New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
PENSIONS FOR TEACHERS.
A B1rJ, WHICH THE BROOKLYN BOARD OF
EDUCATION FAVORS.
THE FUND TO BE PROVIDED BY 4 PER CENT

THE FUND TO BE PROVIDED BY PER CENT
The question OF pensions for the teachers OF
proolyn Is attracting considerable attention at the
nrcsent time among the members OF the teaching
force in the public schools OF that city. The Board
OF Education has agreed upon bill, which has bee1
submitted TO the Legislature. and which. 1t Is be-
ueved will prove generally acceptable 10 all IN
,erc.ed The plan Is for the teachers themselves
10 provide pension fund By surrenderng small
percentagc Of their salaries every month. and the
BOARD of Education is to assume the custody OF the
fund No portion OF the public moneys Is to be
used for this purpose. one OF the questions that
naturally arises In connection with this matter Is
why should the Board OF Education have anything
onlcially TO do with It? Why should not the teach
ers manage the business entirely, inasmuch as 1t
affects them alone? When these questions were. put
10 a member OF the Board OF Education who favors
the pension plan he made an answer That appears
to cover the ground satisfactorily.
This matter" said he, has been carefully con-
sldercd and think that the bill as finally agreed
on will give general satisfaction Some OF the
features that were objected to have been removed
and we look serious objection to Its passage
There Is a good reason why the Board OF Education
should be the nominal custodian of the fund. OF
course the pension money will be deposited with a
trust company. and the board will not be put to
a cent OF expense in connection with the matter.
counts but his salary Is to be paid out of the fund
itself The amount to be deducted from the teach
ers salaries IL l per cent, and this will be de-
Quoted before the sum due Is handed over 10 them
each month This makes the payments to the fund
! absolute. Yoa see how Il would be II the money
was first paid to the teachers and then paid to
a treasurer by them; sometimes the payments
would not be made. and there would be to be
trouble and confusion. All this is rendered impossi-
BILE by having the / per cent deducted each month.
Then again. the board. being the custodian of
the fund. will know officially just how much money
there is In 1t at any time and will thus be guided
in It's action in retiring teachers There are some
members Of the teaching force who have been long
In the service Of the city. and who old
| as really to be longer capable OF doing their
work satisfactorily. A.. the pension fund
s established the board will be able to retire them
| gradually on half the salaries they receiving
| There will be no great hardship In that whereas
1t would seem cruel turn them out on the world
with no resources for few teachers, / take II. are
| able to save anything out OF the comparatively
| small salaries they receive No retired Is to
receive than ST. 200 a year. but all those whose
salaries less g. 400 year to be retired
on half pay.
81 have In mind at the moment n woman teaching
| In OF schools who has done most excellen
| work during "A long course OF years, but who has
| shown marked fa,lingof In efficiency for some
| little time past. The interests OF the school de
mand her retirement. and do not doubt that she
! would have been retired before this II there nae