Circular to the public, 7 January 1892
SALT LAKE CITY. .
On the occasion of the retirement of
Elder Karl G. Maeser, D.L.D., from his
active labors as an instructor and a prin-
cipal of our church schools, to devote his
full time and attention to the duties of
his exalted position as General Superin-
tendent of the Church school system, we,
the undersigned, having enjoyed for
many years the privilege of students, and
later, the honors of associate teachers
under his immediate tuition and direc-
tion do seek to express, though of neces-
sity in a feeble and an inadequate man-
ner, the esteem and the honor with which
Dr. Maeser and his labors are regarded
by us.
This we do with the approval and
co-operation of the General Board of
Education of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.
Dr. Maeser is in truth the Pioneer
Teacher in the Church schools of our
people, and since beginning his labors
here he has held a foremost place among
the educators of Utah. During the six-
teen years of his most efficient and di-
vinely inspired principalship, the Brig-
ham Young academy of Provo has ad-
vanced from the position of a lower grade
school to that of an academy in fact, with
worthy graduates counted by hundreds
and present and former students num-
bering thousands.
We feel that we, in common with the
youth of our people, owe to Brother
Maeser an incalcuable debt of gratitude
for his precepts and example, and his
whole souled devotion in the cause of
education amongst us.
Our relations with him as our senior
teacher, principal, brother and friend
have been of the most pleasant nature
and our affection for him is that of sons,
for a loving parent.
While we feel that his removal from
the field of active teaching is a loss, we
find consolement in the know-
ledge that the scope of his in-
valuable labors is greatly expanded, and
we rejoice that our relations with him
will not be entirely severed, for in his
capacity as General Superintendent of
Church Schools we shall still regard him
as a counselor and a director of our
labors.
Our earnest prayers will be that health,
peace and success may attend him in his
work of love for the youth of Zion, and
that the All-wise Father may long spare
his life to us and our people.
In behalf of the General Board of Edu-
cation.
WILFORD WOODRUFF, Psesident,
GEORGE REYNOLDS, Secretary,
J. E. TALMAGE, D.S.D.,
WILLARD DONE, D.B.,
JOSEPH NELSON,
J. J. WALTON,
RICHARD HAAG.
