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

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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

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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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“But for your words, they rob the Hybla bees, and leave litem honeyless. HENRY LYMAN BARNES “Hank” Entered Blake 1909 Williams Scout Troop. T4, T5. 16 Blake Company, '17. T8 Indoor Team, T9 2nd Prize. Improvement, T7 Football Team. T9 Dramatic Association. '20 Callopan Board. ’20 Vice President. Class T7 22