, 1844-11-30
Thu Masonic College Of Missouri.
TO THE PUBLIC.

.kE,sopr;. =, February, ls43, Incorporates
the Grand Lodge Of the State, by law, wit
mower to purcba,- anL hold for educationa
purposes ffty ihou.cnd dHllar' worth OF ,ea
estate, and also to estA blish and controi a
Asylum for destitute children, d a Schoo
and College of Learning f>'r the Hdnca'o
of youth in Virtue and Science. !o'ao
OF the Legislature YES, by the G.'ano Loess
ut the ANIMAL eonvocatisn in October, io4,
accepted and property has been purchased
consisting Of a farm of oyer 800 acres, lea
Palmyra, the c~ounty-seat Of Marion couh
ty and 40 acres, situate in the same coun.
ty, twelve miles from Palmyra, containing
the Gsllege buildings, Of ample dimensions
to afsrd accommodation for one hundred
students.
Tbs College 10 situate eighteen miles
from the Mississippi River, in one Of the
most beautiful. fertile end healthy sections
Of the State. and in the miast of a moral,
religious and industrious population.
At the meeting OF the Grand Lodge in
April (Bst,) the institution uss organized
by the adoption Of a code of Ry-Laws for
its Government, (Which will bs published in
due time. and the election Of requisite Off =
csIs and PIofe.son. J WsrtAingtoa Smith,
A. Il. end G. n. Of the Grand Lodge OF
Virsinis. xs' unanimously elected Prssi
dent Of the College. aud A. Patterson, oeq,
of Fsyette, No, va unanimously elected
Principsl Of the Asylum and Preparatory
School. To those gentlemen the duties OF
government and instruction viii be con6ded,
until the number of students shall require
additional Professors.
Col. J J Montgomery of Psmyrs, has
taien charge of the Refractory, and will
provide and furnish Boarding for tbs stu
dents.
To place sithin the reach Of ell the means
&c MORAL culture, and instruction in science,
at the cheapest possible rate. has bssa the
most anxious desire of the Grand Lodge.
The price of hoard and tuition . therefore
put down a. low "a it csn be s6ordsd.
Tuition in the P~repantory Department
will to
Per session of Ave months, SO w
in the College Department. 10 W
For boa rdirE, .s.hing, fuel and
light, per seek. i w
Board and Tuition fees payable in sd-
vance FOR zach session. No tnition fer sili
Re charged for studrnts son, BY the LODGE.
Each stadent will furnish HE osn bod,
stationary and boob. also . pitch-
er, ~s.h-bovl end brushes, Tor his osn use.
For the sake of.cen.s,y, it il desirable that
the outer garments Of the studrats should
be of blse or grey cssinet or cloth.
Student. Gill 10 received on end after the
10th day of Nay ISas. end IL 10 desirable
that the several Lodges, par.et.snd suagdi-
hns, who desire 90 place students in this in
stitution, will do so ss sOon ss possible, that
the clns.ea ma 30 adssntss-ousls susnS
I'd. and tic Necessary provisions RsAe for
their instruction and comfort.
For the morsIsnd religion, Instruction If
the youth, The Curator. Of tbs College sill
public pres ching At the Hall on eve
~ Sabbath. The duties Of eacn day will
he begun aud ended With vorsAip. consisting
OF reading portion OF Scripture, singing
and prsyer. The scripture. are made the
third book tn he used BY the students in class.
No mere s~-ctsnsp doctrine OF religion is to
be taught or iIcslculated, either directly
or Indirectly.
BY the act Of incorporation, this College
possesses the power to confer the usual lite
rary degree. m such a. may merit them,
and they vile conferred ia pursuance of
rule.ss the Faculty may provide.
In the preparatory school such branches
Of learning oil b. taught ss are necessary
Tor . qualification TO enter college. And
in the Collegiate department, ell such other
branches Of learning and science as hall
c constitute a thorough and Ani,hsd collegiate
The Masonic Fraternity OF Missouri, hav-
ing engaged with asdor and sesl in the
great cause of Education Of you,h-harins
At psriod Of great financial pressure and
enhancement, purchased thisIsrge amount
Of property, and thus provided for the nc
commodation OF a Faculty and students,
aud having organised the institution and pro-
vided for its support-the public may res,
assured that the establishment is permanent
tibet both the desire and the ability to
them, and that neither labor nor expense
will be wanting to make it a school of the
greatest usefulness, in the advancement o
morals, learning and science, to those by
whom it may he patronized.
The Grand Lodge, having obtained thu
services Of .Mes.n. Smith and Patterson
they are presented TO the public as gentle
men Of the first respcctability for virtue, a
hility and learning: to whose care the in
struction of youth may he safely entrusted
p. II MCBRIDE. G. NJ.
Il. T.. ANDERSON.
S. w. b. CARNEGGY, P. G.. NJ
April 25, 1914
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