The evening world., 1911-01-30
COLLEGE CAREER
IS AMBITION OF
BLIND BOY MARVEL
Lad Who Made Highest Marks
IN Public School Aims to Be
Teacher or Writer.
HAPPY WITH Q
Willie Schenck Makes His Way
From Bayside TO School.
4 on Rivington Street.
HAPPY WITH BOOKS.


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= WaN'ns AT 'he par'-ih iact' just t"e
eorS OF q younsster would IKE Tor
bid brother-that's william schcnck,
the blind boy marvel OF the New
FORK public schools.
Every morning. rain or shine. he
walks all alone a mile and a half OF
country road to the station OF the
Pennsylvanla Railroad at Bnyside. J.. J..
where he lives. There he boards the
train for New York. At the Thirty
Fourth street ferry he Is met by n
schooimste who escorts him across the
river and on the II" TO his school on
the east side. At night the other boy
goes as far As Long Island CITY with
MS blind companion. but william makes
the rest OF his way home alone, IN
Guiding a second Solitary walk from
the station TO his fathers doorstep.
Ana last Friday he was announced
70 nave won the highest percentase-an
averase OF "t-of all the 100 pupils IN
Public School No. 20. at Rivington and
Fsrry streets He also received the
Davis character medal. which Is pre-
esrNed TO the best an-around pupil both
In ability and morals. He has only at
tended the school a year and a half.
and In that time accomplished the
equivalent of four years work.
He Il small for his nitecn years. and
a. my a. any non-famous youngster OF
that period. Yesterday he was curled
up In . rocking chair with his books In
his home At Bayside. It's a pleasant.
sunny little farmhouse. and there arc
some people In II who are very fond OF
willie" as they call him. One OF the
people II his tall. kindly father, the
other his plump. motherly big sister,
whites mother IL dead.
Blind From Birth.
He mas been hind from birth. rhoush
.he n not tail n. 4. nsrfectiv we'll ana
ttrens. and his remarkable menta, ac-
tiv1ty 10 obviously not the result Of any
forced overstudy.
How do you do itY' he was asked.
He actually hung his head and dubbed
the toes O: his shoes together with
embarrassment.
why. 'twaSn't much" IN mumb,ed
II don't like IN tain ahou, 81,
.sWell."-with obviou. ,e,pc,snc. Alta.
4 pause-"1 guess 7 liks hools h.can..
iShey're somethinr I can 40 ,u., ~.
oshsr bova liks m .k,,a mavh. or n,av
football. can't do ,ho.a ,hlnss h,, =
can Rad"
q .sWbst .,,a, An ma, uI. .,,,
.sen.Ii.h, H.. sra,,, w.. -
rplendia th,,y. % ra.a "a 49,
ca. MAKE thing. voursa,, -,
An the ,h,nys von 80, =, oa
orstsna ana m.Ss n,c,,,o. =, ana
49, E.n".. 70. P","'s VI your
&C., eA sOu 10 write OUT
Wv eo'hpos''phs, uhtI you
rrn mem OUT nobody else can
K' - "ohueriui 10 make any
.Souy SEQ anythinsF' The shy smile
pitted over the small. round face.
what do you want TO do next?"
Wants IN co N coii.,.
..rn a.. ,au r. sse
ru :, 80 An SUNG 10 the pe WIZ
INV" iiish Sehooi' over In the city.
Hnsh' wheh I've graduated from that.
want to go to college. My father
wants me 10 go. too. 30 / guess III
have q chance to try Il. And then
and then-oh, It's such n ,ony ,ine,
1But wan, 20 car, sonaa 80
AsAnk nj fafI.Y a.. d. O. -.
..s.' ' = az ne zone ior me
"Asos eah write stories real good
"nes' ia X 10 do that Or maybe ]
san teach other boys Ike me.
Il 10 hate to leave my school where
4 have been going" he added rayr.,.
fully. II tell YOU what. tbe now ,her.
ara awsut pood III - 80
-. 80 81 "'.p "e az Tue
9-- -" "i Nv "'ou' 'hihss' Iher
f"ese are So'"e otheF boys Sell me,
una We can all play together. We play
basketball up ON the roof aud have !
aot Of fun"
But how do you learn 40 ouickl >"
was asked.
Knows More Than He Can &c.
Promptly the hyness refurneJ' e,
sdoa't know. l lust remember lhInys
tP'raps-weil. of course I can't see n 10,
OF things that other peonl. do ana a
sh>ra's $500 on.. a..