Your very comforting letter of the 18th inst. has duly come to
hand and many thanks for your kind words.
Anticipating my probable withdrawal from the B. Y. Acad-
emy, I had fixed up a private study room in my own home,
where I can work without interruption whenever I chose.
This will enable me under the present state of affairs, to spend
any convenient time before and after school hours in my
studyroom, and as I cannot be without work I may at-
tend to the edition of the German Book of Mormon as well
as to any other mental labor. As my own German B of M.
is too dear to me through many reminiscenses since 1853, as
that I could ^spoil it^ by the unavoidable process of paragraphing & c
& c. Would you kindly give me the privilege of getting one
in the Deseret News office for that purpose?
I have been informed by my son Reinhard, that, in
consequence of the death of Sister Shepherd at Beaver, her
family contemplate to place her large two story dwelling-
house at the disposal of the B. S. Academy, which would
be a grand hoist for that institution. Prof. J. M. Tanner
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returned to Provo yesterday from his educational tour through
the northern counties, but reports that there is confusion prevailing
at Logan thorugh the appointment of a Stakeboard aside from
the College board, intending to run in competition. Bro. Tanner
is quite discourages by this circumstance, the more so, as the Col-
lege board will not abide by their original agreement with him.
He will write to them today once more, and if no satisfactory re-
sponse is made, intends to report himself to you for disposal.
With kind regards
Your brother in the Gospel, Karl G. Maeser.
P.S. Although I have been fully aware, with many other broth-
eren, of the circumstances in regard to Dr. Isacson, not know-
ing your own views on the subject ^however^ I proposed his name
in connection with the B. of M. as he is engaged already in
a similar work.