Letter from Canute Peterson, Henry Beal and John Bray Maiben to the First Presidency, 3 June 1894
Presidents Wilford Woodruff,
George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith.
Dear Brethren:
We deem it proper to ask
your Counsel concerning our Stake Academy,
inasmuch as the brethren who have been teaching
the last year without salary (Elders Newton Noyes
and John Peterson) desire to know our wishes, and
are willing and would prefer to teach in Church
Aademy—at salary—if we so determine.
Now the facts are these, our patronage has
been very meagre from Settlements outside of Ephraim
as we find that when students leave their homes,
the larger Schools in the Territory have the preference,
and many of the Scholars who have attended our
Academy the last year have been unable to pay
their truition fees, owing to the financial depression
prevailing. We are already in debt, and do not
feel it wisdom to assume the responsibility of
carrying on the Academy, unless you should renew
