High School Principals

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Notes

Principals were verified through Maroa-Forsyth High School yearbooks, when available. Additional resource: Catalogue and Course of Study of the Public Schools of Maroa, Macon Co. Ill. Maroa Board of Education, 1901, pp. 445-69. For all additional years, see notes below for citations.

J. T. Sutton: (1) The Champaign County Herald. Urbana, Illinois, 15 June 1881. (2) The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinios, 13 September 1882, p. 4.

George Beatty: (1) Bruce Waller Diploma. MF School Archives, Maroa, Illinois. (2) The Clinton Public. 1 February 1884, p. 3. (3) Decatur Daily Republican. 1 August 1884, p. 3.

B. F. Shipley: (1) The Clinton Reigster. Clinton, Illinois, 3 June 1887, p. 2. (2) Maroa Sesquicentennial Book. Maroa, Illinois, 2004, p. 163.

D. Frank Faucett: (1) The Decatur Herald.Decatur, Illinois, 29 November, 1896, p. 2. (2)The Clinton Register. Clinton, Illinois, 25 May 1906, p.3. (3) Illinois School Directory 1908-1909. Journal Co., State Printers, Springfield, Illinois, 1908, p. 20.

William Fry: (1) The Decatur Daily Repubican. Decatur, Illinois, 5 May 1898, p. 2. (2) The Clinton Register. Clinton, Illinois, 20 May 1899, p. 8. (3) "Maroa School Societies." Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois, 9 March 1902, p. 5. (4) Catalogue and Course of Study of the Public Schools of Maroa Maroa, Macon Co., Ill., June, 1901.

George S. Morris: (1) "For the Summer." Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois, 24 March 1903, p. 2. (2) Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois, 24 May 1903, p. 2. (3) The Clinton Register. Clinton, Illinois, 25 May 1906, p. 3.

John McLeod: (1) The Kenney Gazette. Kenney, Illinois, 11 June 1909, p. 5. (2) The Clinton Register. Clinton, Illinois, 18 June 1909, p. 5.

Leona Bowman: (1) "Lectures on Maroa School Work." The Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois, 28 September 1912, p. 1. (2) "Miss Bowman Chosen." The Clinton Register. Clinton, Illinois, 12 May 1911, p. 8.

Daniel P. Michell: (1) Directory of Illinois Schools, 1913-1914, Circular 75, Francis G. Blair, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers, 1913, p. 42. (2) Illinois School Directory, 1914-1915, Circular 81, compiled by A. L. Whittenberg, Francis G. Blair Superintendent of Public Insturction, Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers, 1914, p. 46.

Erna M. Reller: (1) Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois, 22 May 1918, p. 2. (2) "Maroa Briefs." Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois, 25 March 1916, p. 13. (3) Illinois School Directory, 1915-1916, Circular 91, compiled by A. L. Whittenberg, Francis G. Blair Superintendent of Public Insturction, Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers, 1914, p. 54. (4) Illinois School Directory, 1916-1917, Circular 106, compiled by Charles Henry Saylor, Francis G. Blair Superintendent of Public Insturction, Schnepp & Barnes, State Printers, 1916, p. 31. (5) Illinois School Directory, 1917-1918, Circular 125, compiled by Charles Henry Saylor, Francis G. Blair Superintendent of Public Insturction, Schnepp & Barnes, State Printers, 1917, p. 33. (6) Illinois School Directory, 1918-1919, Circular 133, compiled by Charles Henry Saylor, Francis G. Blair Superintendent of Public Insturction, Schnepp & Barnes, State Printers, 1918, p. 32.

Emma Gregory: (1) Illinois School Directory, 1919-1920, Circular 141, compiled by Charles Henry Saylor, Francis G. Blair Superintendent of Public Insturction, Illinois Printing Co., Danville, 1918, p. 32, 81.

Roy F. Steele: (1) Blue and Gold [Student Newspaper]. October 1930, Box 20xx.01/1.1, File: October, MF School Archives, Maroa, Illinios. (2) Illinois School Directory, 1920-1921, Circular 150, Francis G. Blair Superintendent of Public Insturction, Schnepp & Barnes Printers, 1920, p. 37. (3) Note: Although H. M Adams (1920-21) and Edna B. McKee (1921-22, 1922-23) are listed in the Community High School section of the Illinois School Directory for their respective years, it appears that their role was an assistant principal and that the role of superintendent in this section is the role of principal.Since the Roy Steele is listed as the principal in the main school district front section of the Illinois School Directory, it assumed that he was acting as high school principal, sometimes in addition to his role as district superintendent. (4) Illinois School Directory, 1921-1922, Circular 159, Francis G. Blair Superintendent of Public Insturction, Schnepp & Barnes Printers, Springfield, ILL, 1921, p. 40. (5) (4) Illinois School Directory, 1922-1923, Circular 159, Francis G. Blair Superintendent of Public Insturction, Schnepp & Barnes Printers, Springfield, ILL, 1922, p. 40.

George A Cross: Blue and Gold [Student Newspaper]. October 1930, Box 20xx.01/1.1, File: October, MF School Archives, Maroa, Illinios.

E. H. Menke: (1) Blue and Gold [Student Newspaper]. October 1930, Box 20xx.01/1.1, File: October, MF School Archives, Maroa, Illinios. (2) Blue and Gold [Student Newspaper]. April 1931, Box 20xx.01/1.1, File: April, MF School Archives, Maroa, Illinios. (3) Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois, 14 April 1933, p. 3.

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