Quarterly Court Of The Boys' School.

Bro . R OBERT WYLIE , Deputy Prov . G . M . West Lanes ., thought there was no objection to giving the Committee power to sell the present site and buildings , but , certainly , they ought not to acquire a new site without coming before the Quarterly Committee with the proposition . Bro . H ARRY BEVIR said the Chairman had told the brethren he made the proposal officially , and he hoped the Committee would accept it . The Board of Management had been so kindly referred to by the proposer of the amendment ,

lhat they must feel nattered by what had been slid about them ; but he would siy that they ought to give the details of their proposal before the Quarterly Court was committed to it . In the first place they ought to report as to the sites where they proposed to go , as it might entirely prevent their going there . Then , again , the question of the sale of the . present site ought to be laid before them , whether any proposal had been accepted . All questions of this kind ought to be fully laid before the brethren .

Bro . C . E . KEYSKR reminded the brethren that the negotiations were of a delicate character . The Board of Management consisted of 32 members , and they represented , he thought , very fairly , the opinions of all sections of the Craft throug hout the country , and it might be left to them to get a good price for the property , and also to get a convenient site for the new School . The matter had been well considered , and he thought it right that they should not disclose what had been done . The brethren might take it that the site selected would be of general

convenience to the Craft at large , but they were not going to Stony Stratford , because they could get it cheaper . They would go to the best site , and he thought the brethren could not do better than leave the matter in the hands of the 32 Members of the Board of Management who were practically the best Masons , and the best business men that could be found , and he asked the brethren to support the resolution that had been brought forward by Bro . Eve . Bro . SLYMAN thought with regard to the sale of the old premises there was no difficulty ; but as regarded the purchase of another site for the new School it was

a leap which ought not to be taken without consultation with the whole body of subscribers . The time had arrived when it was a matter ol grave consideration whether in the event of the old site being disposed of , it was advisable to go into the expense of bricks and mortar in the future , and whether the principles of the Institution could not be better carried out than by having fixed establishments . He thought that this point was insufficient to justify the Court in leaving the matter over until October , and that the purchase of a new site should not be undertaken until all the subscribers had been consulted .

Bro . HAWKINS supported the amendment of Bro . Cumberland . There were cogent reasons for delaying the subject . The last speaker had raised a point which , he had no doubt , had occurred to many members of the Council . He coincided with Bro . Cumberland that the Board had the confidence of the brethren .

But however much they might have that confidence , it was an ill-advised policy to give them a free hand in dealing with the property of a large institution in the way it might be dealt with . He agreed with Bro . Keyser that it was impolitic to let the world know the particular spot where they proposed to go . That had been proved in the case of the London School Board , which advertised for a locality , when the price went up immediately . In that respect he thought the Board was right . From the remarks which had been made , it was clear that Governors and the

lodges and subscribers should have notice . He did not think there would be indifference in the matter , but it was not generally known to subscribers the importance of the results likely to accrue , if the brethren passed the resolution , were great . Bro . Lovegrove had said that £ 50 , 000 would be lost . He thought the figure would be £ 100 , 000 . ( Cries of " More . " ) It was a very serious thing if they were going to leave it to the Council how much it might be . He thought they should give the subscribers a further opportunity of carefully considering it . The

supporters of the amendment were not doing that for the purpose of opposing the Chairman j there was no desire to be objectionable , and it was not in this spirit he opposed Bro . Eve going into the chair . Considering the importance of this resolution he had no hesitation in supporting the amendment of Bro . Cumberland . Bro . W . H . SAUNDERS said with regard to the proposed site it was most eligible ; it could be got for one ' s own price ; it had been foreclosed by the mortgages . It was most healthy .

Bro . W . A . SCURRAH said he had carefully listened to what had fallen from the various speakers , and he must say that , although he was a member of the Board of Management , he did not quite agree with everything that members of the Board had said on this particular question . He thought that the members and subscribers of the Institution , if they adopted the resolution , would be throwing a very large and great responsibility upon the Board of Management , which , as a body , they should be very careful before they accepted . The property at

Wood Green had been run down by some members . The ground and buildings thereon erected had cost £ 90 , 000 . He thought he was right in naming that sum , but the Secretary would correct him if he was wrong . Without revealing any state secrets whatever , two or threehad been canvassingabout London and other parts trying to dispose of thisvaluable property , and no one up to the presenttime had su > ceeded . Theresultof adoptingtheresolutionnowbeforethemeetingwouldbe thisif they threw the entire responsibility of selling that property on the Board of

Management , that which cost over £ 90 , 000 might be sold for £ 20 , 000 . He wanted the brethren to consider this one fact—where did that £ 90 , 000 come from ? His answer was , it came in hundred , in fifties , in tens and fives , and- in guineas from all members of the Craft , who felt it their responsibility and their duty to do the best they could—who did the best they could , and who were going to do the best they could . Were they going to throw that money into the gutter ?

He told them distinctly , as a practical man , that the property at Wood Green , so much run down , had never been proved to be insanitary , inconvenient , or so crowded as to be insanitary to the boys there . Except one year a few years back , the boys had been in a state of good health—strong , healthy ; and no one who went down there could say anyone was injured by being in that building . He would rather see the benefits of the Institution augmented than that the School should be removed .

Bro . C . E . KEYSER rose to a point of order . It had been settled that it was advisable to remove , and it was not necessary to go into that question . The question was whether the Board of Management should have power to deal with the question now or six months hence . Bro . HAWKINS thought Bro . Scurrah ' s remarks were very cogent . The reasons he was giving might induce the brethren to alter their opinion .

Bro . RICHARD EVE felt that the subject had been already discussed , and it had been settled that it was desirable to remove the building ; they were going back four years . He asked Bro . Scurrah to address himself to the subject before the Court as nearly as possible . Bro . SCURUAII did not want to wander away from the point . Bro . RICHARD EVE said he did not wish to stop Bro . Scurrah .

Bro . SCURRAH said it had not been definitely decided that they were to remove ; it had been expressed that it was desirable ; it was not a hard and fast J"ie that they were to remove and have a new building , and therefore he thought j e remarks he had made were perfectly in harmony with the question before the 'fethren . He was sorry he had been interrupted , because it had upset his line ot

argument . He would say that—and he thought he was perfectly in order'at anyone going down to the School would find the boys in perfect health and j , gth , well looked after , and that the neighbourhood was not insanitary , and hat they were doing well there . He agreed that the question should remain in '' I hands of the subscribers and members . He agreed with Bro . Cumberland , he also thought they should not sacrifice £ 90 000 for £ 20 , 000 .

Quarterly Court Of The Boys' School.

Bro . WM . HARROP ( West Yorkshire ) , would just like to express an opinion . He intended to support Bro . Cumberland ' s amendment . He thought that on a question of such vast importance as the removal of the School , at least the subscribers should be consulted . He was quite certain in the district whence he came not one in 10 subscribers to the Institution had any idea that it was the intention to remove the School .

Bro . RICHARD EVE said the amendment was tint the matter be deferred to another Quarterly Court , and that the Board of Management issue a report to subscribers and all lodges of the offers which they have for the Wood Green property , and that the proposed site of the new School shall be named in the report . Bro . CUMBERLAND was quite willing to remove the latter part of the amendment . He did not wish to tie the Board ' s hands in any degree . They might have a good opportunity very quickly , and they might call a special meeting at once or leave it until October

Bro . EVE said then this part was struck out : Third , the Estimated cost of the new School ; Fourth , the cost of removal , and that the report shall be in sufficient time to be on the Agenda for that meeting . When he moved the resolution he did not enter into details , but he said it had been decided to remove the School on a previous occasion . However , all that the Board wished to have was power , in order that they might bring something to a conclusion . He did not believe the Board of Management would have closed

upon anything except in a very temporary form , with reservation that it must receive the sanction of the Court . However much power might be given them he should never have thought of exercising it without coming to the Court for approval . He did not wish to force the resolution upon the Court . It was a matter which required much consideration . Every brother should make up his mind as to what should be done to sustain the Board of Management . Their opinion was that the Wood Green property was not well

situated , was not fitted for the accommodation of a number of servants , who had to be kept out of the building and paid for . They were not going to spend any more money on adding to the buildings . He asked them to take it into consideration at the earliest possible moment . He had no feeling about the matter .

The amendment , on a division being demanded , was lost by 62 votes against 47 . A show of hands had made it 51 against 37 . On the original motion being put , Bro . SLYMAN moved as an amendment— "That the Board of Management commit themselves to no new purchase scheme without the approval of the October Court . "

Bro . J . S . CUMBERLAND seconded . He thought the brethren ought to have a report made to them before they decided at all . Bro . SLYMAN , on being asked whether it should not be the October or other Court , said he was particular about the half-yearly Court . Bro . S . H . PARKHOUSE thought the provincial brethren should have an opportunity of coming up .

Bro . C . E . KEYSER said there were 16 on the Board who represented all parti of England . It appeared to him that the proposition was very indefinite . If the brethren had no confidence in the Board it tied Ihe Board ' s hands . Before entering into negotiations it must be left to a smill body , because m liters of this kind were very delicate . He thought it should be left to a small body with power to act .

The amendment was put and lost , and the original motion wis put and carried . Bro . C . E . Keyser was unanimously elected Treasurer of the Institution . Bros . Geo . Adamson , A . Flatman , F . W . Levander , D . Jacobs , J . T . Buston , Thos . Evans , W . J . Rowe , G . W . Munt , T . B . Manning , Geo . Glover , A . Millward , and John Oldis were elected members of the Council .

Bros . George E . Fairchild , James P . Fitzgerald , Henry Pritchard , Alfred Cross Spaull , and James Stephens were elected London members of the Board of Management , and Bros . Charles Pulman , Harry Bevir , Hugh E . Diamond , William Russell , and Richard Clowes were elected provincial members . The brethren then elected 28 boys into the School out of a list of 49 candidates . The following are the unsuccessful candidates :

Name Votes Smith , Llewellyn Philip Casson ... 2212 Baker , Arthur ... ... ... 2046 Nichols , Walter Gordon ... ... 1850 Pallet , Charles Frederick ... ... 1419 Sutton , Arthur Henry ... ... 1426 Miners , Arnold Beverley ... ... 1352 Laing , James Forbes ... ... 1206 Linnett , Benjamin Wellesley ... 111 S Cramphorne , Harold Joseph ... Sn Venables , George Vernon ... ... 750 Wilton , John Hastings D'Aquilar ... 736

Name Votes Dover , Arthur Edward ... ... 555 Manley , Leonard Oliver ... ... 529 Oldham , George Harold ... ... 3 G 2 Morris , Alfred Daniel ... ... 235 Eales , Arthur Douglas ... ... 145 Wright , Charles Philip ... ... 115 Crane , Reginald Victor ... ... Si Johnstone , Walter Latimer ... 47 Brinjes , Frederick Edgar ... ... 45 Smith , Sydney George ... ... 35

Consecration Of The Studholme Brownrigg Chapter, No. 2421.

CONSECRATION OF THE STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG CHAPTER , No . 2421 .

The consecration of the Studholme Brownrigg Chapter , No . 2421 — named after the esteemed Grand Superintendent of Bucks and attached to the Carrington Lodge—took place at the British Schools , Amersham , on Saturday , the nth instant . The interesting ceremony was performed by Comp . the Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg-, Grand Supt . Bucks , assisted by

Comps . O . J . Grace , P . G . Chap ., as H . ; T . Taylor , P . Z ., & c , as J . ; J . Williams , Prov . G . S . E ., as D . C . ; and J . E . B ) wen , P . P . G . S . N ., as S . N . The following companions are founders of the new chapter : Comps . J . J . Thomas , P . Z . 753 , & c . j J . VV . Burgess , P . Z . 591 , & c . ; J . Stephens ,

P . Z . 753 , & c-. ; W . J . Stratton , M . E . Z . 749 , & c . ; T . H . Roberts , 1928 ; F . J . Hubbard , 591 ; H . J . Thomas , 749 ; A . H . B ; van , M . E . Z . 245 S ; J . C . E . Tower , H . 2458 ; R . Ferguson , 177 ; W . II . White , 591 ; J . J . Simcox , 591 ; C . A . Parker , 591 ; H . Lomas , 591 ; R . Cornick , 591 ; and E . Brown , 591 .

Ihe visitors present included Comps . J . Bliss , M . E Z . 1894 , P . P . G . S , Bucks ; T . B . Harpham , 749 ; W . Parsons , 753 ; R . A . Thompson , E , Delevanti , 2030 ; W . W . Lee , M . E . Z . 1524 ; and others . The chapter having been opened by the Principals and a hymn sung .

the Consecrating Principal , ad dressing the companions , said they had met together to cons . crate a new Royal Arch chapter . He was personally glad 10 welcome it as it laised their chapters in the province to a respectable number .