The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-19

also fortunate Ii, " having between 400
and 800 honorary M RENDERS VINO receive,
no benefits, but who pay; $40 per year
Iron pure sympathy for the cause. %
volt JfenietIibti Aioody's question 10 Inc
,spcctntors who wa tched n y. ~. G. a.
buiIy1Ing burning? How much do you
ssynipafhizc? asked 8of the plying by ;
Islanders brought. enough responses 10
pay for tebuildlng. &. 4. y y.
rhine falls me TO give you the plans
now In, successful operation In New
York. Brooklyn and Cincinnati. but \
shall close with n Chicago There the
teachers have $4,000 OF an invested
fund. They pay one per cent ANNUALLY,
which adds si5 900 per year, They pay
|.thlrty-slx teachers retired on account OF
age or. health $500 per year. Lately IN
Chicago the question has arisen, May
these retired teachers take unto them
selves q lesser half?" Detroit has de-
cided, NO. that n teacher cannot be
permitted two such luSuries us a pen,
sion and n husband" n
We INVEST Virginia may profit by the
experience Of the pioneers In this work
and select the best method. which seems
to be one per cent. tax and q permanent
fund. We can all see that II would
take many years OF payment at one per
cent. before we could begin paying oal
to those who are ready to retire. u
then becomes necessary for us to use
other means 10 establish permanent
fund. Weiwould either be obliged to-
tax ourselves for larger sum than one
per cent. to begin our funds or collect
money as did the teachers OF other
cities by n,eanp OF concerts, lectures, etc.
I am sure you NIL agree with me that We
do not want TO give a fair or bazaar and
sell painted pin cushions or peanut
dolls, For the present, let us leave the
method to the committee which may be
appointed to consider ways and means.
I have copy OF the Ohio state pension
law showing that our near nelghbors
are ahead OF us ready 10 begin work.
Can we not have all our legislative mat7
ter ready for '9g. when our state legis-
lature Will be In session? I, 3.
The permanent fund has been found
TO be necessary. The strongest objec-
ton to the. whole ochcme seems to be
this point--that we must raise q per-
manent fund II I'VE hope for success.
Having once established that, and add
ing to It yearly by our payment OF one
per cent. We can be sure that the proper
provisions are al. made. II we give a
fair equivalent for money we have a
right to raise this fund In any way we
choose. No one blames a church, u
lodge, or any organization which odds to
Its finances by feir business means.
have heard OF one board OF education
that ktpHI.. rat ha
salaries Just the amount they we're pay
Ing into the pension fund. This did not
happen In land called Eutopia, either.
Much work awaits us. To interest all
the teachers Of the state. Our state az
sociatioE meets here In July. Can we
not then do much work for tho cause?
To get our bill ready for the legislature.
To have some active worker present It
for us. To begin upon our permanent
fund? m lld5E 5s 80
No work was ever planned and car
ried to completion that did not encppn-
ter obstacles. It has been proved that
the plan is practical. We can do what
others have done. II We have the willing
hearts. ~,
Let US consider some OF the objec-
tons. It Is said that the young teach.
c-s will not Join. Such has not been the
case In other cities and states. They
have been the most willing, generous
workers. Why should their hearts be
closed to their own sisters and brothers
In the profession and generous to every
outside call? They are the workers up
on whom We depend In our churches.
Why not in something so truly good as
this work will be? No matter how gay
and light the heart may be. We cannot
see an old forsaken man or woman pass
US by without little shud dering feel
ing that such might be our fate and
the consequent desire follows to. be
willing to help to escape 1t. We need
not fear for the young teachers with
the ardor of youth. their fresh enthusi-,
asms. their willing hands to help 9th.
ers, even II no fear Of the future has
yet come to them. Thine is like great
bird ever on the wing" The story OF the
years is told so rapidly that the TWEEN
ty-flve years OF service have passed as
tale that is told" Far OF as II looks
our young teachers know that age may
come to them some day. 255
Another suggestion rather than OBJ
lection, Is. Why not induce your teach
ers to take up life insurance and an
nuities? To this. must reply that
wise as Is the plan, we could get very
few of the older teachers, and think
none of the young to Join.
In youth It does seem SO much like
giving something for nothing to be pay
Ing into life Insurance for old age. At
twenty years OF age, with what incred-
ulous amusement girl listens 70 the
earnest. appeals OF q life insurance
agent. Forty years old indeed Z She
feels half offended that he could: sug-
gest such thing to her. She. doesn't
tell him. but down deep in her. heart
she has an idea that Prince Charming Is
coming and will be glad to care for her.
and attend to such things as life jinsur-
ance himself. AT least. that is how the
nineteenth century girl feels. Perhaps
this coming twentieth century girl will
&c more independent.
And, then, what teacher can give at
one sum $40 or $50 per year toward
life insurance.? Does not all this bring
us back to plan that Is feasible, to
pay a few cents per month, few dol
lars In year, and enjoy the present
life, to spend the rest of her salary as
she should In to-day's needs and not be
constantly harassed by the fear OF the