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

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DEDICATION: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AT BLAKE Mr. Edie This year we are proud to make Mr. Edic part of our Call o’ Pan dedication. He has been the head of the History Department at Blake from 1941 to 1943, and again from 1947 up to the present. His service to Blake School and Blake boys covers a span of twenty-five years. Besides his work at Blake, Mr. Edie has given his time to summer camps such as Camp Warren, where he was assistant director from 1952 until 1964. Vet another honor is the fact that he is currently the president of the Minnesota Foreign Policy Association. More than just a teacher, Mr. Edie has been a friend and guide to the students of Blake. I le has always been ready to make another’s problem his own and to do his best to help. He’s not afraid to take a stand on any issue. We offer this yearbook as a token of thanks to a “great guy, one whom mere “Thanks can never repay. Mr. Close In his twenty-five years at Blake, Mr. Robert T. Close has had many varied and unequaled achievements. His service to Blake began in 1940 when he became part-time director of the Blake School Athletic Program. In 1941 his duties were augmented as he taught English in the Senior School. Between 1942 and 1946, Mr. Close took a leave of absence to serve in the Navy. His Naval positions included Instructor at the Harvard Naval Training School; Training Officer of a unit at Norfolk, Virginia; and Assistant Port Director at Lc Havre, France. It is through these experiences and also through those from eighteen years of summer camp work and eight years of church and YMCA service that he has obtained the immense storehouse of amusing stories and anecdotes which he uses frequently to amuse his students. Sir, we admire your perseverance over these last twenty-five years and sincerely hope that you will remain with us for many more. 9

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James Henderson, Jr., B.S., Ed.M. (Trinity, Boston University) HEADMASTER: Five years have passed since Mr. Henderson became Blake’s Headmaster. During this time, his unceasing efforts have modernized Blake, placed many seniors in college, and gained for Blake a high national reputation. His work on the “Blueprint for Greatness” in 1963 provided us with new athletic and academic facilities. These improvements included a new hockey-rink, swimming pool, and wrestling room, as well as modern language apparatus and science laboratories. A larger dining hall and more office space were also added. Thus, during the last five years there have Mr. James Henderson, Jr. been many remarkable changes in Blake’s physical appearance, and Mr. Henderson deserves much of the credit for this metamorphosis. Few people realize the sacrifices our Headmaster has made to foster Blake’s advancement. He frequently arrives at school early and often spends late hours as well as weekends on the job. He and Mrs. Henderson also supervise dances and evening parents’ dinners. Certainly all the faculty, parents, and alumni appreciate the Hendersons’ sincere loyalty to Blake. 8

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SENIOR SCHOOL FACULTY LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Heinz). Otto. A.B., AM. Crrman (University of Delaware. University of Indiana) Of course, that's just Otto’s opinion .. ■ Ronald F.. Reploglc. A.B., A M. luitm (University of Minnesota) And that’s just one of the things that is anti-intellectual.” Russell F Hilliard. A.B.. A.M. Spanish, Organist. GUt Club (Harvard. University of New Hampshire, Columbia) Gracias. Adios!” 10