, 1844-12-21
The Masonic College of Missouri.
To THE PUBLIC.

Missouri. in February. 1872, Incorporated
the Grand Lodge oi the State, rs law. Nth
power TO purchase nnd hold for educational
purposes 6cty tbonsand dnlls,s " urth of real
e'tatr, and also to e-tabii.h mud cnptrol IN
Asylnn for dp.tituir children. and n School
aud College of Learning for tie Edncatins
of youth in yi,tue and Science. This act
of the LegislatuIe was, BY the G,a,d Lodge,
III me annnai conyrcatinu in October. I-lf,
accepted and propert, has been purchased.
consisting of a farm of over 500 acres, near
Palmyra. the countv-srat Of Marion ccun-
~ and $40 acres. situate in the same coun-
iy'tweire miles from Palmyra, containing
the College Buildi"g'. of ample dimensions
to nfosd accommodation for one hundred
studruts.
The College, is situate eighteen miles
from the Mississippi River. in one of the
most beautiful. fertile and healthy section,
OF the Stale, and in thn midst Of u moral,
religious and indu,triou. population.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge ia
April (inst.) the Institution va. organized
by the adoption of n rode Of By. Law. for
II. G"vrrnment. (Which will be published in
due time. and the election OF requisite { fl
cers and Pr"n"- W~--Li"girp Sr.iih
A.. NJ and 6. NJ. Of the Grand Lodge of
Virginia. was nnanimnu.ly elected Pei
dent of the COLLEGE, aud A. Patterson, ESQ,
Of Faycttr, Mo. wa. unanimously elected
Principal "f the Asylum mi Preparatory
School. To those geutirurn the duties uf
government and Instruction " i'll he confdrd,
until the number Of .iudcufs shall IeQnnIe
additional Professors
Col J J Montgomery Of Pamyra. hs.
taken CHARGE Of The Refractory. aud will
provide and furnish Boarding for the stu
Grn'-.
To place withinth teach nj all the means
81 moral culture. and Instruction in Seizure.
nj the cheapest possible rae, hn. been the
most nnHi"us desire Of tie Grand Lodge.
The pri'e at h": ri md tuition .fh"ttEuIe
put d"un ~ low n.u Cnu re- rfsrfrd.
Tuition in the Preparatory Department
will re
Fer LessiOn of five months, so OG
and in the College Drpartnert, Is III
I For hn"rdi"C, w~ashing, flel aud
i light, per week. co
Board AID Tuition fee. rayaLi- in nd
vrncr for rarh session. No tu ton re will
tc charged for stndrnia sent nv the Lodges.
Each student will fnrnfsI, hi. own he'd,
"f'''i"S- -th'inUHiS anu DObk1.Hl-D n pItCn-
~, wash-hnwl aud brushes, for his own nse.
For the s"se ofeconomy. it is desirable that
the outer garments Of the students should
be of hlne or grey casinet or cloth.
, Students will he received on and after the
I i0'h day Of May 1Sfn, and til. desirable
> fnat the several Lodges. purrntssud guaCdi-
nns. who desire n place students in this in
/, sttution, will do so ne soon as possible, that
the clnsse. may he ndvantagcousIy arrang
? cd. end tie necessary provisions made for
4 their in-tnction and c%onfnrt
For tie mnral and reIigirusi sfrurticn ot
I the youth. the Curatnr.o Of The College will
provide pnhlic rrra' hirc at the HI on svr
u ~ Sabbath. The duiirs Of crcr tnv will
he hegnn aud ended with wnr.hip cnni.iing
r "f reniire %p"rti"r Of Scripture. singing
/, md PRAYER. The srrinfnrr. ARE mnde the
4 'h'rd hook to he used bv :hr students in class.
= No NEE s"ctaTinn doctrine Of religion is 10
= h" Taught or iucnlcula,ri, either directly
or Indirectly.
BY the act or Incorporation. tAis CrIlrcr
rn's"ss"s the power I" confer the u.uslIite.
rnry drs"e. On such -. NAV merit them,
sud they will be conferred in pnrsnance Of
'nch rn'e.asttr F-culfy NAV provide.
In the preparatory school such hrRncle,
of learning will be tnngh,. .are necr.sar,
Z f"r n qualification to enter college. And
V in the c"lirgi''e d, apartment. alI snrh oihrr
A hranChr. Of learning and science ~. shal
constitute IA thorough and flushed collegiate
rdncntiOu.
The .Na.onic Paternity OF .Nr.'pnri. hnv
rnr engaged with ardO, and zeal in the
great cause of Education OF ynnth- having
alta period of great financial pressure aud
embarrassment. pnrchc.ed this large amount
OF property. and thu. provided for the &C
CON mediation Of n Faculty sud students,
and having organized the institution and prC.
,. vidrd for il. surpot-thr public NAV res,
h-inrcd thnt the establishment il psrplanen!
that both the de.ire and the ability "a
prrretuate TIE Institution sc pnsscsseG b,
Il them. aid that neither labor nor expense
II, viii be wanting 10 make Il a sChnoi at tho
If. greatest usefulnrSs. in the advancement
:. m"'sl-. learning AID .~c'"ucr, TO those by
whom il NAV he ratrunizri.
The Grand ncgr. having obtained the
services of .FrssTs. Smith and Patterson.
they Hre pr"srntrh {" the pnblir as gentle.
men 81 the fret rr.rertrhrlrty f"r virtue. u
hIhty and lraTuinr; 10 whose care The in
,truo,ion of Youth rnny he snf-iv entrn,,tt
=. IL NcREIDF.G VI.
T.. T.. ANDERSON.
S.W b CARNFGCY. c..
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