Rocky Road to Dublin...................No Decision Three-Legged Race......................Sons Prize Fight............................Draw Cross-Country Run......................Whites Rugby..................................Browns Football Game..........................First Team The White tilting team succeeded in taking the first blood by winning the Lower School Tilting Contest. 160 After consuming (?) a certain number of salty crackers and then making a noise resembling a whistle, Ted Newton won the Hoover Hounds contest for the Whites. The Browns would have probably won if Mintener had had more room inside of his sweater. Bartlett, distinguished as the Kaiser, showed his immense appetite for wieners and his adaptability for chasing the afore-mentioned animal when he chased six of them to their lair before the others had really begun to hunt in the race Back to Berlin. Concerning the Maid of the Mist, the official verdict was that “according to appearances the Whites, represented by Massie and Wetmore won ’ This merely means that the ratio of the amount of “eventually, why not now” consumed to the amount spilled was the greatest in their case. The Rocky Road to Dublin was so rocky that the timekeepers lost all idea of time, so no decision was made. Of course, there is no doubt but that the Whites won. How could it be otherwise? Mills and Confer put aside all reverence for their parents when they beat their venerable fathers in the Three-Kegged Race. Since the champion boxers of the world, Thorpe and Mills, were blindfolded, many of the onlookers went home from the prizefight a little worse for wear. The battle was called off because each contestant mistook too many of the spectators for his opponent, and the melee began to grow too large and get beyond control. All the contestants in the Cross-Country Race were Whites, but, in spite of this handicap, the Whites managed to anchor all three places; Coffin led and was followed in turn by Mulliken and Morse. The Rugby Game ended in a victory for the Browns, probably due to the fact that the Whites lacked Confer’s moral support. The exhibition game between the first and second teams took place almost unobserved on account of the fog and the darkness. We almost wrote from force of habit the very common phrase, “the Whites won,” but this was a contest of another sort, and in its stead we write “the first team won.” The day ended with a Father’s Dinner, but that is about twenty-five years above our head at the present time, so it will be sufficient to say that the fathers had fully as good time in the evening as the boys had had in the afternoon. 4 161 The Kaiser’s Grave. Liberty Bonds, America gave. To show the Kaiser to his grave. A grave of fire, a grave of heat, With burning charcoal at his feet. The Kaiser danced and yelled and screamed, Then came the devil on the scene, And said in a voice that made him keen, To get out of this heated place. “What do you here?” he said, with a sneer, And he grinned with an evil face. You have conquered a grave In this underground cave, But long you shall not stay. So up he went through the rolling smoke, But just as he came to the top, Alas!! poor Bill, there were gunners with skill, Who had longed for this wonderful shot. BANG!! Went the gun, and back with a run Went poor old Kaiser Bill. But the devil was ready, With a frying pan steady, To catch his fiendish mate. And the tune that the Hun In the frying pan sung Was like unto the hymn of hate. So this was the grave That America gave To the Kaiser, the signer of fate. Sutherland Pack, 1924. Form VII Lowell Thomson Bartlett Paul Ferris Clifford Rogers Caldwell Coffin George Francis Cook Frederick Stearns Cook Franklin Muzzy Crosby, Jr. Roderic Marcy Cross James Gordon Fullerton Richard Pillsbury Gale ♦John Thomas Harrison Charles Christian Hewitt ‘Howard Arkell Hogan Donald Voorhees Jordan Robert Edgar Mattson “John Allison Nicholls Willis Williams Osborne Leonard Day Parke Robert Scheaff Penney Ralph Edward Rubins James Apgar Slocum Andrus Thorpe Ralph Elmore Williamson Charles Joel Winton, Jr. Form VI John Adams Ballord Alfred Austin Beltz James Irwin Best JPaul Nathaniel Bo Quist George Robert Burns Thomas Shryer Brackett Edmund Williams Brooks Leonard Carpenter tJoHN Clark Richard Noble Confer Chester Rockstad Cooney Donald Treat Ferguson Frank Chittenden Fletcher Linton Trafton Hanson Frank McClellan Howard Thomas Lee Howard Charles Massie Miles Mae Mills James Bradshaw Mintener ack Raymond Mulliken Valter Scott McLaughlin David Newton Roderick Daniel Peck Loren Douglas Rees Harlan Conklin Roberts Palmer Flower Ross Vincent Francis Thurston Sta beck Eugene Morgan Stevens, Jr. Thomas Bucklin Wells John Reginald Wetmore Form V Thomas Foster Atwood Henry Lyman Barnes Benjamin Seth Bull Benton Tanney Case John Perry Hoeffler Adrian Madison Howard Paul Joseph Laird Alfred Damon Lindley Leslie Perry Lugsdin ♦Samuel Newall Morison Leroy Albert Page DeLancy Louis Richardson David Kresz Rubins Robert Taylor George Kendall Smith James Ruggles Thorpe William Turner Charles Velie Josiah Willard Jack Norton Winton Thomas Clarke Wright Form IV Donald Atkinson John Thomas Baxter James Ford Bell Meridan Hunt Bennett John Chapin Brackett Murray Champine Archibald Allen Crane, Jr. Henry Stetson Crosby William Gamble Horace Barstow Hare Th eodo r e N e WTO N Edward Nelson Osborne School before the close of the year, fin the Service. 163 Donald Fassett Ross Preston Routelle Shute fColbert Searles, Jr. Frank Rinaldo Shaw Warren Armand Sticklev Maxwell Norman St a beck Therald Tennyson Laurie Clark Wakefield William Levering Waldron Charles Hastings Willard Alfred Mayo Wilson Philip Eugene Woodward Cyrus Gordon Wright Form III Howard Johnson Abbott Edwin Linds ley Bid well Lawrence Steadman Donaldson Donald Mackay Harman John Horton Marfield Robert Lerch Nash Horace Jacobs Nickels Seldon Strong Henry Norton Sudduth Lynn George Truesdell Form II Herbert Lester Boutin Charles Meritt Case Richard Collins William Ferguson Dalrymple George Ray Huntington Philip Ross McCaull Frederick Edwin Mattson Lf.o Rothschild Pflaum Irvine Maurice Schneider Vader Hermanus Van Slyke Theodore Irving Weisman Richard Paul Woodworth Form I Charles Bell Charles Arglus Bovey Russel Dible Brackett Gordon Sutherland Stewart Fellows Campbell Kenneth Ayer Chase William Turner Christian Forrest Henry Grafft William Walter Heffelfinger Barton Hepburn Norman Davis McDonald John Alden Mills Donald Noble Newhall Elwood Hendrick Newharf Stephen Sutherland Pack Keith Martin Richter Stewart Douglas Sheldon Edward Rayson Wells Frederick Brown Wells Frank Hutchinson Peavy Wells a M cjL eracfe-only a7fug6( Game 164 tin the Service. Junior School Enrollment Fifth Year John Gillman Atwood Sterling Evans Bacon Theodore Wood Bennett Hardin Craig, Jr. William S. Dwinnell Robert William Foster William Leonard Luce John De Laittre John Carney Mitchell Stanley Barrett Newhall William Strong James Edward Strout William Weir Sudduth Franklin Wait Sweet Samuel S. Thorpe, Jr. Hudson Walker John McDonald Webb Fourth Year Sewell Andrews George Christian George Parsons Clifford Charles Lonsdale Dickey Charles Ring Foster, Jr. Carl William Jaeger Stuart Kistler John Newton Frank Archibald Richards John Ross James Edward Skewis Frederick Beaver Sweet Charles Winston James L. Woodworth Third Year John E. Andrus Samuel Heffelfinger Bell Robert Otto Foster Thomas Lowry John Edward McCarthy Edgar Vanderhoef Nash Daniel A. Odell Werner Schwyzer George Shumway Suffel Guy Thomas John Thomas Bickerton Winston Sherman Allison Harris Loren T. Cole Second Year Harry Adams George Price Case Donald Carpenter Gordon Christian Henry Wiseman Cook Sumner McKnight Crosby Charles Davidson Doerr Kenneth Foster John Skinner Gage Albert Chamberlain Gerould John McCormick Hollern Charles Copeland Johnson Karl De Laittre, Jr. Donald Jefferson McDonald Willis Vanderhoef Nash Benjamin Franklin Nelson Palmer Richardson John Morton Smith Herman Hale Strachaner John Edwin Stuhr Osborn McCrf.a Taylor David Shevlin Tenney Stephen Walker First Year Roger Barrett George Crosby Arthur Francis Geele, Jr. Mayhew Yale Foster Goodrich Lowry Robert Warner Macgregor John Meigs Hubbeli. Olmstead Louis Gordon Spratt Walter Willard Walker Leonard Robbins Wells 165 166 |llllilllulkilill.iimiiiiii!i'iill|iilTii'.iiiiiiiniullHIIHl.lllllMliiiiiiiiimiJIHfTTl!iilHtii!IT!Li| O Blake School Almanac 191J-1918 Established i 8S2 The Plymouth m MERCHANTS OF FINE CLOTHES §£ Hennepin at Sixth Street npHIS concern affords un-usual facilities for young men replenishing their wardrobes, whether for school or college life or for military service. Hats, shoes, and splendid assortments of furnishings are always here in the most favored styles. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□DO 168 September iS. “ Then comes the school boy with shining morning ace, creeping like snail, unwillingly to school Confer Bros. Real Estate Loans Insurance Rentals 501 Andrus Building Minneapolis 169 September ig. Business oj changing programs. New Summer Furs suit or gown lend an individuality which cannot be obtained in any other way. Our collection includes many smart Capes, Jacquettes, Belted Stoles and Coats in fascinating styles. Widely represented are the popular Mink, Sable, Kolinsky, Moleskin, Hudson Seal, Squirrel, Fox, all exquisitely lined. William Weisman Co. MANUFACTURING FURRIERS THE WIRT WILSON CO., Inc. INS URANCE Special Presentation HE New Summer Furs when worn with a Your winter furs will receive proper attention in our Large Fur Storage Plant Furs lefr now for remodeling and repairing will be billed at Summer Rates. 508 Nicollet Ave. Minneapolis Wirt Wilson George E. Murphy Secretary President in all its branches NEW YORK LIFE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS MINN. Nic. 7080 Auto. 38311 September 21. First football game—Blake ?, Wayzata o. Anderson-Hays Motor Co. NORTHWESTERN DISTRIBUTORS PEERLESS MOTOR CARS AND TRUCKS 424 South Fifth Street Minneapolis Main 594 Auto 37594 The Symbol of Qualify Cedar Chests Famous Lock Corner Construction and beautiful finish No. 52 At all Twin City Department Stores. Ask for them. The J. R. Clark Company The Odd Shop AND MINNEAPOLIS BOOK AND ART EXCHANGE Carries the largest and finest assortment of Cards, Mottoes and Pictures in the city. Artistic framing promptly done in our own shop. Fine Stationery, Printing and Engraving. DANA TODD 38 South Eight Street Auto 34828 MINNEAPOLIS White McNaught JEWELERS 506 Nicollet Avenue Will submit designs for Class Prizes and Rings at reasonable prices. See them for Graduation Gifts The Diamond or Wrist Watch will please. 171 September 25. Hewitt missing from school. Ctje Jtlinnestota Hoan ant) {Crust Company Capital SI 000,000 Surplus $600,000 Buys and sells bonds and mortgage securities. Compliments of Receives accounts subject “POP” MEAD’S to check and pays interest CAMP on savings accounts. Has modern safe deposit boxes. Acts as executor, Administrator, Guardian and Trustee. Affiliated with The Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis Hubert, Minn. 172 September 26. Truth out—Hewitt arrested for speeding. The Finest Sodas in the City The attention of Blake School Boys is directed to the superior service in all lines of French Drawn Right—Served Right Dry Cleaning Ball Pharmacy Company as being turned out by the new plant of the Hennepin Laundry Cff Dry Cleaning Co. The universal verdict is “Simply Beautiful” Try it yourself. Our prices are not as cheap as sonu but there's such a difference in the work. Franklin and Hennepin Hennepin Laundry Dry Cleaning Company 731 -733 Hennepin Avenue MINN EA POLIS, MINN. Nicollet 40 Auto 39271 OUR SERVICE Courtesy Accuracy Dependability WELD SONS Jewelers and oArt Stationers Kindy-Knapp, Inc. Optometrists - Opticians We make a Specialty of SCHOOL and FRATERNITY Kodaks and Supplies, Fresh Films PINS, TROPHIES, Etc. One Day Service Developing and Printing See us for a complete line ot DANCE PROGRAMS 719 Nicollet Avenue 620 Nicollet Avenue September 27. First report cards out. 6s and 7s the fashion. Donaldson s for the Smart Snappy Furnishings For Boys and Young en Also complete assortment of Sporting Goods 174 September 28. Hewitt returns. (On the way out, he begged the motor man not to go sofast.) Essex Building Tenth Street and Nicollet Ave. First Class Offices To Rent in a MODERN FIREPROOF Building Gale Company, Agents 421 New York Life Building Grodnik Fassbinder PIANOS When Wanting TO BUY TO RENT or a TAILORS AND HABERDASHERS TUNING TO we will he glad to serve you. DRESSY MEN % The BROOKS IVhere Style and Quality Predominate PIANO CO. hi South Eleventh St. 13 South Fourth Street Main 111 T.S. 35 706 75 September 29. Blake o. River Falls o. Good Game. Keep Us In Your JVlind s Eye T. V. Moreau Co. Optical Specialist Kodak Finishers 616 Nicollet Avenue INNEdPOLiy I Drug Company POERR-flNPRtWr 5 POERR MINNEAPOLIS COSTUME CO. 818 Marquette Avenue h Gf|€l D|g iff FURRIERS Theatrical and Masquerade COSTUMERS 815 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis 176 Octoberj. Blake o, Luther 12. The score is sufficient. F. H. Peavey Company 312 Chamber of Commerce Minneapolis Minnesota 177 October S. Cross wins ‘Waiters' Union prize for first dish broken. John F. McDonald Sash - Doors - Lumber One Piece or a Carload Minneapolis and St. Paul Compliments of Slocum - Bergren Co. Wholesale Grocers Minneapolis 178 October f. Blake 14, Johnson High o. 'S better. The Store of Individual Shops Our Summer Displays Provide Notable Values in Distinctive Styles Women s and Children s Outfitters I Your Credit is Good at The New Ertg' and ——...............- — — Boys Today-Men Tomorrow! BLAKE” School Boys will soon be men, assuming the responsibilities of men—in the Home as Heads of Households—in the Office as Business Men. When that time arrives, think of “The New England!” THE NEW ENGLAND Nicollet at Seventh Marquette Ave. from 5th to 6th Sts. Minneapolis, Minn. J. B. HUDSON SON Jewelers Representatives of Student Bodies Will find much of interest in our comprehensive line of Class and Fraternity Pins in a great variety of designs, many of which are originated in our own workrooms. TROPHY CUPS AND MEDALS IN GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE 37-39 South Seventh Street 179 October 17. Tag Day—Holiday (for Seniors) Compliments of Gamble-Robinson Co. 180 October 18. Day after Tag Day—Study Hall (for Seniors) osborne - McMillan ELEVATOR CO. 601-2-3-4-5-6 Chamber of Commerce MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. SHOREHAM ELEVATOR Capacity 750,000 Bu. . COUNTRY ELEVATORS On Soo and G. N. Rv’s NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY MINNEAPOLIS Is a legal reserve mutual company. It pays annual dividends to policyholders and is one of the leading low net cost companies of the United States. More than 3,300 Minneapolis policyholders carry over $9,000,000.00 insurance in the Company and more than 10,300 Minnesota policyholders carry $18,500,000.00. It ranks fourth in size,—insurance in force—of all old line mutual companies west of Philadelphia. Of these tour it ranks First in Strength—assets to liabilities. It is the Company for policyholders and agents. 181 October p. Blake j , S. P. A. o. S better still. A 4-Passenger Hudson THIS is a development of one of the most popular models Hudson has ever produced. Last year we called it the “Speedster” and that name properly describes it to all who are interested in a car possessing that quality. Everyone is so familiar with just what the Super-Six can do in that particular that now there is no need to emphasize speed in any one model. The Four-Passenger Phaeton is a beautiful, cozy car, as richly finished in its detail as any model in the Hudson line. It will appeal to all who appreciate beauty, comfort and unostentatious luxury. Twin City Motor Car Co. 1420 Harmon Place Minneapolis, Minn. Telephones: jy g N. W. Nic. 6255 34 092 St. Paul, 163 West Sixth Street 182 October 28. University High-Blake game. The order indicates the outcome. Compliments of Powers Mercantile Company 183 October 29. Union handbooks given out. Get the gas masks. VT ie Vouncj =Quinlan (2o. Sommmsirfci® Ajppsr®!! m amftIb©nii(H] £ M(sxdl©s (tor sM ®(s©ais5@iis Whether it be a dainty organdie frock, a silk suit, or a smart utility coat, every garment bears the indelible stamp of quality, exclusive design and master workmanship. Choose from our new displays of Wraps, Hats, Sports Wear, Frocks, Skirts, Blouses, Suits, Summer Negligees, Lingerie and Dress Accessories at prices satisfactorily moderate. Let Us Show BOUTELL’S You and— Good Furniture, Rugs, Carpets, You’ll Let Us Draperies Shoe You. Chinaware, Refrigerators and Stoves Convenient Terms of Payment May Be Arranged MmHome Trade j Boutell Bros. Marquette Ave. at Filth St. ESTABLISHED 1873 |v Shoe Store i Xfth- 219-223 Nicollet 184 October 31. Gale blossoms out in a derby I Midland National Bank Capital, Surplus and Profits $1,400,000.00 Assets $17,000,000.00 A. Ueland....... Edgar L. Mattson Geo. Forde...... George F. Orde Chas. B. Mills OFFICERS H. R. Lyon, President Vice President F.. V. Bi.oom i;ist......... Cashier Pice President A. E. Lindhjem........Assistant Cashier Pice President Trygve Oas........... Assistant Cashier Pice President V. R. Murrah.........Assistant Cashier Pice President E. S. Woodworth President G. P. Harding Vice Pres. W. S. Woodworth Sec'y and Treas. E. S. Woodworth Co Receivers and Shippers ALL KINDS OF GRAIN AND FEED 501-505 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 185 November 8. Founder s Day. Searles comes into his own, with a new dress. Janney, Semftle, Hill Co. Wholesale Hardware 20 to 36 Second St. So. J linneafiolis, l linn. N. W. Phone, Kenwood 4231 FULLERTON J. P. ELLIASEN L.UMBER COMPANY Tail or Clothes to Order WHOLESALE AND RETAIL First Class Repairing Lusnber French Dry Cleaning 1528 Nicollet Avenue 419-432 LUMBER EXCHANGE Minneapolis Mismeapolis, Mlmi. 186 November 10. Blake O. Pillsbury o. Best game of the year. Geo. B. Clifford Co. HIGH CLASS INVESTMENT SECURITIES 826 Security Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. CLASS ELLULOID GOLD SILVER PINS and BUTTONS made to order MILITARY INSIGNIA For Schools and Colleges. Designs Submitted on Application THE WENDELL-GREENWOOD CO. 122 South Fourth Street Minneapolis, Minn. THRIFT Take out a weekly savings card in our Thrift Department. You will soon have a sum to invest, big enough to be worth while. Northwestern National Bank 187 November 2t). Thanksgiving. Peck gains io lbs. New Chamber of Commerce Barber Shop C. BOLDUC, Proprietor Everything First Class and up to date eo. %). Jfilbert 1422 Special attention given to Sanitary and Hygienic conditions THIRD AVENUE Your Patronage Solicited SOUTH If we please you tell others. If we do not — tell us. Bring your razor in to be honed GROCER BAKER Prices Right. c Society (Jforis4 Minneapolis, Minnesota. December 9. Sunday. The reason me note this is because it is the only Sunday this meek. Remember: In Minneapolis is the R-A-D-I-S-S-O-N 189 December §. Dramatic Association gives Goldsmith's “She Stoops to Conquer. Many hearts broken when the “beauty turns out to be Tom Atwood. Pictures and Art Objects For Home and School It The Beard Art Galleries Two Entrances Fashion Park Clothes for Young Men $25 to $40 j26 Nicollet Avenue 68 South Tenth Street Standard Clothing House SEVENTH FLOOR ANDRUS BUILDING Barber Shop Wm. E. Doran, Prop. William Dalrymple Cjrain Commission Send Your Friends to L's Use Our Phone for Convenience, Auto 37992 We Are Anxious to Please Ma n i c uri ng MINNEAPOLIS DULUTH 190 December 21. Christmas Dance. Some Punch. H.G. Foote Lumber Co. All Kinds of Lumber SERVICE THE BEST 2528 University Avenue S.E. The Me Caull-Dinsmore Co. GRAIN Chamber of Commerce Minneapolis, Minn. 191 December 25. Merry Christmas! SAINT PAVL 106 EAST FOVRTH % R E BROTHE 1 At the Jl iv f the RED CQDJE MINNEAPOLIS 35 SOVTH SIXTH c PRICED ■ Suits to Order from $35-$50 Reid Ready Clothes $35-$40 192 December 26. Hello, Skitway! What d'ye get? John S. Bradstreet Co. 327 South 7th Street uteri or Fitments Mural Decorations Minneapolis e.lSomeqville REALTOR MCKAilGHT BLDG Business Property Home Life Insurance Co. Lor in I lord, General Agent Service for all Ages j €T 815 FIRST NATIONAL-SOO BUILDING 103 December j . Senior Dance at Crosby1 s. Big Success. v g tnyure trie iittno$ Ihe iiluioci i Pore o rial All cnl noma m w. or$ona Qualify and Ortg____ o 'Dejian W 1 loud lino only a jirriitc number oj rAnnualc. 7 TWiN CITY ENCRAViNC COMPANY rfmaeapolirt 4 5 Sour a six a s'erect yffinne pot a ALLEN’S N.VV. Kenwood 1895 Auto 52281 New Dry Cleaner Cleans Everything Burch Pharmacy B. M. Cohen, Proprietor — PRESCRIPTION PHARMACISTS GET IT AT “Phone and We Deliver” Allen Bros.’ Drug Store 1538 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis 2200 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, Minn. January . Rest oj Senior Dance. Makes It FASY To Build FLIGHT Interior (umber T. S. 51 659 N. V. Kenwood 1758 CASEY Exclusive French Dry Cleaner 2455 Hennepin Ave. Minneapolis - Minnesota French Pastry Delicatessen Ice Cream Ices Merringues 2441 HENNEPIN Kenwood 297 195 January 5. Senior Sleigh Ride. (Really a misnomer. Ought to be called Senior Rough House.) IVilliamson received a black eye. PERFECT FITTING rji MUNSING Wear UNION SUITS MUNSINGWEAR is the ideal undergarment for summer comfort. During the warm weather one’s underwear is given the severest tests, and the garment that will fit and cover the form perfectly, stand innumerable trips to the tub without losing shape, and give the most real comfort and satisfaction, is the one to buy. Munsing-wear meets all requirements and is very economical, besides. RAMALEY BOAT CO. MINNETONKA and WHITE BEAR LAKE tZZfcuJ New and second hand motor boats, row boats, and special boats for Evinrude Motor, for fishing, and pleasure trips. Come and see them. Falls Tires CORD and FABRIC Hooverize Your Lire Bills Falls Tire Company 1123 Nicollet Avenue 1% January 6. Seniors nurse their bump and bruises. Holman-Gerdes “T3 LAKE BOYS are -U representatives of Company the buying element that best appreciates this store’s service in men, methods and merchan- 1 «W Q 1 SC. BUb By-, h'jthtr. Grocers, Eaters, Florists and Meats Maurice LRothschild Co Palace Clothing House Hennepin at Franklin Minneapolis St. Paul Kenwood 6 Tri-State 51355 Money Cheerfully Refunded Always the Best Compliments of The Blake School Store 197 January 7. Back to the grind. The Blake School Junior Department: For small boys, First to Fifth Year, inclusive. Conversational French. Small classes. Women teachers for four lower grades. Object: To “start right.” Mr. Wilson in charge. Location: Twenty-second Street and Colfax Avenue South. Large playground, modern building with a large playroom, good ventilation. Senior Department: “All day in the country; home at night and weekends.” All men teachers. Lower School: For boys of Sixth to Eighth Grade, inclusive. Latin begun in First Form (Sixth Grade) and French in Second Form (Seventh Grade). Plenty of exercise and supervised play. Small classes. Mr. Lamb in charge. Upper School: For boys in the four years corresponding in time to the High School period. College entrance examinations begin early in this period for boys in our regular course. Boys who do not enter the Lower School have to be put in special “catch-up” classes in Latin and French. Small classes. Supervised play. Modified self government. Location: Beyond Interlachen Club, Minnetonka Trolley Line, fifty-seven acres, three playing fields, and eight tennis courts, gymnasium. In five years the Blake School has sent forty-five boys directly to the following colleges: Yale, Williams, Princeton, Harvard, Dart- mouth, Kenyon, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, Occidental College. Twenty-three Blake School graduates and twenty-six other Blake boys, a total of forty-nine, are now in the service of the United States. For further details of the school’s purpose, plan, and record, address the Head Master, Blake School, Minneapolis. 198 January 8. Junior-Senior Debate. Seniors win, being more practised at ”shooting the bull.” Impossibilities Things we never expect to see: Hums with a girl. Taylor without one. “Bart” “Bobbie,” giant in a circus. Confer serious. Andy Thorpe weighing 250 Massie without a car. Laird a tramp. Richardson a minister. Wright dancing. Willard being tutored. Smith a pacifist. Ross in a fight Mills working. Lugsdin talking fast. Ade driving “40 per” in his ‘‘old bus.” Carp “dolled up.” THORPE BROS. Established 1885 Real Estate, Loans, Insurance, Investments 206 Andrus Building Minneapolis 199 February 2. Junior Sleigh Ride—at least the sleigh was there, but three fourths of the class trailed behind in the snow. N?;,er MacPhail School Private Lessons Piano, Voice, Violin, Cornet, Clarinet, Flute, Ukulele, Steel Guitar, Platform Reading and Dramatic Art Open During the Summer 806 Nicollet Ave. “My Method IVHI Please You You Don’t Need Cash with Max A. Kohen 13 South Fifth Street Diamonds Watches, Jewelry “Delivered on First Payment” Henry A. Barnes, President and Treasurer BARNES BROTHERS (INCORPORATED) Farm Mortgages Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $500,000.00 Over Si6,000,000 loaned on Farm Securities during an experience of more than twenty-five years, without loss of interest or principal to investors. 200 February J2. Lincoln's Birthday. Strand crowded. Young Men Aiming for Success The regular and persistant building of a Savings account will give you credit and character standing of almost inestimable value. We shall be pleased to open your account for you and give you our best Service. FIRST AND SECURITY NATIONAL BANK Capital and Surplus Ten Million Dollars Marquette and Fifth Street Master Cleaner and Dyer Our Work is Exclusive. The Ultra of Quality. In a Class by Itself. W. K. Morison Co. Hardware 15-17-19 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis (Next to Orpheum) tVe mention our new and enlarged Sporting and Athletic Goods Section Agents for Iver Johnson Bicycles Wright and Ditson’s Complete Line Bicycles Guns Ammunition Hunting Clothing Gymnasium Clothing Skates and Tobaggans Tennis Golf Sport Clothing Athletic Clothing Base Ball Foot Ball Basket Ball Fishing Tackle Campers’ Outfits Boats Canoes Out Board Motors 201 February 22. Washington s birthday. Ho, hum! Nothing to do ’til tomorrow. BmsJi Studios PHOTOGRAPHS are Achievements of the Artist s Skill and Portray True Likenesses SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES STUDIOS: 33 and 35 SOUTH SIXTH STREET Official Photographers Blake School Callopan 202 March Q. St. Paul Debate. The less said, the better. Established 1888 Minneapolis ’Tis a Trust Company Liberal Education to know Acts as— Executor Administratory and to use Trustee and Guardian. University Brand 115 South Fifth St. Foods. The Stockholders of The First k Security National Bank and of Minneapolis Trust Company are identical Ask Your Grocer. H. N. STABECK. President C. 0. R. STABECK, Vice-Pro . W. O. NEWHOULE. Vice-Pres. F. O. ORTH, Secretary SPENCER ERIC80N. Asat-Secrctary RALPH E. COLE, Asst .-Secretary R. F. GOLD, Treasurer WM. E. MOHR, Mgr. Bond Dept. Gold-Stabeck Company Investment Bankers High Class Municipal and Corporation Bonds Farm Mortgages MINNEAPOLIS 203 March 22. Blake Company gives an exhibition drill at Art Museum, doing column right and column le t around the statues. WISE PARENTS Provide for their children the best and most complete Education their resources permit. Are you doing all you can to give your sons and daughters practical knowledge and experience in the essential matter of finances as a part of their education ? Are you teaching them the value of money—how to save it how to invest it—the difference between investment and speculation ? Do you know how easy all this is if you use the facilities this Company affords ? Savings Accounts—Checking Accounts (with provision for checks, being countersigned by one parent) Investments Accounts—Trusts, under which the income is payable regularly to the child during minority—These are a few of the opportunities we offer. By availing yourself of them you will not only provide sound, practical training in finance, but will also develop in your children the habit of consulting with trustworthy and responsible financial advisors. Come in and let our officers explain their plans in detail to you. Wells-Dickey Trust Company 5th Street 2nd Avenue South Minneapolis, Minn. W atson-Marshall Superior Tar ' Marquette at Eighth Knabe—A. B. Chase—Gabler Kimball is only the result of years of knowing how—years of experience in making garments of the better sort for the “man who cares” in vour assurance of Superior Clothes. Pianos and Players Our Clothes are tailored to perpetuity—thereby affording a lasting shapeliness and fit Knabe Ampico, the Marvelous Reproducing Piano J. H. Gruenberg Sonora Phonograph Merchant Tailor 16 South Fourth Street “The highest class talking machine in the world. N. V. Nicollet 2086. Auto. 33 130 To Serve You will be a Mutual Benefit 204 March 29m Blake Company marches in Liberty Loan Parade, and gets its Jeet wet. pliments Minneapolis Steel Machinery Co. Cadillac Standard LOWRY HILL DRUG STORE IVXI. M. PETERS 1824 Lyndale Ave. So. n, ( N. W. Kenwood 1662 Phones: T. S. 544 7 of the World Eastman’s Kodaks and Supplies 205 April 5. Easter Dance. “A good time was had by everybody. TO BLAKE SCHOOL STUDENTS T SOME FUTURE DAY WHEN THE BLAKE SCHOOL STUDENT MAY BE IN BUSINESS FOR HIMSELF AND BE A BUYER OF PRINTING, IT IS OUR HOPE THAT HE WILL REMEMBER THE Tribune Job Printing Company AS PRINTERS OF THE “CALLOPAN AND REQUIRE NO BETTER EVIDENCE THAN THAT, OF OUR ABILITY TO SATISFY. TRIBUNE JOB PRINTING CO. MINNEAPOLIS 206 April 2J. Blake tilts the lid by beating University High to the tune of 10 to 8. The young men who attend the Blake School will eventually become men of affairs in various lines of business endeavor. There is nothing of more value to a business man than a knowlege of the relative value of advertising media. They will desire to use that method of advertising which will prove most effective. And will very naturally get in touch with hos.(usack (ompany 208