, 1844-11-16
The Masonic College of Missouri.
TO THE PUBLIC.

Missouri, in February, 1S43, incorporated
the Grand Lodge of the State, by law. with
power TO purchase and hold for educational
purposes fifty thousand dollars worth of real
estate, and also to establish and control an
Asylum for destitute children, and a School
and College of Learning for the Education
of youth in Virtue and Science. This act
Of the Legislature was, by the Grand Lodge,
at the annual convocation in October, ls43,
accepted and property has been purchased,
consisting Of a farm of over 800 acres, near
Palmyra, the County-seat of Marion coun-
ty and 40 acres, situate in the same coun-
ty, twelve miles from Palmyra, continuing
the College Buildings, of ample dimensions
to afTerd accommodation for one hundred
students.
The College is situate eighteen miles
from the Mississippi River, in one OF the
most beautiful, fertile and healthy sections
Of the State, and in the midst of n moral,
religious and industrious population.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge in
April (inst,) the institution was organized
by the adoption of "A code Of Bylaws for
it's Government. (Which will he published in
due time. ami the election of requisite Off.
Gers and Professors. J. Warrington Smith,
A. NJ. and G.. NJ. Of the Grand Lodge Of
Virginia. was unanimously elected Pre'i
dent of the College. and A. Patterson, Esq,
of Fayette. No , was unanimously elected
Principal Of the Asylum and Preparatory
School. To those gentlemen the duties Of
government and instruction viii be Confdod,
until the number of students shall require
additional Professors.
Col. J J Montgomery of Pamyra. has
taken charge of the Refractory. and will
provide and furnish Boarding for the stu
dents.
To place withinthc reach Of all the means
of moral culture, and instruction in science,
at the cheapest possible rate, has been the
most anxious desire of the Grand Lodge.
The price of board and tuition IS therefore
put down rs low "a it can be afforded.
Tuition in the Preparatory Department
will be
Per session Of five months. go 90
and in the College Department, ID 90
For boarding, washing, fuel and
light, per week. ! 90
Board and Tuition fees payable in ad-
vance for each session. No tuition fee will
lie charged for students sent by the Lodges.
Each student will furnish his own he'd.
~ r.Ih La.I .nJ 800 g, -, nsa
r. ro.oLo oru -; lo,;.ah1o 49,,
,Lo .n.,-mo ~ a.. ,,,Ion,s .b.,LI
-, ~ -oL,t
c,,dant. III ~ ,oco,roa o,,,a .no, ,bc
10th day of May lS4h, and it is desirable
ans mha 1a.;,o ~ n7,co s,nJon,. IN ,h;s IN
S,,n,ion w;rI 10 .o,s no..ih,s ,b,.
a.. -, Jn.. 80
"a ID ,to raoass.,r ,,ano., n,,aa r.,
,l.;, ,.,.ro,o, .nLoo6,
For ,Lc mornInnJ ,oLrinns r.,r,o,ion If
tho Goth Tho C,,atorsof ,ho Corro,e will
LIT a. nm -
- Sahba,b IT, d,,;cs or oar, 5,v will
bo hor,, ,,J ,i,h ,ror oo,,;,c
=, ,o,d;nr o,. S,,i,,,ro .in,;,r
md 49, Tba so,i,,o. o,.m,d. Tho
ibid hook 10 bopsed br .be .tr1eots i'm class
" uo,o ,.o,o,;a. doc..;,o IS ,orr;o, is.o
bo torrh, , ;,c,Icr,,,oI oi,ho, d;,octIr
or indirectly.
by the act of incorporation, this College
possesses the powerto confer the usual lite
rnry degrees on such "a may peri; them,
md they will be conferred in pursuance OF
snch rnie'nsthe Faculty mny provide.
IN the preparatory school such branches
OF learning will be taught as are necessary
for n qualification TO enter college. And
IN III" Collegiate department. all such other
branches of learning and science M shali
constitute a thorough and finished collegiate
The Ma sonic Eraferpfy of Mssopr; b,v