South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-14
BECOME ONLYA STEPPING STONE TO MATFAON?
MODERN PENSION MORE ATTRACTU

part Of the teachers time but all OF IT, dAy1s
duties numerous for mention When the school
hours for the children the teacher remains
behind papers prepare part the next
days lesson. So that year in year the
days work is never done SAIL she added after
moment the happiest DAYS OF life spent in the
classroom watching the young mind develop under
your guidance"
CHANGE IN METHODS.
schools teaching. like all things else have with
passing years through a marked change so
marked in fact that these older teachers-teachers
perhaps five years agowoUId feel little home
in the environment The change has been brought
about little by little until It has affect the
teachers themselves has slight
feelings Of dissatisfaction the part those directly
with the schools. The school systems
instituted for the purpose Of creating higher efficiency
IN every branch of the school has become more and
insistent demands the teachers so that
school teaching today is not the attractive OF
professions II the face Of all this there hundreds
and hundreds each year enrolled in the
At a recent there were 12214s teachers
including both and women, I'm the public schools
Of the United States. This number excluding all tho
private professors also professors
of colleges and girls schools etc The city school OF
South Bend had 258 registered teachers in their
year while the private schools
for boys and girls in the city have their list Of
teachers.
TWO RETIRE THIS YEAR
But OF the teachers from the local public school
retred this and will receive their first pension
They Miss Grace 8 Wilcox 521 ". Washington
av- and Miss Isabelle Kennedy. Kingsbury Ind Miss
Eliza Ebberson. 211 W Lasalle and Calvin Moon
947 Seventh ST., River Park both teachers retired
= number Of years will receive the pension
benefits also.
Miss Wilcox is 2 graduate Of the South Bend hfRh
school in the class Of 1878. Her father. Benjamin
Wilcox served superintendent OF the city schools
four years. from 1871 until 1875 Miss wilcox Is
gwen credit IS years Of service, having taught
almost continuously during that time. Miss Wilcox
believes there wasn't than two three weeks
time during years OF service that she absent
because Of illness nor for any other cause She retired
this year from the grammar school where she had
taught reading When asked about work teacher
Miss Wilcox said Why there's not much to tell only
tnat finished my work with feeling OF pleas
You see" she said, Il could teaching for
while yet but I wanted 20 quit before was broken
down in health so that 7 could enjoy myself"
Miss Kennedy has taught more years than Miss
Wilcox She IS al present staying at the home OF her
Kingsbury where she expects % spend most
cf her time Miss Kennedy taught history for
years in the grammar school, retiring from there.
Miss Ebberson had been public school teacher for
So years retirement from service five years
ago She had taught school longer possibly than
Moon had the distinction ~ holding the Office Of
superintendent of schools longer than other person
all years since the building of the first high
school Moon served IS from 1891 until 1903
hen he
The large number Of teachers employed and IRE
unusually long service rendered by teacher
along with popular demand has necessitated the
adjustment retirement fund On ~ the states
The need Of some means bv which teachers would
provided their old age. has been urgent. Teach
ING saps youth vitality after and n
the teachers broken in health and UNIT
service occupation they might desire % then
BEGINNINGS OF PENSIONS
years previous setting aside OF these
funds by the states small local units provided ty Che
teachers themselves sought care for the retirlrg
teachers. Until 1913 when The south Bend school
board for pension fund for IFS teachers te
city schools had made provision Cor its INSTRUCTOR
after their retirement from active service AT
ng Of the school board with the teachers was decided
so arrange FOR the establishment OF fund be
cunulcted through taxation upon the members who
Joined the unic zach teacher was co contribute
certain Of money. the amount 20 De JUDGED
jaacit should t5ere be ary was - be supplied .-
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