The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28


Retirement salaries" or pensions for
school teachers who have served Ger
tain number OF years in the department
were fndorsed by the council of educa-
tion Of the California teachers associa-
lion at the meeting held yesterday in
the Mission high school. The gather
ing was preliminary to the forty-third
annual meeting Of the California teach
ers' association, which begins this aft
ernOOn ia Dreamland pavilion. The
subject OF the retirement salaries was
thoroughly discussed at the meeting Of
the council held yesterday afternoon,
and only one Voice-that of Superin-
lendent J. ". McClymOnds of the Oak
land school department-was raised
against it,
WILL SUBMIT MEASURE
At the conclusion Of the open discus
sion the council, which is selected by
thc association from it's membership.
went into executive session and by vote
decided TO submit TO the association the
text Of the retirement salary bill, pre-
pared by the Berkeley teachers asso-
citation, for submission TO the iegisla-
lure at the next session. Prof. Alex
Lanee Of The University of California
was the chief advocate of the measure
9. r. heyes of the Oakland high
school was reelected president of the
council, and g L. Biedenbach, principal
Of the Mckinley school of Berkeley.
was elected secretary, vice J. W. Nc
Clymonds, who was not up for re-elec-
lion.
At the morning session of the council
ol education the subject articulation
OF elementary and secondary schools
was discussed at length.
While the council =of education was
meeting in the Mission high school the
county institute of Contra Costa coun-
ty WAS meeting in the same building
The county institute of Sonolna was
meeting in the Washington grammar
school at Washington and Mason
streets, and the Alameda county instI-
tute was meeting in. Idora park.
RECEPTION HELD
Last. evening the teachers OF the san
Francisco school department gave a re-:
ception TO the California teachers as
ISOLATION in the colonial ballroom At
the ST Francis hotel, which was largely
attended.
The California teachers association
viii be in session until Thursday and
1fe various county Institutes will hold
sessions in connection with. the associa-
tiDn meeting The county teachers Will
attend the sessions of the. association
and tie section meetings. Prominent
spea kers viii address the convention
The discussion on the retirement sal
ary project for teachers was opened
yesterday afternoon by Prof. Alexis +.
Lange. Of the University of California
lie said that he preferred to have the
plan known as retirement salary
rather than as "A pension. The bill pro
Nioes that any public school teacher
who shall have reached the ge of SO
and who shall have served as a teacher
or sclfOei superintendent or sunerUis-
frre~ r-Ercn q a.4rs
traitor for so years, at least 20 of which
shall have been in the public schools
Of this state, shall receive upon retire.
lnent sfter such service a retirement
salary payable quarterly, which salary
shall be equal TO half of the avera ge
salary for the 10 years preceding the
retirement There Is further pro-
vision that any one having served 20
years and is forced TO retire Oh account
OF any mental or physical disability
shall receive a retirement salary on the
same basis.
EDUCATOR URGES PROJECT
Professor Lange pointed out that
railroads provide pensions for their
employees on the ground that they Sc
cured a return in devotion and LOYALTY
OF service through that means. In
the matter of school pensions" said
Professor Lange, this. county is on a
par with Turkey. Greece. Spain and
Russia" He asserted that with pro
vision made by the state for the future
OF teachers, better men and women
would be drawn into the work
DR. Richard Boone of the University
of California declared that system of
retirement salaries would improve the
standards of the schools.
superintendent J. W McClymonds OF
Oakland declared that he could not find
himself in accord with the speakers
who had preceded him. He feared that
the introduction of the pension system
would Danish thrift and in that way
deteriorate the character Of the
teachers.
Professor Thomas OF the University
OF California thought that such an
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