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Masonic Missions.
MASONIC MISSIONS .
No . XIX .-MAY 11 , 1839 .
AMOK the subjects rife at the present moment is that of Masons ' orphans , though it wore to be wished the education of Masons ' children generally was more regarded ; for ours is an Order to which , as the promotion of the liberal arts and sciences is dear , so is the advancement of education generally , while wo have such means of
co-operation , that we-can cany out any necessary organization . It is deeply to be regretted that even in the existing schools the education given is far from liberal ; and assuredly with a little activity , French * and German might be properly taught in those establishments . Bro . Matthew Cooke has most liberally taught music in the GirlsSchool ,
and there is many a Preuch ancl German brother , who , if aware of the circumstances , would most gladly become professor of his language ) and who would be repaid by his liberality ; as the fact of his being appointed Professor at the . Boys or Girls School would lead to his being more extensively employed as a teacher . Then there is drawing ,
which , we own with shame , is untaught . This is truly disgraceful , aud could only bo made worse by the omission of reading or writing ; for few can be so ill-informed in the present day as not to be aware that drawing , so far from being an optional accomplishment , is an indispensable branch of education for training the eye , and is essential in
nearly every professional and mechanical pursuit . Thus , it is now taught to the youngest children in any well conducted national or charity school , every school teacher being required to learn the elementary processes , Masonic schools ought to be able to go beyond that , and should have a special teacher of drawing , modelling , and
painting , who could give superior instruction ; ancl there are brethren to be found who could discharge the duties .
Vox ,, vr . 6 K
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Missions.
MASONIC MISSIONS .
No . XIX .-MAY 11 , 1839 .
AMOK the subjects rife at the present moment is that of Masons ' orphans , though it wore to be wished the education of Masons ' children generally was more regarded ; for ours is an Order to which , as the promotion of the liberal arts and sciences is dear , so is the advancement of education generally , while wo have such means of
co-operation , that we-can cany out any necessary organization . It is deeply to be regretted that even in the existing schools the education given is far from liberal ; and assuredly with a little activity , French * and German might be properly taught in those establishments . Bro . Matthew Cooke has most liberally taught music in the GirlsSchool ,
and there is many a Preuch ancl German brother , who , if aware of the circumstances , would most gladly become professor of his language ) and who would be repaid by his liberality ; as the fact of his being appointed Professor at the . Boys or Girls School would lead to his being more extensively employed as a teacher . Then there is drawing ,
which , we own with shame , is untaught . This is truly disgraceful , aud could only bo made worse by the omission of reading or writing ; for few can be so ill-informed in the present day as not to be aware that drawing , so far from being an optional accomplishment , is an indispensable branch of education for training the eye , and is essential in
nearly every professional and mechanical pursuit . Thus , it is now taught to the youngest children in any well conducted national or charity school , every school teacher being required to learn the elementary processes , Masonic schools ought to be able to go beyond that , and should have a special teacher of drawing , modelling , and
painting , who could give superior instruction ; ancl there are brethren to be found who could discharge the duties .
Vox ,, vr . 6 K