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The Lists Of Candidates For The Approaching School Elections.
THE LISTS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE APPROACHING SCHOOL ELECTIONS .
THE Lists of approved candidates for the approaching elections at the Girls' School on the 14 th inst ., and the Boys' School on the 16 th inst ., are before us . In the case of the former , there are thirteen vacancies and fiftyfour candidates , of -whom five , if unsuccessful on this
occasion , will be ineligible , on the score of age , to try again , while for the latter , there are twelve vacancies and fifty - nine candidates , nine of whom will be ineligible again for
a like reason . But for convenience sake , let us continue the analyses of the two lists separately , taking the girls first , both as an act of courtesy and because their election will take place first .
We have said that for the Institution at St . John's Hill there are fifty-four candidates for thirteen vacancies , or over four for each vacancy . Of these the two at the top of the jlist are applicants now for the fifth time . The next in numerical order has made three previous attempts , and this
will be her last . The thirteen that follow in order are making their third essay , and in the case of one of them—No . 6—if she will fail this time , all chance of her entering the school is destroyed . There are then twelve candidates who have already presented themselves on one occasion .
Two of these twelve , namely , Nos . 20 and 24 , must obtain a place among the successful at this election , or their hope of obtaining admission will be destroyed . The remaining candidates are applicants for the first time , and ni the case of one of them—No . 37—for the last likewise . If we
distribute them among our Masonic Provinces and Districts we find that twenty of the candidates hail from London . W . Yorkshire and Lincoln furnish four each ; Devon and Hants and I . of W . each three ; Kent , E . Lancashire , and the District of Bengal two each ; while the following send
a single candidate each , namely , Wilts , Staffordshire , Somersetshire , Cumberland and Westmoreland , Eastern Archipelago , Durham , Sussex , Notts , Bristol , Herts , Lancashire W ., Yorkshire N . and E ., and 14 th Regiment of Foot . Two of the girls have lost both their parents , forty have no
father , two have no mother , nine have both parents living , while the remaining one has lost both her parents , but has a step-mother . The fathers of only eleven out of the fiftyfour candidates , or less than one-fourth of the whole number , have ever in any way contributed directly to our Charitable Institutions .
Turning now to the Boys' School , we note that of the fifty-nine candidates who will compete , on the 16 th inst ., for twelve vacancies , the first on the list has made six previous attempts , the second five , and the five next in order four . Of the last , Nos . 3 and 5 , if unsuccessful
now , will be ineligible at the October election . The next eight are now competing for the fourth time , and one of them , No . 14 , will have no other than the present opportunity of getting into the School . The five next in order of rotation have had each two previous trials , and in the
case of two of them , Nos . 18 and 19 , this will be their last . Then come twenty candidates who were on the list at the October election last year , but were unsuccessful . Three of these , namely , Nos . 22 , 26 , and 29 , must win now or never . The remaining nineteen are new candidates , and in the case
of No . 45 , this will be his last , as it is his first , chance of winning . London furnishes twenty-one of the fifty-nine candidates , Warwickshire five , Devonshire , N . Wales and Salop , and East Lancashire three each ; Cumberland and Westmoreland , Essex , Lincolnshire , Dorset and Gloucester-
The Lists Of Candidates For The Approaching School Elections.
shire , and West Yorkshire two each ; Middlesex , Cambridgeshire , Hants and I . of Wight , Cheshire , Staffordshire , Sussex , Bristol , N . and E . Yorkshire , Northampton and Hunts , and Wilts , with the Districts of Bengal , Bombay , S . Africa , E . Div ., and W . Indies send up each a single candidate . Three
of the applicants have lost both parents , and one has lost both parents , but has a stepmother , forty-four have no father , two are motherless , two are as good as fatherless , for their fathers are paralysed , and seven have both parents
still living , and in one case , the father has deserted his wife since 1871 . The fathers of fourteen , or somewhat less than a fourth of the whole number , have subscibed to or served the office of Steward for one or more of our
Institutions , while in several cases they held or had obtained high rank in the Society . Only a few particulars remain to be added . One of the candidates to the Boys' School has already a brother in the Institution , while another has a sister in the Girls '
School . On the other hand , of the girl candidates , one has a sister in the School , and a second two sisters ; a third has had two sisters , of whom one by purchase , and has a third in at the present time , while a fourth has a brother in the Boys' School . The father of one of the girl
candidates was a Freemason for twenty-eight , of one of the boys twenty-seven , of another boy twenty-six years , and of another of the girls for twenty-four years , while in one case—a girl—the father died when he had been a member only three quarters of a year . As
our readers are aware all votes obtained at a previous candidature are carried forward to the credit of the candidate at future elections . Thus one girl starts with 1 , 220 votes to the good , and there are two boys with 1 , 198 and 1 , 102 votes respectively to their credit . On the other hand , a
girl who was a candidate in October last , has only seven votes to start with , while of the boys who have tried before , one has obtained eight votes as the result of three trials , and one three as the result of two trials . We need say little
further . We can only express a hope that the most deserving cases will be chosen to fill the vacancies , and with the expression of that hope we must leave the result in the hands of the electors .
The History Of American Union Lodge, No. 1, Ohio.
THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN UNION LODGE , No . 1 , OHIO .
IT so seldom happens that we are in a position to present to our readers anything like a continuous history of the foundation and early career of a Masonic Lodge , that the following particulars , gleaned from various sources , cannot fail to prove interesting . We believe we have
referred to sundry of them on a former occasion , but only in the way of passing comment . We now furnish them in the form of a connected history , and take the opportunity of acknowledging that it is to Bro . Corn . Moore ' s
Centennial Sketch we are indebted for the major portion of tho details . This Sketch appeared in the 1 st Number of Vol . 49 of the Masonic Bevieio , the last number indeed in which that distinguished Masonic writer figures as its Editor .
The period at which the American Union Lodge came into being was an eventful one . The struggle by the then British colonies of North America for Independence had
commenced . The city of Boston was occupied , by a British force , and an American army was encamped outside . A number of Freemasons serving with that portion of the
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The Lists Of Candidates For The Approaching School Elections.
THE LISTS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE APPROACHING SCHOOL ELECTIONS .
THE Lists of approved candidates for the approaching elections at the Girls' School on the 14 th inst ., and the Boys' School on the 16 th inst ., are before us . In the case of the former , there are thirteen vacancies and fiftyfour candidates , of -whom five , if unsuccessful on this
occasion , will be ineligible , on the score of age , to try again , while for the latter , there are twelve vacancies and fifty - nine candidates , nine of whom will be ineligible again for
a like reason . But for convenience sake , let us continue the analyses of the two lists separately , taking the girls first , both as an act of courtesy and because their election will take place first .
We have said that for the Institution at St . John's Hill there are fifty-four candidates for thirteen vacancies , or over four for each vacancy . Of these the two at the top of the jlist are applicants now for the fifth time . The next in numerical order has made three previous attempts , and this
will be her last . The thirteen that follow in order are making their third essay , and in the case of one of them—No . 6—if she will fail this time , all chance of her entering the school is destroyed . There are then twelve candidates who have already presented themselves on one occasion .
Two of these twelve , namely , Nos . 20 and 24 , must obtain a place among the successful at this election , or their hope of obtaining admission will be destroyed . The remaining candidates are applicants for the first time , and ni the case of one of them—No . 37—for the last likewise . If we
distribute them among our Masonic Provinces and Districts we find that twenty of the candidates hail from London . W . Yorkshire and Lincoln furnish four each ; Devon and Hants and I . of W . each three ; Kent , E . Lancashire , and the District of Bengal two each ; while the following send
a single candidate each , namely , Wilts , Staffordshire , Somersetshire , Cumberland and Westmoreland , Eastern Archipelago , Durham , Sussex , Notts , Bristol , Herts , Lancashire W ., Yorkshire N . and E ., and 14 th Regiment of Foot . Two of the girls have lost both their parents , forty have no
father , two have no mother , nine have both parents living , while the remaining one has lost both her parents , but has a step-mother . The fathers of only eleven out of the fiftyfour candidates , or less than one-fourth of the whole number , have ever in any way contributed directly to our Charitable Institutions .
Turning now to the Boys' School , we note that of the fifty-nine candidates who will compete , on the 16 th inst ., for twelve vacancies , the first on the list has made six previous attempts , the second five , and the five next in order four . Of the last , Nos . 3 and 5 , if unsuccessful
now , will be ineligible at the October election . The next eight are now competing for the fourth time , and one of them , No . 14 , will have no other than the present opportunity of getting into the School . The five next in order of rotation have had each two previous trials , and in the
case of two of them , Nos . 18 and 19 , this will be their last . Then come twenty candidates who were on the list at the October election last year , but were unsuccessful . Three of these , namely , Nos . 22 , 26 , and 29 , must win now or never . The remaining nineteen are new candidates , and in the case
of No . 45 , this will be his last , as it is his first , chance of winning . London furnishes twenty-one of the fifty-nine candidates , Warwickshire five , Devonshire , N . Wales and Salop , and East Lancashire three each ; Cumberland and Westmoreland , Essex , Lincolnshire , Dorset and Gloucester-
The Lists Of Candidates For The Approaching School Elections.
shire , and West Yorkshire two each ; Middlesex , Cambridgeshire , Hants and I . of Wight , Cheshire , Staffordshire , Sussex , Bristol , N . and E . Yorkshire , Northampton and Hunts , and Wilts , with the Districts of Bengal , Bombay , S . Africa , E . Div ., and W . Indies send up each a single candidate . Three
of the applicants have lost both parents , and one has lost both parents , but has a stepmother , forty-four have no father , two are motherless , two are as good as fatherless , for their fathers are paralysed , and seven have both parents
still living , and in one case , the father has deserted his wife since 1871 . The fathers of fourteen , or somewhat less than a fourth of the whole number , have subscibed to or served the office of Steward for one or more of our
Institutions , while in several cases they held or had obtained high rank in the Society . Only a few particulars remain to be added . One of the candidates to the Boys' School has already a brother in the Institution , while another has a sister in the Girls '
School . On the other hand , of the girl candidates , one has a sister in the School , and a second two sisters ; a third has had two sisters , of whom one by purchase , and has a third in at the present time , while a fourth has a brother in the Boys' School . The father of one of the girl
candidates was a Freemason for twenty-eight , of one of the boys twenty-seven , of another boy twenty-six years , and of another of the girls for twenty-four years , while in one case—a girl—the father died when he had been a member only three quarters of a year . As
our readers are aware all votes obtained at a previous candidature are carried forward to the credit of the candidate at future elections . Thus one girl starts with 1 , 220 votes to the good , and there are two boys with 1 , 198 and 1 , 102 votes respectively to their credit . On the other hand , a
girl who was a candidate in October last , has only seven votes to start with , while of the boys who have tried before , one has obtained eight votes as the result of three trials , and one three as the result of two trials . We need say little
further . We can only express a hope that the most deserving cases will be chosen to fill the vacancies , and with the expression of that hope we must leave the result in the hands of the electors .
The History Of American Union Lodge, No. 1, Ohio.
THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN UNION LODGE , No . 1 , OHIO .
IT so seldom happens that we are in a position to present to our readers anything like a continuous history of the foundation and early career of a Masonic Lodge , that the following particulars , gleaned from various sources , cannot fail to prove interesting . We believe we have
referred to sundry of them on a former occasion , but only in the way of passing comment . We now furnish them in the form of a connected history , and take the opportunity of acknowledging that it is to Bro . Corn . Moore ' s
Centennial Sketch we are indebted for the major portion of tho details . This Sketch appeared in the 1 st Number of Vol . 49 of the Masonic Bevieio , the last number indeed in which that distinguished Masonic writer figures as its Editor .
The period at which the American Union Lodge came into being was an eventful one . The struggle by the then British colonies of North America for Independence had
commenced . The city of Boston was occupied , by a British force , and an American army was encamped outside . A number of Freemasons serving with that portion of the