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Show ities for other teachers in other papers and other cities to keep in touch with their own pupils, at the time when friendliness of a grown-up to boys and girls „ just starting out in life IpFy prove really useful. New York City retired la^t I February fifty-eight teachers'/ and has retired "about seventy teachers thus far this fall, with many more applications coming in," as I am informed by our ever-obliging secretary, Magnus Gross. Superintendent Corson, of Newark, N. J., informs me that twenty-four principals and teachers have been retired there since last November. Mr. William Dick, secretary and business manager of the "School District of Philadelphia," writes me that last February twenty-two teachers were retired for age, and in June twenty-five more. These retirements were for age alone,, in addition to those retired for disability. In Boston and in many other large cities systematic retirement of teachers is going on every term. These figures for New York, Newark and Philadelphia, representing three States, may 6 |