Strong Vincent High School - Spokesman Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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1930 Assistant Principal E. G. F RAIL Principal Sept. 1930-lune 1932 ln ten years changes of all sorts take place in every profession. This is to be expected, as every nation in the world is always trying to be the most progressive. Every nation is competing with its neighbor to.be the first in this field or that. Today the United States of America is the leader in the field of education. As each nation tries to better his neighbor so does each state do its best to have the most modern system of education. Even we students, in Strong Vincent High School, are affected by these changes. We have experienced the changes in the field of education, such as curricula adapted to modern needs, less homework and more self-study programs, more student leadership and less teacher imposed dis- cipline. But no change in Strong Vincent has been so obvious as the passing parade of admin- istrators. In the ten years since Strong Vincent first opened its doors we have had eight different people in the office to lead and guide us on the road to better and more progressive education. Sept. l93O-lune l937 A. J. NICELY Principal C. F. BROCKWAY Sept- 1932,hmp Assistant Principal Sept. 1930-Oct. ll, 1930 HATTIE M. SCHABACKER Deceased we padding ar Four have been in the principal's office and two each in the assistants' offices. Strong Vincent was built to accommodate the rapidly increasing enrollment. Many people with sentimental memories of Central had bewailed the necessity of this new school, but they realized it was an essential step in the progress of our school system. lt was natural and fitting that Mr. Elmer G. Frail, principal of Central High, be transferred to Strong Vincent as its principal. He brought with him the spiritual as well as the physical heritage of old Central. Before becoming principal of Central, Mr. Frail had taught at Erie High, and had been principal of Gridley lunior High. Mr. Frail served at Vincent for two years, at the end of which he retired, to enjoy a well-earned leisure. Accompanying Mr. F rail and helping to bring some of the spirit of old Central to Vincent was Miss Hattie M. Schabacker as assistant principal. Miss Schabaclcer had spent all of her teaching life in Erie and she was teaching in Erie High when Ten

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V E COON nf Principal F. s. ANDERSON 19319--lune 1932 Q Assistant Principal Principal Sept. 1932-f pf. 1934-'Oct 1939 f in-'cf-9 t f ELLEN F' CONNELL 7 ' J ' Assistant Principal .xdclm inififraforfi he was promoted to her position as assistant rincipal. She served for seven years and then he also retired. Although there were two offices for assistant there seemed to be no need for two when Vincent first opened, but rapidly enrollment resulted in the appointment Mr. C. F. Brockway as assistant principal. Mr. ' y had been assistant principal at East and of Roosevelt lunior High previous to his ent at Vincent, and he returned from a year leave of absence due to ill health, to take new position. The work proved too much and a gallant effort he passed away that same Fall. At Mr. Broclcway's death Mr. W. E. Coon was ppointed to fill his place, at the end of the year r. Coon was transferred to Wilson lunior High s principal. ln l934 he was transferred back to incent as its principal, where he stayed until the ll of l939 when he was transferred to East as rincipal. leven 194 Sept. 1937-A H. D. LEBERMAN Principal Oct. 1939- On Mr. Frail's retirement, Mr. A. l. Nicely, principal of Wilson lunior High, was transferred to Vincent to fill that position. He served here for two years, at the end of which he returned to Wilson as principal. On Mr. Coon's transfer to Wilson his position of assistant principal was filled by Mr. F. Sebert Anderson, who had come over from Central as a teacher of the social sciences. Mr. Anderson has held this position since 1932 and is still serving. Miss Ellen Connell succeeded Miss Hattie Schabacker in 1937, previously she had taught at East and Gridley and was teaching Latin at Vincent when promoted to her present position. The death of assistant superintendent Cf. O. Moore made necessary several changes in ad- ministrative positions. As a result of these changes Mr. H. D. Leloerman was transferred from principal of Technical High to principal of Vincent and is serving now in that capacity.