Principals

Alexander Forrester
1855-69

William R. Mulholland
1869

John B. Calkin
1869-1900

David S. Soloan
1900-28

David G. Davis
1928-49

Joseph P. McCarthy
1949-66

Clifford Dunphy
1966-69

Verl M. Short
1969-72

A. George MacIntosh
1972-81

Margaret Swan
1981-89

Jamie Muir
1989-94

David White
1994-97

Biography – A. George MacIntosh

Principal from 1972 to 1981

Dr. MacIntosh had his initial training in the Industrial Arts program at the Provincial Normal College.  He later received a B.Sc. from Rutgers University and an MA from Saint Mary’s University.  He began his teaching career in 1945 at Morris Street School, Halifax, was head of industrial arts at Cornwallis …

Biography – Jamie Muir

Principal from 1989 to 1994

Jamie Muir graduated from Dalhousie University with Bachelor degrees in Arts and Education. He later earned Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Education at the University of Virginia.

Mr. Muir’s extensive professional experience includes being a high school teacher in Truro; a lecturer at the University of Prince Edward Island; an …

Biography – William R. Mulholland

Principal in 1869

Upon the death of Alexander Forrester in 1869, John Calkin was appointed Interim Principal of PNC. It appeared that Calkin would likely be appointed Principal, but instead, the government of the day appointed William Mulholland who had been teaching Mathematics.

It wasn’t long before there were complaints from the students about Mulholland’s …