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

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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

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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-