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

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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

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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 WITH a dearth of first tenors and less time for practice than that alloted to the Glee Clubs of most other schools. Mr. Allen produced a very enjoyable concert this year, which was undoubtedly more entertaining than any of Blake’s former concerts. The work which the director must undertake in preparing for one evening's entertainment is tremendous. and Mr. Allen deserves utmost commendation for a job well done. During the year he taught music to the Lower School students. The excellent training of these younger boys was shown by the fact that a large number of them were able to help out the Glee Club in the absence of first tenors from the Upper School. JAMES SCHREYER ALLEN Music Glee Club Director B.M.. MacPhail School of Music; Mus. M.. Chicago Musical College DONALD W. BUTLER Ancient History. U. S. History B.A.. University of Maine DURING the past year, Mr. Butler has assumed the duties of teaching Ancient History to the students in the Freshman year of high school, and also he has taken over several World Problems classes. In the field of athletics, he coached B team football in the fall and continued in coefficient coaching throughout the rest of the year. In the spring he took over Mr. Phillips’ duties of teaching United States History. He should certainly be congratulated on successfully assuming the responsibility of conducting a class which had reached such a crucial point under the direction of another man. AS WELL as teaching Plane Geometry and Algebra to the members of the upper school. Mr. Lundholm has taken extensive interest in the athletic phase of Blake life. During the whole year he helped put the would-not-be athletes through vigorous calesthenics. In the fall he was in charge of part of the touch football squad, while the winter afternoons saw him heading the Freshman basketball team in its initial season. In the spring Mr. Lundholm instructed the second-team golfers in the fine points of that sport. Blake should feel itself lucky to have such a versatile addition to its faculty. FRIDOLF N. LUNDHOLM Mathematics B.A.. Augustana: M.A., University of Iowa 21