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Show Principal H. R. Atkin I Resigns I W ell-Known educator will be Missed by Many Friend ;Learea i Schools in Excellent Condition f (. f Many friends of Principal H. i II. Atkin wil lbe sorry and disap-( disap-( pointed to learn that he has submitted sub-mitted to the Superintendent) of ; the Jordan District his resigna tion as Principal of the Bingham . Schools' to take effect at nhe close of the present school year. Mr. Atkia is retiring frotm the achool to go into the business profession. pro-fession. Ilia increasing inteerst ; in this field of activity during the past years, has led him to decide to leave academic Work and go into the commercial field, j During the six years Mr, Atkin j has been in Bingham he has been instrumental in effecting many j beenfieial projects. Always deep- i , ly and sincerely interested in the welfare of the students, of the teachers and of the city, his pleas t ant generalship has resulted in 1 constructive improvement thru- 1 out the entire community. Ia j most outstanding achievement has been the adopting of a policy of strengthening .each department of ten school to effect a balanced curriculum. Several of. the departments, notably mechanics, homemaking, music, oral expression, dancing art, which were previously very weak, owe their rapid growth to kia support. He has been instrumental instru-mental in securing for them, equipment; in directing students towards these newer courses ; and especially in helping to build up an attitude of appreciation toward to-ward cultural attainments. Student activities have had in Mr. Atkin a loyal supporter. Nearly every pupil in the school now participates in some form of txtra-curriciilar activity. Boys' T and girls' athletics, debating, music, mu-sic, and drama now offer abundant abun-dant opportunity for the training of the students. In maintaining the standard of scholarship, Mr. Atkin has been equally vigilant. Great strides have been made, in adjusting the curriculum to the individual needs of the students. It is to be regretted that Mr. Atkin will not be here to see the final working out of the plan, started under his direction, of adjusting the school to the child. Burdened with the dual responsibility respon-sibility of both the elementary and secondary Bchools, Mr. Atkin has built up a delightful spirit of co-operation between the two groups, and he has kept both units running smoothly. Mr. Atkin 'a charm of personality person-ality has won him the affection and admiration of his faculty and of the students. Always agreeable agree-able and optimistic, always constructive con-structive in his criticisms, he has made it a pleasure to work with him. The school aa he leaves it, is well organized ,and characterized by an unusual spirit of friendliness. friendli-ness. It is financially sound, and efficiently managed. Mr. Atkin 's many friends join in thanking him for his splendid servce as principal of the Bing-. Bing-. ham schools, and in wishing him and his family godspeed and ' i J luck wherever they go. |