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

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WiiCAElO last year. The “Callopan. under the leadership of Rubins, supported by Barnes, Crosby, Hoeffler, Lindley, Smith and Yinton, lias had a very successful year, and has kept up the high order of excellence always characterizing this publication. For the second half year Willard was elected President of the class. This last half year has shed even more credit upon the class than the first, for during it the Junior-Senior debate, the Saint Paul-Blake debate, and the W illiams contest were held. In each of these contests, members of our class covered themselves with glory. Willard, Lindley and Rubins won the Junior-Senior debate, and then these three same men turned around and won the St. Paul Acadetny-Blake debate on the opposite side of the same question, thus showing their ability to make other people believe what they said, whether they believed it themselves or not. Carlaw won the Williams’ Theme Contest, in which he gained much praise for his masterly presentation of a well-written theme. Undoubtedly the members of our class may well be proud of the distinctive ability shown in these contests. Two decisions stand out in our work this year. The first is the system of Senior Councils we have established. The Student Governments of past years have proved inefficient and ineffective. Therefore, at the beginning of the year, we decided to return to the old system of Senior Council, which, we hope, we have perfected. The second decision is the Honor System entrusted to us by previous classes and one of the things of which the school may be most proud. The Honor System has been a success with our class and we hope that next year’s Seniors will profit by our mistakes and so improve this system, just as we have profited by mistakes of past classes, and have, we hope, improved it. This is the history of the Class of 1920. We realize its defects, but we also realize, honestly and unconceitedly. its good qualities. We, of the class, are not the ones to judge our own shortcomings or accomplishments. We leave that to you. But we hope and trust that from small beginnings and through hard struggles, our successes and achievements have proved worthy of Blake traditions and ideals. 20 J. X. WINTON, 1920.

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 Lindley and Rubins, was defeated by the Seniors, but for their individual excellence Willard and Lindley were given places on the school team, while Willard was chosen best speaker, thus winning the Strieker Cup. In the fall of 1919 we came back, as the proverbial and worn-out saying goes: “Happy that we were Seniors, but sorry that this was to be our last year at the good old School on-the-Hill.” This was not our entire feeling toward the coming year, however. We all felt that this was a critical period in the life of the school, due to the departure of Mr. Newton, who had been connected with Blake and with our class for so long. Hence we felt that it was up to us to do our best to abide by the rules, to improve conditions as we found them, and especially to co operate with Mr. Johnson and the faculty in realizing the ideals of Blake’s founders. We elected Hoeffler president for the first half year and buckled down to work at once. The football team, under the able coaching of C. W. Johnson, made a decidedly good record for itself. Considering the lack of good material, the season was a great success, perhaps not in the number of games won, but in the spirit and development shown by all the players. Barnes, Carlaw, Hoeffler, Lugsdin, Nash, Smith, Velie and Thorpe won their football letters. During the winter our basketball team, on which were Howard, Smith and Thorpe from the Senior Class, also had a very successful season. This year our team beat a city high school—West High—in a very closely contested game, for the first time in four years; while, of course, we lived up to our tradition of beating Saint Paul Academy twice, and winning several other games. Last winter a hockey team was organized, whose scJlson was not as successful as it might have been. However, much pleasure was derived from the games. Lindley as captain, Hoeffler, Smith, Thorpe and Winton were the Senior members to win hockey letters. This spring Howard is captain of the baseball team. Although the material from which to pick is very poor, a good team is hoped to be developed before the end of the season. During our Senior year we have not overlooked the c|uieter side of our life here at Blake. Our class has led the school in scholarship, as usual, and has, we believe, set a high standard for underclassmen to live up to. We have also shown remarkable dramatic talent, for no class has ever produced such ardent lovers, such wild women, such high-brow kings or such low-brow monkeys as the Class of 1920. Lindley, Carlaw and Smith were elected to the Union, and this body, under the leadership of Hoeffler and Willard, has kept up its good work of the past and been a decided factor for good in our school life. Willard has led the “Torch,” upheld by Clifford. Howard, Carlaw and Velie from the Senior class. The issues of this magazine have been the longest and best in its entire history at Blake. Too much credit cannot be given to the “Torch” board for the good magazine they have published this 19

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'77 take both sides in argument, if but to please” JOSIAH WILLARD “Joe” Entered Blake 1914 President, Class ’16, ’20 President, Blake Union, '20 Secretary, Blake Union, '18 Treasurer, Blake Union. T9 President, Council, ’20 Senior Council, T7, T8, T9 Editor-in-Chicf, Torch, ’20 Torch Board, T9 President, Dramatic Association, ’20 Secretary, Dramatic Association, 79 Dramatic Association. 78 Dartmouth Captain, School Debating Team, T9, ’20 Class Debating Team, 77, 79, ’20 Strieker Cup, 79, ’20 Winner V Form Declamation, 78 Lower School Scholarship, 76 Upper School Scholarship, 77, 78, 79 General Information Prize. 78, 79 Manager, Tennis Team, 79, ’20 Scout Troop. 77, 78 Blake Company, 77, 78 Reply to Seniors, 79 21