The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, July 1965 - April, 1966 Page: 249
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Book Reviews
It is a valuable addition to his previous work concerning the
period to 1846 (see Quarterly, LXVIII, 1964, p. 128).
In this book of eleven chapters, Carter analyzes the contribu-
tions Masons and Masonic principles made to education in Texas
from 1846 to 1861. Nine chapters consist of an examination of
the Constitutional Convention of 1845 and the eight Texas leg-
islatures which met during that period, stressing the accomplish-
ments of each and especially the accomplishments in which the
members of the Masonic fraternity participated. Carter's analysis
is complete and careful, and as a result, his conclusions are well
founded. He has used extensively the legislative journals and
the Masonic records maintained by the Grand Lodge of Texas
library, comparing them carefully to determine how many Ma-
sons were in each legislature, what committee assignments these
Masons had, and what results they achieved for the betterment
of mankind through education. For example, the Fifth Legisla-
ture, which met in November, 1853, and compiled a rather en-
viable record so far as education is concerned, had twenty-five
Master Masons among its thirty-three senators. In the house,
sixty of eighty-nine were so affiliated. On the education commit-
tees, seven of eight senators and nine of eleven representatives
were Masons. These statistics are rather typical of what Carter
presents in the first nine chapters.
In a chapter over two hundred pages in length, Carter leaves
the legislative scene and goes to the actual operation of schools
in the period. Based on his presentation one can conclude that
practically every non-Catholic school of the period was heavily
infested with Masonic principles. In a day when Texas was grow-
ing to a population of over 6oo,ooo persons and had no public
schools to speak of, Carter gives a detailed history of forty
schools which were founded by Masonic lodges or were influenced
by Masons.
His chapter entitled "Summary and Conclusions" produces
overwhelming evidence for the Masonic cause. During the pe-
riod, x 16 charters were issued for educational institutions. Of
the 1,334 persons involved in incorporating the schools, 832 were
Masons, and only two of the 116 had no Masons on their incor-
porating boards. Of the 188 teachers, Carter was able to identify249
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, July 1965 - April, 1966, periodical, 1966; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117144/m1/289/?rotate=90: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.