The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-26

/. what Is the value OF a written con-
stitution?
p Must not nation eternally trust its
leader rather than a document?
3. Can the President proclaim holiday
that would close the schools in Cali
fornia?
4. Is Mr.. Bryce right in his conclusion
that the veto gains popular favor?
=
According to section of the act, ap-
proved March, 1895, the five members
constituting the retirement commit
tee of the Teachers Annuity and Re
tirement Fund shall Immediately after
their election classify themselves by
lot so that one shall serve one year,
two shall serve for two years and three
shall serve for three years; and there
after, annually, at a meeting called
on the first Saturday in May, the sue
cessor or successors of the MEM
Der or members of said COM
mittee whose term of office has
expired shall be elected for a term of
three years; provided, however, that
said committee shall always consist of
at least one class teacher from some
primary school, one from some gram
mar school and one from some high
school within the county or CONSOLE
dated city and county whenever such
election is possible.
According to the above provision the
term of Miss Manning, who drew the
short one, will expire next May. She
is principal of the Webster Primary
School, and has taught for many
years in this city. The committee will
l.. fr,. clao fe
ing herself an untiring coadjutor in the
work of the fund, and is known
throughout the city as a staunch
friend of all teachers-one to whom
they can always turn in time Of need
for comfort and advice.
1t has been decided that the regular
meetings of the retirement committee
shall be held in superintendent Web
ster's office in the City Hall on the
second Tuesday in January, April, Au
gust and October, and that special
meetings may be called by the chair
man at the request of any three MEM
bers of the committee. Communica-
tions of any nature or letters asking
for information may be addressed to
the secretary. Applications for retire
ment must be first made to the Board
of Education, which refers the same
to the retirement committee, and the
latter reports its decisions to the
board.
Every applicant must be examined
by any two members of the
recently approved board of physi
clans This is the list: DR.. Henry
Gibbons Jr., DR.. Emmett Rixford, DR..
Emma S. Merritt, DR.. Z. L. Wemple,
DR.. Kate I. Howard, DR.. L. NJ. F.
Wanzer, DR.. George H. Palmer.
In the circular sent out by the re-
tirement committee this statement is
definitely made: 1T must be borne in
mind by all concerned that it is not
the purpose of the promoters and
keepers of the Teachers Annuity
Fund to provide an insurance against
accident, temporary disability or all
ment, but to furnish a permanent in
come to such teachers as are contrib
utors to the fund. and who in the OBJ
servance of their duties shall lose their
health beyond recovery
In order to save much annoyance
! and confusion in future a recommend
alton of retirement will in no case be
made by the committee to the Board
of Education until the applicant has
notified said committee of the pay
ment in full of all dues to the Annuity
Fund.
The members of the committee on
retirement, after much experience and
4 elaboration, have agreed that no
/ teacher who has left the School De-
partment in this city prior TO the
! passage of the annuity law has any
| moral or legal right to return to the
/ department merely in order to secure
! an annuity. The only application for
! an annuity which was absolutely re-
! fused by the committee was in a case
I of this kind.
Miss Frances L. Soule, who has
! taught long and faithfully in the de-
partment, for over thirty years, is the
! last ,annuitant to date who has been
/ retired.