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

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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

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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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Roger Hartley Anderson Entered Blake September, 1957 Track VI; Publications VI; Glee Club V, VI; Swimming VI; B Club VT. “For a Quiet Life.” Middleton Roger Anderson came to Blake in his junior year on the William A. Sweatt scholarship for sons of Honeywell employees. He has a warm, friendly personality, and a quick smile, and thus he soon became a staunch member of the class. Rog ranks in the top quarter of his class; his chief scholastic interests lie in the fields of science, especially physics. He is always ready and able to help a needful senior with a tough problem. His interests arc not all scholastic, however. He has been a member of the Glee Club during both his junior and senior years, and he contributes some outstanding articles to the Torch. Athletically, Roger is a member of the track and swimming teams. He also is an active partner in the Blake Bridge Club — senior room chapter! Outside of school most of Roger’s time is occupied in building his own parts for his Hi-Fi, but his interests are not in electronics, but in music. He is an avid collector of classical music and has recently begun a collection of modern jazz records. This illustrates the lengths to which he is willing to go in order to satisfy his desires. Another of Roger’s major interests outside of school is scouting, and he has earned the distinguished rank of Star. He also is the treasurer of his troop. He has an extremely comprehensive collection of United States’ stamps, which has earned him the scouting merit badge in this field. Roger plans to go East to school, and he intends to study physics, chemistry, and biology with the idea of becoming a biochemical engineer. Rog has felt this inclination since seventh grade, when he first became interested in science. But in whatever he docs, because of his ease in making friends and his natural ability, he is sure to be a success. 28