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Removal Of The Boys School.
PABT II . The Resolution passed by the Quarterly Court of 10 th April 1896 was as follows : — " That the Quarterly Court of Governors and Subscribers of 8 th April 1892 , having authorised the Board of Management to entertain negotiations for the realisation of the Estate of the Institution to the best advantage , and
the Board having determined that it is desirable to remove the Institution from Wood Green to some more eligible site where sufficient space for an enlarged school-house and play-ground accommodation would be available , this Quarterly Court hereby authorises the Board to purchase a site and to erect thereon a new sohool , and to dispose of the present land and premises to the best advantage . "
Appendix E . In addition to the above resolutions , carried after full discussion by the Quarterly Courts , the following report was issued to each Subscriber with the voting papers in March 1896 . *—" The Board has continuously had under serious and careful deliberation the question referred to it by the Quarterly Court of 8 th April 1892 , as to the disposal of the present site and buildings , and the removal of the School to a less crowded neighbourhood .
Practical proposals to secure this desirable extension and development of the School will shortly be placed before the Subscribers . "
Appendix F . Rule VII of the Institution , published in 1812 : " That until a sufficient fund can be raised for building or purchasing a school-house , the children be annually provided with decent and appropriate clothing and properly instructed in reading , writing and arithmetic , at
respectable schools adjacent to their parent ' s residence . " Extracts from Minutes , 6 th December 1851 . Resolved unanimously : " That it is essential to the future prosperity and usefulness of this Institution to take measures for adding to its existing system an establishment for the maintenance , as well as education of the sons of indigent and deceased Freemasons . "
Steps were immediately taken to raise a " Building Fund , " and the first building was opened in August 1857 . It is thus clear from the records of the Institution that it was always the intention of the original founders to build a school-house for maintenance , but it took fifty-eight years from the foundation to bring about the desired end .
Appendix G . Table showing numerical increase of School , subject to sundry fluctuations , since foundation . 1798 ( Year of 1866 ... 100 Boys Foundation ) ... 6 Boys 1869 ... ... ... 110 „ 1801 24 „ 1872 115 „
1809 ... 40 „ 1873 ... 125 „ 1810 ... ... ... 50 „ 1874 ... ... ... 153 „ 1813 ... ... ... 65 „ 1876 158 „ 1817 ... 65 „ 1877 166 „ 1818 ... 70 „ 1878 195 „ 1823 ... ... about 60 „ 1881 ... ... ... 198 „
1826 ... ... about 43 „ 1884 ... ... ... 215 „ 1827 50 „ 1886 242 „ 1828 ... 55 „ 1887 258 „ 1834 ... ... about 50 „ 1888 ... ... ... 263 „ 1835 ... ... about 55 „ 1890 ... ... ... 264 „ 1838 ... ... ... 60 „ 1891 255 „
1839 ... 65 „ 1892 ... 263 „ 1842 ... 70 „ 1893 ... 268 „ 1862 ... 72 „ 1894 276 „ 1865 80 „ 1895 277 „
1896 278 Boys , of whom 84 are London , and 194 are Provincial . Appendix H . RESULTS AT PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS , 1895-6 . LONDON UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION , DECEMBER 1895 . First Division . —J . A . Coupland , aged 16 years , 9 months . CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS , DECEMBEB 1895 .
Seniors ( Age 16 to 18 ) . —8 boys entered and all passed . Average age 16 years . Juniors ( Age up to 16 ) . —35 boys entered : 2 Second Class , 1 "Distinction" Mathematics ; 7 Third Class , 1 "Distinction" Mathematics , and 1 " Distinction " Arithmetic ; and 21 other passes . Average age 14 J years . Preliminary . —32 boys entered ; 30 passed , 1 "Distinction " Geography . Average age 13 years , 5 months . Total , 68 Certificates , 9 " Honours , " and 4 " Distinctions . "
N . B , —During tho six years of the present management , 174 Candidates have passed the " Junior , " and 15 the " Senior" Cambridge Local Examinations , 51 of whom gained "Honours" and " Distinctions . " In addition to these public examinations the whole School is annually examined by the Cambridge University Syndicate , and a copy of the Examiner ' s Report was issued to each Subscriber with the April voting paper .
DEBABTMENT OF SCIENCE AND AET , SOUTH KENSINGTON , MAY 1896 . 39 Certificates were gained . N . B . —During the seven years of the present management 340 Candidates have passed the Examinations in Mathematics , Drawing , Sound , Light and Heat , Physiology , Physiography , Magnetism and Electricity , and Geology . TRINITY COLLEGE ( LONDON ) MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE EXAMINATIONS , 1891-4 . 19 Certificates in Intermediate and Junior Divisions .
SHORTHAND ( PITMAN ' SYSTEM ) . 60 Certificates and 10 Memberships of the Phonetic Society have been gained during the last three years .
Removal Of The Boys School.
ST . JOHN S AMBULANCE SOCIETY , 1895 . The Medical Officer ( Dr . Porter ) delivered a series of Lectures , and 20 boys entered for the Examination ; 14 passed . This is a totally new departure in the work of the School . The boys ' were prepared by Dr . Porter , and the proof of the pains he took is in the result .
The additions to the curriculum during the past six years are : — 1 . The South Kensington Science and Art Course , including Trigonometry , Chemistry , Geology , Physiography , and Geometrical Drawing . 2 . The Senior Cambridge Local . 3 . The London Matriculation .
4 . Shorthand . 5 . Vocal Music ( throughout the School ) . 6 . Carpentry .
7 . Printing . 8 . Bookbinding . 9 . Physical Training ; formerly it was a mere Squad Drill . 10 . The provisions of a Reading Room and additions to the Library . 11 . The Theory of Music
Besides which the Standard of nearly every subject , notably in Latin , French , and Mathematics has been raised . In addition new Indoor and Outdoor Games are in full progress , notably Chess and Draughts , Fives , Hockey , & c , & c . Attention may here be called to the fact that complete equipments of fire appliances and escapes have been added by the present management , and the boys are regularly drilled in the use of same .
Appendix I . Table Showing Place of Origin of 278 Boys on the Books of the Institution on 1 st January 1896 , and their cost . NOTE . —Where the boy's father belonged to more than one Province , the cost ( which is calculated on the average gross expenditure of the past three years ) is divided pro rata . No . of Father ' s No . of Father ' s
Boys . Province . Gross cost . Boys . Province . Gross cost . £ s . d . £ s . d . 84 London .., £ 3 , 567 6 4 6 Middlesex 230 12 11 1 Bedfordshire ... 46 2 7 2 Monmouthshire ... 92 5 2 3 Berkshire 138 7 9 2 Norfolk 69 3 11 1 Bristol 23 1 4 1 Norths , and Hunts . 46 2 7
2 Buckinghamshire 46 2 7 6 Northumberland ... 253 14 2 2 Cambridgeshire ... 92 5 2 1 Nottinghamshire ... 46 2 7 8 Cheshire 253 14 2 3 Oxfordshire ... 115 6 5 4 Cornwall 138 7 9 4 Shropshire ... 184 10 4 4 Cumberland & West- 5 Somersetshire ... 176 16 8 morland 184 10 4 6 Staffordshire ... 222 19 2
9 Derbyshire ... 322 18 1 5 Suffolk 199 17 10 5 Devonshire ... 207 11 8 5 Surrey 184 10 4 7 Dorset 299 16 9 6 Sussex 246 0 6 3 Durham 92 5 2 8 Warwickshire ... 269 1 9 11 Essex 376 14 6 1 Wiltshire 46 2 7 6 Gloucestershire ... 253 14 3 6 Worcestershire ... 207 11 8
0 Guernsey — 6 Yorkshire N . & E . 276 15 6 10 Hants & I . of Wight 361 6 10 10 Yorkshire West ... 430 10 9 2 Herefordshire ... 69 3 11 2 North Wales ... 92 5 2 9 Hertfordshire ... 299 16 10 5 South Wales East 207 11 8 2 Jersey 92 5 2 0 South Wales West
—17 Kent 761 2 7 1 Isle of Man ... 46 2 7 10 Lancashire East ... 338 5 7 13 Foreign Stations ... 515 2 2 11 Lancashire West ... 392 1 11 4 Leicesters . & Rutland 115 6 6 £ 12 , 823 18 2 6 Lincolnshire ... 192 4 0 J . M . McLEOD , Secretary .
We are pleased to learn that a Benevolent Association has been formed in connection with the Lewisham Lodge of Instruction , No . 2579 , to enable Members and their friends ( ladies and children are eligible ) to become Life Subscribers or Governors of either of the Masonic Institutions . It is proposed
to commence the Association on the first Wednesday in October , and the Hon . Secretary ( Bro . Edward Hall , 17 Mount Pleasant Eoad , Lewisham , S . E . ) will be glad to hear from Brethren and others desirous of taking up shares ( £ 5 5 s each ) . The
Subscriptions will be Is per share per week , and a charge of Is per share will be made to cover cost of printing , & c . The Lewisham Lodge of Instruction meets every Wednesday evening throughout the year , at the Black Bull Inn , Lewisham High Street , at 8 o ' clock .
The Duke of Connaught Lodge of Instruction , No . 1524 , will re-open for the season this evening ( Saturday ) , at the Lord Napier , West Side , London Fields , Hackney , where the weekly
meetings will be held at 8 o ' clock . o o o The regular meetings of the Friars Lodge of Instruction , No . 1349 , will be resumed for the season on Monday next , at the Plough Tavern , Mile End Eoad , at 8 o ' clock .
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Removal Of The Boys School.
PABT II . The Resolution passed by the Quarterly Court of 10 th April 1896 was as follows : — " That the Quarterly Court of Governors and Subscribers of 8 th April 1892 , having authorised the Board of Management to entertain negotiations for the realisation of the Estate of the Institution to the best advantage , and
the Board having determined that it is desirable to remove the Institution from Wood Green to some more eligible site where sufficient space for an enlarged school-house and play-ground accommodation would be available , this Quarterly Court hereby authorises the Board to purchase a site and to erect thereon a new sohool , and to dispose of the present land and premises to the best advantage . "
Appendix E . In addition to the above resolutions , carried after full discussion by the Quarterly Courts , the following report was issued to each Subscriber with the voting papers in March 1896 . *—" The Board has continuously had under serious and careful deliberation the question referred to it by the Quarterly Court of 8 th April 1892 , as to the disposal of the present site and buildings , and the removal of the School to a less crowded neighbourhood .
Practical proposals to secure this desirable extension and development of the School will shortly be placed before the Subscribers . "
Appendix F . Rule VII of the Institution , published in 1812 : " That until a sufficient fund can be raised for building or purchasing a school-house , the children be annually provided with decent and appropriate clothing and properly instructed in reading , writing and arithmetic , at
respectable schools adjacent to their parent ' s residence . " Extracts from Minutes , 6 th December 1851 . Resolved unanimously : " That it is essential to the future prosperity and usefulness of this Institution to take measures for adding to its existing system an establishment for the maintenance , as well as education of the sons of indigent and deceased Freemasons . "
Steps were immediately taken to raise a " Building Fund , " and the first building was opened in August 1857 . It is thus clear from the records of the Institution that it was always the intention of the original founders to build a school-house for maintenance , but it took fifty-eight years from the foundation to bring about the desired end .
Appendix G . Table showing numerical increase of School , subject to sundry fluctuations , since foundation . 1798 ( Year of 1866 ... 100 Boys Foundation ) ... 6 Boys 1869 ... ... ... 110 „ 1801 24 „ 1872 115 „
1809 ... 40 „ 1873 ... 125 „ 1810 ... ... ... 50 „ 1874 ... ... ... 153 „ 1813 ... ... ... 65 „ 1876 158 „ 1817 ... 65 „ 1877 166 „ 1818 ... 70 „ 1878 195 „ 1823 ... ... about 60 „ 1881 ... ... ... 198 „
1826 ... ... about 43 „ 1884 ... ... ... 215 „ 1827 50 „ 1886 242 „ 1828 ... 55 „ 1887 258 „ 1834 ... ... about 50 „ 1888 ... ... ... 263 „ 1835 ... ... about 55 „ 1890 ... ... ... 264 „ 1838 ... ... ... 60 „ 1891 255 „
1839 ... 65 „ 1892 ... 263 „ 1842 ... 70 „ 1893 ... 268 „ 1862 ... 72 „ 1894 276 „ 1865 80 „ 1895 277 „
1896 278 Boys , of whom 84 are London , and 194 are Provincial . Appendix H . RESULTS AT PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS , 1895-6 . LONDON UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION , DECEMBER 1895 . First Division . —J . A . Coupland , aged 16 years , 9 months . CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS , DECEMBEB 1895 .
Seniors ( Age 16 to 18 ) . —8 boys entered and all passed . Average age 16 years . Juniors ( Age up to 16 ) . —35 boys entered : 2 Second Class , 1 "Distinction" Mathematics ; 7 Third Class , 1 "Distinction" Mathematics , and 1 " Distinction " Arithmetic ; and 21 other passes . Average age 14 J years . Preliminary . —32 boys entered ; 30 passed , 1 "Distinction " Geography . Average age 13 years , 5 months . Total , 68 Certificates , 9 " Honours , " and 4 " Distinctions . "
N . B , —During tho six years of the present management , 174 Candidates have passed the " Junior , " and 15 the " Senior" Cambridge Local Examinations , 51 of whom gained "Honours" and " Distinctions . " In addition to these public examinations the whole School is annually examined by the Cambridge University Syndicate , and a copy of the Examiner ' s Report was issued to each Subscriber with the April voting paper .
DEBABTMENT OF SCIENCE AND AET , SOUTH KENSINGTON , MAY 1896 . 39 Certificates were gained . N . B . —During the seven years of the present management 340 Candidates have passed the Examinations in Mathematics , Drawing , Sound , Light and Heat , Physiology , Physiography , Magnetism and Electricity , and Geology . TRINITY COLLEGE ( LONDON ) MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE EXAMINATIONS , 1891-4 . 19 Certificates in Intermediate and Junior Divisions .
SHORTHAND ( PITMAN ' SYSTEM ) . 60 Certificates and 10 Memberships of the Phonetic Society have been gained during the last three years .
Removal Of The Boys School.
ST . JOHN S AMBULANCE SOCIETY , 1895 . The Medical Officer ( Dr . Porter ) delivered a series of Lectures , and 20 boys entered for the Examination ; 14 passed . This is a totally new departure in the work of the School . The boys ' were prepared by Dr . Porter , and the proof of the pains he took is in the result .
The additions to the curriculum during the past six years are : — 1 . The South Kensington Science and Art Course , including Trigonometry , Chemistry , Geology , Physiography , and Geometrical Drawing . 2 . The Senior Cambridge Local . 3 . The London Matriculation .
4 . Shorthand . 5 . Vocal Music ( throughout the School ) . 6 . Carpentry .
7 . Printing . 8 . Bookbinding . 9 . Physical Training ; formerly it was a mere Squad Drill . 10 . The provisions of a Reading Room and additions to the Library . 11 . The Theory of Music
Besides which the Standard of nearly every subject , notably in Latin , French , and Mathematics has been raised . In addition new Indoor and Outdoor Games are in full progress , notably Chess and Draughts , Fives , Hockey , & c , & c . Attention may here be called to the fact that complete equipments of fire appliances and escapes have been added by the present management , and the boys are regularly drilled in the use of same .
Appendix I . Table Showing Place of Origin of 278 Boys on the Books of the Institution on 1 st January 1896 , and their cost . NOTE . —Where the boy's father belonged to more than one Province , the cost ( which is calculated on the average gross expenditure of the past three years ) is divided pro rata . No . of Father ' s No . of Father ' s
Boys . Province . Gross cost . Boys . Province . Gross cost . £ s . d . £ s . d . 84 London .., £ 3 , 567 6 4 6 Middlesex 230 12 11 1 Bedfordshire ... 46 2 7 2 Monmouthshire ... 92 5 2 3 Berkshire 138 7 9 2 Norfolk 69 3 11 1 Bristol 23 1 4 1 Norths , and Hunts . 46 2 7
2 Buckinghamshire 46 2 7 6 Northumberland ... 253 14 2 2 Cambridgeshire ... 92 5 2 1 Nottinghamshire ... 46 2 7 8 Cheshire 253 14 2 3 Oxfordshire ... 115 6 5 4 Cornwall 138 7 9 4 Shropshire ... 184 10 4 4 Cumberland & West- 5 Somersetshire ... 176 16 8 morland 184 10 4 6 Staffordshire ... 222 19 2
9 Derbyshire ... 322 18 1 5 Suffolk 199 17 10 5 Devonshire ... 207 11 8 5 Surrey 184 10 4 7 Dorset 299 16 9 6 Sussex 246 0 6 3 Durham 92 5 2 8 Warwickshire ... 269 1 9 11 Essex 376 14 6 1 Wiltshire 46 2 7 6 Gloucestershire ... 253 14 3 6 Worcestershire ... 207 11 8
0 Guernsey — 6 Yorkshire N . & E . 276 15 6 10 Hants & I . of Wight 361 6 10 10 Yorkshire West ... 430 10 9 2 Herefordshire ... 69 3 11 2 North Wales ... 92 5 2 9 Hertfordshire ... 299 16 10 5 South Wales East 207 11 8 2 Jersey 92 5 2 0 South Wales West
—17 Kent 761 2 7 1 Isle of Man ... 46 2 7 10 Lancashire East ... 338 5 7 13 Foreign Stations ... 515 2 2 11 Lancashire West ... 392 1 11 4 Leicesters . & Rutland 115 6 6 £ 12 , 823 18 2 6 Lincolnshire ... 192 4 0 J . M . McLEOD , Secretary .
We are pleased to learn that a Benevolent Association has been formed in connection with the Lewisham Lodge of Instruction , No . 2579 , to enable Members and their friends ( ladies and children are eligible ) to become Life Subscribers or Governors of either of the Masonic Institutions . It is proposed
to commence the Association on the first Wednesday in October , and the Hon . Secretary ( Bro . Edward Hall , 17 Mount Pleasant Eoad , Lewisham , S . E . ) will be glad to hear from Brethren and others desirous of taking up shares ( £ 5 5 s each ) . The
Subscriptions will be Is per share per week , and a charge of Is per share will be made to cover cost of printing , & c . The Lewisham Lodge of Instruction meets every Wednesday evening throughout the year , at the Black Bull Inn , Lewisham High Street , at 8 o ' clock .
The Duke of Connaught Lodge of Instruction , No . 1524 , will re-open for the season this evening ( Saturday ) , at the Lord Napier , West Side , London Fields , Hackney , where the weekly
meetings will be held at 8 o ' clock . o o o The regular meetings of the Friars Lodge of Instruction , No . 1349 , will be resumed for the season on Monday next , at the Plough Tavern , Mile End Eoad , at 8 o ' clock .