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

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PHILIP L. MARTIN, A.B. (Williams) Mathematics Since he arrived at Blake three years ago, Mr. Martin has truly heen of service to the school. Noteworthy indeed are his efforts in the arduous field of Middle School mathematics. His versatile athletic ability has resulted in coaching positions in the fields of football, hockey, and baseball. A pleasant personality and a helpful attitude, however, have most probably been his greatest contributions to Blake. These characteristics, in addition to his accomplishments. have won Mr. Martin the respect and admiration of every Ih v here at school. FRANCIS L. JOHNSON, B.S. (University of Minnesota) Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Manual Arts For the past three years Mr. Johnson has been training the boys from the first through eighth grades to build useful things with their hands. These l:oys learn useful skills in his Manual Arts classes which they can use for many years to come. Besides his classroom training. Mr. Johnson works at many projects, making equipment for various uses around the school. JOHN B. HEALD, A.B. (Vale, University of Grenoble) French, Latin This year Mr. Heald began his second year at Blake as a teacher of French and Latin. Aside from his teaching ability, Mr. Heald has impressed all his students, especially his French students, with his energy and devotion to the subject. It is his ability to convey his genuine enthusiasm to the students that wins him respect in his classes. This enthusiasm combined with his spark and light sense of humor make him a real asset to the faculty. 16

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DeETTE C. GENUNG, B.O. (Minneapolis College of Music, Moorhead State Teachers College. Colorado State College of Education, University of Minnesota) Remedial Reading For the past four years Mrs. Genung has assisted both the older and the younger hoys who have had difficulty with their reading. She teaches them not only to improve their rate of reading and comprehension, hut also to increase their vocabularies. By increasing their reading capacities her students gain a greater desire for independent reading that will help them in the years to come. FREDERICK J. WIGGINTON, A.B., S.T.D. (College of St. Thomas, Seabury Western Seminary, Northwestern) Speech, Bible History livery one will some day have to give a public speech, and Mr. Wigginton ably prepares Blake students for this occasion. He shows that speech can be fun, supplementing his course with numerous anecdotes. This year lie organized a speech team which returned successful from several tournaments. Mr. W igginton also teaches Bible History and coaches the Juniors and Seniors in their chapel talks. RICHARD Z. VAN SANTVOORD, A.B. (Williams) Latin During the three years that Mr. Van Santvoord has been at Blake, he has taken on the job of coaching three sports as well as teaching Latin to the younger boys. In the fall, lie busies himself with the JV football team, and in the spring, JV baseball. This winter he took over as coach of the Varsity hockey team. Mr. Van Santvoord’s willingness to help both on the athletic field and in the classroom makes him one of the most popular and respected members of the faculty. 15

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WILLIAM P. GREGORY, A.B., A.M. (Wesleyan University) English. Glee Club. Dramatics Mr. Gregory came to Blake two years ago to teach English. He was also assigned the task of reorganizing the Glee Club. Since then Mr. Gregory has carried his task almost to perfection as evidenced hv the excellent concert given by the Glee Club this year. Mr. Gregory also heads the Dramatics Association. which this year presented three very successful one-act plays. As a friend of all Blake students. Mr. Gregory is well respected. RUSSELL E. HILLIARD, A.B., A.M. (Harvard, University of New Hampshire, Columbia) Spanish Mr. Hilliard is one of the new members of the faculty this year. He has a thorough kackgound in Spanish and teaches this subject. Aside from his duties as a Spanish teacher. Mr. Hilliard plays the organ in chapel every morning and also is the accompanist for the Glee Club. The two occupations alone make him a strong asset to the school. However. Mr. Hilliard also assists Mr. Parks in the Athletic Office. Mr. Hilliard has already won the respect of everyone in the school. RUSSELL G. NELSON, B.S., Ed.M. (Hamline) Biology. General Science Mr. Me Ison came to Blake this year to accept the responsibility of teaching biology and general science. He devotes much of his time to the field of science. Among other things, Mr. Nelson is a member of the Minnesota Natural History Society. His interest and knowledge in his field and his fine sense of humor make him an able teacher. 1 Ic is well liked by the students and is tfculy a fine addition to the Blake faculty. 17