Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Cary, Miles E. November 1, 1895 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: J. Orr orr@hawaii.com August 11, 2010, 3:22 pm Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, The Honolulu Star Bulletin, Territory of Hawaii, 1925 Author: Editor George F. Nellist MILES E. CARY, Educator. Principal of a school at the age of 22 was the mark achieved by Miles E. Cary before he came to Hawaii in 1921 in the employ of the territorial department of public instruction. He is now principal of the McKinley High School in Honolulu. Born on Nov. 1, 1895, at Orting, Wash., he is the son of Charles A. and Anna Gertrude (Silcox) Cary. His education was obtained at the grammar school, Edmonds, Wash., 1909; Edmonds High school, 1912, and the University of Washington, which granted him the degree of A. B. in 1917. He was appointed principal of the Morton, Wash., school in 1917, leaving in the spring of 1918 to enter the army as a sergeant, first class, at Vancouver Barracks, Wash. In 1919 he accepted the position of principal of the Ferndale (Wash.) High school. He arrived in Honolulu Aug. 13, 1921, aboard the steamer Makura to teach history at McKinley High school, and also acted as athletic director, athletic coach and advisor to “The Pinion,” the school paper, until 1923. He was promoted to principal of the Maui High and grammar school, Hamakuapoko, in 1923, and served until 1924, when he was appointed principal at McKinley. He is a member of the Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Kappa fraternities, and the Oahu Teachers’, Hawaii Education and National Education associations. He married Edith Brackett, June 1, 1918. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/bios/cary223bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/hifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb