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BIENNIAL REPORT

of the

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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDED
JUNE 30, 1951

Published by order of the

BOAED OF EDUCATION

BOSWELL B. HODGKIN
. Superintendent of Public Instruction

Chairman State Board of Education

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KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

BOSWELL B. HODGKIN, Superintendent Public Instruction, Chairman

CHARLES J. HAYDON, JR., Springﬁeld VIRGIL D. PICKLESIMER, Whitesburg

JOHN M. HUNNICUTT. 301 Deverill, Ludluw

MRS. J. KIDWELL GRANNIS, Flemings-
“*3 RUMSEY TAYLOR, Princeton

A. E. MEYZEEK, 1701 w. Chestnut
Louisville

CHARLES B. STACY, Pineville

"‘WILLIAM D. CHILTON, Secretary

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
HODGKIN, BOSWELL B., Superintendent of Public Instruction
YOUNG, GORDIE, Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction

BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION
YOUNG, GORDIE, Head of the Bureau

DIVISION OF SCHOOL LAW

DIVISION OF PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
*DODSON, MARVIN, Director
VICKERS, JOHN, Director

DIVISION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
THURMAN, PAUL W., Director
BRYANT, WILLIAM 0., Assistant Director

DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
MILLS, ROBERT L., Director
GREENE, ROBERT L., Educationist
FLEGE, R. E, Educationist

DIVISION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY
WILLIAMS, J. B., Director
JUETT, GAYLE, Assistant Division Director

BUREAU OF FINANCE
“CHILTON, WILLIAM B., Head of the Bureau

DIVISION OF FINANCE
*CHILTON, WILLIAM B., Director
GARRISON, EARL E., Assistant Director
*KASH, SHELBY, Supervisor of Local District Accounting
MARTIN, ROBERT B., Supervisor of Research and Statistics
ALEXANDER, SAMUEL, Accounting Supervisor
HOOKS, N. T., Accounting Supervisor
JONES, JOHN A., Accounting Supervisor
*LAWRENCE, ROY LEE, Accounting Supervisor
ROSCHI, W. W., Accounting Supervisor

DIVISION OF CENSUS AND ATTENDANCE
WARD, C. T., Director
HOGE, ANNE, Administrative Assistant

BUREAU OF INSTRUCTION
GODMAN, MARK, Head of the Bureau

DIVISION OF SCHOOL SUPERVISION
WALTON, MOSS, Director
TAYLOR, SAM, Assistant Director
GALLOWAY, LOUISE, Supervisor of School Libraries
YOUNG, WHITNEY, Consultant in Negro Education
, TAYLOR, L. N., Supervisor of Negro Education (Retired)
‘Resigned

DIVISION OF TEACHER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
COMBS. LOUISE, Acting Director
*TRAVELSTEAD, CHESTER, State Coordinator In-Service Training
EDMONDS, FRED, Regional Supervisor, In-Service Training
TAYLOR, CLAUDE, Regional Supervisor, In-Service Training
VENABLE, TOM 0., Regional Supervisor, In-Service Training
WILDER, O. 13., Supervisor of Certiﬁcation
O’DONNELL, LOUISE, Administrative Assistant
DIVISION OF FREE TEXTBOOKS
TRIPLETT, ISHMAEL, Director
DIVISION OF HEALTH EDUCATION
WHALIN, E. E., Director
DIVISION OF EDUCATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
RETHERFO‘RD, GWEN, Director
EDWARDS, STELLA A., Administrative Assistant
DIVISION OF MORAL AND SPIRITUAL EDUCATION
TYDINGS, J. MANSIR, Director

BUREAU OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
ARMSTRONG, WATSON, Head of the Bureau
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

HILTON, E. P., Director

WILSON, S. S., Assistant Director

ARCHER, M. L., Supervisor

BALL, EDWARD E., Supervisor

' BOTTO, M. M., Supervisor 5

COX, FLOYD, Supervisor

ESHAM, C. F., Supervisor

GROGAN, BOBBIE R., Supervisor

LAMAR, CARL, Supervisor

MONTGOMERY, W. 0., Supervisor

MOORE, BUELL G., Supervisor

THRELKELD, J. ERNEST, Supervisor

POWELL, EARLE V., Ofﬁce Manager, Institutional On-Farm Training Program

DIVISION OF HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION

WILLIAMSON, MARY LOIS, Director ‘,

VAUGHAN, MARY BELL, Assistant Director ‘

MELTON, JANE, Supervisor

PORTER, FANNIE, Supervisor

BOTTS, ANNIE MARY, Supervisor, School Lunch Program

LEWIS, JANE 8,, Supervisor, School Lunch Program

MOORES, LAURA PREWITT, Supervisor, School Lunch Program

MOSS, WILLIE, Supervisor, School Lunch Program

DIVISION OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
WILSON, HAROLD G., Director
MARTIN, FRED A., State Coordinator
SALLING, ROBERT W., Supervisor, On-the-Job and Institutional Training Program
McGOWN, JAMES R., Inspector, On-the-Job and Institutional Training Program
DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION \
BALDREE, W. HICKMAN, Director
PATRICK, OLNEY M., Chief Rehabilitation Services
REED, JOHN 8., Supervisor, Services for the Blind
LEONARD, DR. T. P., Medical Consultant
MOORE, CLEVELAND, Area. Supervisor, Lexington '
ALLEN, LINDSEY E., Area Supervisor, Louisville
DUGAN, DAWSON D., Senior Counselor, Ashland
HEATH, FLENOR M., Senior Counselor, Somerset \
HUDSON, LEONARD L., Senior Counselor, Bowling Green '
MONROE, JACK G., Senior Counselor, Harlan
RUSSELL, MRS. FRANCIS, Junior Counselor, Lexington
TRAYLOR, ROBERT E., Counselor. Madisonville I
YOUNG, WILL, Counselor, Paducah
COX, CHARLES E., Industrial Placement Specialist for the Blind
KLOPFENSTEIN, LOLA, Counselor, Covington
THOMS, VIOLA, Junior Counselor, Louisville

Anglin, Martha
Baker, Marjorie
Baker, Virgilene
Bradley, Elizabeth
Burke, Joan
Campbell, Mary
Campbell, Willena
Church, Helen
Clasby, Alice
Clifton, Frances
Collins, Mary Lee
Davis, Sara H.
Davis, Sarah L.
Duncan, Sarah
Dungan, Peggy

Grugin, Betty
Hall, Sara
Harrod, Louise
Hickey, June
Hill, Edna. Jo
Hodgkin, Mildred

Hutcherson, Clara Jane

Johnson, Lois
Johnson, Vivian
Jones, Emily
Jones, Jessie
Kagin, Elizabeth
Kershaw, Clara
King, Barbara
Lauthner, Letty

CLERICAL ASSISTANTS (State Oﬂ'ice)

Muhleman, Erwin C.
Nash, Katherine
Norman, Dorothy
O’Donoghue, Ceil
Parker, George Ella
Parker, Pettit

Pope, Josephine
Rodgers, Elois
Schooler, Mary Lou
Sharon, Jean

Shaw, Marie

Smith, Imogene
Smither, Elizabeth
Strassner, Josephine
Stucker, Emma H.

Figg, Leoma Mahoney, Marie Thomas, Tacie
Gibson, Linda McDaniel, Ruth Walters, Grace T.
Gill. Jane McGarey, Inez Webster, Lillian
Glenn, Nettie J. Merkely, Elundor Wiley, Mildred
Greenwell, Clara Ann Moss, Helen

MISCELLANEOUS

Atwell, Hugh 0., Building Tradesman
Baxter. Junius, Storekeeper

Bradshaw, Lucian, Janitor

Cardwell, Edward, Janitor

Craig, Robert F., Storekeeper
Greenwell, Donald, Storekeeper
Hulker, Roy, Dup. Equipment Operator
Mitchell, Elswol'th, Janitor

TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY
FRANKFORT

Board of Trustees

MARY J. MAGUIRE, Chairman, Lexington

L. C. CURRY, Vice Chairman, Bowling Green

JOHN FRED WILLIAMS, Ashland

WILLIAM S. MILBURN, Louisville

HON. BOSWELL B. HODGKIN, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Frankfort
HON. A. E. FUNK, Attorney General, Frankfort

HON. PEARL F. RUNYON, State Treasurer, Frankfort

Personnel
N. O. KIMBLER, Executive Secretary
VERA BECKHAM, Assistant Secretary
F. L. PHILLIPS, Accountant
LORA M. BLANFORD
HELEN MEADE
JEAN PULLIAM
WILMA LANDRUM
DOROTHY LATHREM
LOIS COLLINS

ANNA MAE CONNELLY
ALEAN McDONALD
SOPHIA JOHNSON
WILLIAM O. SPRINGATE
JO ANNE MAUER
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General Assembly of the

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL i

COIVIMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
FRANIQF'ORT

To the Governor and the

Commonwealth of Kentucky

I herewith submit the report of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction for the biennium ended June 30, 1951. This is in
compliance with Sections 57.140 and 156.250 of the Kentucky
Revised Statutes.

Part 1 represents the Report of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction and Part 2 contains statistical reports concerning
personnel and ﬁnance from the standpoint of the state at large
and from individual districts of the state. I should like to call
your attention to the Introduction, which points out some of the
accomplishments of the biennium, and calls attention to some
of the urgent needs for the program of education in Kentucky.

Respectfully submitted,

BOSWELL B. HODGKIN
Superintendent of Public Instruction

January 1, 1952

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter of Transmittal
Organization of the Department of Education

Part I

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Looking to the Future ......................................................................................
Teacher Retirement System ......... .....

Bureau of Administration ........ .......
Merger of Independent School Districts ..............................................
Educational Bulletins ...........

School Laws ..... ,
School Building and Grounds .......
School Building Survey ....... '.
Division of Pupil Transportation ..........................................................
Division of Surplus Property ............

Future needs of the Bureau

Bureau of Instruction ......................................................................................

Division of Supervision ..

' Elementary Schools ..........................................................................

High Schools ............................
Library Service ............. .. .......

Negro Schools

Health Education

Division of Teacher Education and Certiﬁcation ..............................

Division of Free Textbooks.

Division of Special Education for Handicapped Childi en ..............

Bureau of Vocational Education .....
Introductory Statement ........
Division of Agricultural Education ........................................................
Veterans Enrolled in Institutional On—Farm Training
Program ......... .. ...............
Division of Home Economics .
School Lunch Program ....................................................................
Division of Trade and Industrial and Distributive Education ........
Mayo State Vocational School .....................................................
Northern Kentucky State Vocational School ............................
West Kentucky Vocational Training School ..............................
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation ..................................................

Bureau of Finance .. ......

Division of Census and Attendance ......................................................
School Census ......
School Enrollment .........
Non- Enrollees

Division of Finance ................
Functions of the Division of Finance ..........................................
Equalization Apportionment
Per Capita and Teachers' Salaries ................................................
Length of School Terms ......
Tax Rates
Financial Statements
Sumary of Financial Reports for the Biennium ........................

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Part II
STATISTICAL TABLES

Tables Concerning Enrollment, Memberships, Census, High
School Graduates, Attendance, and Teaching Personnel ........ 827
General School Statistics 840

Financial Reports for the School Districts of Each Year of the
Biennium .............................................................................................. 876

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LIST OF TABLES

:3 Teachers’ Retirement System
Table A Membership 1940-51 .............................................. 725
76 ’ General Balance Sheet .......................................... 727

Condensed Aanalysis of Changes in Trust
Fund Balances July 1, 1950 to June 30,

1951 ............. 728
Schedule I Investments .............................................................. 729
Bureau of Administration
Table I-bg Plant Extensions and Cost of Extensions .......... 732
Table I-st Growth of Student Transportation ............ 734
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Bureau of Instruction
Table I Kentucky Independent School Districts (With
1 Fewer Than 500 White Census Pupils) ...... 740
‘ Table II-se Types of High School Organizations and
Number of each .............................................. 743
Table III—se High School Enrollments by Grades, Race,
and Control ...................................................... 744
" Table IV—se Complete High School Organizations Grouped
According to Size, Race, and Control ........ 744
Table V—se Number of High School By Years ...................... 745
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Table VI—se Enrollment by Years in Different Types of
High Schools .................................................... 746
Table VII-se High Schools Accredited Through Grade
TWelve (1909-1950) ........................................ 747

Table VIII-te Training Level of Employed Elementary and
Secondary Teachers in Kentucky.
1940~41 1944-45 1946-47 1948-49

1949-50 1950—51 .............................................. 754
Table IX-te Number of Qualiﬁed and Emergency Teachers
_ Employed During the Past Decade ............ 755
j Table X—te Number of Certiﬁcates Issued or Re-issued 757
‘ Table Zia-ft Textbook Expenditures, Grade Enrollments,
\ etc. ...... .. ............ 761
Table XII-ft Number of Textbook Orders ................................ 762
a Table XII-ft Present Cost of Textbooks for Required
Subjects .............................................................. 762
Table XIV-ft Present Cost of Textbooks for Optional
Subjects . 763

Table XV-ft Textbook Sales and Fines by School Years ...... 763

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Table II-ve
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Table IV-ve
Table V-sl

Table VI-t 86 1

Table VII-do

Table VIII-ve

Table IX—t 85 1

Bureau of Finance

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Table VII-c

LIST OF TABLES—Continued

Bureau of Vocational Education

Number of Persons Enrolled in Programs of
Vocational Agriculture .........................

Expenditures for Vocational Agriculture ..........

Veterans Enrolled in Institutional On-Farm
Training Program By School Districts ......

Number of All Day Departments, Young
Adult Program and Adult Programs
in Home Economics and Food Conser-
vation Adult Courses, and Enrollment,
by Years ............................................................

Reimbursement Received Each Year for
School Lunch Programs, Number of
Schools Receiving Reimbursement and
Number of Children Participating during
the Peak Month of Operation ....................

Number of Students in Trade and Industrial
Classes ................................................................

Number of Students in Distributive Occupa-
tions Education Classes ................................

Disbursements of Federal and State Funds to
all Area Vocational Schools ..........................

Number of High School Teachers in Trade
and Industrial and Distributive Educa-
tion and the Amount of Reimbursement
from Federal Funds for these Programs

Number of Census Children by County and
Independent Districts from 1940 to
1951 ....................................................................

Number of Children Enrolled in Public
Schools of County and Independent
Districts from 1940 to 1951. Grades 1-12....

Number of Kentucky Children Enumerated
of Ages 6-17 inclusive, Enroled in Private
or Parochial or other Schools, April 1,
1950 ....................................................................

Number of Kentucky Children Enumerated
of Ages 6-17, Inclusive, Enrolled in Private
or Parochial or Other Schools, April 1,
1951 ..............................................

Number of Children from 6-17 Inclusive,
Not Enrolled in Any School and the
Causes of Non-Enrollment April 1, 1950....

Number of Children 6-17, Inclusive, Not
Enrolled in any School, and the causes
of Non-Enrollment April 1, 1951 ..................

Average Daily Attendance from 1942 to 1951....

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Per Cent of Average Daily Attendance Based
upon Census, Em'ollment, and Average
Daily Membership for the School years
1945-46 to 1950-51, Inclusive ........................

Membership at Close of Year 1949—50, Showing
Number Promoted and Number Retained
(white) ..............

Membership at Close of Year 1950-51 Showing
Number Promoted and Number Retained.

Public School Enrollment by Grades and
Race in County and Independent
Districts for School Year 1949-50 ..............

Public School Enrollment by Grades and
Race in County and Independent Districts
for School Year 1950-51 ................................

Number of Census Children by Race and
Sex at Each Age in County and Inde-
pendent Districts with State Totals as
of April 1, 1950 ................................................

Number of Census Children by Race and Sex
at Each age in County and Independent
Districts with State Totals as of April
1, 1951 ...............................................................

Number of High School graduates by Race,
Sex and Age in County and Independ-
ent Districts with State Totals for the
School Year 1949-50 ......................................

Number of High School graduates by Race,
Sex and Age in County and Independ-
ent Districts with State Totals for the
School Year 1950-51 ......................................

Summary of Attendance and Teaching
Personnel by Types of Organization—
1949—50 ..............................................................

Summary of Attendance and Teaching
Personnel by Types of Organization
1950-51 ......................

General School Statistics for Year ended
June 30, 1950 ....................................................

General School Statistics for Year ended
June 30, 1951 ....................................................

State Per Capita, Local Revenue Receipts,
Total Teachers’ Salaries, Number of
Teachers and Mean Average Teachers’
Salaries in Kentucky from 1931-32 to
1950-51 Inclusive ............................................

Summary of School Terms 1950-51 ......................

Summary of School Terms 1951-52

Summaries and Comparisons of School Tax
Rates

Financial Statements for School Year ending
June 30, 1950 ....................................................

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831

832

833

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840

858

805
806
806

806

807

LIST OF TABLES—Continued Page

XXVI-f Financial Statements for School Year ending
June 30. 1951 ........................................................ 813

mn-f Summary of Financial Reports, June 30,

XXVIII—f Summary of Financial Reports, June 30,
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XXIX-f Financial Report for Year ending June 30,

XXX-f Financial Report for Year ending June 30,
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PART I

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Progress in education in Kentucky during the last four years has been
substantial and signiﬁcant. The activities and accomplishments outlined
here have made a noteworthy contribution to the improvement of the
public schools of the state and to the welfare of the people.

Many problems, however, remain which must be met if education is
to serve in the most effective way. Some of these problems are accentu-
ated because of outmoded provisions of the State Constitution. Others
are aggravated by the low per capita income of our people. These prob-
lems are of such magnitude to challenge the best minds for decades.

Attention should be given to these problems:

1. A defensible minimum foundation program is the ﬁrst need of public
education in Kentucky. Section 186 of the Constitution should be
amended at the earliest possible time to permit Kentucky to use this
current pattern of educational ﬁnancing. This satisfactory minimum
program would provide a ﬂoor under educational opportunity below
which no district would be allowed to go and to which every district
would be permitted to add.

This foundation program calls for a ﬁscal partnership between the
state and the local school district. The key to this partnership is the
sharing of the cost of the program in such a way that the burden
shall fall upon the people of all districts in an equitable way accord-
ing to their power to pay taxes. It further demands that the burden
of the property tax which supports local initiative shall not be greater
than the burden on other types of taxes.

2. The teacher shortage must be met. Ways must be found to encourage
the most promising youths to enter teaching. The implementation
of the foundation program concept will encourage the best to enter
teaching. Consolidation of the more than 3.000 one room schools is
a must if a competent teacher is to be provided every classroom.

3. There is need for further reorganization of local school districts into
eﬂicient administrative, supervisory and attendance units. Kentucky
cannot afford to use its limited ﬁnancial resources unwisely.

4. The Department of Education should be expanded to provide needed
services and leadership to other important facets of the school pro-
gram. The resources of the Department in the ﬁelds of research and
public information are limited. Lack of supervision at the state level
in guidance and counseling has handicapped the development of these
programs locally. Supervision and auditing of activity funds of local
schools would provide a valuable service which cannot now be under-
taken because of the limited supervisory staff in ﬁnance. Areas such
as music education, conservation education and audio-visual educa—
tion need supervision at the state level to enhance their development
locally. Special attention needs to be given to the encouragement of
the program for the handicapped. Supervision should be given in
the areas of speech and hearing and mental retardation.

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5. The minimum term length should be extended to nine (9) months,
Every Kentucky child regardless of his race, social status, or place of
residence should be guaranteed the opportunity to attend school for
at least nine months. Every child is entitled to a school term that
will-enable him to make normal progress year after year.

6. Capital outlay or long-term ﬁnancing should be further separated
from the ﬁnancing of the current educational program. The rigorous
restrictions of Section 158 of the Kentucky Constitution have forced
the ﬁnancing of capital outlay from revenue that would otherwise
have been available for the current school program. Section 153
should be amended without delay. The special voted building fund
tax should be used to provide revenue for ﬁnancing the capital outlay
program. The superior revenue resources of the state should be taxed
to assist in meeting the need for adequate buildings.

7. The rural road program has made possible the consolidation of small
schools and the transportation of their pupils to more adequate
centers. The time has come for the state to assist in ﬁnancing the
cost of pupil transportation.

8. The vocational education program Should be expanded as a means
of raising the per capita income of the state. The supervisory and
teacher training program in these ﬁelds should be increased as the
program expands.

9. The most important improvement that can be made with reference

to the Teachers’ Retirement program would be in the nature of in-

creasing the current contribution of the teacher and the state. Such

an increase should not be less than one per cent in each age bracket

[/ and should be matched by the state. Teachers should be permitted
to make contributions matched by the state on salaries up to $3,600
to $4,000.

10. The instructional program is the prime element in education. All
services provided have but one purpose—to improve the education
of children. No school is perfect. There is no school regardless of
the level of expenditure and the organization and quality of its staff
but can, by taking thought, improve the quality of its educational
program. Many improvements could undoubtedly be made without
the outlay of an additional dollar. But a realist must know that
smaller classes and more adequate stafﬁng will cost more. A change
from textbook teaching to a realistic approach through instructional
aids will be expensive. In the long haul, however, a community or a
state has the type of educational program it purchases with tax
dollars.

1, This program is not the work of starry-eyed dreamers. It is practical.

1‘ It is based on modern educational concepts with full regard to its impli-

cations for sound ﬁscal policy. It gives full regard to our resources as well
as to our responsibilities. When its full portent is understood by the
citizens of Kentucky, they will demand that it be implemented in order
that no Kentucky child be denied his educational birthright.

BOSWELL B. HODGKIN
Superintendent of Public Instruction

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TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM

This is a brief report covering the period July 1, 1949, to July 1, 1951.
The reader is respectfully referred to the Annual Reports of the Retire—
ment System prepared under 161.320, KRS

The interest of the teachers has greatly increased during this bien—
nium, and the Retirement System has prospered. The holding and
stabilizing effect of the System has been apparent in a reduction of the
number of members not now teaching, but who have taught within the
last three years. Six years ago the number in this category was about
8,000, while on July 1, 1951, the number was 2,855. The number paying
monthly contributions during 1950-51 was 23,145. Teachers are now fully
realizing the value of a year of service credit and are not so inclined to go
to another state to teach, or to accept employment in other ﬁelds as
formerly

TABLE 1. Membership 1940-51

SERVICE RECORDS

With Prior Without Prior T otnl with Members
Service Service Records Without Totals
Filed Records
Filed
Active Membership ................... 11 ,968 11,146 23,114 2,885 25,999
Inactive accounts in Membership ....... 1,464 1,565 . 3 ,029 4 , 156 7.185
1nactive accounts—Membership lost. . . . 499 209 708 708
Professional Service Records in force , . .13 ,432 12,711 26,143 -
Deceased before Retirement. , . . . . . . . 451 40 491 60 551
Withdrawn ......................... 7,957 4,440 12,397 3,230 15,627
Retired ............................ 1,456 5 1,461 1,461
Records pending .................... 43 23 06 66
Certiﬁcates issued—Refunds made
within Year .................... . 647 243 890 890
13,432 12,711 26,143 7,041 33,184
11,053 4,060 10,013 3,290 19,303
Total Accounts Handled 1940~51 ..... 24,485 17,671 42,156 10.331 52.481

The excellent amendments to the Retirement Act made by the Gen—
eral Assembly in regular session in 1950 have greatly increased the value
of the System to the teachers.

Age requirements for retirement for disability and for superannua—
tion were repealed, leaving only a service requirement. This enabled the
removal of many sick and inefﬁcient teachers from the classroom, thus
improving instructional service. During 1950-51 two hundred and two
teachers were retired with an age range from 39 years to 70 years.

For this year, alone, 8,000 pupil children were permitted to have a
younger, more alert and more vigorous teacher. For the preceding year
of 1949-50, 150 teachers were retired.

The amendment permitting members of the Retirement System to

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make voluntary unmatched contributions for the purpose of buying an
additional annuity at retirement is not yet sufﬁciently understood to be
of service to them. This amendment is 161.705, KRS. We believe it will
prove to be an important provision.

The present inflationary conditions prompted the passage of an
amendment increasing a second time the minimum retirement allowance
and appropriating $250,000 for the biennium to pay the extra cost. On
the basis of 30 years or more of service credit, the minimum was increased
from $300 to $480. This included retired teachers, as well as those who
may retire subsequently. This was an increase of 60%; from $10 per
service credit year to $16. A teacher retiring with 20 years of service
credit will have a minimum of $320; a maximum of $720. This amend-
ment increased the retirement allowance of about 65% of all retired
teachers and met a very great need. It was considered the most im-
portant amendment by the profession.

Receipts by Sources

Year From Teachers From the State Interest and Proﬁts Totals
1949—50 ....... . $1,182,974.01 $1 .477 ,875. 00 $429 $361.89 53 ,090,210.90
1950—52 ....... . 1,255,319.51 1,030,000.00 399,979.09 3.285.298.00

The mark of a good Retirement System is that the State taxpayers
contribute at least as much as the teachers and that interest on the reserve
funds be a signiﬁcant part of the receipts. During the biennium interest
and proﬁts equaled 15% of contributions of‘ teachers and state. The time
will come, if the System is kept on a full—reserve basis, when interest will
carry half the cost. This makes it easier on teacher and taxpayer.

Since July 1, 1942, on which date the ﬁrst teachers were retired.
$2,000,000 in round numbers has been paid to retired teachers. or this
amount, the retiring teachers provided $331,140.93 and the State and
interest provided the balance. During 1950—51, $515,230.92 was paid to
retired teachers; $28,296.05 to beneﬁciaries of deceased teachers; and
$244,174.48 refunded to resigning teachers. Total disbursements to teach—
ers $787,701.45.

The General Balance Sheet June 30, 1951, shows assets of $20,124,—
465.24. This means the Retirement System is ﬁnancially sound. Trust
Fund balances are shown in this statement. The prospective obligations
of the System as of July 1, 1950, were $58,465,679.97. The present assets
are 34% of the total obligation which shows actuarial soundness.

To date 1,461 teachers have been retired. This provides a satisfactory
and honorable means by which near 60,000 pupil children may have a
young and more vigorous teacher. In this way the Retirement System
has a very direct beneﬁcial effect upon instruction in the classrooms of
the public schools. As time passes the annuity due will be greater, the
weeding-out process easier, and the beneﬁcial results still more pronounced.

Report prepared by

N. O. Kimbler and Staff
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General Balance Sheet
TEACHER‘S’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM
June 30, 1951

ASSETS
Current
Cash ................................................... $ 289,354.50
Deposit—U, S. Post Oﬂice ............................... 14.72
Total Cash ......................................... $ 289,369.31

Investments—Schedule I

Investments (Par) ..................................... $19,650,000.00
Unamortized Premium ................................. 179,649.17
Unamortized Discount .................................. —14,775.55
Accrued Interest ....................................... 1,331.52
Total Invested ...................................... 19,816,205.14
Fixed ‘
Ofﬁce Equipment . . . . ................................... 18,890.79
Total Assets ....................................... $20,124,465.24
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
Current
Encumbrances Outstanding ...........................