Reginald J. Wallis, who was called to the superintendency of the schools of Rudyard in 1928 and has since filled this position in his native city, was born March 7, 1900, his parents being John and Lydia 9Blair) Wallis, the former born in Bayfield Ontario in 1868 and the latter in Goderich Ontario the same year. John Wallis arrived in Rudyard Township, chippewa County, MI in 1886 and for a time worked in the lumber woods. He then engaged in the lumber business on his own account and has since continued therein. He also owns a farm of about 600 acres near Rudyard. His religious faith is that of the Methodist church. His children are four in number; Eva, the wife of Robert Hamilton; Reginald J., of this review; Cecil; and Milton.

Reginald J. Wallis is one of the alumni of the Rudyard high school, where he completed his course in 1919. He afterward attended the Michigan State College at East Lansing, gaining the Bachelor of Science degree in 1924. In the following fall he became athletic coach at Clinton, Michigan, where he remained for two years and then went to Brimley, where he spent a year as principal. In the fall of 1927 he secured the position of principal in Rudyard and the following year became superintendent, so that he has now occupied the position for a decade. He is also interested in farming and owns 240 acres of land four miles east and three miles south of Rudyard.

On the 15th of August 1832, Mr. Wallis married Bertha Edgerely, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Edgerely, of Rudyard, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Wallis are the parents of two sons, Reginald Jr. and Thomas William. Mr. Wallis is a civic-minded citizen and is now president of the Sault Ste. Marie Federal Farm Loan Bureau. He belongs to the Rudyard Business Men's Club and to the Grange and his college fraternity is the Lambda Chi Alpha. While in college he was a member of the varsity baseball team and for several years after leaving college continued to play with a local team. He belongs to the Michigan Educational Assoc. and was formerly vice president of the Chippewa County district. At all times he manifests a keen interest in everything pertaining to progress and improvement in his chosen profession.
From "A Centennial History" Lewis Publications 1939