110 years ago today - Feb 11, 1911

[Heber J. Grant]

Attended the meeting of the Twelve ... and after discussing the status of Bros Peterson and Bro Chamberlin we were unanimous of the opinion that it was unsafe for them to continue teaching at the B.Y.U.

[The were teaching about evolution and modern biblical scholarship. A large percentage of the student body protested their firing.]

[The Diaries of Heber J. Grant, 1880-1945, Abridged, Digital Edition Salt Lake City, Utah, 2015]

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