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

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Back Row: Knudson, Knoblauch, Schocll, Shronts, B. Wilkie. Martensson, Ensign, John Nelson, Dcardorff, Ricke, Ridgway, Sedgwick. Second Row: M. McCarthy, Templeton, Gessner. I-ane, P. Thomas, R. Anderson, Jim Seed, Rainer, E. Crabb. Hcnscl, Lewis. Front Row: C. Andrus. Rankin, Altman, S. Wells, I). Newhall, Gottlieb, F. Kemercr, Holton, Dawes, Mr. Van Santvoord — adviser. Absent: Faegre. It is indeed hard to believe that all of this action could take place in just ten minutes. The class of ’59 spends only a little time playing cards and rough housing each day, however. Most of their time in school is spent studying, attending classes, or participating in extra-curricular activities. The thirty-three boys who Senior room shill. Mutual admiration society. make up this graduating class all take part in one or more activity and sincerely try to do something for the betterment of Blake. The class of ’59 is proud to have been a part of such a fine school as Blake and hope that they have been worthy representatives of the school. 26

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CLASS OF ’59 ABOUT TO GRADUATE! Tiic race is on! As soon as Mr. Cleveland excuses the seniors after lunch, eight boys begin the sprint towards the senior room. They all arc aiming for the same objective: the “card table,” but not with the same purpose. You see, half of them want to play Whist and the other four want to play bridge. This particular day, Gess, the track star, has led his teammates, Carrot-top Rank, Knob, and Slough-foot Stu, the bridge players, on to victory. The Whist players, Seed-boy, Amooka Rieke, Rog, and Nellie, arc not disgruntled, however. Instead they begin to play in front of the book lockers, where Altman and Andrus are arguing over the Russian education system. Zorro is rather confused today, though, because he’s lost his notes. Black Bart Faegre, Ulf and Holtic are sitting on the coach. Bart is in ecstasy because the radio is playing his favorite song, “Canadian Sunset. Ulf and Bobbie are pleading with Bart to change the radio to KRSI. They arc two of the few rock and roll haters. But before a real argument can begin, Steve Lewis runs in to announce that the mail has arrived. Charlie Lane is the first senior to answer the “mail call,” for his one and only is on vacation. Gessner leaves the bridge game to practice a little of his hot piano in the music room. Ridg is invited to play but declines because he can’t find his history notes. Seniors participate in favorite extra-curricular activity. Young love. The bridge game is kept going, however, because Newy comes back from the bio lab. His mind isn’t on the cards, though, because he’s too busy complaining about the bio quiz. He only got a 90. H. B. McCarthy is restraining his fellow seniors Lin DcardorfT and Pete Thomas from breaking the already shoddy senior room furniture. Mike, besides being Head-Boy, is Hcad-Furniturc-Saver. In the far corner Pete Ratner and his two swimming cohorts, Jack Shronts and Hun Schocl, are discussing the tactics for the swimming meet. Jack suggests swim fins so the team will be sure to win. And now we leave the senior room anti go to the trophy room. Here we see Toto Templeton lecturing on chemistry to a group of juniors, while Tom Ensign and Larry Dawes listen in awe. A small argument is brewing between Hedge and Frankcmcr. Hedge insists the Call-O-Pan is coming along on schedule. However, Frank is going down to the printers to make sure. In another corner Graf Crabb is helping Max straighten out the wrestling s forc-book. All seniors arc now accounted for except Knut who could only be one place — studying in the geometry room, and Bob Wilkie and Rick Hcnscl, who arc down in the parking lot. Wilk is showing Rick his new “Bonnie” and asking him how big an impression the car would make out in California. 25

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Stephen Edward Altman Entered Blake September, 1948 Baseball VI — manager; Debate III, IV, V, VI; Office boy III. “Here is another bead on the string of confusions.” Woodward One of the more intellectual members of the class of 1959 is Steve Altman. Steve entered Blake in the second grade, and since then he has maintained one of the higher academic averages in the senior class. His name is almost always on the honor roll. Steve is a quiet individual who thinks before he speaks, a fact which has helped make him one of the most respected members of his class. Although Steve rarely enters into the typical senior room conversation, when he does make a comment, one knows it has much serious thought behind it. Usually Steve spends his study periods at the senior table or in the library either working on a daily academic assignment or preparing for a debate. Steve’s interests arc not limited to the scholastic side. He has been one of Blake’s ablest debators for four years and was elected this year’s president of the debating team. He also successfully managed the varsity baseball team this spring. Outside of school Steve’s interests arc many and vai-icd. Being a hi-fi enthusiast, he has built, over the years, his own hi-fi system, which he donated and set up for several Blake dances. He also gathered a fine collection of classical recordings and has recently begun a collection of progressive jazz recordings. Steve is an avid photographer and has contributed many pictures to publications at Blake. In past summers Steve has worked as a junior counselor at his church camp, Camp Tika, located near Minneapolis, and as a student laborer at the F and L warehouse in Excelsior. Steve is still undecided as to where he will attend college. However, at college he hopes to continue with a liberal education, eventually aiming toward a possible career in income tax law. Because Steve is best known as a most intelligent and intellectual student, the most difficult and intellectually challenging subjects in college should be most rewarding for him. 27