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

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lsxerv scnior has been able to contribute something to the senior room whether it be 1 moosehead, 1 I lCl1O, pl lying c irds or just good old fashioned noise Mike s contribution is the long lost art of hand wrestling He has beaten all Cl1Z.1llCI1UCI'S and is therefore the un crowned champion or the entire school Hand wrestling ming He has been swimming on Blakes team for four years As captain, Mike led this year s team to an above 1x erage season He is an accomplished diver and has won ox er 80 fo of his 1955 dixing exents In the spring, Mike turns his athletic attentions to tr1ck He will probablv run the 440 this year Most boys h1xe You complain that the epigrams which I write are long You yourself write nothing, your attempts are shorter Martial MICHAEL BERNARD ABRAMSON Ente ed Blake in 1947 Swimming VI V IV III Captain VI Track VI V outside interests of one sort or mother 1nd Mike is no diflcrent He is an ii 1d coin collector 1nd has 1n excellent collection Besides the fict rhir this collec tion h1s 1 xcry high monetiry xaluc it is one of tht most complete collections of Amer1t1n coins Coins howex er, 1re not Mike s sole interest Like most Bl ikc tics At almost all Blake so ial functions Mike can be seen with a be1ut1ful but mysterious Ll'lIC Mike pl ins to be 1 do tor ind will study medicine 1t the Unixcrsi ty of lVIinnesot1 We 1re certun that uhcitcxer Mikt does, his Good nitured PLI'S01l'll1Iy ind willingness to Work hard will make him 1 success 'it it I . . . , y Q -- . 1 y u ' ' '. K ' D' ' L X. I , . 'h , I V ,, 1, ' 'Q . , - ' C i ' - I I .1 ' i . , i I, is only his sideline, howeverg his favorite sport is swim- boys, Mike places girls high on the list of outside activi- ' . ' i 1 ' f ' C ' ' ' . . . . ' ' 1 5 I O, . . VY. V A . L K I 2 . t V K 3 Y E . X i i i' ' i . . . Q g - 1 1 5 . A 'z ' g , K... . . t . . I ',,

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the World Series diverting . . . The Seniors . . . To say that the Blake Seniors were above having their fun would be a misstatementg for as one master expressed it, This is the most juvenile Senior class in school history. During the first month two cats arrived at school, but because of their lack of training, Mr. Cleveland decided that they should leave. Fortunately, a home was found for one of the cats, but the other climbed into an open air vent and was not heard of again. As the usual New York Times fights and Senior games of chance occurred, observers felt that the Seniors were falling into the rut of all Senior classes. But the Class of '55 proudly points to its scholastic rating. ln spite of the difficulty of the Senior year, the class usually ranked second among the other forms. The Seniors found that most of the subjects were being taught with the slant toward college cours- es. With tlie new interest in courses and the freedom of Senior year, the class felt that it was the most en- joyable of their years at Blake. 15 Norfhrop . . . Our friends at Northrop seemed unwilling to let the year start quietly. Une morning they struck and managed to break into the Senior Room. Once in- side, the girls went wild and were unwilling to stop until they had committed larceny. The Blake Seniors were undecided as to whether they should report the crime to the local police or the F.B.l. Fortunately the conservative members of the class gained control, and with the realization that girls will be girls, they de- cided on a course of passive resistance. and cats entertaining but illegal.

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STEPHEN ADAMS Fntered Blake rn 1943 Headbov Class Presrdent V Union VI V Vlce Presldent V Busmess Manager of Publxcatlons VI Glee Club V1ce Presl dent Athletlc Assoclatlon V Walter V Captam Whltes Srnce the year 1943 when Steve entered Blake he has been recognlzed as one of the outstandrng mem bers of the class At the end of h1s first year, he rece1ved The Best Cltrzen award From the begm mng Steve was not only well l1ked by everyone but was also a good student, as h1s name appeared regular ly on the Honor Roll over the years He was one of the hardest workers on the field as co-captaln of the football team last fall H1s football ab1l1ty was oH1c1al ly recognlzed by the MISL coaches and athletlc dlrectors when he was placed on the leagues all conference team He also played hockey and baseball Hxs part1c1pat1on 1n Hockey was short llved however, for he was put out for the season 1n h1s semor year by a fractured cheek bone Steves rndustry can be noted by glancmg at the extra currrcular act1v1t1es 1n wh1ch he part1c1pated As Busmess Manager of the Publlcatrons Board, Steve made an excellent record sparkmg the magaz1ne drlve off to such a good start that the school sold more magazmes than 1n any prev1 ous year In fact he even persuaded the senlor class to sell IIS quota, wh1ch was lndeed a rarlty As a forerunner to the great honor of berng elected Head Boy for th1s year, he was awarded the Harvard Book Prxze for bemg the best all around boy of the junxor class Thls award tells 1n part why Steve was and w1ll be one of the top notch boys of Blake Fame xs the perfume of herorc deeds Socrates ,W ...., ,s,.-..--.. ,,,,.. -W e.,, ,,s. - , , . f 1 1 ' I I l i i I 5 E ' ! -2 ' a-' I 5 . . . .5 3. . ' I Football VI, V-Captain VI, I-Ioekey VI, Vg Baseball, VI, Vi i 1 3 3 ' ' I I . H .. ,, . . - . . , . . , - . , . ,, ,, I N . - as