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Day in the Life

Jan 31, 1859

Journal Entry

January 31, 1859 ~ Monday

31st I spent a part of the day in the presidents office
looking over the papers. the remainder of the day in
the office. I attended the regency at President Youngs
during the evening. D. H. Wells spoke upon the subject of the
Deseret Alphabet urged the adopting of the Deseret Alphabet
into our scholes as soon as possible. The subject of introducing
a uniform class of school Books into our Territory Brother
O Hyde presented an Epistle for this purpose He recommended
Rays Arithmetic Towns speller & Definer 1, 2, 3, & 4 Readers of
Towns & his Grammar school Reader, & Kirkham Grammar
D. H. Wells Advocated Websters spelling Book But Towns
was prefered by most of the board. I informed the board
that I could get from Sanbon & Carter of Portland all
those works which they were manufacturing at a cheap
rate that that was the class of Books now in use throughout
the New England States, this was done through the common
consent of a convention of teachers who sat at Portland
President Young spoke upon the subject of the New Alphabet
He said I think we are the Head & not the tail and now
if I had my way I will tel you what I would do I
would put Books into the hands of children in this Territory
printed in the Deseret Alphabet I dont want many Books
to learn children. I told the Bishops when I first came

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Carter, Ezra, b. 1804
29 Apr 1804 - 11 May 1887
171 mentions
Family
57 mentions
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
669 mentions
Apostle

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December 1858
Wilford serves ninth term as member of Territorial Legislature.

Jan 31, 1859