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A Visit To The Royal Freemasons' School For Female Children.
" Built MDOOCLI ! . " Building Committee . " M . W . Brother , ( he lit . Rouble , the Earl of Zcllantl , ( 4 . MA President . " lit . W . Brother , B . Bond Cabbell , M . P ., P . J . G . W ., Treasurer . Trustees . " V . W Brother , W . If . White , G . S . I " lit . W . Brother , W . F . Bcatlon , P . J . G . W . > " W . Brother , William Stephenson , P . M ., 14 , Chairman :
" W . Brother , E . IT . Patten , P . G . S . B ., Deputy Chairman . " W . Bro . J . Barnes , P . M ., 80 . " Pro . 11 . W . Miils , G . S . L . " W . l ' iro . 'r . F . liaiTingcr , V . M , 229 . " AV . Bro . 11 . B . Newsom , P . M ., 80 . " W . Pro . F . W . Bossy , P . S . G . i ) . l ; W . Bro . . 1 . Taylor , P . M ., 21 . " W . Bro . L . Chandler , P . J . G . D . " W . Bro . , 1 . Tomblcson . P . M ., 25 . " lit . W . Bro . 11 . R , Lewis ,. Prov . G . M , for Sumatra . W . Bro . F . Crew , P . M ., 1 , Secretary . W . Bro . Philip Ilardwick , G . S . W ., Architect .
Wc had scarcely had time to peruse tho above , when , from the folding doors , a lady approached us , and in the most polite and p leasant tones , inquired if wo wished to see the school . We told her that was our express purpose in coming there , and added that we were of the Order , but had brought no introduction , as we wished to seethe every day appearance of the children . The lady smiled , informed us
that " she was Miss Jarwood , the matron , and asked us to make the round of the promises under her guidance , assuring us , at the same time , that every week day was alike in . the establishment , and that the children and the house wore over the same , a point which we have ascertained to be no more than the truth on our many subsequent visits . Miss Jarwoodwho we have since learned was once a pupil in the
, school , for some years its schoolmistress , and now the matron , then very kindly conducted us through the establishment , which , for convenience , health , and arrangement , is a perfect model ; every comfort and necessary being cared for and having its accustomed place . The finishing and crowning matter for rejoicing , was when we came to see the children themselves ; though somewhat shy , wc managed to place
ourselves on good terms with the majority of them , and to our various questions , we received but one uniform reply— "that each one was happy , and they wanted for nothing . " On inquiring into their studies , we found that while tho school training of children was carefully attended to . that most important branch of a girl's education , domestic duties , was by no means neglected . The education they receive is a .
good one , consisting of reading , writing , arithmetic , history , geography , 'French , and music . Their domestic duties , which are undertaken , in rotation only by those pupils who are above twelve years of age , include washing , ironing , sewing and mending , and rendering themselves thoroughly conversant with good housewifery . The health and moral tone of the children is beyond all praise , innocent sports and truth appear to be their delig ht ; and well , excellently well , do the committee , subscribers , and officers , minister to these interesting children .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Visit To The Royal Freemasons' School For Female Children.
" Built MDOOCLI ! . " Building Committee . " M . W . Brother , ( he lit . Rouble , the Earl of Zcllantl , ( 4 . MA President . " lit . W . Brother , B . Bond Cabbell , M . P ., P . J . G . W ., Treasurer . Trustees . " V . W Brother , W . If . White , G . S . I " lit . W . Brother , W . F . Bcatlon , P . J . G . W . > " W . Brother , William Stephenson , P . M ., 14 , Chairman :
" W . Brother , E . IT . Patten , P . G . S . B ., Deputy Chairman . " W . Bro . J . Barnes , P . M ., 80 . " Pro . 11 . W . Miils , G . S . L . " W . l ' iro . 'r . F . liaiTingcr , V . M , 229 . " AV . Bro . 11 . B . Newsom , P . M ., 80 . " W . Pro . F . W . Bossy , P . S . G . i ) . l ; W . Bro . . 1 . Taylor , P . M ., 21 . " W . Bro . L . Chandler , P . J . G . D . " W . Bro . , 1 . Tomblcson . P . M ., 25 . " lit . W . Bro . 11 . R , Lewis ,. Prov . G . M , for Sumatra . W . Bro . F . Crew , P . M ., 1 , Secretary . W . Bro . Philip Ilardwick , G . S . W ., Architect .
Wc had scarcely had time to peruse tho above , when , from the folding doors , a lady approached us , and in the most polite and p leasant tones , inquired if wo wished to see the school . We told her that was our express purpose in coming there , and added that we were of the Order , but had brought no introduction , as we wished to seethe every day appearance of the children . The lady smiled , informed us
that " she was Miss Jarwood , the matron , and asked us to make the round of the promises under her guidance , assuring us , at the same time , that every week day was alike in . the establishment , and that the children and the house wore over the same , a point which we have ascertained to be no more than the truth on our many subsequent visits . Miss Jarwoodwho we have since learned was once a pupil in the
, school , for some years its schoolmistress , and now the matron , then very kindly conducted us through the establishment , which , for convenience , health , and arrangement , is a perfect model ; every comfort and necessary being cared for and having its accustomed place . The finishing and crowning matter for rejoicing , was when we came to see the children themselves ; though somewhat shy , wc managed to place
ourselves on good terms with the majority of them , and to our various questions , we received but one uniform reply— "that each one was happy , and they wanted for nothing . " On inquiring into their studies , we found that while tho school training of children was carefully attended to . that most important branch of a girl's education , domestic duties , was by no means neglected . The education they receive is a .
good one , consisting of reading , writing , arithmetic , history , geography , 'French , and music . Their domestic duties , which are undertaken , in rotation only by those pupils who are above twelve years of age , include washing , ironing , sewing and mending , and rendering themselves thoroughly conversant with good housewifery . The health and moral tone of the children is beyond all praise , innocent sports and truth appear to be their delig ht ; and well , excellently well , do the committee , subscribers , and officers , minister to these interesting children .