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

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Lindsay Grier Arthur, Jr. Entered Blake 1955 Hockey VI; Baseball V, VI; Glee Club IV, V; Dramatic VI; Union VI — recording secretary VI; Publications IV, V, VI — business manager VI; B Club V, VI; Waiter III, IV, V, VI — head waiter VI; Second hand book store — vice president V, president VI. ‘‘Laff every time you pheel tickled and laff once in a while enyhow.” Billings Seldom has Blake seen a boy with more enthusiasm than Lindsay Arthur. “Linney’s” eagerness is evident in his success as Business Manager of Publications, YMCA Fun Club Leader, and a great lover. By his second or third date with a girl, he has made marriage plans and has applied to the college nearest his girl’s choice. On a more serious level, however, Lindsay’s enthusiasm, diplomacy, and cheerfulness make him a strong leader. Without exception he can talk anyone into supporting his ideas. He demonstrated his talent most successfully by the 1960 Magazine Campaign. Lins was responsible for the most lucrative campaign ever, from pleas to the salesmen in chapel to persuasion of the seniors to relinquish their beloved Senior Room for one day as a sales prize. Call O’ Pan advertising sold the same way when Lindsay put himself behind the drive. Lins has long led younger boys at the Downtown YMCA, both as a crafts director and a group leader. Last summer he counseled them at the “Y’s” day camp. Among Lindsay’s other interests arc breaking and fixing things. The oft-repaired radio in the Office of the Executive General Manager of the Craft Shop is a good example of Lin’s difficulty with the second part of his hobby. Fortunately Lindsay’s other contributions to his church, his school, and his community have been far more constructive. 23 ART, LINSARTH, BLAZE, LINNEY

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John Adelsheim John impresses those who meet him with one conclusion: it is an honor to talk with him. John is extremely intelligent — a consistently top-ranking scholar and a National Merit Finalist. He is philosophical — though he awaits his chance quietly in history and English classes, his insight provides the key to every issue under discussion. John is not the bookworm type, however. He enjoys outdoor life on canoe trips or during his bicycling to school. Last summer he stayed in Germany as an A.F.S. student. An ardent school supporter, John spends hours of his spare time practicing basketball and tennis. His devotion to his studies often leads him to seclude himself in an empty room for hours with his subjects. He has Entered Blake 1955 Basketball V, VI; Tennis IV. V, VI; B Club IV, V, VI. CUM LAUDE A dead man speaks but twice.” Anonymous his light side, too; his witty quips often broke the seriousness of English discussion and mathematical derivations. Hilarity at the head table originated from his extraordinary control over the flip of a coin and his subsequent garnering of desserts. John expresses his ideas so clearly that he need not say much. This reserved attitude contributes to his overall modesty, a characteristic which earned him his name. We call John “Mouse after Mr. Van Santvoord’s pronunciation of a signature on a I atin test. John was cither ashamed of the paper or unwilling to acknowledge a high mark; at any rate, he signed the test “Anonymous. The pronunciation, of course, was “A-non-y-mousc.” MOUSE

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Nicholas Konstantinos Barbatsis Entered Blake 1949 Football VI — manager; Basketball V, VI — all-conference V, VI; Baseball V, VI; Glee Club III; Union V, VI — recording secretary VI; Publications V, VI—Torch associate editor VI; Athletic Association V, VI — secretary VI; B Club V, VI; Class officer — president III, vice president V. “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Keats “Twelve years of Blake activity” is a good summation of Nick’s school life. Since the first grade, Nick excelled in academics, extra-curricular activities, sports, and social life. In the Junior School he set an honor roll record of thirty-six consecutive first honor report cards. At this time basketball became the best sport of the Tall Thin One. The only significant step Nick took on being promoted to the Upper School was his discovery of girls. No one else at Blake can equal his number of “steadies” — twelve. Among his other extracurricular activities were Publications and athletics. Nick’s selection as Associate Editor of the Torch showed his organizational ability. At all Torch meetings Nick sat next to “H.B.”, organizing and worrying about his pages. Naturally he worked in a fantastic number of television games between pages. In basketball Nick was the nonpareil of the Blake netmen. High scorer in his junior year on the varsity, Nick averaged fourteen points per game to earn a spot on the M.I.S.L. All-Conference Team. But basketball was not Nick’s only contribution to Blake athletics. As varsity football manager Nick contributed to a successful year with his spirit and constant willingness to help. Although he carried a heavy load at Blake, Nick still participated in his church fellowship. He served as a counselor and an Athletic Director for his church camp. Nick’s activities arc only part of his contribution to Blake. His sense of humor and wide, ready grin are essential in any portrait of his personality, yet Nick stood up for what he believed in. Although some called him outspoken, “honest” better described him. All these facets of Nick’s personality made up an individual in the true sense of the word. 24 NITCH, GREEK, SYLVIA