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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS 403 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 494 Royal Masonic Institution for Hoys 495 Consecration of the Whitwell Lodge , No . 2104 , at Stockton 405 provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire 495
provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland . " . 4 g 6 Rosicrucian Thoughts on the Ever-burning Lamps of the Ancients 497 C ORRESPONDENCE" One of Ten *' ... 499 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 499 Notes and Queries , 500
REPORTS OP MASONIC MEET / . VGSCraft Masonry goo Instruction 503 Royal Arch 503 Mark Masonry 503 Ancient and Accepted Rite 503 Knights Templar 503
Red Cross of Constantine 503 Rosicrucian Society 503 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 504 Masonic Provincial Directories 504 Emulation Lodge of Improvement , No . 2 t 504 Obituarv £ 04 The Theatres 504 Masonic and General Tidings $ 0 $ Lodge Meetings for Next Week 506
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THE autumn School Elections are over , and , all things considered . it is difficult to imagine how the results could have been attained with less disappointment to the hopes and expectations ol the children and their friends and supporters . Putting the two lists together , we find there were 86 candidates , namely , 33 girls and 53 boys . Of these 54 have been elected—17 girls and
27 boys—and of the remaining 32 , namely , 16 girls and 16 boys , only two of the latter will have their names removed from the Jist under the operation ol the law which places the maximum limit of age for admission into the School at 11 years . Thus of the total number of candidates , 54 will be admitted to the benefits of the Schools forthwith , and 30 of the unsuccessful
will have still allowed to them a further chance or chances of being elected at the Court in April next or subsequently . There would , of course , been a far greater degree of disappointment if the numbers to be elected had onlybeen co-equal with the numbers of vacancies declared . But at the Quarterly Court of the Boys' School held in July , the Governors and subscribers
considered the financial position of the Institution justified their making an addition of 15 boys to the established strength of the School , and there can scarcely be a doubt that , if the Festival in June had yielded a more abundant harvest of donations and subscriptions , the increase in the number of pupils would have been a more substantial one . However , be this as it
may , the addition of 15 has had the effect of reducing the array of approved candidates within manageable limits , and if next year ' s Festival proves fairly productive , we may reasonably indulge the hope that , for a time , at all events , the number of applicants will be more nearly on a level with that of the vacancies to be filled than they have been latterly . Anyhow ,
as regards the Elections just concluded , it must be a source of satisfaction to know that of the large number of 86 candidates only two are finally shut out from the chance ol participating in the benefits of our Masonic Schools . The Craft , in its wisdom , will take care that the needs of the future , like those of the past and present , shall be provided for discreetly , yet generously .
* * * THE Girls' School election , of which we give the results in another column , offers no special field for ccmment . When the list was issued there were 34 candidates , but the name of one of them—that of a West Yorkshire
girl—was withdrawn at the last moment . Of the remaining 33 , ten hailed irom London , and four of these were successful , the other 13 elected being provincial cases . Hants and the Isle of Wight secured the election of one out of its four candidates , and Kent two of its three candidates : while of the
provinces which sent up two , namely , Lincolnshire , West Yorkshire , Suffolk , Essex , and Sussex , the first-named was successful in both cases , and the others with one . Of the provinces which furnished only one candidate , Norfolk , North and East Yorkshire , Berks and Bucks , Monmouth ,
Devonshire , and Northumberland , the first four were successful , and the last two unsuccessful . As regards the order on the poll , a Kent girl headed tlie list with 2220 votes , the Norfolk candidate being second with 2123 , and ° "e of the London candidates third , with 2022 votes . Lincolnshire , which
earned both its cases , and , in so doing , exhibited an amount of voting Power out of all proportion to the modesty of his contributions , succeeded m Placing one of its applicants fourth , with 2014 votes , and the other ninth , With 1814 votes , the intermediate places being filled by one of the two Sussex candidates , with 1953 votes , a second Kent girl , with 1895 votes ,
one of the lour Hants and Isle of Wight , with 1885 votes , and the applicant rom Monmouthshire , with 1851 votes . West Yorkshire secured the tenth Place , with 1802 votes , London the eleventh and twelfth , with 1732 and 1725 ^ ° tes respectively : and then followed N . and E . Yorkshire , London , n oik , and Berks and Bucks , the rear being brought up by one ol the
- sex candidates , with 1534 ; a second Hants and Isle of Wight girl , who e d 1512 votes , being the highest unsuccessful , and the Northumberland idate , wno made her first attempt in April last , having no score what-¦ " The total number of votes polled , including 5701 from the April election , * \! * 38 , 993 , of which 31 , 084 were distributed among the successful ¦ dates , and the remaining 7909 among the unsuccessful .
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THE proceedings of the Quarterly Court of the Boys' School appear to have been confined wholly to the election of candidates . Originally , the list contained 56 names , but those of three of the boys—Nos . 20 , 21 , and 23—were withdrawn after the voting papers had been issued . The great feature of this election appears to have been the success of London , which had the
satisfaction of carrying 17 out of its 25 candidates , 11 of these 17 being among the 17 highest on the poll , namely , Nos . 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 11 , 13 , 16 , and 17 . Hants and the Isle of Wight which , as in the case of the Girls ' School election , sent up four candidates , has good reason to be satisfied with the result , three of the four girls being successful , as Nos . 32 , 33 , and 35 ,
while Sussex which had three candidates , was fortunate enough to get two of them placed—Nos . 10 , and 34 . Of the provinces which sent up two girls each , Durham and the two Yorkshires carried both , and East Lancashire one , while Northumberland failed in both . Of the five provinces which had one representative only , Staffordshire , Lincolnshire , Devonshire ,
Cambridgeshire , Oxfordshire , Monmouthshire , the Western Division of South Wales , and the District of Malta , were successful , while Herts , West Lancashire , and the Eastern Division of South Wales , were unsuccessful . The highest number of votes—1781—was polled by No . 44 , one ol the East Lancashire candidates , this being his first attempt . The lowest successful candidate ,
No . 37 , hailing from South Wales West , polled 1015 votes , thus securing his election over the highest unsuccessful candidate—a London boy—who polled 1009 votes by , to use a slang phrase , the very skin of his teeth . No . 56 from London polled no votes whatever , while No . 25 , whose name disappears from the list , and who has made two attempts , scored two . No . I , after six
ballots , retires from the field with a total of 97 votes , a result which , seeing he was the only candidate from South Wales East , does not say much for the voting energy of that province . As regards the votes , there were 5954 brought forward from April , and 54 , 105 issued for this election , making a
total available of 60 , 059 . Of these 50 , 329 were distributed among the 37 successful candidates , and 447 1 , of which all but 99 polled by Nos . 1 and 25 will be carried forward to the election in April , 1886 , among the unsuccessful . This leaves a balance of 5259 votes unaccounted for , the great majority of them , of course , being unpolled .
* * * IN the foregoing paragraphs we have dealt , both generally and particularly , with the Elections , which constituted the chief part of the proceedings at the Quarterly Courts of the two Schools . We must not , however , let slip the opportunity of congratulating the Girls' School Court on the unanimity
with which it confirmed the unanimous vote of the Special Court held on Tuesday , the 6 th inst ., to purchase the strip of vacant land bordering the north and east sides of the Institution at St . John ' s Hill for the sum of £ 5700 . We anticipated no other result ; but it must not be supposed that our pleasure is any the less because what was a strong hope when we
indited our remarks of last week has at length been realised . On the contrary , we seem to experience an even greater amount of satisfaction than if the resolution to purchase had been sprung upon us , as it were , suddenly . We feel that the Governors have accepted the proposal , not carelessly , but after prolonged and grave deliberation ; and , being imbued with this feeling ,
we land ourselves in the very natural conclusion that the administration of our Girls' School , having been entrusted to men who ponder well what they are doing , could not be in safer hands . We are further gratified at hearing of the important part taken in the negotiations by Bros . HENRY GARRARD and PILDITCH . The resolution of thanks to those brethren for their valuable
services , as proposed and seconded by Bros . GREY , P . G . D ., and F . RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., respectively , and accepted by the Court " nem . con ., " was most opportune , and we heartily endorse that resolution , not . only because we feel it was deserved , but because experience tells us that such a recognition of service , spontaneously and heartily tendered , encourages other men to go and do likewise .
WE have received copy of the proceedings of sundry meetings of the District Grand Lodge of New South Wales—the usual Quarterly Communication , on the 18 th May last , and no less than three emergency meetings , on the 30 th of May and 20 th and 25 th July respectively—there being
incorporated with these the Report of the Board of General Purposes of the 17 th August . From the particulars thus furnished we gather that our English Craft in this colony is as prosperous as it is active , the former fact being demonstrated by the very favourable financial statements of the
District Grand Treasurer , and the latter by the number of special meetings and the purposes for which they were held . As regards the financial position of the district , the accounts disclose that , in respect of the District Grand Lodge account , there was at the close of the quarter ended 16 th May , 1885 , a balance in hand of £ 13 6 8 s . sd ., which , added to investments
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS 403 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 494 Royal Masonic Institution for Hoys 495 Consecration of the Whitwell Lodge , No . 2104 , at Stockton 405 provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire 495
provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland . " . 4 g 6 Rosicrucian Thoughts on the Ever-burning Lamps of the Ancients 497 C ORRESPONDENCE" One of Ten *' ... 499 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 499 Notes and Queries , 500
REPORTS OP MASONIC MEET / . VGSCraft Masonry goo Instruction 503 Royal Arch 503 Mark Masonry 503 Ancient and Accepted Rite 503 Knights Templar 503
Red Cross of Constantine 503 Rosicrucian Society 503 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 504 Masonic Provincial Directories 504 Emulation Lodge of Improvement , No . 2 t 504 Obituarv £ 04 The Theatres 504 Masonic and General Tidings $ 0 $ Lodge Meetings for Next Week 506
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THE autumn School Elections are over , and , all things considered . it is difficult to imagine how the results could have been attained with less disappointment to the hopes and expectations ol the children and their friends and supporters . Putting the two lists together , we find there were 86 candidates , namely , 33 girls and 53 boys . Of these 54 have been elected—17 girls and
27 boys—and of the remaining 32 , namely , 16 girls and 16 boys , only two of the latter will have their names removed from the Jist under the operation ol the law which places the maximum limit of age for admission into the School at 11 years . Thus of the total number of candidates , 54 will be admitted to the benefits of the Schools forthwith , and 30 of the unsuccessful
will have still allowed to them a further chance or chances of being elected at the Court in April next or subsequently . There would , of course , been a far greater degree of disappointment if the numbers to be elected had onlybeen co-equal with the numbers of vacancies declared . But at the Quarterly Court of the Boys' School held in July , the Governors and subscribers
considered the financial position of the Institution justified their making an addition of 15 boys to the established strength of the School , and there can scarcely be a doubt that , if the Festival in June had yielded a more abundant harvest of donations and subscriptions , the increase in the number of pupils would have been a more substantial one . However , be this as it
may , the addition of 15 has had the effect of reducing the array of approved candidates within manageable limits , and if next year ' s Festival proves fairly productive , we may reasonably indulge the hope that , for a time , at all events , the number of applicants will be more nearly on a level with that of the vacancies to be filled than they have been latterly . Anyhow ,
as regards the Elections just concluded , it must be a source of satisfaction to know that of the large number of 86 candidates only two are finally shut out from the chance ol participating in the benefits of our Masonic Schools . The Craft , in its wisdom , will take care that the needs of the future , like those of the past and present , shall be provided for discreetly , yet generously .
* * * THE Girls' School election , of which we give the results in another column , offers no special field for ccmment . When the list was issued there were 34 candidates , but the name of one of them—that of a West Yorkshire
girl—was withdrawn at the last moment . Of the remaining 33 , ten hailed irom London , and four of these were successful , the other 13 elected being provincial cases . Hants and the Isle of Wight secured the election of one out of its four candidates , and Kent two of its three candidates : while of the
provinces which sent up two , namely , Lincolnshire , West Yorkshire , Suffolk , Essex , and Sussex , the first-named was successful in both cases , and the others with one . Of the provinces which furnished only one candidate , Norfolk , North and East Yorkshire , Berks and Bucks , Monmouth ,
Devonshire , and Northumberland , the first four were successful , and the last two unsuccessful . As regards the order on the poll , a Kent girl headed tlie list with 2220 votes , the Norfolk candidate being second with 2123 , and ° "e of the London candidates third , with 2022 votes . Lincolnshire , which
earned both its cases , and , in so doing , exhibited an amount of voting Power out of all proportion to the modesty of his contributions , succeeded m Placing one of its applicants fourth , with 2014 votes , and the other ninth , With 1814 votes , the intermediate places being filled by one of the two Sussex candidates , with 1953 votes , a second Kent girl , with 1895 votes ,
one of the lour Hants and Isle of Wight , with 1885 votes , and the applicant rom Monmouthshire , with 1851 votes . West Yorkshire secured the tenth Place , with 1802 votes , London the eleventh and twelfth , with 1732 and 1725 ^ ° tes respectively : and then followed N . and E . Yorkshire , London , n oik , and Berks and Bucks , the rear being brought up by one ol the
- sex candidates , with 1534 ; a second Hants and Isle of Wight girl , who e d 1512 votes , being the highest unsuccessful , and the Northumberland idate , wno made her first attempt in April last , having no score what-¦ " The total number of votes polled , including 5701 from the April election , * \! * 38 , 993 , of which 31 , 084 were distributed among the successful ¦ dates , and the remaining 7909 among the unsuccessful .
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THE proceedings of the Quarterly Court of the Boys' School appear to have been confined wholly to the election of candidates . Originally , the list contained 56 names , but those of three of the boys—Nos . 20 , 21 , and 23—were withdrawn after the voting papers had been issued . The great feature of this election appears to have been the success of London , which had the
satisfaction of carrying 17 out of its 25 candidates , 11 of these 17 being among the 17 highest on the poll , namely , Nos . 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 11 , 13 , 16 , and 17 . Hants and the Isle of Wight which , as in the case of the Girls ' School election , sent up four candidates , has good reason to be satisfied with the result , three of the four girls being successful , as Nos . 32 , 33 , and 35 ,
while Sussex which had three candidates , was fortunate enough to get two of them placed—Nos . 10 , and 34 . Of the provinces which sent up two girls each , Durham and the two Yorkshires carried both , and East Lancashire one , while Northumberland failed in both . Of the five provinces which had one representative only , Staffordshire , Lincolnshire , Devonshire ,
Cambridgeshire , Oxfordshire , Monmouthshire , the Western Division of South Wales , and the District of Malta , were successful , while Herts , West Lancashire , and the Eastern Division of South Wales , were unsuccessful . The highest number of votes—1781—was polled by No . 44 , one ol the East Lancashire candidates , this being his first attempt . The lowest successful candidate ,
No . 37 , hailing from South Wales West , polled 1015 votes , thus securing his election over the highest unsuccessful candidate—a London boy—who polled 1009 votes by , to use a slang phrase , the very skin of his teeth . No . 56 from London polled no votes whatever , while No . 25 , whose name disappears from the list , and who has made two attempts , scored two . No . I , after six
ballots , retires from the field with a total of 97 votes , a result which , seeing he was the only candidate from South Wales East , does not say much for the voting energy of that province . As regards the votes , there were 5954 brought forward from April , and 54 , 105 issued for this election , making a
total available of 60 , 059 . Of these 50 , 329 were distributed among the 37 successful candidates , and 447 1 , of which all but 99 polled by Nos . 1 and 25 will be carried forward to the election in April , 1886 , among the unsuccessful . This leaves a balance of 5259 votes unaccounted for , the great majority of them , of course , being unpolled .
* * * IN the foregoing paragraphs we have dealt , both generally and particularly , with the Elections , which constituted the chief part of the proceedings at the Quarterly Courts of the two Schools . We must not , however , let slip the opportunity of congratulating the Girls' School Court on the unanimity
with which it confirmed the unanimous vote of the Special Court held on Tuesday , the 6 th inst ., to purchase the strip of vacant land bordering the north and east sides of the Institution at St . John ' s Hill for the sum of £ 5700 . We anticipated no other result ; but it must not be supposed that our pleasure is any the less because what was a strong hope when we
indited our remarks of last week has at length been realised . On the contrary , we seem to experience an even greater amount of satisfaction than if the resolution to purchase had been sprung upon us , as it were , suddenly . We feel that the Governors have accepted the proposal , not carelessly , but after prolonged and grave deliberation ; and , being imbued with this feeling ,
we land ourselves in the very natural conclusion that the administration of our Girls' School , having been entrusted to men who ponder well what they are doing , could not be in safer hands . We are further gratified at hearing of the important part taken in the negotiations by Bros . HENRY GARRARD and PILDITCH . The resolution of thanks to those brethren for their valuable
services , as proposed and seconded by Bros . GREY , P . G . D ., and F . RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., respectively , and accepted by the Court " nem . con ., " was most opportune , and we heartily endorse that resolution , not . only because we feel it was deserved , but because experience tells us that such a recognition of service , spontaneously and heartily tendered , encourages other men to go and do likewise .
WE have received copy of the proceedings of sundry meetings of the District Grand Lodge of New South Wales—the usual Quarterly Communication , on the 18 th May last , and no less than three emergency meetings , on the 30 th of May and 20 th and 25 th July respectively—there being
incorporated with these the Report of the Board of General Purposes of the 17 th August . From the particulars thus furnished we gather that our English Craft in this colony is as prosperous as it is active , the former fact being demonstrated by the very favourable financial statements of the
District Grand Treasurer , and the latter by the number of special meetings and the purposes for which they were held . As regards the financial position of the district , the accounts disclose that , in respect of the District Grand Lodge account , there was at the close of the quarter ended 16 th May , 1885 , a balance in hand of £ 13 6 8 s . sd ., which , added to investments