The Recent School Elections.

THE RECENT SCHOOL ELECTIONS .

The Spring School Elections were held last week , and there is an end altogether , or for the present , to the hopes and fears of the friends of the different candidates . Those who carried their cases have the satisfaction of knowing that their youthful proteges will be well looked after and educated for the next five or six years , while those who failed will have a further six

months in which to renew their efforts . As a matter of course there was a full attendance of Governors and Subscribers at both Courts , and the polling , as we anticipated , was high , ranging , in the case of the Girls ' School , from 4482 votes given for No . 1 on the Successful list to 2125 votes for No . 16 , * and in the case of the Boys' School , from 3490 votes for No . 1

to 2175 votes for No . 20 . As regards the Unsuccessful candidates , there was only one girl who obtained no support worth speaking of , while three of the boys who failed obtained votes enough to have placed them , a few years since , well up on . thc list of the Successful . However , full particulars in respect of these and other points worth drawing attention will be found in the remarks that follow .

THE GIRLS' ELECTION * . This was held in Freemasons' Tavern on Thursday , the 7 th inst ., when 2 , -j approved candidates competed for 16 vacancies , London furnishing eight candidates and taking a part interest in the success of two others , while the remaining 13 hailed from the Provinces and in one instance from a military

lodge . The two children who were placed at the head of the poll were London girls , and obtained in the one case 44 S 2 votes and in the other 34 . 81 votes , both of them having but this one and only chance allowed them of obtaining admission into thc School . Thc Sussex candidate stood third with 334 S votes , while the girl from Middlesex came next with 3343

votes . Hertfordshire had the satisfaction of placing its candidate at No . 5 , thc number of votes polled on her behalf being 3202 , a third London girl being next in order with 3139 votes . Then followed the lassie from West Yorkshire , with 3056 votes , and then a girl with claims on London and Kent , for whom 2966 votes were polled . The ninth place was secured by a London

girl with 2934 , and the tenth by one hailing from Lincolnshire , who brought forward 12 votes from the election in October , 1891 , and obtained further support to the extent of 2806 votes , making her total 28 iS . A candidate irom Shropshire was placed at No . * 1 with 2797 votes , and one from the adjoining Province of North Wales at No . 12 with 2641 votes . Cheshire

had the good fortune to place its little friend at No . 13 , the votes which enabled it to effect this purpose being 25 62 in number . No . 14 hailed from Hampshire and thc Isle of Wight , and scored a total of 2517 , and No . 15 , from Warwickshire , her poll being 2139 votes , the last of the fortunate ones being a London girl , and the numberof votes polled for her 2125 . The highest

I nsuccessful candidate—from Essex—obtained 1917 votes , and the next —with claims on Gloucestershire and London—1884 votes ; the girl I from West Lancashire and Hants and the Isle of Wight being well up with 1732 votes , and a London girl next in order with 1321 voles . The three remaining candidates were from London and one of the

military lodges , but one of them ( London ) cut a very poor figure indeed , ' onl y increasing by eight votes the small score of 45 votes which stood to her ' credit from last October , while lit file de In loge regimentnle , with 278 votes alread y in hand , made up her total 10817 , and the other girl ( London ) polled ? " 4 votes . All these seven children , however , are still eligible in point of

* ige to be admitted into the School , and if future elections are managed so 1 ™ l as that of last week , when all the last cases were successful , we may wok io see them win the prize of which they have been adjudged worthy . \ " ^ re * gards the total poll , the number of votes brought forward was 335 , and I ™ number issued for this election 62 , 323 , making a total of 62 , 6 58 , of se 551642—exclusive of the votes from October last were passed by the ' cr ' itincers , so that there were 6681 unused or spoiled votes .

THE BOYS' ELECTION * ; " ? Held on the Sth instant , the number of votes available being 68 , 279 , of * 'di 36 59 were brought forward from October , while 64 , 620 were issued nins election . Of the latter 58 , 337 were passed by the Scrutineers , the im " unused or spoiled being 62 S 3 At this electionthe number of ¦ I -- ¦¦ HJW-4 l 1 & 1 lt lulll ! ui

. . , * . L /| . TIJ * U | I * -U typing VJ—U *} . HIIJ -.. VI . * "V .-..... u-w . •^ ndon candidates was 10 , and of the Provincial 27 , one of the VVarwickvoi ' S ' ' 8 * had his name withdrawn subsequent to the issue of the n S papers , the number of vacancies to be filled being 20 . As in the ? le

' •¦ ^ . " Girls' Election , London had the satisfaction of placing two of its Xo ¦> tCS at l ' ie to P ° ^ t , le P " ' ^ 0 t l having 349 " votes to his credit , and I ! 0 f * ' ~ ' 3356 votes . No . 3 was one of two boys from the late district of Vic-I one ' 1 1 now has a Grand Lodge of its own , and , as he had . but this j . vince allowed him , his friends made a supreme effort in his behalf ,

The Recent School Elections.

and secured his election with a total of 286 3 votes . No . 4 , with claims on the Provinces of Cornwall and Hants and thc Isle of Wight , was close up with 2836 votes . Nor was there an ) ' material difference between the latter ' s score and that of No . 5 from Lincolnshire , who scored 2793 . In the latter case , however , the total was made up of 827 votes from October last , and

1966 votes added on the day itself . No . 6 , hailing from North Wales , obtained 26 92 votes ; No . 7—London—2685 votes ; No . 8—Cambridgeshire —26 79 votes ; No . 9—London—26 71 votes ; and No . 10—one of two boys from Staffordshire—2662 votes . No . 11—London—polled 2587 votes , and one of the Cumberland and Westmorland boys , who was placed at No . 12 ,

249 S votes . As regards Warwickshire , we have already noted that the name of one of the two candidates from this Province was withdrawn prior to the election , but the other , who brought forward 269 votes from October , increased his total to 2478 , and thus had the satisfaction of securing the 13 th place . No . 14—from East and West Lancashire—obtained 2449

votes , while Worcestershire and Warwickshire together returned the next in order with 2407 votes . The lad who followed trod closely on the heels of No . 15 with a total of 2392 votes , made up of 531 a / read ) ' standing to his credit and additional support to the extent of 1 S 61 votes , nor was there much of a gap between the latter and thc Wiltshire boy , for whom 2380

votes were cast . No . 18 ( London ) brought forward 800 votes , and received support which raised his figure 102365 ; No . 19 ( Demerara ) scoring 2292 , of which 620 were already in hand ; and No . 20 ( London ) , 2175 votes . The highest Unsuccessful candidates had recorded for ( hem 2046 votes ( Victoria ) , 1058 votes ( London ) , and 1941 ( Kent ) respectively , thc middle one of the

three being , unfortunately , a last case ; while thc last had already to his credit 551 votes , so that onc cannot help suggesting that with a litlle more energy on the part of his supporters he ought to have stood higher on the poll . However , as the young gentleman is only eight years old , his friends have no reason to despair of being ultimately successful . There was one

other candidate—hailing from London—who scored over 1100 votes , but with these four exceptions , the Unsuccessful children made little or no show , their friends presumably reserving themselves for some future ballot . It is to be regretted that of the three last cases two were unsuccessful and will have their names removed from the list , the number remaining eligible to compete in October next being reduced to 15 .

It will be seen from our brief survey of the results that success has been pretty impartially divided between London and the Provinces . At the Girls' Election , the former carried live out of Its eight candidates , while the Provinces elected 10 of its 13 candidates and share with London the credit of electing onc of the remaining two . At the Boys' Election , London had seven of its 10 candidates elected and the Provinces 13 out of 27 candidates .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

The Quarterly Court of the supporters of this Institution was held on the Sth inst . in the large hall of Freemasons' Tavern , when the chair was taken by Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . Treasurer . The Chairman was supported by Bros . George Everett , R . C . Else , John Bodenham , \ V . A . Scurrah , VV . V . Smithson , Henry Smith , S . J . Attenborough , and James Willing , jun . The CHAIRMAN * moved the following resolution ;

That in view of the favourable opinion that was expressed upon the suggestion of the desirability of changing the site of the Institution , made by the M . W . Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom , at the last Festival , this Quarterly Court authorises the Board of Management to entertain negotiations for the realisation of the estate of the Institution to the best advantage , and to report thereon to the next , or , if necessary , to a Special Court .

Hc said the motion was of great importance . At the last Festival of thc Institution Lor J Lathom intimated to the Craft the desirability of changing the site of the School , and the suggestion was received with a great amount of acclamation , many brethren thinking that the site might be changed with great advantage . The Board of Management then app linted . 1 Sites

Committee with the view of surveying sites iu various sujurbs of London , lt was felt by that Committee and the Board of Management lhat it was undesirable to take a site until there was a reasonable prospect of realising the present site , ancl that they ought not to secure any site until a favourable opportunity offered itself of disposing of the property now held by the

Institution . Wilh these facts before them the Board of Management had to submit the present motion , and he must remind the brethren that by this motion the Board were only authorised to entertain the subject and to take steps they might feel desirable . Nothing would be done which would commit the Craft , no contract would be entered into , nothing whatever would be done unless it was first authorised b y a Quarterly Court or a Special Court ,