Ben Blewett High School - Brochure Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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BLEWETT STUDENTS In National Competition Ollie w on hockey s OLLIE HAUPT, JR. Ollie Haupt, Jr., 15-year-old Blewett student, recently returned from New York and Boston where he competed in figure skating contests. In New York, representing the St. Louis Figure Skating Club in the figure skating events, he tried out for the Olympic Team. Ollie suffered a great disappointment when he finished fifth, as only the first four were chosen to represent America in the coming Olympics. During his stay in New York, Ollie and his partner, Jean Schulte, finished sixth in the Pair Competition. From New York he traveled to Boston and took second place in the National Junior Singles Competition, ■as taught to skate by George Mueller, a German, who started him out skates, later changing to racers, and finally switching to figure-skates. Ollie has taken part in six St. Louis Silver Skates carnivals. Other figure-skating events in which Ollie has gained recognition are: Missouri Championship, 1930; National Junior Competition, first place, 1934; National Junior Pair, with Jean Schulte as a partner, second place, 1934; National Junior Pair Competition, 1935; National Junior Singles, third place, 1935; National Junior Singles, second place, 1936; Midwestern Singles Championship, third place, 1935. In three years of national competition, Ollie has won five medals: two gold first prizes, two silver second prizes, and one bronze third prize. Ollie explained the two types of figure-skating. One, he said, is the school-figures, that is, using figures on the ice; the other is free skating where spins and jumps are used. School-figures count the most in actual competition. In addition to skating, Ollie is also interested in swimming and tennis. He does not intend to make skating his life ' s work, but merely continue it as a hobby. singing did not hich eight BEN BASONE Ben Basone, 17-year-old Blewett student, competed in the national contest for high school pupils, in New York early this spring. Although I win the contest, I received a great deal of experience, and while I was there I took several lessons from one of the leading voice teachers in New York, Ben said on his return. Last year Ben won the inter-state contest at Springfield, Mo., in states were represented. This gave him the privilege of entering the national contest in New York this year. Ben has received most of his instructions in singing from J. E. Perrine, Blewett music instructor, who accompanied him on both the trips. Mr. Perrine discovered Ben ' s ability as a singer while listening to him during a special chorus class. In addition to singing at school and in contests, Ben sings in the Blessed Sacrament Church Choir. When asked if he enjoyed singing, he replied, As much as I love to eat, I ' d rather sing than eat. He also added that he preferred the classical music to the jazz. Ben ' s hobby is athletics: Football, basketball, and baseball. He does not consider singing just a hobby, however, but plans to continue it as his life ' s work. Page Thirteen

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Row | Komm, Pashos, Morgan, Cherrick, Anderson, Scallet, Franklin, Settle, F. Herroanson, L. Hermanson, Schlueter. R ow 2— Kesslinger, Ryder, Krinard, Michalas, Rinehart, Blum, Deggendorf, Doty, Russell, Raim, Cornbleth, Bassinson, Laskaris. R ow 3 — Geisz, Pashos, Gorsuch, Aronson, Steffens, Krasow, Van Dover, Estelle Shanker, Esther Shanker, Silverstein, Traub. R ow i, — Appelman, Migneron, Kothe, Jones, Poston, Schleicher, Keightley, Doder, Fowler, Becker, Bailin R ow 5 — Miller. Birenbaum, Davis, Miller, Light, Snarrenberg, Hoerath, Rice, Kessler. Stapp, Hurst, Brockmeier, HONOR STUDENTS The above have been honor students for five or more consecutive grading pe- riods since September, 1935. In order to be rated as an honor roll student, one must have no grade below G. At the end of each five week grading period, there is printed a bulletin, on which are listed the names of those students who have become members of this group for that period. BLEWETT BOY WINS LATIN CONTEST Edward Scallet of Blewett won first place in the B division of a Latin contest held Saturday, April 18, at Washington University. This contest was open to all high schools in St. Louis and St. Louis County. A written examination on the life and works of Caesar was given to the contestants, Edward ' s paper being given the highest rating. A volume of Plutarch ' s Lives was awarded as a prize. BLEWETT GIRL IS SPELLING CHAMPION Dalzell Schuyler, 16-year-old Blewett student, re- cently won the junior spelling championship of communal organizations in Greater St. Louis at the Y. M. H. A. A certificate of championship was presented to her by Harris, chairman of the committee sponsoring the contest. Before she was able to enter these finals, Dalzell had to spell down about sixty of the best spellers at Blewett. When asked if she had had any particular drilling or training in spelling, she replied, No, I guess it just comes natural; and, as far as my having won is concerned, it ' s merely a matter of luck in a spelling contest. There were some words that I couldn ' t have spelled if they had been given to me. G Page Twelve

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Row I — LaHeist, Cooney, Cornbleth, White, Ehlers, Elliot, Krinard, .Noell. Row 2 — Weisberg, Lammers, Morgan, Franz, Derr, Rudman, Shader, Bennett, Blum, Ryder, DiSalvo. Row 3 — Watson, Aliber, Inman, Smith, Simpson, Weiler, Steffens, Jones, Morris, Kirk, Mason. R ow 4 — H. Kothe, Cohen, Friedman, Gooch, Rountree, Schradsr, Moore, Helkamp, Buhl, Pernikoff. R ow 5 — Birenbaum, Pritzker, Grosby, Whalen, Kisslinger, Young, Gorsuch, Laskaris, Lemen, Martin, Boyle, Brandt. BROCHURE STAFF Editor Business Manager LOFTIN WHITE LOUIS EHLERS The Brochure Staff for June, 1936, consisted of the following committees: The Art Committee was responsible for all designs, cartoons, and title pages. The Liter- ature Committee supervised the selection and correction of all material used in the literature section, and the Typing Committee converted all the material from each department into printable form. The Quotation Committee chose the quotations which follow each graduate ' s name, and the Photo Committee selected the photog- rapher, arranged for rates, sittings, and the like, and also sponsored the snap-shot contest, from which the campus views were taken. The Club Write-Up Committee gathered and corrected all material concerning organizations and teams. The editor wishes to take this opportunity to express his gratitude to all these and many others who aided in the publication of the BROCHURE. Page Fourteen