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A Visit To The Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
A VISIT TO THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
I HAVE often heard " the place to spend a happy day is to go down the Thames to its wide part , where the water begins to get salt . But there are other places where a happy day may be spent . And what more happy places than among happy faces ? Such was my lot—I should say fortune—on Whit Monday , to see some hundreds of
bright and intelligent faces . Reading the other week in the Freemason a most interesting account of the meeting of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , and taking a great interest in all that appertains to education and the bringing up of the rising generation , and large public institutions generally , I determined , if possible , to see over the
Girls' School . And well rewarded I Avas . It certainly made my day a happy one . After a hard morning at sending leaden bullets against an iron target , I had a pleasant ride to Battersea on my iron horse—a three-legged animal , who is satisfied with a little oil and a duster now
and then—I found myself at St . John ' s Hill . Often and often have I passed the spot when taking a ride into the country , but never knew before that a school in which I do , and as a Mason ought to , take a deep interest , is situated near my haunts . To many of the readers of the Freemason everything I can describe is familiar , but there are
many Masons , like myself , who have not seen this noble pile of buildings worthy of Masonry . I believe that people support societies and hospitals much more liberally and dutifully if they are acquainted with them . The Girls' Schools are situated on a hill , and stand in grounds of their ownbeautifully kept , but not so large as one might wish .
, Still , outside the gates the ground is pretty open , only on one side can it be said to be at all shut in by houses . Not far off is St . John ' s Cemetery and the Royal Patriotic Schools , now to be used as a Westminster school , and further on is another public institution .
Presenting myself about two o ' clock , I entered the hall . After waiting awhile , a maid-servant made her appearance , and told me the only governess in Avas Miss Redgrave , whom I then asked to see , and who explained that Miss Davis was away for much-needed rest . By this time I had learned that I should not see the girls at their studies ,
but being here , I determined , if I might , to see them at their play and over their home . It is no exaggeration of the word to call the Institution home ; it is a home , and , I am sure , a sweet home to many . In
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Visit To The Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
A VISIT TO THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
I HAVE often heard " the place to spend a happy day is to go down the Thames to its wide part , where the water begins to get salt . But there are other places where a happy day may be spent . And what more happy places than among happy faces ? Such was my lot—I should say fortune—on Whit Monday , to see some hundreds of
bright and intelligent faces . Reading the other week in the Freemason a most interesting account of the meeting of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , and taking a great interest in all that appertains to education and the bringing up of the rising generation , and large public institutions generally , I determined , if possible , to see over the
Girls' School . And well rewarded I Avas . It certainly made my day a happy one . After a hard morning at sending leaden bullets against an iron target , I had a pleasant ride to Battersea on my iron horse—a three-legged animal , who is satisfied with a little oil and a duster now
and then—I found myself at St . John ' s Hill . Often and often have I passed the spot when taking a ride into the country , but never knew before that a school in which I do , and as a Mason ought to , take a deep interest , is situated near my haunts . To many of the readers of the Freemason everything I can describe is familiar , but there are
many Masons , like myself , who have not seen this noble pile of buildings worthy of Masonry . I believe that people support societies and hospitals much more liberally and dutifully if they are acquainted with them . The Girls' Schools are situated on a hill , and stand in grounds of their ownbeautifully kept , but not so large as one might wish .
, Still , outside the gates the ground is pretty open , only on one side can it be said to be at all shut in by houses . Not far off is St . John ' s Cemetery and the Royal Patriotic Schools , now to be used as a Westminster school , and further on is another public institution .
Presenting myself about two o ' clock , I entered the hall . After waiting awhile , a maid-servant made her appearance , and told me the only governess in Avas Miss Redgrave , whom I then asked to see , and who explained that Miss Davis was away for much-needed rest . By this time I had learned that I should not see the girls at their studies ,
but being here , I determined , if I might , to see them at their play and over their home . It is no exaggeration of the word to call the Institution home ; it is a home , and , I am sure , a sweet home to many . In