Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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FRANCIS LEONARD BACON, PRINCIPAL

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SU PERINTEN DENT G I BBS The superintendent of the Meriden public schools, Dr. David Gibbs, Came to us in August, 1911. He is a native of Kingswood, New Jersey, where he received his grammar-sehool education. Dr. Gibbs graduated from the New jersey State Normal Sehool in 1894, and spent the next five years at Harvard University, doing scientific and post-graduate work. Clark University eonferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1906. Dr. Gibbs has, indeed, had a wide experience in school work. He has been the head of both distriet and grammar seboolsg held the position of superintendent of school in lXlassaehusetts and New York, and was district superintendent in the Philippines. He was later the head of the New York State Normal School, in Oswego, from which plaec he Caine to Meriden to take his place among us.

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FRANCIS LEONARD BACON Francis Leonard Bacon isa native of Kingman, Kansas, but received his early education at Enid, Oklahoma, and was graduated from the Kingman QKansasj High School, from which he entered Southwestern College. There he majored in political science and education, and was graduated with a degree of A. B., in 1912. His first teaching position was that of assistant in- structor in the department of education of Southwestern College. Later he received the appointment of instructor and coach of all athletics in the Black- well Cflklahomaj High School, and afterwards became principal of that school. He thcn came east, and received an A. M. degree at Columbia University. In 1915 Mr. Bacon came to Meriden High School as instructor of history, and coach of athletics. Through his untiring efforts some of the finest athletic teams that Meriden High has ever turned out were developed. This year he became principal, and has instituted many improvements, the foremost of which is the Student Council.