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

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Valedictorian Council. '24 Class Secretary. '24. '26 Class Basketball. '24. '25. 26. 27 Tennis Team, '26 Hockey Captain. '27 Union. '27 Secretary Union. '27 Dramatics. '27 Torch Board. ‘27 Fifth Form Declamation Contest, '25 JOHN COGGESHALL SAVAGE Entered Blake 1920 “JohnnyHeaven Eyes” Princeton “Still waters run deep. John has justly earned for himself the title of Blake School's most faithful commuter. Every morning the year through. John hops the 6:15 Dcephavcn Flyer and every evening he goes tearing back to God's Country, all under the auspices of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. Being, as he is. right quick at figures and such, he has become, through a gradual but deadly process of elimination, valedictorian of the class, a truly worth-while achievement. His scholastic laurels resting rather lightly on his classic brow, he sought more worlds to conquer and during the cold spell, he added the captaincy of the hockey team to his list of accomplishments. But John is really out of his element during the winter, for sailing is his true love. In years to come. Johnny will, in all probability, startle the world by a non-stop voyage across the Atlantic in a collapsible drinking-cup with the aid of a pair of water wings. Page Twenty-four

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Choir. '26. '27 Glee Club. '26 Winner of General Information Contest. '27 Dramatics, 'll Baseball Manager. 11 Tennis. '26 Head Waiter. 27 Literary Lditor of Torch. 'll Class Prophet, 'll WILLIAM EUGENE ROSS Entered Blake 1921 Bill,” Willie. “Precious Yale Sheffield For fools rush in where Angels fear to rread. Every noon for the past year, precisely on the stroke of twelve. Willie, the head waiter, has led his demon cohorts into action in the dining-room. Dauntless, graceful, delicate of touch, he has done his little bit to make the Blake School lunches more appetizing. He has had his troubles, of course, such as straightening Strachauer’s bib and quelling the post-luncheon riots among the waiters, but he has borne himself like a little man through it all. His antics in the dormitory, in connection with Weber, have become epics, and his ghastly stenches, compounded in the laboratory for the edification of the Upper Study inmates, have always been wonderfully effective. When asked his formula for fame. Willie was at a loss. 1 don’t know, cjuoth he. It must be that irresistible 'IT . And there you have the modest testimony of a truly great eccentric. Page I'wenty-ihree

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Football. 26 Hockey Squad. ‘27 Williams Theme Contest. 27 Thorpe Cup Contest. '27 Union. '27 Torch Board. ’27 Spring Dance Committee. 27 Union Dance Committee. '27 Baseball Squad. ‘27 Varsity Club. ‘26 JOHN WILLIAM TRAUERNICHT Entered Blake 1926 “Bill,” “Squeer” Dartmouth Who thinketh too little and talketh too much.” Although he has been with us one short year. “Bill has tended his knitting well and the ever-varying range of his activities has been a constant source of wonder to the class. His erratic, though invariably refreshing, sallies into the realms of Latin scansion have become epics, though at times his pronunciation has been positively “wheird'' and his translations have caused Mr. Foss to emit low whails of despair and resignation. The case and nonchalance with which he pilots his trusty Hupmo-bilc through the highways and by-ways of Minneapolis is truly admirable though somewhat nerve-racking and his alleged membership in the ‘Safe-Drivers Club is his proudest possession. If he reaches Dartmouth next year, and there are only eight or ten good reasons why he shouldn't, we are fully confident that he will uphold all the best traditions of the school in any field of endeavor he may essay. Page Twenty-Ace