Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-12
Pensions for Public
School Teachers

The Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement Of Teaching has Just
issued its twelfth bulletin. dealing
with Pensions for Public School
Teachers.
| This bulletin describes in detail CIV
cry pension system for teachers in
the United States and gives reasons
for believing that the great majority
! Of them are socially unjust and fl
| nanciany unsound. The causes Of
| this unfortunate situation are indi
Gated in brief history of pension
| systems.
1n" development of sound pension
/ principles IS also traced, and recent
/ Developments i'll Massachusetts. New
/ York city, Illinois, and Pennsylvania
ar" described Us indicating the be.
! ginning OF reform.
FINALLY there is presented as an
I Improvement upon any pensions fol-
! teachers now III existence q suggest
| cd system of retiring allowances fo,
| teachers IN the state of Vermont
| 'P''' M, IiloSl compete aclU-
ariai ana financial data ever collect
ed for such a purpose.
Inc bulletin was prepared To-, the
\ committee on Salaries. Tenure. and
| PENSIONS of the National Education
! Association by Clyde Fust, secretar,
! OF the Carnegie Foundation. and T
l.. handel, Of the staff of the Foun-
cation
State House Chat
Angus Q. Campbell OF Foxcroft. :
member Of the Executive Counci
during the administration OF Coy
I'm. /. llaines, was an interested
spectator through tho session of III,
| Council on "Wednesday.
twelve men we're at one time in the
! Council chamber during the session
o. "hlch all but one Wore glasses
The lone exception was Councilo,
| Goweil. who has never vet beer
| obliged 10 use them and has no desire
| to begin now
| Fart OF the councillors had their
| pictures taken Wednesday by How
( ard. the photographer and the Others
Will attend to that important duty
| next week, in order that the usual
group picture of the Governor and
his Executive Council may join the
others on the walls OF the Executive
department.
Special orders have been issued
| from headquarters of the 3rd EeSi-
ment of Infantry of the Maine Ma
tional Guard transferring the school
Of instruction for officers of the end
Battalion from Augusta to Water
Vile Saturday and Sunday, Dec. IA
and 10. The orders read: Officers in
structlon schools for officers Of the
end Battalion and the Machine Gun
Co. Will hereafter be held at Water
vile, Me, quarters and subsistence
to be furnished as needed at the Elm
wood hotel sessions and place of in
struction as designated by the ma
jor commanding" Four schools have
been held SO far at Augusta and one
combined with the 1st Battalion held
at Portland. The sixth school aud
those following thereafter at BIZ
weekly intervals will be held at Wa
terville. Major Pepper. director of The
school, has designated the Armory Of
Co. 6, as the place for the sessions
Of the school. A five to six hour cx-
animation will be given the officers
Saturday evening covering the work
assigned for the last school.
The full board Of Charities and
Corrections have been in session at
the boards offices in the State House,
preparatory 20 closing their business
for the year and making their I'm
nual report. The members worked
nearly all night Tuesday night on
important matters.