Evening star., 1895-10-31
A MASONIC UNIVERSITY,
An Effort to Raise IN Endowment
Among Members of the Order.

Among Members of the Order.
/ Many members of the Masonic fraternity
in Washington have received circulars in
viting their cooperation in establishing a
great national university of the order in the
United States, which, it is thought, will be
located at Beaver, Pa. The organization
that was formed at the recent knights
Templar conclave in Boston to promote the
project has been extremely busy in getting
ready to carry out the objects for which it
was formed
A charter for the university has been Sc
cured from the Beaver county court, and
site of 800 acres has virtually been selected
The land overlooks the town of Beaver and
the Ohio river and if the university is To-
Gated there the Masons of Beaver and vi
cinity will make a gift of the land.
The purpose is to have an endowment
| fund, including the site and the buildings,
| of $s,OOO,OOO This sum will give the
public better idea of what is intended
| than any elaborate description. Divided
| among the Masons of the United States, the
| projectors say, the money would be raised
| if each member paid SO.
| 1t is claimed that Beaver Is the center of
| the Masonic population of the United
States. There was a disposition on tee part
of some of the Philadelphia Masons to
make bid for the university, but they have
Leen persuaded not to antagonize Beaver in
| the matter.
The following is a part of the circular
outlining the plan of the proposed institu-
| ton:
please inform every member of your
| ledge that during the conclave in Boston
meeting of prominent Masons was held, and
| 1t was decided to obtain a charter for
| university, to be known as the National
| University. This has been done. Children
| over sixteen years of age resident anywhere
in the United States. whose fathers Of de-
| ceased were master Masons, and also chill
| dren of master Masons are entitled to it's
| benefits. This college will be wholly in the
| interest of the craft, and will be controlled
| by Masons. The INDECENT children of de-
| ceased Masons will be received, clothed,
fed and educated free of charge, and will
in every way enjoy the same privileges as
the children of the wealthy; yet it is the
intention Of the projectors of the school
that these orphans shall never be conscious
that they are the recipients of charity, but
that they shall go out into the world
secured to them by the fact that their
fathers were master Masons. Social rank
VIII not be marked by any superiority of
l dress. as all will wear uniforms of the
same material Boys will be in military
uniform; girls in university dress.
Zach member of all blue lodges, also
every Masonic organization, will be asked
to make this institution endowment
After this Is secured the college will be
self-Sustaining. This is entirely optional
and a refusal will not invalidate their rela-
tions with the college. Pecuniary contribu-
tions from every master Mason would
greatly add to the success of the college
yet its ultimate success will depend rather
upon the moral support given by the craft
Students will graduate and receive from the
university their diplomas In the following
departments: Theology, law, medicine, cleo
tricity. military science, besides a manua
! training school inferior to none."