Brothers,
Thanks for your suggestions. I plan on bringing a few of these to the table for our next proficiency class.
Brother Franks,
The thesis idea is new for us as well. It is not required by the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, F&AM, but has been started by our current WM as a way to provide a higher degree of Masonic education. In fact, we are the first class to have this requirement. Other than the traditional catechism proficiency delivered in open lodge, the only other requirement is that our class travel as a group to visit another lodge. My EA and FC classes were much more traditional, in that the only requirement was to learn our proficiency and present it in lodge. I feel that this new format will provide more light to newly raised brothers. As for the time frame, we plan on delivering our proficiency by the end of December (last week was our first meeting).