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

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THOMAS MORROW BROWN Entered Blake in 1941 “Tim. “Jake Carleton “He is a talker and needs no questioning before be speaks —Euripides TIM Brown, who has been at Blake since the First Form, is one Senior who has taken advantage of just about everything Blake has to offer. Tim has taken part in most of the coefficient and J. V. sports since his appearance at the school on the hill. He really came into his own, however, when he joined the swimming team last year. He has received two Varsity letters for holding down the breaststroke position along with Doug Dalgleish. Tim must have been born in the water because everytime he sees it, he begins to bubble. T.B., as he is sometimes called, has taken part in many extra-curricular activities as well. He has been an excellent electrician and stagehand on several of the major Blake and Northrop productions. Tim is a staunch supporter of the Glee Club. At the end of this year he received a Gold Key. having served three years with the organization. 1 f one suddenly hears a loud swish followed by a crash during the fourth period, chances are that it is Brown getting seconds for the lower schoolers at lunch. Since Tim is an up and coming drummer, one may hear him playing his favorites. “Carry Me Back to Yakima Valley and “Shake Me Apple Tree Blues. During the last few years he has played with several bands in the city, having a partnership at one time. Well. Tim. with this backlog of experience you should have very little trouble at Carleton next year. 27

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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

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RICHARD FRANCIS BRUZEK Entered Blake in 1941 “Baldy,” “Bru’’ Northwestern “I am never merry when I hear sweet music —Shakespeare THIS renowned figure in the fields of music and athletics made his debut at Blake in the fall of 1941. As a drummer with considerable ability, Dick received national recognition when the band with which he was playing was named the Best Band in the United States. Still Baldy has not restricted himself entirely to beating the skins. He started the senior year out by holding down a regular tackle position on Coach Glenn’s eleven. As the north winds started to blow, Bru exchanged his football cleats for a pair of skates, grasped a hockey stick, and proceeded to become a stalwart defenseman on the hockey team. In the spring Dick’s fancy turned to baseball where he spent many a sunny afternoon sweating it out under Coach Won-son’s all-powerful hand. Aside from the athletic fields. Baldy has contributed much to the Publications staff and the Dramatics Association. He has been a member of the Torch staff for four years, writing a featured column on music called “Platter-Patter. Although Bru was sidetracked occasionally, this column provided reading enjoyment of a different kind to the whole school. The Dramatics Association was aided considerably by Dick’s service as I lead Electrician. Bru was also a member of the Blake Union, and the bi-weekly meetings were never a success unless the “cat was in attendance. As to the future, Dick is looking forward to spending the next four years at Northwestern, and we're sure he will be a credit to his class. Dick’s contributions to Blake were greatly appreciated, and his accomplishments will be long remembered. 28