In 1933 , Dr. Young-Shin Yim took over the helm and was appointed as the principal at the age of 34 . She was a graduate of Kijeon School for Women , and was previously imprisoned for 6 months for leading the Samil Independence Movement at Jeonju . She later graduated from Kwangdoo High School in Japan and was further awarded her M.A in the United States . She infamously sent pictures of the Japanese massacring Koreans during the Gwandong earthquake to Dr. Syngman Rhee , who was operating the Korean Independence Movement in the US
Gwandong earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
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