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

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Back Row: LaBounta. Curtin. Dobson. Struthers. Davis. Pierson. Mokros. McCarthy. Frank-forter. Spencer. J. Middle Row: Cooper. Plank. Cleveland. Yarger. McCartney. Spencer. D.. Dunn. Burton. Walling. Dorsey. Duff. Arnao. Benedict. Hanson. Sheldon. Front Row: Dayton (vice president). Mr. I.undholm (class advisor). Neils (president). Flannery (treasurer). HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1940 GLANCING back over twelve long years, we discover three of the graduating class. John Burton. Ken Dayton, and Ray Plank, trying Miss McDonald’s patience in the first grade at Junior Blake. In the second grade that widely acclaimed connoisseur of wrestling. Bunzo Dunn, and our future opera singer. Bill McCartney, joined our happy family. Our number was increased in the third grade by two able students. David Cooper, of musical ability extraordinary, and George Flannery, of dimples fame. In the fifth grade Phil Duff, the class prodigy who has never been off the first honor roll in his seven years at Senior Blake, and A1 Sheldon, the Daniel Webster of the class, joined our brutal soccer games and feigned enthusiasm over the literature which Miss Sherin read to us after recess. In the first form at Senior Blake we must confess that all of us were a little perturbed at being transformed from the most prominent class of Junior Blake to the most insignificant class of Senior Blake. However, with the generous assistance of the faculty, and especially Mr. Coulter, our popular class advisor, we soon accustomed ourselves to the giants pacing the halls and the unearthly sounds emitted from the Senior Room. Two boys entered the class in the first form—Bertram Mokros. whose long and successful career at Blake was capped last year when he received the highest honor the school can confer upon a student, the position of Head Boy. and Lampert Walling, whose arrival was hailed par- 27

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MR. SAVAGE ALTHOUGH unable to be with us this year as advisor to the Senior class. Mr. Savage has earned our lasting gratitude by his four years of wise counsel and energetic leadership. Always generous with his time and efforts, he has given invaluable assistance and guidance. The fine example of his own record at Blake and his enthusiasm for all school activities we shall always remember as determining influences in our years at Blake. 26

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outstanding and versatile chaps of our class. Pete Dorsey, made his appearance in the second form. 'The next year our numbers were increased by Bob Neils, a lad of no mean athletic ability. John LaBounta. one of the school s best skiers, and John Spencer, our genial representative from the Zenith City of the Unsalted Seas. When we crashed the gates of the Upper School and found ourselves in the fourth form, four additional boys were with us. They were Jack Curtin, who has been equally as popular at Blake as at Northrop; Stew Hanson, who was a Cum Laude student and captain of the Browns in his Senior year; Don McCarthy, well-liked, trumpet-playing athlete formerly of Washburn; and Duffy Spencer, locally famous for debating and 92.5 monthly averages. About this time, Bill Frankforter. who incidentally had attended Blake since the first grade, dropped back to our form from the one above because of an extended illness the year before. In the fourth form Bert Mokros was 1940's representative on the Student Council, and he has held that position ever since. In the fifth form the Dramatic Association's annually-popular star. Tom Dobson, and the false-teethed menace from Wayzata. Chuck Arnao. joined us. Harry Wrench, the smooth and polished gentleman from Florida, also entered our ranks in the fifth form. Johnny Cleveland, evidently trying to get credit in every course at Blake, lingered on another year to join up with us in our Junior year. In the sixth form A1 Sheldon was selected as our second Council member. This fall two former Blake students returned for their Senior year: amiable Don Davis and athletic Dave Pierson. The class of 1940 was also enlarged by fl S WE LOOKED in THE SECOnD f 0 R m 28