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

Text from Pages 1 - 166 of the 1923 volume:

LT r o-ydl miNKjeApous public Li e aAay ftJif £-£ 7 To I , m 49 32. Cl-1 a- mhc Qcb c. W ftiC Dedication TO DAVID J. WINTON THE FIRST BLAKE ALUMNUS TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FACULTY OF BLAKE SCHOOL AND ONE WHOSE ENERGY AND DEVOTION HAVE DONE MUCH TO MAKE THIS YEAR A SUCCESS AT BLAKE, THE 1923 CALL O’ PAN IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED. N FOREWORD T N the year 1911 the first annual of Blake appeared and it was decided that since Blake was to be a country school the name of the year book should pertain to the country. The name suggested was Call of Pan, Pan being the god of the woods and fields, which after its adoption was contracted to Call o’ Pan. A few years later this name was shortened to Callopan and thus it lias remained till now. 'This year the annual will again be known as the Call o' Pan. And now it is with great pleasure that we present to the school and its friends the twelfth volume of the Call o' Pan; the result both of an earnest effort to depict faithfully the activities at Blake and a desire to instill something of the loyal spirit which made them a success throughout the past year. To those members of the faculty and student body, and all others who have in any way aided us in our work we wish to show our deep gratitude. The Board. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Franklin M. Crosby, President Henry W. Cook, Vice-President Robert E. Macgregor, Treasurer D. Draper Dayton, Secretary Philip J. Barnes Charles C. Bovey Charles M. Case Frederick W. Clifford Edward C. Gale Sumner T. McKnight Angus W. Morrison Roy N. Pierson John S. Pillsbury David D. Tenney Charles D. Velie 8 FAC U LTY FACULTY 1922-1923 Raymond B. Johnson, Rutgers and Harvard, Head Master Noah S. Foss, Dartmouth. Latin, Assistant Head Master SENIOR DEPARTMENT David Robert Blanpied, Dartmouth, French Charles E. Lamb, University of Vermont, Latin, Head of Lower School L. Merle Wilson, Cornell, Fifth Year Class Rubert Henry Whitcomb, Dartmouth, French and Spanish Edwin Michelet Barton, Trinity, History and Public Speaking Wilfred Murray Lucas, Ripon College, Science and Mathematics Henry E. Aylward, Middlebury College, Mathematics Owen E. Horne, Springfield Training School, Physical Director Lewis W. Clough, Williams and Harvard, English Prescott C. Cleveland, Union College, English David J. Winton, Princeton, French Henry Arthur Westmark, University of Minnesota. Manual Training JUNIOR DEPARTMENT Mary G. McDonald, Milwaukee Normal School, Head of Junior School, First Year Mrs. Anna Barbour, Port Edward Institute, Third Year Mabel Sherin, Mankato 'Teachers' College, Fourth Year Mrs. Harriet I.. Russell, Minnesota State Normal and National Elementary College, Chicago, Second Year Blanche Nygaard, Music Henry Wireman Cook, M.D., Examining Physician Gertrude N. Phillips Secretary and Housekeeper Lillian O. Berglund Secretary and Accountant SENIORS SENIOR CLASS It is with a feeling of pride that we review our last year at Blake. It is our belief that the past year lias been as successful a one as Blake has ever had and with pardonable pride we feel that we are greatly responsible for that success. Because of the very small number of seniors this year, greater responsibility has fallen on the individual members. In every school activity one or more of the class have taken a very prominent part. Likewise, during the four years in the Upper School, the class of ’23—formerly, many times larger—was looked upon as one of the most enthusiastic and active classes in the school. It is our wish to express at this time our sincere appreciation to Mr. Clough, the senior advisor, for his kindly criticism and real interest in all our undertakings. 14 “Come what will conic, I am satisfied GEORGE R. HUNTINGTON “Georgie,” “Sqwitch” Entered Blake, 1914 Union, '22, '23 President, '22 Treasurer, ’23 Orchestra, '22 Basketball Squad, '21 Basketball Team, ’22. ’23 Baseball Squad, '21 Baseball Team, '22, ’23 Williams Council, '22, '23 President, Council, 23 Torch Board, '21. '22, '23 Business Manager, '22, ’23 Williams Alumni Prize, 23 Cheer Leader, '22 Valedictory, ’23 Vice-President, Class ’22 “For mine 07cn good all causes shall give way BRONSON L. LANGWORTHY “Brownie “Lang Entered Blake, 1921 Football Squad, '21 Football Team, ’22 Basketball Squad, '22 Basketball Team, ’23 Baseball Squad, ’22 Baseball Team, ’23 Class Executive, ’23 Class Debating Team, ’22 Dartmouth Union, ’23 Call o’ Pan Board, ’23 Thorpe Cup, 22. Charge to Juniors, ’23 Ivy Speech, ’23 Orchestra, '22 Dramatic Association, ’22, '23 16 PHILIP R. McCAULL “Red,” “Felix,” “Mac ” “Sunset,” “Irish” Entered Blake, 1915 Football Squad, '20 Basketball Team, '21 Baseball Team, '22, ’23 Captain, Baseball Team, '23 Captain, Basketball Team, '23 Football Team, ’22 President, Class '22 Torch Board, '22, '23 Princeton Blake Union, '22, '23 President, Blake Union, 23 Dramatic Association, ’21 Response to Seniors, ’22 Presentation Class Memorial, 23 Prophecy, '23 President, A. A., 23 Senior Council, '23 Secretary, Blake Union, ’22 LEO R. PFLAUM “Nemo “Lebo” Entered Blake, 1912 Manager, Football Team, '22 Student Council, '23 Dramatic Association, ’21, '22, '23 Ass’t Bus. Mgr., Dramatic Ass’n, '22 President, Dramatic Association, '23 Manager, Basketball Team, ‘23 Blake Union, ’22, '23 Vice-President, Blake Union, '22 Dartmouth Editor-in-chief, Call o’ Pan, '23 Winner V Form Declamation Prize, ’21 Manager, Baseball Team, '22 Treasurer, Class ’22 Class Debating Team, ’22 Class Historian, ’23 Secretary, Treasurer, Blake Union, '23 Call o’ Pan Board, '22, '23 18 • • JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY OF JUNIOR CLASS A T THE beginning of the year the class of 1924, though perhaps unconscious of anything unusual, entered into a career of unusual activity. This was occasioned by the depleted condition of the Senior Class. Our activities have been as varied and successful as they have been numerous. The 'Porch Board is made up, with the exception of two men, wholly of Juniors. The Call o’ Pan Board likewise is composed chiefly of Juniors. Pile Debating Team was chosen entirely from the Sixth Form. The Dramatic Association would lose some of its most valuable material were the Junior members withdrawn. Football, basketball, baseball teams all have relied on our class to make them successful. It were a simple matter to enumerate our doings, but pointless, for that is done elsewhere in this book. We are proud to admit we have been successful Juniors. But it is a question whether we will equal as Seniors our glory as Juniors. For next year we will have competition. We see that we face a serious future which will really test our ability. Not being superstitious we do not rap violently on the nearest piece of wood; but being human, we perform a similar mental operation. THE OASIS WHAT r AKCS Trte WHO CAT VX ILO 1 POB 6R _______J try to smile ,please OUR. CHAMPION TAKE OUR PICTUREfTOO _ THE FIFTH FORM The fifth form again showed its athletic ability in basketball. Best won a letter, while Silverson, Bennett and Somerville were on the squad. The fifth form won the interclass basketball championship, winning five out of six games. The team successfully overcame the mighty Juniors twice, the first time, 18 to 12 and the second time 6 to 4. The Fifth Form declamation contest was held February fifteenth with the Blake Union medal as the prize. The speakers did excellent work and deserved the high praise extended them. This fine demonstration showed that the Fifth Form has not only athletes, hut also public speakers. Great credit should go to Mr. Barton, for it was due to his careful guidance that such a fine showing was made. In football three members of the class won letters. They were Bennett, Best and Schermerhorn. A few were on the second team while the rest played on the third team. The first upper school hockey team, in years, was organized this year. Schermerhorn, Newhall, and Dietz won places on this team. Dwinnell was first substitute. Although this team did not make a very good showing in actual points won, a fine spirit was developed which had plenty of pep behind it. Next year we believe a team will be built, under Mr. Blanpied’s careful tutelage, hard to beat which will prove that hockey should be made a major sport at Blake. 25 1922-23 IN THE FOURTH FORM We, the Freshmen, have had quite a successful year and we hope we have changed for the better during our initial year in the Upper School. Although four new boys entered our class this year, three former members of our class did not return and a fourth left us at the beginning of the second term, so we had the same number this year as last. Christian served as president the first half-year, Clifford as vice-president, Best as secretary, and Richards as treasurer. For the second half-year, Clifford, Best, and Brauer were elected respectively president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer, we having decided at this election to combine the last two offices. Something new was inaugurated this year, when the Fourth Form was allowed to elect one of their members to serve on the Student Council. Richards was our representative throughout the year. We had quite a good record in scholarship, due in the most part to the efforts of a small group of boys who always had excellent marks. The only class that ranked ahead of us in total average was the Senior class which had only four members, while ours had seventeen. Very often it was a member of our class who had the highest individual average of the school. Our class also had a fairly high record on the athletic field. During the fall, the majority played football, while a very few played tennis. Christian obtained his letter on the Varsity and Clifford was on the Second Team. Most of the remaining members of our class played with the third team, which had a fair season under the coaching of Mr. Blanpied. The members of the Fourth Form who played on this team were Captain Dodge, Robinson, Ross, Brauer, Best, Bardwell, and White. Only once in the season was there put on the field a team composed of members of the Fourth Form only. On this occasion our class played the University High Freshmen and won, 20 to 0. R. Bugbce and Roberts obtained their letters on the Lower School team. In the first part of the winter, hockey was played to the practical exclusion of all other sports, while during the latter part of the term, almost everyone played basketball. For the first time in several years, the Upper School had a hockey team. This was made up entirely of Fourth and Fifth Formers. The season was not successful from the standpoint of games won and lost but it cer- tainly improved the playing ability of many boys. Members of our class who played on the team were Dodge, Robinson, Bardwell, and Christian. The basketball team was not as successful as it has been in former years but it managed to win three out of six games. The regulars were Captain Bardwell, Christian, R. Bugbee, Clifford, and Thorpe. Our class has tried to be active in activities of the school besides scholarship and athletics. Brauer, Clifford, Best, Bardwell, Robinson, Dodge, and Richards obtained membership in the Dramatic Association. (Our class was represented in two plays, ‘'The Copper Pot and “The Lamp Went Out. ) There were also quite a few stories and several student opinions published by the 'Porch that had been written by members of our class. Now, at the end of our Freshman year we sincerely thank Mr. Blanpied for the excellent manner in which he has guided us through this past year. W. S. B. 28 RwWVWUW THIRD FORM The Third Form recently elected John Savage president of the class. The complete list of our officers is as follows: President—John Savage Vice President—David Gamble Secretary and Treasurer—Edgar Nash Sergeant-at-Arms—Wyman Ford During the month of February the class decided to get pins. They were secured by David Maughan and members of our Form now wear them. Mr. Whitcomb has introduced the game of duck-on-the-rock among us. So far no one has been seriously injured and the game still holds interest. Guy Thomas has been in Palm Beach this winter. It surely seems good to have him with us again. The Third Form has had no class parties this year. The class is very glad to have the three new members who joined us this year. They are: Charles Dickey, Roger Lee, and Alfred Matt. Keep your eye on the class of ’27! SECOND FORM The Second Form officers are: Hollern, President; Cook, Vice President; Doerr, Secretary; and Macnie, Treasurer. During the fall term the Second Form Science Club was started with Nelson as Chief Engineer and Hollern, Secretary. The Club met five times at monthly intervals. At these meetings members of the Club spoke on matters relating to everyday science. The Second Form had two members on the Lower School football team. They were Head and Hollern. Nelson was manager. A group of Second Form boys organized a team and played a few games with Hopkins and Douglas school. We won both of these games. Head easily won a place on the Lower School hockey team and played right wing. Hollern and Cook had a constant bottle for left wing. Doerr and Nelson were even at left defense. In the interclass basketball games the Lower School had Hollern and Head on the team. The class had several skating parties at Mr. Winton’s rink. We all had a fine time. The publication started by the class known in the Torch last year as the First Form Journal was carried on as the Second Form Journal this year. We hope to continue it next fall. THE FIRST FORM The First Form has been, we believe, one of the most active classes in the school. During football season we organized our own team with Willis Nash, Captain, which defeated the Prep year 13 to 0 in a very exciting game. Two skating parties were held, one on the rink of Lyman Wakefield, the other at the home of Edwin Schermerhorn. Boys of the First Form joined with several boys in the Prep Year in forming a Riding Club which has proved very successful on different occasions. Members of the class won prizes in Lower School public speaking. We usually have a large percentage on the honor roll. In observance of Minneapolis Boys Week, the entire class visited the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. and the Paris candy factory where we spent a profitable afternoon. We wish to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Horne, our class adviser, for his kind and generous help during the past year. 31 THE RAVINGS (OF A SENIOR) [With apologies to Poe) It was in November dreary and I pondered sad and weary. Over chemistry and other books of forgotten lore, And I sat there nearly sleeping till I heard a gentle peeping— Like Mister Lucas’ voice this peeping, then it strengthened to a roar. Then 1 thought that he was angry. Thought, in fact, he was quite sore: Hut I thought of nothing more. Oh distinctly 1 remember it just happened last November, And the sunlight cast long shadows down upon the class-room floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow, vainly had I tried to borrow Knowledge for this awful class, knowledge that would help me more. Hut alas! My search was hopeless— I could think of nothing more. Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer. “Please,” said 1. “Please, Mr. Lucas, 1 wish you wouldn’t get so sore;’’ Hut the truth is I was sleeping and so gently you were speaking That I was not sure I heard you till into my ear you roared.” Did it help? Oh. no, it didn’t; For he pointed to the door. Before the master, grim and fearful, long I sat there—far from cheerful Thinking things the like of which I had never thought before; But the silence was unbroken, and my classmates gave no token And the only word there spoken was mv master’s voice in anger; “Beat it to the study hall,’’ and that class I thought I’d enter, Thought I’d enter—Never more. And Mister Lucas never shifting still was sitting, still was sitting At his seat behind the table, sitting near the classroom door, And his eyes had all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming. And those eyes upon me beaming, watched me pass on out the door. And my face within that class-room Shall be seen, ah—Nevermore. W. M. R. U r g omizdtio THE STUDENT COUNCIL What is the Student Council? What are its uses? What is its purpose? Few seem to have definitely in mind just what is or should be the aim and importance of this body. It lias no other purpose than to promote, as its name implies, the interests of the student body itself. It is the medium through which a closer, friendlier contact is made with those in command, or in simpler words the faculty. The mistake is often made of believing that the Council merely co-operates with the faculty to detect crime, and distrust, as well as petty contempt, is aroused of those, whom the doubtful ones have already signified as their chosen representatives and leaders. Such a feeling cannot exist if there is to be a Council. Perhaps there is a feeling of resentment at looking for authority to someone younger than oneself. If so it must be dispelled for could the government of the United States, founded on much the same system, succeed in the face of such unwarranted feeling? What little authority the Council is endowed with is seldom exerted, yet it should possess weighty influence over those whom it represents. Figuratively speaking this body does hold in its hand the power to raise or lower greatly the morale of the school, according to whether its members are worthy of respect or not. 'The Council is still in the early stages of development as has been proved by its work this year. Its possibilities for developing mutual understanding and interest between the faculty and student body have not yet been fully realized. The idea of self-government, which is of mutual interest, has, we hope, been firmly and successfully planted in the minds of all where it may take root next year and grow successfully. Not only might this system be applied in the study hall hut also in all forms of school activities and even in home life where often it is sadly needed. The foundation for such a system is being laid at Blake now. and unless this foundation is firm and stable the whole structure may collapse, if it i hurried swiftly to an imperfect end. The weaknesses of this year’s Council are undeniable. The size of the Senior Class placed all but one of its members on the Council, lowering to some extent the morale of the body, if not of the school. The size of the incoming Senior Class should be prohibitive to a repetition of this catastrophe. The outstanding weakness, however, seemed to be in the personnel. The real leaders, those whom the school will follow, were hacking, although the Council was composed of fellows none the less worthy. The leaders must be there and it is a point to be stressed in future elections. Not merely does it consist of choosing representatives in the strict sense of the word, but representatives whose opinions and actions will be followed with nearly one accord. When this is done, the Council will become a vitally helpful agency at Blake. REPORT OF ATHLETIC ADVISORY BOARD There is no question that athletics at Blake are improving. For the past four years the Upper Classes, from which material for the school teams must he drawn, have been small. During this time there has been a gradual building up of the lower grades. The Senior class for 1924 will number approximately 20 as against 4 for the Class of 1923. In years past the coaches of various teams have had to depend on older boys coming into the upper classes for new material. The football team of 1922. with the exception of two men, was made up entirely of “Blake trained boys who have come up through the system of training which begins in the First Form. With plenty of material for the teams coming on, there remains but one element essential to put Blake on the map in an athletic way; that element is FIGHT. O. E. Horne, Director Athletics. 37 Handicapped at first by a wealth of new material, the Blake Union was rather slow in getting started. Once started, however, the programs provided were interesting and were carried out with whole-hearted enthusiasm. The work during the past year has been much the same as during those preceding. The meetings have consisted of debates, declamations, papers, extemporaneous speeches and open discussions. The discussions have been emphasized and hardly a meeting passes without a heated and bitter discussion on some current topic or school problem. One innovation was introduced which we hope will be followed in future years. The devotion of one meeting to open discussion upon a school problem of universal interest which will provide material to a heated debate at the next meeting was carried with great success this year. “Student Government” was one of the problems discussed in this manner. Everyone was given an opportunity to present his view. The Union is greatly indebted to Mr. Johnson for his whole-hearted and unselfish devotion to the interests of the Union. Those who are leaving, do so with a feeling of regret that their association with him and the Union must now terminate, but we can see for those who are remaining another successful voar with such an interested and interesting leader. Officers in the F:all G. R. Huntington, Jr...........................................President I). N. Newiiali............................................Vice President P. R. McCauli...................................................Secretary G. D. Dayton II.......................................Assistant Secretary I. . R. Pflaum..................................................Treasurer Officers in the Spring P. R. McCauli...................................................President J. O. Giles................................................Vice President L. R. Pflaum....................................................Secretary J. A. Mills...........................................Assistant Secretary G. R. Huntington, Jr............................................Treasurer Members 1923 G. R. Huntington B. L. Langwortiiy L. R. Pflaum P. R. McCaull Members 1924 G. D. Dayton II D. N. New hall S. D. Sheldon J. O. Giles J. F. Norton H. L. Boutin J. A. Mills P. F. Gray 3 BLAKE SCHOOL DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION (SEASON 1922-1923) Leo Pflaum ...........................................................President Philip Gray...........................................................Secretary Don Newiiali.................................Treasurer and Business Manager Wm. Sudduth.......................................Assistant Business Manager Hudson Walker...............................................Property Manager Mr. R. H. Whitcomb.....................................................Director Mr. O. E. Horne.....................................................Electrician Mr. D. R. Blanpied, Mr. Noah Foss..............................Stage Assistants Mrs. D. R. Blanpied, Mrs. Lewis W. Clough..................IVardrobe Mistresses Members 23 Strout Sudduth Langworthy ’25 G. van Dusen McCaull Atwood II. Walker Pflaum C. Bell Welch ’24 Bennett ’26 W. Christian Burgess W. Best G. Dayton deLaittre Bardwei.i. H. Dietz D WINN ELL Brauer Gray HeFFELFI NGER Clifford Kingsley Luce Dodge P. Maughan S. New h all Richards I). New hall R. Schermerhorn Robinson Poehler Silverson ’27 Sheldon Somerville Patronesses S. Andrews Mrs. Franklin M. Crosry Mrs. Raymond B. Johnson Mrs. Olin L. Langworthy Mrs. Samuel Pflaum Mrs. William P. Christian Mrs. I). Draper Dayton Mrs. William E. Dietz Mrs. James Gray Mrs. George A. Kingsley Mrs. Herbert C. Maughan Mrs. Eugene S. Strout Mrs. J. Foster Atwood Mrs. James Ford Bell Mrs. Rista X. Best Mrs. John Burgess Mrs. Karl deLaittre Mrs. William S. Dwinnei.l Mrs. W. W. 11effei.finger Mrs. J. B. Schermerhorn Mrs. Charles Silverson Mrs. Edwin L. Somerville Mrs. William H. Sudduth Mrs. George van Dusf.n Mrs. Archie D. Walker Mrs. Victor J. Welch Mrs. LamontJ. Bardwei.l Mrs. Carl W. Brauer Mrs. Fred W. Clifford Mrs. Edwin Dodge Mrs. Harry L. Robinson Mrs. William II. Richards Mrs. Sewall D. Andrews 41 PROGRAM I. TheCopperPot (An Oriental episode in two scenes by Frances Healey) CHARACTERS (In the order of their appearance) SALAMI '11—A Coffee House Keeper...............Dwinnell ’25 AMIN—A Judge.....................................P. Maughan ’24 TWO TRAVELERS ........................ _ Burgess ’25 ( R. Sen ERMERHORN 2d TwnCTi MrPDL’ BaRDWELL ’26 I WO SI RANGERS...................... { Robinson 26 ABDUL—The Generous ..........................Somerville ’25 FAT’MA—Leader of the Dancers....................Atwood ’25 i Dodge ’26 TWO DANCERS.......................... j s Andrews -27 RASID—The Avaricious..............................H. Walker ’25 HABSAH ) . G. van Dusen ’25 NUR } Village Women............ S. Newiiall ’25 JAMALEH j I W. Best ’26 SLAVE ..........................................Richards ’26 MUSICIAN .......................................Clifford ’26 Scene—Sidewalk of an Arab village. (Costumes by Trice) % 42 II. And The Lamp Went Out (A dramatic novelty by Jessie Palmer Pierce) THE READER........................................Brauer '26 EVELYN DE VERE—The Heroine......................Kingsley ’24 RALPH GRAYSON—The Hero..........................Gray ’24 LADY DE VERE—Mother of Evelyn.................Strout ’24 HERBERT VANDERSLICE— The Villain.................C. Bell 25 Scene—A library. III. Sham (A social satire in one act by Prank (7. Tompkins) CHARLES—The. Householder .....................Langwortiiy '23 CLARA—His Better Half...............................G. Dayton '24 THE THIEF..........................................Welcii ’25 A REPORTER ........................................Pflaum ’23 Scene—A modern drawing room. IV. She Loves M e—N o t (A sketch by George Bloomquest) HANNAH—The Heartbreaker....................................he Laittre ’25 HE—Who First Appears..................................W. Christian ’24 HE—Who Next Appears.....................................Heffelfinger '25 HE—Who Appears Next........................................Silverson '25 HE—Who Then Appears........................................H. Dietz '24 Scene—A rector s study just off the chancel. 43 SAUCY THALIA CONSORTS WITH ROGUES Thalia, who helped the Greeks to take up the theatre in a comic way, dominated the program of the Blake School Dramatic Association in its eighth (I believe) annual presentation. It was, Thalia in a definitely rakish mood, consorting with amiable rascals and showing little or no reverence for what have been called (daringly) the “finer better things of life ’ If there was any “little message” to be carried away from the Studio Hall, it was, I’m afraid, rather a worldly one. Each of the four sketches was composed in a gay, irresponsible vein. All were excellent. Best of them was Frank G. Thompkin’s “Sham.” The impudence of this crook play, was refreshing in its perversity. Mr. Thompkin’s house breaker is unlike any other in American literature. We are in this country fond of the crook. He is one of our favorite types. Usually he is a low born fellow with what is technically known as a “heart of gold. ’ He has fallen into evil ways because he had no mother to guide him; but when at last he comes in contact with a good woman he reforms and goes into business (the two ideas seeming to his naif, untutored intellect not incompatible and we see him at the end walking into the sunlight of a better day. This is not the thief of “Sham.” An urban sophisticate, a connoisseur of art objects, when discovered plying his chosen trade, he persuades his victims that the most generous thing he can do for them is to accept one of their sham treasures that they may not be disgraced before their neighbors in an exclusive community the other homes of which have all been stripped of valuables. The playing was craftsmanlike and sure of touch. Welch has undoubted talent for the theatre. Intuitively, perhaps, he jfitched his performance in exactly the correct key. He managed to make a very real person of this exquisite housebreaker. He showed authority and poise. Dayton, perfectly wigged and gowned, was surprisingly adroit in his handling of the woman’s part. Langworthy sketched the husband amusingly and Pflaum was fleetingly effective as the reporter. “She Loves Me—Not,” an irresponsible little farce, made me think of Max Beer bo Inn’s “Zuleita Dobson” who, when she had caused all the fair youth of Oxford to commit suicide for her sake, blithely went off to Cambridge. Hannah was such another casual crasher of men’s lives. It was vivacious and impertinent with many a well aimed satiric thrust, de Laittre played Hannah with much skill and grace. He put on many an effective wile along with his wig. Christian 44 was soothingly ecclesiastical: Luce, having got the part up on short notice, was vigorous and amusing; Si Iverson and Dietz flashed meteorically through the play to its advantage. “The Copper Pot” dealt with oriental guile. The flavour of the Arabian nights was in it. Written perhaps too much in the vein of the just-awfully-artis-tic little theatre, it was nevertheless ingenious and clever. Here the skill of the director, too, was most apparent. 'Hie costuming and mounting was strikingly effective, though the simplest of means were employed. Walker was properly niggardly and Somerville properly mischievous. Maugham wore a beard highly to be revered and read his lines impressively. Quite the most devastating indictment yet made against the fictionist who compacts his stories of trite, though serviceable phases, is Jessie Palmer Pierce’s playlet “The Lamp Went Out.” A little patch work of grotesque antics, this sketch provided some of the most riotous moments. “She took her mother’s arm” and the heroine leaves the stage with a part of her slightly dismembered parent. Strout’s facial expressions were convulsingly amusing. There seemed to be a great many more yards of Kingsley in the role of the heroine than were quite necessary. The play, done for the most part in pantomime, served the further purpose of silencing Gray for perhaps the first time in history. Throughout, the direction showed the sure touch of a coach who knows his theatre. Another year 1 hope that Mr. Whitcomb may find sturdier dramatic material more worthy of his practiced hand. James Gray. 45 � •« PUBLIC SPEAKING The public speaking work of the First Form has surpassed that of all other years of Lower School for the high standard of excellence consistently maintained by all members of the form. In this respect the work of the Preparatory Year also ranks high. John Savage. David Maughan. Kenneth and Robert Foster. Carter MacDonald, George Huzza. Charles Johnson. Martin Wales, and Frank Plant have helped to keep before us the standard to which we should all try to attain. The Upper School public speaking has furnished us with more debates and current discussions than we have been able to have in recent years but there is still something to be attained in force and vigor in these discussions. John Atwood. Robert Dietz. William Dwinnell. Stanley Xewhall, Charles Silverson, George Van Dusen, Hudson Walker, and Karl Welch won the right to participate in the Fifth Form Declamation Contest for the Union Medal. Discussions of present day problems by contemporary authorities were secured for these declamations thus adding to the contest a note of timely interest. The presentation of W. G. Weatherford’s condemnation of lynching by John Atwood was awarded the first prize. Stanley Newhall’s arraignment of the Ku Klux Klan secured honorable mention. J. T. Greaves’ word picture of the Colorado Canon bv Charles Silverson was given second mention. Others of the speakers than those mentioned deserve high credit for the excellence of their work. Four Seniors participated in the Williams Theme Speaking Contest. The subject matter of the speeches yielded an interesting discussion of present day conditions in Germany reinforced by personal observations of the author, two interesting discussions of Ketnal Pasha, and a review of the present status of the strike problem on the railroads. The railroad discussion which was thoroughly written and lucidly delivered won the prize for its author. George Huntington. Hronson Langworthy’s pleasing discussion of the career of Ketnal Pasha and its significance secured honorable mention. T he Thorpe Cup Contest in extemporaneous speaking this year was based on the important explorers of Minnesota. Frederick Poehler won the cup. Philip Gray. Sinclair Kingsley, Philip Maughan. and Frederick Poehler won for themselves membership on the debating team. After more rigid competition than has been possible in former years Kingsley was made captain and Maughan 47 the alternate. Blake supported the affirmative of the question, Resolved: that the United States should adopt a policy of subsidizing ships of American registry. And we are forced again to record the defeat of our team by our Academy rivals. In endeavoring to account for this result we acknowledge first of all the excellencies of our rivals and congratulate them for the ability which they manifested. Turning to our own work we find that the promise of an auspicious start in our preparations did not hold good through the period of preparation. Sickness handicapped some one member of the team during all but a small part of this period continuing until well into the very week of the debate. This meant that our speakers appeared less practiced, that their delivery was less ready and forceful. In content our speeches compared favorably with those of our opponents. And also our rebuttal work if not the equal was not far inferior to the opposition. Kingsley secured the well merited award of the Strieker cup as the best debater of the school. Let us continue to bend our efforts to win back that banner. 48 Oflnp . %•-------- A REVIEW OF THE 1922-1923 TORCH Another Torch Board has passed into the annals of Blake. Previous boards have left records that will he hard to equal. Now comes the question as to whether the 1922-1923 Torch Board has been successful in upholding the traditions of the school and of the magazine. To answer this correctly or with justice is no doubt beyond the power of the writer, for that is the privilege belonging only to the readers of the Torch. The best he can do is to present the salient accomplishments, or incidents in the life of the Torch of the last year, and offer a comment here and there. As a whole, the Board feels that the season just completed has proved beyond a doubt, that to publish nine or ten issues of the Torch during one school year is impractical, for several reasons. The first is that the beginning made in the fall, not occurring until late in September, is too short a time before the October Torch is due, to allow of a good, complete issue before that. Getting advertisements is not a task to be done in so short a period which will be sufficient to publish the first number in September. To be sure, the subscriptions will pay for an issue for that month, if they are paid up in due season. However, as was intimated before, at least two of the sections, which should be the life of the magazine, would be very slim. The January issue was omitted for the same reason, that several departments would not have enough material to be satisfactory. This was on account of the school calendar. School did not reopen after the Christmas vacation, until the eighth of January. That was too late to admit of a number which would appear well into the month of February. Or so the Board figured. Thereupon, it was determined to combine the two months, and call the first issue of the year, the January-February Torch. In the publication of this, the Board was unaccountably delayed at the printer’s; the paste-up was late in returning to them on top of that, for lack of sufficient material; and the result of an attempt to economize on time bv publishing a combined number, was a Torch appearing somewhere in the first week of the ensuing month. A brief summary of the quality of each department for the year should furnish a fitting conclusion of this subject. Sinclair Kingsley, the Literary Editor, has furnished us some good material in his department. Of particular note was the serial. “The Miraculous Adventure of Michael Plaat” by Strout, which was treated with a clear and fresh style. The Book Talk section of this department gave criticisms which were worthy of the recent hooks they treated. Donald Newhall’s School News section enlivened the magazine with here and there a brisk touch. Newhall deserves much credit for his reliable and constant application to his task. Although the Alumni department was perhaps not large enough to satisfy everybody, still the editor. Philip McCaull must be credited with as much earnest work and time applied, as he could spare. Philip Maughan, as Athletics Editor, upheld the honor of writing up games creditably. He has a style which is well adapted to that task, and helped to keep the paper with a brisk and newsy atmosphere. The Exchange Editorship is a thankless position which was duly filled by Philip Gray, and calls for no comment. His Humor department was a decided departure from those of former Humor editors. Every month’s contribution was original in its content. No “jokes” were borrowed from other magazines, and his poems were very commendable. The Second Form journal writers showed an improvement over their first attempts in the 1921-1922 Torch. Thus, gathering together all the statements. we find that the 1922-1923 Torch Board has been successful in carrying out its tasks. George D. Dayton. THE 1922-23 TORCH BOARD Editor-in-chief George Dayton Business Manager Assistant Business Manager George Huntington William Christian Literary Editor SINCLAIR KINCSLEY Athletic Editor Philip Maughan School News Alumni News Donald Newhall Philip McCaull Humor and Exchange Philip Gray Eacuity Advisor Mr. Clough 51 THE 1923 CALLOPAN BOARD Editor-in-chief Leo Pflaum Business Manager Charles A. Bovey Literary Editor Bronson L. Langworthy Photographic Editor Charles Bell As. Stewart Sheldon Advertising Manager John O. Giles Art Editor Frederick Poehler i st ants John Mills Faculty Advisor Mr. N. S. Foss Ill SHORT STORY CLUB At the beginning of the Winter Term, the Short Story Club was reorganized and Mr. Cleveland agreed to do the reading. The Junior and Senior classes are eligible for this club and all the fellows were enthusiastic over the prospect. Mr and Mrs. Johnson entertained the club the first time and Mr. Cleveland read from the works of Poe. At this meeting P. Maughan was elected to arrange the places for the meetings. The next meeting was held at the home of George Huntington. A story of India, by Kipling, was read. Bronson Langworthy entertained the club the next time and Mr. Cleveland read some more stories from Kipling. The next meeting was at the home of George Dayton. Mr. Cleveland read some of the best English short stories which were chosen and selected by Edward J. O’Brien. The final meeting was held at John Mill’s home and some of the best American short stories were read from selections by the same critic. 'flic club met every other Sunday evening from about 7:15 until 10 o’clock. Refreshments were served after the reading and then Langworthy generally played the piano. Mrs. Cleveland usually accompanied Mr. Cleveland and we thank them very much for making the Short Story Club such a splendid success this year. 54 High and Blake Meet BLAKE LOSES TILT WITH S. P. A. QUINT l- Hi, n.VO KI gW, Fi,rn In Annual Game Tomorrow - - - - Blahe Set {or Big Game With „ ‘ r � a _ '«■ , |(jl Rtr rd n. it 17V h inr ts P r - Zt,r fdG, SHUrT1 n � « While Qoinc in - — (Umr (Jo-r in l 21—SpeeUJ |.t'ij 1 M th TV• f Tlhr W ha aw •«� � ., if ,, 5Sj L Si:. sa L war -it y 1 I r .� i ll -l From Star Ha lhack MKC SCO® VAS pH WOPlWNCCMttH 4 Kw-lnra CoiW«« White w' h | • j Norton MAKE TEAM SCORES} Blake WUT'VeCOnd Team ay HIGH LOSES TO BLAKE TEAM, 12-0 Arrl l Altocfcvtvr.r Brown uml . While ?lr t Half Adiant.ijje— V Ko� i KU� Team Coma Bark Strung—HlaUf Krn hmro Win ny , ™caS Cto m 232? CLOSE CAME - yrSJ? ('Wlrr J “ ! Tl M“ “ ”ren.eJ ; inVWVr •353 £v« H« Wfr J : T w mU « «-.•. ...I - •■� i umm !«••• £ -« K� r -I Blake Smothers Shafeopee By Straight Football, 46-0 Bc« n and White UAtfcfkU Bin —■ Off Uf fain, at WUl- ' Mttci n and Duncan Mokm Third straight Vlcl r 5flii tfom« Today |U W «r-. OOrO «� -(■ I I lwn� r iiM I MIM —Hi • HrkMi M U | r oa «� .U. ItOnoiui � m Mm WWW a J rti « Mlr. WMO HiIm U«i w fc a , wnln (Mb a •f'tl.w I l« � w � • rk .J ( • ib Iw i WEAfcEfiS r%VK FOOTBALL 1922 Lang worthy McCaull Bout in Dietz, H. Giles Gray Norton PoEIILER Best, E. Bennett SCHERMERHORN. R. Christian. G. Ford Pflaum, Manager BASKETBALL 1923 Huntington Langworthy McCaull Giles Mills Norton Best, E. .Pflaum, Manager BASEBALL 1922 Huntington McCaull Giles 0 —_ r ' — � yoep -- - ' FOOTBALL o- FOOTBALL 1922 Organization John Giles...................... Leo Pflaum...................... O. E. Horne.................... . Captain Manager . . Coach Line-up Wyman Ford.......................... John Norton......................... Theodore Bennett..................... Philip McCaull....................... Philip Gray.......................... Bronson Langworthy.................. Horton Dietz........................ George Christian..................... Herhert Boutin....................... Robert Schekmerhorn.................. John Giles (Captain)................. ......Right End ....Right Tackle .... Right Guard ..........Center .....Left Guard .....Left Tackle .......Left End .. .Quarter Back .Left Half-Back R igh t alf-Back ......Tull-Back Substitutes Edgar Best........................ Frederick Poeiiler....... Half-Back .'... Guard Blake 12 Blake 20 Blake 46 Blake 12 Blake 0 Record Wavzata 7 Roosevelt 0 Sliakopee 0 ■ .1 . High 0 S. P. A. 6 61 FOOTBALL I he football team of 1922 was practically a new machine—unlike automobiles, new football teams do not always run smoothly. The failure of Captain Fleet Hastings to return in the fall, somewhat delayed the development of the teams, as he had been depended upon to guide the team from quarter-back. ith an abundance of green material on hand practically the entire season was spent in teaching the fundamentals of football. A week of pre-season training at camp brought the majority of the candidates back to the opening of school in good physical condition. Practice was started the opening day of school with a squad of about 35 which was increased before the close of the season to about 45. This was the largest squad in the history of the school. However out of this number only 4 had previously earned their “IP’s. By the very able assistance of Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Winton, and a willingness on the part of the boys to work and learn a creditable team was turned out at the end of the season. The team lost only one game which docs not sound bad in print, but which at the time was a bitter disappointment to the team and school, as this was the last game and with St. Paul Academy. With football teams it is ‘always well to look ahead. The 1922 team will lose only two men by graduation, so the work of making the 1923 team can begin next fall where they left off. Still more gratifying than the above statement is the fact that this fall Blake had a freshman team, as well as a second team; both teams playing matched games with outside schools. The team of 1922 went through the season without losing a man on the squad due to injury. ’The chief reason for this was the fact that the majority of the candidates had an opportunity to get into good physical condition at camp before the hard work of the season began. O. K. Horne, Coach. John Giles, Captain, Captain-Elect Due to the confidence and spirit that he injected into his team-mates, “Johnnie” was elected to lead the team again next year. Me is a good steady player, and in our minds, one of the best half-backs Blake ever possessed. He is always there with the pep and fight and never cpiits for an instant. With such a leader, Blake should have a very successful season next year. Philip McCaull, Center It was “Red” who led the team in Captain Giles’ absence and whose boundless enthusiasm kept it fighting all the time. He was a tower of strength on the brown and white line and out-played every opponent against whom he was pitted. Phil is nowhere so fast as on the football field, he is usually the one to get the runner first. Mis place will be hard to fill next year. Bronson Langworthy, Tackle Last year was “Brownie’s ” first year at football, but this year he won a place on the team by his hard, consistent work. Never brilliant, he could he depended upon to get his man. He broke through the opposing lines on many occasions, stopping plays for losses, and also worked well on the olten-sive. Mis graduation will leave another vacancy, hard to fill. 65 . - ■ ■ John Norton, Half-back This is “Bud's” first year at Blake, but he has made an enviable record for himself. He is fast and slippery when going around the end and lie hits the line like a pile driver, and never fails to gain. He is an accurate tackier and is extremely effective on the defensive. He should again prove to he an invaluable asset to the team next year. George Christian, Quarter-back George showed that he had the stuff' for a football player, last year, in the lower school. Although he did not vary his plays quite enough, he ran the team in a masterful fashion, displaying excellent head work, at times. He is a good tackier and a consistent gainer on around the end plays. Philip Gray, Guard Phil tackles low and hits his man hard, lie was throughout the season a formidable menace to opposing backs. He has an unlimited amount of fight and displayed unusual staying powers. W hen called upon, he always managed to open up large holes for the runners. He is one of the fiercest fighters on the team. 66 Horton Dietz, End This was “ Horde's” second year on the team. He continued his excellent tackling of last year and on the offensive blocked up his part of the line most effectively. He is a good scrappy player with plenty of sj eed. He will be one of the mainstays of the team next year. 11ERBERT BOUTIN, IIalf-bdck ‘‘Peedie” started the season at quarterback. but was moved back to half, where he was much more effective. He was our best open-field runner. His deadly tackling was instrumental in keeping down the scores of Blake opponents. His accurate passing made many gains possible. Theodore Bennett, Guard Keeping up his good work of last year, “Ted” played another strong game all season at guard. There are few guards, no matter how big. who can get through him. He is also a hard man to stop when on the offensive. He did his best work in the S. P. A. game. Wyman Ford, End Although still in the Lower School, “Wy” won a place for himself on the team through his ability. He can grab them from almost any angle with ease. Few backs managed to round his end this year. He is quite fast and carries the ball well, when called upon. Robert Schermeriiorn, Full-back Although rather diminutive, “Bob is one of the hardest plunging, low hitting, back-field men Blake has had for a long time. He has a lot of sera]) and flings himself unhesitatingly into every play. He is fast and plays low, for which reason he is hard to tackle. Frederick Poeiiler, Tackle “Fritz” showed his worth in the U. High game. He plays a good game, but his lack of experience showed at times. With a little more training he should develop into an excellent football player. 68 Edward Best, End This is Ed’s first year with us. Though not a brilliant performer, he is a hard-working, conscientious athlete. He can be depended upon to guard his end of the line and is good on the offensive. Leo Pflaum, Manager Now, Leo, although manager of all three major sports is exceptionally fast on his feet. On account not having a track team at Blake, he has taken upon himself the responsibility of manager. All three schedules have been more than successful due to his hard and earnest work. Next year, his cheerfulness in doing a hard task will be greatly missed. 69 Mr. O. E. Horne, Coach “Mike” has won the confidence and respect of not only the team, but the entire school. He knows the fine points of the game perfectly and has endless patience in teaching them to the fellows. He has given Blake teams something that other coaches have failed to give. We hope he will lx? connected with the school for a long time to come. As long as he is with the school. Blake may be sure of a successful team. Mr. I). J. Winton, Line Coach Dave quickly won a place for himself in the hearts of the fellows. He knows the game as well as “Mike” and his advice is invaluable. He is an inspiring teacher who devotes his time unselfishly to the team. We hoj e he, too. will continue his association with Blake athletics. 70 BASEBALL SEASON OF 1922 The play of the 1922 baseball team showed that baseball at Blake had become a tradition. The team was playing tinder a new coach, Mr. Horne taking the position. Mr. Horne had four veterans back to start the season. These included Captain Owen, catcher; Nash and Hastings, infield, and Giles, outfield. The great handicap to be overcome was the finding of a pitcher. Ford, a new man in school, proved to be able to fill the position and to show signs of becoming a great pitcher. Captain Owen was back at his old position at catch and was greatly improved. Nash, who had played third last year was put at first base and held down the position quite well considering the lack of experience. At second one of the many rookies who tried out for the team made quite a success. Butler who had not played baseball before, held down the position and also proved to he a consistent hitter and a good lead-off man. At the hot corner which was the biggest trouble for “Mike,” Giles, who played in the outfield last year, made the best showing of many of the candidates who were tried out. His hitting was a great asset to the team and he led the team in batting. At shortstop Hastings, who played in the outfield last year, held down the position quite well for a left hander, but was very weak in his hitting. The outfield was composed of three new men, who had had but little experience before. McCaull in left was a fair fielder and hitter. Sudduth in center was a fair fielder and showed signs at times of being a good hitter, but fell in a slump once in a while. In right Huntington was found to be the best of the many candidates but was rather weak at the bat. Considering games won and lost the team did very well, although only six games were on the regular schedule. Our ancient rival S. P. A. was scheduled twice, U. High once and Milwaukee once, while the latter two overcame us once. In the first game U. High was defeated after Blake was forced several times to come from behind to take the lead, the final score being 12 to 11. Ford did very well in this game considering it was the first high school game he had ever pitched. Our next game was with S. P. A. and they were snowed under for the first time in a number of years. In this game, Giles was the hitting star with four hits in six times at bat. while Ford did a lot to win his own game by only allowing six hits and striking out twelve men. Our next game was played at Milwaukee against the Country Day school where we met our first defeat of the season. The score was 3 to 1. In this game Ford pitched a wonderful game, allowing less hits 73 than the opposing pitcher and striking out eighteen men. Our team made more hits but the inability to bunch them was the cause of our downfall. We again defeated S. P. A. in our next game, pulling the game out of the fire in the ninth inning with five runs, the final score being 9 to 6. Milwaukee paid us a return visit but they did not end up quite as successful as the first time. We took them into camp, easily winning 11 to 4. In our last game of the season we were defeated by U. High by the score of 3 to 1. Taking everything in consideration this season of 1922 turned out to be one of the most successful ones we have had in the last few years. Line-up Lawrence Butler..................................................Second hose Philip McCaull.................................................Outfield John Giles........................................................Third Base Siiubel Owen....................................................Catcher Norton Suddutii ...............................................Outfield Robert Nash .................................................First Base Robert Hastings ..............................................Shortstop George Huntington..............................................Outfield Wyman Ford......................................................Pitcher 74 BASKETBALL 1923 Organization Philip McCaull Leo Pflaum.... P. C. Cleveland. .Captain Manager . .Coach Line-up Philip McCaull ..........................................Guard George Huntington .......................................Guard Bronson Langworthy .....................................Center Joii n NORTON .........................................Forward John Giles .............................................Forward John Mills Edgar Best Substitutes .............................Guard ..........................Forward Record Blake 23...........................Mpls. Business College 10 Blake 22...................................University High 23 Blake 23..............................Minnesota College 21 Blake 25........................................S. P. A. 34 Blake 26............................................Wayzata 9 Blake 28.......................................Kansas City 13 Blake 37........................................S. P. A. 47 Blake 10. .................................University High 12 77 CAPTAIN PHILIP McCAULL 1923 BASKETBALL SEASON This winter’s basketball season was very satisfactory in many respects—unsatisfactory in others. The spirit of the small squad was very praiseworthy and the development of team work as the season progressed was very gratifying from the point of view of the coach. In this respect the second team improved even more rapidly than the first team. We were disappointed at various times, though they were unavoidable. Norton and Langworthy were the only two regulars who were with the squad throughout the season. All of the others were out for a short or long period on account of sickness or scholastic difficulties. The permanent loss of Boutin was keenly felt hut the addition of Giles, late in the season, helped fill up the gaps made through illness and scholarship failures. Out of a short eight game schedule, we won four and lost four, totalling 195 points to our opponents’ 172. In no game, either victory or loss, was the score one sided or the play uninteresting. Our offense, though erratic, was more dependable than our defense. Best. Norton and Giles formed a very effective scoring combination. Best in registering twenty-four out of his first thirty-six free throws, showed an effective eye on the foul line. Huntington played a smooth and effective game at running guard. McCaull, Langworthy, and Mills broke into the scoring occasionally, but most of their time was effectively taken up in attempting to keej) down our opponent’s scores—a difficult task on a small floor. The playing was clean and hard, fouls were few. and it is gratifying to know that the game was played according to rule. 79 oE LOWER SCHOOL FOOTBALL The Lower School began the season with no letter men from the season of 3921. However, considering the weight which some of the boys gained during the year following the season of 1921, we had a heavier team in 1922 than in 1921. The boys knowing that no veterans of the last year’s team were there realized that to make a successful team would call for hard work on their part. 1'he boys showed good spirit all through the season, and looked upon their football work as a class in which the game could be studied and mastered insofar as they were capable. Enough praise cannot be given to boys of the squad who did not make their letters, but who through their willingness to work and their desire to learn football helped to turn out a successful team. An important factor in the success of our team was the fine offensive work of Gamble, Warner, McRae and Odell, while on the defensive Odell and Maughan starred. The sure tackling of Sturr and Hussey saved us ground in many instances. In the backfield Bugbee was the most consistent ground gainer, making good gains through the line and around the ends. With the help of Thomas and Head for interference at quarter back. Captain Andrews was always the cool, collected leader of his team. Much of the enthusiasm of the team and the desire to win was kept at a high pitch through the efforts of Bud. The team had the most successful season in years, winning from S. I . A. in three games: 26-0, 20-6 and 13-0. The last battle of the season was at the home of Bud Andrews, where members of the team were treated to a football dinner and afterwards to a theatre party. The lineup was as follows: Hussey......... Warner......... Gamble......... Maughan ....... McRae.......... Odell.......... Sturr ......... Head........... Thomas......... Bugbee......... Andrews (Captain) Nash, Roberts ... ....Left End .. Left Tackle ..Left Guard ......Center .Right Guard .Right Tackle .. .Right End ..Right Half ....Left Half ...Full Hack Quarter Hack . .Substitutes 81 «■ LOWER SCHOOL HOCKEY Hockey began the first day after Christmas vacation with fairly good ice. Although there was only one letter man back, we had the determination to make a successful season. Since the Upper School had a team, we divided the time with them. After several weeks of practice, we had our first game with S. I . A. on January 26th. The game was played on their ice, which was good. It was a hard fought game, ending in a victory for S. P. A. by a margin of 3-0. After two weeks more of hard practice, the second game was played on our rink. The Blake hoys tried hard to win hut fell to a defeat of 5-0. Because of poor ice, the last game was not played. The line-up was: Hollern .........................................................Left Wing Gamble .............................................................. Center Head ...........................................................Right Wing Nelson.........................................................Left Defense Andrews (Captain) .............................................Right Defense Maughan .............................................................. Guard Doerr ........................................................... Substitute 83 ■■n O FOUNDERS’ DAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1922 Oik of the fete days of Blake School that is attended with universal enthusiasm by boys and parents is Founders’ Day. It has been celebrated every year since Blake moved to the country with sports and stunts, masks and costumes, trials of skill, holiday antics. It is a tradition that allows imagination to run riot in conceiving new and strange forms of apparel. Boys and masters vie with each other in invention of entertainment in the nature of a real frolic. The L’pper School centers its interest on the football game between two teams of boys who have not won their “B” in football. The captain of the regular team and the captain elect select a team to be coached by them and their advisors among the “B” men. The Lower School puts on stunts bv classes. This then is the story of last November. All classes were out at lunch time. From the hour that the animals were fed up to two o’clock the war paint was being put on. The procession started at two by order of classes. The Seniors acted as parade marshals, decked out in proper regalia. Sixth Formers were beautiful and spruce as waiters and waitresses. Dudes and flappers paraded next to be followed by the boy professors, grim and drab as teachers must seem after a hard exam has been given to a scared class. The Third Form represented a mixed crew of clowns, policemen, firemen and what nots. loiter they emerged in realistic garb of members of the Klu Klux Klan. True to form and acting natural, the Second Form put on their working clothes and proclaimed themselves I. W. Y7s. Not to be outdone in violence of costume or imagination, the First Form decked themselves as robl ers bold. It was hard to tell whether or not they were as fierce looking as the “Prep Year Pirates.” The parade around the building and grounds was stopped from time to time to permit each class to raise a cheer and indicate at the end what class they really were. All paraders then assembled in the west grand stand to sing some school songs under the direction of small but competent director who wielded his baton with the grace and enthusiasm of a band master. Then Mr. F. M. Crosby, President of the Board of Trustees, made a speech on the founding of Blake. He touched on the days when the school was but a plan in the minds of the founders, when all the available sites around the city were looked over with a view to locating a school. It was the first time the trustees have been asked to take part in the afternoon program. Everyone liked that part of the afternoon so much that we are hoping it will be a regular feature of the exercises. The Lower School classes followed with special stunts that showed ingenuity. The Third Form staged a realistic K K K raid and the dramatic rescue of the police. The Second Form had a spirited tug of war. The First Form recalled the old days by putting on a dashing chariot race. The last event was a centipede race by the “Prep Year Pirates.” Meantime the two football teams were preparing for the big stunt of the afternoon. McCaull and Giles had coached their teams with such skill that the game was most even throughout. It was only bv the merest chance that Giles team won by the almost infinitessimal margin of 2-0. The fathers had been collecting all the afternoon but the full force of their numbers was not realized until the dinner bell rang at six o’clock for a gathering of faculty and fathers which occasions so much jollification at each meeting. Mr. C rosby presided at the after dinner speaking. The talks were generously interspersed with songs that all men like to sing, especially “My I-ast Cigar.” There were eighty fathers present and they made the rafters ring with some of the good old ones. 87 SOCIETY JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM The Junior-Senior Dance was held on the ninth of June of last year. The night was not what could be called one fitted for such an important affair since wind, rain, thunder and lightning were the predominating features of the evening. But the enthusiasm of the dancers and the perfect harmony of the music made the unpropitious weather take second place. The gymnasium was decorated in the traditional fashion: the ceiling being concealed by brown and white bunting, while the door was made more attractive by a centerpiece of ferns and flowers. The orchestra was superb, nor was the ardor of either players or dancers dampened when the lights suddenly refused to do their duty in the middle of the dance. Much credit is due the committee for the artistic manner in which the ornaments and decorations were arranged and for the very tasty refreshments which were served at the end of the dance. Hastings Pfi.au m Huntington Committee in charge. FOOTBALL DANCE “The stag at eve had drunk his fill” as the first notes of “Chad’s” orchestra were heard, marking the beginning of the annual Football Dance at the Country School. A beautiful November moon was shining behind thick banks of clouds from which the rain was falling over the entire countryside, much to the discomfort of these en route and to the relief of those arriving at the school. The building was flooded with light as well as with water; but the wet spots on the dance floor were carefully avoided by the dainty maidens and their agile partners. In spite of the drizzle the dance was much enjoyed by the thirty couples present as well as by the stags and chaperones. Refreshments were served in the dining room at 11 o’clock and then everyone returned to the “gym” for another hour of dancing which ended after an evening of entertainment and pleasure in spite of the weather. Giles Huntington Committee in charge. HALL OF FAME first Second Third Pierson, N. Most Popular Norton Lang worthy Phillips Best Natured Gray Mills Giles Handsomest Lari more Huntington Kingsley Best Student W. Christian Dayton Giles Laziest Mills Bennett Pflaum Most Likely to Succeed Pierson Langworthy Mills Greatest Fusser Heffelfinger Bovey Pierson, N. Best Dresser Lang worthy Huntington Gray Most Humorous Welch Clough Gray Best Speaker Barton Kingsley Norton Best Sport McCaull Ford First Second Third Gray Loudest Gage Maughan New hall, D. Most Gentlemanly Huntington Walker, H. Whitcomb Most Sarcastic Lamb Phillips Christian, W. Quietest Pflaum Macnie McCaull Most Graceful Taylor Langworthy Lang worthy Most Awkward McCaull Poehler Newhall, S. Most Conceited Andrews, S. Newhall, D. Giles Biggest Bluffer Andrews Welch Norton Best Athlete Giles McCaull Norton Best Football Players Giles McCaull Ford Best Baseball Players Giles McCaull Norton Best Basketball Players Best McCaull First Second Third Dietz, R. Best Hockey Players Schermekhorn Robinson Mills Hardest Worker Pflaum Stokes Necking Favorite Pastime Fairbanks Favorite Actor Rhubarb Vaselino Tom Mix Viola Dana Favorite Actress Mary Bickford Swanson Captain Billy Favorite Author Zane Gray Nick Carter How Dry I Am Favorite Song Mr. Gallagher Carolina Yale Favorite College Princeton Harvard Second Slowest McCaull Mills 93 __ofo- — =- T A Lfc 0’ ' --------- POET’S (?) COLUMN LIVES OF THE STUNTED (In Mental Growth) A boy by the name of McCaull, Who was young and exceedingly taull Although a student at Blake His zeal was a fake, For the best thing he did was to staull. There was a young fellow named Pflaum Who now is collected and caurn While out on a spree He ate T. N. T. Arise and sing the twenty-third psaum. Young Huntington plays on a lute Or is it a saxophone cute? Whatever he plays; It helps, so he says, To recuperate after a tutc. A young fellow called Horton Dietz, Falls in love with each woman he mietz He’s a mean, he-male vamp, A love-making champ; And has all the girls nailed to their sietz. P. Maughan has a figure of note, Words of praise would just stick in your throte; If you saw his cute legs Shaped like large whiskey kegs, Yep. he’s built like a razor-back shote. Ed Strout, a young chemistry student. Has found it exceedingly prudent; While in Lab., to make smells 'Till the instructor yells And dies from the shock; now, who wudent ? Miss Phillips a villainous girlie. Bobbed her hair so pretty and cirlie( ?) A flapper is she ? “Not much,” cried Gertie “Now I won’t have to get up so irlie.” Chub Dietz, an equestrian mad, W as a very recalcitrant lad; He disturbed Caesar’s shade Bv a cavalry raid ; His exams proved his tactics were bad. Mike Horne has a paddle of pine, And he swats all the boys in a line; I heard one boy say In a generous way, Oh Johnny, Fll let you have mine. BANQUETS ■o FOOTBALL BANQUET The first football banquet for the first team squad was held at the country school during the week following the last game of the year. This dinner was given for the fathers and players by the Athletic Association and is an annual event. The luncheon room was artistically decorated with banners of Blake, the University of Minnesota and many eastern colleges. The table was covered with brown and white bunting, with a small football at each place. We were fortunate to have such interesting speakers as: Mr. Luhering. athletic director of the University; Mr. William Spaulding and Mr. “Red Louden, coaches of the University team. John McCaull and “Bunny” Gardner also gave short speeches. The Seniors, as usual, were given the opportunity of saying the last word and they did. Before the dinner, John Giles was re-elected to captain the team another year. The second football banquet, for letter men only, was given by Mr. Giles at the Athletic Club. A very fine dinner was served after which each member of the team was called upon to give a speech. “Mike Horne and “Have” inton also spoke a few words. Mr. Horne gave a humorous sketch of his first attempt at college football. A good time was had by all. BASEBALL BANQUET 1922 On June third, shortly after the last game of the year, the team was royally entertained by Captain Nash and his father at the Minneapolis Athletic Club. Several “old timers” in the baseball world gave highly entertaining talks and congratulated coach and players upon their successful season. Between courses the letter men adjourned to another room to elect the 1923 captain. Philip McCaull was their choice. BLAKE UNION DINNER 1922 As a fitting climax to its activities for the year, the Blake Union gave the annual dinner May 26, to which all the fathers were invited. The dinner was held at the Athletic Club. The departing president reviewed the accomplishments of the past year and the incoming president added a few words. Many of the fathers gave brief talks. 96 Oflup� - - O RHYMES OF A QUITE CROSS MAN WHITCOMB Although in sport, he’ll not cavort. One contest Mr. Whitcomb wins, And firmly pressed close to his breast The non-stop talking record pins. The scholars fate to dedicate His life to want both dire and mean Dave Winton proves when e’er he moves To school in wretched limousine. The faculty we take to be An evil which must be endured. But it is true—quite entre nous That we to them are well inured. A vital thing it is to bring A sharp distinction to your sight. ’Twixt those who do not bite but bark And those who barking fail to bite. WINTON 97 =o I HOMF. In points of taste we all make haste To bow to Mr. Clough, Lord Chesterfield himself would yield This thing’s gone far enough. Philgra There’s not that’s like athletic Mike In wisdom rugged and sententious. He has a way of making pay All those inclined to be contentious. CLOUGH CLASS ROOM HUMOR Mr. Barton: “Now, Silverson, you’ve annoyed me twice.” Voice from the hack of the room : “Three times and out.” Mr. Clough: “The funny part of it is that they got divorced.” Tony: “That isn’t funny.” McCaull in Virgil: “The slipping stars invite sleep.” Ditto in ditto: “The nymphs roared on the mountain tops.” Pearson in basketball game. Score 22 to 11: “We’re just as much ahead of as they are behind us.” Mr. Lamb in Caesar: “What is similar in radish and radiator?” Dwinnell: “Heat!” Pflaum in history: “Ponce de Leon proved that Florida was not an island by sailing around it.” Newhall translating: “Frightened by the unaccustomed sight of voices and gun-shots, the children fled.” Mr. Aylward correcting an example at the hoard: “What’s wrong here, boys? Newhall: “Bennett’s kicking me, sir.” Mr. Clough: “The word obey has been left out of the marriage ceremony.” Bell: “It shouldn’t have been.” Mr. Clough: “Ah! from a man who has lived.” Mr. Lucas, in Chemistry: “Listen! I’m going to say something important. Dwinnell, translating: “A little farther on we came upon the ashes of a fire, between two fat herdsmen.” Tony: “May I get a drink, Mr. Ayl- ward ?” Mr. Aylward: “What, water?” Prof.: “A fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer.” Fifth Former: “That’s why we all flunked the test.” Mr. Lamb: “Bennett, how do you form the subjunctive?” Bennett: “By the accusative case.” Maughan in physical exercise: “I have a lame knee; may I drop out? ’ Gray: Sure, there’s a window right behind you.” Mr. Clough: “There’s no such thing as love at first sight.” H. Dietz: “Oh, I don’t know about that, Mr. Clough!” Mr. Barton in history: “Giles, what did Tennessee— Giles: “I guess the same thing that Ar-kansaw.” Mr. Whitcomb: “I see Andrew Law has been made premier of England.” Kingsley: The English sure pulled a bonar that time.” Mr. Barton: “Locate Virginia.” Langworthy, dreamily: “At Smith.” Pflaum translating: “And I shall give you the Tyrians as a bowry (dowry). I don't get that, sir.” Mr. Whitcomb: “Shut up, Dwinnell.” Dwinnell: “Yes, sir.” de Laittre: “W. S. D. signing off.” Foolish answers from the general information test as given by some Blake School students. Who is Henri Vcrbrugghcn? Answer: A German capitalist. An amphibian is a semi-barbarous person of pre-historic ages. Muscle Shoals is in Alaska. Question : What important event do you associate with Calvary? Answer: The Charge of the Light Brigade. Who said “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Answer: Rex Beach. We might add that John Drinkwater was not the man who framed the eighteenth amendment. Question in an examination: Potatoes boil soft (or softly). Write cither soft or softly and give a reason for your choice. Answer: Softly because there are more than one potato. 101 FOURTH FORM HUMOR SIGHTS INTO THE FUTURE The day had been exceptionally hard, and as I slowly walked into the house I had a sickening feeling as to how the Monday report card would read. Sure enough, my marks had dropped from five to ten points in each subject. Having a dejected atmosphere about me that could not he cured by studying, I crept into bed. There I soon fell asleep. Probably because I had been in constant contact with my classmates, short visions appeared before me concerning the future of each of my fellow sufferers. As nearly as I can remember they were as follows: Frank Fraser has perfected a new hairdye. He has even gone so far as to experiment on himself. A free trial bottle will be sent upon receipt of ninety-eight cents (to cover postage). Fd Moles has become a big league pitcher. He has struck out twenty-nine times so far this year and is still going strong. George Christian has become head of the Christian Business College. His motto is “A Christian Man Always Succeeds.” Sam Thorpe has become a mathematics teacher, thanks to Mr. Alyward’s instructive genius. Frankie Richards is now associated with the U. R. Next Barbershop. His prices for a haircut are thirty-five and forty cents. The charge differs on the job to be done as Frankie is now a union man. Lucius and Bob Bugbee have gone into the tailoring business. They have installed the ‘‘Jump into the barrel and have your suit pressed while you wait” idea. Charles Clifford has just bought the Sta Comb factory as he says Sta Comb has done wonders for his hair. Ned Dodge has gone into the Ford business with the idea of “Buy a Ford and Dodge the difference.” Malcolm White has invented a shoe polish. On the box of his discovery you will find. “If these articles won’t turn your white shoes black, return them to White.” John Ross is now a full-fledged detective. At present, he is employed by the “We promise quick captures or your money back Detective Agency.” Harry Robinson has produced a device that cleans vour tobacco pipe in two minutes. If it doesn’t, it’s your hard luck. George McCabe. 103 BLAKE CALL O’ PAN BUDGET ASSETS 150 subscriptions at $2.00 each...................................$ 300.00 Sale of Call o’ Pan room oriental (grass) rug........................... 12.09 Advertisements ........................................................ 999.99 Obtained by failure to reveal the dark and shady pasts of the Seniors 876,543.21 Senior limerick contest. 95 contributions at $1.00 per contrib.......... 95.00 Rent, for use of Senior room black-board as a miscellaneous bulletin for Juniors........................................................ 733.21 Donations from generous members of the faculty............................ .01 Picked up after Junior-Sophomore fight................................. 72.10 Picked up after Bovey fell down stairs............................ 000.000.00 Received from various members of the school for half-holiday Call o’ Pan excuses.................................................. 1,032.16 Total assets ..................................................... $879,807.79 LIABILITIES Bribes to keep members of the board in school....................$ 20,000.00 Prizes for limerick contest winners—1st prize........................... 50.00 2nd prize............................ 25.00 3rd prize............................ 19.87 Annual haircut for literary editor.................................... 5.00 Damage on tonsorial instruments due to literary editor’s haircut.... 15.82 Bell’s car fare (one advertisement)..................................... 13.56 Editor-in-chief’s salary ................................................. .30 Business manager’s salary (graft)................................... 73,807.00 Traveling expenses for art editor......................................... .92 Three ton truck for delivery of Call o’ Pans......................... 5,000.00 Printing of entire annual................................................ 1.28 Engraving of entire annual................................................ .95 Bribes for hushing up various business? dinners of the board..... 400,000.00 Call o’ Pan donation toward swimming pool................................. .09 Campaign for establishing a Senior smoking room.................... 900.000.27 Total expenditures ...................................................$1,398,940.06 Deficit ...............................................................$ 519,132 29 THE BLAKE SCORCH NOVEMBER 1949 MEMBER OF THE UN ASSOCIATED MESS Volume: MCMIV HOPKINS, MINN. Number: 7734 EDITORS G. Droopkr Dayton III............................Editor-inChief Phlegmatic Philcra II.........................School News P. Mauchan (Still at School)..........................Athletics Mr. Sinclair Hatch Kingsley • - Faculty Advisor Published every month, except December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September and October, by students of the Blake School. Entered in the Postoffice of the Metropolis of Hopkins, as Fifth Class Mail Matter. Price: $25,000,000.00 marks, or one Russian Bank. Boys under the age of twelve years at half price. This November Scorch, we hope, is the required antidote for the afore-mentioned insomnia, being, as tbe name implies, a pepless compilation of all sorts of articles, which are entirely devoid of all interest. The editors absolutely guarantee the effectiveness of this knockout number of the Scorch since it has been applied to our faculty advisor, Mr. Sinclair Hatch Kingsley, Ltd., F. O. B., Lux., etc., who has not recovered as yet. With this little harbinger of hopelessness, we, the 1949 editors, submit for your approval and edification, the November issue of the Blake Scorch. EDITORIAL The Scorch Board of 1949-50 have taken upon themselves a very heavy responsibility, namely to render each edition of the Scorch as nearly similar to a mild anesthetic, in effects, as possible. The purpose of this supreme undertaking is ideal to say the least. Day by day in every way our toiling, sweating students become more nerve-wrecked; until after a month of venomous vicissitudes, their mentalities have been so subjugated to intellectual idiosyncra-cies that a strong antidote for mental insomnia is welcomed with unusual gusto and enthusiasm. 105 SCORCH LITERARY A DEATH It was a rather gruesome death, but I didn’t mind much. When I started over the falls, I thought with no little regret of what I was leaving behind me. I was somewhat averse to leaving this world so hurriedly. I thought of how pleasant it would be to know of one's death shortly before it was scheduled to occur. Then one could be quite an object of interest. How people would Hock around to see you and how many questions they would ask. How pleasing it would be to feel oneself, even for a short time, in the limelight. As my head struck a particularly aggressive rock which unfeelingly dashed my brains out, I realized that it was too late for that sort of thing and that it would be well to turn my attention toward the future. I knew I must soon leave my spirit. So I gave my little spirit parting instructions. I had always been fond of my spirit and was really quite attached to my soul. It was a sad parting. Many tears dripped roguishly from my battered eyes. At last my soul with a final sigh took leave of me and I saw it fly unflinchingly heavenward to face old St. Peter's grilling. I wanted to think more, about my soul, but the necessities of the moment overcome my desire to day dream. I had reached the bottom of the falls and was whirling round and round in a weird maelstrom. I wished to stay and observe this phenomenon, but the cruel river hurried me on. For the second time since my death a few moments before, I was rudely snatched from my thoughts and made to attend to the present. I was disappointed, having always looked on death as a haven for day-dreamers. Could it be that even in death one must be efficient and devote oneself to being dead? I mused on that for some minutes. Finally my poor distracted wits leaped to the idea that perhaps it was one's body only that was treated thus. Perhaps my soul had 106 plenty of time for unobstructed and useless thought. This, with the bracing cold of the water, quite set me up. Next morning my body was found and turned over to the morgue. I didn’t care much for the morgue keeper. But it availed me nothing to be angry at him. I glanced around me and was surprised to find such extreme inertia displayed by my fellow dead. Worn out by my trip I fell asleep. About noon I was rudely awakened by the undertaker. I was very much attracted to him instantly. He was one of the most lively undertakers it had ever been my pleasure to meet. While he was measuring me for my coffin, I had quite a conversation with him. I got the story of his life. His brother, who had been an undertaker also, departed from the world very early. It was an unfortunate case. One day, while in the morgue he had been mistaken for a corpse and buried while still more or less alive. But, to pass on, the undertaker measured me and went on to the next corpse. He had some difficulty with this one, because it was ticklish and the undertaker had the misfortune to arouse said corpse’s ire with his tape measure. In soothing it I overhead him say. “Now be a nice little corpse and lie still if you want a coffin. After the burial I was rather discouraged. I had no companions except ants. But as I began to know them I found them quite as interesting as most of my acquaintances on earth had been. Months passed, and I tired of a sedentary life. So I constructed a radio of a shoe string, a button and a loose tooth, for which I now had no use. W ith this outfit I got in touch with my spirit, which I found was a trifle snobbish nowadays and not inclined to be pleasant. I gave up trying to hold any conversations with my spirit and conversed some with the world. I guess I became rather a pest. For some of mv best friends told me simply and frankly that SCORCH I was dead and to go hack and lie down. I was not really disheartened. 1 was hurt, crushed, ruined and annoyed. I returned to my ants and slowly rotted. SCHOOL NEWS The Blake School Senior memorial has been as last completed. Yesterday afternoon, amid the cheers of the 5329% Blake students, the Reverend George Roy Huntington, Jr., dedicated the imposing gate and fence which surrounds the 640 acres of Blake property. After the ceremonies and just before Rev. Huntington departed, he looked at the great memorial, sighed, and quoted the very appropriate Patagonian saying: “Abberkashizozo, gulgul haba pizzaza woof.” There was not a dry eye in the crowd. Last week. Blake Station was the scene of a sad disaster. A Horton Dietz, a Blake Alumnus, disappointed in love, jumped from the third story of the station building in the path of the “ten-minute express” coming from Excelsior. J. Edward Strout, the motorman, made a brave hut vain effort to avert the calamity by politely informing the victim that the train was coming. But all to no avail. Dietz, determined to die, threw himself between the wheels of the oncoming juggernaut, and when he was scraped off from the trucks, at 128th street and Hennepin Ave. North, his last words were. “It was all her fault.” 'fhe Scorch hoard takes great pleasure in announcing the installation of the final printing press. This machine marks the completion of the Blake School printing outfit. It is a complete set of five super-capacity machines. With this addition to our wonderful school, all our publications can he issued easily and the unfortunate experience of the 1923 Scorch Board will he hereafter never repeated; namely, that the January issue was published in March. An extra feature has been added to the machines. On each press a paddle arrangement has been devised in order to more efficiently cope with the heretofore unbounded misdemeanors of all rebellious students. WITH THE OLD BLAKE MASTERS Mr. Rupert (Heterodine) Whitcomb, famous linguist and radio inventor has just completed a new invention for crystal sets which will enable all crystal set owners to get Mars and nearby planets. This device, the inventor declares, can be bought at so low a price that Henry Ford will be put out of business. Mr. Whitcomb once taught French, Spanish and other things at Blake. Dr. Raymond (Boswell) Johnson, former Blake headmaster and famous etymologist has just finished a superb dictionary in forty (401 volumes (mock-turtle skin bindings). This great cyclopedia has proved him to be as famous a lexicographer as his namesake of the eighteenth century. His lexicon will tell you the meanings of difficult words such as hot dawg, whiz bang, and the like. Mr. Wilfred (Misconduct) Lucas, our science teacher, who has been with us for so many years will leave, this June, for Jail University where he will take office in the capacity of head test tube washer in the chemistry department. Mr. Lucas has made himself well known by his two famous inventions: synthetic gasoline and sympathetic gin. Ed. Brown, former sexton of Blake School, is now head of the Brown Janitorial College of Minneapolis. He has already written a number of books on his profession, the most famous of which is, “How to clean the locker rooms,” in two volumes. To those who are not acquainted with current events, it may be wise to state that Henry Ford is a reformed automobile manufacturer who has taken up the radio industry as a life work. ANNOUNCEMENTS The editorial staff has decided to institute a new department in the next number of the Scorch. Mr. John de Laittre, famous oscillator, has consented 107 SCORCH to place a question box in our magazine for the benefit of all love-lorn Blake students. Mr. de Laittre is well versed in the wiles of women and his fatherly advice should he of great aid to many of our readers.—Come on Cupid! The first edition of the biennial Call o’ Pan will he issued within a few days. Remember hoys, the price this year is only twenty (201 dollars, so scrape it all together for the big day. Four volumes this year Call o’ Pan Board. All hoys who have been using the roof of the school building as a landing field for their airplanes will report to the office to explain their actions. The Headmaster. ATHLETICS On Monday, November 27, the Blake School varsity met a hard opposition in the form of the Hopkins High Hottentots: but with their fighting spirit, the Blakites downed the Hopandtrots to the tune of “Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes. ' Jamieson teed off in the first quarter with a wonderful left jab which put his hardy opponent in a daze. But in return, one Hottentot grabbed the brawny Tad Lawrence in a hammer lock and Lawrence went to the mat for the count. Five seconds before the whistle blew. Newhall pitched a beautiful curve by means of a Lawford while Wells crossed the tape, a winner. At the end of the first round, the score wasn't much. In the beginning of the second inning Van Dusen chalked his cue with a diabolical smile and pushed the Hottentots for a ten yard loss. At this point the boat whistles blew so wildly that Referee Phillips (yep. she was there too) wa$ forced to call for a redeal. At the end of the half, the score was 0 to 0, favor of the Hottentots. In the final set. the boats were racing neck and neck when Larimore lost his oar and had to swim back for it. Even with this handicap Blake gradually 108 forged to the front until there were only two pins standing; but then their morale was suddenly broken when one Hottentot cried, “All up in the next alley. Finally, because of the wonderful teamwork of the harmonious Pierson brothers, Blake gained an even margin. Andrews made a pretty shot from the middle of the floor while Ford knocked the puck clear over the warming house, thereby winning the game by default from the Hottentots. At the end of this stirring exhibition of manly strength, the score was % of 1%—H. H. H. 22.4—Blake Phe victory of this last struggle gave the championship honors to Blake. It should lie remarked that the support and attendance of the student body was exceptional. At least two masters and one student were counted while only nine card games and five put and take contests were in progress behind the stands. Let this victorious season be an incentive to “those who followup to do their best as did our noble team of 1949. OBITUARY The Scorch regrets to inform its readers that Emil's horse has died. Patient and enduring to the last, the poor creature passed away last Tuesday because of shock when he heard that he did not have to haul ashes any longer since the new oil burner was installed in school. The entire student body is expected to attend the funeral services tomorrow afternoon. Show that old spirit, boys; come to Emil's horse's funeral. EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS As others see us. The Blake Scorch: You should have more stories and also more pep. Make it snappy. You have an over-abundance of useless cartoons and pictures. Throw them out and make your magazine a jazzv journal.—The Bang. The Blake Scorch: Your stories are rotten. Cut them out entirely and have more snapshots, thereby making your periodical one of pictorial and pepless piffle.—The Gazette. SCORCH LOST AND FOUND DEPARTMENT (want ads) Lost: A herd of horses, by members of Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil classes. When last seen these equine quadrupeds were “trotting” along by their own propulsion toward Hopkins. Finder please return to above mentioned classes. No questions asked. “Lost: A wonderful girl. Inquire of Philip Maughan. For Sale: A rug which has been used in the Call o’ Pan room since 1923. We must sell at a loss. We suggest using it as a dish cloth. Wanted: Young lady, who doesn't mind sore toes, for a dancing partner. I am rather shy.—R. Dietz. Found: Nothing. ADVERTISEMENTS Why sweat and grind through school when you can take it easy by studying my special course and hook, “How to do the most with the least effort. John Mills, Head of Dick School of Loafology at Douhtnol College. Testimonial: Mr. Mills' splendid educational course certainly did wonders for me. I graduated in 1932. J. Giles. We regret that our exchanges are so limited hut we will earnestly try in our next issue to include: “Daily Star. ' The Scorch Staff. Have you a perfect physique? Look at my splendid form in this picture. Is yours the same.? If not, send in ten (10) cents and I will make you strong —it is my business. Philip Farrincton Gray. 109 SOOSA THC GREAT TH€ other . l HAVING A SONNY SESSION THC JUNIOR TWINS cjnRiT op 2,3 CALL O’ PAN BOARD JUNIOR SCHOOL The Junior School has had a very successful year, sending an unusually large class to the Country School. The Third and Fourth Year boys have enjoyed the afternoon play under the direction of Mr. George Lamb; Football, Hockey and Baseball being most popular. John Bovey has developed into quite an authority on Geography. He has fitted up a room in his house as a Map Gallery, where he has an interesting collection of maps. He loaned his Map of Asia to his class. The Second and Third Year Orchestras, John Hunt and Lloyd McDonald conducting, have added much interest to our monthly programs. During the warm days of May and June the First Year boys enjoyed having their reading lessons out in the yard under the big tree. The Manual Training classes have been especially interested this year in making Radios. Maqy of the boys completed two and three sets. This year for the first time. Manual Training has been included in the Third Year work. � k oj Clflnp School Honors For the Year 1921-1922 Senior Department Upper School Scholarship Prizes First—George D. Dayton V Second—Sinclair H. Kingsley V Honorable Mention, in Order of Excellence: Norton Suddutii VII George R. Huntington, Jr., VI Donald N. New hall V John G. Atwood IV Shubel J. Owen VII Charles T. Silverson IV Edward P. Wells V John G. Burgess IV Lower School Scholarship Prizes First—Frank A. Richards III Second—Frederick C. Brauer III Honorable Mention, in Order of Excellence: John C. Savage II Robert O. Macnie I Charles P. Clifford III John M. H. Olmsted “Prep” Sumner McKnicht Crosby I Harry Leigh Robinson III Palmer Richardson I Charles C. Johnson I Student Council Head of the School, Horace J. Nickels VII Robert L. Nash VII Shubel J. Owen VII Richard G. Douglas VII Robert P. Hastings VI George R. Huntington VI Alumni General Information Cup Richard G. Douglas VII Honorable Mention: George I). Dayton V George R. Huntington VI Bronson L. Langworthy VI Strieker Debating Cup 11 or a ce J. Nick els V' 11 The Williams Alumni Literary Prizes First—Horace J. Nickels Second—Robert G. Baldwin Third—Shubel J. Owen Thorpe Extemporaneous Speaking Cup Bronson L. Langworthy Blake Union Medal, V. Form Declamation Edward P. Wells Honorable Mention: Sinclair H. Kingsley Junior Department Scholarship Prizes Fourth Year First—Fred V. Nash Honorable Mention: Charles B. Gamble, Jr. Martin S. Wales Third Year First—John S. Dalrymple, Jr. H on ora bl e Mention: George W. Atwood Radcliffe G. Edmonds Second Year First—Morris F. Arnold J. Burton Salter Honorable Mention: John W. Hunt John E. Hewitt First Year First—Lloyd McDonald Honorable Mention: Warren J. Hopwood, Jr. Allan J. Hill, Jr. Foster Declamation Cup Martin Smytii Wales 4 Neatness Prizes Third and Fourth Years—Henry I. McKnigiit First and Second Years—Free B. Savage, Jr. = 115 Enrollment 1922-1923 Senior Department Seventh Form 122 Huntington, George Ray, Jr. 123 Langworthy, Bronson Lee 124 McCaull, Philip Ross 125 Pflaum, Leo Rothschild Sixth Form Boutin, Herbert Lester Christian, William Turner Dayton, George Draper II Dietz, Alfred Horton Giles, John Orr Gray, Philip Farrington Jamieson, Carson Fanning Kingsley, Sinclair Hatch Maughan, Philip Dean-Mills, John Alden Newiiall, Donald Noble New i i art, Ell wood Hendrick Norton, John Francis Page, Roger Ripley Poehler, Frederick Carl Sheldon, Stewart Douglas Strout, James Edward Fifth Form Atwood, Joh n Gillman Pell, Charles Heffelfinger Bennett, Theodore Wood Best, Edgar Raymond Bovey, Charles Argalis Burgess, John Grafton de Laittre, John Dietz, Robert De Camp Dwinnell, William Stanley, Jr. Heffelfinger, William Walter, Jr. Luce, William Leonard II Newhall, Stanley Barrett Schermerhorn, Robert Franklin Silverson, Charles Taney Somerville, Lawrence Lindsley Sudduth, William Weir Van Dusen, George Cross, Jr. Walker, Hudson Dean Welch, Earle Samuel, Jr. Fourth Form Bardwell, Robert Lewis Best, William Sinclair Brauer, Carl Frederick Bugbee, Lucius Hatfield, Jr Bugbee, Robert Earl Christian, George Henry Clifford, Charles Parsons Dodge, Edwin Noyes Fraser, John Frank, Jr. McCabe, George H., Jr. Moles, Edwin Janney, Jr. Richards, Frank Archibald Roberts, Henry Perry Robinson, Harry Leigh, Jr. Ross, John Bovey Thorpe, Samuel Skidmore, Jr. White, Malcolm William Third Form Andrews, Sew all Dubois, Jr. Chard, Robert James Dickey, Charles Lonsdale Field, John Andrews Ford, Wyman Russell Gamble, Davii Franklin Hussey, Arthur Harris I keys, Calvin Goodrich Lari more, William Morris Lee, Roger Chamberlain McRae, John Thomas Matt, Albert Channing Mauuiian, David Charles Mitchell, Oscar, Jr. Nash, Edgar Vanderhoef Odell, Daniel Austin II Pierson, Newton Welles Ross, William Eugene Savage, John Cogcesiiall Smith, Terrence Alexander Woods Spear, John Hancock Stokes, Henry Spencer Thomas, Guy Alfred, Jr. Warner. Leon Charles, Jr. Wells, Stuart Wilder, Jr. Second Form Bell, Samuel I Ieefei.fi nger Black, Robert Paul Buzza, George Earl, Jr. Case, George Price II 119 Christian, Harvey Gordon Cook, Henry Wireman, Jr. Crosby, Sumner McKnight Dayton, Ward Winchem. Dorrr, Charles Davidson Foster, Kenneth Foster, Robert Otto Gage, John Skinner Gum mere. Francis Barton III Head, John Wakefield Hollern, John McCormick Johnson, Charles Copeland McDonald. Carter Macnie, Robert Oakes Nelson, Benjamin Franklin Richardson. Palmer Sturr, Charles C. Taylor. Osborne McRae Van Dusen, Frederick Eccleston Walker, Stephen Archie First Form Crosby, George Christian Kelly, Thomas William Larimore, Charles Carroll Lawrence, Thad Bartlett MacGregor, Robert Warner Nash, Willis Vanderhoef Olmsted, John Meigs Hubbell Peet, William, Jr. Pierson, Charles Frederick Rizer, Robert Inskeep Robertson, William W. ScHERMERHORN, EdWIN JAMES Wakefield, Lyman Eldredge, Jr. Welles, Leonard Robbins 120 “Prep” Year Andrews, Dexter Lorin Bailey, Hilton Moore Chute, Frederick Hawley Edmonston, William James Fitz Gerald, Gerald Shurtleff Gamble, Charles Brinciienhof, Jr. Gamble, Philip Bruce Ireys, John Wells Little, Philip III cCabe, Morden Nash, Fred Vanderhoef Olson, Raymond Willard Partridge, James Townshend Pence, Rufus Harry Plant, Frank Waghorne Rizer, Dean Kirby Robinson, Douglas Burr Snyder, John Pillsbury Spratt, Louis Gordon Wales, Martin Smyth Walker, Walter Willard Yerxa, Dwight Keyes, Jr. Total Enrollment, 209 Senior Department, 142 Junior Department Fourth Year Atkinson. Frederick Melville Atwood, George W. Bovey, John Alden, Jr. Dalrymple, John Stewart, Jr. Davis, Stephen Gerow Eastman, William W., Jr. Edmonds, Radcliffe Guest Gage, Walter Ferre Gummeke, James Edward Tatnall McKnight, Henry Turney McLane, John Fulton Richardson, William Francis Robertson, Alvin John Salter, Joseph Burton Spratt, Charles Webster Stafford, Lac Clark Steiner, George Ross Steiner, Lawrence McIvor Van Dusen, Grosvenor Brune Wales, Robert Elliott Yekxa, Kendall Winston Third Year Arnold, Morris Fairchild Brace, Sears Webster Brooks. Anson Bull, Webster Merrifield Burnet, William Bernard Crosby, Thomas Manville Dayton, Donald Chadwick G KEGG, WILLIA M BURTO N Hewitt, John Edwin Hunt, John Washburn Little, Charles Martin McCann, Thomas A., Jr. Morrison, Clinton Savage, Erle B., Jr. Willoughby, John Thomas Second Year A BBOTT, A M os WILSO N I I Bagley, Ralph Colt, Jr. Dillon, Thomas Church Doerr. George V., Jr. 122 Hayden, William Frederick, Jr. HILL, ALL A N IA N N EY, J R. Hollkrn, Terrence Louis Johnson, Henry Raymond McDonald, Lloyd Malcolmson, John Frederick Newiiall, Norman Leslie, Jr. Pierson, Welles Horton Sperzel, John Peter Tenney, William Leonard Ward, Harold Rath bun, Jr. Wells, Roy E. First Year Cli kford, J oseph Edwin Driscoll, William Nott Edmonds, Peter Robert Harrison, John Gallup Hedback. John William Hunt, William Olney II King, Lyndon Marrs, Jr. McCann, John McLaughlin, James Raymond Rand, Arthur Henry Ringer, Edwin Fisher Robbins, Daniel Miller Stimson, Robert Conklin V AUG HAN, W Y M A N RISTINE Wi nstoN, Joii n Steven s Total Enrollment, 209 Junior Department, 67 Clothes for All Ages The same kind that are worn in eastern “Prep” schools The Plymouth Hennepin at Sixth 125 ake House Boarding Department of Blake School «L The purpose of the boarding department is two-fold, the accommodation of present patrons who may find it necessary to leave the city during the school term and the accommodation of new patrons who do not live in Minneapolis but who desire the advantages of Blake School. «L Mr and Mrs. Lewis W. Clough are in charge. Mr Clough is a member of the Country School faculty and has had boarding experience in Lawrenceville School. Mrs. Clough is a trained dietition and has had experience in the management of Loomis School. CL Blake House is a two-story frame building. The first floor consists of a living room with an open fire-place for the use of the boys, dining rcom, kitchen, and suite of rooms occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Clough. The second flcor consists of bedrooms and bath room for the boys. 126 Northwestern National Life Insurance Company MINNEAPOLIS homi orncr cOtibiso NOR!IIWF STERN NATION ! LIFE INSURANCE Cft DIRECTORS F. A. CHAMBERLAIN Chairman First National Bank E. W. DECKER President, Northwestern Nat’l Bank C. T. JAFFRAY President, First National Bank T. B. JANNEY President, Jannev, Semple, Hill Co. E. L. CARPENTER Pres., Shevlin-Carpenter-Clarke Co. B. F. NELSON President, Hennepin Paj er Company A. A. CRANE Vice-President, First National Bank J. A. LATTA Vice-President. Northwestern Nat’lBank John T. Baxter President, Northwestern National Life Insurance Company PICTURES FOR Home and School THE Beard Art Galleries 66-68 South Tenth Street Aromnl llir corner from Nicollet SPORTING GOODS FOOTBALL, BASEBALL BASKETBALL, TENNIS Anything and everything in the sporting goods line at prices you want to pay. As usual of Warner quality and guaranteed. Blake Brown Sweaters Football and Basketball Jerseys. Your school color, will not fade or run. Excellent quality. All sizes. MADWMO. 13 So. Sixth Street PENCE AUTOMOBILE CO. MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL FARGO MINOT BILLINGS 128 NASH FOURS k______ SIXES ______r Early in the automobile industry the name Nash became a byword for engineering practice of the highest order. Nash precision, Nash insistence upon flawless accuracy, Nash attention to detail, were regarded as standards of manufacturing excellence which reflected honor not only upon Nash but upon the industry in general. And now all of these years of conscientious devotion to the highest ideals have borne fruit in a noted group of Nash cars which are universally admired for their striking beauty and the brilliant quality of their performance. NASH MOTORS COMPANY KENOSHA, WIS. o (1063) 129 We have Advertised for Several Years in the Callopan OFFICES FOR RENT in the High-Class, Fire-Proof, Up-town ESSEX BUILDING 10th and Nicollet It 'ays to Advertise” We are very happy to state that all offices are rented in this building. GALE CO. Agents, 421 N. Y. Life Bldg. The Winton Lumber Co. “Good Old White Pine and Lots of It” 130 Performing Every Financial Service The Northwestern National Bank is one of the leading financial institutions of the country, and with its affiliated Minnesota Loan and Trust Company, is caring for every conceivable banking need of its thousands of customers. OFFICERS EDWARD W. DECKER. Prksidf.nt Theodore Wold James A. Latta Vice President Alexander A. McRae Vice President Francis A. Gross Vice President Clarence E. Hill Vice President Huntington P. Newcomb Assistant Cashier James A. Ross Assistant Cashier Leonard N. Brenna Assistant Cashier Henry J. Riley Assistant Cashier Clarence R. Chaney Assistant Cashier James E. Neville RESOURCES Vice President Robert E. Macgregor Vice President William E. Briggs Vice President Scott H. Plummer Cashier J. Cameron Thomson Assistant Cashier Roger S. Hume Assistant Cashier Will M. Koon Assistant Cashier Guy E. Masters Assistant Cashier Herbert Lee Post Assistant Cashier . Assistant Cashier $77,000,000 The Northwestern National Bank Minneapolis 131 F. H. PEAVEY COMPANY 312 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Ice Cream Ices Frozen Desserts Dependable Service Chapmans 2923 Hennepin Ave. Maurice Schumacher Contractor and Builder Compliments of BURCH PHARMACY (T ie Cleanest Place in Town) 2200 Hennepin Avenue H'l Vli-BOBTOsow C0Mp4 Wholesale FRUITS, VEGETABLES PRODUCE and groceries 220-222.224-226 Sixth Street North MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ICE CREAM ICES, FRAPPE MERINGUES FRENCH PASTRY IN every line of business there is an alumnus of BLAKE ready to serve Blake and its friends. For example in Real Estate, Loans, Rentals and Insurance there is Dick Confer '19. 'iitmiii miiiiiiim 2441 HENNEPIN AVENUE Catering for All Occasions CONFER BROS. REALTORS 502 Andrus Bldg. Main 6360 135 CM AS. GERDES Fine Groceries and Meats 1818 South Lyndale “Let Us be Your Grocer Wm. a. peters (Lowry Hill Drug Store) Prescriptions a cc urately compounded Eastman Kodaks and Supplies 1662—Kenwood -6718 1824 Lyndale Avenue South MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA MINNESOTA SPECIALTY CO. St. Paul, Minn. Formerly the Cloth Specialty Department of Brown Bigelow Manufacturers of Cloth Advertising Specialties 136 Makes Better Bread Russell - Miller Milling Co., Minneapolis Costs More Worth It! NASH’S We Serve the Blake School with the best of Delicious Coffee Quality Meats Supreme in Quality and Results NASH COFFEE CO. Minneapolis ISANTI MARKET The Quality Meat Shop” A. J. Vanstrum, Prop. 9 North 6th St. 137 Candy Ice Cream CATERING MYRONS 2602 Hennepin M i n neapol is « PASTRY Novelties Cards Quality Candies Pierce-Arrow Cars TWO STORES 918 Nicollet Ave. 27 So. 7th Street D. A. ODELL Motor Car Co. 138 BARDWELL-ROBINSON CO. MANUFACTURERS OF HIGHEST GRADE MILLWORK Since 1873 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. FARGO, N. I). Yoo Hoo! Boys! C’mon Over and Outfit Yourselves With Summer Sport Goods We are complete outfitters for vacationists and campers. Tents, Cots, Stools, Boats and Fishing Tackle, Sweaters and Jerseys, Baseball Goods Bicycles and All Kinds of Summer Outing Specialties Take any car crossing Third Avenue Bridge or running on East Hennepin Avenue. Entrance on Central Avenue Side M. W. Savage Company East End Third Avenue Bridge MINNEAPOLIS 139 Browning, King Co. Main 0659 Geneva 3177 Nicollet at Fifth Street MINNEAPOLIS White Mae Naught HIGH GRADE Clothing, Hats, Furnishings Men's, Young Men's, Boys' Also Sport and Tourist Apparel Diamonds and Fine Jewelry There is more value dollar for dollar in Browning-King clothing than in any other, because we make it ourselves and sell it direct from our Twenty Modern Retail Stores. to [Established in 1821] 902 Nicollet Avenue MINNEAPOLIS Thompson Yards, Inc. LUABER Headquarters for the Twin Cities 140 “Where You'll Feel At Horne ' MIDLAND NATIONAL BANK MINNEAPOLIS Resources Eighteen Million Dollars BgJHIS and ®otherfine annuals have earned us the title- PREMIER ANNUAL ENGRAVERS OF THE NORTHWEST' SL . ■—I TWIN CITY ENCRAVING CO. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. 142 Headquarters for Graduation Gifts The Appropriate Gift at a Reasonable Price % thirty-three South Seventh XV FOSTER WALDO Yictrola Dealers of Minneapolis Complete Catalog of Victor Records 811-813 NICOLLET AVE. 143 lies Wide Awake All the Time” said the first young man. But he doesn’t seem to get ahead. No,” replied his companion, and I know why. He sees plenty of opportunities but he lacks the cash to grasp them. If he would build a savings account, he could soon be making $5,000 a year.” Perhaps there is a hint here for you. Organized in 1870 Notv 53 years old Hennepin County Savings Bank Marquette and Fourth SHELDON BROTHERS COMPANY Investment Bankers Shake Hands With Prosperity! THAT’S exactly what many bond investors under our Easy Payment Plan are now doing-—people who heretofore have always considered bond investments way beyond their reach. Under the plan you can invest any amount from $10 per month upwards and your installments are put to work at once at investment rates. Our illustrated descriptive booklet gives full details. Call or write WELLS-DICKEY COMPANY Established 1878 MINNEAPOLIS St. Paul Duluth Chicago Great Falls This Space Is Being Paid for By An Interested Friend 145 One Hundred Million Dollars FIFTY-NINE Years of satisfactory service to patrons. is reflected with striking significance today in the resources of the First National Bank and its affiliated institutions. These resources, which have reached the stupendous figure of One Hundred and Fifteen Million Dollars. represent the strength and Stability that safeguard deposits of nearly $94,000,000.00 entrusted to the safekeeping of the First National Bank and its affiliated institutions by more than 100,000 patrons. As an active, helpful factor in the upbuilding of this city and its manifold industries, The First National Bank has attained and is maintaining its prestige as the leading financial institution of the Northwest— first in Minneapolis, and first in the great and growing region of which this city is the gateway and metropolis. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OFFICES BLOOMINGTONLAKE ST. ANTHONY FALLS OFFICE MAIN OFFICE OFFICE Bi.oomington Avenue and Fifth and Marquette East Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street Fourth Street MINNEHAHA OFFICE 27th Ave. So. and 25th Street NORTH SIDE OFFICE Washington and Plymouth Aves. North WEST BROADWAY OFFICE Broadway and Emerson North 77m hint Xnlional Hank. linneafn lii Trail Com f tatty anti liennepin County Saein a Hank are urulmr one ownership First National Bank MINNEAPOLIS 146 Clothes that fit We make clothes that fit at the shoulders, under the arms, around the waist and that hang right, front and back—and the trousers look as though they belong to you. REASONABLE PRICES J. T. George Co. Tailors 529-2nd Avenue South A Shop for the BLAKE” Family Make our new Kodak Department your headquarters for Kodaks, Supplies and Photofinishing. Pa-Ko Service —the best Developing, Printing and Enlarging in town. Also, you’ll be delighted with our gift articles, in crystal, ivory, leather and paper. Bridge prizes and party supplies. Always a complete line of distinctive Greeting Cards for all occasions. 41 ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW” Bl177fl' DISTINCT,VE STATIONERY 921 Nicollet 147 (Mtich$b A Minneapolis Concern Operating five large Dependable retail Drug Stores in Minneapolis and maintaining a large warehouse, employing a total of over 100 people. STORES LOCATION Seventh St. and Nicollet Seventh St. and Hennepin Third St. and Hennepin Second Ave. S. and Washington Drug Dept, only at Sixth and Hennepin Warehouse—21 North Third St. S. . BROWNLEE. Pres, and Treas. GORDON S. BROWNLEE, V-Pres. j ememhrcmce Advertising COMPLIMENTS A Twin City Institution OF A of International Scope FRIEND Makers of the famous Redipoint Pencil • Brown Bigelow Quality Park ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 148 BAGS-BURLAP-TWINE OUR PLANT Modern and Efficient OUR SERVICE “Deeds-Not Words” NORTHERN BAG COMPANY MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA BOYS! You will want a loan on your Real Estate Some Day. When you do come and see us. We have the largest LOAN AGENCY in the Twin Cities Towle-Jamieson Investment Company 928 to 932 McKnight Building MINNEAPOLIS 149 Clothes Made To Order Satisfaction Guaranteed Telephone: South 1959 J. P. ELLIASEN TAILOR 1929 Nicollet Avenue First Class Repairing and French Dry Cleaning LATHAM FLOWERS 99 SOUTH TENTH STREET Harrison 8 Smith Co. Good Printers Since i 8 y 1 Publishers of 1923 CALL o' FAN BLAKE SCHOOL 1923 CENTRALIAN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 1924 GOPHER UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 620-628 South Fourth Street MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA 151 SWEET STUDIOS Twelfth St. Off Nicollet Call or write (or appointment Telephone Main 1336 152 Blake Camp Hubert, Minn. Marsh McLennan INSURANCE BOYS SEVEN TO FOURTEEN July 1st—August 26th Resident Partners P S HEAD R A MANNEN C S WARTENBEE D. R. BLANPIED, Director First National-Soo Line Bids. MINNEAPOLIS Gross Cleaning The first thing you notice about work coming from Gross Brothers is the fragrant, refreshing Cleanness— not only looks clean—but seems to breathe cleanliness And our whole establishment is just like that—clean in every nook and corner—clean in its personnel —clean in its ideals of service. You’ll understand then why so many of your neighbors have found this plant the ideal place to send all of their household furnishings and wearing apparel for Gross Cleaning GROSS BROTHERS Cleaners, Dyers, Launderers 86-90 SOUTH TENTH STREET MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA 153 Compliments of THE BLAKE TORCH 154 C NNBAPOUS Drug Commnv DOERR - ANDREW DOERR 155 Gluek- Hennessy Motor Co. Lincoln Fordson CA 9 TRUCKS TRACTORS 70 -715 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH COMPLIMENTS OF ALLEN BROS. DRUG CO. Dix Pharmacy Co. Phone Kenwood 2802 We Deliver Petersons Cycle Hospital 82 South Ninth Street Better Bicycles for less money than anywhere in the city Pierce, Coyote, her Johnson, Emblem El to Light Twin Row boat Motor Indispensable for the fisherman, hunter or for pleasure. 2 cylinder, 3 horse power Weight 48 lbs. You can carry it with you on your weekend trips. :: :: :: BRIGGS STRATTON MOTOR WHEELS SCOOTERS FLYERS 156 Don’t Say Underwear - Say Munsingwear MUNSING 'T'lMES have changed, but have left un-A affected the high standard of quality, because of which Munsingwear has acquired its nation-wide reputation for unusual durability. Munsingwear is dependable season after season; it gives complete satisfaction until worn threadbare with long use. There is a Munsingwear size that will fit you perfectly in a variety of styles and fabrics. The Munsingwear Corporation Minneapolis, Minnesota T HEN you are graduated and become engaged in business, protect your operations by means of Insurance—plus Service. CONKLIN-ZONNE HARRISON AGENCY 520 First National-Soo Line Bldg. 15 7 Special Sandwich shops LIKE FINDING YOUR APPETITE DREBERT'S LET US SHOW YOU AND YOU’LL LET US SHOE YOU Use one of our Shops for your Matinee Lunch— !IIHHIIHyil(lllllllilhAllllllliniHHIllllUi«4i)tfllllll)iUUIUUIMHIilinA SUNDAES ICE CREAM SALADS TOASTED SANDWICHES PIES CAKES Splendid Coffee and our Celebrated and Refreshing Real Estate - Investments - Mortgages - Homes Rentals - Lands See THORPE BROS, first” Realtors Since 1885 ICE TEA SHOP ONE STUDENTS SHOP 1409-11 4th St. S.E. SHOP TWO ANDRUS BLDG. 512 Nicollet Ave. SHOP THREE 100 No. 7th St. Bldg. 621 First Avenue No. Edmund C.Bates.Pres. Capital $500,000.00 ANDRUS BLDG. MINNEAPOLIS 158 WHEAT BATS OUT HOME RUNS No Under-Fed Boy Ever Developed Into a Babe Ruth If we are to keep the lead in athletics and win in all the games of life, we must see to it that our boys and our girls as well as our men and our women are well fed. Sturdy bodies mean active minds, hard work, success. Wheat furnishes more nourishment at less cost than other food products. Plenty of wheat foods, which are within the reach of all from poorest to richest, will make us more than ever A Nation of Home Run Hitters. WHEAT—YOUR OPPORTUNITY thing at each meal our surplus wheat will be eaten up and health and prosperity follow. Who Should Help Everyone who ha anything to do with wheat, raising it, milling it or baking it, should help. Everyone raising or making or selling anything that goes with wheat foods—cream, butter, milk, jam, cheese: meat--should help. Everyone selling bread, cake, flour, cereal, crackers, biscuits, macaroni, or any other wheat flour product—should help. Everyone desiring tastier, better, healthier foods for less money—should help. Our interests are all bound up together and by using our appetites, our advertising and our efforts to bring about the greater consumption of wheat foods, we will be helping ourselves and each other and promoting the common good. Baking better is your baker's business. Scientific methods and the use of standard quality ingredients are making better bread, biscuitsand sweet goods the rule. Eat more of them. Put the “eat back in “wheat. You can tickle your palate, save your money and be patriotic all at the same time if you will simply cat more wheat foods. “Eat More Wheat —These three words mean as much today as the phrase “Save Wheat” did during the war. If we, in America, will eat up our 171,000,000 bushels of surplus wheat we will- ill Increase the buying power of two million farmers; (2) Lower our own food bill; (3) Build up our health. And these are the objectives of the Eat More Wheat” campaign which is being supported by leading men and organizations in every pan of the country. It is in the interest of everyone. Are you enlisted? Eat Your Best Food First Wheat comes to us in so many delicious forms that we seldom think of it as wheat. Cereal, toast, rolls, pancakes or waffles at breakfast. At other meals always bread, and some other delicious wheat food like macaroni.crackers. biscuits, pie. cake, doughnuts, pastry, tans, dumplings, noodles —each proves the goodness of wheat as food. If you and everyone else will eat only two ounces more of any of these good Washburn-Crosbi] Co. 159 How They Sign Their Checks Au O !a 1 160 I