Last evening, while attending a high school graduation, I saw something that must absolutely exemplify one of the major problems in public education. That was not at all times so, for from the beginning of this country until the present day advancing the cause of Public College education has been strongly opposed by dad and mom with powerful political backing who have steadfastly resisted turning their kids over to lecturers for their moral education.
It is neither ironic nor wholly stunning that the first time the Historical & Accepted Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, whose see is at Charleston, North Carolina, ventured out into the world of neighborhood service was to further the cause of Public Colleges.
There was extra Masonic precedence for Grand Master Adams to draw upon before deciding what to do. De Witt Clinton, who served as Grand Master of Masons in …