, 1844-11-09
The Masonic College Of Missouri.
TO THE PUBLIC.

The General Assembly of the State o.
Missouri, in February, lS43, Incorporated
the Grand Lodge of the State, by law, with
power TO purchase and hold for educationll
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 vas, by the Grand Lodge,
at the annual cOnVocatien in October, 1913,
accepted; and property has been purchased,
consisting Of a farm of over 800 acres, near
Palmyra, the county-sea of Marion coun-
ty and 40 acres, situate in the same coun-
ty, twelve miles from Palmyra, containing
the College Buildings, Of ample dimensions
to afford 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 a 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
its Government, (Which will be published in
due time. and the election OF requisite Off.
GERS and Professors. J. Warrington Smith,
A. NJ. and G. N. Of the Grand Lodge of
Virginia, was unanimously elected Presi
dent of the College. aud A. Patterson, Esq,
of Fayette, Mo was uuanimou.ly elected
Principal Of the Asylum and Preparatory
School. To those gentlemen the duties OF
government and instruction will be confdcd,
until the number of students shall require
additional Professors.
Col. J Montgomery of Psmyra, has
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, ana Instruction in science. |
at the cheapest possible rate, has been the
most anxious desire Of TIE Grand Lodge.
The price OF board and :uit;on s therefore
put down as low us it can be afforded.
Tuition in the Pleparata.y Department
will be
Per session OF FIVE months, 60 90 !
and il the College Department, - 60
For boarding, washing, f1el aud
light, per week. OHi
Board and Tuition fees payable in ad-
vance for each session. No tuition fee viii
lie charged for students sent by the Lodges.
Each student will furnish his own ted.
bedding. stationary and books: also a pitch
cr, wash-howl and brushes, for his owl nse.
For the shke ofeconomy. it is desirable that
the outer garment. of the students should
be of biue or grey casinet or cloth.
students will be received on and after the
l0rb day OF May lSti, and il Is de.irab!e
the several Lodges. parents aud qua -di.
ans. who dc-ife to place students in thu IN
stitution, viii do 80 as soon a.. possible, that
tie ciasses may be advaHtarcOGsly arrang
sud tie necessary provisions made fer
their instruction and comfort.
For the mnrnl and religions il structiou OF
the youth. the Curators Of the College will
public preaching at tie Hall on eve.
~ sabbath. The duties Of eacn day will
be begun aud ended with wor.hip. consisting
IF reading a portion Of Scripture, singing
aud prayer. The scriptures are made the
bird book to be used BY :hc students in class
mere scctarian doctrine of religion i to
taught or iucalculatcd, either directly
d Indirectly.
Br the &c; o. Incorporation, this Crilcae !
the power to confer the usual lite.
'hry degrees on such as may merit them,
md they will be conferred in pursuance OF
inch rules ~ the Faculty may provide.
In the preparatory school such branches
learning will be taught az are necessary
Or a qualification to enter college. And
n the Collegiate d partment, ali such ofhrri
Of learning and science as shall;
a thorough and finished collegiate
education.
The Masonic fraternity Of Missouri, hav-
ne engaged with ardor and zeal in tn.
;reat cause of Education Of vouth-having
IT n period of great financial pressure aud
advancement, purchased this large amount
# property, and TINS provided for the ac-
of n Facnlty and students,
md having organized the Institution and pro-
'ided for its support-the public may rest
that the establishment is permanent
that both the desire and the ability 10
'erpetuate TIE institution are possessed by
hem, and that neither labor nor expense
viii be wanting to make it a school of the
;~reatcst usefulness, in the advancement of
morals, learning and science, to those by
Shom it may be patronized.
The Grand Lodge, having obtained the
OF .WessFs. Smith and Patterson,
hey are presented to the public as gentle
men Of the first responsibility for virtue, a.
'ilty and learning; to whose care the in.
truction of youth may be safely entrusted.
P. II. MCBRIDE. G. NJ.
T.. L. ANDERSON.
s. W. b. CARNEGGY, p. o.M.
April 25, 1874