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

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N I X E T E E F O It T Y F I V E THIS year Mr. Cleveland finished his first quarter-century at Blake. Today Mr. Cleveland is senior master of the Upper School in addition to many other offices which he holds in the school. It is his duty as adviser to the publications to see that budding journalists do not go off the deep end” when it comes to “printing all the news that’s fit to print” in the TORCH. He is also treasurer of the Blake Athletic Association. Mr. Cleveland's most important jobs at Blake are vanquishing “the morbid propensity toward sloth and procrastination” which Blake seniors seem to possess and giving their English its final polishing before they leave Blake to enter the colleges of their choice. PAUL BOSANKO French. Spanish 15.A.. LL.B.. Yale University: M.A., Colorado State Teachers College: University of Minnesota PRESCOTT COYLE CLEVELAND Senior Master of Upper School; Secretary of Faculty; English B.S., Union College THIS year of 1945 marks the end of Mr. Bosanko’s second decade as a Blake master. If all the boys to whom he has taught the principal parts of “ctre” during that time were to be stretched end to end, they would undoubtedly go a long way toward reaching from Mr. Alder’s office to the far end of the Champs-£lysees. 1945 also marks the return of Mr. Bosanko as adviser of the swimming team, bringing an end to his unfortunate absence of several years. Blake boys who have imbibed of Romance Languages under his guidance will remember Mr. Bosanko’s uncanny ability for inventing appropriate nicknames and using them. His unique personality and sterling ability as an instructor make Mr. Bosanko a master whom Blake boys will never forget. 13

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t ii i: l» A N C A L L O ’ O F NOAH SYLVESTER FOSS Assistant Headmaster Head of Lower School Latin B.A.. Dartmouth College ANY student of Blake who has had the opportunity of studying under the tutelage of Mr. Foss will vouch for the painstaking care with which he conducts his classes. In addition to serving as Assistant Headmaster. Mr. Foss has assumed charge of the Lower School. Any committee selected to render decisions on scholastic contests invariably finds him acting as its chairman or one of its members. As faculty adviser for the Union he assisted that organization invaluably by his wise comments and suggestions. During prewar years Mr. Foss, accompanied by his Virgil students, retreated in the summer months to his cottage on the St. Croix. But until conditions are returned to normal, he will enjoy his private interests—art and music. MR. WESTMARK’S chief hobbies and interests lie almost completely at Blake. Besides instructing manual training, Mr. Westmark puts a great deal of time and effort into helping the Dramatic Association with lighting and staging, the art department in cutting stencils, the Hockey team in its construction of warming houses, and last but not least, Blake School itself in repairing its clocks, water fountains, broken chairs, etc. Probably his busiest time of the year is at commencement. At this time he personally turns the field house into an assembly room by his construction of many tables and platforms. Considering all the work Mr. Westmark has done in his 32 years at Blake, one may easily say that Blake is proud to receive his services. HENRY ARTHUR WESTMARK Manual Arts University of Minnesota: Stout Institute 12

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T II E l» A O F C A L L O HAROLD HODGKINSON Physics, Chemistry B.A., Clark University AS any alumnus who has had the experience can tell you. one’s career at Blake is not complete without at least one year under the tutelage of Mr. Hodgkinson. Blake’s foremost exponent of physics and chemistry. Since 1927, when Mr. Hodgkinson first began guiding Blake’s scientific destiny, boys have been emerging from his classes brimming with the ability to compute the specific gravity of a wooden block three-fourths submerged in salt water, and eager to demonstrate the facility with which they are able to bandy about such phrases as “the hydro-static paradox, and “the homologous series of the saturated hydrocarbons. Aside from his scientific pursuits. Mr. Hodgkinson finds pleasure in music. Blake would indeed be at a loss without the influence of this refreshing personality. DURING his sixteen years’ sojourn at Blake Mr. Strickland has taught every language course that the school offers. Recently he has dropped all languages but German, and is now the head of this department. He has an ardent interest in politics, music, and classical literature. besides possessing a lively sense of humor. In addition to his classwork, Mr. Strickland has coached every available coefficient team both in football and baseball. Two years ago he also coached the varsity hockey team and turned in a successful season. Mr. Strickland has recently suffered a slight period of ill-health and for the present has been forced to stop coaching. All here at Blake hope that Mr. Strickland will soon be able to make use of his coaching ability again. WILLIAM ALEXANDER STRICKLAND German, English B.S., Harvard University: Mid-dlebury College; University of Minnesota 14