The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
TEACHERS ORGANIZE
FOR PENSION FIGHT
Vote TO Take Any Fair Means
ITO Exact Rightful Dues
From City"
oyE VOICE OF PROTEST

~. retired teachers OF New York city
-, ,.s.erlay al the Hotel McAlpin to
- s,,p. Z, meet { c threatened cut In
,an,,on pay ments during the remainder
- ,be yeaI An organisation to be
, t,oun AS the Association OF the Retired
o"b,r. Of the. City of New York was
"rrcd ard resolutions calling On the
~sms,r, TO take any fair and honor
atie means to exact from the city of New
Vn,l and the Board of Education that
rh,eh slll. re rightfuly due them we're
passed.
% MAJ the perfect harmony OF tae meet
J ,.s Thomas VI. Meagan, one of the
,hyee men present among the 25O women.
Injected ~ the formation OF an organi-
,,ijon. lie brought in a minority re-
,o,, aga!us. 1 on the ground nat It was
unnecessary. lie proposed a resolution
sxnressing confidence In the Board OF
rduca:.on and suggested that after IT
vas passed they adjourn the meeting.
Wis resolution wal showed under by an
overwhelming opposition.
The meeting was called as a result OF
me recent report Of Comptroller Prem
a,resst. " lch showed a deficit In the
teachers retirement fund OF s215,000, or
Gin other words. that the 1919 retired
teachers cannot collect more than 55 per
cent. Of thc'r pensions for the last five
months Of 1915"
Mrs Margaret j. Fitzserald Lamson
OF Brooklyn. citing as temporary chair
man and later as permanent president,
made an urgent appeal 20 the teachers to
Ne AT all times wide awake to the ur-
rerry Of the situation confronting them.
tsrecia,ly since many retired teachers
-
and the delay or failure to receive I EN-
will entail great hardship. She insisted
on the necessity OF an organization to
res. the valid claims OF the retired
saehers against the city. which, she
SAYS. are about 20 be repudiated by the
Comptroller. In "A communication sent
% the retired teachers. according TO her
statement. the Comptroller d ys II is not
known wha tie amount Of the Septem-
her payment will be. or IL any payment
a. all will he made, and that future pay
nsnts are uncertain.
Mss Isabelle Ennis, representing the
AIS class teachers organized by Brook-
hn. presented to the meeting one OF the
suggestions which City Chamberlain
Bruere proposed as n remedy to meet
the payments until a permanent pro-
rramne can be adopted by the Legisla-
ture. Miss ennis said her organization
~ active teachers was willing to adopt
the Eruere plan for the sake OF the
retired teachers and that she felt all
elementary teachers would readily agree
Y the question were put to them.
Briefly the Bruer suggestion IL yolun-
tary contribution by active elementary
teachers OF . per cent. OF their salaries
FOR the remaining months OF the year.
which contributions would be refunded
by the city on the establishment Of the
fund on a permanent basis.
The proposal was vigorously opposed
b. Miss Carolyn Emmanuel. former
principal OF Public School so, Man
haitian. on the ground that the ele-
mentary teachers are in no way respon-
sble for the condition OF the retirement
fund and that they should not be called
m to make the sacrifice. Miss En-
manuel asserted that she was strongly
opposed to ans measure which smacked
~ charity and that the crisis should be
put squarely up to the Board OF Educa-
ton. No action was taken on the sug-
gestlon.
Mrs Lamson was elected head of the
association and Mrs. Mary NJ. Lilly, a
Brooklyn lawyer, vas chosen for secre-
tayy and treasurer. There were five
vCe-presidents elccted-Mrs. Lucy H..
Lewis, Frank NJ. Bogart, Miss Carolyn
Emmanuel. Miss Margaret Mehafy and
Ms Harriet q. Bra!nnard.
4 committee on watchfulness. COM
posed of all the officers, was named for
the purpose Of comforting with the
Comptroller and the Board Of Education