Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15
REPORTED BY Committee
Measure Has Approval Of the Dis
trict Commissioners.
PROVIDES NINE TRUSTEES
Two Funds Set Aside and the
Method Prescribed for Their
Accumulation.


teachers Of the District public schools
after they have grown old in the serv-
ice. or who have become incapacitated.
either mentally or physically. will be
introduced in Congress. probably tomor-
row.
Announcement to that effect was made
today by Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, vice
president Of the board Of education, and
chairman of special committee ap-
pointed by the board to draw up a re-
tirement bill. The other members of the
committee are Henry P. Blair and Ernest
H. Daniels.
In introducing the bill directly through
its own representatives the board Of edu-
cation is creating q precedent. as hereto
fore the bills have been sent first to the
District Commissioners. Although the
measure will not be taken into Congress
by the board Of Commissioners. the COM
mittee Of the board Of education con-
ferred with these officials last week and
adopted several changes suggested by
them It Is because the bill is directly
from the board of education. rather than
the Commissioners, IT is explained, that
the board will have it introduced.
Regarded as Satisfactory.
The measure was described by Mrs
Mussey today as being a safe bill and
one that will work we'll. She is very op-
timistic concerning 1t and believes It will
pass.
Two funds are provided by the new
measure for the retirement OF the teacn-
ers, a permanent and an annuity funo.
The permanent fund will consist of 'all
gifts. legacies, donations. beQuests ana
devises made over to 1t: the tuition fees
of pupils residing outside the Distrlct
amounting to about 500 per year. and
any unused balance at the end OF each
fiscal year: provided that when the per
manent fund shall have reached $lOo.OOo
all moneys In excess shall be placed 10
the credit Of the annuity fund unless
otherwise specified in the original slft'
legacy, donation bequest or devise.
The annuity fund shall consist or IN
terest on the permanent fund. Ia per
cent Of the annual appropriation LOT
salaries for teachers. any balance to the
credit of teachers salaries at the END or
each fiscal year-not to exceed $lOOO,
|however-and per centum OF the salaries
of teachers to be deducted by the Com
(missioners monthly. The per centum VIII
be: Teachers having served ten years
or less, 1 per cent: teachers serving more
than ten years but less than twenty,
per cent, and teachers having served
twenty years or more. per cent. Inc
basis Of this deduction will be the near
est even 500 to the salary OF the teacher
Trustees to Have Charge.
A board of trustees. consisting of nine
teachers. three members OF the board OF
education, the superintendent or scnoois
ex officio, and the assistant superinteno-
ents of schools ex officto. VIII oe IN
charge of the fund, with power TO eject
it's own officers. and render decisions on
all applications for annuities. case may
be appealed from them. however. 10 the
board of educ,.tion. whose decision snali
be final The teachers on tniS DodIu al Q
to serve three years and VIII De eiecteo
from the primary, intermeoiate anu s.ed So
from each department. Two or eaeh
group of three will be white. whlie the
third one will be colored.
The teachers who will be entitled 10
the annuity are those VINO nave e. sen'eS 60
thirty years in day schools. fifteen OF
which years shall have been In the DIS
trict of Columbia: teachers who nave
served for a period or perlods aesie
eating twenty years, ten OF Whlcn
shall have been in the District. and
who shall be considered by the board
of trustees to be mentally or physically
wholly tncapacitated, and teachers who
have served at least five years and
less than twenty years in the District,
who are mentally or physically inca
pacitated.
Requisites for Eligibility.
No teacher will be eligible for the
annuity, however. until he is retired
from the service, or If he Is receiving
a similar pension from any other fund
Of another state. In speaking Of
tea chers. the bill designates the teach
ars of day schools: the superintendent
and assistant superintendent OF
schools. directors Of various depart