Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18
PENNIES BY The MILE
Women Teachers of Vermont at
Work on Retirement Fund.
Income VIII he Used for Aid Of Long
time or Otherwise Deserving
instructors in the Public
schools Of the State.

by the Vermont Women Teacherr club
10 the Incorporation of the Teachers Re-
tirement Fund association for the Dur
pose of receiving donations and beauests
and distributing the revenue for the aid
of deserving teachers who have taught
in the State q years or Of teachers. who.
by reason of age or n!lrmties have be-
come incapacitated for further service in
the public schools of the State
Such retirement fund associations have
been formed In % of the States of the
Union, including three of the New Eng
land States.
The board OF managers of the associa-
ton is composed of the following: Chair
man. Miss Caroline 8 Woodruff OF st.
Johns bury. Principal Rose Lucia Of Mont
poller. Miss Alberta Reeman of St. AL
bans, Gov John A. Mead. Supt Mason s.
Stone, ex-ofilcio.
REGULATIONS GOVERNING AID.
The income of such fund as may be in
the possession of the association shall be
used as follows, except as hereinafter
specified:
Glass !. To pay to every teacher so de-
string. who has taught in the public
Il
term Of years not less than 30 each year
OF which consisted OF not less than -
weeks Of five days each. q sum Of money
equal to one-half the amount Of the larg-
est salary received by such teacher in
said State, for the balance of such teach
er's life
Class ? To pay to every teacher SO
desiring, who has taught in public schools
for term of 30 years, of the above said
length. the last 20 of which shall have
been taught in the State Of Vermont
such sum of money as above specified
Class 3 TO give aid, ny means of the
income from the said fund. to deserving
teachers who. by reason OF age or in
hrmities have b"come incapacitated for
further service in tie public schools. the
amount Of such aid TO ne determined by
tho board OF managers
lrincipals oc schools and supcrintcn-
dents mot town are here classed as
teachers. and teachers in normal schools
are here cldS,ed as teachers in public
schools.
No teacher can become A beneficiary
until % he provides documentary evil
dcnce satisfactory to the board of man
ayers that no Is entitled by length OF
service. or age. or infirrnity to be placed
on the retired list, and (2) until sat.sfac-
tory documentary proof il provided as TO
the amount Of largest salary received in
the state OF Vermont. and 60 unless such
teacher actually retires from paid work
r. public schools on tie payment OF such
proportion OF money as herein above
mentioned
hfa Of
right, until the income from said retire
mcnt fund shall become adequate to pay
all pensions at the rate herein above
specified, to pay all pensions according to
fair proportion. which shall he regu-
lated by the amount Of income from said
retirement fund and also by the num-
her Of teachers whose names have been
placed on the retirement list. or to pay
full pensions to those of class one be-
fore pensions ire paid to those OF classes
two and three, and 10 pay full pensions
TO class two before paying pensions to
class three.
The board of managers also reserves
the right to apply the revenue from said
retirement fund to said fund. aging no
pensions, until su,h time as in the judg-
rnent Of the hoard said revenue shall be
large enough tn make tho beginning of
payments eXpedient.
RAISING FUNDS.
After considering various methods Of
raising funds, the officers Of the assoria-
ton decided upon the mile Of pennies"
scheme. To carry out this method of So
liciting funds. slips Of strong paper a
foot long and about two inches wide
with places for pennies in each have
been prepared, ON each slip Is the in
scrption "One Nile of Pennies, sSi4 So
benefit of Vermont Teachers Retireme Mt
Fund"
Several weeks ago an active campaign
vas inaugurated in Brattleboro 10 raise
u part of the S9DO,UO the amount which
j. necessary to make "A foundation for the
work of the association, The teachers
of Montpelier, Bellows Fails, Proctor,
Rutland, ST. Johnshury ana of some other
towns have taken up the work. Rutland
and st. Johnsbury are trying 70 raise
one-half mile of pennies and each of
the other towns one-fourth Of a mile,
The teachers OF burlington held a meet
Ing Friday afternoon and made plans
for their campaign and hope to raise one
half mile of pennies which Is 2,6fO feet
and is equivalent to sa22.12. The teach
ers themselves are to secure the funds
and the small amount asked for ought
20 meet with "A ready response from
every parent or person interested in the
schools of Vermont.
Among the women of the State who
| have given the association their supper,
are Dean Bertha NJ Terrll of the Uni
| versity of Vermont, Mrs Fletcher u
| Proctor Of Proctor, Mrs, Clarke Z, Fits
| Of i5rattleboro and several others
| Consdera bly, less than two per cent
of the teachers OF the State are eligible
| for retirement under the provisions Of
| the association and in view Of the com
| paratvelY small number of superannu-
| ated teachers, the members of the assO
| citation believe their campaign will pro
vide q sufficient foundation to carry ou
| the work,