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

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JAMES CYRUS CROSS Entered Blake in 1949 Class Vice President VI Glee Club VI Union VI V Waiter VI V Headwaiter VI Football VI V Basketball VI V Tennis VI V Captain VI, Boys State V I think the best solution would be might be heard from lim at the most critical point of a discus sion in a senior class meeting The ch mces are that everyone would vote ves to his idea, for the seniors president of the class There is no doubt that Iims words are important His experiences in and out of school have Given hi n a wide scope of knowledge and human understandinv Iim starred in football and basketball as well as being tennis captain this spring He was such a hard hitting football pl zyer that one of the opposinfr players asked if it was fair for the op position to use tanks He is in the Glee Club and 1S the baritone in the school qutrtet He was chosen to go to Boys Stlte and vuned much knowledge and respect there The most outstanding feature of Iim s personality is his tbihty to vet along with every inimitable good nature are his Greatest assets As a Union member, Inn presents his ideas well and always has a Good thinv to say about possible future Union members even though he sometimes has trouble re membering their correct first names There IS no doubt that im has contributed much to Blake ind all wish him the greatest of luck in future life What I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me is good as belongs to you Whitman . . l 5 3 . , g . y 7 ' 3 9 I 9 I l 1 '- I ' SK ' w . - - -,, . ' N . L wi f y 1 i ' . ' ' . ' . . - . 1 ' . U1 ' . . . I ' 1 X x x w . N . ,' showed their respect for Iim by electing him vice- one he meets. His easy-going sense of humor and his T I c L L C D u . D , . D ,O . . L . D. . . q K . 1 1 Z, .. . - . z . ' as ' , . y ,, 5

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Aff' On the football Held, 1n the swlmmlng pool, and on the track, one person seems to stand out above the OIllClS HIS name IS Tom Gessner Tom IS not a natural athlete However, he has a lot of ab1l1tv and the w1ll to work at somethlng unt1l he has mastered lf Tl11s determmatlon and dr1ve have made h1m successful IH school as well as on the 3fl1lCf1C Held HIS name IS often on the honor roll and a paper marked 85 bearmg the slgnature, Tom Gessner, IS not an unusual occurrence Besldes part1c1pat1nv IH sports at Blake, Tom 15 also an accompllshed sk1er, and a sk1n d1v1ng enthus1 ast He has all the equ1pment needed to go along Wlth In that day s feats He prov d best man 1 the Held and for h1s meed Was brovs bound Wllh the oak Shakespeare TOM ROY GESSNER Entered Blake 1n 1948 Call O Pan, Dramatlcs VI Football VI Sw1mm1ng VI, Boxmg V, Track VI V Captam VI h1S av1d mterest 1n th1s sport H1s other 1nterests ln clude huntlng and photography Most of us SCDIOFS know h1m by h1s nlckname Gess To us he IS the guy W1th the broad sm1le, who always seems to Hnd t1me to help us W1th a dlfflcult phys1cs problems He usually has the rxght answer to our questlons and IS unselHsh IH g1v1ng us help He IS l1vely and happy and we can depend on h1m to cheer us up when we are down Gess wants to be an englneer Thls cho1ce should be a good one, 1f h1s marks IH phys1cs are any 1nd1ca t1on Wltll h1s ab1l1ty and character, he should be suc cessful 1n whatever Held he chooses 9gpgr-- W ,,,,, ,. , . 1 I f ! V 1 l - l 1 , I . I V , l 1 2 4 1 , 'V 4 I l 1 1 I a . I s . . I v a . 0 . , 1 . x 1 xi . . . , . . . . ' rn as - - ' I . . 1 . s 1 L 0 u I K , . CC V, ' ' ' I . I . . x K Z., r 1 x ' L 4 I. . ' ' I ' 4 Q ' G6 9 5 9 -9 , ' 7 V- - .ss X

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When Andy Hommeyer entered Blake in the eighth grade, few people knew he would become one of the finest athletes that have attended Blake Not all of his athletic prowess can be attributed to his nat ural ability, for without a doubt his success has been the result of his keen competitive spirit This Splrlt is evident not only on the athletic field but also in the classroom and elsewhere Although Andy would prob ably be too modest to admit it he finds it very irk some to be outdone and has the attitude of do or die This year he was determined to reach the top of the class scholastically and his determination paid off His Senior year looked difficult for him with his many extracurricular activities and busy Senior sched Make two grins grow where there was only a grouch before Hubbard JOHN ANDREW HOMMEYER Entered Blake in 1950 Dramatlcs Association VI Glee Club VI V Sports Editor of Publications VI President of Athletic Association VI Captain Browns VI Football VI V IV Hockey VI V Baseball VI V-Captain VI ule However these obstacles were not going to stop Andy and with what seemed like ease he overcame them and reached his ultimate goal Andy has a hu morous side, too When a joke strikes him as being unusually funny this sturdy fellow laughs loud enough to amaze many who know only his serious side Not all of Andys interests are confined to school, for many times he has taken to the boards face there hes a remarkable characteristic sincerity in thought and deed All that Andy says and does is ap preciated for its sincerity When Blake loses Andy its losing a scholar an athlete a competitor and above all a wonderful guy' ft u .5 - . 3 n , as ' u 3 5 3 9 a 3. 7 5 y ' 1 ' r 7 ' CK 77 ' ' , ' ' - for a skiing trip. Behind that laughing and likeable as va ' as ' ' ' T ' ' ' ' av - - ' ' 5 7 7 L 7 66 ' 99