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Show Bountiful Educator Will Succeed Child BOUNTIFUL, May 15. Something in the nature of a sensation occurred hprp Inst nitrht wViPn nt lio -imiin nient exercises of the Davis county high school, Henry H. Blood, of Salt Lake, concluded his address by acquainted ac-quainted tho audience of tho fact that Governor Simon Bamberger had appointed ap-pointed L. J. Muir, state superintendent superintend-ent of public instruction. Mr. Muir is the mayor of Bountiful and principal of the Davis county high school, and will succeed George N. Child whose resignation takes effect June 30. Mr. Muir is regarded as the "father "fa-ther of the high school system of Davis Da-vis county." He established' a high school there even before there was a building, and was largely instrumental in bringing about the construction of the school at its present site. 'Leo J, Muir the new superintendent was born at Woods Cross, March 9, ISSp, the son of William S. and Lucy Uarko Muir. He was educated at the University of Utah where he was graduated grad-uated from the Normal school. He married Miss Ettio Malin of Summit county. Mi-. Muir was for six years principal of the Bountiful public schools, for four years .principal of the Junior high school, and for eight years principal of tho Davis county high school. In 1917 he was vice president of the Utah Educational Ed-ucational association. |