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BrOi White condemned the ^ limitation as unfair . Bro . Davis moved as an amendment vided for carrying fbrward the votes from one election to another should be retained . " Bro . Bobinson seconded the amendment . The Chairman then put the amendment to the meeting , which , on a show of handsy he declared to be lost } .
Bro . Binckes then moved ^* ' That in order to meet the educational requirements of the age , the education of the childreri be enlarged by the addition of French and Music ; and that it be referred sures for carrying the same into effect . " Ourworthy Brother , in advocating his proposal , said he would never have brought it forward if the children in the school were of , that class whom a superior educatidh would raise above their original level ) and render them unfit to occupy the same position in life which their parents filled . H
the school children of a low The rhajority of the pupils > however , were the chMreh of those who had seen better days , and the education which those little girls received in the school was not quite up to the mark . He did hot wish . to unfit them for life , but to so far improve their education as to enable them , on entering the world , to look for higher situations than they were now competent to fill . He did not , he conceived , ask for top much when ne called upon the court to give the children instruction
in French and music . Such instruction was given to the children in the Commercial Travellers' schools , and in the scho societies . The cbildremm ^ ^ life as the children in the Preemasons' school , and it was adownright cruelty to ithem to educate them to a point below that which would enable them to regain in life the position which their parents had formerly enjoyed . Key . Bro . Byall seconded the motion .
Bro . John Hervey thought that , before agreeing to the proposition , they ought to have some statistics of the employment of the children after they left the school . Bro . Crew said that not one in fifty of them became a menial servant ; and that the widows of Brethren who had been in good circumstances actually shunned the school , as they did not wish their daughters to he brought up as
washerwomen . Bro . Taylor said that the education of the children had been already greatly enlarged under the new schoolmistress ; but at the sacrifice of the needlework , which formerly brought in a considerable sum annually for the support of the institution . Bro . Crew denied that the children were not still instructed in the use of the needle . At present they annually made for the hoys thirty-six dozen of shirts , and sixty dozen of collars , besides making all their own clothing .
After some farther discussion , an amendment , referring the matter to the General Committee , was adopted , the chairman , on an equal division , giving his vote in favour of it . The proceedings then terminated .
Metropolitan.
METROPOLITAN .
APPOINTMENTS . Wednesday , January 20 th . —Lodges , Grand Steward ' s , Freemasons' Tavern ; Royal York ( 7 ) , Freemasons' Tavern 5 St . George ' s ( 164 ) , Trafalgar Tavern , Greenwich ; Oa . lc , ( 225 ) , Hartley ' s Hotel ; Nelson ( 1002 ) , Red Lion , Woolwich . General Committee of Grand Chapter at 3 , Lodge of Benevolence at 7 . Thursday , 21 . 9 ^ . ( ' ( H —Lodges , Globe 23 ) , FreemasonsTavern ; Gihon 57 ) , Bridge ouse Hotel ; Constitutional ( 63 ) , Ship and . Turtle : St . Mary ' s ( 76 ) , Freemasons' Tavern ; Temperance ( 193 ) ,
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BrOi White condemned the ^ limitation as unfair . Bro . Davis moved as an amendment vided for carrying fbrward the votes from one election to another should be retained . " Bro . Bobinson seconded the amendment . The Chairman then put the amendment to the meeting , which , on a show of handsy he declared to be lost } .
Bro . Binckes then moved ^* ' That in order to meet the educational requirements of the age , the education of the childreri be enlarged by the addition of French and Music ; and that it be referred sures for carrying the same into effect . " Ourworthy Brother , in advocating his proposal , said he would never have brought it forward if the children in the school were of , that class whom a superior educatidh would raise above their original level ) and render them unfit to occupy the same position in life which their parents filled . H
the school children of a low The rhajority of the pupils > however , were the chMreh of those who had seen better days , and the education which those little girls received in the school was not quite up to the mark . He did hot wish . to unfit them for life , but to so far improve their education as to enable them , on entering the world , to look for higher situations than they were now competent to fill . He did not , he conceived , ask for top much when ne called upon the court to give the children instruction
in French and music . Such instruction was given to the children in the Commercial Travellers' schools , and in the scho societies . The cbildremm ^ ^ life as the children in the Preemasons' school , and it was adownright cruelty to ithem to educate them to a point below that which would enable them to regain in life the position which their parents had formerly enjoyed . Key . Bro . Byall seconded the motion .
Bro . John Hervey thought that , before agreeing to the proposition , they ought to have some statistics of the employment of the children after they left the school . Bro . Crew said that not one in fifty of them became a menial servant ; and that the widows of Brethren who had been in good circumstances actually shunned the school , as they did not wish their daughters to he brought up as
washerwomen . Bro . Taylor said that the education of the children had been already greatly enlarged under the new schoolmistress ; but at the sacrifice of the needlework , which formerly brought in a considerable sum annually for the support of the institution . Bro . Crew denied that the children were not still instructed in the use of the needle . At present they annually made for the hoys thirty-six dozen of shirts , and sixty dozen of collars , besides making all their own clothing .
After some farther discussion , an amendment , referring the matter to the General Committee , was adopted , the chairman , on an equal division , giving his vote in favour of it . The proceedings then terminated .
Metropolitan.
METROPOLITAN .
APPOINTMENTS . Wednesday , January 20 th . —Lodges , Grand Steward ' s , Freemasons' Tavern ; Royal York ( 7 ) , Freemasons' Tavern 5 St . George ' s ( 164 ) , Trafalgar Tavern , Greenwich ; Oa . lc , ( 225 ) , Hartley ' s Hotel ; Nelson ( 1002 ) , Red Lion , Woolwich . General Committee of Grand Chapter at 3 , Lodge of Benevolence at 7 . Thursday , 21 . 9 ^ . ( ' ( H —Lodges , Globe 23 ) , FreemasonsTavern ; Gihon 57 ) , Bridge ouse Hotel ; Constitutional ( 63 ) , Ship and . Turtle : St . Mary ' s ( 76 ) , Freemasons' Tavern ; Temperance ( 193 ) ,