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

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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

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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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At 'S 45 on an lverawc school d ly several boys can be seen runnlnv up the lull from the parkmg lot attemptlnv to get lnto chapel before the doors are closed One of these llds 19 usually W1ll1am Ames burv better known as VV1ll or Wlll1C Wlll has hrs t1m1ng down to a fine pomt and only on a few occa srons has he mlscalculated the delays he would encoun ter enroute to school Srnce W1ll1e came to Blake 1n the srxth Grade he has made many frlends w1th the faculty and student body He has competed 1n hockey football swrmmrng and track Durrng the wrnter term he spent a great deal of t1me selhng ads for the Dark eyes eternal soul of prrde' Deep lrfe ln all thats true' Leland WILLIAM HALE AMESBURY Entered Blake ln 1948 Glee Club VI Dramatrcs VI Call O Pan VI, Track VI V yearbook dunng play perlod Although Wrll has not been conslstently on the Honor Roll h1s marks have usually been good When not studymg durmg the day Wrll can usually be found 1n the semor room dlscusslng the happenrngs of the prev1ous weekend or makrng plans for the comrng one No party IS com plete wrthout W1ll and hlS date usually a drfferent one each t1me He has remarkable success w1th the oppo srte sex and dehghts rn brlngrng a new date to each socral functron Because of hrs abrhty to get along w1th people and make frrends easlly, we are sure that W1ll1e w1ll succeed wherever he goes k -bl l t K . ' . 7 . 1 1 9 ' ,,,.,. 42 L 2 'o'. 2,. - N . l . . . . h t 7 L 6 t 1. 7 - a s s f ,' , ' ' - ' . . . . Q t . I, . . 1. I ' 9 h 9 1 K ' 7 . I 1' 7 9 tv L ' sa - ' ' ' 9 99 A N ,k X E