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

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ARCHIBALD HILDRETH BEARD, JR. Entered Blake in 1941 Arch, “Buk Williams Cum Laude “Who would not rather founder in the fight Than not have known the glory of the fray?”—Richard Hovey YOUNG Archibald walked up the hill back in the First Form from Clara Barton grade school to become one of the early members of our class. He lost no time in making his talents known, for in the Third Form he won the Strieker Cup. Since then Archie has offered himself whole-heartedly to extra-curricular and curricular activities. For singing for three years in the Glee Club he received a gold key at the end of this year. He has helped make the Blake plays what they are by three years of work with the Dramatics Club. He has also worked hard in the field of publications on the TORCH and CALL O’PAX in the capacity of School Editor. As a waiter Arch is second to none in speed of delivery. As a reward for his ability he was assigned to wait on the head table this year. In his studies, Archie’s marks leave little to be desired. “Buk was elected to the Union at the end of his Junior year and was made secretary of this organization during the mid-year elections this year. The miraculous accomplishments of this soft-spoken but often cynical hero are not merely indoor. As one of the bone-crushing Glennmen. he drove forward to a letter this year. “Buku’s” real sport, however, is swimming. For three years he has backstroked his way to varsity letters on Johnny Hartmann’s All Stars. Not wishing to stop here, our hero has smashed out a baseball letter with his excellent basecoaching and hitting. Next year will see “Hawchie” studying pre-med at Williams. The class is sure that Archie will get ahead at Williams and perhaps someday will return to practice in Minneapolis. 24

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CALVIN WILLIAM AURAND, JR. Entered Blake in 1944 “Cal,” “Auric” Amherst “Happy am I; from care I’m free Why aren’t they all contented like me?”—La Bayadere CAL emerged from the wilds of Maplewoods in the fall of 1944, and has been a very active member of the class of ’48 ever since. He appeared for two consecutive years as a talented actor in the annual Blake plays, he has been a member of the Union for the last two years, and this fall his election to the class presidency confirmed the popularity which he has had during his four year stay at Blake. Cal also did a very commendable job as president of the Athletic Association during his senior year, and he finds time to l e a better than average student. Athletically Aurie did very well. He earned two letters in football holding down a rugged center position for Coach Glenn, and he earned two emblems playing on the blue line for Perk Galbraith's puckchasers. In the spring of each year he spent his time laboring in the cool shade which the average tennis court offers in the mid-afternoon. Along lighter lines, Aurie acted as the eminent clothes stylist of the class. Almost every member of the senior class has, at some time or other, worn one of his distinctive neckties. On many occasions he made the sacrifice of going to chapel with an open neck so that the demand for his cravats might be satisfied. An ardent believer in good appearance, Aurie has displayed the finest five year old shirts, with or without collars; he has sported pants that would accommodate the total waist measurements of three average seniors; and, at the more important social events, Aurie has even given “style shows” for his feminine companions. Although Cal sometimes seems to attend school only to pass time between weekends, we are sure that this well-rounded personality will meet with much success when he enters “Lord Jeff” next fall. 23

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GIAN LUIGI BERCHIELLI Entered Blake in 1946 “Count,” “Luigi” Wesleyan “The lady doth protest too much me thinks.”—Shakespeare PERHAPS the most descriptive term which can he applied to the possessor of the impressive monicker above is “smoothest. as Gian was voted last year by his classmates. Almost immediately on his arrival at Blake last year Gian established himself as the Casanova of the class, and quickly became the steady of many a Minneapolis girl. But aside from this somewhat doubtful achievement, the “Count” has distinguished himself in several fields of endeavor during his comparatively short Blake career. Gian will be long remembered for his part as the window-cleaner in Northrop’s production of “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay” during his junior year, for his portrayal of the haughty Count D’Aublaye in our own Dramatics Association’s three-act presentation. “The Duke In Darkness, and as Captain Denny in the Northrop production “Pride and Prejudice,” the latter two both during his senior year. It is generally felt that Luigi’s active social life has hampered his achieving outstanding athletic fame, but nevertheless Gian has been a bulwark of Mr. Glenn’s golf team for both his years at Blake. Gian capped his extra-curricular career with his winning of the Williams Theme Contest this year. “The Humane War.” as his theme was entitled, told the novel and imaginative story of a war fought with sleeping bombs as the only weapons, and of the conflict’s effects on its participants. No evaluation of Gian Berchielli’s character would be complete without an expression of praise for his speedy and complete acclimatization to the American way of life. The many friends he has won at Blake not only attest to his ability to accustom himself to new surroundings but assure him of a successful college career. 25