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Assistant Assessors. Merton G. Woodbury,
Alden B. Smith, H. West Leonard, resigned William H. Greaves, appointed to fill vacancy.
Board of Health, Clarence P. Holden, M.D., Chairman.
Fred H. Rounds Arthur A. Hayden
Grace A. Colby, Clerk.
CITY OFFICERS
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City Physician, Clarence P. Holden, M. D.
Overseers of the Poor, Peter J. Lynch, Chairman
Charles O. Boyd
Matilda E. Stantial
Grace A. Colby, Clerk
Matron Pratt Farm, Mrs. Milton E. Smith
School Committee,
Eben F. Phillips
Term expires 1911
George E. Cornwall
66
Sarah A. Day
E. Clifford Fish .
1910
Isabelle Stantial
66
66
Oscar F. Frost
66
1909
Frank L. Welt
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Sinking Fund Commissioners,
Charles C. Barry
Term expires 1910
Joseph Remick
1909
Franklin P. Shumway
Trustees of the Public Library,
Elbridge H. Goss, deceased Oct. 8, 1908 .Term expires 1911
Mary L. Charles
Anna T. B. Bush
1910
Neil A. Divver ..
Charles C. Barry
1909
Paul Sterling .
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Cemetery Committee, Julian C. Woodman, Chairman
Willis C. Goss
Joseph D. Lord Edwin C. Gould, Clerk Roscoe A. Leavitt, Superintendent Wyoming Cemetery.
1911
George H. Hill .
Edwin S. Small
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Registrars of Voters,
Harry C. Woodill, Chairman . Term expires 1909
Edwin L. Cragin . Victor C. Kirmes
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W. DeHaven Jones, City Clerk, ex-officio.
Engineers of the Fire Department, Joseph Edwards, Chief Thomas J. Hawkes; 1st Assistant Edgar W. Mansfield, 2d Assistant
Measurers of Wood and Bark, Weighers of Hay and Coal,
Fred H. Goss, Miss Florence Sinclair Charles B. Goss, George Goodwin,
George M. Hall, Frank E. Newell, Miss Eugenia Verette.
Public [Weighers of Merchandise,
George O. W. Servis,
Charles F. Woodward, William H. Martin,
James McTiernan, Albert G. Waghorne, William L. Pierce,
Edward A. Riley, Patrick G. DeCourcey, Richard Philpot.
Edward M. Caldwell,
Oriette Towner,
Fence Viewers.
Charles F. Woodward,
A. Wilbur Lynde.
Field Driver, A. J. Bonett.
Pound Keeper, A. J. Bonett.
Frank M. McLaughlin, George W. Burke,
Osborne E. Drown, William L. Pierce,
Police Officers,
Frank M. McLaughlin, Chief Osborne 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.
Constables,
66 1910
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CITY OFFICERS
Reserve Police Officers, Appointed 1906.
William T. Fahy, Albert McBeth,
Michael D. Reardon, Isaac Gorman,
Wallace B. Eaton.
Special Police Officers,
A. Wilbur Lynde, Edgar E. Shurburne, James H. Maine, John H. Thyng, Robert M. Campbell, James F. Fernald, Dennis Callahan,
M. James Hanley, Atwater B. Hathaway, Charles J. Wing, William Riley, George H. Cray,
Roscoe A. Leavitt William M. Penney.
Keeper of the Lock-Up, 1
Frank M. Mclaughlin.
Election Officers for the Year 1908-9
Ward I.
Patrick W. Curry, Republican Warden
Harry A. Batchelder, Republican
Deputy Warden
Corydon W. Harlow, Democrat Clerk
William H. Greenleaf, Democrat
Deputy Clerk
George S. McNeil, Republican.
Inspector
Frederick Curry, .
Deputy Inspector
Frank H. Maine, Republican.
Inspector
Walter L. Shepard, Republican
Deputy Inspector
George H. Glover, Democrat
Inspector
Thomas F. Troy, Democrat.
Deputy Inspector
Frank H. Middleberg, Democrat
Inspector
Simeon Cragin, Democrat .
Deputy Inspector
Ward 2.
George W. Burke, Republican Warden
Clarence E. Gerry, Republican
Deputy Warden
Aubrey W. Dunton, Democrat Clerk
Otis W. Pierce, Democrat
Deputy Clerk
Alden M. Smith, Republican
Inspector
James A. Crawford, Republican
Deputy Inspector
David H. Cheever, Republican
Deputy Inspector
Frank L. Terwilleger, Democrat
Inspector
Dexter G. Pratt, Democrat
Deputy Inspector
Frank W. Lewis, Democrat.
Inspector
George M. Stinson, Democrat
Deputy Inspector
Ward 3.
Frank Towle, Republican Warden
Everett E. Tarbox, Republican Deputy Warden
Francis W. Hoffman, Democrat Clerk
Edward A. Brady, Democrat Deputy Clerk
Charles Roder, Republican Inspector
Walter J. Lord, Republican Deputy Inspector
Melvin A. Walter, Republican Inspector
Stephen M. Hopkins, Democrat
Inspector
George W. Van Horn, Democrat
Deputy Inspector
Peter J. Curran, Democrat Inspector
Daniel O'Leary, Democrat . Deputy Inspector
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ELECTION OFFICERS
Ward 4.
Charles H. Buttrick, Republican
Warden
Edward J. Kitching, Republican
. Deputy Warden
Harold P. Waterhouse, Democrat Clerk
George L. Davis, Demorcat . Deputy Clerk
Charles A. Page, Republican
Inspector
George H. Kitching, Republican
Deputy Inspector
William P. Libby, Republican
Inspector
Charles S. Allen, Republican
Deputy Inspector
George A. Dean, Democrat .
. Inspector
James J. Connelly, Democrat
Deputy Inspector
William H. Sullivan, Democrat
.Inspector
Fred A. Gordan, Democrat
Deputy Inspector
Ward 5.
William D. Reidy, Republican . . Warden
Herbert Tyler, Republican.
.Deputy Warden
George H. Dearborn, Democrat
Clerk
Joseph A. Sheridan, Democrat
Deputy Clerk
Frank E. Newell, Republican
. Inspector
Osgood F. Tarr, Republican
Deputy Inspector
Arthur E. Glines, Republican
Inspector
Alrick B. Swensson, Republican
Deputy Inspector
Thomas J. Hawkes, Democrat
Inspector
Thomas P. Connelly, Democrat
Deputy Inspector
John Keefe, Democrat
Inspector
John E. McKinnon, Democrat
Deputy Inspector
Ward 6.
Arthur A. Hayden, Republican Warden
Edward P. Waitt, Republican .
Deputy Warden
Jonathan H. Atkinson, Democrat Clerk
William J. Duffy, Democrat .Deputy Clerk
Fred T. Kimball, Republican
Inspector
David H. Orcutt, Republican
. Deputy Inspector
Charles H. Rockwood, Republican
Inspector
George O. McNally, Republican
. Deputy Inspector
Stephen C. Deering, Democrat.
Inspector
George B. Groottendick, Democrat
Deputy Inspector
Charles A. Knapp, Democrat
Inspector
George A. Snow, Democrat . Deputy Inspector
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Ward 7.
Albert E. Dadley, Republican. Warden
John C. Flatley, Republican .
Deputy Warden
Henry E. Johnson, Democrat .Clerk
John J. Buckley, Democrat
Deputy Clerk
William L. Kershaw, Republican
Inspector
William B. Reiley, Republican
Deputy Inspector
Walter B. Copeland, Republican
Inspector
William F. Russell, Republican .
Deputy Inspector
Charles F. Doherty, Democrat
Inspector
William F. Henney, Democrat .
Deputy Inspector
Daniel J. Foley, Democrat.
Inspector
Edwin D. Baker, Democrat
Deputy Inspector
Annual Report
of the
School Department
of the
City of Melrose
for the
Year Ending December 31, 1908.
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In School Committee,
March 22, 1909.
Ordered :- That the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools be and it is hereby adopted as the report of the School Committee, with approval of its discussion of educa- tional questions, but without prejudice to any conclusions which the Committee may reach as to recommendations made therein.
CONTENTS OF THE SCHOOL REPORT.
Calendar 32
School Committee (Membership and Organization) 33 Report of Superintendent of Schools. 35
1. Statistical Matter:
(a) School Census and Enrollment. 35
(b) Summary of Principals' Reports for School Year, 1907-1908 .36
(c) Number of Teachers in Different Depart- ments 39
(d) Number of Pupils in Different Grades 41
(e) Annual Financial Exhibit for 1908 42
(f) A Study in School Expenditure 44
2. The Teachers:
(a) Changes during 1908. 62
(b) Qualifications for Eligibility 64
(c) Method of Appointment 65
(d) Salaries .66
(e) Tenure of Position . 70
(f) Means to Increase Efficiency 71
3. The High School:
(a) Attendance 73
(b) Cost of School. 74
(c) Changes in Corps 75
(d) Efficiency of Work. 76
(e) Household Science 78
4. Stamp Savings System 83
5. School Athletics 86
6. Evening Schools 93
7. Special Schools 94
8. Vacation Schools. 96
9. Enlargement of the High School Building. 103
10. Music , Drawing and Manual Training 104
11. Changes in School Committee 113
12. Conclusion. 114
13. Appendix. 116
(a) In Memoriam, Mary A. Clarke. 115
(b) . Program of High School Graduation 116
(c) Honors and Prizes 117
(d) Pupils Promoted from the Ninth Grade to the High School, June, 1908. . 118
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(e) Organization of School Staff, December 31, 1908 121
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1909.
WINTER TERM.
First Half. Begins January 4 and closes February 26. Vacation of one week.
Second Half. Begins March S and closes April 30. Vacation of one week.
SPRING TERM.
Begins May 10 and closes July 2. Vacation of nine weeks.
FALL TERM.
Begins September 8 (Wednesday), and closes December 24 (noon). Vacation of one week.
HOLIDAYS DURING TERM TIME.
Every Saturday, Washington's Birthday, Patriots' Day, Memorial Day, June 17, and Thanksgiving Day, with the half- day preceding and the day following it.
School Committee for 1908
Name
Residence
Term Expires January, 1909
Edwin S. Small,
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273 Main Street
1909
Frank L. Welt,
31 Malvern Street .
1909
E. Clifford Fish, .
17 Wyoming Avenue
1910
Isabelle Stantial, .
146 Florence Street
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1910
Oscar F. Frost,
10 Vine Street
1910
Sarah A. Day,
45 Ashland Street
66
1911
George E. Cornwall,
53 Orient Avenue .
1911
Eben F. Phillips, .
12 Orient Place
66
1911
Organization of Committee.
George H. Hill, Chairman.
Isabelle Stantial, Secretary.
Meetings of Committee.
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held in the Committee Room, High School Building on the second and fourth Mondays of every month, except July and August, at eight o'clock p.m.
Superintendent of Schools.
Fred H. Nickerson, A.M., . 77 Upham St. Office: High School Building.
Office Hours : 8 to 9 a.m. on school days, and 4 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Telephone 55-1.
Superintendent's Clerk.
179 Trenton Street ..
SUB-COMMITTEES.
Accounts.
Mr. Cornwall Mrs. Day Mr. Phillips:
Courses of Study and Text-Books.
Mr. Welt
Mrs. Stantial Mr. Small
George H. Hill,
16 Summer Street .
Rosetta M. Pendleton,
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Mr. Frost
Supplies and Printing. Mr. Welt
Dr. Fish
Teachers and Salaries.
Mrs. Day
Mr. Small
Mrs. Stantial
Dr. Fish
Special Studies. Mr. Frost Mr. Cornwall
High School.
Mrs. Stantial
Mr. Phillips Mrs. Day
Mr. Phillips
Rules and Regulations. Mr. Cornwall
Mr. Frost
Mr. Small
School Houses and Janitors. Dr. Fish Mr. Welt
VISITING COMMITTEES.
Highlands.
Mr. Cornwall
Mrs. Day
Mr. Phillips
Centre.
Mrs. Stantial
Mr. Frost
Mrs. Day
Wyoming.
Mr. Hill
Mr. Small
Mr. Welt
East Side.
Dr. Fish
Mr. Welt Mr. Cornwall
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION.
Mr. Cornwall Mr. Frost Mr. Small
Report of the Superintendent of Schools.
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To the School Committee of Melrose :-
The following annual report upon the administration and condition of the public schools of the City is submitted for your consideration.
Having in mind that a school report should not only give information upon the work of the year covered but also be arranged so that any who desire may readily trace the develop- ment of the school interests in the City from year to year, I have followed in the presentation of statistical matter the same plan in general that has characterized the nine previous annual reports that it has been my privilege to submit upon the schools of Melrose.
TABLE I. School Census and Enrollment.
1907
1908
No. of persons between 5 and 15 years of age re- siding in the city, September 1
2597
2753
No. of persons between 7 and 14 years of age re- siding in the city, September 1.
2011
2084
No. of different pupils enrolled during the school year*
3224
3266
No. of pupils over 15 years of age enrolled during the school year .
501
521
No. of pupils between 5 and 15 years of age en- rolled during the school year.
2677
2694
No. of pupils between 7 and 14 years of age en- rolled during the school year.
2007 1957
No. of pupils under 5 years of age enrolled during the school year.
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Table II. SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPALS' REPORTS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, 1907-1908.
I. By Schools.
Schools
No. of Dif- ferent Pupils Enrolled Exclusive of Re-Enroll- ment
No. of Boys
No. of Girls
Average Membership
Average Attendance
Per Cent. of Attendance
Corporal Punishment
High
541
219
292
496.85
474.68
95.54
Franklin
386
196
190
366.20
345.40
94.32
7
Washington .
399
197
202
367.18
350.64
95.50
5
Lincoln .
388
190
198
358.39
340.18
94.92
5
Horace Mann.
337
166
171
314.03
295.49
94.10
12
D. W. Gooch.
344
167
177
298.85
276.65
92.57
3
Mary A. Livermore.
167
88
79
158.68
150.90
95.10
Warren . .
150
70
80
140.03
131.32
93.78
Winthrop.
128
65
63
120.96
112.72
93.19
2
Sewall .
155
80
75
157.43
143.92
91.42
Whittier.
210
108
102
183.87
166.63
90.62
Converse .
26
14
12
24.42
22.46
91.97
Ripley .
35
20
15
33.27
30.11
90.50
Total
3,266
1,610
1,656
3,020.16
2,841.10
94.07
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2. By Grades.
. Grades
No. of Dif- ferent Pupils Enrolled Exclusive of Re-Enroll- ment
No. of Boys
No. of Girls
Average Membership
Average Attendance
Per Cent. of Attendance
Corporal Punishment
High
541
249
292
496.85
474.68
95.54
Grade 9.
195
93
102
185.26
176.92
95.50
2
Grade S.
260
127
133
239.59
227.83
95.09
Grade 7.
277
125
152
263.26
247.74
94.11
Grade C.
332
172
160
310.16
295.00
95.11
7
Grade 5
350
192
158
329.22
310.90
94.44
10
Grade 4.
321
147
174
303.25
287.41
94.78
Grade 3.
311
142
169
284.75
265.94
93.39
1
Grade 2.
304
151
153
278.31
257.29
92.45
Grade 1
314
178
136
271.82
244.82
90.07
Combined, 1 : 3
61
27
57.69
52.57
91.12
Total
3,266
1,610
1,656
3,020.16
2,841.10
94.07
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Comment on Table II.
Comparison with a similar table in the report for 1907 shows that during the school year ending with June, 1908, the average membership of our schools increased 11/2 per cent. over that for the previous school year and that the regular- ity in daily attendance remained practically the same,-being 94.07 per cent. for the year ending with June, 1908, and 94.10 per cent. for the previous year.
While I am inclined to think that the regularity with which many of our pupils attend might be improved, never- theless our per cent. in this respect is 2 per cent. above the average for the State at large.
It will be noted that the table shows 34 cases of corporal punishment for the year. Thirty-four cases of corporal pun- ishment in a period of ten months with a registration of 3,266 different pupils cannot be said to indicate that teachers in Melrose are using the rod indiscriminately in the management of their schools; but when one takes into account that the total number of cases for the previous four years is only 44, an average per year of 11 cases, and that the number for the past school year is an increase of 161 per cent. over that for the year immediately preceding it, one naturally seeks a rea- son for this sudden and striking increase.
During the first year of my service in Melrose no regula- tion was in force with respect to corporal punishment, and records beginning with January, 1899, show that for the bal- ance of that year, a period of six months, there were 66 cases of corporal punishment with a daily registration of about 2,500 pupils.
As a result of what appeared to be an excessive use of this means of securing obedience in the schools, the Committee passed a regulation which went into effect in September, 1899, to the effect that no teacher should inflict corporal punishment upon a pupil without first obtaining permission from the Superintendent of Schools.
During the first year that this regulation was in force the number of cases was twenty,-a decrease of 70% over the
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number of cases for the last six months of the previous year, and during the school year 1906-7, with an enrollment of 3224, there were only 13 cases of corporal punishment.
In view of the fact that with this reduction in the number of cases of corporal punishment there had been improvement, in the working atmosphere and general discipline of the schools, it seemed that the time had come to place upon the Principals the responsibility of deciding whether or not and when corporal punishment should be used in their buildings. Accordingly the Committee in May, 1907, passed a regula- tion to that effect.
During the following school year, 1907-8, there were 34 cases of corporal punishment reported by 20 teachers, repre- senting 6 of our 13 buildings,-an increase over the previous year of 161 per cent. in the number of cases, of 122 per cent. in the number of teachers reporting, and of 100 per cent. in the number of buildings in which that method of punishment was employed.
While to me this increase is unsatisfactory from every point of view, I am not inclined thereby to advocate any change in the present regulation, because I feel that the Principals are the proper parties to carry this responsibility and I have confidence that all will yet come to feel, as I know some now do, thatit is quite possible to maintain an efficiently disciplined school with very little, if any, corporal punishment.
Table III. NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, DECEMBER, 1908.
Male
Female
Total
High (Grades X, XI, XII, XIII)
7
12
19
Grammar (Grades V, VI, VII, VIII, IX)
2
35
37
Primary (Grades I, II, III, IV)
0
33
33
Supervisors, Music. .
1
0
1
Drawing .
0
1
1
Manual Training
0
1
1
General Assistant.
0
1
1
Total
10
83
93
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The preceding table shows six less teachers in service in December, 1908, than in December, 1907. This is due to an attempt to reduce the cost for support of schools.
For several years the work of the first grades had been of the character of an advanced kindergarten; two teachers had been assigned to each first grade,-one a regularly trained kindergarten teacher, the other a regular first grade teacher,- and the work of the grade was accomplished by holding fore- noon sessions only from 9 to 12 o'clock.
In seeking a method to reduce expenditure with the least loss in efficiency of the work, it was felt that if the bours of daily attendance for pupils in grade I should be increased it would be possible for one teacher in that grade to accomplish essentially what had previously been done by two teachers in the three hour session daily, and that, under proper arrange- ment of the program of work and in view of the fact that the ages of pupils who were admitted to this grade averaged somewhat over 5 years, normal children would be able to meet the requirements without danger to their physical well-being.
Accordingly at the end of the school year in June seven teachers were withdrawn from our first grade work and ar- rangements were made to carry on the first grade beginning with September along the line suggested with one teacher to a room.
As at present arranged pupils of this grade attend from 9 to 11.45 a.m., and from 1.30 to 3.30 or from 2 to 4 p.m., according to the season; modified first grade work is done in the forenoon session and the regular kindergarten program is followed in the afternoon session; an out-door recess of twenty minutes is given in the middle of the morning session when the weather permits and a twenty minute period in the middle of each afternoon session is devoted to games.
Any child whose physical condition is such that his parents do not wish him to attend the afternoon session is excused therefrom. Of the 308 children at present registered in grade I only eleven are failing to attend both sessions daily. It is the opinion of the teachers in that grade that, while the
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present arrangement increases their work, it is not unduly burdensome for the normal child of five years and that the efficiency of our work has suffered little, if any, by the change.
In the organization of the classes of the high school for September, it was found necessary to add another teacher to . the corps of that school so that the net decrease in our teaching force for the present school year over that for 1907-8 is, as indicated in the above table, six.
Table IV. NUMBER OF PUPILS IN THE DIFFERENT GRADES IN DECEMBER.
1907
1908
Primary,
Grade I .
312
308
Grade II
314
324
Grade III
307
273
Grade IV
311
322
Grammar, Grade V
335
299
Grade VI
314
322
Grade VII
267
302
Grade VIII
243
250
Grade IX
190
212
High,
Grade X.
181
151
Grade XI
137
148
Grade XII
114
124
Grade XIII
81
92
Post Graduate
3
2
Total
.3,109
3,130
It appears from the above table that in December, 1908, there were twenty-one more pupils enrolled in the schools than in December, 1907.
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Table V. ANNUAL FINANCIAL EXHIBIT FOR 1908. I. General Statement. Receipts.
Original Appropriation for 12 months, from January 1, 1908, to January 1, 1909. $91,286.07
Supplementary Appropriation 4,350.00
Total Available Receipts $95,636.07
Expenditures.
Salaries, (teachers, janitors, truant officer, superin- tendent, clerk)
$76,712.91
Books and Supplies
5,599.76
Fuel.
6,500.46
Repairs
3,600.65
Miscellaneous
1,900.79
Furniture .
65.00
Transportation .
560.00
Advertising and Printing
349.63
Tuition
264.00
Total Expenditure for the Year $95,553.20
Unexpended Balance . 82.87
2. Average Expenditure per Pupil.
(Based on the average membership of the schools for the financial year, 3,020.63).
Teaching
$22.18
Supervision (superintendent, clerk)
.98
Janitors and Truant Officer
2.23
Books and Supplies
1.85
Fuel
2.15
Miscellaneous
.63
Transportation
.19
Advertising and Printing
.12
Tuition.
.09
Cost per pupil, excluding repairs, furniture, and new buildings
$30.42
Furniture
.02
Repairs .
1.19
Cost per pupil for all purposes $31.63
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Comment on Table V.
In my annual report for 1907, I expressed the hope that the cost of maintenance of our schools for the coming year might be reduced.
Comparison of the above totals with similar ones for 1907 shows a decrease during 1908 of $4,623.70 in the total expendi- ture and of $1.70 in the average expenditure per pupil.
This decrease is due chiefly to a smaller expenditure for fuel and repairs, both of which were abnormally large for 1907, and to a reduction in the number of teachers caused by a change in the arrangement of the first grades, which is explain- ed in another part of this report.
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A STUDY IN SCHOOL EXPENDITURE. Exhibit I. Data Regarding the Expenditure for Public Schools in Melrose for the Years 1900 to 1908, inclusive.
A. EXPENDITURE FOR ALL SCHOOLS. I. Itemized General Expenditure.
Salaries
Books and Supplies
Repairs
Fuel
Furni- ture
Adver. and Print'g
Misc.
Trans- por- tation
Tuition
Total
1900
$65,863.32 $5,971.14 $2,727.35 $7,060.08 $1,056.08
$361.70 $1,783.42
$84,823.09
61,384.35
5,899.02 3,700.00
7,449.89
599.71
270.95 1,478.62
$480.00
81,262.54
1902.
62,268.01
5,299.80
3,831.17
6,541.67
600.00
251.75 1,878.65
509.00
81,180.05
1903.
63,563.33
6,397.98
3,875.77
6,699.15
821.68
350.00|
1,740.41
527.00
83,975.32
1904.
66,460.49
5,790.20
2,019.62
8,077.80
279.03
283.52
1,542.80
546.00
84,999.46
1905.
68,920.16
5,720.04
2,812.55
6,747.33
561.25
341.53
1,966.14
564.00
87,633.00
1906.
64,926.00
5,441.45
2,599.90
5,989.91
124.80
328.88
1,500.60
522.00
$221.00
81,654.54
1907.
74,931.09
5,799.86
5,498.60 10,498.00
427.00
499.38
1,865.47
546.00
111.50 100,176.90
1908.
76,712.91
5,599.76
3,600.65
6,500.46
65.00
349.63
1,900.79
560.00
264.00
95,553.20
Per cent. of increase .
16 4-10
32
6 5-10
16 6-10
19 4-10
12 6-10
Per cent. of decrease.
6 2-10
7 9-10
93 8-10
3 3-10
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1901 .
2. Itemized Per Capita Expenditure.
Salaries
Books and Supplies
Repairs
Fuel
Furni- ture
Adver. and Print'g
Misc.
Trans- por- tation
Tuition
Total
1900
$23.67
$2.02
$1.06
$2.78
.41
$ .14
$ .70
$30.78
1901
23.61
2.27
1.42
2.87
23
.10
.57
$
.18
31.25
1902.
22.96
1.94
1.41
2.41
.22
.09
69
.18
29.90
1903
22.93
2.30
1.40
2.41
.29
.12
.63
.19
30.27
1904.
23.38
2.04
.71
2.84
10
.10
.54
20
29.91
1905.
23.58
1.96
.96
2.31
.19
.11
.67
.19
29.97
1906.
21.90
1.84
.87
2.02
.04
.12
.51
.17
$ .07
27.54
1907.
25.05
1.94
1.83
3.44
.14
.10
.62
.18
.03
33.33
1908.
25.39
1.85
1.19
2.15
.02
.12
.63
.19
.09
31.63
Per cent. of increase
7 2-10
12 2-10
Per cent. of decrease.
8 4-10
22 6-10
95 1-10
14 2-10
10
5 5-10
28 5-10
2 7-10
SCHOOL REPORT.
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B. EXPENDITURE FOR HIGH SCHOOL. I. Itemized General Expenditure.
Year
Salaries · (Teachers, Jani- tors and Eng'r)
Books and Supplies
Fuel
Sundries (including Fur- niture, Adv. and Print. and Miscellaneous
Repairs and Permanent Improve- ments
Total
Amount
*Per cent.
Amount
*Per cent.
Amount
*Per cent.
Amount
*Per cent.
Amount
*Per cent.
Amount
*Per cent.
1900
$14,313.33
24
$2,105.98
41
$1,428.17
20
$340.93
19
$320.66
12
$18,509.07
24
1901
14,202.50
23
1,796.05
30
1,800.51
24
409.33
27
591.20
16
18,799.59
23
1902.
14,479.50
23
1,615.06
30
1,929.59
29
705.01
22
359.45
9
19,088.61
24
1903.
14,762.00
23
1,256.74
20
1,758.87
26
850.14
32
328.16
8
18,955.91
23
1904.
15,700.00
24
1,284.92
22
2,121.87
26
541.51
35
387.16
14
20,035.46
24
1905.
16,425.41
24
1,396.35
24
1,462.71
22
411.33
21
210.02
8
19,905.82
23
1906.
15,618.75
25
1,377.93
25
1,022.49
17
335.28
18
205.50
7
18,559.95
22
1907.
18,592.00
25
1,855.60
32
2,043.82
19
434.66
14
416.80
7
23,342.88
23
1908.
20,033.69
26
1,698.08
30
1,712.60
26
458.72
13
452.85
12
24,355.94
25
Per cent. of increase Per cent. of decrease
39 9-10
19 9-10
34 5-10
41 2-10
31 5-10
19 3-10
*This means the per cent that the expenditure for this item in the High School is of the total expenditure for the same purpose in all the schools.
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