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EDITORIAL : THE QUARTERLY GENERAL COURTS UP THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTIONS ... 143 & Ml THE BOYS' SCHOOL REPORT 144 MASONIC "POET ' CORNER" 145

UNITED GRAND LODGE FESTIVAL 1-15 SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER 145 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE (•• WORKING " LODGES ) ... 140 OUR TRESTLE BOARD 147

NOTIFICATIONS 147 LODGE AND CHAPTER REPORTS , kc 148 & 14 !) ADVERTISEMENTS Front coecr , 142 , 14 !) , 150 , 151 . 152

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HE Quarterly General Courts of the Boys ' and Girls' Schools , held respectively at Freemasons' Tavern on the 20 th and 27 th ulto .. were of more than usual interest .

That of the Institution for Eoys was presided over by the W . Bro . Henry Smith , D . Prov . G . M . for West Yorkshire ,

and was attended by a large number of metropolitan and provincial brethren , many of the latter having travelled long distances in expectation of hearing the report of the

Committee which has been for several months inquiring into the management , discipline and expenditure of the school . After the reading of minutes relating to the

previous Quarterly Court , and of the several meetings of the General Committee , the re-election of Bro . George Plucknett as treasurer was unanimously resolved . Bro .

Roebuck ( who we were sorry to notice was suffering from a recent accident resulting in a broken limb ) in the absence of W . Bro . A . F . Godson , M . P ., proposed the addition of three candidates to the number named for

election , and this being seconded by W . Bro . Venn , was carried , thereby raising the number to twenty .

Subsequently the poll was declared in favour of the following : — Roberts , Frank , 2 , 71 ) 3 votes ; Kennedy , A . E ., 2 , 784 ; Woodman , J ., 2 , 775 ; Fry , J . B ., 2 , 745 ; Kemp , A . H .,

2 , 005 ; Coulthurst , R . S ., 2 , 627 ; Gravenor , R . H ., 2 , 611 ; Blanim , C . H ., 2 , 006 ; Lister , P . 0 ., 2 , 593 ; Laurence , H ., 2 , 540 ; Michael , C , 2 , 539 ; Mundle , S . A ., 2 , 510 ; Ibbotson , S ., 2 , 447 ; Burgess , E . H ., 2 , 436 ; Carr , II . L ., 2 , 421 ; Court , W . P ., 2 , 351 ; Podmore , A . E ., 2 , 327 ; Bosco , W . P . C , 2 , 28 G ; De Caen , J . IL , 2 , 189 ; and Nicholl , L . M ..

2 , 102 . V . W . Bro . F . A . Philbrick , Q . G . , Grand Registrar , as Chairman of the Committee appointed in July last , then

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handed to the Chairman of the day the unanimous report of that Committee , enclosed in an envelope and under seal , and the same was formally received . It was found to

occupy some fifty pages of printed matter in book form , and was evidently a record of a most exhaustive inquiry . It was : at once seen that the important business of the

election would be greatly interfered with if the report was to be read , and a possible debate on its merits to be there and then opened . It was , therefore , after some discussion

of a resolution by Bro . Storey , resolved that " the report be printed and circulated amongst the members of the Quarterly Court , " which practically means that every

Patron , Vice-Patron , Life Governor and Life Subscriber , shall forthwith receive a copy . The question of the expense attending the proposed circulation in the form resolved ,

had an earnest consideration on the score of providing therefor in the most economical manner ; and it was an unanimous opinion of the Court that under its sanction

Bro . Philbrick could facilitate matters by employing the same printers—a firm in a distant part of the country pledged to secresy during preparation of the proofs

submitted—to use the standing type for the production of the large number of copies required . This was agreed to on the part of Bro . Philbrick , and a cordial vote of thanks to

him and to the members of the Committee who had given their services in the preparation of what is evidently an exhaustive and doubtless a thoroughly impartial report

was carried by acclamation . Bro . Philbrick acknowledged the compliment , and desired to speak personally of the support afforded him by Bros . Derby Allcroft ( treasurer of

Christ ' s Hospital ) , Sir Reginald Hanson , S . Pope , Q . G ., Col . Thrale Perkins , J . Malcolm ( of Leeds ) , and A . C . Wylie ( of Liverpool ) , who , after occupying fifteen days in taking

evidence , brought their labours to a conclusion which he trusted will ultimately benefit the Institution . Bro . Philbrick added , " I will say this only of the Report , that we

have endeavoured without fear , favour , or affection , to tell the whole truth as we believed it to be . What the result of that will be we leave to those in whose hands lies the

dealing with the matter . " With these ominous words the business relating to the reception of the report concluded ; and as far as we could ascertain a Special Court will be called , by requisition , for its consideration .

Meanwhile , and probably within a few hours after this account of the meeting will be in the hands of our readers , the printed copies of this most important report will have

reached all or mostly all who may be entitled to receive the same . We know that in many respects it will be

condemnatory of the " management , discipline and expenditure " of the past few years ; and that , consequently , the attention which has been called thereto has been fully