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

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GIAN LUIGI BERCHIELLI Entered Blake in 1946 “Count,” “Luigi” Wesleyan “The lady doth protest too much me thinks.”—Shakespeare PERHAPS the most descriptive term which can he applied to the possessor of the impressive monicker above is “smoothest. as Gian was voted last year by his classmates. Almost immediately on his arrival at Blake last year Gian established himself as the Casanova of the class, and quickly became the steady of many a Minneapolis girl. But aside from this somewhat doubtful achievement, the “Count” has distinguished himself in several fields of endeavor during his comparatively short Blake career. Gian will be long remembered for his part as the window-cleaner in Northrop’s production of “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay” during his junior year, for his portrayal of the haughty Count D’Aublaye in our own Dramatics Association’s three-act presentation. “The Duke In Darkness, and as Captain Denny in the Northrop production “Pride and Prejudice,” the latter two both during his senior year. It is generally felt that Luigi’s active social life has hampered his achieving outstanding athletic fame, but nevertheless Gian has been a bulwark of Mr. Glenn’s golf team for both his years at Blake. Gian capped his extra-curricular career with his winning of the Williams Theme Contest this year. “The Humane War.” as his theme was entitled, told the novel and imaginative story of a war fought with sleeping bombs as the only weapons, and of the conflict’s effects on its participants. No evaluation of Gian Berchielli’s character would be complete without an expression of praise for his speedy and complete acclimatization to the American way of life. The many friends he has won at Blake not only attest to his ability to accustom himself to new surroundings but assure him of a successful college career. 25

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ARCHIBALD HILDRETH BEARD, JR. Entered Blake in 1941 Arch, “Buk Williams Cum Laude “Who would not rather founder in the fight Than not have known the glory of the fray?”—Richard Hovey YOUNG Archibald walked up the hill back in the First Form from Clara Barton grade school to become one of the early members of our class. He lost no time in making his talents known, for in the Third Form he won the Strieker Cup. Since then Archie has offered himself whole-heartedly to extra-curricular and curricular activities. For singing for three years in the Glee Club he received a gold key at the end of this year. He has helped make the Blake plays what they are by three years of work with the Dramatics Club. He has also worked hard in the field of publications on the TORCH and CALL O’PAX in the capacity of School Editor. As a waiter Arch is second to none in speed of delivery. As a reward for his ability he was assigned to wait on the head table this year. In his studies, Archie’s marks leave little to be desired. “Buk was elected to the Union at the end of his Junior year and was made secretary of this organization during the mid-year elections this year. The miraculous accomplishments of this soft-spoken but often cynical hero are not merely indoor. As one of the bone-crushing Glennmen. he drove forward to a letter this year. “Buku’s” real sport, however, is swimming. For three years he has backstroked his way to varsity letters on Johnny Hartmann’s All Stars. Not wishing to stop here, our hero has smashed out a baseball letter with his excellent basecoaching and hitting. Next year will see “Hawchie” studying pre-med at Williams. The class is sure that Archie will get ahead at Williams and perhaps someday will return to practice in Minneapolis. 24

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MICHEAL ARTHUR BOSANKO Entered Blake in 1940 “Mike” “Bosko” Minnesota “Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.”—Anon. MIKE Bosanko is one of the old stalwarts of the class of 1948. Although Mike is apparently a quiet, retiring individual during the school week, he sheds this appearance on weekends a la Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde and becomes a person who amazes his companions with an aversion to tobacco smoke and an unequaled palate for fine food and beverages. Mike has been at Blake since 1940, and through the years he has been indispensable to our class by contributing his humorous epigrams, which are undoubtedly a throwback of his English ancestry. Along with Clarence Larson, Mike is a Blake representative to the “Stassen for President League”. At local political rallies he can be seen heckling members of the opposition party, and his chapel speech on the native son won many confirmed Dewey men to the Stassen fold. Mike has served on Miss Berglund’s waiting staff for two years and was head waiter for the Middle lunch this year. He has taken part in several of the Dramatics Association plays and has sung with the Glee Club. In academic pursuits Mike specializes in languages, having taken three years of French and four years of Latin in high school. However, Mike is best known for his work on the swimming team. For the last two years he has managed the squad. As manager he has faced and taken control of one of the hardest tasks known to man, that of collecting money. His ability to do this job and still remain on friendly terms with the members of the team is a great credit to him. Mike has been an energetic member of Mr. Lund-holm’s touch football and softball squads for several years. However, this spring he deserted the latter for golf. During the winter term he found time out from swimming to fence a bit with the upholders of that waning art. Next year Mike is planning to attend the University of Minnesota. Best of luck, Mike. ★ ★ ★ ★ 26