New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-03
AG 1JyST PENSIONS IOR TEACHERS,
WHO Is PUSHING THE BILL?-A SCHOOL COM
MssIoNEE's VIEWS.

WHO Is PUSHING THE BILL'-A SCHOOL 'Ol'
MIssIoNEE'S VIEWS.
WHO'S o fine bottom Of the school Teachers Pension
NM i; a question which Is now beng ''hc' w
number OF the school Commits oner| o. tn. CIV
,iu came before the Board OF Education loi 'pF'''
ON Fc}ruarT i and was referred 70 III" 'o'"'''''' WI
LEGISLATION This committee promptly feporucu ""'',,
.hc hill and the Board accepted ia; report Win sun"
ccutIy emphatic majority. it va, thought " "'ii H.
aIthouqh some Of the commissioners expire STA u-'"
.,,,e a. horc in favor OF 1t. Many Of the teacher,
.Iso oDpo>c the measure. In spite oil tlI- "'"UN'''
.,,te senator Cantor Will bring up the bill III e"
.ov. and uIcc II, passage. The act provides tat "HS
,,qlc teacher who shall have hugh, H. Ne"-'o'f
Ci.v for thlrty years AID shall have attained 'c aye
of .iytv shall he entitled TO pension oI h'l pas
or if he reach tie Of siNy-lve: te h"a'" vi ''"
lion shall have power to retire him on idii pay Any
f.,naI, teacher who Shall have taught twenty-five years
shall be entitled to half pay pension a''er d''d'''7
the age OF fity-tive years.
n,,,! uoclav q member Of the Board Of Education,
odd ~ a tribune 1c2ortcr Yesterday: think there are
he mos, formidable objection, to this BILL aud KNOW
,tbnr crmmis> toner's who think the sane. III lhc
first place why should the pcasioning oil teachers Oo
limited tO New York CITY Why not cNtchu H. pro
vision, 10 all the cities in the Stale al once JOY 'heN
succeed i'm saIdlinS this tax 81 several m!ioh
collar, 4 wear on New York, YOU may De sire that the
~(nO
syracuse and other places vii! never he content uh'
,i,cv Ia, have pensions And they viii have 50)d
reason r. be di.cOntcnted long As they can point
to Ncv-l Ork's pen,icned tca'h-lS.
lut that would be only the beginning Oh INC evil
other classes Of public servants, inspectors, cerS
ianit,r, trustees. commits si1ncTS. and hhdliy IN"
idnN, auc children al these public servants. would
clam pensions with equal justice. am dccidcdy
onuo.c! TO the pensiJning OF any class OF pubic
servants Pensions never should be granted II Wi1ic
ale They should De held reward for good
rccords and always should be given with scrutiny and
Determinations by acts OF special legislation in special
e, where the applicant can show that he or She Is
deserving Of it. There is a SHADOW Of an excuse III
pens oning our policemen, ircmcn and soldiers, be
cause they expose lie and limb in Their vOcatiOus but
even with them ! opposed - pensions rs class.
II should be only IN SPECIAL ca'eS' l., ,,..o g.. No.,
In. IN THIS bill before tine Assembly tleic Is mol
cven this shadow OF an excuse. Teaching Is "A pro
fcsson lust Is much medicine ana law. and those
WHO engaged in II are cXicct'd 10 u' acc InouE
m their PRIME to support themselves ~ Their oi age
our teacher, a. well pali, Soncrally speaking,
a. amy other class OF men and women; certainly wei
enough 10 attract more Applicants tlah lhcIc arr
Ees.dcs this their service is by dangerous
10 their health lic for when You count al tcli
vacations regular and legal holidays, you VIII ind
that they work less than 200 days out 0f the 100.
such being the ease, they can reasonably look forward
10 a prolonged life Of activity and thus have ample
opportunity las aside fund for their old age.
tic, ar not pild ,lmcicItv for this there IS reason
fo- raising their salaries or IL the teacEcr by some
unfortunate occurrence disabled while IL the service
heartily IN favor: but this Wholesale Vcn~iOninc Gf
elias, OF public servants regard as most dangerous
precedent. ii j. the entering wedge Of what. ! am
sure, will prove most dangerous and eXtnvaennt
system OF pensions. Certain it is that II school
servants will have even better claim for pensions
than the teachers"