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18 Oct 1914 - 26 Dec 1977 in St Augustine, FL
Dr. Blois was a member of Wolfson’s English Department as well as supervisor of the Diversified Cooperative Training (DCT) program, leaving after the 1967-1968 school year to run an adult-level DCT program at Florida Junior College (now Florida State College at Jacksonville).
In 1972, he joined the faculty at Flagler College in St. Augustine, where he remained for the rest of his career, as chair of the Education program. The Education department at Flagler is named for him.
Blois was born in Jacksonville, graduating from Lee (now Riverside) High School in 1932. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve in Italy during World War II, and had worked in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta as well as running a bookstore in Jacksonville. His undergraduate degree was from the University of Florida and his graduate degrees, including the PhD, were from FSU.
primary source: Flagler College Gargoyle, February 3, 1978
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William Patrick [Pat] Hinely
Mr. Blois’ junior year English class was an academic highlight of my time at Wolfson. Not only did we read books now banned, we actually discussed them like adults! We were treated far more like advanced students than in the travesty offered for our senior year with another teacher. He also taught us practical, useful things, such as how to properly write a check, keep a check register, and balance a bank statement. Blois had a rare gift: he was able to light fires under students’ behinds without actually burning them.