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Apprentice Training Masonic initiates is

performed by the lodge education
officer. Masonic Regalia
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This page is written to help the Masonic
Education Officer with their duties.
If you are a newly Entered Apprentice,

please begin your studies by reading the
Entered Apprentice Mason page.
Apprentice training Masonic initiates is one

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of the most talked about and seldom well-
accomplished duties within many Lodges. Masonic Rings
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The most dutiful of Worshipful Masters and
Education Officers make valiant attempts
to provide meaningful, in-depth material
to our new members, but there are so
many facets to Masonry that it can truly be
difficult, if not nearly impossible, to relay
all this information in a step-by-step,
single-file manner to a new brother who is
in Apprentice Training.
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Masonic ritual work is almost easy, in Masonic Watch with Square and
comparison, because the member hears Compasses Logo
and watches it performed repetitively, and

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Many Master Masons who have attended
lodge for a few months, listened to ritual
and spent 20-30 hours studying their
cipher book, amaze even themselves when
the fateful evening arrives when an officer
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That said, 1, 2, 3 or even 10 years later,

they still may not know what the Masonic
Sheaf of Corn hanging from the ceiling,
(which they have passed under for years),
represents to Freemasons or why.)
Masonic initiates who are in apprentice

training learn about Freemasonry from
their lodge's Masonic education officer and
from their own personal studying.
The issue of Apprentice Training Masonic

Initiates was probably best said by Carl H.
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Claudy, more than 50 years ago.
(Carl H. Claudy (1879-1957) Grand Master

of Masons in the District of Columbia, 1943
) in his excellent 64 page book,
"Introduction to Freemasonry - Entered
Apprentice", originally copyrighted in
1931.
"Many lodges attempt to intrigue the new

brother with books. Some books are
forbiddingly large; others are too
learned; others assume that the reader
has a knowledge which he does not
possess.
Some books are dull with many facts and

no vision, while others are too
specialized or confined to one
viewpoint."
Each new brother learns at his own speed.
Much like the building of King Solomon's

Temple, it is imperative that Masonic
education be imparted in slow, even and
measured doses, wherein a strong
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foundation is laid...upon which the perfect

ashlars are expertly placed using the
Master's Mason's trowel of brotherly love.
Masonic education builds Masonic

retention. One of the initiates you train,
today, may become the Worshipful Master
or possibly the Grand Master of tomorrow.
He may even become the Education
Officer who will train your son or
grandson.
Apprentice training Masonic new brothers

in slow and measured doses, at a rate
which each new brother can learn is best
performed in the following manner:
1 Hour class on the same night but on

the off-week between your regular
Masonic lodge meetings.
Why 1 hour?

1. As Lodge Education Officer, this begins
the slow and
measured dosage of knowledge.
2. This is a short do-able length of
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time...and a Get-Miles-
Get Home approach that benefits
everyone involved.
3. Longer meetings may not be as well
attended.
Why hold Apprentice Training Masonic

Education on the same night but on the
off-week between regular meetings?
If your regular meetings are held on the

2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, hold
your Apprentice training Masonic
education meeting on the 1st and 3rd
Tuesday of the month:
Why? While you may hold your meetings

any time you like, (and these are only
guidelines), by holding your education
meetings on the same night of the off-
week:
1. It makes it easier for the member to

remember which day
of the week the education meeting will
always be held.
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2. It makes it easier for the member's

family to remember
that the member is at lodge each and
every Tuesday
evening, so they can adjust their
schedules, accordingly,
beforehand.
3. It gives the Education Officer 2 weeks

to prepare material
between each meeting.
4. The lodge Education Officer doesn't

have to prepare as
many materials, making his job easier.
5. The Apprentice training Masonic

member doesn't have to
attempt to learn as much all in one
sitting.
By simply holding (2) - 1 hour Apprentice

training Masonic education meetings a
month, it keeps everyone's time
constraints to a minimum and encourages
a higher number of participants.
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What is the best time to hold Apprentice

training Masonic education meetings?
This depends on your audience.
If many of them work at jobs where they

get dirty or sweaty, or do not get off work
until after 5:00, they would probably
prefer to get off work, go home, clean up,
eat some dinner and then come to the
Apprentice training Masonic education
meeting from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
If the majority of them work at jobs where

they do not get dirty, sweaty and get off
promptly at 5:00, they would probably
prefer to have something to eat, and then
attend the Apprentice training Masonic
education meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m.
If you have several members who must get

up very early, an 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
meeting may not be very well attended.
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You are the one who bests knows your

audience. Determine which time is best
by asking them.
If you, arbitrarily set a time without asking

them if they are able to attend, your
participation may be greatly diminished.
Apprentice Training Masonic Initiates
1. Punctuality:
It is important to begin your Apprentice

training at exactly the time you have
previously set and it is even more
important to end your Apprentice training
Masonic initiate education at exactly the
time you previously determined.
Always begin each meeting by telling the

initiates that the meeting ends promptly
at _______O'clock.
2. Newsletter Notification:
Place the ongoing dates and times of your
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Apprentice Training in your newsletter.

You may spark the interest of members
who have not attended lodge in a long
time.
3. Invite members from other lodges.
This increases everyone's social network

of knowledgeable
Freemason brothers, as well as may boost
your Masonic
education meeting attendance rolls.
As Education Officer, where should I

begin?
The list below is an excellent beginning. If

you perform your Apprentice training
Masonic education on each off-week, as
required, you may wish to choose from
some of the items below,
First, ask each of them to bring an empty

1" or 1-1/2" (3-ring) notebook to each
Apprentice training Masonic education
meeting. Explain to them that they will
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need it to place their papers into and to

use as their ongoing study and reference
guide.
Apprentice Training Masonic Education

Meeting # 1
Masonic Blue Lodge Etiquette
Print as many copies of the Masonic

Etiquette page, as you will have
attendees, plus one for yourself. Read
each of its items to your audience and
then ask for questions after each item.
Note: Do not give them their copy of the

Masonic Blue Lodge Etiquette until after
the meeting is over, because if they begin
reading it on their own, they will not be
listening to you and may miss the Q & A
discussion, completely.
The Q & A (Question and Answer)

discussion will help break the ice so
everyone relaxes and learns at their own
pace. After each item has been discussed
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and Q & A is over, then hand them their

copy and ask them to place it into their
Blue Lodge notebook.

Meeting # 2
Lodge-Walk:
Ask everyone to meet in front of the

entrance door to the Lodge Room. Begin
by explaining:
A. The Tiler's Duties For the answers,

click on the Lodge Officer Duties link at
the bottom of this page.

Why does he stand at the door?

Why is it his duty to carry the Tiler's
Sword?
Enter the Lodge Room. Begin discussing

each and every Masonic Lodge furnishing,
its use, its meaning and the history behind
it. (If you, the Education Officer, are
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uncomfortable or do not know a lot about

each lodge furnishing, ask a
knowledgeable brother to attend and
assist you with your presentation during
this part of the Apprentice training
Masonic education Lodge-Walk)
B. Discuss the 4 Officer chairs
Who sits in the East? (the Worshipful

Master)
Why?
How many steps are in front of his

chair? (3)
Why?
Who sits in the West? (Senior Warden)

Why?

chair? (2)

Why?
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Who sits in the South? (Junior

Warden)
Why?

chair? (1)
Why?

Who sits in the North? (symbolically,
the Supreme Architect of the Universe)

C. Officer Duties
What are each officer's duties?
(See Lodge Officer Duties )
D. The Letter "G"

Why is the Letter "G" hanging on the
ceiling? What is its two-fold meaning?
E. Boaz and Jachin

What do the pillars on each side of the
door to King Solomon's Temple,
represent?)
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F. Sheaf of Corn

Why is there a Sheaf of Corn (or grain)
hanging from the ceiling?
What does it represent? (the plenty)

G. 3 Great Lights

What are they? Why are they
important to Freemasonry?
H. Altar and the Holy Book(s)

Why is there an Altar in the center of
the lodge room? Is
it any different than other altars? Why
is there one or
more Holy Scriptures upon the Altar?
When are they
opened?
By whom? When are they closed? By
whom?
Explain why Masonry is non-sectarian
and therefore,
while in the United States, the Holy
Bible is the most
utilized, Holy Books of other faiths
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may be placed side-

by-side upon the altar such as the
Torah, the
the Veda, (the sacred scripture of
Hinduism), etc.
I. 3 Lesser Lights

What are they? Where are they
placed? What do they represent?
J. Master's Gavel

What does the Master's gavel
represent? Explain the
number of raps and what each of them
mean.
K. Funeral Aprons

Show them the funeral aprons and
discuss briefly what a
Masonic funeral entails and why once
they become a
Master Mason, it is their right to
request one.
L. Lodge Charter

Show them the Lodge Charter. Explain
its significance.
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When is it draped? Why is it draped?
M. Lodge Library

Show them the Lodge Library (if you
have one) and
encourage the initiate to check out its
books for further
Masonic study.
If your Lodge Room has pictures of Past

Masters, Masonic Presidents or others,
point them out and explain why they hang
in your Lodge Room.
If your Lodge Room has other Masonic

paraphernalia (awards, plaques, trophies,
etc.) explain the meaning behind them.


Meeting # 3:
History of Freemasonry
Tell your students about:
King Solomon's Temple in the Holy

Scriptures and why Freemasons use this
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biblical symbolism, today.
Why Freemason symbols were used during

the Middle Ages (because most people of
the day were illiterate).
When was the first Grand Lodge in

England formed? On June 24, 1717,
which is St. John the Baptist's Day, 4
London lodges came together at the Goose
and Gridiron Ale House in St. Paul's
churchyard and formed what they called
The Grand Lodge of England.
When did Freemasonry come to the

United States? In 1733, Henry Price, the
Provincial Grand Master over all of North
America for the London Grand Lodge,
granted a charter to a group of Boston
Freemasons. This lodge was later named
St. John's Lodge and was the first duly
constituted lodge in America.
The difference between operative

Freemasonry and speculative
Freemasonry.
Freemason Symbols: Begin explaining
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each of the various Masonic symbols and

their significance.
If explained properly, Masonic Symbols,

alone, could carry you through an entire
year of Masonic Education, however in the
United States, the Entered Apprentice may
very well have received his Fellow Craft
degree by the time these 3 Apprentice
Training Masonic education meetings are
completed!
Masonic Education Builds Masonic

Retention
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CLIP ART SYMBOLS & EMBLEMS BOOKS QUIZZES

INSIDE THE LODGE HISTORICAL

The Masonic Wife answers

unspoken questions about

the facts and myths

Apprentice Training Masonic initiates is

If you are a newly Entered Apprentice,

Apprentice training Masonic initiates is one

comparison, because the member hears Compasses Logo

and watches it performed repetitively, and

That said, 1, 2, 3 or even 10 years later,

Masonic initiates who are in apprentice

The issue of Apprentice Training Masonic

Claudy, more than 50 years ago.

(Carl H. Claudy (1879-1957) Grand Master

"Many lodges attempt to intrigue the new

Some books are dull with many facts and

Each new brother learns at his own speed.

Much like the building of King Solomon's

foundation is laid...upon which the perfect

Masonic education builds Masonic

Apprentice training Masonic new brothers

1 Hour class on the same night but on

Why hold Apprentice Training Masonic

If your regular meetings are held on the

Why? While you may hold your meetings

1. It makes it easier for the member to

2. It makes it easier for the member's

3. It gives the Education Officer 2 weeks

4. The lodge Education Officer doesn't

5. The Apprentice training Masonic

By simply holding (2) - 1 hour Apprentice

What is the best time to hold Apprentice

This depends on your audience.

If many of them work at jobs where they

If the majority of them work at jobs where

If you have several members who must get

You are the one who bests knows your

If you, arbitrarily set a time without asking

Apprentice Training Masonic Initiates

It is important to begin your Apprentice

Always begin each meeting by telling the

2. Newsletter Notification:

Place the ongoing dates and times of your

Apprentice Training in your newsletter.

3. Invite members from other lodges.

This increases everyone's social network

As Education Officer, where should I

The list below is an excellent beginning. If

First, ask each of them to bring an empty

need it to place their papers into and to

Apprentice Training Masonic Education

Masonic Blue Lodge Etiquette

Print as many copies of the Masonic

Note: Do not give them their copy of the

The Q & A (Question and Answer)

and Q & A is over, then hand them their

Apprentice Training Masonic Education

Ask everyone to meet in front of the

A. The Tiler's Duties For the answers,

Why does he stand at the door?

Enter the Lodge Room. Begin discussing