Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-04-15 | Page 1 | Nervous Strain on School Teachers

NERVOUS SIR AIN I 1 tars CAUSES BREAKDOWN OF MANY NEW YORK PEDAGOGUE ES 6 I 1 I 1 neurasthenia claims more victims than any other I 1 disease new york april 15 that neurasthenia or nervous breakdown Is ii the most common disease among new yorks school teat teachers heri and the m most 0 s t prolific source of application for betl retirement r p Is disclosed in the annual report just issued by the secretary of alie th e board of retirement of the board of education since the board carne came into existence three years ago persons have applied for the benefits of the retirement I 1 ti fund on the plea of service in moat of these ca cases S e 8 the period perlo dof of js ervice was more than thirty years jin ln se oraa chaff halt alf a cantu r ry y the record shows that atthe ot afie total of applications specified pla as the reason for the retirement claimed no other single disease even reached the halt half hundred mark thirty applicants specifying heart disease and thirty rheumatism