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

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History of Class of 1921 The time has come when the Class of 1921 must take its leave of Blake School, hut before we say good-bye, let us review the history of our class during the years in which we have been a pan of Blake. The class first began its career in a little red brick house at 1803 Hennepin avenue. Four of the class. Baxter. Crane, Osborne and Stabeck, first became acquainted here with Blake, its life and the things for which it stands. From then until now, the class has striven to uphold and heighten, if possible, those standards. Through the years when everything was bright we did our best for Blake, and when the outlook was dark and gloomy wc co-operated with the headmaster to make things come out all right in the end for Blake. We have shared in her defeats as well as in her triumphs. It was a happy day in our lives when we first entered the country school. We were young and our minds were filled with curiosity and excitement. In the lower school we were represented on all the teams, and made a very creditable showing for ourselves, both on the athletic field and in the classroom. Our scholastic record there is one of which we are very proud. We were still quite young and flippant when we entered the up| cr school as Freshmen in the fall of 1917. That fall the third football team was composed mostly of members of the Class of 1921. Blake has never had a better third team than was had that year. We had a splendid record, suffering only one defeat out of seven games. It was very evident that before long the Class of 1921 could be depended upon for material for the athletic teams. During the winter we organized a basketball team which made a good showing. However, we spent most of our time studying and set a high standard that year which has never been lowered during the four years wc have been in the upper school. In the spring, baseball was the favorite sport. We organized a team and played a series of games with the Sophomores. Although younger and less experienced than our opponents, we made a good showing. The next fall we came back as Sophomores. We were no longer Freshmen. We had grown a little older, were more conscientious and began to take our work more seriously. We were represented on the football team by Wilson and Stabeck. The second team was made up largely of members of the Class of 1921, helping the first team a great deal. During the winter basketball claimed our attention as there was no hockey team. We formed a class team and a series of games was held between all the classes. We won second place. 14