Letter to Karl Gottfried Maeser, 26 June 1888
Professor Karl G. Maeser,
Provo.
Dear Brother:
Your favor of the 22nd. inst. has been received and its
contents have been considered.
There is every prospect at the present time that Brother
James E. Talmage will be needed here at the commencement of this academic year as the
Principal of the academy that we propose starting in this city, and we trust that
no arrangement will be made that will interfere with this purfpose. Salt Lake City
stands more in need of a good academy than any other place in the Territory. There
are so many schools here of an attractive character, as well as our University, that
we do not wish to be placed at a disadvantage in any way, if we can possibly help it,
whenever we open. We shall be able to tell in time for all necessary purposes what
we can do. But the spirit here at present is to have a good school established; and
although times are close we think there is every prospect of our being able to suc-
ceed.
We shall not, as the Board of Education, neglect the in-
terests of the B. Y. Academy, nor leave them to suffer; but we shall have to take the
