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

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Frederic Warren Clifford Entered Blake 1949 Tennis V, VI; Dramatics V, VI; B Club V, VI. “I can promise to be candid, though I may not be impartial.” Goethe Fred Clifford is a perfect example of a saying by Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The best in life in conversation.” Fred’s easy manner of expression adds interest to any discussion and puts those around him at ease, Fred can make a stranger feel at home and can turn him into a lasting friend. Another of his characteristics is always to be present when a helping hand is needed. Fred’s face was a very familiar one here, for he attended Blake since the first grade. He is a careful student who relics on hard work in doing his homework, and his attitude made history an enjoyable field of interest for him. “Enthusiastic” best describes Fred’s feeling towards classes, and his colorful sense of humor extends into the French language. Here Fred is in his clement, for his expressive gestures and quick wit make him gifted in relating French jokes and proverbs. Fred used his seventy-four inch frame to advantage in basketball and tennis. One summer he showed his devotion to tennis by playing in twelve tournaments in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, yet he carried groceries for Red Owl during the same season. Fred also enjoys hunting and spends several weekends every year duck-hunting with his father in Northern Minnesota. Fred intends to train for law or business at an eastern men’s college. He is sure to represent Blake’s finest traditions. A.F., FWED 27

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Eric Paul Canton Entered Blake 1955 Track VI; Dramatics III, IV, V, VI—co-president VI, student director VI; Union V, VI — secretary VI; Publications V, VI—Call O’Pan associate editor VI; B Club VI; Waiter III, IV, V, VI; Dance Chairman VI. “No man was ever great by imitation ’ Johnson A phrase heard many times in chapel is, “Eric Canton has an announcement.” A murmur of expectation would run through the chapel, for Eric’s announcements were either very serious or extremely funny. One day Eric would express the feelings of the senior class on school spirit and on their desire to help any interested underclassmen attend school functions. The next he put on his squashed black hat and became Gordon Hathaway. The interest in this year's school dances was caused in no small part by Eric’s leaping out of his seat and running to the stage. A dance would seem unprepared for without Eric to tell the student body that it was coming. Eric’s interest in dances was not entirely organizational. A frequent scene about the middle of the week was a tall boy in a blazer talking to a classmate concerning a week-end date. Varied looks would come over the former’s face until the right girl was specified. Then a contented expression would assure the class- mate that Eric had found his “one-and-only” for the week-end. The organization which has benefited the most from Eric’s talents is Dramatics. Acting is his greatest love and a calling which he hopes to pursue after graduation. His performance as Sky Mastcrson in “Guys and Dolls’’ helped make this most ambitious production the greatest success of the Dramatics Association. Eric’s role in “Finian’s Rainbow” was just as effective, but otherwise completely different: his task was to make the six-foot one leprechaun Og look one-foot six. Eric was not only successful; he stole the show with his “Which witch is which line and “When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love.” Such effort for a pursuit or a cause which he believed in made Eric the personification of Blake School for scores of boys. When he made an announcement concerning an athletic contest, his school spirit was so apparent to all that the teams were inspired with the spectators. This enthusiasm was characteristic of Eric. 26 ERWICK. SKY, LEP

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Scott Edward Cooney Ever since Scott left Edina High and entered Blake in the ninth grade, he has been trying to figure out what happened to all the girls. He tries to compensate for this by taking full advantage of Friday and Saturday night dating, his favorite out-of-school activity. Actually, Scotty sends out so many Christmas cards to his sweethearts each year that he has to work for the post office as a mailman during the holidays. Scott came to Blake on a scholarship and has served as a waiter all his four years. During the fall he is an avid touch football player, and in winter and spring he participated on the hockey and baseball teams. This summer Scott worked as a lifeguard at the Edina Municipal Pool. The rumor is that many a bathing beauty was saved from drowning in the shallow end of the pool. Coon” is as proud of his driving record as his diving record, for his only offense was a ticket for overparking in front of the City Hall. Scott plans to attend the University of Minnesota. With his sense of humor he should bring many more laughs to the campus across the river. SCOTTY COON 28