Show BRIGHAM YOUNG ACADEMY early opening and good attendance Reb resignation ignation of prof withdrawn professor karl G maeser principal pria cipal of the Brig brigham hain young academy at provo writes as folio follows w s under guncler date dale of the dinst in order to close the first semester at christmas and to enable the ne sew w students atter N ew Years to commence with the beginning of another seme seines ter we have been under the necessity to open the academic year at a comparatively ively early date aug 6 calculating that it would be ol 01 greater advantage to some students if the have to miss apportion a portion of the school year at all to miss it at the beginning alien some ot oi their lost lessons can be made up in part afterwards than to wiss a portion of the course before examination when such opportunities can not be offered to them but notwithstanding the early date of opening we find already at the end of toe the first week the higher highel classes FILLING UP to a very encouraging degree As you have noticed in ia the circular tor for the twelfth academic year the name of professor james E R talmage does not appear among the members of the faculty this efficient co ours our 0 has resigned in order to pursue has bas s scientific studies still further at so some in e eastern university the loss of thia instructor in our department has a 4 matter e f serious reflection on the part art of the board and myself f we being aware that jils ais place could only be partially a supplee d for the time being and that the tac academy ademy could at present ill afford a weakening in its force teachers of as it A is just struggling to disengage itself from the cos consequences sequences of the fire a few years aio ago brother talmage being made aware of the situation sit of affairs concluded at a meeting of the bovard board of trustees held bold to today day to WITHDRAW HIS resignation and to reenter re enter eater this academy as our professor Aro fessor of the scientific department commencing his bis labors again next monday morning I 1 have no doubt that the mauv many friends of our academy our students through out ont the territory and our patrons patron from frem far and near will loin join us in the satisfaction atis fael lion felt at this resolution of prof talmage Tal raae to sacrifice his personal plans to the cause of the true education of the youth of zion |