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

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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

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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 19 4 6 CALL O ' PAN GEORGE BERNARD CALT Spanish. English B.A.. M.A., Harvard University Summer study. University of Mexico UPON his joining of the faculty this year. Mr. Calt immediately became an active part of Blake, both in the classroom and on the athletic field. His chief function was to assist Mr. Bosanko in the Spanish Department, but he also instructed Lower School English. He assumed complete responsibility for the instruction of Spanish after the unfortunate death of Mr. Bosanko in the spring. Mr. Calt was known better by the majority of the student body for his work with the coefficient football and baseball teams, the “ ’A' Team Sports-blaster.'' a regular news bulletin written, edited, and published by him. was often a source of interest and amusement to the school. THE TASK of teaching science to a group of younger boys and of making that course interesting is indeed a large one; however. Mr. Landsman successfully did just that. The pupils whom he taught will remember long the instructive laboratory sessions which he held. He was one of the more broadly versed of the masters on the subject of the atomic bomb, and on this and other subjects he became a regular member of faculty-student discussion groups. The interest he showed and the effort he exerted were instrumental in the installation of a new biology laboratory, a worthy addition to Blake. LEWIS HARRY LANDSMAN General Science, Mathematics B.S., M.A.. Ohio University ROBERT JOHN WEECH B. Ed.. Mankato State Teachers College; M. Ed.. Springfield College. Springfield. Mass. ALTHOUGH Mr. Weech was at Blake for only a short time, he succeeded immediately in continuing Mr. Phillips’ athletic program during his leave of absence in the spring term, without being hitherto familiar with the school's athletic schedule. Under Mr. Weech's leadership in this emergency, Blake’s athletic program was successfully carried out in all of the spring sports. In addition to these athletic department duties, he concluded the Minnesota History course with the Second Form boys and also took over the World Problems classes of several forms. The faculty and students alike feel fortunate to have had the temporary services of Mr. Weech when the need for them was so great. 22