Phase I: The Private School

 

Morning Exercises	Advertising His School
The Birth of a City	The Phrenology Headache
The Making of an Educator	The Ideal School
The Educator's Wife	The Second Ten Years
A Private Decision	Pestalozzi, Krusi and W.N. Ferris
Planning Ahead	Railway Mail Service
Into the Forest Primeval	An Academic Potpourri
The School Doors Open	Certified Teachers
Faith, Hope and Charity	Pestalozzi Goes to Kindergarten
Education Was Not Expensive	Pharmacy Becomes a Keystone
Growing Pains	Into the Twentieth Century
The Muskegon Venture	The Muses Were Not Forgotten
Years of Indecision	Positive Advertising
A Foundation is Laid	Opportunity Beckons
The New Building	Programs Expand
More Problems	The Ferris Cooperative Association
Current Problems	The Yearbook Debuts
Luxury Items	Governor W.N.Ferris
Student Acceptance	Non-Educational Pursuits
Mountains of Missives	The Copper Strike
The Friend of Students	The Spirit of the Times
Another Bank Fails	Spirit of Education
The First Catalog	Sorrow Strikes the Campus
Calamitous Year	The Institute Goes to War
Early Placement Records	Another Outgrowth of the War
A Report to Parents and Guardians	A Little Self-Praise
In Locus Parentis	Post-War Expansion
The Start of a Legend	Bridegroom and Senator
The Faculty Grows	Anecdotal Interlude
Political Change	The Plan for Growth
Ahead of His Time	Mr. Ferris Holds Onto the Reins
What Shall Our Boys Do For a Living?	Ferris Dies; The Campus Mourns
Taking Stock	The Masselink Months
First a School, Then a Bank	Turmoil on Campus
A Unique Sales Pitch	The Austere Years Begin