, 1844-08-24
The Masonic College of Missouri.
TO TIE PUBLIC.


The General Assembly of tie State of
Missouri. in February, 1913, Incorporated
the Grand Lodge of the State, by law, with
power TO purchase and bold for educational
purposes CITY On. nd dollars worth Of real
c.tate. ard a,=o TO establish and control an
Asv'nn for d -stitrte children. and a School
and College Of Learning for the Education
Of v-uth in Virtu- and Science. This act
Of th1 Legislature vas, bV the Grnrd lodge.
at the arnual convention in October, 1913,
accepted: and rropcrtT has been purchased,
consisting Of II farm OF over 500 scre', near
P~a'ny-a. the ronniv-ssat Of Marion coun-
". aad A70 acres. situate in the ramc coun-
". twelve miles from Palmyra, containing
the College Buildings, Of ample dimensions
ts HF,rd accommodation for one hundred
students.
Thr College is situate eighteen miles
rom the Mississippi River. in oaa Of the
most hea"'ifsl. fertile and healthy sections
OF the State. and in the midst Of moral,
! religious and indn'trious population.
st the meeting Of the Grand Lodge in
! April (inst.) the institution WAS organized
Nv the ad"-tion OF p code Of Bylaws for
ifs Government. (Which will 10 published in
& II4F 'AiIF Nv lt0 TlfNsAi''h VI 'NIhfslAS ~
Ger. md Professors. J Washington Smith.
:. NJ. and C. NJ. nj the Grand Lodge of
Virginia. was unanimously ~olecte ed Preii-
dent Of the CoIleg-. and A. Patterson. ESQ.
If Fayetfe. No was unanimously elected
PRINCIPAL "f the Asylum and Pre- paratory
School. To those gentlemen the duties of
government and instruction viii be confded,
until the number NJ students shall require
additional Professors.
Col ! J Norf~omrrv Of Pamyra, has
'akor rhar-r If the Refractory. and will
provide and furnish Boarding for the stn-
dents.
To u'are Will in the reach o? all the means
of mn-al ]1niturr. and ire!rrction in science,
Mt the rhrarnsf rossib'n ra'e. has been the
mcst anxious desire Of the Grand Lodge.
The miro Of board and tuition - therefore
rut down ne low ns it can he afforded.
Tuition in The Preparatory Department
viii he
Per rn-e;~~ IF fr~ month. SO 90
and in tho Crnoyc ranar'nprt. IS 90
For horrdir~. -~rehir-. fuel aud
Eight. nor -etk. ! 90
Board .rH Tuition fees ravable in I'D
vpucn fnr "ach session. No tuition fee will
10 ~har-ed frr s'rIrnfs sant nv the Lodges.
Each etr|out will furnish his own he'd.
I rrrdirr. sta'innarv =nl hooks:"iso a eitch-
~, wash-hnwl md hrushes. Tor his oun us=.
For the s1kr ofecnnomv. II i desirable that
the outer garments Of the students should
be Of hlue or grey casinet or cloth.
Stndents viii br received On and rf.pr the
10th day of Nav 1S4f, and tits desirable
81 At Tho several T.adcea. rnrrntsaud ruac di-
Hns. VIII" desi,r - place students in this in
s'itution, will Do so % soos ss possible, that
the rInssrs rnv he advantagrousiy arrans-
! 81. pr1 tie necessary provisions made for
tEeir Instruction and comfort.
For The moral and religions II struction of
the vcith. the CuratoraO of tie College will
provide rhriC rr-achirg at Che Hall on eve
- Sabbath Tho duties of eecn dav will
he hcgrn rrd ended with wnr-hip. consisting
1T reading norton nf Scripture. singing
md rrayrr. The scriptures are made the
third book to he used nv she studerts in class.
W mN.o snctarinu doctrine Of religion is to
ho fau~ht or iucaIcuIa:ei, either directly
~ Indirectly.
BY the act or incorrnratiaa. this College
no.sp=srs the power "a canfefB4he usual lite
rarv degrees nr such "a may merit them.
"rh thcv will be conferred in pursuance Of
such rules the Faculty may provide.
n She rrpparatorv SCHOOL such branches
"f LEARNING will be taught a. are necessary
for = quail f"nt'oa to enter college. And
IN the Collegiate Department.. all such othsr
branches Of learning and science as shall,
constitute Il thorough and finished collegiate
: e1rcation.
The Masonic Paternity OF Missouri, bav-
ing engaged With ardor and zeal in the
great cause of Fduca'inn Of youth-having
~ n rcriod nf great financial pressure and
Embarrassment rrrchcsed this large amount
OF prnrrrtv. snd tina provided for the ac-
c""m"datirn Of n Faculty. anil students,
aud bariop o--Hnizr1 the Institution and pro-
vided for ite sunport-the public NAV rest
nssrrrd that Tho establishment is permanent
that 10th tho desire and the ability to
nsr-etra'p fEr institution a-e possessed by
thrm. and tbat neither labor nor expense
will Re ~wrn'i-r 20 make it a school Of the
greatest rsrfrlucsa, in the advancement of
m".ol-. iaa-nirg and science. to those by
WHOM, !: mav he natronized.
The Grand Lodge. having obtained the
services Of .Tessrs. Smith and Patterson.
they are presented 20 the public a. gentle
m"n NJ the first responsibility for virtue, a.
bilitv and learning; 10 whose care the in
struction of vouth NAV he safely entrusted.
P. II. MCBRIDE. G. NJ.
T. T.. ANDERSON.
:. W. B. CAENEGGY, p. G.a.
April 25, 1914.
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