, 1844-10-26
The Masonic College Of Missouri.
TO n PUBLIC,

Missouri, in February, le43, incorporated
the Grand Lodge Of the State, BY law, with
power to purchase and hold for educatisnsl
purpose, city thousand dollars worth of real
estate, and also to establish and control m
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 vas, BY the Grand Lodge,
at the annual convocatisn in October, ls43,
accepted !; and property has been purchased,
consisting Of farm of over 500 acres, near
Pslnyrs, the county-seat Of Marion coun-
ty aad 40 acres, situate in the tame coun-
ty,twelve miles from Palmyra, containing
the College Buildings, Of ample dimensions
to n ffsrd accommodation for one hundred
students.
Tho College is situate eighteen miles
from the Mississippi River, in ono OF the
mast beautiful. fertile and healthy sections
Of the State, and in the midst of a moral,
religious and indn'trious population.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge in
April (in't.) the institution was organized
by the adoption Of a code Of Bylaw. for
it, Government, (Which will be publi'hed in
due tiue. ant the election of requisite Off
GERS and Professors. J. Warrington Smith.
A. NJ. and G.. NJ. Of the Grand Lodge Of
Virginia, WAS unanimsuly elected Pre.i
dent of the College. and A. Patter,on, Esq.
of Fayette, Mo was unanimously elected
Principal Of the Asylum and ~Prepar.tor.
School. To those gentlemen the dutie, Of
government and instruction will be con6ded,
until the number OF students shall require
additional Professors.
Col. J J Montgomery OF Psmyra. ha.
taken charge OF the Refractory, and will
provide and furnish Boarding for the stu.
dents.
To place within the reach of all the means
Of moral culture, and instruction in scirnre
at the cheapest possible rate, has been the
most anxious desire of the Grand Lodge.
The price of board and tuition =, therefore
put down as low az it can he afforded.
Tuition in the Preparatory Department
will be
Per lesion of FIVE months, go 90
and in the College Department, Is 90
For boarding, washing, fuel aud
light, per week. ] 90.
Board and Tuition fees payable in nd-
vince for each session. No tuition fee will
he charged for student. sent hy the Lodges
Each student will furnish hi. own bed.
bedding, stationary and books;al.o II pitch
er, wash-bowl and brushes, for HI. orn u.e
For the sake of,Con"mv. il i. desirable that
the outrr garment. of the students ,hould
be of blue or grey %casinet or cloth.
Student. will be rrcrIved on and after the
10Th day of May 1Sii, and tits desirable
that the several Lodges, pnrent.and .nagdi
ans, who desire to place students in thu, in
stitntion, will do so as soon a, possible, that
tie classes may be ndvants gconsly nuang
ed. sud tie necessary provisions made for
their instruction and comfort.
For II moral and religion, II ,trrction OF
the youth. the Curatorso OF the College will
public preaching at the Hill on eve.
~ Sabbath. The duties of each dav will
be begun aud ended with wor-hip. con.i,ting
Of rendinG portion Of Scripture, singing
md prayer. The scripture. IRE made the
third hook TO be used by che students in class |
No mere s.ctarinn doctrine Of religion - 10
Taught or iucalculatei, either diIectl,
Dr Indirectly.
BY the act Of Incorporation. this College
possesses the power to confer the usual lite
degrees on such az may merit them, !
md they will be conferred in pursuance Of
'nch rules a't the Faculty may provide.
In the preparatory school such branches
IF learning will be taught as are necessary |
'of n qualification to enter college. and
n the Collegiate department. all such other
branches of learning and science as shall
a thorough and finished collcsilts
The Masonic fraternity of Missouri, hav
ne engaged with nrdor and zeal in the
rent cause of Education Of youth-havinr
Period of great financial pressure and .
Embarrassment pnIchcsed this large amount
If property, and thus provided for the ac-
'"mnodntion Of n Faculty snh students.
md having organized the institution and pro-
iidcd for its '~uppof-the public mny rest
assured that the establishment is permanent
that both the desire and the ability 10
'erretuate TIE institution a-e possessed b,
and that neither labor nor expcnsc
will he w%nnting TO make it 4 school Of the
,~reatest usefulness. in the ndvancemento {
morals. learning and science, to those by
shom it may be patronized.
The Grand Lodge. having obtained the
Of .Messrs. Smith and Patterson,
hey are presented to the public a. gentle
men OF the first resprctahility for virtue, n
'iiity and learning: TO whose care the in.
of youth may be safely entrusted.
p. II. MCBRIDE, G. NJ.
T. l.. ANDERSON.
s. B. CARNEGGY, ?. IN.
April %. 1874