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The Elections For The Schools.
THE ELECTIONS FOR THE SCHOOLS .
rnHE half yearly elections for the two Educational A- Institutions will be held on Friday and Saturday , tlie 25 th and 26 th inst ., that for the Boys ' School being fixed for the former , and that for the
Girls' School for the latter day . In each case there is a long list of candidates , but fortunately there is also a large number of vacancies , the respective totals being : for the Boys' School , 30 vacancies and 68
candidates ; for the Girls' School , 21 vacancies and 48 candidates . This gives a total of 111 children seeking the benefits of the two Masonic Schools , of whom 51 can be elected during the present month .
On the Boys' list there are ten children whose age will preclude them from taking part in another election should they not be ablo to secure sufficient votes to prove successful at the coming contest . Of these , No . 5 . Stanlev Edmund Rolls Pratt , comes forward
with 1831 votes to his credit , the result of four elections in which he has taken part . He is one of five children dependent on their mother , who is the widow of an old member of the Yarborough Lodge ,
No . 244 , Jersey . The father had a short Masonic career , he dying about two years after his initiation , but during that period he had risen to the office of Junior Deacon , and had shown his interest in the
charitable work of Freemasonry by subscribing to the Benevolent Institution . No . 4 , Edward George Jarrnain , another fifth application , is also fortunate as regards votes brought forward , his total being
1680 . The father ol this lad was a Sergeant Major of the Boyal Artillery , and died of sunstroke , on his way home from India , where he had been on service . He was initiated in St . Andrew's Lodge , No . 500 , and
subsequently joined another of the Madras Lodges , where he filled the office of Secretary . There are three children dependent oh his widow . No . 32 , Ernest Charles G ' eorge Mountford , was a candidate in October last , when 462 votes were recorded on his
behalf . His father was initiated in the Forward Lodge , No . 1180 , Warwickshire , and filled the office of Secretary therein . There a , re five of his children now dependent on his widow , but we hope that the efforts of his friends will be so far successful as to relieve her
of the care of one of them , by securing a place for him in our Boys' School . The other last application cases on the list are , No . 2 , James Carruthers , sixth application , with 27 votes brought forward ; No . 19 , Charles
Wilfred Peters , 69 votes in hand from last two contests ; No . 24 , Charles Lind Lament Young , third application , no votes yet recorded ; No . 33 , Francis Charles Hodge , second application , no votes yet polled ; No . 43 , Herbert Cecil Bartholomew , 78 votes
from last contest ; No . 49 , L . A . F . Thomas , with 177 votes from October ; and No . 55 , H . Heyworth , a _ new candidate , from the Province of East Lancashire . ' Turning to the sister Institution , we find seven candidates of full age , five of whom have taken part
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in previous contests , while the other two now come forward for the first time . Of the former , No . 29 , Arline Hall , stands in the best position , in point of votes brought forward , her total being 1713 from one
previous election . Her father was initiated in St . John's Lodge , No . 221 , and subsequently joined St . George ' s , No . 1723 , in the Province of East Lancashire , which district will , we anticipate , secure this
child s admission to the Girls School at the coming election . There are five children dependent on the mother , who was left a widow in 1888 . No . 12 , Mary Maud Watson , from the Province of Warwickshire ,
has also a goodly number oi votes to her credit , 1510 having been polled on her behalf at the last three contests . The father was initiated in the Elkington Lodge , No . 1016 , and subsequently joined
Machen , No . 1782 , of which he was a Past Master . He also qualified as a Life Subscriber of the Institution for the benefits of which his daughter is now a candidate . No . 24 , Ada Florence May , brings forward 869 votes from October last ; No . 16 , Annie
Wilson , 801 from the last two elections ; No . 10 , F . E . G . Dixon , 723 from three contests ; while the other two last applications ( No . 33 , Anne Hopkins , and No . 43 ¦ May Hinings ) , are new to this election .
As was recently stated in the Masonic column of the Evening News and Post , the question of how to deal with these last chance candidates has long exercised the minds of English Craftsmen . It is
much to be regretted some special , help cannot be afforded them , but so far no proposal has proved to be practical . We fear , as our contemporary remarks , they must take their turn with the rest , some of them
being unfortunately sent away without any hope of future assistance . To show how , often this latter alternative does occur , we have only to refer to the ballot papers for the coming elections , whereon we
find it recorded that five candidates have been removed from the Girls' list since the last election , on account of their age being now above the limit allowed , while in connection with the Boys' School there were four such cases—a total of nine for one
half year . While we can but regret the amount of disappointment these removals must have entailed , we must admit the difficulty seems quite impossible of solution , So long as the number of applicants
exceeds the number oi vacancies there must of necessity be elections , and in like manner there must o 6 casionally occur cases where success is not achieved within the period allowed by the laws of the Institutions .
Another section of candidates for whom we think something special is deserving are those who have lost both parents . Unfortunately it seldom happens that a list is printed that does not contain one or
more such cases , those for the elections of the present month being no exception in this respect . In the case of the Boys' School there are five such cases , while two others appear on the paper of the Girls ' School . We have already spoken of one of the boys
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The Elections For The Schools.
THE ELECTIONS FOR THE SCHOOLS .
rnHE half yearly elections for the two Educational A- Institutions will be held on Friday and Saturday , tlie 25 th and 26 th inst ., that for the Boys ' School being fixed for the former , and that for the
Girls' School for the latter day . In each case there is a long list of candidates , but fortunately there is also a large number of vacancies , the respective totals being : for the Boys' School , 30 vacancies and 68
candidates ; for the Girls' School , 21 vacancies and 48 candidates . This gives a total of 111 children seeking the benefits of the two Masonic Schools , of whom 51 can be elected during the present month .
On the Boys' list there are ten children whose age will preclude them from taking part in another election should they not be ablo to secure sufficient votes to prove successful at the coming contest . Of these , No . 5 . Stanlev Edmund Rolls Pratt , comes forward
with 1831 votes to his credit , the result of four elections in which he has taken part . He is one of five children dependent on their mother , who is the widow of an old member of the Yarborough Lodge ,
No . 244 , Jersey . The father had a short Masonic career , he dying about two years after his initiation , but during that period he had risen to the office of Junior Deacon , and had shown his interest in the
charitable work of Freemasonry by subscribing to the Benevolent Institution . No . 4 , Edward George Jarrnain , another fifth application , is also fortunate as regards votes brought forward , his total being
1680 . The father ol this lad was a Sergeant Major of the Boyal Artillery , and died of sunstroke , on his way home from India , where he had been on service . He was initiated in St . Andrew's Lodge , No . 500 , and
subsequently joined another of the Madras Lodges , where he filled the office of Secretary . There are three children dependent oh his widow . No . 32 , Ernest Charles G ' eorge Mountford , was a candidate in October last , when 462 votes were recorded on his
behalf . His father was initiated in the Forward Lodge , No . 1180 , Warwickshire , and filled the office of Secretary therein . There a , re five of his children now dependent on his widow , but we hope that the efforts of his friends will be so far successful as to relieve her
of the care of one of them , by securing a place for him in our Boys' School . The other last application cases on the list are , No . 2 , James Carruthers , sixth application , with 27 votes brought forward ; No . 19 , Charles
Wilfred Peters , 69 votes in hand from last two contests ; No . 24 , Charles Lind Lament Young , third application , no votes yet recorded ; No . 33 , Francis Charles Hodge , second application , no votes yet polled ; No . 43 , Herbert Cecil Bartholomew , 78 votes
from last contest ; No . 49 , L . A . F . Thomas , with 177 votes from October ; and No . 55 , H . Heyworth , a _ new candidate , from the Province of East Lancashire . ' Turning to the sister Institution , we find seven candidates of full age , five of whom have taken part
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in previous contests , while the other two now come forward for the first time . Of the former , No . 29 , Arline Hall , stands in the best position , in point of votes brought forward , her total being 1713 from one
previous election . Her father was initiated in St . John's Lodge , No . 221 , and subsequently joined St . George ' s , No . 1723 , in the Province of East Lancashire , which district will , we anticipate , secure this
child s admission to the Girls School at the coming election . There are five children dependent on the mother , who was left a widow in 1888 . No . 12 , Mary Maud Watson , from the Province of Warwickshire ,
has also a goodly number oi votes to her credit , 1510 having been polled on her behalf at the last three contests . The father was initiated in the Elkington Lodge , No . 1016 , and subsequently joined
Machen , No . 1782 , of which he was a Past Master . He also qualified as a Life Subscriber of the Institution for the benefits of which his daughter is now a candidate . No . 24 , Ada Florence May , brings forward 869 votes from October last ; No . 16 , Annie
Wilson , 801 from the last two elections ; No . 10 , F . E . G . Dixon , 723 from three contests ; while the other two last applications ( No . 33 , Anne Hopkins , and No . 43 ¦ May Hinings ) , are new to this election .
As was recently stated in the Masonic column of the Evening News and Post , the question of how to deal with these last chance candidates has long exercised the minds of English Craftsmen . It is
much to be regretted some special , help cannot be afforded them , but so far no proposal has proved to be practical . We fear , as our contemporary remarks , they must take their turn with the rest , some of them
being unfortunately sent away without any hope of future assistance . To show how , often this latter alternative does occur , we have only to refer to the ballot papers for the coming elections , whereon we
find it recorded that five candidates have been removed from the Girls' list since the last election , on account of their age being now above the limit allowed , while in connection with the Boys' School there were four such cases—a total of nine for one
half year . While we can but regret the amount of disappointment these removals must have entailed , we must admit the difficulty seems quite impossible of solution , So long as the number of applicants
exceeds the number oi vacancies there must of necessity be elections , and in like manner there must o 6 casionally occur cases where success is not achieved within the period allowed by the laws of the Institutions .
Another section of candidates for whom we think something special is deserving are those who have lost both parents . Unfortunately it seldom happens that a list is printed that does not contain one or
more such cases , those for the elections of the present month being no exception in this respect . In the case of the Boys' School there are five such cases , while two others appear on the paper of the Girls ' School . We have already spoken of one of the boys