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C 9 ERT S T1 axis the only son of Elijah and Nancy Quick Tiayis, xx as born une 30, 1866. His moth- 9 D er died when hc was only a few weeks old and he ct-,oss was brought up by her parents. His youth was spent working on a farm and attending the district school. In 1892, at the age of twenty-six, he came to Big Rapids as a student of the Ferris lndustrial, remaining here one year. After teaching' a year, he returned and took up work preparatory to a life certificate. which he secured in 1896. He began teaching in the Institute at once, also having' charge of the office work. :Xs the school grew, his oiiice work increased so that he has had to give up most of his teaching to attend to those duties. For the last eight years, he has also served as Secretary of the Ferris Institute, Mr. Travis was married in 1888 to Mildred llrainerd, one son, George, being born to this union. In August. ISQI, Mrs, Travis was killed by a stroke of lightning. In I8Q5, he was married to Irene Schaeffer, who had been a teacher in Toledo, Ohio for several years. They have three children, Mildred, Geraldine and Irene. 7 f f x ' I x N sy sl sx s ' 1:59 can 1 1 ' FYNCTQ R. Carlisle's boyhood days were passed in a pleas- ant little New York state village, where he re- Q Q It 9 9 9 XT Q . . . . . C JQQ ceived lns first formal instruction in select ,si ,tae 5 ' schools. His youth was spent on a Michigan farm. During this period he attended district school, and later had the advantage of a year of grammar school and one of high school training. He took his college course at Racine, Vvisconsin. Here he received the degree of IE. A. from Racine College, and later the degree of M. A. He began his active life by teaching district school, giving elo- cutionary entertainments, and clerking in a store. Deciding finally to give his time to elocutionary work, he attended Mrs. Edna Chaffee Nobles school of elocution in Detroit. He received a diploma from this institution, taught there several years, spent a year in Minneapolis, and then re- turned to Michigan to take the position of supervisor of reading in the public schools of Ionia. This position he held seven years. He was called from it to Big Rapids by Mr. Ferris in ISQ2, since which time his work has been with Ferris Institute.
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9 1 lxlvl 1 Nlasschnlx 11 as 130111 of Dutch par1nt21g1 on 111 ll 1. ,, egan o., . c1., o buy J 3, 1174. Hhe family consists of five hoys 2111 JA three girls. seven of w11o111 1121ve been teachers ilc two hoys are IIOXY physicians H1111 two are dentists. He hegan 11is school life at tl1e age of four. After linishing the rural sc11ool l1e entered 21 village 11ig11 school, tive 111iles away, from which he g'T2lKl1l211Ci1 i11 tl1e year ISQO. NVl1ile attencling high sc11oo1 l1e 11111 chores for l1is board part of tl1e ti111e, and for tl1e re1n21i1111er of tl1e year walked the 11is- 1111166 morning and evening. During tl1e s11111111er of 1890, l1e attended Hope College 211111 began teaching i11 tl1e fall. 111 SC1Jl16lll17C1', ISQI, l1e e11tere11 tl1e iXl1C111g'21l1 1-Xgric11lt11ral College, a1111 was graduated i11 18115. llc worked 11is way 11lI'O1lQ'11 college by taking care of l1orses. cleaning carpets. splitting wood. and teaching sc11ool. 111 11is se11ior year. l1e was 1'resi11e11t of tl1e 1,'nio11 Literary Society, Associate lfditor of tl1e SPCC11l11ll1. 211111 wo11 the go11l 1ned21l in a cle- lmating contest, 111 the S17l'1l1f2,' of 18115. l1e was offered a positio11 i11 tl1e Oregon -Xg'1'1C11l1llI'Z1l College 21s lnstructor in liotany a1111 was also elected S11lJCl'1ll1Clll1Cl11 of Scl1ools at Cass City. He accepted tl1e l21tter 211111 1'C111Z11llCC1 tl1ree years. During tl1is time l1e taught i11 21 S11111111er Scl1ool at Yassar. Mich., a11d was elected Yice l'resi11ent 211111 tl1e11 Vl1l'CS1C1L'l11 of tl1e Tnscola County '1sCZ1Cl1Cl'S. ,Xssoci21tio11, 111 -1111112 1893, l1e came to tl1e lferris lnstitnte 211111 11as been here since with the exception of one year. w11e11 l1e held 21 position as 1llS1l'l1C1Ol' at tl1e Xlichigan .'XQ.'l'1Cl1l111I'21l College. During 11is college course he t2111gl1t eight 111o11tl1s i11 a lwarochial School i11 Chicago, 211111 six 1nont11s i11 one of the Chicago Night Schools. Klr. Xlasselink was lllE1Tl'1C11. 1jCL'Cl111JC1' 2.1. 18117, to 1,21- vina X1Z1C:X1'1ll11l', a graduate of tl1e Cass City High School, 211111 for several years a teacher i11 71111803121 L'o1111ty. They have three children, 1,21I1I'611CL', l,illi2111 211111 Rollo. X111 Xlasselink is a11 cl11er i11 tl1e 1jI'CS1Jf'tCI'1Zl11 Cl1111'C11 211111 takes an active part i11 tl1e religions life of tl1e school Zlllll of tl1e co1111111111ity. He is also interested in te1npe1'2111ce work. 211111 has for several years spoken tl1ro11gl1o11t Michi- Qfilll for tl1e Anti-Saloon l-e21g11c. ln politics l1e is Z1 pro- gressive Rep111J1ica11 211111 is at present Lillillflllilll of tl1e City ffo1n111ittee i11 liig Rapids.
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