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-MM « 1 W vice president; Tally, president; At am , secretary-treasurer. The Class The class of 1954 had its beginning in 194 4 when Mr. Zappe welcomed four timid boys into the second grade. Leading the group was Ric Adams loaded down with his |kts. Next came Jim Campbell riding a souped up pushmobile and trying to dodge Pete Heegaard, who was in hot pursuit on his smashed up tricycle. Last was Rod Winget, who silently scraped his head on the ceiling as he walked down the hall. The next year there was a large addition to the class when Senator Ovcrholt appeared in his zoot-suit, knickers, anti Hashing bow tic. In 1945 the class received four more members. “Mighty Joe Young” McCaull obligingly ripped orf the door to admit his three other companions. In walked Phil Larson, his |)ockets filled with corn cobs; Frank Thor|)e, followed by a crowd of girls; and Jim Burnett, playing with his yo-yo. of 1954 e. rc bovs joined .he class in the fifth «rade. Slx more equipped to spend their spare FHU McCaull. Julian s cousin, brought nu mosquito netting to wear on sunny days Dou8 ndersen brought a baseball bat to practice throwing against screens. Jerry Gammcll brought a chcmis-y set and a book of instructions on how to make ,-drogcn. Jim Atwood pushed in a piano while carry-g a toothbrush and a candelabra, (icorgc Cleveland rried a six pack of Sarsaparilla and an Esquire calen-ir. Lynn Trucsdcll brought up the rear carrying me campaign buttons and posters glorifying “The rand Ol.l ” Only four boys joined the class in its last year at the ,. . Cr. hen the moving van which carried • c„ m McDonald’s books backed into several parked • cryonc was surprised to sec Bob Lundholm 12
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sitting in the driver’s scat. Next to him sat Pete Van Dusen counting his hockey sticks. In the first year in the Upper School a new parade of boys entered the class of '54. Bob Priest led the group playing a drum and singing “Oh Baby Mine” slightly off key. Next came Bill Cullen bare-footed, followed by Vincent Platt and Dave Grundy who were discussing Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Last came Jim Rogers wearing a cast on his leg and mumbling something about skiing down the treacherous slopes of Trollhaugen. Five more boys joined the class in 1949. All of them rode on Bill Osborne’s elephant, caught at Christmas Lake. George Bodem wore an iron glove on his right hand to protect his bass finger. Harry Skinner was busy taking notes on things that should be changed, and Jim Dow kept insisting on coeducation. Dave Kclby was inspecting the hole in his head and cussing the slippery sidewalk in California. In the Third Form four boys entered the class. Bob Bergstrom, wearing a straw hat anti blue jeans, drove up in a tractor. Ronny Erickson drove up the Monday Cadillac. Jack Reitan walked in wearing a pair of football pants which he constantly adjusted. Accompanying him was Larry Salzman wearing a pair of pants borrowed from a hippopotamus. The next year there were only two new members to the class of '54. Ralph Tully burrowed into the school, and Tom Haines followed, delaying long enough to inspect the cars in the parking lot. In the Junior year two more boys came to increase the size of the class. Ward Adams drove in on his motorcycle wearing goggles and a black leather jacket and dragging behind him a couch on which Dan Cohen reposed. The last member of the class was Dieter Schach who came in the Senior year. When he walked into the class, he was mumbling something in German about American mouth wash. The Senior class may sound weird to those of you who don’t know its members, but the class of '54 will always cherish the friends and memories of their days at Blake.
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