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

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Lindley Clarence Deardorff Entered Blake September, 1954 — June, 1957; Re-entered September, 1958 Football, VI; Wrestling VI; Baseball, VI; B Club VI. “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Emerson “New Trier’s loss was Blake's gain.” These words about Lin Dcardorff, spoken by Mr. Glenn at the Blake football dinner, have been echoed by many at Blake. After a year at New Trier in Chicago, Lin returned to Blake where he had spent the three previous years. Participating in football, wrestling and basketball, Lin has contributed greatly to the success of the class of ’59. However, Lin docs not spend all of his time on the athletic field. He can readily be found in the senior room, cither leading a discussion about girls, sitting in his “private” chair playing bridge, or wrestling with other members of the class. If he is not in the senior room, he is sure to be in a corner somewhere cramming madly for one of Mr. Butler’s history tests. “Dear” appears in chapel and at lunch every day wearing the same old blue sportcoat. He has taken plenty of kidding about his “four year veteran, but he only shrugs off his classmates by saying, Who dresses up for school anyway?” He docs have other clothes though, for he always is one of the best dressed boys at all of the parties and dances he attends. Outside of school, Lin enjoys swimming and water-skiing at his Lake Minnetonka retreat during the summer. He has also worked for Bachman’s as a lawn specialist. During the winter he spends his weekends skiing and going out on dates. Lin has been active in community affairs. He has served as an acolyte at his church and as a member of his church’s youth group. Lin hopes to attend either Dartmouth or Kenyon, and because of his athletic prowess, academic credits and friendly personality, we know he will surely be a welcomed addition to any college he may choose. 32

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Since Larry entered Blake in the sixth grade, he has been one of the best-liked boys in the class. Larry has constantly ranked in the upper half of the class. In his sophomore year he became a member of the varsity wrestling team, and late last summer took over the demanding job of general equipment manager. In addition, for the past two years he has aided in managing track. Aside from his active participation in sports, he is always on hand at all school games, showing his ardent school spirit. In this year’s dramatic presentation Larry was a stage hand, and during his junior year he was a hard working member of the class concession stand committee. Outside of school Larry is the vice-president of his Laurens Davis Dawes, Jr. Entered Blake September, 1952 Wrestling IV, V, VI; General Manager VI; Dramatics VI; B Club IV, V, VI. “The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.” John Bigly church group, the Pilgrim Fellowship, at the Colonial Church of Edina. Most of his free time is spent reading; he is an avid reader of science fiction stories. Larry is perhaps one of the only boys in the class who has a never failing good nature. He has never been known to lose his temper. This quality has always aided him in his years at Blake. Larry is known as the helping hand of the class. He is always willing to do some job, shunned off by the other members of the class. In senior room discussions he always adds his witty remarks to liven up the discussion. Larry’s future plans call for his being an engineer. With his congeniality and fine personality he is assured of success at whatever college he may attend. 31

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In his seven years at Blake, Tom Ensign has built a reputation as a hard-working, meticulously careful, devoted young man — the kind of person any school likes to have. Since he entered Blake from Hopkins in January of the fifth grade year, he has used these characteristics to better both himself and his school. Those who know him now might find it hard to believe that in those first years he had to do extra schoolwork to keep up, for he has since firmly established himself in the top third of his class. For Tom, this long move meant a great deal of time and hard work, coupled with a strong desire to get ahead. This example seems to characterize all of Tom’s experiences at Blake. In football he moved from third string center to junior varsity co-captain to starting end and defensive halfback on the varsity squad. During his two years on the varsity baseball team, he was probably its hardest working player. In his senior year his work was duly recognized by his teammates through Thomas Charles Ensign Entered Blake September, 1952 Football VI; Hockey V, VI; Baseball V, VI — captain VI; Union VI; Publications V; B Club V, VI. “In skating over thin ice, our safety is our speed.” Emerson his election as captain for the 1959 season. In hockey it was the same story — the hardest worker on the team. The success which Tom has achieved in all his endeavors was generally exemplified by his election to the Union this year. Outside of school Tom’s interests vary from church work to sports. For four years he has been active as an acolyte, spending the last two years as a senior acolyte. He has always enjoyed outdoor sports — especially hunting and fishing. In the last few years he has developed a keen interest in skiing, and through hard practice has already become fairly expert. When Tom leaves Blake, he hopes to go on to Dartmouth to study engineering. This is a hope that Tom has had for years, and he has approached it with the same determination with which he tackles all his problems. In the years ahead every one of Tom’s thirty-three friends in this year’s senior class will remember him with admiration. 33