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

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 x PAUL BOSANKO French B.A.. LL.B., Yale University; M.A.. Colorado State Teachers College; University of Minnesota MR. BOSANKO. our learned French professor, takes charge of several activities. In the fall and spring those boys interested in fencing meet with him for instruction. Some of his boys last year entered the Northwest Fencing Tournament and carried off the top prizes. During the winter a green Chevrolet may be seen with about six too many swimmers crammed in. headed for the Minneapolis Club pool. Mr. Bosanko is the one who has to furnish the transportation and balance the books for that much-respected organization, the Blake swimming team. Recently Mr. Bosanko has consented to conduct a French table at lunch to further oral French. If boys at Blake speak better French in the future, it will be at least partially through these luncheon efforts. DURING his twelve years at Blake. Mr. Hodgkinson has been constantly adding newer and more complete equipment to his physics and chemistry laboratory. In addition, however, it has been one of his hobbies to further musical interest at the school by holding recorded music concerts. These are most unique and worthwhile because the records are played on Mr. Hodgkinson's own hand-made phonograph. This machine reproduces sound in the most three dimensional manner yet heard by either its inventor or its audience. Another of Mr. Hodgkinson's ambitions is to have a Photography Club. With this club he plans to make photography an art instead of a candid pastime. Through efforts like these. Blake has become, and will become, more scientifically and artistically minded. HAROLD HODGKINSON Science B.A.. Clark University 14

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n i n e t e e n f 7'HE chief hobbies and interests of Mr. Westmark lie almost completely at Blake. With the exception of his manual training activities, most students have little conception of the amount of work Mr. Westmark puts in to help the Dramatic Association with lighting and staging; the Art Department in cutting stencils and printing their many posters: the hockey team in the construction of its two warming houses; and. last but not least, Blake School itself in repairing clocks, drinking fountains, broken chairs, etc. In addition to his Senior Blake activities. Mr. Westmark visits the Junior School twice a week to teach manual training to the lads there. HENRY ARTHUR WESTMARK Manual Training University of Minnesota. Stout Institute PRESCOTT COYLE CLEVELAND English B.S.. Union College Secretary of Faculty MR. CLEVELAND has served the school in many ways. In the fall and spring he gives instruction to all boys interested in tennis and has coached many outstanding tennis teams in recent years. However, this work represents only a small part of Mr. Cleveland's activities. Either the Junior or Senior Class often choose him for advisor. As head of the English Department, he is also advisor to the Publications Board. His is the hard job of checking over finances and subject material of the TORCH and CALL O' PAN. During the winter Mr. Cleveland helps Mr. Bittinger with the coaching of the debate team. Following his secretarial trait. Mr. Cleveland is secretary of the faculty and faculty treasurer of the Athletic Association as well. With all these activities, our English professor might be called the Advisor-at-large of Blake. 13

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n i n e t e e n f A VERY athletic gentleman, Mr. Owen has been helping to coach the football team in the fall, the baseball squad in the spring, and all those interested in skiing in the winter. While Mr. Horne was away. Mr. Owen carried on alone with the football team this fall and had a very successful season, when all is considered. Because of the rapid rise in enthusiasm for skiing, some faculty member was needed to organize and supervise this growing sport. Mr. Owen stepped in last winter and now has both group and skiis under control. His excellent coaching on the baseball diamond needs no comment here—the quality of the squad shows both his enthusiasm and ability. A frequent speaker at the Blake Forum. Mr. Owen is also much interested in politics. SHUBEL JAY OWEN Mathematics B.S.. Dartmouth College FREDERICK WILLIAM MOKROS Mathematics B.S.. University of Minnesota: St. Cloud Teachers College MR. MOKROS has been at Blake since the year 1928, when he came here to teach Lower School Mathematics and History. He had previously been principal of two schools in Ely and Winton, Minnesota. His main interest outside of the subjects he teaches is sports. He is an enthusiastic rooter at all Blake games and supports athletic activities in every way: indeed, at the St. Cloud Teacher’s College, of which he is a graduate, he was very active in sports. Although primarily connected with the Lower School, he is well known and liked throughout the whole seven forms. In the summer he likes to spend his vacation in the northern part of Minnesota. 15