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George Dewey Clark was born in Farmersville, on July 21, 1915, and he was a graduate of Farmersville High School. He received his bachelor's degree from East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce and a master's in agriculture from Texas A&M.

Like others his age, he was inducted into the U.S. Army for World War II and entered the service in October 1942. He received his military training at Kearns, Utah, and Glendale, Calif. His last assignment was in Roswell, N.M. Before his discharge, he had achieved the rank of corporal.

Mr. Clark began his Princeton ISD career in the 1949-50 school year as an assistant to ag teacher M.S. Rogers, who was retiring at the end of that term. Mr. Clark continued to teach Vo-Ag at PHS until the end of the 1965-66 school term, at which time he was appointed principal of PHS.

However, he only served one year as principal, because at the end of the 1966-67 school term, Superintendent L.R. Huddleston announced his retirement. As a result, the school board chose Mr. Clark to fill the position.

Mr. Clark was a very capable leader and a respected member of the community. The years he spent in the ag department were during a time when PHS had a very limited budget, which contributed to him being a very diligent manager of resources. The accomplishments made during his tenure as superintendent include:

1. New high school facility (the first since 1936)
2. Re-establishment of the band program (the first since the early 1950s)
3. Expansion of curriculum and sports programs
4. Building of new sports facilities
5. New elementary school

 His first priority was always the education and well-being of his students. His personal life included being a faithful member of his church and a charter member of the Princeton Lions Club beginning in 1950.