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

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Joseph Warren Beach Entered Blake September, 1957 Football VI; Wrestling IV, V, VI; Track IV, V, VI; B Club IV, V, VI. “Love conquers all.” Virgil The class of 1960 gained a valuable member when Joe Beach transferred from Shattuck after his freshman year. Joe’s cheerful and friendly manner has made a very favorable impression on the rest of the class. In moments of extreme tension, such as the prelude to a bio test, Joe’s choice comments served as a mental tranquilizer to his nervous comrades. His exuberant spirit has also been extremely welcome during the demanding workouts in football, wrestling, and track. These workouts leave the participants mentally and physically exhausted, and Joe’s spirit and unique humor were invigorating to the team as a whole. Despite his love for fun, loe does not take school-work or athletic events in a genial vein. His scholastic marks have always held a respectable rank in the class, and his participation on the athletic field has always been to the ultimate. Joe’s outside interests arc numerous and varied. His record collection consists mainly of jazz albums, and this collection increases steadily through Joe's membership in a national record club. “Speed” also has interests on the cultural side. He has delved into the philosophies of the East, and he has become quite interested in the teachings of Buddha and Confucious. Last summer Joe worked as a medical aid at Northwestern Hospital, and this job has further increased his desire to enter the field of medicine. Joe also loves to travel, and he has seen much of the United States; however, he has yet to explore the west coast. It is a well-known fact that Joe has immense popularity with the opposite sex. The girl who speaks unfavorably of Joe is yet to be found, for his charm and consideration arc hard to excel. Joe has applied to colleges ranging from the eastern seaboard to the west coast. We will miss you, Joe, and wish you the best of luck! 27

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r Austin Gilman Anderson Austin Anderson entered Blake in the fourth grade, and since that time he has established himself as one of the best all-round members of the class of 1960. He has built the reputation of a scholar, an athlete, and a humorist. Scholastically Austin, called “Andy by his friends, has ranked in the upper one-fourth of his class, and this year he was a semi-finalist in the National Merit Scholastic Program. His classmates can confirm his tremendous ability in physics, a course in which he seems to obtain a perfect score in every test. From this amazing mind stems Andy’s famous wit. At parties he is always the center of amusement with his uncanny knack for imitating anyone from a personal friend to a top recording star. Andy is also a good dancer, and with the help of his six foot two inch frame, he twirls his partner about with blinding speed. In addition to all this wit and humor, Andy has a Entered Blake September, 1951 Football V. VI; Basketball V, VI; Track III, IV, V, VI — co-captain VI; Class officer — vice president III; B Club III, IV, V, VI. “A sense of humor is a sense of proportion.” Gibran more serious side, for he serves as an acolyte at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Andy also takes athletics seriously, and he was elected co-captain of the 1960 track team. In track he showed his athletic prowess, for in his junior year he took two firsts and a second in the conference track meet. Andy should graduate with seven varsity letters. Andy’s outside interests arc varied. Last summer he worked in an iron foundry, and in his spare time he could be found in northern Minnesota at the family cabin skimming over the lake on water skis. He also likes to travel; last spring he went to California, and on week ends he usually heads northward to see a special friend. Andy hopes to go west for college to enter into the field of engineering. The college of his choice will gain an able student, and wherever Andy goes, success will surely follow. 26 ANDY, GYRO

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David Arnold Bowen Entered Blake September, 1955 Swimming V; Wrestling VI; B Club V, VI; Publications V, VI; Forum Committee VI. “A simple life is its own reward.” Santayana Dave Bowen entered Blake in the seventh grade. Since then he has become known as a rather silent, but very industrious member of his class. Although he is rather quiet, he always has a ready smile and a witty remark, which have earned him many friends. He works hard, and he has earned a good scholastic standing in the class. Dave’s favorite subject is history, in which he gets his best grades. In fact Dave likes history so well that he has taken as many history courses as possible in his six years at Blake. He has also read many history books in his spare time, and he is also a member of the Forum Committee. His other school activities are debating, taking pictures for Publications, and serv- ing as waiter. As Dave does not feel that school should end when school is out, he goes to summer school at the University of Minnesota. During the summer he likes to hunt, fish, and go boating. For recreation he likes to bowl, work on his stamp collection, or take pictures. He likes to travel and listen to records also. Dave is active as an Explorer Scout and treasurer of his church youth group. Although he docs not know where he wants to go to college, he feels that he wants to become a lawyer or a businessman. With his friendly disposition and ability to make friends, Dave is sure to be successful in anything he undertakes. DAVE BABY 28