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Show Mrs. Nerdin Retires from Presidency of P.T. A. After three years of successfully success-fully guiding the Parent-Teachers' Association of Bingham, Mrs. James Nerdin is retiring from the presidency. Parents and teachers, teach-ers, all who. have been associated associa-ted with Mil's. Nerdin in the organization, or-ganization, feel genuine appreciation apprecia-tion of the work she has done. When Mrs. Nerdin assumed the duties of presiedent in 1927, P. T. A. had little standing in the community. Very few pareuts Mere interested and the meetings were very poorly attended. With her enthusiasm, Mrs. .Nerdin inspired in-spired her co-workers to greater effort and Parent-Teachers began be-gan to grow. Social meetings were held to break down the barriers bar-riers between parents and teach ' ers, the co-operation of the children chil-dren was enlisted to waken eu- tliiiuiuum nrintAil nrntrrjiinsi find invitations were, sent outt each month to every parent and at the same time more interesting, and more worth while programs were planned. Working with the Civ ic club, Parent-Teachers' in that first yeijr under Mrs. Nerdin leadership succeeded in establishing establish-ing in Bingham the first kindergartens kinder-gartens in Ihe district. Untiring in her efforts her enthusiasm en-thusiasm undiminished, Mrs. Nerdin Ner-din continued through a second and a third year. Last year the organization boasted nearly a hundred paid-up members and this year more than a hundred meetings through the year have bee nvery well attended. Parents Par-ents and teachers have been enthusiastic en-thusiastic and cooperative. A fine spirit of mutual helpfulness has prevaded the organization. Not only has the association gained prestige locally, it. has been recognized in the state convention con-vention as well. For two successive succes-sive years the publicity scrap-book scrap-book prepared under Mrs. Ner-' Ner-' dins' direction, has been pron-i ounced the best submitted by any state association and has been exhibited at various conventions Ly Mrs. William Reed, president of the Utah Congress of Parent-Teacher Parent-Teacher at the last state convention conven-tion Mrs. Nerdin was elected one of the vice-presidents of the Utah Ut-ah Congress, an honor richly deserved. de-served. Whatever the future holds for (he Parent-Teacher's Association of Bingham, and we who are vitally vi-tally interested have high hopes I hut each year will see it becoming becom-ing more and more an iutegral part of the life of the community, commun-ity, always the three years of earnest, unselfish service which Mrs. Nerdin has given, will be recalled re-called with gratitude. |
