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Annual Fete Of The Masonic Institution For Boys.
as a token of their respect and admiration of their fellow pupils , the electionbeingentirelyunbiassed . It was gained by the present recipient by a large number of votes . E . P . Jones then came forward to receive the prize of j £ s 5 s ., given by Bro AV . AVinn , V . P , to
the pupil who passed with the greatest credit at the Oxford local examination in June , 1870 . The same pupil also returned to receive Bro . Cox ' s prize of 2 is . for proficiency in German , and also two more prizes given by Dr . Goodwin for Latin and French respectively ,
value 21 s . each . The repeated approach of this youth to the chairman ' s table was greeted ivith cheers and applause both from the audience and from his fellow-pupils . The prizes for drawing , appropriately consisting of two boxes of colours and a case of drawing instruments , of the A'alue
of 2 is . each , AA'ere awarded to R . Tippetts Richardson for painting , G . AV . Martin for shading , and AV . Dawson for architectural drawing . Bro . BINCKES drew attention to the specimens of the skill of the pupils with which the dining hall and school rooms Avere decorated . AVhen
it is taken into consideration that but two years have elapsed since drawing was first taught in the school , and also that only two or three hours weekly are devoted to instruction in this branch of education , the whole of the specimens ivere creditable alike to master and pupils . Bro .
Silvester , the drawing master , had informed Bro . Binckes that during the Avhole of his experience he had never met Avith more apt pupils , and it was worthy of notice that the drawing master himself gave these prizes . Among the watercolour drawings the most noticeable were views of the schools , copied from chromo-lithographs
published by Bro . Lewis and M . Mason , by Hamson , Dawson , and Parker . A sea piece by Dawson also attracted favourable notice . Some floral sketches were very well executed , as Avere some appropriate and tasteful mottoes and devices , to which the names of Graham , Isborn , Jones , and Hanham Avere appended .
The prizes for writing , it Avas explained , were usually two in number , of the value of 21 s . and 1 os . 6 d . respectively , but on this occasion , so diligent had been many of the pupils , that the master ivas unable to select the best from as many as six specimens . Finding himself in this difficullyhe felt it would be better to refer to the
committee , ivho were equally unable to make any award . It was , therefore , deemed that thc only equitable way to get out of the difficulty was to award prizes of 21 s . each to the whole of the six candidates whose specimens were selected . This sum was accordingly awarded to E . C . Isborn , C . F . H . Palmer , AV . R . Gondre , E . E . Earle , G . AA ' . Martin , ancl AA . B .
Redgrave . E . P . Jones took the first prize of 21 s ., for dictation ; the second ( 10 s . 6 d . ) falling to the share of E . C . Isborn . In history , A . T . AVallbridge took first prize , and E . P . Jones second . Geography and mapping , George Martin took first prize , and E . P . [ ones second .
Attention to studies , AV . A . Glass took lirst jirize , and J . K . Martin second . For general proficiency , !•' ,. P . Jones took the prize , and also first prize for mental arithmetic ; the second being awarded to G . Ii . Denton . Two prizes were given for jiroliciency in drill , which were awarded to I . R . Martin and 0 . Smith .
I he selection of the various j-rizes reflected the greatest credit ujion the taste and judgment of the * committee , and being spread out on tlie table for the inspection of the visitors , elicited the admiration of all .
After the prizes ( except that for elocution ) had been distributed , Claudius J . Jones and AV . R . Glass gave a recitation from Julius Caesar , act i ., sc . 2 , the former taking the part of Brutus and the latter that of Cassius .
The jirize for elocution , value £ 2 2 s ., presentcd by Bro . Captain Wordsworth , V . P ., was then awarded . The selection of Ihe winner was left to Bro . Binckes , who announced the name of Percy Banks , which was received with considerable signs of approbation . At the conclusion of the distribution , liro . Binckes remarked that amongst the list of prize-
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takers there Avas one name more prominent than all the others—that ofE . P . Jones—who was just about to leave the institution . Although his his young friend had taken so many prizes , he felt assured that his success had excited no
feeling of envy amongst his fellow-pupils . The fact was he might have won many more ; but , with a manly spirit , he had withdrawn from competition in several subjects—considering it scarcely fair to others who were not equally qualified . He had acted Avith a noble spirit , which , he was happy to say , prevailed in the school , and which
he hoped ever would . Although he had gained so many prizes , the committee could not do otherwise than award him the prize for general efficiency in every branch of his studies . He hoped the encouragement he had that day received would excite this talented youth to still greater exertion in whatever position in life he may be placed .
Bro . Col . BURDETT then thanked the committee for having placed him in the position of chairman on the present happy occasion , although he would have preferred that some one more competent than himself had undertaken the important duties which had devolved upon
him . He stated that , although the institution was not new to him in name , this was the first time he had visited it . He had examined carefully into the interior economy of the institution ; he had visited the dormitory , the kitchen , the laundry , and had found the greatest order
throughout all , ancl so far as consistent with the comfort of the pupils , the strictest economy in all the details of the management . He considered that great creditwasdue to the committee . He was also pleased to see the excellent discipline observed , Avithout which , he said , so large
an establishment could not be successfully conducted with order ancl regularity . He was pleased to see the progress the pupils had made in their studies , and particularly so with the excellent writing of the pupils—a branch of education which he considered most important .
They had , he observed , been instructed on what he considered the correct princijole . They were first tauglit to write legibly , ancl then afterwards rapidly and beautifully . Their religious instruction , he was pleased to see , had not been neglected . Education was nothing without moral
training , and sometimes education without religion proved a curse instead of a blessing . He could not conclude his remarks without expressing his thanks to the musical brethren , and to Madame Thaddeus Wells . Their services , so kindly and freely given , had added much to the
pleasure of the day . Although his time Avas much occupied by his magisterial and other duties , he intended to frequently repeat his visits to the institution , in Avhich , from this time , he should ever take a special interest . Bro . HEAD , V . P , proposed a vote of thanks
to the chairman , Avhich Avas seconded by Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , and carried by acclamation . A vote of thanks Avas also accorded to Dr . Goodwin for the interest he had taken in the school . The Rev . Dr . GOODWIN ' thanked the ladies and gentlemen jiresent for their kind ajijiroval .
Bro . HEAD jirojiosed a vote of thanks to the master , bro . Furriar , and his staff of assistants . Bro . FURRIAR replied on behalf of himself and his assistants . He had worked hard to promote the efficiency of the school , and he had been rewarded with success . On behalf of himself antl his staff of assistants he returned thanks .
Bro . RAV . NHAM AV . STEWART projiosctl that the thanks of the company be presented to the matron , Miss Hall . He had seen so mticli of the kindness of Miss Hall to those under her charge that he had no hesitation in proposing a vote of thanks to that lady for the efficient manner in which she had looked after the welfare of the children .
Lro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , 111 jiroposing a vote of thanks to Bro . F . Binckes , said that brother had performed his duties on the jiresent occasion as he always did—energetically . His exertions to remove the incubus of debt under which the
institution laboured were such that it would be a gross dereliction of duty on his part if he did not tender his best thanks to Bro . Binckes for his great perseverance .
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Bro . Binckes briefly replied . The company then adjourned to an elegant cold collation which had bten tastefully set out in the gymnasium , and Avhich included every delicacy of the season—in proof of Avhich it is only necessary to say that it was served by Bro . Gosden , of the Masons' Hall Tavern .
On the removal of the cloth ,, the chairman pioposed " The Queen and the Craft . " He then proposed " Bro . His Royal Highness the Prince of AVales ancl the rest of the Royal Family . " His Royal Highness , he said , Avas not only one of the Craft , but he supported it by his
presence at the various institutions . The toast was cordially drunk . Bro . RAYNHAM AA . STEAVART rose to propose " The Health of the Chairman , Bro . Col . F . Burdett . " He was proud to see him in the position of chairman to this distinguished assembly .
He considered that Bro . Col . Burdett could not have done a wiser thing , as Provincial Grand Master of the important province of Middlesex , than identify himself with this noble institution by taking the chair on the present occasion—the more so as the institution was situated Avithin his
province . He considered the Grand Master had made no mistake in placing the brother who occupied the chair that day to preside over so important a province as Middlesex . He was assured that he would conduct the affairs of the province upon the right principle .
He knew that it ivas his intention to request the lodges within his province to be careful as to whom they admitted into the Order . By so doing there would be less distress amongst Masons , and they would then be enabled to give relief whenever called upon .
The CHAIRMAN , whose rising was the signal for hearty ancl continued cheering , returned thanks for the kind manner in which they had received the toast of his health . Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox proposed " Prosperity to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . "
In doing so , he hailed with deli ght the appearance amongst them of the Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex . He fully endorsed the good wishes of that worthy brother for the welfare of the children of the school , and he desired to see them fitted to take that position in life
to which they would have been entitled had their parents been spared , or had not fallen into indigent circumstances . He had long taken a deep interest in the school , ancl he was happy to say that early in the career of the institution he saw the necessity for improvement , and the
desirability of gathering together the pupils under one roof . They had many obstacles and difficulties to contend with . He had tlie pleasure of witnessing the laying thc foundation stone of the present noble pile of buildings . Great , however , as had been the success of the institution , he
was not yet satisfied with what had been done . They had incurred a heavy debt , but he hoped that in a very short time they should be in a position to declare themselves free from every obligation , except that which every Mason in his heart had sworn to fulfil . They had seen
to-day that some of their pupils were gifted with talent in no ordinary degree , ancl it was his wish that they should have the same scope for their abilities which their former position in life would have afforded them . He would , he said , give no rest to his eye-lids , nor to the soles of
his feet , until funds had been raised to found exhibitions lo the two Universities , and thus give a practical exemplification of the fact that there is something more in Masonry than a mere name , and that it is based upon thc A-ohime of
thc Sacred Law , and that the foundations of its principles are brotherly love , relief , and truth . He would conjee with the toast the name of Bro . Binckes , the Secretary of this praiseworthy and excellent institution .
Bro . BINCKES said that as he had , during thc proceedings in the dining-hall , when his name had been mentioned , promised to treat them gently and make his remarks brief on that
occasion , that promise might be held out as a threat . Hut his feelings had been since considerabl y mollified , and he would try lo be gentle now . After all said and done this annual gathering was a source of joy and gratification , Heivas pleased
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Annual Fete Of The Masonic Institution For Boys.
as a token of their respect and admiration of their fellow pupils , the electionbeingentirelyunbiassed . It was gained by the present recipient by a large number of votes . E . P . Jones then came forward to receive the prize of j £ s 5 s ., given by Bro AV . AVinn , V . P , to
the pupil who passed with the greatest credit at the Oxford local examination in June , 1870 . The same pupil also returned to receive Bro . Cox ' s prize of 2 is . for proficiency in German , and also two more prizes given by Dr . Goodwin for Latin and French respectively ,
value 21 s . each . The repeated approach of this youth to the chairman ' s table was greeted ivith cheers and applause both from the audience and from his fellow-pupils . The prizes for drawing , appropriately consisting of two boxes of colours and a case of drawing instruments , of the A'alue
of 2 is . each , AA'ere awarded to R . Tippetts Richardson for painting , G . AV . Martin for shading , and AV . Dawson for architectural drawing . Bro . BINCKES drew attention to the specimens of the skill of the pupils with which the dining hall and school rooms Avere decorated . AVhen
it is taken into consideration that but two years have elapsed since drawing was first taught in the school , and also that only two or three hours weekly are devoted to instruction in this branch of education , the whole of the specimens ivere creditable alike to master and pupils . Bro .
Silvester , the drawing master , had informed Bro . Binckes that during the Avhole of his experience he had never met Avith more apt pupils , and it was worthy of notice that the drawing master himself gave these prizes . Among the watercolour drawings the most noticeable were views of the schools , copied from chromo-lithographs
published by Bro . Lewis and M . Mason , by Hamson , Dawson , and Parker . A sea piece by Dawson also attracted favourable notice . Some floral sketches were very well executed , as Avere some appropriate and tasteful mottoes and devices , to which the names of Graham , Isborn , Jones , and Hanham Avere appended .
The prizes for writing , it Avas explained , were usually two in number , of the value of 21 s . and 1 os . 6 d . respectively , but on this occasion , so diligent had been many of the pupils , that the master ivas unable to select the best from as many as six specimens . Finding himself in this difficullyhe felt it would be better to refer to the
committee , ivho were equally unable to make any award . It was , therefore , deemed that thc only equitable way to get out of the difficulty was to award prizes of 21 s . each to the whole of the six candidates whose specimens were selected . This sum was accordingly awarded to E . C . Isborn , C . F . H . Palmer , AV . R . Gondre , E . E . Earle , G . AA ' . Martin , ancl AA . B .
Redgrave . E . P . Jones took the first prize of 21 s ., for dictation ; the second ( 10 s . 6 d . ) falling to the share of E . C . Isborn . In history , A . T . AVallbridge took first prize , and E . P . Jones second . Geography and mapping , George Martin took first prize , and E . P . [ ones second .
Attention to studies , AV . A . Glass took lirst jirize , and J . K . Martin second . For general proficiency , !•' ,. P . Jones took the prize , and also first prize for mental arithmetic ; the second being awarded to G . Ii . Denton . Two prizes were given for jiroliciency in drill , which were awarded to I . R . Martin and 0 . Smith .
I he selection of the various j-rizes reflected the greatest credit ujion the taste and judgment of the * committee , and being spread out on tlie table for the inspection of the visitors , elicited the admiration of all .
After the prizes ( except that for elocution ) had been distributed , Claudius J . Jones and AV . R . Glass gave a recitation from Julius Caesar , act i ., sc . 2 , the former taking the part of Brutus and the latter that of Cassius .
The jirize for elocution , value £ 2 2 s ., presentcd by Bro . Captain Wordsworth , V . P ., was then awarded . The selection of Ihe winner was left to Bro . Binckes , who announced the name of Percy Banks , which was received with considerable signs of approbation . At the conclusion of the distribution , liro . Binckes remarked that amongst the list of prize-
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takers there Avas one name more prominent than all the others—that ofE . P . Jones—who was just about to leave the institution . Although his his young friend had taken so many prizes , he felt assured that his success had excited no
feeling of envy amongst his fellow-pupils . The fact was he might have won many more ; but , with a manly spirit , he had withdrawn from competition in several subjects—considering it scarcely fair to others who were not equally qualified . He had acted Avith a noble spirit , which , he was happy to say , prevailed in the school , and which
he hoped ever would . Although he had gained so many prizes , the committee could not do otherwise than award him the prize for general efficiency in every branch of his studies . He hoped the encouragement he had that day received would excite this talented youth to still greater exertion in whatever position in life he may be placed .
Bro . Col . BURDETT then thanked the committee for having placed him in the position of chairman on the present happy occasion , although he would have preferred that some one more competent than himself had undertaken the important duties which had devolved upon
him . He stated that , although the institution was not new to him in name , this was the first time he had visited it . He had examined carefully into the interior economy of the institution ; he had visited the dormitory , the kitchen , the laundry , and had found the greatest order
throughout all , ancl so far as consistent with the comfort of the pupils , the strictest economy in all the details of the management . He considered that great creditwasdue to the committee . He was also pleased to see the excellent discipline observed , Avithout which , he said , so large
an establishment could not be successfully conducted with order ancl regularity . He was pleased to see the progress the pupils had made in their studies , and particularly so with the excellent writing of the pupils—a branch of education which he considered most important .
They had , he observed , been instructed on what he considered the correct princijole . They were first tauglit to write legibly , ancl then afterwards rapidly and beautifully . Their religious instruction , he was pleased to see , had not been neglected . Education was nothing without moral
training , and sometimes education without religion proved a curse instead of a blessing . He could not conclude his remarks without expressing his thanks to the musical brethren , and to Madame Thaddeus Wells . Their services , so kindly and freely given , had added much to the
pleasure of the day . Although his time Avas much occupied by his magisterial and other duties , he intended to frequently repeat his visits to the institution , in Avhich , from this time , he should ever take a special interest . Bro . HEAD , V . P , proposed a vote of thanks
to the chairman , Avhich Avas seconded by Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , and carried by acclamation . A vote of thanks Avas also accorded to Dr . Goodwin for the interest he had taken in the school . The Rev . Dr . GOODWIN ' thanked the ladies and gentlemen jiresent for their kind ajijiroval .
Bro . HEAD jirojiosed a vote of thanks to the master , bro . Furriar , and his staff of assistants . Bro . FURRIAR replied on behalf of himself and his assistants . He had worked hard to promote the efficiency of the school , and he had been rewarded with success . On behalf of himself antl his staff of assistants he returned thanks .
Bro . RAV . NHAM AV . STEWART projiosctl that the thanks of the company be presented to the matron , Miss Hall . He had seen so mticli of the kindness of Miss Hall to those under her charge that he had no hesitation in proposing a vote of thanks to that lady for the efficient manner in which she had looked after the welfare of the children .
Lro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , 111 jiroposing a vote of thanks to Bro . F . Binckes , said that brother had performed his duties on the jiresent occasion as he always did—energetically . His exertions to remove the incubus of debt under which the
institution laboured were such that it would be a gross dereliction of duty on his part if he did not tender his best thanks to Bro . Binckes for his great perseverance .
Annual Fete Of The Masonic Institution For Boys.
Bro . Binckes briefly replied . The company then adjourned to an elegant cold collation which had bten tastefully set out in the gymnasium , and Avhich included every delicacy of the season—in proof of Avhich it is only necessary to say that it was served by Bro . Gosden , of the Masons' Hall Tavern .
On the removal of the cloth ,, the chairman pioposed " The Queen and the Craft . " He then proposed " Bro . His Royal Highness the Prince of AVales ancl the rest of the Royal Family . " His Royal Highness , he said , Avas not only one of the Craft , but he supported it by his
presence at the various institutions . The toast was cordially drunk . Bro . RAYNHAM AA . STEAVART rose to propose " The Health of the Chairman , Bro . Col . F . Burdett . " He was proud to see him in the position of chairman to this distinguished assembly .
He considered that Bro . Col . Burdett could not have done a wiser thing , as Provincial Grand Master of the important province of Middlesex , than identify himself with this noble institution by taking the chair on the present occasion—the more so as the institution was situated Avithin his
province . He considered the Grand Master had made no mistake in placing the brother who occupied the chair that day to preside over so important a province as Middlesex . He was assured that he would conduct the affairs of the province upon the right principle .
He knew that it ivas his intention to request the lodges within his province to be careful as to whom they admitted into the Order . By so doing there would be less distress amongst Masons , and they would then be enabled to give relief whenever called upon .
The CHAIRMAN , whose rising was the signal for hearty ancl continued cheering , returned thanks for the kind manner in which they had received the toast of his health . Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox proposed " Prosperity to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . "
In doing so , he hailed with deli ght the appearance amongst them of the Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex . He fully endorsed the good wishes of that worthy brother for the welfare of the children of the school , and he desired to see them fitted to take that position in life
to which they would have been entitled had their parents been spared , or had not fallen into indigent circumstances . He had long taken a deep interest in the school , ancl he was happy to say that early in the career of the institution he saw the necessity for improvement , and the
desirability of gathering together the pupils under one roof . They had many obstacles and difficulties to contend with . He had tlie pleasure of witnessing the laying thc foundation stone of the present noble pile of buildings . Great , however , as had been the success of the institution , he
was not yet satisfied with what had been done . They had incurred a heavy debt , but he hoped that in a very short time they should be in a position to declare themselves free from every obligation , except that which every Mason in his heart had sworn to fulfil . They had seen
to-day that some of their pupils were gifted with talent in no ordinary degree , ancl it was his wish that they should have the same scope for their abilities which their former position in life would have afforded them . He would , he said , give no rest to his eye-lids , nor to the soles of
his feet , until funds had been raised to found exhibitions lo the two Universities , and thus give a practical exemplification of the fact that there is something more in Masonry than a mere name , and that it is based upon thc A-ohime of
thc Sacred Law , and that the foundations of its principles are brotherly love , relief , and truth . He would conjee with the toast the name of Bro . Binckes , the Secretary of this praiseworthy and excellent institution .
Bro . BINCKES said that as he had , during thc proceedings in the dining-hall , when his name had been mentioned , promised to treat them gently and make his remarks brief on that
occasion , that promise might be held out as a threat . Hut his feelings had been since considerabl y mollified , and he would try lo be gentle now . After all said and done this annual gathering was a source of joy and gratification , Heivas pleased