The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-10
VETERAN CITY
TEACHERS FACE
LOSS OF JOBS
Board to Work Out Rule to
Automatically Retire
Aged instructors.

Sixteen veteran Indianapolis
school teachers who have taught
from forty to t11ty-three years face
involuntary retirement in June.
Forty-nine teachers, who have
taught forty years or are 68 years
old, were given temporary one-year
contracts last May before the teach
ers' tenure law went into effect. Two
since have died and a third resigned.
The temporary contract was re-
quired in order for the board to work
out a satisfactory retirement rule.
Under the teacher tenure law they
could not have been forced to re-
sign without a hearing.
The board tonight is expected to
consider rule automatically retir
ing teachers who have taught forty
years and are 60 years old.
Commissioner Charles w. Kern
declared some older teachers, unable
physically to teach, continue at their
posts for sentimental reasons, al
though eligible to retire on pen
Sions.
Some Walk With Canes
Several walk with canes, others
have to be hauled to school in
taxicabs and have to be helped into
buildings and their rooms" he said.
Miss Emma Donnan, 76, principal
at School 10, is both the oldest
teacher in the Indianapolis school
system, and has taught the longest
ffty-three and one-half years.
Miss Laura Donnan, II, of Short
ridge high school is the second old
est. She has taught fifty-one years
Three teachers are 70, Miss Anna
J. Griffith, Manual Training High
School, who has taught fifty-one
years; Eugene Mueller, forty-siX
years, and Miss Angelina Carey,
forty-nine and one-half years, both
of Shortridge.
Miss Lizzie Stearns. II, School 81
principal, and Miss Lillian Smith, II,
School SIS, who have taught fifty and
one-half and thirty-nine and one
half years respectively, are the next
Oldest teachers.
Others Are Affected
Other teachers who would be
affected by the proposed retirement
rule, include: Miss Mary B. KnOwl-
ton, TO- School IL principal, At years;
Miss Sara Youtsey, 70, School 20,
5O5 years; Miss Kate Metcalf, 10,
School SO. Al years; Miss Nettie
Downey, 70, School %, "a years;
Miss Ida Stickney, SO, School 2, 81
years; Miss Martha Rihl, SO, School
25, 40 years; Miss Mary Gilkison,
SO, School 20, Az years; Miss Emily
Halls, SO, School SO principal, 2812
years; Miss Martha Griffith, 60,
School 10, 46 years; Miss Ida Geary,
So School 80 principal, AZ years, and
Miss Florence Bass, School Sc, 48
years.
Additional teachers who have
taught forty years and who would
be affected within a few years by
he proposed retirement rule include:
Miss Alice Cullen, 81. school s, forty
four years; Miss Dorothy David 81, School
Duthie, 66' School So, forty-five and one
half years; Miss Jessie Smith, Sc, School
90, principal, forty-one and one-halt years;
Miss Helena Williams 66, School IA, forty
five years; Miss Alice O'Hair. 66, School
81 principal, forty-siX years; Miss Alta
Medaris. 66. School 81, forty-one years;
Miss Rosa M. R. Mikels, &c, Shortridge
Miss Mabel West, IS. Manual Training
forty-two and one-half years: Miss Eliza
beth Forsythe, IS. Scnool %, htty-slX
wears: Miss Corrinne Ran, g.. School 50,
forty-fiv years; Miss Belle Sawyer, o.
School s. forty-three and one-half years;
Miss Irene Ecter "a, School 40 forty-two
wears: Miss Lulu c. Grove. "a. Shortridge.
forty years; Miss Alice Forsythe, g.
School a. forty-three years; Miss Ger
trude Thatcher g. School 81, principal
forty three and one-half years; Miss Belle
OH&ir 63. Shortridge. forty-two years;
Ada Matthe, &c. School 6, forty-three and
one-half years; w. S. Hiser. 81, Manual
Training. fOTty-one years.
Miss Viola Pence, 81, School 20. prln-
cipal forty-two years; Miss Ella Pedlow;
Gil School %. principal. forty-one and
one-haif years; Miss Mary Buckley. 60,
School T. principal. forty and one
half years Miss Jessie IngerSoll so,
school SO. fortY-tWo and one-hat years
Miss Dorothy Wenner, 60, School 81,
principal forty-tWo and one-half years.
Miss Eliza King, 60, School 9. forty-one
and one-half years, Miss Nathalie Con-
nelly SO. School 38, principal. forty
wears Miss Lula Case. So. School az,
forty-one years. and Miss Frances Hull.
SIS. School al, principal fortY-one years.