Cranbrook School - Brook Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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W. BOYCE RICKETTS 'Mr. Ricketts was born in Bloomington, Illinois on November 13, 1905. Graduating from Bloomington High School in 1923, he went on to Wesleyan Univer- sity in Illinois 'where he majored in history and Eng- lis 1. He graduated from college in 1927. In 1928 he took his first trip to Europe. For six months he joumeyed 3,000 miles by bicycleg at the end of that time he was forced to retum to the United States, for his traveling funds were one. W'hen he re- turned to the United States he taught for a short time at the Illinois Military Academy in Arlington, Illinois. After doing graduate work at Harvard in the summer of 1929, Mr. Ricketts came to Cranbrook, entering as a master in history, a post which he has held since that time. In 1931 he took his second bicycle trip to Europe, accompanied by Mr. Howard Wert and three Cran- brook students. Besides his joumeys in Europe Mr. Ricketts has been in every state of the United States and a great deal of Canada. In 1933 Mr. Ricketts married jane Harper. He is the only Cranbrook master to have been married in the Christ Church chapel. The newly married couple spent their honeymoon traveling through Europe by car. In 1936 Mr. Ricketts and his wife again went abroad. cycling through the British Isles. During the summers of 1939, 1940, and 1941 he at- tended summer sessions at the University of California at Berkley. Through this work he received his Masters degree in history. At Cranbrook he has held various coaching positions. He has been head of the dining hall and a senior ad- visor in the dormitories. In 1935 he became head of the Histo Department. Mr. Ridkletts, who has devoted his life to teaching and service to Cranbrook, still has time for his two children Chris and jane, and for his hobbies of reading and traveling. His strict but fair manner causes him to be one of the most res ected masters on the Cranbrook faculty, and his wit-fixed comments and good natured teasing have made him very popular among the stu- dents and faculty alike.

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HARRY D. HOEY M1'. Harry D. Hoey was born in Bradford, Pennsyl- vania, but soon after his birth his family moved to Hutchinson, Kansas, where he spent most of his boy- hood. His early schooling consisted of attending the local high school. Upon graduating from high school, he entered the University of Michigan and there majored in English. At Michigan he edited the well-known student paper, The Michigan Daily, and was a member of the Delta fraternity and many honorary journalistic societies. In 1924 Mr. Hoey graduated from Michigan with a Bache- lor of Arts degree, and the following year, after com- pletion of graduate study, received his Masters Degree in English from the same University. Upon earning his Masters, 'he started teaching English at the University of Minnesota and remained there until 1928. In the fall of 1928 Mr. Hoey was persuaded to teach English at Cranbrook by Mr. Tilley, the man for whom the Tilley Writing Award is named. ln addition to his duties as a master in English, Mr. Hoey was the faculty advisor for the Buoolc, the Crane, and the Social Com- mittee. In 1930 Mr. Hoey married Nerissa Fitzsimmons, and they became the first couple to occupy the master's suite on the second floor of Page Hall. For the two years following his marriage, Mr. Hoey was given a leave of absence from Cranbrook to do graduate work in psychology. Upon his return to Cranbrook, Mr. Hoey was made Director of Guidance, a position in which it was his job to determine, through various tests, boys' capacities and potentials in all areas of learning. The Hoeys' home was transferred from Page Hall to 11 Faculty Row in 1934 and remained there until Mr. Hoey became headmaster. The Hoeys' daughters, Patricia and Debo1'ah, were born in 1935 and 1940 respectively. In 1944 Mr. Hoey became Assistant Headmaster, and in 1950, when Mr. Brooke Stabler left Cranbrook, Mr. Hoey was appointed Headmaster, the position which he holds today. Over the years Mr. Hoey has also become well known outside of Cranbrook School, contributing his services and time to such positions as director of the Children's Hospital of Michigan and of St. Luke's Home, member of the Vestry of Christ Church Cran- brook, and President of the Independent Schools As- sociation of the Midwestern States. Harry Hoey has worked his hardest to make our school what it is and, in so doing, has become one of the most respected of the senior members of the Cran- brook family.

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4 WILLIAM SCHULTZ, JR. Mr. William Schultz, Jr., Cranbrook's physics in- structor and Head of the Science Department, was born in Rogers City, Michigan. He attended Rogers City High School, and while there he played forward on the basketball team for four years and was the captain of the team in his senior year. He had to work for three years after the com- pletion of high school to save enough money to begin college. During those three years he held jobs as a printer's assistant, an electrician, and a saxaphone player in a dance band. He entered the University of Michigan in 1925 and was a member of the freshman basketball and cross country teams. He continued his music by playing in the famous University of Michigan marching band. He graduated in 1930 from the University of Michigan with a Bacheloris degree in Electrical Engineering. Coming to Cranbrook in 1980, Mr. Schultz began teaching general science and chemistry, and in the following year became the physics instructor. Other courses he has taught while at Cranbrook include arithmetic, typing, and photography. In 1937 he re- ceived his Master's degree in Science Education from the University of Michigan. In June of 1934 he married Dorothy Kopf. They now have three children, Richard who attends the Uni- versity of Michigan, Robert who is a member of the class of fifty eight, and David who is in the Lower School of Cranbrook. Since his arrival at Cranbrook, Mr. Schultz has coached various varsity sports. He has also been very active in the supervision of extra-curricular activities, having been advisor for the radio club, rifle club, model club, science club, and band. Currently Mr. Schultz is head of the Science De- partment and a member of the Curriculum Committee, and in the past he has held the positions of House- master of Fountains, head of the work program, and member of the Administrative Committee. He has been president of the Detroit Astronomical Society, a mem- ber of the Ford Foundation Committee for Advanced Standing for College, Scoutmaster for the Cranbrook troop of Boy Scouts, and Institute representative for the Bloomfield Hills Cub Scout Pack. His quick mind and ready wit have made him for- ever popular among the student body, and his patience and understanding have made it easier for us to learn.