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Show UNIVERSITY HEAD APPOINTED APOSTLE SALT LAKE. March IS. Dr. John A. Widtsoe. president of the University Univer-sity of Utah was appointed an apostle, apos-tle, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Anthon H. Lund, at a meeting meet-ing of the presidency and council of tho twelve apostles of the L T. S. church at the Salt Lake temple yesterday. yes-terday. Dr Widtsoe said yesterday that he. was not sure as to whether he would be allowed to hold an apostleshlp In the Mormon church and at the same, time act as head of the state univer-1 slty, which is a nonsecular lnstltu- I tion. Dr. Widtsoe said that he presumed pre-sumed he would be obliged to fulfill 1 his contract with the state, which Would expire July 1. 1SL.'L and that he did not think he would be nsked te ! serve in the two offices at the same i time. However, that mailer rests with the board of regents," Dr Widtsoe said I They have full power to make appointments, ap-pointments, but it seems to me that one of these positions Is about enough for one man." Tho position of church historian and recorder, formerly filled by the late President Lund will be taken by Apostle Joseph Fielding Smith, who received his appoint ment yesterday af-1 ternoon. Ho is a son of the lato Presl- , dent Joseph F. Smith, and has been ! ono of the assistant church historians I I for some years, associated with An- drew Jenson B. H. Roberts and A. I William Lund. He Is also a member of the church board of education and j has been closely identified with the genealogical work of the church. The council of the twelve now Includes- Rudger Clavvson. president; i Reed Smoot, George A. Smith, George F. Richards, Orson P. Whitney, David .. MKay, Joseph Fielding Smith. I James E Talmage. Stephen I.. Richards, Rich-ards, Richard It Lyman. Melvin J P.allard and John A. Wldisoe. |