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CITY OF MELROSE,
MASSACHUSETTS.
Annual Reports, × 803.40
1902,
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING
JANUARY 31, 1903.
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PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY CLERK.
MELROSE:
THE A. W. DUNTON PRINTING COMPANY.
1903.
11971
GM 352
John Loguable
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Government of the City of Melrose. 1902.
MAYOR. JOHN LARRABEE.
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. JOHN G. ROBINSON.
ALDERMEN AT LARGE.
CHARLES J. BARTON, .
Term expires Jan. 1904
ARTHUR H. FOLGER, .
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.
16
1904
WILLIAM A. CARRIE, .
M. FRANK EASTMAN, .
1903
EUGENE H. MOORE, .
1903
WARD ALDERMEN.
Ward 1. WILLIAM N. FOLSOM. CHARLES ELWELL FRENCH.
Ward 2. GEORGE E. CORNWALL. OLIVER B. MUNROE.
Ward 3. ALBERT B. FRANKLIN.
DANIEL E. GIBSON.
Ward 4. MOSES S. PAGE.
JOHN G. ROBINSON.
Ward 5. FRED E. EVERETT.
EDWARD S. PAGE.
Ward 6. AARON HILL, JR.
CHARLES N. SHUTE.
Ward 7. ANDREW J. BURNETT.
CHARLES W. EATON.
1904
CLARENCE T. FERNALD,
66
1904
GEORGE E. BERRY, .
Term expires Jan. 1903
CLERK OF THE BOARD. W. DEHAVEN JONES, City Clerk.
Standing Committees of the Board of Aldermen.
Accounts and Surety Bonds. Aldermen CARRIE, FRENCH, BARTON, CORNWALL and E. S. PAGE.
Buildings. Aldermen GIBSON, HILL, M. S. PAGE, BURNETT and FOLSOM.
City Clerk and Cemetery. Aldermen BERRY, M. S. PAGE, FOLGER, SHUTE and EATON.
Claims. Aldermen MUNROE, CARRIE, CORNWALL, FRANKLIN and E. S. PAGE.
Elections and Returns, Printing and Supplies. Aldermen EVERETT, SHUTE, BERRY, CORNWALL and GIBSON.
Finance. Aldermen HILL, M. S. PAGE, BARTON, CARRIE, FRENCH, CORNWALL and FRANKLIN.
Fire Department, Electric and Telephone Wires. Aldermen MOORE, BURNETT, EVERETT, SHUTE and FOLSOM.
Highways, Sewers, Water and Public Grounds. Aldermen FERNALD, MOORE, FOLGER, EVERETT, BERRY, EASTMAN and EATON.
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STANDING COMMITTEES.
Nominations and Resolutions. Aldermen EASTMAN, M. S. PAGE, FERNALD, BERRY and FOLSOM.
Ordinances, Rules, Orders and Legislative Matters. Aldermen BARTON, CARRIE, E. S. PAGE, MUNROE and ROBINSON.
Police Department and Licenses. Aldermen CORNWALL, HILL, FERNALD, FOLSOM and GIBSON.
Public Charities. Aldermen FRANKLIN, M. S. PAGE and EATON.
Public Health. Aldermen SHUTE, FRENCH and HILL.
Public Schools and Public Library. Aldermen FRENCH, BARTON, CARRIE, FRANKLIN and MUNROE.
Solicitor and Collector. Aldermen FOLGER, EVERETT, SHUTE, GIBSON and EATON.
Special Committee on Settlement with Metropolitan Water Board. Aldermen FOLSOM, CARRIE, BARTON, MUNROE and ROBINSON.
State, Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief. Aldermen M. S. PAGE, FRANKLIN and EATON.
Street Railways and Public Lighting. Aldermen BURNETT, MOORE, FOLGER, EASTMAN and FRANKLIN.
Treasury and Assessors. Aldermen E. S. PAGE, FERNALD, MOORE, EASTMAN and GIBSON.
CITY OFFICERS.
City Clerk. W. DEHAVEN JONES.
Assistant City Clerk and Clerk of Committees. VICTOR C. KIRMES.
City Treasurer. WILLIAM R. LAVENDER.
City Collector. JAMES W. MURRAY.
City Auditor. EDWIN C. GOULD.
Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works. W. DABNEY HUNTER.
Mayor's Clerk. EMMA L. LEIGHTON.
City Solicitor. FRANK L. WASHBURN.
Chief of Fire Department. A. WILBUR LYNDE.
Chief of Police. FRANK M. MCLAUGHLIN.
Inspector of Buildings. W. AUGUSTUS GOODNO.
Inspector of Plumbing. JOHN T. BARKER.
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar. WILLIAM S. BRIRY.
CITY OFFICERS. 7
Inspector of Animals, Provisions and Food Products. WILLIAM H. DOLE.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. WILLIAM L. PIERCE.
Agent State and Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief. SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK.
Burial Agents.
FRANK T. PALMER. GEORGE P. MARSH.
Assessors. FRANK R. UPHAM, Chairman.
WILLIAM MORSS. L. FRANK HINCKLEY.
Assistant Assessors. MYRTON G. WOODBURY.
ALDEN B. SMITH.
GEORGE A. BAILEY.
Board of Health . PAUL H. PROVANDIE, Chairman.
JOSEPH H. ROBINSON. JOHN T. TIMLIN
Overseers of the Poor. SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK, Chairman.
WILLIAM S. SOULE. MATILDA E. STANTIAL.
Matron Pratt Farm. MRS. CHRISTIE CHANDLER.
School Committee.
WILLIAM D. STEWART,
Term expires 1905
DON E. CURTIS,
SARAH A. DAY,
FRED L. WOOD,
1904
EDWARD B. MARSH,
BESSIE B. DEARBORN,
6.
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1903
SUSAN F. FLANDERS.
60
GEORGE H. HILL, .
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A. F. AMADON, .
WILLIAM D. STEWART, Chairman. A. F. AMADON, Secretary.
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CITY OFFICERS.
Sinking Fund Commissioners.
JOHN W. FARWELL, DANIEL RUSSELL, ROYAL P. BARRY,
Term expires 1905 .6
16 1904
1903
Trustees of the Public Library.
CHARLES A. PATCH,
Term expires 1905
MARY L. CHARLES, .
MARIA L. CHAPIN,
NEIL A. DIVVER,
CHARLES C. BARRY,
1903
EDWARD M. MUNYAN,
Cemetery Committee. JOHN P. DEERING, Chairman.
OSCAR F. FROST. LEWIS HENRY KUNHARDT.
EDWIN C. GOULD, Clerk. ROSCOE A. LEAVITT. Supt. of Cemetery.
Registrars of Voters.
VICTOR C. KIRMES, .
Term expires, 1905
EDWIN L. CRAGIN. .
1904
HERBERT A. MARSH, Chairman,
1903
W. DEHAVEN JONES, City Clerk, ex officio.
Engineers of the Fire Department. A. WILBUR LYNDE, Chief. JOSEPH M. HOLBROOK.
WILLIAM A. SIMPSON.
Measurers of Wood and Park, Weighers of Hay and Coal.
SETH E. BENSON.
GEORGE GOODWIN. CHARLES B. GOSS.
FRED H. GOSS.
FRANK E. NEWELL.
CHARLES L. WALKER.
OTIS W. PIERCE.
WILLIAM L. PIERCE. GEORGE M. HALL.
Fence Viewer. CHARLES F. WOODWARD.
Field Driver. HERBERT W. CHANDLER.
Pound Keeper.
HERBERT W. CHANDLER.
66
1904
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CITY OFFICERS.
Police Officers. PERMANENT FORCE.
FRANK M. MCLAUGHLIN, Chief. OSBORN E. DROWN. WILLIAM A. CASWELL. REDFORD M. RAND. WILLIAM C. MCCARTHY. LOUIS B. HEATON.
GEORGE E. FULLER.
HARRY BROWN.
ALLSTON H. PINEO.
WILLIAM H. DOHERTY.
CHRISTOPHER B. THOMPSON.
FRANK N. PIERCE.
SPECIAL OFFICERS.
ELVIN C. SLOCOMB.
PATRICK F. MURRAY.
JAMES H. MAINE.
OSCAR H. LOWE.
HARRY S. ROBERTSON.
ARTHUR L. BRIGHAM.
CHARLES J. WING.
EDGAR E. SHERBURN.
M. JAMES HANLEY.
JEROME T. SMITH.
JOHN J. HINDS.
A. WILBUR LYNDE.
CONSTABLES.
GEORGE W. BURKE.
WILLIAM L. PIERCE.
FRANK M. MCLAUGHLIN. OSBORN E. DROWN.
Bail Commissioner. SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK.
Civil Service Commissioners. GEORGE H. DEARBORN. W. DEHAVEN JONES, Clerk.
WILLIAM A. DOLE.
ELECTION OFFICERS.
Ward 1.
D. FRANK STEARNS, Warden, Rep. CORYDON W. HARLOW, Clerk, Dem. FRED A. HOUDLETTE, Inspector, Rep. WILLIAM H. GREENLEAF, Insp., Dem.
JUSTIN E. DUTTON, Dept. Warden, Rep. JOHN W. NOWELL, Dept. Clerk, Dem. FREDERICK A. ELLMS, Dept. Insp., Rep
SIMEON CRAGIN, JR.,
Dem.
CHARLES F. GOURLEY, 16
Rep. JOHN H. ADDISON,
Rep.
MICHAEL D. REARDON, Dem. FRANCIS N. BEMIS,
Ward 2.
ORANGE H. COOK, Warden, Rep. AUBREY W. DUNTON, Clerk, Dem. FRANK E. MORTON, Inspector, Rep. GEORGE W. STINSON, Inspector, Dem. GEORGE W. BURKE, Inspector, Rep. FRANK L. TERWILLEGER, Insp., Dem.
CALVIN W. SAWYER, Dept. Warden, Rep. RUFUS D. KILGORE, Dept. Clerk, Dem. ALDEN B. SMITH, Dept. Inspector, Rep. SAMUEL LEAR, Dept. Inspector, Dem. JAMES A. CRAWFORD, Dept. Insp., Rep. JOHN SIMONDS, Dept. Inspector, Dem.
Ward 3.
FRANK TOWLE, Warden, Rep. OTIS W. PIERCE, Clerk, Dem. PETER J. CURRAN, Inspector, Dem. CHARLES H. ROCKWOOD, Insp., Rep. JOHN J. KEATING, Inspector, Dem. STEPHEN A. LOVEJOY, Insp., Rep.
F. P. BOWDEN, Dept. Warden, Rep. CHARLES H. KING, Dept. Clerk, Dem. GEORGE W. VANHORN, Dept. Insp., Dem. CLIFTON A. PENDLETON, Dept. Insp., Rep. MILO N. ROBBINS, Dept. Inspector, Dem. CHASE C. WORTHEN, Dept Insp., Rep.
Ward 4.
BYRON G. MORGAN, Dept. Warden, Rep. GEORGE E. HYDE, Dept. Clerk, Dem.
WALTER H. FLANDERS, Warden, Rep. CLARENCE P. HOLDEN, Clerk, Dem. FRANK A. FERNALD, Inspector, Rep. WILLIAM P. LIBBY, Dept. Inspector, Rep CHAS. GARDNER BARRY, Dept. Insp., Dem. CURTIS S. GORDON, Dem. CHARLES W. BUTTRICK, “ Rep. CHARLES A. PAGE, Dept. Inspector, Rep. HAROLD P. WATERHOUSE, Inspec., Dem. {EDWARD E. BABB, Dept. Inspector, Dem.
Ward 5.
MERTON G. WOODBURY, Warden, Rep. GEORGE H. DEARBORN, Clerk, Dem. OTIS K. PHINNEY, Inspector, Rep.
WILLIAM L. KERSHAW, Dept. Ward., Rep. JAMES P. SIMPSON, Dept. Clerk, Dem. SAMUEL DEARBORN, Dept. Insp., Dem.
THOMAS J. HAWKES, “ Dem. JOHN M. HAMLIN, Rep.
FRED L. PUTNAM, Rep. BENJAMIN F. STAFFORD, Dept. Insp. Rep. JOHN KEEFE, Dem. GEORGE B. CRANE, " Dem.
Ward 6.
M. D. VAUGHN, Warden, Rep. PETER J. LYNCH, Clerk, Dem.
HARRY M. EASTMAN, Inspector, Rep.
STEPHEN C. DEERING, Dem. JONATHANH. ATKINSON, Dep. Insp., Dem.
GEORGE H. TOWNE,
"
Rep.
FRANK H. GOODWIN, Dept. Insp., Rep.
THOMAS D. BAYNE,
J. SYDNEY HITCHINS, Dept. Warden, Rep. WILLIAM J. DUFFY, Dept. Clerk, Dem. B. E. LOVEJOY, Dept. Insp., Rep.
Dem. GEO. B. GROTTENDICK, Dept. Insp., Dem.
Ward 7.
GEORGE A. BAILEY, Warden, Rep. JOHN J. MCCULLOUGH, Clerk, Dem. WALTER B. COPELAND, Inspector, Rep. WILLIAM F. RUSSELL, Dept. Insp., Rep. WILLIAM CORNER, Dem. JAMES R. DONAHER, Dept. Warden, Dem. JOHN C. FLATLEY, Dept. Inspector, Rep.
THOMAS SMALLWOOD, Inspector, Rep.
ALBERT A. DADLEY, Dept. Warden, Rep. JOHN J. BUCKLEY, Dept. Clerk, Dem.
CHARLES F. DOHERTY, Dem. EDMUND FAHY, " Dem.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
CITY OF MELROSE
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1903.
MELROSE : THE A. W. DUNTON PRINTING CO. 1903.
IN THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE, MELROSE, March 2, 1903.
Voted,-That the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools be accepted and printed as the report of the School Committee.
F. H. NICKERSON, Recording Secretary.
CONTENTS OF SCHOOL REPORT.
Calendar
School Committee (Membership and Organization) 17 Report of the Superintendent of Schools . 19
1. Statistical Tables:
I. Regarding School Houses and School Lots 20
II. Number of Teachers in Different Departments 21
III. Number of Pupils in the Different Grades 21
IV. Average Number of Pupils per Teacher in the Average Membership of the Schools . 22
V. Average Age of Pupils in Respective Grades
22
VI. Summary of Principals' Reports for the School Year, 1901-1902 23
VII. Comparative Statistics on Attendance 24
VIII. School Census and Enrollment . 26
IX. Annual Financial Exhibit . 26
X. Comparative Financial Exhibit for the past
Five Years . 28 .
XI. Changes in the Teaching Force During 1902 32
XII. Professional Training of Teachers 35
XIII. Time Lost by Teachers for Sickness, etc.
36
Punishment 37
2. Our First Grades
3. The High School
I. Regarding Attendance
38 39 40
II. Regarding Graduates .
III. Regarding Choice of Studies
04
IV. Regarding Cost of High School
41
4. Progress of the Year in General
42
I. School Property . 42
II. Janitors
43 43 43
5. Our Educational Aim
6. Suggestions
I. Salaries
II. Substitute Teachers
III. Medical Inspection
51
IV. Manual Training 53
7. Changes in the School Committee
54 55
8. Conclusion
9. Appendix . 56
I. Program of High School Graduation 57
II. Franklin Fraternity Prizes and Melrose Wo- man's Club Honors 59
III. Pupils Promoted from the Ninth Grade to the High School . 60
IV. Organization of the School Staff 62
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XIV. Comparative Statistics regarding Corporal
37
III. Music and Drawing
47
47 50
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1903.
Dates in Italics are Vacations and Holidays.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR 1902.
MEMBERS.
William D. Stewart, 21 Woodland avenue, Term expires 1905
Don E. Curtis, 129 Bellevue avenue,
66
.. 1905
Sarah A. Day, 45 Ashland street,
1905
Fred L. Wood, 89 East Foster street,
66 1904
Edward B. Marsh, 15 Cass street,
66 1904
Bessie B. Dearborn, 315 Main street, 66
1904
A. F. Amadon, M. D., 9 Vine street, .
66
66 1903
Susan F. Flanders, 22 Hillside avenue,
66 1903
George H. Hill, 16 Summer street.
66
66 1903
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ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEE.
William D. Stewart, Chairman. A. F. Amadon, M. D., Secretary.
MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE.
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held in the Committee Room, High School Building, on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month, except July and August, at 8 o'clock p. m.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
FRED H. NICKERSON, A. M., 492 Lebanon street.
Office : High School Building.
Office Hours : 8 to 9 a. m., on all school days, and 4 to 5 p. m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Telephone : 153-2 Melrose.
Superintendent's Clerk : Helen L. Burr, 119 Wyoming avenue.
SUB-COMMITTEES.
Mr. Curtis,
Accounts, Finance, and Estimates. Mr. Hill, Mrs. Flanders.
Mrs. Dearborn,
Courses of Study and Text-books.
Mr. Marsh,
Mr. Hill.
Mr. Wood,
Supplies and Printing. Mr. Hill,
Mrs. Flanders.
Mrs. Dearborn,
Special Studies. Mrs. Day, Mr. Curtis.
Mr. Marsh,
School Houses and Janitors. Mr. Hill,
Mr. Marsh.
Dr. Amador,
Teachers and Salaries. Dr. Amadon,
Mr. Wood.
Mrs. Flanders,
High School. Dr. Amadon,
Mr. Curtis.
Visiting Committees.
HIGHLANDS.
Mr. Stewart,
Mrs. Day,
Mr. Curtis.
Mr. Marsh,
Mr. Wood,
Mrs. Flanders.
CENTRE.
Mrs. Flanders
Mr. Hill,
Mrs. Day.
WYOMING.
Dr. Amadon,
Mrs. Dearborn, Mr. Wood.
Rules and Regulations. Mr. Wood, Mrs. Day.
Mrs. Day,
EAST SIDE.
REPORT OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
To the School Committee of Melrose :
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN :- The following report, which is the thirteenth in the series of annual reports by the Superintendent of Schools in Meirose, is the fifth that I have had the honor to submit.
In its preparation I have aimed to present only those facts regarding the school system which may be necessary to enable our citizens to judge fairly whether or not the management of the schools during the past year has been such as to justify the expenditure for their maintenance.
It is impossible for any array of facts to give an adequate idea of the actual accomplishment of a school system, for the value of much of the best work of the schools -that which counts for most in the development of true manhood and womanhood-can be properly estimated only by the effects apparent in the future life and character of the individual. Nevertheless it is believed that the following statistical tables, with the comments thereupon, reveal to the unprejudiced view a fairly satisfactory condition of affairs in our schools, not only from the standpoint of accomplishment but also from the point of view of economi- cal management.
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE 1. REGARDING SCHOOL HOUSES AND SCHOOL LOTS.
SCHOOL HOUSES.
SCHOOL LOTS.
Combined Value of
School Houses and Lots.
High
Main St ...
1898
Brick & Stone Brick . ..
Indirect Steam
Yes
16* 14
2§ $100,000
116,385
$58,200
$158,200
Franklin
Franklin St . ..
1897
..
. .
..
8*
8
0
30,000
21,752
6,575
36,575
Washington .
Lebanon & Lynde Sts
1897
66
66
:
8*1
7
1
30,000
30,794
4,000
34,000
Horace Mann
Grove & Myrtle Sts .. '83'911 Wood ...
Hot Air
..
8
S
0
20,000
26,361
4,475
24,475
D. W. Gooch
Foster & Florence Sts,'86'93t Brick
. ..
Indirect Steam
..
8
8
0
25,000
27.815
4,450
29,450
Lincoln
Wyoming Ave
1897 1891
Brick & Stone Wood ...
Hot Air
..
4
4
0
12,000
26.555
6,650
18,650
Warren .
.
.
Eleventh & First Sts.
1891
..
.
:
4
3
1
11,000
26,544
1,600
12,600
Sewall .
Upham St ...
1875?
..
.
4
3
1
8,000
14,748
7,375
15,375
Whittier .
Franklin & Pratt Sts.
1884
:
4
3
1
7,500
15,000
3,000
10,500
Converse
Fells ..
1886
.
66
NO
2
1
1
5,000
21,017
1,050
6,050
Ripley
..
.
.
.
Franklin St ...
1860?
66
1
0
1
1,000
11,880
3,325
4,325
Totals
80 72
8 $295,700
$110,475
$406,175
* These buildings have an assembly hall in addition.
§ One of these rooms is used temporarily by the School Committee.
t Enlarged.
CITY OF MELROSE
NAME OF SCHOOL.
LOCATION.
Date of
Erection.
Material of
which Built.
Method of
Modern
Ventilation.
No. School
No. of Rooms in
use Dec. 1902.
No. of Rooms not
in use Dec. 1902.
Estimated
Size in
Square Feet.
Estimated
Value.
·
·
.
Swains Pond Ave ..
1886
:
1
1
0
2,200
14,567
575
2,775
West Side ..
·
.
.
8
0
30,000
27,604
6,900
36,900
Mary A. Livermore Main St.
Warren St.
1893
4
0
14,000
18,575
2,300
16,300
Winthrop
8*
Heating.
Rooms.
Value.
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SCHOOL REPORT.
TABLE II. NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, DECEMBER. 1902.
High
Grammar Gr. x-XI-XII- Gr. V-VI-VII- XIII.
Primary Gr. I-II- III-V.
SPECIAL TEACHERS.
Totals.
Music
Drawing.
Males .
5
3
0
1
1
10
Females
9
31
40
. .
..
80
Totals
14
34
40
1
1
90
COMMENT ON TABLE II.
A comparison of the table with a similar one in the report for 1901 reveals an increase of two in the number of teachers employed Dec., 1902, over the number employed Dec., 1901.
These additional teachers were required by a large in- crease in the membership of the High School at the opening of the fall term in 1902.
TABLE III. NUMBER OF PUPILS IN THE DIFFERENT GRADE , DEC., 1902.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Independent
Kindergartens.
Grade I.
Grade II.
Grade III.
Grade IV.
Grade V.
Grade VI.
Grade VII.
Grade VIII
Grade IX
Grade X.
Grade XI.
Grade XII.
Grade XIII.
Post-graduate.
Total.
High .
150 101
78
50
5
384
Franklin
334
Washington
46
46
25
25
54
50
...
39
52
337
Lincoln .
41
45
29
21
50
41
46
77
350
Horace Mann
38
40
37
32
50
42
44
38
321
D. W. Gooch.
32
38
38
41
44
38
46
34
311
Mary A. Livermore
45
41
48
37
171
Warren
37
36
33
39
145
Winthrop
21
35
21
22
99
Sewall
41
47
36
16
29
169
Whittier
53
52
42
147
Converse
9
8
9
26
Ripley
6
6
6
18
Total, Dec., 1902.
324
276 243 337 277 247
191 180
150 101
78
50
5 2,812
Total, Dec., 1901.
356 263
268
317
299,259
231 200
166
114
92
54
44
9 2,672
Total, Dec., 1900.
132 316 268
304
309
270 255 215 202
139
116
61
50
40
9
2,686
Total, Dec., 1899.
140 316 320
289 277
265 242
213
158 122
88
59
47
46
7 2,589
.
47
65
65
63
43
51
..
...
..
.
.
.
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.
...
. .
...
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.
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.
.
.
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SCHOOLS.
VIII-'X.
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COMMENT ON TABLE III.
A study of the foregoing table shows that during a period of three years, viz., during the period of city government, the total enrollment of the schools has increased practically 9%.
During this same period the total enrollment of the seventh grades has increased 16%, of the eighth grades, 21 % ; of the ninth grades, 471/2 %, and of the high school, 55%.
In view of the fact that the population of the city during this period has increased only 6%, these percentages are significant as indicating, it seems to me, that our schools are doing much better service than formerly in prolonging the length of the average school life of our young people, a fact that means much with respect to the standard of educated intelligence throughout the city.
TABLE IV. AVERAGE NUMBER OF PUPILS PER TEACHER IN THE AVER- AGE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SCHOOLS.
GRADES.
High School.
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
Summary for All Grades.
23
32
35
38
45
37
45
25
23
25
31
TABLE V. AVERAGE AGE OF PUPILS IN THE RESPECTIVE GRADES, SEPTEMBER 1902, 1901, 1900, 1899.
NOTE: Large numbers indicate years, small figures indicate months.
PRIMARY.
GRAMMAR.
HIGH SCHOOL.
YEAR.
GRADE -.
GRADES.
GRADES
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
1902.
5.7
8.2
9.3
10.6
11.7
12.8
13.8
14.7
15.7
16.8
17.5
18.4
1901.
5.9
7.
8.3
9.4
10.8
11.8
12.9
13.9
14.8
15.9
16.5
17.5
18.
1900.
6.
7.3
8.2
9.5
10.11
11.1)
12,9
13.11
14.10
15.7
16.6
17.2
18.2
1899.
6.
7.3 1
8.9
10.
11.
12.1
12.11
14.
14.1
15.8
16.3
17.2
18.6
.
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SCHOOL REPORT.
TABLE VI. SUMMARY OF PRINCIPALS' REPORTS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, 1901-1902. 1. BY SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
No. of Different
Pupils Enrolled.
No. of Boys.
No. of Girls.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per Cent. of
Attendance.
One-half Days
Absence.
Tardiness.
Corporal
Punishment.
High
334
159
175
301.49
289.01 95.65
4,937
142
Franklin
361
171
190
355.42
332.84 93.65
8,146
436
5
Washington
360
170
190
328.35
305.68 93.07
8,039
617
6
Lincoln
321
163
158
298.53
287.12 96.18
4,121
354
. .
Horace Mann.
349
180
169
327.38
311.81 95.24
5,670
985
26
D. W. Gooch.
286
152
134
289.66
275.17 95.00
6,441
279
3
Mary A. Livermore
187
86
101
184.02
174.45 94.26
3,490
253
5
Warren
196
100
96
177.62
166.05 93.49
4,186
209
Winthrop
123
61
62
110.44
102.23 92.57
2,953
301
Sewall
154
79
75
136.89
123.29 90.00
5,160
265
3
Whittier
106
57
49
92.13
82.87 89.95
3,544
103
. .
Converse
29
17
12
27.36
25.37 92.43
753
47
·
Ripley
24
12
12
25.60
22.27 86.99
1,181
105
. .
Total
2,830 1,407 1,423 2,654.89 2,498.16 94.10 58,621
4,096
48
2. BY GRADES.
No. of Different
Pupils Enrolled.
No. of Boys.
No. of Girls.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per Cent. of
Attendance.
One-half Days
Tardiness.
Corporal
Punishment.
High
334
159
175
301.49
289.01
95.65
4,937
142
. .
Grade IX.
172
74
98
162.83
156.59 96.17
2,237
186
. .
VIII
216
95
121
200.58
191.55
95.50
3,162
198
1
VII
.238
122
116
224.56
212.38
94.58
4,552
428
4
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V .
295
139
156
271 13
255.87
94.37
5,467
447
20
IV
311
153
158
305.42
290.52
95.12
5,458
487
2
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III.
288
144
144
265.75
250.70
94.33
6,022
380
2
66
II.
284
167
117
266.22
249.41
93.31
6,797
556
10
I
389
·198
191
343.19
306.82
89.40 13,113
754
Combined Grades.
I-II-III
53
29
24
52.96
47.64
89.77
1,934
152
. .
Total
2,830 1,407 1,423 2.654.89 2,498.16 94.10 58,621
14,096
48
VI .
250
127
123
260.76
247.67
94.98
4,942
366
4
Absence.
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TABLE VII. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS ON ATTENDANCE.
1. AVERAGE MEMBERSHIP. .
SCHOOLS.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
1900-01. 1901-02.
High
241.18
220.49
229.19
250.26
264.89
301.49
Franklin
313.40
315.52
343.63
337.42
338.57
355.42
Washington
285.56
356.46
332.89
305.52
320.64
328.35
Lincoln
..
190.79
225.19
292.11
304.98.
298.53
Horace Mann
328.11
300.79
280.26
298.20
316.58
327.38
D. W. Gooch
365.83
327.17
297.49
271.05
264.82
289.66
Mary A. Livermore.
176.52
179.35
174.59
170.06
181.86
184.02
Warren
138.39
110.64
126.43
142.01
153.00
177.62
Winthrop
150.56
135.34
128.64
113.84
103.84
110.44
Sewall
170.45
152.32
160.36
164.48|
161.58
136.89
Whittier
133.90
115.02
107.60
114.89
120.31
92.13
Converse
64.65
50.00
42.96
40.97
37.60
27.36
Ripley
37.00
36.42
36.16
28.34
30.28
25.60
West Side Kind .. . .
.. ..
15.84
20.82
11.43
.. ..
..
·
Totals
2,505.55 2,506.15 2,506.21 2,540.57 2,598.95
2,654.89
2. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE.
SCHOOLS.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1960.
1900-01. 1901-02.
High.
229.60
212.17
220.73
239.56
251.78
289.01
Franklin
292.05
296.78
322.89
314.36
314.31
332.84
Washington
252.20
330.91
310.12
286.75
296.88
305.68
Lincoln
...
178.41
206.91
270.72
286.49
287.12
Horace Mann.
287.10
284.93
270.55
284.23
302.82
311.81
D. W. Gooch.
332.10
307.33
282.44
258.76
253.04
275.17
Mary A. Livermore.
164.70
170.59
168.56
163.92
174.71
174.45
Warren
128.75
104.96
120.33
136.12
145.12
166.05
Winthrop
130.60
125.52
120.87
106.63
97.50
102.23
Sewall .
144.50
134.79
144.58
148.93
148.04
123.29
Whittier
112.50
104.90
98.46
105.57
105.98
82.87
Converse
56.00
47.87
41.76
40.02
36.11
25.37
Ripley
30.60
31.16
31.54
26.56
27.29
22.27
West Side Kind. ..
.. .
13.59
17.76
9.76
.. ..
.. ..
Tota
2,260.70 2,343.90
2,357.50 2,391.89 2,440.07 2,498.16
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SCHOOL REPORT.
3. PER CENT. OF ATTENDANCE.
SCHOOLS.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
1900-01. 1901-02.
High
95.20
96.22
96.31
95.72
95.05
95.65
Franklin
93.19
94.06
93.96
93.23
92.83
93.65
Washington
91.32
92.83
93.16
93.86
92.59
93.07
Lincoln
93.45
91.88
92.68
93.94
96.18
Horace Mann.
87.50
94.73
96.54
95.32
95.65
95.00
D. W. Gooch.
90.78
93.94
94.94
95.47
95.55
95.24
Mary A. Livermore.
93.19
93.17
96.54
96.39
96.07
94.26
Warren
93.03
94.87
95.18
95.85
94.85
93.19
Winthrop
86.74
92.74
93.95
93.67
94.85
92.57
Sewall
84.78
88.46
90.16
90.55
91.62
90.00
Whittier
83.27
91.20
91.51
91.89
88.16
89.95
Converse
86.62
95.74
97.21
97.68
96.01
92.43
Ripley
82.70
85.51
87.22
93.72
90.13
86.99
West Side Kind.
94.48
85.31
84.51
Total
90.23
93.53
94.07
94.15
93.88
94.10
COMMENT ON TABLE VII.
While the foregoing table practically explains itself, it may be well to note for the benefit of any who may wish to draw conclusions therefrom that the statistics in the first four columns cover in each case a period corresponding to our municipal year, and that those in the last two columns cover respectively a period corresponding to the natural school year, viz., from September to June. The above change is due to an attempt by the State Board of Educa- tion to secure uniformity throughout the Commonwealth in the matter of reporting school attendance for publication in the state reports.
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