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

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E n f i WILLIAM ALEXANDER STRICKLAND French, German. English B.S.. Harvard University: Middlebury College MR. STRICKLAND has had his hand in every language department at Blake. Regularly he teaches French. German, and English: but last year he took a brief turn at helping out the Latin staff. He has coached every coefficient team from A to Z: and this year added to his record, by way of celebration of his tenth year coaching Blake teams, a season with the “B team baseballers. a mighty comedown for the mentor of the glorious “Z softball team. We must also mention his valuable aid as guide of the second football squad. He admits to an interest in politics, music, and bridge, and claims that his evenings are devoted often to the study of the classics of literature. BORN one hundred and fifty years too late. Mr. Bittinger has nevertheless succeeded in inculcating his history classes with his Jeffersonian principles, seemingly outmoded in these whirlwind days of the New Deal. As head of the history department, he controls offshoots thereof. namely the debating squad and the Forum. Although very busy in this work alone, he may be found on any fall day directing the fortunes of the struggling ”C” coefficient footballers, more commonly known as the “Death Valley” squad. In the spring he helps to coach the varsity baseball team. His hobbies are politics and history. However, the office of greatest trust which Mr. Bittinger holds is that of Senior Master of the Lower School. In this capacity he controls the destiny of all Lower Schoolers. MORRIS HENRY BITTINGER History B.A.. Hampden-Sydney College: M.A.. University of Virginia Senior Master of Lower School 16

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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

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n i n e t e e n f MR. GLENN S main interests about school are divided among football, golf, and the Short Story Club. Of these, the A” team football squad consumes the greatest part of his attention. Many are the boys who have spent their Special Help periods learning football strategy on Mr. Glenn's blackboard. As a completely different hobby, our English master has been conducting almost a private inventory of all the better stories and then reading the best to the Juniors and Seniors. The Club's attendance clearly shows the popularity of the short stories. In the spring all Blake golfers meet with Mr. Glenn, who is in great demand among the “pros’’ of the country for private instruction. The enthusiasm of the boys for all these activities gives ample proof of Mr. Glenn's interest and leadership. WILLIAM JAMES GLENN English B A.. Ed.M.. Harvard University HAROLD T. LUNDHOLM Mathematics B.A., Augustana College: M.S.. Univcr sity of Iowa: Columbia University Master of Blake House OUR quiet master of figures and formulas has many more interests and does a great deal more for Blake than most students realize. To begin with. Mr. Lundholm is in charge, figuratively at least, of the characters of twenty-nine Seniors, who chose him for Class Advisor. In the winter Mr. Lundholm heads that unrestrainable group, the Blake basketball squad. In the spring he coaches future major leaguers, now farmed out to the Blake softball team. This is by no means the end of versatile Mr. Lund-holm’s activities. At Blake House he is not only house master but also electrician. plumber, carpenter, and mower of the lawn. Our mathematics teacher sums up his work at school with, “I fix what others leave.’’ How true this is in the classroom, too. 17