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O :O Superintendent GlbbS The superintendent of thc NiCI'illl'll public schools, Dr. Dzwifl Gibbs, czune to us in August, lflll. I-Ie is a, nzttive of Kingswood, New jersey, Where he received his grztnnnm'-seliool enlucution, Dr. Gibbs grucluated from the New jersey State Normal School in 1894, anfl spent the next five years at Harvard University, cloing soientifie and post-grztcluutc work. Clark University conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1906. Dr. Gibbs has, indeecl, had at wifle experience in school Work. He has been the heacl of both district and grmnmznr schools, hold the position of superintendent of school in Massnclnisetts zrncl New York, :inrl was district superintendent in the Philippines. He was later the hcncl ot' the New York State Normal School, in Oswego, from wliivh place he onine to Meriden to take his place among us. 7
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Francis Leonard Bacon Francis Lconztrcl Bacon wats horn in Kingntztn, Kansas, where, after receiving his cttrly education :tt linirl, Olqltthomu, he was grzuluutecl from the high school of his nzttive town, llc then entcretl Sontltwestern College, where he specialized in political science :intl emlnczttion, zmcl was gmclilaltcd with an A. B. rlegree in 1Ell2, Soon after his gracluzxtion he was appointed instructor in the department of cnluczttion :tt Southwestern College. Latter he left there, and went as instructor ancl coach of athletics to the Blackmore fOklahomaD High School, ot' which he uftcrwzu'cls became principal. He then came cast to stucly at Columbia University, where he reccivecl the degree of A. RI. In 1915 Mr. Bacon came to Mericlcn High School as instructor of history and :is athletic coztchg it was nncler his coaching that some of the best teams in the history of lXl. H. S. were tlcvelopeml. The next ycur he became principal otf the school, in which position he was active until he was called into militwrv service in December 15117. 9
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