Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
Anna Buchanan and Molly Tenn
pIeton to Retire From
Public Schools.
THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE.
faithfulness of the Two Well known
Educators 20 be Rcwardcd--Thc y
First Pensions Granted.

For the first time since the establish
ment Of the teachers pension fund, Two
teachSFs applied for and were granted
pensions 70 be drawn from H. at o
meeting OF the teachers retirement
commission in the rooms Of the boari
OF education. at the city and county
building. this morning
Thirty long years OF steady and faitn-
ful service to the commonwealth in
educating children in the public schools
won the reward OF net monthly pens
sion OF 5000 FOR the next two years
and $3.50 per month for the remainder
Of her life Tor Miss Anna h. Buchanan.
teacher In the English department
OF the Salt Lake high school.
Miss Molly TempletOn will receive a
net monthly pension OF s2370 for the
next two years, ana $3.50 per month
Tor the remaining years OF her life
Miss TempletOn has been teaching ina
the Oquirrh school
An interesting history attaches to
each case. Miss Buchanan has taught
In salt Lake for rs years. ana on thu
outside for II yers, receiving total
slary of s2l,5s195 during that time
Under the law, she Is required 20 pay
into the teachers pension fund I per
cent OF the total salary received or
s2l5.6S One-half Of her average yearly
salary for the last I'VE years is si7t.Jq.
which is the amount Of pension granted
70 her THIS money she asked 10 Dc
divided into 10 parts. making a MONTH
" pension of $39 30. She asked that the
I per cent from past salary received
by her and paid into tho pension fund
or S256S. devided into "A payments u
Ss6s each. which viii Re deducted from
her monthly pension OF $3.50. leaving
a net pension OF 5000 for two years TO
come. and after that sss.sO per month
for the rest OF her life. Miss Buchanan
Is more than GO years OF age. She has
cared for and supported relatives all
OF the time that she mas taught In the
public schools during the last 30 years
and Is pow broken in health and prac-
tically without a means OF livelihood.
being unable 20 teach any longer The
pension, coming at this time OF need.
Is a friend indeed to the aged woman
and will be OF great benefit 20 her.
HAS TAUGHT THIRTY YEARS.
Miss Molly Tetnpicton has taught in
salt Lake City for ls years. and on the
outside for - years During the 80
years OF school work. she has received
SlIals.as in salary. l per cent Of which
must be paid into the pension fund
one half of her average annual salary
FOR the last five years Is $3.50. and that
Is the amount % pension granted her
This VIII make an average monthly
pension OF $1,000. This amount. less
the $3.50 per month for "a months in
percentage due the pension fund from
her past salary. leaves her Q net pen
sion OF s231o for the next two year
After that. she will receive pension
OF $3.50 per month for the remainder
OF her life
The teachers pension FUND Is now
near 5000. but more money Is needed.
Miss Buchanan and Miss Templeton
are the only teachers who have awaited
themselves OF the advantages OF the
pension fund uD 10 this time.
There are only three sources OF in
crease for the pension fund FOR teach
err. one Is the ] per cent TO be de-
Quoted from each teachers salary
Another is in cases where teachers may
be ill not to exceed five days in any
one year when the board OF education
turns the money into the fund The
third source h from contributions or
requests made by public spirited peo-
pie who are interested IN the welfare
OF old teachers who have given the
best years OF their lives 20 the service
OF education