Premier Principal: Solon M. Jacobs
Solon Marquis Jacobs was the first principal of Oakwood Industrial School. He was born on October 7, 1846, in Tonawanda, New York. He became a member of the Fontanelle, Iowa Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1882. While there, he held several denominational positions, including district supervisor and field secretary of the Iowa Conference. In 1896 he…