From the archives of the Cochrane Public Library, we continue where we left off a few weeks ago, with a brief history of Cochrane High School.
Archivist Ardis Proulx-Chedore has a look at some of the principals.
“There were two teachers but no principal in 1926, the year the school was established. The following year, G.V. MacLean took on the job. Then in 1930, Bruce Marwick began a 26-year tenure in the front office, retiring in 1956.”
Jump ahead to 1971, when Walter H. Stuart became principal, in charge of a major transition.
“With the opening of the brand new Ecole Secondaire Cochrane High School, students and staff moved from a small academic commercial high school to a large, modern composite secondary school,” says Proulx-Chedore. “It wasn’t easy. Enrolment and the size of the teaching staff increased dramatically, and the number of courses offered doubled.”
Another innovation: Cafeteria-style food was made available to the students.
We thank the Cochrane Public Library for its resources in compiling our weekly history feature.
FIRST 9 COCHRANE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
- G.V. MacLean 1927-1930
- Bruce Marwick 1930-1956
- Lou C. Murphy 1956-1964
- William F. Pogue 1965-1971
- Walter Stuart 1971-1978 (ESCHS)
- Clarence Blais 1978-1984
- Bill Mulligan 1984-1989 and 1992-1994
- David Misener 1989-1990
- Mike Bulger 1990-1992
