Novak, Charles M.
High School Principal. Born in Poland, Feb. 4, 1880; son of Albert and Pelagia Novak; education: Michigan State Normal College (Life Certificate, 1903), Olivet College (A.B., 1908; M.A., 1915), Detroit College of Law (LL.B., 1912) ; married Pearl H. Graves, of Nashville, Mich., June 27, 1911; children: Caroline (Feb. 8, 1913), Theodore Charles (Sept. 6, 1917). Superintendent of Schools Casnovia, Mich., 1903-05; same Olivet, Mich., 1905-09; House Principal, Eastern High School, Detroit, 1909-1914; Principal, Sill School, Detroit, 1914-16; same, Northeastern High school, Detroit, since 1916. Director of Detroit Open Forum, and of the Atheniana; member Executive Committee of Mayor's Unemployment Commission; member Wayne County Consumers' Council. Contributor to educational magazines. World War: Director of Foreign Language Division of Liberty Loan campaigns; Four Minute Man. Member: Delta Theta Phi; Michigan Educational Association; Detroit Teachers Association; National Secondary School Principals Association; Executive Committee of National Institute for Immigrant Welfare. Democrat. Hobbies: gardening, golf, tennis, billiards. Home: 1254 East Grand Blvd. Office: 4830 Grandy Ave., Detroit, Mich.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943