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Craufurd College Company , LIMITED INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACTS , 1862 TO 1886 . CAPITAL , £ 25 , 000 , In 2 , 500 Shares of £ 10 each , of which 2 , 300 are offered for Subscription at par , and are payable as follows : — £ 1 per SHARE ON" APPLICATION . £ 3 per SHARE ON ALLOTMENT . £ 3 per SHARE ONE MONTH AFTER ALLOTMENT . And the Balance—if required—at an interval of not less than Three Months . Where no allotment is made the amount paid on application will be returned in full , and where the number of Shares allotted is less than the amount applied for , the surplus will be credited to the payment on allotment . These SHARES are , in the first place , offered to FREEMASONS , And each holder of five Shares will be entitled to nominate a boy for admission on the advantageous terms specified below . PATRONS . THE RIGHT HON . EARL FERRERS , Prov . G . M . of Leicestershire . | COL . E . C . MALET DE CARTERET , Prov . G . M . of Jersey . THE RIGHT HON . THE EARL OF HARDWICKE , Prov . G . M . Cambs . | WILLIAM HENRY GRENFELL , ESQ ., Taplow Court , Maidenhead . COUNCIL AND DIRECTORS . THE REV . DR . MORRIS , P . M ., Head Master R . M . Inst . ( Boys ) . I JOHN KERSHAW , ESQ ., C . E ., " Marazion , " St . Leonards-on-Sea . CAPTAIN SADLER , P . M ., 6 7 , Medora Road , Brixton Road , S . W . | CAPT . J . PERCY GROVES ( late 27 th Inniskillings ) , Caversham , Oxon . E . J . SHREWSBURY , ESQ ., A . R . I . B . A ., P . M ., Maidenhead , Berks . HEAD MASTER . THE REV . JAMES PAYNE , D . C . L ., P . P . G . Ch . Oxon . RANKERS LONDON AND COUNTY BANK , AND ALL ITS BRANCHES . | ' STEPHENS , BLANDY , & CO ., Maidenhead and Reading . SOLICITORS , VVM . OSBORNE JONES , ESQ ., 8 , Mason ' s Avenue , London , E . C . | F . A . JONES , ESQ ., Maidenhead , Berks . SECRETARY ( pro tern . ) MR . C . H . RICKS . TEMPORARY OEEICE . 1 , PARK STREET , MAIDENHEAD , BERKS .

Prospectus.

PROSPECTUS .

THIS Company has been formed with the object of providing- a PUBLIC SCHOOL education of the highest class for the sons of Freemasons and others , at the least possible cost consistent with efficiency . Such a school will , it is believed , meet a want already , expressed by many brethren , and considering the numbers and influence of Freemasons , there is no doubt that a school supported by them cannot fail to be a great success . As a first step the Company has contracted to purchase the freehold premises known as Craufurd College , Maidenhead , Berks , together with the playing fields ( about 13 acres ) , fixtures , fittings , furniture , and goodwill for £ 16 , 423 , of which sum the vendor takes £ 2 , 000 in fully paid-up Shares in the Company , which will take over the College as a going concern from the date of the completion of

the purchase . This property is most admirably adapted for the purpose required . It is within 25 miles of London , on the main line of the Great Western Railway . The position is particularly health )' , being on high ground and gravel soil . The premises comprise ;—the Head Master ' s residence , the College buildings , with accommodation for 127 boys , and , in addition to the ordinary requirements of a school , there are covered fives courts , a cinder track for cycling and sports , a gymnasium , carpenter ' s room , large tepid swimming bath , and a laboratory .

The College was founded upwards of 40 years ago , and has ever since been doing good work in the education of sons of gentlemen . It is now , and has for some years past been , conducted under the Head Mastership of the Rev . J AMES PAYNE , D . C . L ., assisted by a Wrangler , and other Graduates in honours of Oxford and Cambridge , and in the last Report on the condition of the College , dated July , i 8 » 8 , the Rev . R . K . VINTER , M . A . ( late Fellow of St . John ' s College , Cambridge , Examiner for the Cambridge Local Syndicate ) says : " It is evident that the course of education adopted at Craufurd College is well defined and thorough . The vouns-est is able to move uoward steo

by step until he is ready to present himself for the most searching competitive examinations . Such a plan avoids high-pressure , and must recommend itself to parents as the proper and surest way of educating youth . " Arrangements have been made by which Dr . PAYNE and the present staff of Masters will continue in the service of the Company , and there are at present some 50 boarders at the school . The advantage of the purchase to Shareholders is manifest , as the Company is saved

tne necessity of starting a school , by acquiring this long-established one , thus earning a dividend from the commencement . _ There is no other school offering advantages to Freemasons ; it may therefore confidently be expected that the number of pupils will speedil y reach 100 , in which case it is estimated that the profits of the Company will not be less than ^" io per cent . ( I . ) The Shares are , in the first instance , offered to Freemasons , and all vacancies in the school will be filled up first from the sons ui if

onareftolders ; in the second place from the sons ot reemasons ; and lastly from the sons of the public generally . Ihe holders of not less than five Shares may nominate a boy for admission into the school on the terms specified below . ( II . ) Special exhibitions , tenable at the College , will be offered for competition to sons of Freemasons . ( III . ) Scholarships will be given ( as funds permit ) to those who wish to proceed from the College to the Universities .

( IV . ) Exhibitions will be offered to a few of the cleverest and most deserving boys of the Royal Masonic Institution , to enable them 10 continue their education at Craufurd College after leaving the former . The terms are at present fixed as follows : — BOARDERS under fourteen nominated by Shareholders 50 Guineas .

„ „ un-nominated „ ... 60 „ „ over 14 , but under 16 , nominated „ 60 ,, „ „ un-nominated „ 70 „ „ over 16 , at Special Terms . DAY SCHOLARS nominated 20 Guineas .

„ un-nominated 24 „ f 0 r , The Directors are empowered ( after the Shareholders have received at least £ 5 per cent . ) to set aside the profits , or a portion thereof , ttieinK above _ mentioned Exhibitions and Scholarships , and it is believed that Freemasons will assist by donations to augment this Fund . A "toer of the Craft has already offered two exhibitions for the benefit of boys coming from the Royal Masonic School . A pplications for Shares should be made to the Bankers , Solicitors , or at the Offices of the Company .