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

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THOMAS HUNT BENNETT Entered Blake in 1944 Call O’ Pan VI; Tennis VI; Glee Club VI. HEAD Ever since Tom entered Blake in the first grade, he has been one of the friendliest and best liked members of his class. He has to put up with a good deal of kidding from some of his classmates, but he takes it all in his stride and is never offended. Tom has been helpful to the Dramatics Association as a ticket salesman and as an usher and is a member of the Glee Club. He is always ready to help John Haugen out by writing an article for the “Torch at the last minute. Although he is not known for skill as an athlete, he can always be seen working hard on the tennis court in the fall and spring and on the hockey rink in the winter. Outside of school Tom likes to occupy his time hunting and skeet shooting. His marks have been fairly gootl, and he always works hard. He spends most of his time in the library and docs not join the less industrious Seniors in the Senior Room except before chapel and after lunch. While he is there, he is always ready to join discussions or to give his classmates some exercise when they feel they must try to throw him out the window. Although Tom docs not attend many dances and parties, he is a great friend of everyone in the class. Wherever he is, his good-natured laugh can be heard. His friendliness and willingness to work have won him many friends at Blake and will certainly Ik great assets to him while he is at college anti during the rest of his life. 24

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Smitty and associates play blackjack. Enough of this environment, what about the man? Underneath his hard shell, the Senior is a gentle soul. He is studious, persevering, imaginative. We realize that few of the hierarchy will agree with this last description, but it is so. The marks may not show it, true, but the fact remains that many hours of hard studying arc put in by all the members of the class. A favorite activity is the hate session. After a particularly hard test the Seniors may gather together for a discussion of the Blake Faculty, or as is usually the ease, one teacher who has especially arousal their anger that day. These discussions arc tape-recorded and when played back, resemble the noise made by 3,000 Mau-Mau warriors gathered around a ceremonial bonfire. These hate sessions may involve anyone, from the oldest man to the youngest nobody. Everyone is subject to attack in these good natured fun-fests. Seriously, the Class of ‘56 has made many contributions to Blake, through organizations such as the athletic teams. Publications, and the Union. We have spent some of the most enjoyable years of our lives at Blake, but we hope that we have succeeded in our attempt to set a worthy example for the rest of the school. We have made mistakes, yes, and we apologize for them, but we arc proud of our contributions and hope that the School will remember them, as we will certainly remember Blake. 23 Hollcrn stars in after-lunch activities.

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STEPHEN ANTHONY BENTON Entered Blake in 1952 Head Boy VI; Class President V; Class Secretary-Treasurer III; Union V, VI—President VI; Student Council VI; Gopher Boy's State V; IV Form Declamation Contest; Dramatics VI; Glee Club III. IV, V, VI; Publications III. IV, V, Vl-Pho-tography Editor VI; Waiter III, IV, V; Football VI; Baseball VI. FU, FOOZER THE BOOZER. H. B. With a “Why, last summer on the river I ..Tony Benton is off on another talc of his river travels. For the past two summers, Fu” has worked as an oiler on a tow boat on the Mississippi River, anti his experiences about river life spark many Senior Room discussions. Tony is probably the most popular and most respected boy in the class. As proof of this, in his Junior year, he was elected president of the class and also awarded the Harvard Book Prize for being “the best all-around member of the Junior class.” This year Tony was elected Hcatl Boy and President of the Union. His | opularity also extends to his church, where he is an officer of the youth group. His hobbies arc photography, amateur radio, and last but not least by any means, girls. He has his own equipment for developing and printing pictures, and his interest in photography has led him to become the photography editor of the CALL O’ PAN. Tony's attraction for the fair sex is a well-known fact among his fellow classmates, and no party or dance would ever be complete without him and his date. In school Tony is a member of the Dramatics Association and the Glee Club. In the school play he had the second lead; ami in the Glee Club, his fine tenor voice adds greatly to the quality of the music. Yet even with all these extra activities, Tony is still able to get honor marks. He is a hard worker and never quits until lie has done the job completely. With his personality ami ability, he will go far in life and will certainly be a success in whatever he docs. Best of luck to a great leader and a great guy!