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

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n i n e t e e n R S WE LOOKED in the arrival of two post graduates: Walt Benedict. Rochester’s gift to Blake, and Ted Yarger, former Shattuck ace golfer. Meanwhile. Pete Dorsey had been elected as our third representative on the Student Council. This year's Senior Class has certainly earned the reputation of being a versatile one. Ever since the first form, we have taken pride in the fact that our class has excelled scholastically. Our pathfinders in scholarship have been Phil Duff. Duffy Spencer, and Bert Mokros: Dayton. Dorsey. Flannery. Hanson, and Sheldon have almost always been on the first or second honor roll. The eminent success of all the extra-curricular organizations at Blake this year is in large part owing to the outstanding ability of the Senior officers of those organizations. The Student Council, led by Head Boy Mokros, assisted by Councilmen Dorsey and Sheldon, has been as efficient as ever in its capacity of regulating all student organizations and affairs, and of standing as an intermediary between the student body and the faculty. The Blake Dramatic Association. whose officers were Duff. Dayton, and Flannery, sold more tickets this year than ever before in the twenty-five years of the organization’s existence. Other Seniors in the Blake plays were McCartney. Wrench, Walling. J. Spencer, Davis. McCarthy, Sheldon. Frankfortcr. Cooper. Dobson, and Curtin. The Blake Publications (TORCH and CALL O' PAN), whose Editors-in-chief were Duff and Sheldon and whose Business Managers were Dayton and Plank, enjoyed remarkable success. TORCH circulation was increased 25 per cent, and this year’s CALL O’ PAN will, with one possible exception, be the best in the yearbook’s twenty-eight-year history. Other Seniors in the Publications were School Editor Duffy Spencer, Circulation Manager McCarthy. Photographers McCartney and Neils, and Reporters Burton. Dobson. Dorsey, and Dunn. 29

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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

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The Glee Club, whose officers were Cooper. McCartney, and McCarthy, produced successfully the first operetta in three years. Leads from the Senior Class in the operetta were McCarthy. McCartney. Dayton, and Arnao. The debate team, whose Senior members were D. Spencer. Sheldon. Plank, and Arnao, had as successful a season with the city high schools as ever before. Other responsible positions held by Seniors this year were manager of the store (Hanson), manager of the Press Club (Duff). and member of the Forum Committee (Sheldon). In athletics the Senior Class has had many boys of outstanding ability. Senior lettermen in football were Captain Dorsey. Neils. Mokros. Dobson. McCarthy. Dayton. Pierson. Benedict. Hanson. Plank, and Manager John Spencer. Our hard-fighting hockey team this year was composed mainly of the following Seniors: Captain Mokros. Dorsey. McCarthy. Burton. Hanson. Pierson. Duff. LaBounta. and Manager Dayton. At the time of this writing, the lettermen for the three spring sports have not yet been determined. However, letters are assured in baseball for at least Captain Neils. Dobson. McCartney. Duff, and Manager Dunn. Mainstays of the golf team will be Captain Sheldon, last year's captain Flannery. Hanson, Dayton, and Yarger. Senior stars of the promising tennis team are Captain Burton. McCarthy, and Cleveland. Governing all these sports is the Athletic Association, whose Senior officers were Dorsey. President, and Neils. Treasurer. In view of the marked success of the Seniors in the different school activities and sports, it will not be necessary to wish them good luck as they go on to enter these same organizations and sports in the colleges of their choice. Before parting, however, we. the Senoirs. wish to thank Mr. Alder, the Trustees, the Faculty, and the School Staff, for their unselfish efforts in building up what we consider to be the greatest prep school in the country—Blake. 30