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

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 « 0 WALTER TANNER CLEVELAND Entered Blake in 1940 “Cleve” USNR (V-6) “Far from the gay cities and the ways of men.”—Homer CIcvc first entered these moldy walls back in the Fourth Form. Very quickly we perceived he had an uncanny ability to turn a simple statement into a tortuous mass of words. In fact any clarifying just made matters worse. Soon we made another discovery— Cleve lived in a different world, namely Excelsior. That this hamlet had less than a population of two million and wasn’t the capitol of at least three states, Cleve could never be made to admit. Any spare moments in the senior room always found Cleve buried in an enthralling issue of Hoy’s Life, from which he sometimes aroused himself to repeat a particularly timeworn joke. Aside from his literary pursuits, Cleve usually found the energy to drag himself out to the football field, wrap his arms around somebody’s legs and fall to the ground. He did this so well he won his letter last fall. For the last two winters Cleve has cut his way through the green j ea soup in the Minneapolis Club pool to win another letter. I le has been one of the Glee Club’s most popular singers and will long ! e remembered for his bass solos in such hits as “All flail the Power of jesus’ Name” and “Casey Jones.” Cleve is now in the Navy V-6 program taking radar, and we can lie almost certain that right now some one is listening to one of his odorific puns.

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'parity 0tp yu% + PAUL FREDERICK BROWN Entered Blake in 1940 “Fritz” Minnesota “Who shall place a limit to the giant’s unchained strength ?”—Bryant It is said that even at the early age of seven Fritz was already throwing unsuspecting victims over his shoulder. During the intervening years he has devel-( 1 k 1 this amazing skill to l ecome the best wrestler at Blake. This amiable lad was one of the first memlxrrs of Percy Villa's “Manly Art of Self-Defense” class and is now the champion of the heavyweight division. Fritz was on the Jv football squad for two years. Also every spring he has been an ardent racket-swisher on the tennis courts while not looking for “lost” balls. If not there, he can he found standing far afield during a softball game waiting hopefully for a ball which never comes. One of the stage hands of the greater Blake plays, he struggled valiantly to keep the props from collapsing during dramatic moments. This year he has been a Lower School waiter. Overcoming the natural urge to strangle the precious little tots, he has cut their meat, poured their milk, and practically eaten for them during many trying months. No mean marksman, Fritz has several shooting medals and an interesting gun collection. Also, he possesses a large collection of antique and foreign coins and currency. At present Fritzie plans to enter a surgeon’s course at the “U”; if not. he will enter the Navy. Whichever one he enters will gain a friendly and willing worker.

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0?occi CHARLES WASHBURN CROSBY Entered Blake in 1931 Charlie, Pickles Army Tis folly to be wise. —Gray When the seniors assemble after winter vacations, Charlie is usually seen with a large cast on some part of his anatomy and his face burned a deep brown. To all inquiries about his injuries, he casually replies that he skiied into a tree while schussing down a mountain. One of Blake’s l est skiers, Charlie has made innumerable treks to Skoki and Sun Valley to attempt their steep mountains, as Minnesota hills, says Pickles, arc just too small to bother with. When not skiing, Charlie is likely to be found cantering merrily through the woods around Minnetonka. He has entered many of the Minnetonka riding exhibitions and has carried off several trophies. Pickles entered our class way back in 1931. In the Fourth and Fifth Forms, he left us to venture out to Fountain Valley School in Colorado; however, he decided the old oak walls were best after all and returned to the fold last year. Charlie joined the ranks of the waiters this year; and so, whenever a nerve-rending crash of dishes is heard from the kitchen. Miss Berglund can usually be found soon after lecturing Charlie never to do that again. Pickles has been a tackle on the Junior Varsity for two years and a pitcher on the baseball team in the spring. In the winter he played defense on the hockey team. Charlie isn’t sure just what he’s going to do, but thinks he wants to enter business. He isn’t thinking too far ahead though, for in June he expects to lx called into the Army.