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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The regular monthly council was held on Friday , the 27 th ultimo , at Freemasons' Hall , Bro . Richard Eve in the chair , and there were also present Bros . Keyser , Treas . ; Le Feuvre , Fitzgerald , Glass , Fairchild , Strachan , McQueen , Pulman , Cummings , Stephens , and Mickley . After the usual routine business , the report of the Petitions Committee was considered . Eleven petitions were accepted and two deferred . Two
cases were rejected , one on the ground that , as the boy was born 21 years after the father had ceased to be a subscribing Mason , it could not be considered as coming within the objects of the Institution . It was incidentally mentioned that a petition on behalf of the sister of the candidate was similarly rejected by the General Committee of the Girls' School on the previous day . The list for the April election was then closed with 51 candidates , and
the Quarterly Court was recommended to elect 28 boys therefrom . A grant of £ 10 was made for an ex-pupil ' s advancement . In the report of the proceedings of the Board of Management , it was stated that a satisfactory report of the examination of the whole School by the syndicate of the Cambridge University had been received . The following is the Report :
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS , WOOD GREEN , N . To the Secretary of the Syndicate appointed by the University of Cambridge to provide for the Examination of Schools . Sir , I have now the honour to send you my report on this School , which I have visited and examined in accordance with your instructions .
The number of boys in the School and the course of study were much the same as when I made my last report in June , 1894 . The curriculum included , in addition to the subjects commented on below , others which were not examined by me , e . g ., shorthand taken b y a large proportion of the boys in the Upper Forms , vocal and instrumental music , which had recently been examined by an Examiner specially appointed by the Governing Body , Science ( Geology and Physiography ) and Drawing ( Freehand , Model and Geometrical ) , which were examined on by the Science and Art Department in May last .
Under a rule which has recently come into operation provision has been made for enabling boys to remain at the School after the age of 15 in desirable cases , and there are now 14 such boys on the books . Of the buildings , & c , I have little to add to what I stated in my last report . The gymnasium has been refurnished with new apparatus , and space has been found for an additional reading room for the younger boys . A large field of 12 acres has also been taken for football , and will be a great gain .
The organisation of the School appeared to . be most satisfactory , and the result of the present examination convinced me that much steady work had been done since my last visit . I was again pleased with the tone and demeanour of the boys which left nothing to be desired . Everything I saw indicated healthy progress and development . ££ * I will now comment on the actual results of the examination which , taken as a whole , were eminently satisfactory . Beyond doubt a thoroughly sound and practical education is being given at this School ;
SCRIPTURE . —In New Testament ( St . Luke ' s Gospel ) the general character of the work done was extremely satisfactory ; in each class a good standard was reached and a large proportion of the papers showed a comprehensive acquaintance with that Gospel . Form V . also offered Acts C . C , i-XII ., and although their answers to this paper were less even than those to the paper on St . Luke , still many boys did excellently . The papers on Old Testaments were perhaps , as a rule , less accurate than those on New Testament , but much good knowledge was displayed of the facts of the portions studied .
ENGLISH HISTORY . —Form V . ( Upper Division ) had thoroughly mastered their special period and several boys also answered the questions on general history very satisfactoril y . Forms V . ( Lower Division ) and IV . showed excellent knowledge of the period studied ( 1688-1832 A . D . ) , while Form III . A answered very well on the same period . Form HI . B did excellently in this subject , and Form III . C acquitted themselves very creditably indeed .
GEOGRAPHY . —This subject was satisfactory . The papers of Form V . bore testimony to careful study and were a very good set . Forms IV . and III . A showed considerable knowledge , and Forms III . B and III , C . did very well . ENGLISH'GRAMMAR . —Forms V . ' and IV . reached a capital standard ; their
papers were sound and accurate and both parsing and analysis deserved praise . Forms III . A-. and III . B took a paper of an easier character embracing the analysis of simple sentences ; the general quality of the answers was highly satisfactory and proved that careful instruction had been given in the principles of this subject . Form III . C also answered intelligently .
ENGLISH LITERATURE . —Form V . sent up an excellent set of papers on " Twelfth Night , " which they had studied with great care and thoroughness . Form IV . had mastered two books of "Paradise Lost" with much success , and Forms III . A possessed a very fair knowledge of Marmion ( Cantos 1 and 6 ) . ENGLISH COMPOSITION . —Forms V . and IV . sent up essays written grammatically and sensibly expressed .
ARITHMETIC . —Foim V . obtained a good average mark ; their methods were excellent and their working accurate . Form IV . were rather lacking in accuracy in working questions on Vul gar Fractions and Decimals . Form III . did fairly as a whole , but were also inaccurate , noticeably in working sums of a straightforward character . The young classes did very good work indeed . It will thus
appear that the subject generally was up to a satisfactory standard , the chief fault being a certain carelessness in working in some Forms , which should be attended to . EUCLID . —Form V . ( Upper Division ) took a paper which included Book VI . Iheir work was excellent . Form V . ( Lower Division ) offer Books I .-III . and and gained a very fair average mark . Form IV . ( Book I . ) , with a few exceptions , seemed to require more time to grasp the subject .
ALGEBRA— Seme boys in Form V . had read to the Binomial Theorem . Many did very well indeed , and the majority most creditably . The style and methods of working were excellent , and the neatness of the papers deserved praise , form IV ( to Quadratic E quations ) also deserved credit for their style and neatness , while Form III . ( to Simple E quations ) did excellent work . , . TRIGONOMETRY .-Eight boys were examined . They had read to the Solution ot l nangles , and had obtained a good of the subject
grasp . FRENCH . —Forms V . and IV . did well in grammar , the questions on the verbs being answered very correctl y ; they also rendered English sentences in French H " measure of success , and translated passages from their prepared books ( Le Misanthrope , Le Serf , and Le Chevrier de Lorraine ) in a highly satislactory manner . J
„ r „ m J ^ P f da most "editable examination , both in translation and grammar , and the majority of the boys in Forms III . and III . C answered well . . „„ ,,, r ~ \ ° ' V . possessed a less accurate knowledge of accidence than I marl . \ / WIsh € d - F 0 ' ms IV " did much better > the g'eater number obtaining good marks and answering very satisfactoril y .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
Form III . A were sound so far as they had gone . Forms V . and IV . had read some Ccesar ; the former did creditable papers , and fie latter had studied the work most carefully , their translations being admirable and their parsing accurate . The HANDWRITING and SPELLING were general y good , ard the papers neitly written and carefully arranged .
ORAL EXAMINATION . Form I . B ( consisting mostly of young boys ) was found t ) be in excellnnt order , and many of them answered intelligently . Form I . A . A large class , but in good order and well taught . They answjrel well in several subjects . Form II . B . A very good class indeed . They answered well in all sjbjects , and passed a most satisfactory examination .
Form II . A contained a rather large proportion of dull and backward boys . Some answered well , especially in History and Geography . Form III . C did very well in the subjects in which they were examined orally . This was a good class , containing several very bright boys . Form III . B answered to my satisfaction . In conclusion , I desire to thank the Head Master and his Staff for the efficient help which they rendered me in the conduct of the examination .
I have the honour to remain , Sir , Your obedient servant , ( Signed ) T . H . ATTWATER , M . A ., Pembroke College , Cambridge . 13 th December , 1895 . Certified as correct—J . H . FEATHER , M . A ., Asst . Sec . to the Syndicate . 18 th December , iSg ? .
An Oration.
AN ORATION .
The following oration was delivered at the consecration of the United Service Lodge of M . M . M . on Dec . 14 th last by Bro . the Rev . C . E . L . WRIGHT , M . A ., Prov . G . Chap . North and East Yorkshire , acting Grand Chaplain : We are met here this afternoon to add one more lodge to the number of those existing on the register of the Grand Mark Lodge of England . The United Service Lodge , as it is to be called , is not , I believe , exclusively meant for the members of the United Services , but its founders , no doubt , more especially desire
it to be a Masonic home for those belonging to these two professions who are , or wish to be , members of the Mark Degree . Indeed , I think it is a matter of some interest that we should be consecrating a lodge for the benefit of members of the Army and Navy , at a time when , after a prolonged period of peace , there should be going forth an expedition to vindicate the honour of England . As members of our Masonic lodges , we are proud to reckon some of the best and bravest of both services , and we can exchange the Masonic grip with both famous generals
and admirals . Our Army , as compared with Continental nations , may not be very large , but what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality , and though our first line of defence must always be our Navy , since it is no empty boast that " Britannia rules the waves , " yet we know that should they be put to the test , the " United Services will acquit themselves manfully , and if need be will fight to the death . It has been said that an Englishman never knows when he ' s beaten , and it is perfectly true , and it is this which . under the protecting care of T . G . O . O . T . U .,
has made England the great nation that she is . The question has often been discussed as to whether what are called " class lodges" are desirable or not ? The term is rather a misnomer , and it would be more correct to ask whether lodges for the promotion of particular interests or professions are desirable . To my mind , I think there can be no doubt that they are , and the popularity they have attained as shown by the great increase in their numbers during the last few years is an additional point in their favour . What can be pleasanter than
for the members of a profession , say the artists , or those engaged in law , or , like yourselves , the United Services , to meet together for the promotion of Masonic interests amongst their own immediate circle and acquaintance . It increases that harmony and good-fellowship which should at all times characterise a Freemason , and promotes that esprit de corps , the meaning of which is so well known to those whose professions can only be carried on by strict obedience to discipline and devotion to duty . I think , therefore , that you have done a very wise thing in
founding the United Service Lodge , and I can only wish you every success in the career on which you are just starting . The Mark Degree is a very ancient one , though it is only in comparatively recent years that it has existed under a Grand Lodge of its own . There is no doubt that originally it was worked in connection with the Craft , though it cannot be definitely traced further back than the year 1774 in England , when we find that it was worked in what is now the Marquis of Granby Lodge , No . 124 , Durham . The earliest mention of the
Degree in Scotland occurs in the minutes of the Banff Lodge in the year 1778 , in which they were accustomed to confer the Degree of Mark Man on Fellow-Crafts , and that of Mark Master on Master Masons . In America , it is required as essential to the Degree of the Royal Arch . But of the many interesting points connected with the Degree I will only take two for our consideration to-day . Firstly , that of the Mark from which the Degree takes its name , and secondly , the beautiful symbolism connected with its culminating point , that of the keystone .
Mark Masonry especially points out to us the necessity of order , regularity , and discipline . The arrangements , so well known to every Mark Mason , which were made by King Solomon for the building of the Temple , were designed in the most admirable manner to prevent any disorder or confusion , and not only the craftsmen themselves , but every part of their work could be discriminated with the greatest ease and facility . As worked in our lodges , the Degree is thorough ' y dramatic in tone , and if the officers take pains with their work , it can be mad ;
intensely impressive to every candidate for advancement . The system of marki was one which was well known in the middle ages . Amongst the mediaeval craft guilds , and especially in the Steinmetzen of Germany there was a distinct provision that every craftsman should have his own mark , and if you will examine old ruins you will frequently find traces of the marks on the stones made by ouf operative brethren of old . I myself have seen them at Melrose Abbey in Scotland , and at Fountains in Yorkshire . And lastly , with regard to the keystone ,
"The stone rejected of the builders , which is become the head of the corner . " To those who have gone on to the higher Degrees of Freemasonry , which I would strongly advise all who have not done so to do , the sacred symbolism is selfevident . It would be improper in this Degree to say more , yet I think we may learn this lesson from it—never to undervalue anything , or think les 3 of a person who does not altogether agree with us . It matters not how worthless and insignificant a creature may appear to our finite and prejudiced eyes , we should never
despise it , nor cast it from us , for we may rest assured that as infinite wisdom has been employed in its creation , it has its appropriate place and use . We learn , in a word , to light against our prejudices and self-conceit , to realise that we are not infallible , and that we can make mistakes , and that we must look for grace and assistance to T . G . O . O . T . U ., who has made the stone which the builders disallowed the head of the corner , and who will , if we are obedient to His Divine conmi . ids , build us up also as lively stones into a spiritual house eternal in the hsavens ,
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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The regular monthly council was held on Friday , the 27 th ultimo , at Freemasons' Hall , Bro . Richard Eve in the chair , and there were also present Bros . Keyser , Treas . ; Le Feuvre , Fitzgerald , Glass , Fairchild , Strachan , McQueen , Pulman , Cummings , Stephens , and Mickley . After the usual routine business , the report of the Petitions Committee was considered . Eleven petitions were accepted and two deferred . Two
cases were rejected , one on the ground that , as the boy was born 21 years after the father had ceased to be a subscribing Mason , it could not be considered as coming within the objects of the Institution . It was incidentally mentioned that a petition on behalf of the sister of the candidate was similarly rejected by the General Committee of the Girls' School on the previous day . The list for the April election was then closed with 51 candidates , and
the Quarterly Court was recommended to elect 28 boys therefrom . A grant of £ 10 was made for an ex-pupil ' s advancement . In the report of the proceedings of the Board of Management , it was stated that a satisfactory report of the examination of the whole School by the syndicate of the Cambridge University had been received . The following is the Report :
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS , WOOD GREEN , N . To the Secretary of the Syndicate appointed by the University of Cambridge to provide for the Examination of Schools . Sir , I have now the honour to send you my report on this School , which I have visited and examined in accordance with your instructions .
The number of boys in the School and the course of study were much the same as when I made my last report in June , 1894 . The curriculum included , in addition to the subjects commented on below , others which were not examined by me , e . g ., shorthand taken b y a large proportion of the boys in the Upper Forms , vocal and instrumental music , which had recently been examined by an Examiner specially appointed by the Governing Body , Science ( Geology and Physiography ) and Drawing ( Freehand , Model and Geometrical ) , which were examined on by the Science and Art Department in May last .
Under a rule which has recently come into operation provision has been made for enabling boys to remain at the School after the age of 15 in desirable cases , and there are now 14 such boys on the books . Of the buildings , & c , I have little to add to what I stated in my last report . The gymnasium has been refurnished with new apparatus , and space has been found for an additional reading room for the younger boys . A large field of 12 acres has also been taken for football , and will be a great gain .
The organisation of the School appeared to . be most satisfactory , and the result of the present examination convinced me that much steady work had been done since my last visit . I was again pleased with the tone and demeanour of the boys which left nothing to be desired . Everything I saw indicated healthy progress and development . ££ * I will now comment on the actual results of the examination which , taken as a whole , were eminently satisfactory . Beyond doubt a thoroughly sound and practical education is being given at this School ;
SCRIPTURE . —In New Testament ( St . Luke ' s Gospel ) the general character of the work done was extremely satisfactory ; in each class a good standard was reached and a large proportion of the papers showed a comprehensive acquaintance with that Gospel . Form V . also offered Acts C . C , i-XII ., and although their answers to this paper were less even than those to the paper on St . Luke , still many boys did excellently . The papers on Old Testaments were perhaps , as a rule , less accurate than those on New Testament , but much good knowledge was displayed of the facts of the portions studied .
ENGLISH HISTORY . —Form V . ( Upper Division ) had thoroughly mastered their special period and several boys also answered the questions on general history very satisfactoril y . Forms V . ( Lower Division ) and IV . showed excellent knowledge of the period studied ( 1688-1832 A . D . ) , while Form III . A answered very well on the same period . Form HI . B did excellently in this subject , and Form III . C acquitted themselves very creditably indeed .
GEOGRAPHY . —This subject was satisfactory . The papers of Form V . bore testimony to careful study and were a very good set . Forms IV . and III . A showed considerable knowledge , and Forms III . B and III , C . did very well . ENGLISH'GRAMMAR . —Forms V . ' and IV . reached a capital standard ; their
papers were sound and accurate and both parsing and analysis deserved praise . Forms III . A-. and III . B took a paper of an easier character embracing the analysis of simple sentences ; the general quality of the answers was highly satisfactory and proved that careful instruction had been given in the principles of this subject . Form III . C also answered intelligently .
ENGLISH LITERATURE . —Form V . sent up an excellent set of papers on " Twelfth Night , " which they had studied with great care and thoroughness . Form IV . had mastered two books of "Paradise Lost" with much success , and Forms III . A possessed a very fair knowledge of Marmion ( Cantos 1 and 6 ) . ENGLISH COMPOSITION . —Forms V . and IV . sent up essays written grammatically and sensibly expressed .
ARITHMETIC . —Foim V . obtained a good average mark ; their methods were excellent and their working accurate . Form IV . were rather lacking in accuracy in working questions on Vul gar Fractions and Decimals . Form III . did fairly as a whole , but were also inaccurate , noticeably in working sums of a straightforward character . The young classes did very good work indeed . It will thus
appear that the subject generally was up to a satisfactory standard , the chief fault being a certain carelessness in working in some Forms , which should be attended to . EUCLID . —Form V . ( Upper Division ) took a paper which included Book VI . Iheir work was excellent . Form V . ( Lower Division ) offer Books I .-III . and and gained a very fair average mark . Form IV . ( Book I . ) , with a few exceptions , seemed to require more time to grasp the subject .
ALGEBRA— Seme boys in Form V . had read to the Binomial Theorem . Many did very well indeed , and the majority most creditably . The style and methods of working were excellent , and the neatness of the papers deserved praise , form IV ( to Quadratic E quations ) also deserved credit for their style and neatness , while Form III . ( to Simple E quations ) did excellent work . , . TRIGONOMETRY .-Eight boys were examined . They had read to the Solution ot l nangles , and had obtained a good of the subject
grasp . FRENCH . —Forms V . and IV . did well in grammar , the questions on the verbs being answered very correctl y ; they also rendered English sentences in French H " measure of success , and translated passages from their prepared books ( Le Misanthrope , Le Serf , and Le Chevrier de Lorraine ) in a highly satislactory manner . J
„ r „ m J ^ P f da most "editable examination , both in translation and grammar , and the majority of the boys in Forms III . and III . C answered well . . „„ ,,, r ~ \ ° ' V . possessed a less accurate knowledge of accidence than I marl . \ / WIsh € d - F 0 ' ms IV " did much better > the g'eater number obtaining good marks and answering very satisfactoril y .
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Form III . A were sound so far as they had gone . Forms V . and IV . had read some Ccesar ; the former did creditable papers , and fie latter had studied the work most carefully , their translations being admirable and their parsing accurate . The HANDWRITING and SPELLING were general y good , ard the papers neitly written and carefully arranged .
ORAL EXAMINATION . Form I . B ( consisting mostly of young boys ) was found t ) be in excellnnt order , and many of them answered intelligently . Form I . A . A large class , but in good order and well taught . They answjrel well in several subjects . Form II . B . A very good class indeed . They answered well in all sjbjects , and passed a most satisfactory examination .
Form II . A contained a rather large proportion of dull and backward boys . Some answered well , especially in History and Geography . Form III . C did very well in the subjects in which they were examined orally . This was a good class , containing several very bright boys . Form III . B answered to my satisfaction . In conclusion , I desire to thank the Head Master and his Staff for the efficient help which they rendered me in the conduct of the examination .
I have the honour to remain , Sir , Your obedient servant , ( Signed ) T . H . ATTWATER , M . A ., Pembroke College , Cambridge . 13 th December , 1895 . Certified as correct—J . H . FEATHER , M . A ., Asst . Sec . to the Syndicate . 18 th December , iSg ? .
An Oration.
AN ORATION .
The following oration was delivered at the consecration of the United Service Lodge of M . M . M . on Dec . 14 th last by Bro . the Rev . C . E . L . WRIGHT , M . A ., Prov . G . Chap . North and East Yorkshire , acting Grand Chaplain : We are met here this afternoon to add one more lodge to the number of those existing on the register of the Grand Mark Lodge of England . The United Service Lodge , as it is to be called , is not , I believe , exclusively meant for the members of the United Services , but its founders , no doubt , more especially desire
it to be a Masonic home for those belonging to these two professions who are , or wish to be , members of the Mark Degree . Indeed , I think it is a matter of some interest that we should be consecrating a lodge for the benefit of members of the Army and Navy , at a time when , after a prolonged period of peace , there should be going forth an expedition to vindicate the honour of England . As members of our Masonic lodges , we are proud to reckon some of the best and bravest of both services , and we can exchange the Masonic grip with both famous generals
and admirals . Our Army , as compared with Continental nations , may not be very large , but what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality , and though our first line of defence must always be our Navy , since it is no empty boast that " Britannia rules the waves , " yet we know that should they be put to the test , the " United Services will acquit themselves manfully , and if need be will fight to the death . It has been said that an Englishman never knows when he ' s beaten , and it is perfectly true , and it is this which . under the protecting care of T . G . O . O . T . U .,
has made England the great nation that she is . The question has often been discussed as to whether what are called " class lodges" are desirable or not ? The term is rather a misnomer , and it would be more correct to ask whether lodges for the promotion of particular interests or professions are desirable . To my mind , I think there can be no doubt that they are , and the popularity they have attained as shown by the great increase in their numbers during the last few years is an additional point in their favour . What can be pleasanter than
for the members of a profession , say the artists , or those engaged in law , or , like yourselves , the United Services , to meet together for the promotion of Masonic interests amongst their own immediate circle and acquaintance . It increases that harmony and good-fellowship which should at all times characterise a Freemason , and promotes that esprit de corps , the meaning of which is so well known to those whose professions can only be carried on by strict obedience to discipline and devotion to duty . I think , therefore , that you have done a very wise thing in
founding the United Service Lodge , and I can only wish you every success in the career on which you are just starting . The Mark Degree is a very ancient one , though it is only in comparatively recent years that it has existed under a Grand Lodge of its own . There is no doubt that originally it was worked in connection with the Craft , though it cannot be definitely traced further back than the year 1774 in England , when we find that it was worked in what is now the Marquis of Granby Lodge , No . 124 , Durham . The earliest mention of the
Degree in Scotland occurs in the minutes of the Banff Lodge in the year 1778 , in which they were accustomed to confer the Degree of Mark Man on Fellow-Crafts , and that of Mark Master on Master Masons . In America , it is required as essential to the Degree of the Royal Arch . But of the many interesting points connected with the Degree I will only take two for our consideration to-day . Firstly , that of the Mark from which the Degree takes its name , and secondly , the beautiful symbolism connected with its culminating point , that of the keystone .
Mark Masonry especially points out to us the necessity of order , regularity , and discipline . The arrangements , so well known to every Mark Mason , which were made by King Solomon for the building of the Temple , were designed in the most admirable manner to prevent any disorder or confusion , and not only the craftsmen themselves , but every part of their work could be discriminated with the greatest ease and facility . As worked in our lodges , the Degree is thorough ' y dramatic in tone , and if the officers take pains with their work , it can be mad ;
intensely impressive to every candidate for advancement . The system of marki was one which was well known in the middle ages . Amongst the mediaeval craft guilds , and especially in the Steinmetzen of Germany there was a distinct provision that every craftsman should have his own mark , and if you will examine old ruins you will frequently find traces of the marks on the stones made by ouf operative brethren of old . I myself have seen them at Melrose Abbey in Scotland , and at Fountains in Yorkshire . And lastly , with regard to the keystone ,
"The stone rejected of the builders , which is become the head of the corner . " To those who have gone on to the higher Degrees of Freemasonry , which I would strongly advise all who have not done so to do , the sacred symbolism is selfevident . It would be improper in this Degree to say more , yet I think we may learn this lesson from it—never to undervalue anything , or think les 3 of a person who does not altogether agree with us . It matters not how worthless and insignificant a creature may appear to our finite and prejudiced eyes , we should never
despise it , nor cast it from us , for we may rest assured that as infinite wisdom has been employed in its creation , it has its appropriate place and use . We learn , in a word , to light against our prejudices and self-conceit , to realise that we are not infallible , and that we can make mistakes , and that we must look for grace and assistance to T . G . O . O . T . U ., who has made the stone which the builders disallowed the head of the corner , and who will , if we are obedient to His Divine conmi . ids , build us up also as lively stones into a spiritual house eternal in the hsavens ,