Anderson University - Echoes Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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For his unselfish devotion to the college CHARLES KISSELL We sincerely dedicate . . . Charlie” Kissell was born in 1892 in the central part of Russia. Being of Lithuanian nationality, he was not privileged to get much of an education, because in his day, and in that country, education was not considered im¬ portant. When he was fifteen, his only sister, who was then living in the United States, sent him a ticket to come to America. The intrigue which centered around his being smuggled out of the country in a load of hay is only one of the many interesting incidents of his life. After coming to this country, he settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and then migrated to Illinois. The Great Lakes offered many possibilities for a young adventurous fellow, so Charlie went to work on the boats. Later he worked in an automobile factory in Detroit, a machine shop in Cincin¬ nati, and a mine in Jasper, Alabama. In 1913 he was married. Both of his daughters are still living, one in Anderson, and one in the South. Anderson College received him in 1924, and he has lived here ever since. Music is his special interest, as well as the Ministerial Fellowship. Charlie still takes lessons from an instructor in town. For his 27 years of faithful service, it gives us, the members of the 1951 Echoes staff, great pleasure to dedicate this yearbook to him.