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

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Call-o-pan SENIORS

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Our Senior rings . . . the first clay in the Senior Room . . . redecorating . . . advisees . . . underclassmen slaves ... Times fights... term papers ... college boards ... trip to the Grain Exchange .. . accepted at a college! . . . Class Day . . . Vespers . . . our last Blake exams . .. Commencement... j.S. .. . we’re through.

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THE CLASS OF 56 Mate Session The Senior is many things to many people. The underclassmen see him as an ogre, living in a dark den eating misguided little boys. The Faculty sees him in two lights: infrequently, a studious, well-man-crcd, mature young gentleman (this condition usually exists only near marking periods); a loud juvenile who can be found either dealing cards or engaged in the latest New York Times fights. The friendly folk of Edina consider him a fleeting visitor who always returns on weekends. The students of one Minneapolitan girls’ school think a Senior is a |Kst—and should be treated as one. The Seniors, themselves, look upon each other as bon vivants, gay and carefree young men. bound for a world of fun anti adventure. All this leads up to the question—what is a Senior? Biology has taught us that the best way to study a creature is to learn about his environment; in this case, the Senior Room. This dark den of depravity is located, unfortunately, next to the Faculty Room—unfortunately, because the Faculty compares it to a jet-age wind-tunnel and the Seniors compare it to sitting on a beehive. What do the Seniors do in there all day? The underclassman thinks that they spend all of their time thinking up the latest torture, such as the treadmill.” “shoot the chute, or “the rack.” But no, other things go on. They listen to the radio, gamble, handwrestlc, or engage in any other activity which is noisy. It has been said that more money changes hands in the Senior Room than on Mr. Edie’s Stock Exchange, for gambling is, perhaps, our greatest activity. Black Jack. Poker, and other card games arc enjoyed by all—except those who lose. At other times they may engage in a New York Times fight, although these have been outlawed by our next-door neighbors. 22 Myr demonstrates a parlor trick.