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

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Allen Richard Grossman Entered Blake in 1943 A Harvard “One wise man's verdict outweighs all the fools.”—Browning The variety of his accomplishments and talents together with the integrity of his character have made A1 the most respected member of the senior class. As a scholar he has led the class or ranked near the top consistently since he entered Blake in the seventh grade. The excellence of his public speaking ability is demonstrated by the fact that he has been awarded the chapel speaking prize for two consecutive years. As if these accomplishments were not enough, he has participated in most of Blake’s extra-curricular activities. He has served as the business manager of the Blake Publications and has been the able manager of the Varsity football team. A member of the dramatics association for three years, he was honored this year by Iking elected its president. He has contributed greatly to the strength of the debating team, and has served as head waiter for the middleschool. The respect which the student body has for Allen is shown by the fact that he has been elected to the Student Council for three years. His patience in explaining the intricacies of Shakespeare and other difficult phases of English to his less gifted classmates has gained many friends for him. His interests are of a more intellectual nature than those of the majority of his fellow students. A1 spends most of his spare time studying art. literature, and drama; but during the summer months he often is to Ik found sailing the waters of Lake Calhoun. Al's immaculate grooming has earned for him the distinction of being the best dressed member of the class, and his chapel announcements and sarcastic wit have established him as being one of its greatest humorists. Allen’s fine record at Blake gives promise of great success in the future, and Harvard is indeed fortunate to be receiving such an outstanding boy. ★ ★ ★ ★ 27

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Glenwood William Gilson II Entered Blake in 1945 Buddy,” “Cars, Snooky, Gils” Minnesota Then he will talk, good gods how he will talk. —Lee But 1 tell you this car has everything. Thus Glen Gilson can Ik? heard at any time talking on his favorite subject. Buddy has only one main topic of conversation and that is anything to do with automobiles. Besides this topic, however, Gils loves to talk, and he will elucidate for any length of time on any given subject. School-wise, “Snooky is one of the more active members of the class. Scholastically he ranks high and is usually among those on the honor roll. Glen is also active in organizations, being a reporter for the TORCH and CALL O’ PAX and one of Mr. Edie's debaters. Athletically, Buddy enjoys his football, and after several years on the smaller teams, he came up to the varsity and played a tenacious guard. Despite his small size. Glen was always willing to take on any opponent. In the winter Glen played intramural basketball, and during the spring journeyed to the links at Meadowbrook to take a lazy swing at a poor golf hall. Glen is one of the leaders in any argument and takes great pleasure in debating any subject whether he is in favor of it or not. Socially, Buddy has been quite prominent and is usually seen with some member of the weaker sex as a companion during his weekend escapades. Glen surely will Ik- a success at the University of Minnesota, the college of his choice. 26

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Franklin Nelson Groves Entered Blake in 1945 “Frank, Sonny” Rensselaer “Men of few words are the best men. —Shakespeare Frank is one of the more competent numbers of the class. He has made a good scholastic record at Blake and is very active out of school. He is frequently on the honor roll and is recognized by his classmates as one of the bright boys. Frank is very sincere, modest, and quiet. He tells few people about his radio equipment, but anyone who comes to his house and sees this equipment is very impressed. Since he has a great deal of skill and interest in radio. Sonny hopes to become an amateur radio operator and will probably succeed. He is interested in boats as well as radio work. During the summer, Frank can be found churning up the waters of Minnetonka with his speedboat. Shortly after coming to Blake, his athletic hopes were spoiled. He had some had luck on the football field and broke his leg so badly that he has never been able to play football. However. Frank is as active as he can be in sports around Blake. In the fall he is one of Mr. Lund holm's star touch football players. He plays basketball in the winter and softball in the spring. The quiet way in which Frank does everything has impressed his classmates. He rarely complains, but does the job at hand whether it is difficult or easy. This method of tackling problems will carry Frank far on his way to success. 28