Not withstamding the unfavorable fin-
ancial condition of our Church School
affairs, it affords me great satisfaction
to report that fourteen of them ^the our schools^ have sur-
vived the pressure of the hard times. Their
names are as follows:
These Principals with their assistant
teachers have labored for three years
now on the pro rata plan in the
hope of better times, but the most
of them will not be able to hold
on any longer without some assis-
tance. I propose the Missionary plan
as a substitute. We must bring ^up^ our
Stake Acadmies to the Highschool
grade, or our whole churchschool sys-
tem would be lost.
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The statistical reports from our
schools are not due until July 15, and
will be presented to the General Board
in August at the Annual Meeting.
The appointment of Dr. Talmage
to the Presidential chair of the Univer-
sity makes his continuance as a mem-
ber of the Board of Examiners very
inexpedient. It would be desirable, there-
fore, to appoint someone else in his
stead. I should respectfully suggest,
that Dr. Tanner, formerly a member of
that Board, be reappointed.
In compliance with the request
of many schurchschool teachers and
friends of our educational system
I respectfully suggest that the General
Board appoint a "oOne week's Church
School Convention" or at least for two
or three days in Salt Lake City, Provo,
or Logan, sometime during the sum-
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mer vacation.
The importance of our Religion
Classes is highly appreciated in those
stakes that have established them.
Foremost among them I make hon-
orable mention of Box Elder, Utah, Sanpete, Beaver, and Tooele, although
even there the difficulties in getting
these classes successfully carried on
seem almost unsurmountable.
Although my extensive travels in
the interest of Sunday schools give
me corresponding opportunities to
arouse the educational interest am-
ong our people, my visits in the
respective localities are too brief
as to enable me to pay that attention
to our churchschools which the im-
portance of the cause requires.
The statistics of the Religion class
movement will also be presented
at the Annual Meeting or October
Conference.