, 1845-01-11
The Masonic College Of Missouri.
To TILE. PERLIC


Missouri, in February. 1s43, incorporated
the Grand Lodge Of the State, by Law. with
power TO purchase and hold for educational
purposes 6fy thousap nd dollars worth Of real
estste, and also to establish and control mn
Asylum for destitute children, and a School
and College of Learning for the EdncatioH
Of yosth in Virtue and Science. This act
Of the Legislature vas, by the Grand Lodge,
at the animal convocation in October, 1912,
accepted; and property has been purchased.
consisting Of n farm Of over 500 acres, near
Palmyra. the count, seat Of Marion coun-
~ and 40 acres. situs,e in the .sme coun-
ty twelve miles from Palmyra, continuing
the College Rui ding. Of ample dimensions
=" afford accommodation Tor one bundled
students.
The Co,,'ere i. situate eighteen miles
from the Ni,.i-'npi River. in one OF the
most beautiful. frr,iie ard healthy sections
Of ,hc State. ar! - the n'd-' OFFS moral.
religious and inhn,trinus population.
At the meeting OF the GRIND Lodge IN
A.riI (inst.) the institution vas organized
hy the adoption Of u code Of By Ia w. inr
it. Government. (Which will he published III
due time. nnt the election Of rruu;.i'e FL
Ger. and Professor, J Warrington Smith.
\. VI. and G. NJ. Of the Grand Lodge of
Virgins. VA. unanimously elected Presi
dent Of the College. aud A. Patterson, Esq,
Of Fayette, Mo wa. unanimously elected
Principal "f the Asylum and Preparatory
School. To those gentlemen the duties Of
government and Instruction win he corfded,
until the number Of student. .hall require
additional Professor.
Col J ] Montgomery Of P,mvra. ms
taken charge of the R-frrtory. and will
nrnsihe and furnish Beading far the SIN
lieut..
To place within the roach of al the rieara
Of "n'sl c%nltnr-. and i's'rrcfrnn in .cirnce.
At the cheapest rossih'e- ., has brrn the
'"nst a~nxinns desire Of: \, Grand Lodge.
vie rri,r nf h"nri and riiinn sfhcrefn1r
ut down as low 90 u can h. IF ,rhrd.
Tuitiou in the Preparatory Department
viii he .
Fer sr..iou nj five months, en- on
and in the College Ternrturrf, Is 90
For boarding, ws.hing. fuel aud
light. ger seek. 90
Board snd Tuition fee, r.vshis IN ad-
vance for earh s~r.siou. No 'nitinr fee will
~ CHARGED for s'uhrnis cent ~ he Lodre..
Each STUDENT will furnish III. own red,
rrhhing. stationary AMI hook.:n,eu n ri,rh.
81, wa.h bowel and t,u.hea. frr hi- own nee
For the snsr ofrcononv. !, !. Ie-irable that
the outer garment - The efrIsn's should
hr 1T hlne or grey c%asirri nr cloth.
Student. wi'i hr 'oc.rvcd on and nf'er the
'n'h day Of Nav 1s4,, and ~. desirable
at the srv"rnI : oHcrs. r~nrrn'saud gunrii
ans. who Apsi,r t. pIrce stnIents IN ,hi. in
: t"ti"n. will 10 q" rs soon a. 1oesih'r, that
tie rlrs.". mar he rdvnn'accou.iy nuang
"I. aud The necessary rrnvi.ious made for
their injunction and ronfrrt
For tic moral and reIiginn. f. .irnc'inn Of
tic youth. the Cu,efnr.of ere C"Ilece vii!
y Sabbath. The dpti-s cf encn hav will
he begun mud ended with worship. cnn.istirc |
Of readings rnTior Of Scrfr1ur7. Staging |
aud rrsvr,. The scrinin,es a,e made TIE !
'hrrd hook To Re n.pt Lr SIC stud ris IN cl1.= ,
No rrrr src'nrian a~or'sinr of ,-li;i1r ia ~ |
h- tnrch, or imcalcula;-i, either diecll, !
or Indirectly |
BY the sc. % Incorporation. tn. C,.tlrse !
the r"wrr'n c"nf'r the usnal lie |
dcc"es "r -rrA -. rp, ueri' ,nnr.i
tnd they will h. corfrrr.i IN rrrsnsuca oFl
rnlesa.tte F.cu'i, NAV provide.
L. ID" "-"r"'nfury 'ehno' snCh hranChrs
Of learning will he taught y. are ncressnr, |
for n qualification 10 inter ~corIrce Ar.l
III the c"ll-Ci.tr d, rnrfre,t. aI .urh n.h,, |
cf '%rarnirr ,nd s~ci,nce Ne .hai;I
II thorough and fui,hed c"!lryi-t. |
education.
The .Mas"nir Fe,'cf7j,v Of .F..,uri. hnv |
ing engaged with arfo, nnd z.al in ~,
great cause Of fdrr,tiou Of ynurh- ha,inr |
NJ n period Of great financial pressure and
enhancement rurchcsrh This Large amount
~ rrorrrty. and TIN. provided for the ne
""~n'modnii"n of y Facnitv ani sfufcnts.
md having nrE 'rized t." irslin'ion and rro.
srdrd for ia -uru",t-tEr public NAV rrsi
'.sursd that the establishment i. psrmanent
that both the desire aud the ability tot
TIE i%"stifnt on ..c possessed hv
hem. md that neither lnhnr nor rxren..
will hc wanting 10 make j, school Of the
greatest uSrfn'ness. in the advancement. ii
no'ais. lenrnirg AMI 'cirnce, to those by
sh"m il may he r~atroni7ed.
The Grand lodge. having obtained TIE
cr,ices of .Mrssrs. Smith and Patterson.
hey mr." presented {" IN. prhlic n. gentle.
men Of the first rrsrpcfrhihty fnr virtnq. n
'ilitv aud learning: 10 whose cnrn the in
Of von'h mny h,: saf-ly entrusted
p. " NrRRiDr. g VI.
T T.. ANDERSON
S.W B. GARNEGGY. P On