The old timers in our lodge sit there during degree work We call em murderer's row because if you screw up you hear the grumbles from that areaI usually sit in the north during degree work. Not many brothers seem to sit in the north. I don't know if it superstition on my brothers' part, but I like to see a balanced lodge room. So you'll usually find me on the north wall striving to lend balance to the lodge room
I recently had the pleasure of attending an EA Degree where not one single word was spoken from the sidelines. Truly inspirational.The old timers in our lodge sit there during degree work We call em murderer's row because if you screw up you hear the grumbles from that area
I'd read about that tradition for E:.A:., F:.C:., & newer M:.M:. to sit there in the north and the P:.M:.s beside the W:.M:. along the East or the SE.