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

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t ii i: C A L L I A NT O F O 9 Back Row: C. MacMillan. W. Howard. Finch. S. Adams. L. Brown. Brill. D. Moyer. Middle Row: Hunter. MeGough. N. Stevens. Lowe. F. Gamble. C. Horn. MacAfce. First Row: A. Smith. Heffelfinger. Michael. Mr. Phillips, Hayes. Townsend. Naff iger. Wall work. CLASS HISTORY THE class of 1945 had its illustrious beginning ’way back in 1933 when only one member of the present senior class. Cargill MacMillan, entered the former Junior School on Colfax Avenue. As the oldest member of the class. Mac has been able to give many bits of fatherly advice to the twenty-seven boys as. one by one. they entered Blake’s immortal halls. During his latter four years at Blake. Mac was one of the best athletes in the class, winning several letters in football, hockey, and tennis. Justy [.owe also entered Junior Blake in the fall of 1933. but left in the fourth grade and re-entered Blake in the Third Form. In the second grade. Charlie Horn, the class valedictorian and human encyclopedia. entered Junior Blake. During his stay at Blake, Charlie has proved himself to be one of the ablest speakers, actors, and writers in the class. In the fourth grade. Rip West, a Cum Laude man and athlete of no small repute, joined our growing class. Rip climaxed his athletic career by captaining the 1944 football team. In the fifth grade, the class was supplemented by the entrance of two class Romeos. Bill Howard and Steve Wyer. Both Howard and Wyer also became famous as athletes, scholars, and members of other extra-curricular activities. In 1938. this small group of innocent lads journeyed out to the big school at Hopkins. They were more than slightly perturbed at being transformed from the most prominent class at Junior Blake to the most insignificant class at Senior Blake. They were somewhat astonished at the giants that paraded the halls and the unearthly sounds that were emitted from the senior room, but after a few trips to this strange room, they were acquainted to the laws of the school. In the First Form five new boys joined our ranks. Bill Groth journeyed up from Harley Hopkins to add to our scholastic and athletic strength. Joe Michael came from Fulton and ultimately was to become the editor-in-chief of the TORCH and this year s CALL O’ PAN. Two of our greatest athletes. Walt Bones and Shorty Finch also entered this year. Both of these boys made several letters each 28

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 I E T E E w F O It T V FIVE MR. PHILLIPS THE members of the class of 1945 wish to express their deepest gratitude toward Mr. Paul K. Phillips for the excellent and unselfish guidance he has given during the past year to our class concerning the proper attitude toward all matters pertaining to the school and our scholastic programs. In a year when our numbers have been steadily lessened by the war, he has done service of inestimable worth for us by helping us hold the spirit of our class together. 27

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A I A E T E E A’ F O IK T V F I V E in football, baseball, and hockey. Shorty was captain of the hockey team in his senior year, and Walt captained the baseball team. After three years on the student council. Shorty climaxed his career by being elected Head Boy, the highest honor the school can confer upon a student. Nat Stevens, “the boy who made Lake Minnetonka famous. entered our class this fateful year. It has often been rumored that Steve has personally traversed every inch of Minnetonka’s 300 mile shore line. One cannot pass lightly over Steve s athletic powers, for he has won letters in football, hockey, and baseball. In the Second Form, one new member, Paul McGough. joined our forces. Paul came from Annunciation, and during his six years at Blake, he became one of the most popular members of his class. As an athlete, Paul was a mainstay for Ray Smith's forward wall for two years, and during the winter of his senior year he was manager of the hockey team. “Casanova Fullerton also entered our class in Form II. Jim has made letters in football, swimming, and tennis. In the Third Form the class was given a timely uplift with the addition of six new members. Alan “quiet but bubbling over with effervescence. Smith joined our crew. Justy Lowe, famous football guard, golfer, goalie, boxer, and well known judge and law-maker, once again joined us after an absence of three years. Edina’s loss was Blake's gain when Brooks Naffziger entered Blake. Brooks has always maintained a high scholastic average, and as an athlete he won letters in Blake’s three major sports. Brooks was elected to the student council this year. Jim Park, football player of note, entered our ranks in the Third Form. However. Jim joined the U. S. Navy late in 1944. thus making it impossible for him to graduate. Tom Mulcahy also joined our ranks in the Third Form. During his four years at Blake, Tom has maintained a high scholastic average, and his name has consistently been on the honor roll. He was a member of the glee club and a reporter on the TORCH. Tom left Blake late in November to join the navy. He was the first member of our class to join the Armed Forces. In the Fourth Form we added seven new members, more than in any other previous year or in any year since that time. Bill Townsend left Ramsey Junior High to join us, and during his four years at Blake he has graced the honor roll many times and has taken an active part in extra-curricular activities. Robbie Struthers. who won much repute as a basketball player, joined us this year. Fred “88 keys” Gamble also enrolled this year. Fred, who for four years has been the AS WE LOOKED IN THE THIRD FORM 29