Inaugural address of the mayor, with the annual report of the officers of the city of Quincy for the year 1931, Part 30

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MR. JAMES N. MUIR, Superintendent of Schools, Quincy, Mass.


My dear Mr. Muir:


I submit the following report, setting forth the aims of the Visual Education department, and the plan of organization devel- oped to promote the desirable use of Visual Aids.


The Department of Visual Education serves the teachers of the city with the available teaching aids.


It recognizes that every teacher should use materials and ma- chinery of modern invention, which increase the efficiency of teach- ing. The following essentials are necessary to accomplish the desirable use of teaching aids:


1. The materials should be easily available to the teacher.


2. The materials should be organized for use by the teacher.


3. The material should be used by the teacher in the individual classroom at the time when it correlates with the subject taught.


4. The suitable materials should be selected from the vast amount of available material.


5. The teachers should be made acquainted with available aids and should be trained in their uses.


To serve the above purposes, we have established a plan gen- erally known as the "Quincy System of Visual Instruction." Briefly, this plan includes:


1. The materials recommended for use consist of pictures, slides, filmslides, motion pictures, stereographs, models, sand tables, charts, exhibits, living animals and plants, and trips.


2. Teachers who would find material useful in their teaching, originate the orders and inspect the material for approval before purchasing.


3. A score card has been developed to objectively evaluate the available motion pictures to determine their suitability for school use.


4. The available aids have been centralized in one office, which makes possible proper filing, desirable inspection and re- pair, and necessary records of use.


5. The projection machinery recommended by the department must be usable by the teacher in the classroom. In the use of motion pictures we are strictly limiting our use to the sixteen millimeter size films.


6. Our motion picture films are at present limited to silent films, because they serve our purpose best.


7. We own our own library of films because we find that if a film or other type of Visual Aid is worthwhile, it is cheaper to own the material than to hire its use.


8. Most schools own their own projectors.


9. One teacher in each building serves as the director of Vis- ual Education for the teachers of the building. Her pur- pose is to keep in close touch with the needs of each teacher, to place and receive orders, and to keep a record of the use of the material.


10. Many schools have organized projection clubs composed of children from the different rooms. The purpose of such


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clubs is to train the pupils to assist the teacher in the mechanical operation of the machinery necessary for pro- jection.


11. The Director of Visual Education has met with many groups of teachers for the purpose of giving the necessary instruc- tion in the proper use of the machinery and materials.


12. Some teachers have taken the course on Visual Education at Boston University.


13. A short course in the essentials of photography was given to about seventy teachers.


14. The director has spoken to several groups of parent-teachers associations on the subject of Visual Education.


15. An experiment testing the value of sound motion pictures in the teaching of General Science is being conducted by Harvard University Graduate School of Education, under a grant from the Carnegie Fund.


16. A delivery system has been established to make available to the teacher the material she wants at the appropriate time.


17. The annual meeting of the Massachusetts Branch of the National Academy of Visual Instruction is to be held at the North High School, Quincy.


18. A paper called the Projector serves to keep the teachers informed of the progress in the field and of the news of the department.


It is generally known that we learn more through the eye than through any other of our senses. By the use of Visual Aids we hope to bring the world into the classroom, to make the unseen visible, the difficult more plain, to present information in its thor- ough and natural state, to motivate the pupil, and to arouse the learner to the point where he will want to know more about the subject presented.


All the materials recommended are teaching aids. The organ- ization is established to serve the teachers.


Visual Education is attracting the attention of educators throughout the country and the world. Many school systems are organizing Visual Education departments. Because of the in- creased interest in this subject, we are receiving many inquiries about our organization. The essentials of our system will be elab- orated in a mimeographed report, which will be available to all who may be interested in it.


Respectfully yours,


ABRAHAM KRASKER,


Director of Visual Educational Dept.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


MR. JAMES N. MUIR, Superintendent of Schools, Quincy, Mass. My dear Mr. Muir:


The report of the health activities of the Hygiene Division for 1931 is herewith submitted to you. A brief summary of the annual events follows.


The Follow-Up Clinic of the State Department of Health The re-examination of the school children listed under this clinic occurred in January. The result, as shown by the report of Dr. David Zacks, the supervisor of the clinic, is self explanatory:


Number of children re-examined


166


Number of children improved. 156


Number of children unimproved. 9


(Card missing-unknown) 1


Number of children X-rayed.


166


Number of children tested


152


Number of re-actors


99


Number of non-re-actors


53


Number of children recommended for sani- torium treatment


1


Number of children recommended for Sum- mer Camp 19


This group of children was again X-rayed and tested by the Clinic in December and will be re-examined in February, 1932.


The Campaign for the Prevention of Diphtheria


Co-operating with the Department of Health, immunization treatments were given in the schools during May. The school nurses received 996 requests, and 892 children completed the treat- ments during the three weeks of this activity. We are greatly indebted to the Commissioner of Health, Dr. C. J. Lynch, and his staff of doctors and nurses for their services in helping us to ob- tain such successful results in this important preventive work.


Physical Examinations


Beginning in September, a group of doctors, comprising Rachel L. Hardwick, Ella G. Hedges, Robert L. Cook, Edward Broderick and Fred P. Costanza examined the pupils of the 7th and 9th grades of our Junior High Schools and the 10th grade of the Sen- ior High School. The pupils of the Trade and the Home Making Schools, and also the boys of the athletic group of the Senior High School were included in these examinations.


The examinations of the pupils of the first grade of the ele- mentary schools started in September and were completed in De- cember. The increasing number of mothers attending these exam- inations is very gratifying and should be regarded as a most help- ful factor in this branch of our work.


Routine Measures


The health certificates issued for employment of minors have decreased during the year, a total of 210 having been granted,


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according to the report of the Supervisor of Attendance, Mr. Charles H. Johnson.


In regard to contagion, cases of Scarlet Fever, Measles, Mumps, Chicken Pox and Whooping Cough have appeared at various times during the school year. The control of Scarlet Fever still remains a problem, especially when its symptoms are so vague.


To complete this report the effective work of our school nurses should again be emphasized. A glance at their annual report reveals the extensive area of inspection that comes under their supervision. Their efforts to maintain the standards of health among our school children are most steadfast and they are entitled to the highest commendation.


Please allow me to express my appreciation of the encourage- ment and helpfulness you have extended to this division. I also wish to thank the principals and teachers for their valuable co- operation and support in our health program.


Respectfully submitted,


MARIA E. DREW, M.D., School Physician.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


APPENDIX A STATISTICAL DATA 1. Financial Statement for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1931 I. REGULAR SCHOOLS


Appropriated by City Council. Expended 1,130,538 61


$1,153,966 80


Balance unexpended


$23,428 19


Itemized Expenditures


Instruction


$872,134 37


Administration


38,298 74


Travel outside the State.


114 53


Text-books


19,704 53


Stationery and supplies


30,333 91


Operation


107,599 63


Maintenance


45,162 90


Miscellaneous


10,602 36


Evening Academic School


4,168 84


Summer Schools


2,244 00


Merrymount and Houghs Neck Auditoriums


174 80


Total


$1,130,538 61


II. STATE-AIDED SCHOOLS Trade School


Appropriated by City Council $53,367 00


Plus balance from 1930. 1,475 00


$54,842 00


Smith-Hughes Fund, Balance from 1930


2,857 88


Smith-Hughes Fund, Received, 1931


2,585 78


Total Available


$60,285 66


Expended


54,003 28


Balance unexpended


$6,282 38


Co-operative School


Appropriated by City Council


$200 00


Smith-Hughes Fund, Received, 1931.


9 09


Total Available


$209 09


Expended


118 00


Balance unexpended


$91 09


Home Making School


Appropriated by City Council.


$14,012 00


Smith-Hughes Fund, Balance from 1930


1,163 38


Smith-Hughes Fund, Received, 1931


1,209 50


George Reed Fund, Balance from 1930


29 46


George Reed Fund, Received, 1931


61 25


Total Available


$16,475 59


Expended


14,680 84


Balance unexpended


$1,794 75


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Continuation School


Appropriated by City Council. $3,368 00


Smith-Hughes Fund, Balance from 1930.


268 90


Smith-Hughes Fund, Received, 1931.


281 74


Total Available


$3,918 64


Expended


3,507 84


Balance unexpended


$410 80


Evening Home Making School for Women


Appropriated by City Council.


$7,912 00


Smith-Hughes Fund, Balance from 1930


806 30


Smith-Hughes Fund, Received, 1931.


723 33


George Keed Fund, Balance from 1930


20 42


George Reed Fund, Received, 1931


36 63


Total Available


$9,498 68


Expended


7,941 38


Balance unexpended


$1,557 30


Evening Industrial School for Men


Appropriated by City Council.


$1,660 00


Smith-Hughes Fund, Balance from 1930.


108 63


Smith-Hughes Fund, Received, 1931.


59 27


Total Available


$1,827 90


Expended


1,578 30


Balance unexpended


$249 60


Out of City Industrial


Appropriated by City Council


$1,200 00


Expended


633 74


Balance unexpended


$566 26


Travel Outside the State


Appropriated by City Council.


$100 00


Expended


............


Balance unexpended


$100 00


Americanization


Appropriated by City Council


$5,100 00


Expended


4,890 93


Balance unexpended $209 07


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III. STATEMENT OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS


Smith-Hughes


Balance from 1930


$5,205 09 4,868 71


Received, 1931


Total Available


$10,073 80


Expended


5,205 09


Balance unexpended


$4,868 71


George Reed


Balance from 1930


$49 88


Received, 1931


97 88


Total Available


$147 76


Expended


49 88


Balance unexpended


$97 88


.


.


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2. Money Received into the City Treasury as Result of School Department Operation


Tuition :


City of Boston Wards


$365 38


Girls' Parole Branch (State Wards) ....


106 08


Non-resident pupils :


Senior High School


60 30


North Quincy High School


36 35


South Junior High School


130 66


Merrymount School


3 34


Evening Academic School.


35 00


Trade School


7,340 00


Home Making School


860 00


Continuation School


72 60


Evening Home Making School for Women


97 95


Evening Industrial School for Men ..


48 00


$9,155 66


State Reimbursements:


Trade School


$20,633 78


Co-operative School


23 10


Home Making School


6,002 42


Continuation School (Home School


Expenditure)


1,574 07


Evening Home Making School for


Women


3,331 14


Evening Industrial School for Men. ...


568 65


Continuation, Trade School and House- hold Arts (Cities and Towns)


571 82


Americanization


2,421 50


Smith-Hughes Fund (Federal Govern- ment)


4,868 71


George Reed Fund (Federal Govern- ment)


97 88


General School Fund Statement ..


91,200 27


131,293 34


Miscellaneous Receipts :


Hall and Gymnasium Rentals


$1,537 75


Miscellaneous (lost books, sale of ma- terial, telephone, etc.)


766 78


Interest on Deposits


23 67


Dental Clinic Receipts


836 00


Trade School (sale of material, etc.) ..


2,078 61


Home Making School (sale of mate- rial, etc.) Continuation (sale of mate-


1,157 56


rial, etc.)


23 10


6,423 47


Total Receipts


$146,872 47


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REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


3. Per Cent of Tax Levy Expended for Support of Regular Schools (Day, Evening, Summer)


Year


Valuation


Taxes Levied


School


Expenditures


pended


school support


1921


59,862,475


2,178,994


575,759


26.4


1922


61,237,025


2,209,774


606,568


27.4


1923.


82,572,825


2,360,892


650,554


27.6


1924


93,553,975


2,525,957


715,688


28.3


1925


109,101,975


2,945,753


777,292


26.4


1926


121,910,900


3,364,741


838,055


24.9


1927


129,990,550


3,535,743


920,865


26.0


1928.


135,942,850


3,683,855


986,890


26.8


1929


138,368,775


3,929,673


1,044,125


26.6


1930


141,758,725


3,969,244


1,078,548


27.2


1931


132,897,425


4,093,241


1,130,539


27.6


4. Itemized Cost Per Pupil for Support of Public Schools (Day, Evening, Summer) for the School Year Ending with June, 1931.


(Based on the Average Membership of the Schools)


Items


Aver. per Capita Ex- penditure for Quincy


Aver. per Capita Ex- penditure for 38 Other Cities


Aver. per Capita Ex- penditure for the State


Instruction (Salaries)


$61.45


$75.08


$69.93


Administration


1.65


3.88


3.84


Text-books


1.14


1.45


1.59


Other Expenses of Instruction


2.92


3.19


3.10


Operation


7.62


10.94


10.85


Repairs, etc.


2.85


6.00


5.08


Libraries


1.11


.07


.12


Health


1.09


1.69


1.64


Transportation


.44


.56


2.72


Tuition


.01


.12


1.03


Miscellaneous


.08


.81


.87


Total for Support including


ordinary repairs


$80.36


$103.79


Outlay, New Buildings, etc ...


31.48


20.26


$100.77 16.60


Total for Support and Outlay ...


$111.84


$124.05


$117.37


Per cent of taxes ex-


for regular


5. Brief Description of School Property, Also the Value of Schoolhouses and Lots, etc., January 1, 1932


BUILDINGS


Date of Occupation


Wood or Brick


No. of Stories


Condition


Heating Apparatus


Assembly Halls


Schoolrooms


Assessed


Assessed


Value of


Furniture


Total


Sq. Ft. in Lot


Senior High (Academic)?


1924


B


3


Good


Steam


1


38


$125,000


$932.000


$108,897


$1,165,897


146,279


(Trade) 3


...


. .


.


...


...


.


. . . .


(Continuation)3


1907


B


3


Good


Steam


1


47,000


213,000


20,198


280,198


85,348


Portable


1927


B


Good


Steam


1


41


47.150


700,000


47,985


795,135


188,062


South Junior High1


1927


B


Good


Steam


1


26


23,000


577,000


43,706


643,706


193,917


*Quincy Point Junior High1.


1928


B


Good


Steam


1


16


15.000


160.000


6,450


181,450


137,300


Adams Shore


1020


B


Good


Steam


10


6,900


157,000


7.980


171,880


50,373


Atherton Hough®


1911


B


Good


Steam


1


18


16,000


230.000


14,809


260,809


77,040


Coddington"


1009


B


Good


Steam


1


13


115,000


126.000


5,500


246,500


56,785


Portable


1923


W


1


Fair


Hot Air


1


.


0


16.625


69,250


2.000


87,875


62,628


Daniel Webster


1917


B


Good


Steam


1


16


19.275


416.000


7.098


442,373


126,388


Francis W. Parker


1917


2


Good


Steam


1


16


30.000


285,000


6,900


321,900


80,893


Gridley Bryant?


1896


B


2


Good


Steam


13


5.550


130.000


5.113


140.663


53,475


Portable (Vacant)


1929


W


1


Good


Ilot Air


1


.


.


. .


10


13,750


56,250


2,000


72,000


106,255


Portable (Vacant)


1921


W


1


Fair


Hot Air


1


5.800


64,700


1,800


72,300


55,037


Lincoln


1802


B


2


Good


Steam


. .


1


1


18


21.025


286,000


11.647


318,672


101,987


Merrymount


1929


B


Good


Steam


10


11.000


162,000


7,980


180,980


219,492


Montclair10


1912


R


?


Good


Steam


1


18


13,900


226.000


7.519


247.419


84.314


Quincy2


1907


B


3


Good


Steam


1


12


13.850


115,000


3.000


131.850


58,286


.


.


.


1896


B


2


Good


Steam


10


1.300


1.300


Home Making8


1886


B


3


Good


Steam


. .


Portable (Vacant)


1921


1


Poor


Hot Air


501


501


Massachusetts Fieldsº


.


1922


24


Good


Steam


Good


Steam


.


Cranch


1900


B


)


Good


Steam


1


18


24,851


24,851


Adams+


1913


. .


1


Good


Steam


.


.)


700


700


North Quincy High1


1


....


No. of


Value of Land


Value of. Building


452


CITY OF QUINCY


231


231


.


. .


500


500


John Hancock


501


501


12


.


6


Central Junior High1.


Squantum.


1919 1920


B 13


1 1


Good Good Good Fair Good Good Good


Steam Steam Steam Hot Air Steam Steam Hot Air


1 I


6 17


7,850 3,500 18,500


59,150 230,000 96,950


4,500 8,945 2,500 462 3,500 6,450 231


71,500 242,445 117,950 462


77,586 76.842


Thomas B. Pollard1


1903


B


)


.


. .


1


11


23 12 1


11.000 26,500


92,500 146,500


107,000


50,240


Wollaston2 Portable (Vacant)


1912


B


1923


1


Total


17


433


$613,175


$5,530,300


$365,754


$6,509,229


.


1 Cafeterias, gymnasiums, special rooms and shops: Senior High, 19; Trade, 6; Junior Highs, 44; Thomas B. Pollard, 1. 2Assembly hall used for classroom purposes.


3 Valuation of Continuation and Trade Schools furniture included in Senior High valuation.


4 Addition of four rooms occupied September, 1931.


" Addition of nine rooms and assembly hall occupied January, 1930. "Auditorium and four classrooms used for Senior High Commercial classes. "Addition of four rooms occupied September, 1930. 8 Located on Senior High School lot. Valuation of land and building included in Senior High School figures.


ºAddition of ten rooms occupied September, 1924.


10 Addition of nine rooms and assembly hall occupied March, 1930.


*Quincy Point Junior High valuation of land and building and the square feet in lot included in Daniel Webster figures.


REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


453


.


1923


1 21


Willard


1891


B


179,450 231


94,672


. .


10


78,626


Washington Portable (Vacant)


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CITY OF QUINCY


6. General Statistics, December, 1931


Estimated population of the city, 1931


72,000


Number of school buildings: Senior High1, 1; North Quincy High2, 1; Junior High, 3; Elementary, 19; Home Making, 1; total.


25


Teachers in Senior High School: men, 22; women, 51; total Teachers in North Quincy High School: men, 6; women, 44; total


73


50


Teachers in Junior High Schools: men, 21; women, 80; total


101


Teachers in Elementary Schools: men, 1; women, 225; total


226


Principals: Senior High School, men, 1; (asst. princi- pal), 1; North Quincy High School, men, 1; (asst. principal), 1; Junior High Schools, men, 3; Ele- mentary Schools, men, 83; women, 2; total.


173


Supervisors: grammar grade work, 1; music, 3; draw- ing, 2; physical training, 1; Americanization, 1; total Special teachers: librarians, 5; instrumental music, 1;


8


(part time); Senior High School Dean of Girls, 1; special class teachers, 9; total


16


Total number of different regular day school teachers .... Continuation School teachers: men, 1; women, 2 (part time); total


34 75


Trade School teachers: men ..


Evening Academic School teachers: men, 8; women,


14; total


Industrial Evening School for Men: teachers, men .. .. Home Making Evening School for Women: teachers, women


218 169


Americanization teachers: men, 3; women, 13; total .... Total number of different teachers.


547


Administration:


Superintendent, 1; Assistant Superintendent, 1; Su- pervisor of Attendance, 1; Assistant Supervisor of Attendance, 1; Secretary to Superintendent, 1; Book- keeper, 1; Clerks, 2; total. 8


Clerks: Senior High, 2; North Quincy High, 1; Junior Highs, 3; Trade, 1; Dental Clinic, 1; total. Hygiene Division:


810


Physician, 1; Dentist, 1; Hygienist, 1; Nurses, 4; total Custodians and Janitorial Service:


711


Chief Custodian, 1; Engineer, 1; Custodians, 23; Assistant Janitors, 5; Laborers, 2; Cleaners, 10; total 42


Total number different persons employed by the School Department 608


1 Continuation and Trade Schools located in Senior High Building.


2 Includes 7th, 8th, 9th grades of Junior High and 10th grade of Senior High.


3 One is also included in Junior High.


' One teaches also in Evening Home Making School for Women.


6 Two teaching part time.


6 Six teach also in Senior High, five in North Quincy High, four in Junior Highs and one in Trade School.


" Five teach also in Trade School.


· One teaches also in North Quincy High School.


" Three teach also in Elementary Schools, two in Junior High Schools. one in North Quincy High School, four in Senior High School.


10 One teaches also in Evening Academic School.


11 Three teach also in Evening Home Making School for Women.


490


Home Making School teachers: women.


14 22 6 77


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REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


7. Report of Supervisor of Attendance


MR. JAMES N. MUIR, Superintendent of Schools, Quincy, Mass. My dear Mr. Muir:


I hereby submit my thirty-fifth report for the twelve months ending December 31, 1931.


Number of cases investigated for non-attendance as per blanks 1192 Number found to be truants 119


Number of transfer cards received and placed. 1175


Details regarding attendance work and employment certificates for year ending December 31, 1931, appear in the following tables:


Attendance Work by Months


1931


Number of Cases Investigated


Actual Truants


January


68


....


February


93


7


March


128


11


April


87


9


May


131


16


June


96


9


September


97


5


October


217


41


November


183


18


December


92


3


Totals


1,192


119


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CITY OF QUINCY


Employment Certificates Issued for the Year Ending December 31, 1931


Boys


Girls


Total


Educational Certificates, Form I:


16 to 18 years of age


405


190


595


18 to 21 years of age


447


195


642


Employment Certificates (14 to 16 years of age) :


Form C (regular)


27


2


29


Form D (non-resident)


3


1


4


Form E (limited temporary)


87


14


101


Form F (limited)


29


13


42


Special Certificates:


Domestic


....


25


25


Farm


9


....


9


Home Permit


....


16


16


Totals


1,007


456


1,463


Total number issued in 1929


2,103


Total number issued in 1930


1,557


Total number issued in 1931


1,463


Decrease for year ...


94


Total number of newsboys' licenses in force


245


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES H. JOHNSON, Supervisor of Attendance.


8. SCHOOL CENSUS October, 1931


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


Total


B


G


B


G


B


G


B


G


B


G


BG


B


G


BGB


G


B


G


B


G


B


G


Grand Total


Ward 1


114


87


145


146


150


138


152


138


167


135


131


134


149


156


176 148


160


131| 110


153 107


98


107


1134 1034


2168


Ward


83


76


95


73


113


84


74


82


76


85


86


81


102


81


74


66


94


98


93 106


77


973


896


1869


Ward 5


166 147 163


98


95


155


139


136 133


136 139 155 141 152


130


184


141


110


124 135


121 118 123


94


120


1473 1406


2879


Total


665 598 744 758 791


697 684 718 732 750 760


683


759 736 710 699 721 703 694 691 704


656


7964 7689


15653


Ward 3


70


60


96


99


106 101


99|


111


95 105


116


85


127


86 110


87


104


83


108 122


112 1230 1307


2537


Ward 2


134 133


90


146 127


89


105 106 106 122


128


148 117


91 131 127


124


107 105


113 110 70


136 154 133 146 126 1573 1545


3118


155 159 152


118 142 133 162 147 122


121 148 133


122 133


Ward 6


REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


457


114 1581 1501


3082


458


CITY OF QUINCY


9. Report of the Dental Clinic, Coddington School, January 1 to December 31, 1931


Number at present registered for treatment. 1,533


Number of new patients registered during year. 503


Number of patients completed during year. 290


Total number of visits to clinic during year.


2,053


FILLINGS


Number of amalgam fillings


636


Number of cement fillings


158


Number of synthetic fillings


8


Number of temporary fillings


5


Number of miscellaneous treatments


4


EXTRACTIONS


Number of permanent teeth extracted


77


Number of temporary teeth extracted


1,185


Number of patients' teeth cleaned during year.


1,852


Total number of operations during year. 3,925


Number of first and second grade children examined by


School Dentist


2,510


10. Report of Work of the School Nurses January 1 to December 31, 1931


Children examined for various causes. 43,428


Home calls made 1,383


Children referred to School Physician


56


Children referred to school dental clinic and private dentists


2,040


Children taken to eye and ear clinics.


371


Cases of corrected vision. 256


Children referred to various other clinics.


141


Arrangements made for tonsil and adenoid operations. 176


Contagion found and reported.


52


459


REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


11. Report of Sight and Hearing Tests October, 1931.


School


Number Examined


Defective in eyesight


Defective in hearing


Parents Notified


Senior High


2,258


311


42


353


Central Junior High


888


68


21


71


Special Classes (Portables)


50


3


1


4


North Quincy High


1,454


110


14


99


South Junior High.


920


81


10


78


Quincy Point Junior High


765


33


8


25


Adams


491


25


1


15


Adams Shore


223


15


....


15


Atherton Hough


383


21


1


22


Coddington


304


13


....


11


Cranch


198


6


....


6


Daniel Webster


550


19


2


12


Francis W. Parker


586


23


2


9


Gridley Bryant


359


6


2


8


John Hancock


273


17


4


21


Lincoln


314


19


11


29


Mass. Fields


687


19


4


9


Merrymount


217


3


1


3


Montclair


483


23


1


24


Quincy


454


14


3


17


Squantum


124


11


2


13


Thomas B. Pollard


479


32


7


24


Washington


342


15


1


7


Willard


519


31


5


36


Wollaston


526


20


....


20


Totals


13,847


938


143


931


460


CITY OF QUINCY


12. Attendance Data of the Regular Day Schools for the Year Ending June 19, 1931


SCHOOL


Number of Boys


Number of Girls


Number of Different Pupils


Enrolled Exclusive of Re-


enrollments in the City


Average Membership


Average Daily Attendance


Per Cent of Attendance


Senior High


971


1,121


2,092


2,089


1,968


94.2


Central Junior High


505


494


999


896


844


94.2


North Junior High


578


560


1,138


1,035


980


94.6


South Junior High.


448


501


949


868


833


95.9


Quincy Point Jr. High


417




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