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manage their respective departments without proper supervision or control—as is said to have been the case with the House Committee of the BOYS' School , at least in the
opinion of the Inquiry Commissioners—then we may expect internal troubles and disagreements , such as have caused so much anxiety and ill feeling in connection with the establishment at Wood Green .
It is perhaps unfair on our part to ask our readers to wait for the full report of the Commissioners before forming any opinion on the subject , and at the same time express ourselves as we have done here , bnt , as we have
said , the conclusions and suggestions given in the Yorkshire- Post appear genuine , and warrant our accepting them as the actual verdict of the Commissioners , and accordingly we deal with them .
On the whole we think the suggestions , if carried out , will prove beneficial . We cannot see anything in the conclusions or suggestions before us which cannot be made to harmonise with existing arrangements , and a
little unbiassed and careful consideration will convince others on the point and induce them to share this opinion . Let us briefly examine the verdict of the Commissioners . The school is iu an unsatisfactory state as regards its
management the Educational staff is satisfactory , and its discipline is well maintained . . . there is an antagonism between tho educational and domestic staff . . . . the effective control has fallen away
from the House Committee .... the health and comfort of the boys are not satisfactorily attended fco by the
domestic staff .... tho friction between the Secretary and the domestic staff on the one side , and the Head Master and his adherents on the other , is the cause of the great part of the present evils—in short , the house is
divided against itself . To remedy this the Commissioners suggest there should be but one head authority at Wood Green .... the House Committee shonld take and
keep the control in its own hands .... the Secretary ' s duties should be strictly limited to the office , and he should not interfere at Wood Green , save as the official channel of communication ; that is to say , the work
is to to be properly divided , the head of each department being made supreme in his own sphere , and , as a natural consequence , held responsible for what takes place in his section . This must be better than allowing numerous heads , withont properly defined duties ,
with the certainty of their views clashing on casual points which each suppose fco come within their special province . We fail to see in what way the suggested alterations need upset or interfere with the comfort of those
at present associated with the management of the Institution , or why they should regard the verdict as reflecting on them personally or collectively . After all , if the work hitherto has been carried on without proper
supervision , what is suggested is to introduce system and order , and surely the men who are now responsible recognize tbe desirability of both . Indeed , we know it has been the desire of all concerned to secure these two important
factors , and if they have failed , it has been from toleratingas previously said—too much leniency , rather than from any intentional opposition on their part . We shall be much
surprised , now that the matter has been publicly brought to their notice , if they do not at once alter their mode of action , so as to secure all that is desired .
The letter to the Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry , from the House , and Finance and Audit Committees of : the Institution ( a copy of which we publish elsewhere ) speaks for itself . The request contained therein for permission
to use the shorthand notes is fair , and will , we hope , be readily accorded , for if the verdict is questioned , as being in opposition to the evidence , it loses much of the weight
thafc would otherwise attach to it , besides which we know that the desire is to have a full and impartial understanding , now that the inquiry has been thoroughly started .
In regard to the Special General Court of the Girls ' School , summoned for Thursday , it is only necessary to refer our readers to the advertisement , which appears elsewhere , to put them in possession of the necessary facts of
the case . The proposition will doubtless be agreed to , and thus the outcome of the Centenary Celebration will be advanced another and most satisfactory stage . The Annual General Meeting and election of Annuitants
of the two branches of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution follows , the next day , Friday , the 17 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall . As usual , a severe contest is expected for the vacancies which are to be filled up , and
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which , unfortunately , will not go far among the very large number of approved candidates who are awaiting the result of the contest . As shown by the balloting papers issued for tbe election there are one hundred and fortythree applicants , with only twenty-seven available
annuities , and even of this number six are , as usual deterred annuities , only payable in the event of the death of some of those already receiving the benefits of the Institution . For the Male Branch of the Fund there are sixty-two applicants competing for the 17 annuities ( 14 immediate and 3 deferred ) , while for the Widows' Branch the nnmber
of | applicants is 81 , and the annuities to be awarded , 10 ( seven immediate and three deferred ) . In addition to these declared vacancies available for the coming election we may reckon on others , being announced at the Annual Meeting , which precedes the poll , to fill those falling in
through the death of annuitants since the voting papers were issued , but in any case ifc is certain the number of annuities to be distributed will be far short of what is necessary fco satisfy all who have been approved as eligible
to recoivo them ; indeed it will be most fortunate for the 143 candidates if sufficient vacancies are declared to enable one-third of tbeir number to be admitted to a participation in the benefits of the Institution .
As we said at the outset of the present remarks , these several matters lead us to anticipate a busy time during the next few days . We hope they may all be carried out in the true spirit of Masonic feeling , and that all may result satisfactorily to the Craffc and its members .
We regret to hear that Bro . John Mason ' s state of health will necessitate his taking a few weeks' rest from his duties as Collector of the Roval Masonic Benevolent
Institntion . We trust the genial weather we may look for at this season of tho year will help to soon place our energetic brother in the band of workers again .
The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held on Saturday last . Bro . George Plunkett P . G . D . Treasurer of the Institution , presided , and there were present Bros . Stone ,
Corbie , Glass , Saunders , Miller , Daniel , Webb , A . R . Motion , T . A . Motion , Glass , Cumberland , Morgan , Scurrah , Mickley , Eve , Harper , Murray , Roebuck , Mather , Venn , Gillard , Maple , Moon , Soppet , Homewood , Dale ,
Tucker , Weeden , Richardson , Storr , Ramsay , Stiles , Griffith , Paas , Rayner , Dixie , Page and Binckes . The minutes of the last Committee having been read and
verified , and those of the House Committee read for information , two petitions were considered , and the names directed to be entered on the list of candidates for the
October election . The recommendation of the House Committee that a boy named Sugden should be educated out of the establishment was endorsed , and the usual allowance of £ 5 per quarter voted . A grant towards
outfit was voted to an ex-pupil . The resignation of Bros . Charles Belton and Dudley Rolls , as members of the House Committee , and Bro . Henry Young as a member
of the Audit and Finance Committee , were submitted and accepted . The following brethren were nominated for election next month as members of the House Committee .
viz . * . Bros . A . Brookman , J . S . Cumberland , Richard Eve , W . Masters , and Edward Terry , proposed by Bro . C . E . Soppet ; Bros . George Corbie and John Glass , by Bro .
Andrew R . Motion ; and Bros . A . F . Godson , M . P ., H . W . Hunt , J . L . Mather , James Moon , T . Hastings Miller , J . Joyce Murray , W . Paas , F . W . Ramsay , M . D ., H . Venn , and John Wordsworth , by Bro . Charles Daniel ; 12 to be elected . The following were nominated for election as the Audit and Finance Committee , viz ., Bros . Thomas Cnbitt ,
G . P . Gillard , H . S . Goodall , Thomas Griffiths , C . F . Hogard , W . Maple , S . Richardson , W . A . Scurrah , and C . E . Soppet , by Bro . George Mickley . Nine to be
elected . After some discussion , it was resolved that the customary mark of distinction should be retained in the voting papers , those who are " old members " to have an *
against their names . The Report of the Audit and Finance Committee was read , received , adopted , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman .
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FUNERALS properly carried out and personally attended , ' in London and Country , by Bro . G . A . HUTTON , 17 Newcastle St et , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations made .
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manage their respective departments without proper supervision or control—as is said to have been the case with the House Committee of the BOYS' School , at least in the
opinion of the Inquiry Commissioners—then we may expect internal troubles and disagreements , such as have caused so much anxiety and ill feeling in connection with the establishment at Wood Green .
It is perhaps unfair on our part to ask our readers to wait for the full report of the Commissioners before forming any opinion on the subject , and at the same time express ourselves as we have done here , bnt , as we have
said , the conclusions and suggestions given in the Yorkshire- Post appear genuine , and warrant our accepting them as the actual verdict of the Commissioners , and accordingly we deal with them .
On the whole we think the suggestions , if carried out , will prove beneficial . We cannot see anything in the conclusions or suggestions before us which cannot be made to harmonise with existing arrangements , and a
little unbiassed and careful consideration will convince others on the point and induce them to share this opinion . Let us briefly examine the verdict of the Commissioners . The school is iu an unsatisfactory state as regards its
management the Educational staff is satisfactory , and its discipline is well maintained . . . there is an antagonism between tho educational and domestic staff . . . . the effective control has fallen away
from the House Committee .... the health and comfort of the boys are not satisfactorily attended fco by the
domestic staff .... tho friction between the Secretary and the domestic staff on the one side , and the Head Master and his adherents on the other , is the cause of the great part of the present evils—in short , the house is
divided against itself . To remedy this the Commissioners suggest there should be but one head authority at Wood Green .... the House Committee shonld take and
keep the control in its own hands .... the Secretary ' s duties should be strictly limited to the office , and he should not interfere at Wood Green , save as the official channel of communication ; that is to say , the work
is to to be properly divided , the head of each department being made supreme in his own sphere , and , as a natural consequence , held responsible for what takes place in his section . This must be better than allowing numerous heads , withont properly defined duties ,
with the certainty of their views clashing on casual points which each suppose fco come within their special province . We fail to see in what way the suggested alterations need upset or interfere with the comfort of those
at present associated with the management of the Institution , or why they should regard the verdict as reflecting on them personally or collectively . After all , if the work hitherto has been carried on without proper
supervision , what is suggested is to introduce system and order , and surely the men who are now responsible recognize tbe desirability of both . Indeed , we know it has been the desire of all concerned to secure these two important
factors , and if they have failed , it has been from toleratingas previously said—too much leniency , rather than from any intentional opposition on their part . We shall be much
surprised , now that the matter has been publicly brought to their notice , if they do not at once alter their mode of action , so as to secure all that is desired .
The letter to the Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry , from the House , and Finance and Audit Committees of : the Institution ( a copy of which we publish elsewhere ) speaks for itself . The request contained therein for permission
to use the shorthand notes is fair , and will , we hope , be readily accorded , for if the verdict is questioned , as being in opposition to the evidence , it loses much of the weight
thafc would otherwise attach to it , besides which we know that the desire is to have a full and impartial understanding , now that the inquiry has been thoroughly started .
In regard to the Special General Court of the Girls ' School , summoned for Thursday , it is only necessary to refer our readers to the advertisement , which appears elsewhere , to put them in possession of the necessary facts of
the case . The proposition will doubtless be agreed to , and thus the outcome of the Centenary Celebration will be advanced another and most satisfactory stage . The Annual General Meeting and election of Annuitants
of the two branches of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution follows , the next day , Friday , the 17 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall . As usual , a severe contest is expected for the vacancies which are to be filled up , and
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which , unfortunately , will not go far among the very large number of approved candidates who are awaiting the result of the contest . As shown by the balloting papers issued for tbe election there are one hundred and fortythree applicants , with only twenty-seven available
annuities , and even of this number six are , as usual deterred annuities , only payable in the event of the death of some of those already receiving the benefits of the Institution . For the Male Branch of the Fund there are sixty-two applicants competing for the 17 annuities ( 14 immediate and 3 deferred ) , while for the Widows' Branch the nnmber
of | applicants is 81 , and the annuities to be awarded , 10 ( seven immediate and three deferred ) . In addition to these declared vacancies available for the coming election we may reckon on others , being announced at the Annual Meeting , which precedes the poll , to fill those falling in
through the death of annuitants since the voting papers were issued , but in any case ifc is certain the number of annuities to be distributed will be far short of what is necessary fco satisfy all who have been approved as eligible
to recoivo them ; indeed it will be most fortunate for the 143 candidates if sufficient vacancies are declared to enable one-third of tbeir number to be admitted to a participation in the benefits of the Institution .
As we said at the outset of the present remarks , these several matters lead us to anticipate a busy time during the next few days . We hope they may all be carried out in the true spirit of Masonic feeling , and that all may result satisfactorily to the Craffc and its members .
We regret to hear that Bro . John Mason ' s state of health will necessitate his taking a few weeks' rest from his duties as Collector of the Roval Masonic Benevolent
Institntion . We trust the genial weather we may look for at this season of tho year will help to soon place our energetic brother in the band of workers again .
The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held on Saturday last . Bro . George Plunkett P . G . D . Treasurer of the Institution , presided , and there were present Bros . Stone ,
Corbie , Glass , Saunders , Miller , Daniel , Webb , A . R . Motion , T . A . Motion , Glass , Cumberland , Morgan , Scurrah , Mickley , Eve , Harper , Murray , Roebuck , Mather , Venn , Gillard , Maple , Moon , Soppet , Homewood , Dale ,
Tucker , Weeden , Richardson , Storr , Ramsay , Stiles , Griffith , Paas , Rayner , Dixie , Page and Binckes . The minutes of the last Committee having been read and
verified , and those of the House Committee read for information , two petitions were considered , and the names directed to be entered on the list of candidates for the
October election . The recommendation of the House Committee that a boy named Sugden should be educated out of the establishment was endorsed , and the usual allowance of £ 5 per quarter voted . A grant towards
outfit was voted to an ex-pupil . The resignation of Bros . Charles Belton and Dudley Rolls , as members of the House Committee , and Bro . Henry Young as a member
of the Audit and Finance Committee , were submitted and accepted . The following brethren were nominated for election next month as members of the House Committee .
viz . * . Bros . A . Brookman , J . S . Cumberland , Richard Eve , W . Masters , and Edward Terry , proposed by Bro . C . E . Soppet ; Bros . George Corbie and John Glass , by Bro .
Andrew R . Motion ; and Bros . A . F . Godson , M . P ., H . W . Hunt , J . L . Mather , James Moon , T . Hastings Miller , J . Joyce Murray , W . Paas , F . W . Ramsay , M . D ., H . Venn , and John Wordsworth , by Bro . Charles Daniel ; 12 to be elected . The following were nominated for election as the Audit and Finance Committee , viz ., Bros . Thomas Cnbitt ,
G . P . Gillard , H . S . Goodall , Thomas Griffiths , C . F . Hogard , W . Maple , S . Richardson , W . A . Scurrah , and C . E . Soppet , by Bro . George Mickley . Nine to be
elected . After some discussion , it was resolved that the customary mark of distinction should be retained in the voting papers , those who are " old members " to have an *
against their names . The Report of the Audit and Finance Committee was read , received , adopted , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman .
Ar00202
FUNERALS properly carried out and personally attended , ' in London and Country , by Bro . G . A . HUTTON , 17 Newcastle St et , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations made .