Letter from Karl Gottfried Maeser, 17 January 1892
Provo City,
President Wilford Woodruff
Dear Brother,
At an official visit I paid yesterday to the Brigham
Young Academy, taking notes, attending the recitations of
the teachers, and meeting with the Faculty after school
in special session, of which proceedings I shall make
due report to you in connection with my report of my
southern circuit commencing with today—I found
that all the teachers of the Brigham Young Academy,
teaching academic studies, are using officially the title
"Professor" on the bulletin-boards and elsewhere in
the Academy. As this is against the rule adopted by
the General Board of Education, laid down in General
Circular No. 7, page 5, I objected to this at the Faculty-
meeting. None of these teachers, except Professor Cluff,
who has his Diploma, holds even a License for these
academic studies. Several of them have handed to me
last night their applications for Licenses in their re-
spective academic studies, endorsed by Prof. Cluff as
Principal. I have filled out blanks accordingly and
submit them herewith respectfully for your con-
sideration. These teachers solicit the permission of
