Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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riu ' most versalilc iiian in the class lias been the great distinc- tion tacitly given Ferd. Schoberg by bis elassinales. Winning of the jiublie debate medal in 1915, of (be oratorical jiremiuin in 191(3, of ninne.rous science medals and class laurels have been jiisl some few of the honors beaiicd on this talented student. He is conspicu- ous for accuracy and system in (bought and composition, and much of bis success must be at- tributed to these ([iialities. Nor is bis ability entirely restricted to I lungs intellectual. As a dancer be has gained an enviable renown and has recently attained the added distinction of minstrel comedian. We wonder whether there is any department in wbieb be could not excel. As President of the Loyola Debating Society and Secretary of tlie St. Thomas Pbilosojibical Society be dis- ])lays a jiarliamentary ability capable of fulfilling the functions of these ollices in a most apt and accomplished manner. Nor is be inunune from the gaiety and frivolities which life olfers. “Moving pictures,” be says, “when j)roperly censored, are a valuable ac([uisition to both Ibe serious and gleeful side of life.” He is a member of many social clubs throughout the city and has great influence in all of them. His re- searches into byi)notism, mesmerism and mysticism have enabled him to write many essays on these subjects. As regards his future, Ferd is the most enigmatic member of the class. Some say he will follow scien- tific i)ursuits, others the literaiy line, but whatever |)rofession he enters we feel will be graced by his talents and will find him a steadfast ad- herent to truth and morality. 30

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“Mike” as our most serious stu- dent has had the distinction of being class beadle throughout al- most all classes, an ottice merited by his extreme honesty. Consis- tency in study and work is his “long suit,” but, Avhen not work- ing, Mike strives to out-distance the motorcycle “cops” with his own trusty “Indian.” Apparently a man of thought, he substantiates the appearance by delving deeply into anything that comes under his attention. A joke receives more appreciation from him than from anjmne else in the class, for, after the first laugh, he goes be- neath the surface of a jocose sa - ing or deed and finds material sutficient to occasion a second out- burst. With a true sense of the beautiful he is naturally offended hv the commonplace and has been V. . observed to turn away his eyes or U: quicken his pace whenever pass- ing a “booze joint.” With regard to jiatriotism he emulates another member of the fold, halving trained at Plattsburg in 1916 and at jircsent is looking forward to a lieutenancy in the army. It must he admitted that this rival of Jess Willard in physical strength and of Haig in strate- gic ability will succeed as a military otlicer by reason of the thorough- ness with which he attacks everything. From the day when he first entered Loyola, through the seemingly long years of high school, through Poetry, Rhetoric, Natural Science and Philosophy, Mike has retained a jiermanent position among the leaders, and it is a sure conclusion that when the Class of 1917 spreads out into the various walks of life, what- ever the way he goes, this son of Erin will again be found among the foremost of his profession. 29

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A prominent figure in college oratory. Bill first sprang into the limelight in 1915 wlien he carried off the jirize in a contest in ex- temporaneous speaking. That this feat was not a chance occurrence, hut rather resulted from the kind- ling of a smouldering tire of iii- herent oratory, is proved by the fact that hut one year later he Imrst forth in a blaze of glory as the winner of the Intercollegiate Peace Contest of Maryland. Al- though he did not gain first hon- ors in the subsequent group con- test, he proved a creditable repre- sentative of his Alma Mater. Un- fortunately Bill seems contented in “resting on his laurels,” for, since those occasions of victory, he has humlily and unceremoni- ously retired into seclusion, from which not even the cares of study can entice him. Because of his natural adornments Bill is some- what a “winner.” Tall and slender, with wavy brown hair and lustrous dark eyes of the same hue, ii is hut natural that the opposite sex “falls for him. ” But, on the other hand, he is not immune from such “falling.” Beport has it that he has been seriously, if not mortally, wounded by Cupid. Present unmistakahle indications of a chemical affinity for “mazuma” point to a future state of vast wealth for this product of the Fatherland. Those w ho really know Bill predict that at some future time he will suddenly rouse himself from his lethargy and imitate an advance that even Von Kluck must envy. 31