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Our Girls' School Expenditure
and Wages for the years in question under " Office " and " School ; " we shall satisfy our readers that , as we previously suggested , tho expenditure under this head has not increased commensurately with the increase in the number of pupils . If , however , we take into consideration that the late
collector was a member of the "Offico " staff , bnt received not salary , but a commission in the shape of poundage , we find that , including the amounts so paid him , the salaries and wages for 1873 amounted to £ 1069 19 s 5 d , giving an average per girl of £ 9 Is 4 d ; in 1874 to £ 1245 7 s 3 d , giving
an average of £ 8 17 s lOd ; in 1875 , to £ 1347 10 s 4 d , giving the average of £ 9 2 s Id ; in 1876 , to £ 1509 18 s 3 d , being at an average of £ 9 14 s 9 d ; and in 1877 to £ 1454 6 s lOd , being at an average of £ 8 13 s 8 d ; while in 1878 , with an " Office" staff of Secretary and two clerks , tho amount is only
£ 1717 5 s 8 d ( School staff included ) , giving the aggregate of £ 8 16 s Id . In other words , if we exclude the collector , the increase in the number of pupils has been 77 in these six years , namely , from 118 to 195 , while the average per girl has increased from £ 7 8 s lOd to £ 8 16 s Id , or by
£ 1 7 s 3 d . That is , the rate of increase in the former case is about 65 per cent . ; in the latter under 20 per cent . On the other hand , if we include tho collector , there is a reduction from £ 9 Is 4 d in 1873 to £ 8 16 s Id in 1878 , that is , of 5 s 3 d , or a little under 3 per cent .
Many , of course , will argue , and we readily admit there is great force in the argument , that just as when a man buys goods in any quantity , he pays for them at a lower average than if he bought a single piece ; so , when the number of pupils is increased , the average per pupil of educational
cost should be diminished . Thus a teacher in charge of one hundred pupils at a salary of £ 100 per annum would take under his care two hundred for , we will say , £ 175 per annum , consequently the average—excluding collector —should have shown not an increase , but a decrease . But there aro other matters to be taken into account . In 1873
the educational Stall included a Head Governess , two Assistant Governesses , three Teachers , three Pupil Teachers , and a Drawing Mistress ( non-resident ) . Now , there are a Head Governess , Jive Assistant Governesses , two Teachers , three Pupil Teachers , and a Drawing
Mistress with a Teacher of Cookery , both non-resident . Then in the case of the Governess , Assistant Governesses , and Teachers , who were in 1873 , and are still on the Staff , as their services have become more valuable , so their emoluments have increased . The hope of reward sweeteneth
labour , and though honourable men and women will always conscientiously give a just quid pro quo , they will exert themselves the more readily , when they have before them the prospect of an improving remuneration . Again , a glance at the Reports for 1873 and 1878 will be sufficient to show
that the course of study has been considerably enlarged . Under these circumstances , we deem it a subject for congratulation that the increased average cost per girl under " Salaries and Wages" is less than one-third of the increase in the number of pupils . This feeling is enhanced when
we call to mind that in 1873 the invested moneys were £ 28 , 500 Government Stock , while last year they had reached £ 39 , 000 , in spite of new buildings , purchase of land , & c , & c , which represent in fact an important increase of capital .
Lodge Re-Imbursements.
LODGE RE-IMBURSEMENTS .
FROM THE " FUEEMASOXS' REPOSITORY . "
IN somo localities a good deal of interest ; has gathered about the question aa to what is the duty of Lodges in tho matter of affording the necessary aid to sojourning brethren in distress . And in the discussion of this broad subject of Lodge responsibility a second question has presented itself , viz .: Shall a Lodge incurring expenses i i behalf of a needy sojourner expect to be re-imbursed for such
expenses by the Lodge in which the brother , holds membership ? As there is no general regulation or understanding governing in this matter , the practico of different jurisdictions exhibits a wide margin oE difference . Thus in California tho Grand Lodgo has put itself on the record by declaring " it is the duty of a constituted Lodge under
this jurisdiction , in the event of a member thereof requiring and receiving pecuniary assistance at the hands of a Lodge in a sister jurisdiction , to re-imburse the Lodge so rendering assistance , the amount thus advancod . " It is also declared by tho same authority
that re-imbursement shonld be mado for burial expenses under similar circumstances . _ On the other side California claims that the Lodges in its jurisdiction should be repaid for any necessary expenses by them incurred for like purposes . If they extend pecuniary relief to sojourners who are
Lodge Re-Imbursements.
members in good standing of other Lodges it is with the expectation of ro-imbnrseraont . But Ohio takes a different position , and puts tho ru ! eofit 3 own action in tho following resolution : " That the burial of a deceased brother is an exerciso of a Masonio charity , which gives tho Lodge dispensing such charity no claim against the Lodgo of which such deceased brother was a member ; the exerciso of charity aud
brotherly kindneB 3 is a duty incumbent on all Masons , and toward every worthy member of the Fraternity , and cannot bo mado the foundation of a pecuniary demand . " Ohio , therefore , does not expect reimbursement in the case of relief extended to sojourners , albeit there is no indication in the above resolution that a Lodgo in Ohio would be uphold in resisting such a claim for expenses when incurred by a Lodge in a
sister jurisdiction where a different practice prevails . In Indiana , however , the Grand Lodge has sustained one of its subordinates in refusing to re-imburae a Lodge in Nebraska for expenses incurred on account of tho sickness and burial of the members of the Indiana Lodge . A sharp controversy has arisen , two vory different views beins taken of the case .
One of the Lodges in Montana — a small Lodge of seventeen members—recently received from a California Lodge , a bill for over nine hundred dollars , this sum having been spent in oaring for the sojourning Montana brother . We do not know Montana ' s position on the vexed question of Lodge responsibility ; bnt in this special case tho action taken was directly opposite to that of Indiana . Tho feeling
was that the bill presented must be paid . The first movement made was the voting of all money in the Lodge treasury toward liquidating the claim . The Lodgo then raised two special assessments of four dollars on each its members , after which an appeal was made to the Grand Lodge , which voted the last dollar in its treasury to complete tho payment of the bill .
Not to make further reference to special cases , nor to the different views that find favour in different localities , we have only to express our conviotion that it wonld bo vastly better for the just administration of the charities of the Craft if such varying ideas and practice could bo harmonised , and somo general understanding reaohed whereby the same usage should be adopted in all the States . Tho
Grand Master of Nebraska suggested that the difficulty between the Lodgo in Nebraska and the orfe in Indiana bo referred to the arbitration of distinguished Masons from other jurisdictions . If his thought was followed out , the result might be tho indicating of somo definite plan which would meet the approval of all sections . Whatever complications , local interests , or opposing precedents
may be in the way of a settlement of this question , there are yet two underlying propositions which must be kopt steadily in view . In tho first place a Lodge cannot get rid of a special responsibity to care for its own members . It must follow them with a watchful love , and afford needed help , wherever they may go . This view of tho case is strengthened where dues aro exacted , for then it is most evident that
Lodgo membership and Lodge responsibility go hand in hand—that a pecnlar claim i 3 imposed upon tho Lodgo to care for its own mombors . If then a foreign Lodge renders necessary pecuniary assistance to a sojourning brother should it not receive re-imbursement from tha Lodgo in which tho brother holds membership ? But another fundamental principle is equally deserving of being
remembered . Brethren in sickness aud destitution must be cared for evon whero there is no ground for expecting a ro-payment of tho expenses incurred . It is tho sacred duty of every Lodge to extend needed help to the worthy brothes far absent from . his own Ma 3 onic home , and this aid should be given quite irrespective of tho question
whether or not re-imbursoment will be made by the Lodge in which the sojourner has membership . Tho Masonic Institution is a benevolent organization in contradistinction from a " beneficial" society ; hence there are larger obligations devolving upon Lodges , and upon individual Masons , than anything set forth in precise rules aud outlined in definite terms of requirement .
Friars Lodge of Instruction , No . 1349 . —Held at Bro . Pavitt's , Liverpool Arms , Canning-town , on Tuesday , I 7 tk June . Bros . Lloyd W . M ., Johnson S . W ., Smith J . W ., Holloway S . D ., Barker J . D ., Glasspoole I . G ., Wor 3 ley Sec . ; also Bros . Dnnsmore , Dixon , Spencer , Sadler , White , Burr , Pavitt , Wright , Paver , Hamilton , McFarlane , & o . The Lodge was opened in due form , and
tho minutes of last meeting road and confirmed . Bro . Spencer answered the questions leadiag to the third degree , and Bro Barker took the chair , and worked the ceremony of raising , Bro . Spencer b » ing the candidate . Bro . Pavitt kindly acted as Preceptor ; he worked tho first section of the lecture . The Lodge was then resumed to the first , when Bros . Wright 1349 , and Paver , of Power
Lodge , Canada 141 , were elected members . Bro . Johnson waa unanimously elected W . M . for this day fortnight . On Tuesday next sections only will bo worked , in accordance with the bye-laws of this Lodge of Instruction , when Bro . P . M . Mnsto , tho Preceptor , will preside . Bros . P . M . Cundick will officiate as S . W ., and Shepherd W . M . of 1349 as J . W . ; the working will bo done by the following
brethren : —Spencer , Holloway , Lloyd , Johnson , Cundick , Andrews , Mnsto , Barker , Pavitt , Worsley , Smith ; to commence precisely at seven , finishing by 9 . 30 . The Lodgo was then closed in dne form . We trust that next week the mombers will attend in good time . On Tuesday last the Preceptor and the W . M . of the mother Lodge were absent , attending to their Koyal Arch duties .
On Wednesday morning next there will be a grand morning concert at Her Majesty ' s Theatre , in aid of the funds of the Great Northern Hospital , at which tho
principal artistes of the opera have kindly volunteered their services . We hope that their efforts will be supported by the public , and that tho result will be a material addition to the funds of this deserving Institution ,
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Our Girls' School Expenditure
and Wages for the years in question under " Office " and " School ; " we shall satisfy our readers that , as we previously suggested , tho expenditure under this head has not increased commensurately with the increase in the number of pupils . If , however , we take into consideration that the late
collector was a member of the "Offico " staff , bnt received not salary , but a commission in the shape of poundage , we find that , including the amounts so paid him , the salaries and wages for 1873 amounted to £ 1069 19 s 5 d , giving an average per girl of £ 9 Is 4 d ; in 1874 to £ 1245 7 s 3 d , giving
an average of £ 8 17 s lOd ; in 1875 , to £ 1347 10 s 4 d , giving the average of £ 9 2 s Id ; in 1876 , to £ 1509 18 s 3 d , being at an average of £ 9 14 s 9 d ; and in 1877 to £ 1454 6 s lOd , being at an average of £ 8 13 s 8 d ; while in 1878 , with an " Office" staff of Secretary and two clerks , tho amount is only
£ 1717 5 s 8 d ( School staff included ) , giving the aggregate of £ 8 16 s Id . In other words , if we exclude the collector , the increase in the number of pupils has been 77 in these six years , namely , from 118 to 195 , while the average per girl has increased from £ 7 8 s lOd to £ 8 16 s Id , or by
£ 1 7 s 3 d . That is , the rate of increase in the former case is about 65 per cent . ; in the latter under 20 per cent . On the other hand , if we include tho collector , there is a reduction from £ 9 Is 4 d in 1873 to £ 8 16 s Id in 1878 , that is , of 5 s 3 d , or a little under 3 per cent .
Many , of course , will argue , and we readily admit there is great force in the argument , that just as when a man buys goods in any quantity , he pays for them at a lower average than if he bought a single piece ; so , when the number of pupils is increased , the average per pupil of educational
cost should be diminished . Thus a teacher in charge of one hundred pupils at a salary of £ 100 per annum would take under his care two hundred for , we will say , £ 175 per annum , consequently the average—excluding collector —should have shown not an increase , but a decrease . But there aro other matters to be taken into account . In 1873
the educational Stall included a Head Governess , two Assistant Governesses , three Teachers , three Pupil Teachers , and a Drawing Mistress ( non-resident ) . Now , there are a Head Governess , Jive Assistant Governesses , two Teachers , three Pupil Teachers , and a Drawing
Mistress with a Teacher of Cookery , both non-resident . Then in the case of the Governess , Assistant Governesses , and Teachers , who were in 1873 , and are still on the Staff , as their services have become more valuable , so their emoluments have increased . The hope of reward sweeteneth
labour , and though honourable men and women will always conscientiously give a just quid pro quo , they will exert themselves the more readily , when they have before them the prospect of an improving remuneration . Again , a glance at the Reports for 1873 and 1878 will be sufficient to show
that the course of study has been considerably enlarged . Under these circumstances , we deem it a subject for congratulation that the increased average cost per girl under " Salaries and Wages" is less than one-third of the increase in the number of pupils . This feeling is enhanced when
we call to mind that in 1873 the invested moneys were £ 28 , 500 Government Stock , while last year they had reached £ 39 , 000 , in spite of new buildings , purchase of land , & c , & c , which represent in fact an important increase of capital .
Lodge Re-Imbursements.
LODGE RE-IMBURSEMENTS .
FROM THE " FUEEMASOXS' REPOSITORY . "
IN somo localities a good deal of interest ; has gathered about the question aa to what is the duty of Lodges in tho matter of affording the necessary aid to sojourning brethren in distress . And in the discussion of this broad subject of Lodge responsibility a second question has presented itself , viz .: Shall a Lodge incurring expenses i i behalf of a needy sojourner expect to be re-imbursed for such
expenses by the Lodge in which the brother , holds membership ? As there is no general regulation or understanding governing in this matter , the practico of different jurisdictions exhibits a wide margin oE difference . Thus in California tho Grand Lodgo has put itself on the record by declaring " it is the duty of a constituted Lodge under
this jurisdiction , in the event of a member thereof requiring and receiving pecuniary assistance at the hands of a Lodge in a sister jurisdiction , to re-imburse the Lodge so rendering assistance , the amount thus advancod . " It is also declared by tho same authority
that re-imbursement shonld be mado for burial expenses under similar circumstances . _ On the other side California claims that the Lodges in its jurisdiction should be repaid for any necessary expenses by them incurred for like purposes . If they extend pecuniary relief to sojourners who are
Lodge Re-Imbursements.
members in good standing of other Lodges it is with the expectation of ro-imbnrseraont . But Ohio takes a different position , and puts tho ru ! eofit 3 own action in tho following resolution : " That the burial of a deceased brother is an exerciso of a Masonio charity , which gives tho Lodge dispensing such charity no claim against the Lodgo of which such deceased brother was a member ; the exerciso of charity aud
brotherly kindneB 3 is a duty incumbent on all Masons , and toward every worthy member of the Fraternity , and cannot bo mado the foundation of a pecuniary demand . " Ohio , therefore , does not expect reimbursement in the case of relief extended to sojourners , albeit there is no indication in the above resolution that a Lodgo in Ohio would be uphold in resisting such a claim for expenses when incurred by a Lodge in a
sister jurisdiction where a different practice prevails . In Indiana , however , the Grand Lodge has sustained one of its subordinates in refusing to re-imburae a Lodge in Nebraska for expenses incurred on account of tho sickness and burial of the members of the Indiana Lodge . A sharp controversy has arisen , two vory different views beins taken of the case .
One of the Lodges in Montana — a small Lodge of seventeen members—recently received from a California Lodge , a bill for over nine hundred dollars , this sum having been spent in oaring for the sojourning Montana brother . We do not know Montana ' s position on the vexed question of Lodge responsibility ; bnt in this special case tho action taken was directly opposite to that of Indiana . Tho feeling
was that the bill presented must be paid . The first movement made was the voting of all money in the Lodge treasury toward liquidating the claim . The Lodgo then raised two special assessments of four dollars on each its members , after which an appeal was made to the Grand Lodge , which voted the last dollar in its treasury to complete tho payment of the bill .
Not to make further reference to special cases , nor to the different views that find favour in different localities , we have only to express our conviotion that it wonld bo vastly better for the just administration of the charities of the Craft if such varying ideas and practice could bo harmonised , and somo general understanding reaohed whereby the same usage should be adopted in all the States . Tho
Grand Master of Nebraska suggested that the difficulty between the Lodgo in Nebraska and the orfe in Indiana bo referred to the arbitration of distinguished Masons from other jurisdictions . If his thought was followed out , the result might be tho indicating of somo definite plan which would meet the approval of all sections . Whatever complications , local interests , or opposing precedents
may be in the way of a settlement of this question , there are yet two underlying propositions which must be kopt steadily in view . In tho first place a Lodge cannot get rid of a special responsibity to care for its own members . It must follow them with a watchful love , and afford needed help , wherever they may go . This view of tho case is strengthened where dues aro exacted , for then it is most evident that
Lodgo membership and Lodge responsibility go hand in hand—that a pecnlar claim i 3 imposed upon tho Lodgo to care for its own mombors . If then a foreign Lodge renders necessary pecuniary assistance to a sojourning brother should it not receive re-imbursement from tha Lodgo in which tho brother holds membership ? But another fundamental principle is equally deserving of being
remembered . Brethren in sickness aud destitution must be cared for evon whero there is no ground for expecting a ro-payment of tho expenses incurred . It is tho sacred duty of every Lodge to extend needed help to the worthy brothes far absent from . his own Ma 3 onic home , and this aid should be given quite irrespective of tho question
whether or not re-imbursoment will be made by the Lodge in which the sojourner has membership . Tho Masonic Institution is a benevolent organization in contradistinction from a " beneficial" society ; hence there are larger obligations devolving upon Lodges , and upon individual Masons , than anything set forth in precise rules aud outlined in definite terms of requirement .
Friars Lodge of Instruction , No . 1349 . —Held at Bro . Pavitt's , Liverpool Arms , Canning-town , on Tuesday , I 7 tk June . Bros . Lloyd W . M ., Johnson S . W ., Smith J . W ., Holloway S . D ., Barker J . D ., Glasspoole I . G ., Wor 3 ley Sec . ; also Bros . Dnnsmore , Dixon , Spencer , Sadler , White , Burr , Pavitt , Wright , Paver , Hamilton , McFarlane , & o . The Lodge was opened in due form , and
tho minutes of last meeting road and confirmed . Bro . Spencer answered the questions leadiag to the third degree , and Bro Barker took the chair , and worked the ceremony of raising , Bro . Spencer b » ing the candidate . Bro . Pavitt kindly acted as Preceptor ; he worked tho first section of the lecture . The Lodge was then resumed to the first , when Bros . Wright 1349 , and Paver , of Power
Lodge , Canada 141 , were elected members . Bro . Johnson waa unanimously elected W . M . for this day fortnight . On Tuesday next sections only will bo worked , in accordance with the bye-laws of this Lodge of Instruction , when Bro . P . M . Mnsto , tho Preceptor , will preside . Bros . P . M . Cundick will officiate as S . W ., and Shepherd W . M . of 1349 as J . W . ; the working will bo done by the following
brethren : —Spencer , Holloway , Lloyd , Johnson , Cundick , Andrews , Mnsto , Barker , Pavitt , Worsley , Smith ; to commence precisely at seven , finishing by 9 . 30 . The Lodgo was then closed in dne form . We trust that next week the mombers will attend in good time . On Tuesday last the Preceptor and the W . M . of the mother Lodge were absent , attending to their Koyal Arch duties .
On Wednesday morning next there will be a grand morning concert at Her Majesty ' s Theatre , in aid of the funds of the Great Northern Hospital , at which tho
principal artistes of the opera have kindly volunteered their services . We hope that their efforts will be supported by the public , and that tho result will be a material addition to the funds of this deserving Institution ,