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

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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

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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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Jean Lorraine Dewey (MacPhail College of Music) CARETAKERS Edward J. Brown......................- - - - Engineer Mathias C. Meyer.................Supervisor of Grounds Fred J. Ewing - -- -- -- -- - Assistant Engineer Emil F. Bren - - - Junior School and Field House Caretaker Kathrinka Jacobsen...........Senior School Housekeeper DINING HALL STAFF Lillian O. Berglund - -- -- -- -- -- Dietitian Anna Bohach -...............................Head Cook Catherine Holper - - -..............- Assistant Cook ♦Helfrid Johnson.................Dining Hall Supervisor Beulah Swanlund - - - - Assistant Dining Hall Supervisor Emma Hjort - ...........------ - Pantry Emma Enlund ..............-.................Pantry •In place of Martha Torman, who resigned on September 10, 1952 because of illness. IS