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

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THE 1946 CALL O' PAN GENIALITY marks this Lower School mathematics instructor, who has won a position of great respect and admiration in his four years at Blake. Out of the classroom. Mr. Runkle is one of the most ardent supporters of school athletics. He coaches the coefficients throughout much of the year, and his enthusiasm with the boys is matched only by that of his instructces. An outdoor man in his own right, he demonstrated his interest in athletics and physical education when he rode his bicycle to school during one winter. His interest in the boys and his understanding of them has made him an able adviser of the Second Form. ROBERT L. RUNKLE Mathematics B.A.. Cornell College (Iowa) : M.A.. University of Iowa ALDEN GIBSON VAUGHAN Latin B.A.. Dartmouth College: M.A., Ph.D.. University of Pennsylvania ASSISTING Mr. Foss in the Latin department. that part of the curriculum for which so much patience and desire to instruct is needed, comprises Mr. Vaughan’s chief function in the Blake faculty. However, he has shouldered many other tasks in his two years at the school. Perhaps his primary interest in extra-curricular activities is his supervision of the debating team during the Winter Term. In two seasons he has developed many fine debaters and has contributed much to that portion of Blake life. A year ago he began a Greek course for those who were interested in acquiring a bit of voluntary culture.. The lack of time available for study made its continuance impossible, but the thought behind it was symbolic of his unselfish desire to share in the tasks and problems of Blake. 19

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THE 1946 CALL O' PAN HAROLD SAYWARD WONSON. JR. History.- Geography Supervisor of First Form B.A.. Dartmouth College ALMOST any day during the Spring Term, one may look out upon the baseball diamond and see a tall individual driving a bunch of boys to greater heights. This man is “Chief Wonson. coach of the Blake baseball team. Chief” entered Blake in the fall of 1 940 as adviser and teacher of the First Form, and surprisingly enough is still a calm individual save for a moment or two in every baseball game. During the fall he and Mr. Glenn coach the Varsity Football team. In winter Chief” helps the Lower Schoolers with their skiing, and he occasionally lends his talents towards basketball. In the summer Chief plays professional baseball: but wherever he may be. he is found surrounded by his many friends. TO BE the athletic director of a country day school requires a great deal of patience and understanding as well as an intense interest in boys and sports. Mr. Phillips possesses all of these characteristics and is. therefore, not only an efficient director of athletics but also one of the favorite members of the faculty among the students. Besides teaching American History to the Seniors, he instructs the underclassmen in World Problems, and conducts the annual 'Lime Magazine Current Affairs Test. During the football season he can be seen beside the coaches on game days, nervously enduring the ardors of a close contest: while throughout the year he is kept busy keeping track of two hundred athletes of varying degrees of enthusiasm. ability, and evasiveness. PAUL K. PHILLIPS Athletic Director History B.A.. Amherst: Harvard University: Ohio State University Law School 18

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THE O I PAN 19 4 6 C MERWYN EARL PARKS Mathematics, General Science B.S., Iowa Wesleyan College; University of Iowa ALL DURING the past three years Mr. Parks has assumed some of the more important positions at Blake. His teaching duties are made up of Lower School classes, in which he teaches mathematics and general science. Besides his academic activities, he has been active in sports. Under his capable leadership, the hockey team has enjoyed one of its most successful seasons in recent years. His coaching is by no means limited to hockey, for he coaches the Junior Varsity football in the fall and the J. V. baseball in the spring. During the summer months he is a counselor at Camp Lincoln, and in the early fall he helps Mr. Glenn prepare the team for the coming season. Mr. Parks may be considered indispensable to the Lower School classes and the Upper School athletics. MR. JONES, the only member of the faculty with a World War II record, in addition to bolstering the English department. has lent his talent to the Chapel exercises where he plays the organ. His main interests are in music and drama. This year, as dramatics coach, he has produced very successful plays. As a West House dormitory master he has helped Mr. Bryan keep the boys in line, and when Miss Hiniker is absent he takes over the position of librarian. He has helped to coach boys for public speaking contests, and he has also accompanied the group of students to the Young People’s Concerts at the University. HOWARD FILSON JONES English Chapel Organist Dormitory Master B.S.. Kansas State Teachers College; M.A.. Columbia University Two years Lieutenant in U. S. Navy 20