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Mr. Vaughan has been the advisor to the class of 1948 for its four years in the upper school. He has always acted in the best interests of the class to solve the many problems which have confronted it. The welfare and standing of the class of 1948 has received his undivided attention, and it is for this attention as well as for his patience in meeting its tribulations that we w i s h to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to him. CLASS HISTORY The class of 1948 had its beginnings back in September of 1936 when Kingsley Murphy and Bill Horn undertook their lessons as first grade students under the watchful tutelage of Miss MacDonald. As the oldest members of their class, King and Bill are able to fill the other members with interesting tales of the good old days,.pointing out that they have been here longer than most of the faculty. King has been the class authority on Communism and history while Bill has filled in with Dick Bruzek as jazz advisor. The following year Wilfred Frank cancelled out of a Hollywood contract as a child prodigy and joined the class. During his stay at Blake, Bill has been the sole authority on the moving picture industry, having addressed the school on that subject many times during later years. His famous delivery of “Seridan’s Ride” in the fifth grade is a constant source of enjoyable reminiscence for the old-timers. No lasting additions were made to the class until in the fifth grade Michael Bosanko and Don Wasie entered the Blake Junior Department, which had just been moved from Colfax Avenue in town to Hopkins. Mike displayed his speaking abilities in that year by winning the coveted Fifth Grade Declamation contest. Since their entrance into high school, he and Don have gone to work for the swimming team as manager and ace backstroker respectively. In 1941 the class of 48 received a great contribution in members, for Bruce Atwater. Tim Brown, Archie Beard. Dick Bruzek. Jim Leslie, Matt Loufek, and Bob Webb joined the group for their first year on the hilltop. Under the tutelage of Mr. Watson these “tools” were given their first taste of Blake English and were generally drilled into the nucleus of the present class. Two more additions were made when Bill Gamble and Jim Slocum entered the school in the seventh grade. By this time our class had grown to twenty-seven boys. The following year Bruce Cameron, who turned out to be a definite asset to Blake’s debating team and Dramatic Association ; Fritz Drill, noted autobiographical sketch writer and athlete; and Roger Wells, stellar pitcher, entered the class. Some mention should also be given to Phil Ryan, who entered the class during this year and withdrew in 1947. 18
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In the ninth grade the class neared completion with the entrance of twelve new students. These were: Harry Adams, Cal Aurand, Tom Colwell, Doug Dal-gleish, Tom Helmick, Bob Holmgren, Clarence Larson, Dick Hutchinson, Buck Linnian, Don Moyer, Henry Norton and Marsh Thomson. It was from this group that our class enrolled a valedictorian, two council members, and various athletes. During the next two years the class of 1948 had only four additions. Doug Freeman and Jim Wittenberg joined in 1945, and Kingsley’s cousin, Joe Murphy, and Gian Luigi Berchielli entered in the following year. Gian has been invaluable as an authority on Italian affairs, having lived in Italy as a citizen until 1946. The senior year saw two final additions when Ted Allen, an all-round athlete from Washburn, and Howard McMillan enrolled at the Alma Mater. Now that we have related the growth of our class, something should l c said about the members' accomplishments at Senior Blake. Bill Horn won the Middle School Wilson Cup contest twice. Prizes for the Tenth Grade Declamation contest, chajx-l speeches, debating, and the Thorpe Extemporaneous Shaking contest were awarded to Bruce Cameron. Gian Berchielli’s satirical essay on war won for him the Williams Theme contest. Tom Helmick. Dick Hutchinson, Matt Loufek, Boh Webb, Bruce Cameron, Jim Leslie, and Archie Beard turned in averages which qualified them for Cum Laude. Such for the members of the class of 1948. Now for a short resume of our contributions. In the field of extra-curricular activities, on the athletic fields, and in the classrooms our class has tried to be a worthy example and has, we hope, succeeded. Our average scholastically has risen during the years to a new high in 1948. Our teams have turned in some of the most successful seasons on record. In extra-curricular activities we have been exceptional. However, we realize with sincere regret that in the field of citizenship and general behavior we have not been all that we should or could have been. Although we will soon scatter throughout the country to the college of our choice, we will always remember and cherish the thoughts of our happy years at Blake. In closing we would like to express our humble and sincere thanks to Mr. Vaughan, our advisor for the four high school years; to Mr. Alder and Mr. Clapp, to the faculty, the trustees, and staff for the unquestionable help, guidance, and consideration that they have given us in our way through Blake. Back row: Hickok, K. Murphy. Berchielli. Atwater, Slocum, Thomson, Allen, McMillan, Gamble, Adams, Bruzek, Holmgren. Middle row: Leslie. Horn. Wells, Colwell, Hutchinson, Loufek. Beard, Larson, Moyer, Webb, Frank. Wittenberg, Helmick. Front row: J. Murphy, Wasie, Bosanko, Dalgleish. Norton, Thompson, Aurand, Mr. Vaughan, Drill, Brown, Linnian, Freeman, Cameron. 19
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