Letter from Karl Gottfried Maeser, 11 May 1895
Provo, .
President Wilford Woodruff.
Dear Brother,
The first Presidency being too busy last Thurs-
day to hear my report and to give me some
much needed instructions in regard to our
churchschool affairs, I feel it Amy duty to ad-
dress you in writing on some of the most
pressing subjects that need immediate at-
tention.
1. Referring to Pres. Cannon's instruction to
me in regard to Dr. Talmage's retirement from
the Board of Examiners, I report, that I
had an interview with Bro. Talmage on
the subject. He stated to me that he had of-
fered his resignation from the membership
in that Board to the First Presidency but
that it had not been accepted,. He would
prefer now to remain until the question
of the conferring of degrees and diplomas
by any of the churchschools would have
been settled definitely in accordance
with the decision of the General Board
of Education. He understood that Prof.
Cluff was determined to issue degrees
[an]d diplomas this coming commence-
ment to his graduates in spite of the
General Board
