| The Wild Boar Degree is a FUN degree that is conferred each year on the first Saturday
of August at the Annual Outdoor Master Mason Degree and Pig Roast, sponsored by
Proctorville Lodge # 550 and Ohio Valley # 536. The Wild Boar Degree is not an
"official" degree of Masonry nor is it intended to replace or supplant any
Masonic teachings you may have received.
The Wild Boar Degree is a fun degree; a degree in which it's OK to laugh, "horse
around," and have fun. Though it may seem to an observer from a distance that this is
just an excuse to clown around and act silly, yet we as Masons know that all our rituals
and all our degrees have lessons to teach.
The Wild Boar Degree is no different in that respect. While we're having a little fun,
a good Masonic lesson is slipped in and we find ourselves educated a little.
The Wild Boar Degree was first conferred August 3, 1996, so you can understand why
there are only a few "Wild Boars" around. However, the lesson taught in the Wild
Boar Degree is one that we believe to be of lasting importance.
In the degree we learn the lessons taught in the parable of the Prodigal Son, and apply
these lessons to our Masonic lives.
The cast of the Wild Boar Degree consists of the Master, Swineherd, and the Chaplain.
The Master represents the Landholder or the father of the Prodigal Son, and is the leader
of the degree and obligates the candidates. The Swineherd or Conductor conducts the
candidates through the ritual and assists the candidates. The Chaplain reads the Holy
Scripture and leads the Brethren in prayer.
To receive the Wild Boar Degree, you must be a Master Mason, in good standing. The Wild
Boar Degree is only conferred at the Outdoor MM Degree and Pig Roast on the first Saturday
of August each year.
For more information about how you can receive the Wild Boar degree, contact Jim
Harvey, the "Head Boar" at jharvey@ibm.net or any officer of Proctorville #
550 or Ohio Valley # 536. |