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

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Luther adds that Lar should know because he is generally accepted as being a real ‘“thorny on women. Wayne McLeod is dreaming of Italian girls and eating pizza at the Senior Table when A1 Hazen arrives and puts his hand in it, mistaking the pizza for an old Muzzey. Fritz Bud Corrigan and brother Kjcll Mathieson stride through the Trophy room on skis arguing whose name should be engraved first on the skiing trophy. Senior Room activity. As we walk towards the Library, Doug Platt is vehemently telling Rudy Moor that “the Kenwood Car Pool” can’t possibly fit into Rudy’s Opel. In the library itself, )im Fish is diligently studying from reference books which arc considered contraband goods outside the library. Ed Druy and Lowell Hawk-inson have spent the night filibustering in the Lamb Alcove to block Jack Kuchn and Doug Crane, who are trying to introduce a new concept contrary to Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation. Jack Hanold was originally referee in the debate, but his thoughts soon reverted to “Guys and Dolls, and he began to shoot dice in the corner. Now, as we move toward the Publications Room, we pass Mr. Glenn’s room, where Johnsc is awaiting the start of a class. Steve and Joe Beach have just discovered a new metaphysical idea in the Air Mail Pilot. Bob Donaldson disagrees, and the prospect of a long debate is realized by both sides. Now, in the Publications Room, Dave Larson has just organized a resistance movement comprised of Simey and Mancc Mitchell. Chuck Cornell is absent from the cell meeting because he is installing a new bull-nose on the Red Chev. Simey will be gone shortly too, because the time has come to journey to MacDonald’s for the afternoon hamburger. And overlooking the entire Senior Class is “Big Daddy Ken Solstad, who is looking for cartoon material and, more important, trying to discover whether American youth arc becoming socialistic as a whole. As one can see by the above paragraphs, there arc as many tastes in the class as there arc members. The greatest contribution of which the Class of 1960 can boast is a record of extracurricular activities and outstanding leadership in supporting school functions like dances and athletic contests. Despite the lack of sometimes artificial school spirit campaigns, it has been said that the “school spirit has been greater this year than in many previous years. This can be attributed to the Class of 1960 and especially to its devoted class adviser, Mr. Glenn. The Seniors were very fortunate this year in again securing Mr. Glenn as the class adviser. He has been more than an adviser; he has been a devoted friend to every member of the class. The fact that he has been chosen every year since the sophomore year is ample proof of the high esteem the class holds for him. Over the past three years he has never been too busy to talk to any boy about class activities, grades, or college plans. The Class of 1960 will forever be indebted to Mr. Glenn for his devoted leadership throughout our last three years at Blake. Mr. Glenn, class adviser 23

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The Class of 1960 • • • The Class of 1960 cannot boast of any great scholastic or athletic achievements. It can, however, be considered advanced in the art of spending, not wasting, spare time. Therefore, it is best to look at the class in its best field of endeavor. The members have followed definite routines throughout the year which arc viewed in the following paragraphs with some sense of levity. The convenient place to start our tour in quest of the Senior Class is in the Senior Room. There we find Jim “Snake Hcng standing between his radio squipment and Wally Plimpton, whose muscular contortions may extend to “Snake’s hi-fi. Oblivious to this is Stew Pinkerton, who is frantically directing photographers Kent van den Berg and Dave-baby” Bowen in their search for Call O’Pan lens shots. Rosie can be heard shouting directions to seniors —they shouldn’t pose for the photogs, he says —as he tucks in his shirt. Mork ami Holtz arc crouched by the coat rack, where Andy is asleep, trying to arouse some enthusiasm for the com- ing week-end’s festivities. Organizer Sam Stenson tells Charlie Dcavcr that he will be invited too. The future brothers-in-law Harry Randolph and Remy Mithun arc trying to invent a new senior game, since the noisy wall-ball has been outlawed by the fun-hating next door neighbors and by those across the street (hall). As we open the Senior Room door, we sec Al Burns running by on his way to show the coach his new balloon-ball pitch. In the trophy room Promoter Dave Skramstad has lined up the weekly fight between “Spider” Bob Rizcr and Jim Agncw. Manager Bob Melamed watches in terror to sec that none of “his swimmers arc hurt. At the Senior Table Jack Priest, absorbed in Greek history, is paying no attention to Jim Nelson. Jim is trying to line up Jack with a date for next year at Princeton, but Jack remains enchanted by the Greek. Larry Connolly interjects that Jim should solve his current problems before worrying about next year. Charlie Back Row, left to right: Luther, Hawkinson, Deaver, Moor, Anderson, McLeod, Rizer, Agncw, Larson. Heng, Mitchell, Hanold, Priest, Pinkerton. Second Row: Stenson. Mathieson, Druy, Morken, Hazen, Burns, Holtzerman. Johnson, Kuchn. Mithun. Platt, Corrigan, Nelson, Connolly. Fust Row: van den Berg, Rosenblatt, Cornell, Plimpton. Fish, Solstad, Donaldson, Beach, Melamed, Crane, Randolph, Skramstad, Simenscn, Mr. Glenn — Adviser. Absent: Bowen. 22

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Senior Class Awards Edward Druy Lowell Haw kin son James Heng -David Larson Charles Luther Wayne McLeod James Nelson Stewart Pinkerton Douglas Platt John Priest Harrison Randolph Robert Rizer David Skramstad - American Field Service Foreign Exchange Student Twin Cities Classical Club Award IV Dayton Trophy III, IV Most Valuable Wrestler Award Wilson Cup I Charles E. Lamb Latin Award 111 Spanish Award V American Field Service Foreign Exchange Student Gopher Boys’ State Representative V Sclovcr-Pcarson Basketball Award French Award V Glenn-Wonson Football Trophy Gopher Boys’ State Representative V Harvard Book Prize V Form IV Declamation Contest Union Medal Dartmouth Alumni Hockey Award Williams Football Trophy Guy Thomas Swimming Trophy Chapel Speaking Prize V Chapel Speaking Prize V Strieker Debating Trophy John Edic Trophy Kenneth Solstad