Report of the city of Somerville 1896, Part 16

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 774


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The cost of equipment for two years of work as outlined above has been about eight thousand dollars.


Seventy-two boys elected manual training the first year, and ten additional chose drawing alone. The second year one hun- dred and fifteen received instruction in all departments, of which number six were girls.


An extension of the course to include forging, bench work in metals, and machine-shop practice, covering two additional years, is contemplated. This will necessitate another building, as all available space in the English High School is now occu- pied. The present equipment has been designed with reference to the probability of its being removed, before many years, into another building.


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APPENDIX.


CONTENTS OF APPENDIX.


CONCERNING FINANCE.


NO. OF TABLE.


Record of important events, 1896.


1. Schedule of school property.


2. Cost of maintaining schools, 1896.


3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, 1896.


4. Cost of maintaining schools for a series of years.


5. Cost per capita of maintaining schools for a series of years.


6. Amount spent annually for new school buildings, and for repairs for a series of years.


CONCERNING PUPILS.


7. Population of Somerville for a series of years.


8. School census for a series of years, and by districts for 1896.


9. Attendance, etc., of the schools for 1896.


10. Statistics of the High School, for school year 1895-'96.


11. Separate statistics for Grammar and Primary Schools, 1896.


12. Number of schools and pupils by districts, 1896.


13. Pupils by grades, December, 1896.


14. Pupils in each grade, and per cent of whole number.


15. Admissions to First grade in April and September. 16. Truant statistics, 1896.


17. Nunber of Grammar School Graduates, 1896.


18. Evening School statistics, 1896.


19. Grammar School graduates for a series of years.


20. Attendance statistics of all schools for a series of years.


21. Statistics of the High School for a series of years.


CONCERNING TEACHERS.


22. Resignations of teachers, 1896.


23. Teachers elected in 1896.


24. Transfers of teachers, as to schools.


25. Leave of absence of teachers.


26. Time lost by teachers, 1896.


27. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.


MISCELLANEOUS.


28. Changes in text-books, 1896.


29. High School graduation exercises, 1896.


30. Grammar School graduation exercises, 1896.


31. Teachers in service in December, 1896. Members of School Board 1872 - 1896.


RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS. IN THE SCHOOL HISTORY OF SOMERVILLE FOR 1896.


Feb. 24. Report of Committee on Schoolhouse Sanitation.


Mar. 30. Increase of salaries of High School teachers and Grammar masters.


April 27. Adoption of order to prevent interruption of schools in term-time by avoidable resignations.


April 27. Recognition of wisdom of increasing salaries of best teachers to retain them.


May 20. Cantata of The Holy City by English High School pupils.


June 8. Election of Arthur L. Doe Master of Hodgkins School.


June 15. Complete revision of Rules and Regulations adopted. June 22. Change in character of High School graduation exer- cises.


July 13. Election of Winfred C. Akers Master of English High School.


July 13. Election of Supervisor of Penmanship.


Sept. 8. Completion and opening of William H. Hodgkins School.


Sept. 8. Extension of Manual Training Plant in English High School.


Sept. 8. Opening of the Beech-street Training School.


Sept. 8. Completion of new ventilation system in Bell School.


Sept. 8. Completion of reconstructed sanitaries in Forster School.


Sept. 22. Opening of Kindergarten in Hodgkins School.


Nov. 16. Completion and opening of Glines enlargement.


Nov. 30. Opening of Kindergarten in Glines School.


Dec. 7. Election of Mary E. Northup Master of Glines School.


Dec. 28. Adoption of Revised Course of Study.


310


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 1 .- SCHOOLHOUSES.


NAME.


No. of Classrooms.


Rooms not occupied.


Size of Lot.


Valuation.


When built.


No. of years used.


Enlargements.


1


Latin High School


a4 ৳14


1


$50,000 140,000


1871 1895


1


3


Prescott


12


21,444


47,000


1867


29


4


Edgerly


12


26,428


47,000


1871


25


1892


5


L. V. Bell


12


23,396


47,000


1874


22


6


C. G. Pope


12


27,236


62,000


1891


5


7


O. S. Knapp


13


24,517


47,000


1889


7


4


1894


8


Forster


12


27,499


47,000


1866


30


9


Morse


12


29,109


47,000


1869


27


6


66


1890


11


J. T. Glines


13


28,800


65,000


1891


5


5


66


1894


13


Prospect Hill


6


2 25,313


21,000


1848


48


4


66


1865


14


Davis


4


38,152


25,700


1884


12


15


Bennett


4


20,560


10,600


1868


28


16


Jackson


4


11,212


8,600


1861


35


17


Cummings


4


11,300


15,700


1884


12 50


2


66


1862


19


G. W. Durell


4


13,883


19,000


1894


2


20


Burns


4


16,080


15,700


1886


10


21


Lincoln


4


1


17,662


14,700


1885


11


22


Beech Street


2


6,000


4,800


1872


24


23


Cedar Street


2


800


1843


53


Moved from Broad- way, 1868.


24


Hodgkins


12


35,034


60,000


1896


. .


25


Harvard


1


9,810


3,600


1851


45


1 Kent street, 1871.


Total,


192


4


$911,800


. .


·


23,260


47,000


1880


16


4


1891


12


Bingham


8


21,017


30,000


1886


10


4


.


·


·


·


·


33,017


15,600


1846


18


Franklin


4


·


.


.


(a) Six recitation rooms, a physical laboratory, three teachers' rooms.


(b) A chemical, a physical, a bilogical laboratory, three recitation rooms, a lecture hall, drawing room, two teachers' rooms, library and principal's office. Four manual training rooms and lunch-room in basement.


2


English High


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.


10


Highland


12


1896


Moved from Cherry street, 1867, from


25


§ 4 rooms added 1882


311


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 2 .- COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1896.


SCHOOL.


Instruction and Supervision.


Janitors, Water, Light, Heat.


School Supply Expenses.


Total.


Latin .


$12,045.56


$1,966.23


$ 959.08


$14,970.87


English High


21,722.06


3,794.55


6,177,10


31,693.71


Bell


9,920.29


1,350.23


780.75


12,051.27


Edgerly


9,992.15


1,505.92


839.80


12,337.87


Forster


10,014.91


1,443.71


775 24


12,233.86


Highland


10,402.80


1,480.47


866.47


12,749.74


Hodgkins


3,864.27


571.66


1,382.36


5,818.29


Knapp


10,335.33


1,905.63


855.08


13,096.04


Morse


9,941.28


1,534.73


759.42


12,235.43


Prescott


10,165.16


1,333.10


770.50


12,268.76


Glines


7,091.82


1,350.34


924.84


9,367.00


Burns


3,419.63


488.01


134.00


4,041.64


Davis


2,854.20


452.23


147.05


3,453.48


Durell


2,631.69


484.44


119.27


3,235.40


Franklin


2,740.38


381.83


98.63


3,220.84


Lincoln


3,045.25


750.47


156.09


3,951.81


Bennett


2,519.38


301.35


109.10


2,929.83


Jackson


2,788.69


331.92


96.11


3,216.72


Prospect Hill


2,296.35


394.61


346.56


3,037.52


Beech Street


1,369.56


235.75


76.43


1,681.74


Cedar Steeet


1,315.75


176.56


38.85


1,531.16


Harvard


693.15


106.18


11.56


810.89


Evening Schools


2,403.50


465.00


146.30


3,014.80


Total .


$161,551.21


$25,590.61


$17,601.28


$204,743.10


Pope


9,852.16


1,462.74


616.48


11,931.38


Bingham


5,527.51


853.52


272.12


6.653.15


Cummings


2,598.38


469.43


142.09


3,209.90


312


ANNUAL REPORTS.


.


TABLE 3 .- COST PER CAPITA OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1896, BASED ON AVERAGE NUMBER BELONGING.


Instruction and Supervision.


Janitors, Water, Heat, Light.


School Supply Expenses.


Total.


Latin .


$46.51


$7.59


$3.70


$57.80


English High


44.24


7.73


12.58


64.55


Bell


18.10


2.46


1.42


21.98


Edgerly


17.91


2.70


1.51


22.12


Forster


17.54


2.53


1.36


21.43


Highland


17.66


2.51


1.47


21.64


Hodgkins


17.97


2.66


6.43


27.06


Knapp


18.01


3.32


1.49


22.82


Morse


17.18


2.65


1.31


21.14


Pope


·


17.95


2.66


1.12


21.73


Prescott


18.22


2.39


1.38


21.99


Bingham


16.07


2.48


0.79


19.34


Glines


16.77


3.19


2.19


22.15


Burns .


14.37


2.05


0.56


16.98


Cummings


14.60


2.63


0.80


18.03


Davis .


15.68


2.48


0.81


18.97


Durell .


13.71


2.52


0.62


16.85


Franklin


16.03


2.23


0.58


18.84


Bennett


15.46


1,85


0.67


17.98


Jackson


17.11


2.04


0.59


19.74


Lincoln


14.52


3.59


0.75


18.86


Prospect Hill


19.30


3.32


2.81


25.43


Beech Street


13.70


2.36


0.76


16.82


Cedar Street


22.69


3.04


0.67


26.40


Harvard


15.07


2.31


0.25


17.63


High Schools


$45.02


$7.68


$9.51


$62.21


Gram. and Primary


17.44


2.70


1.43


21.57


All Schools


20.00


3.17


2.18


25.35


313


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 4 .- ANNUAL COST OF MAINTAINING THE SCHOOLS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.


YEAR.


Average Member- ship.


Instruction and Supervision.


Water and Light.


Heating.


Janitors.


School Supplies.


Total.


1885


4,904


$ 79,506


$ 728


$4,965


$ 4,000


$ 8,449


$ 97,648


1886


4,985


83,542


624


4,929


4,194


6,676


99,865


1887


5,198


86,713


765


6,475


5,084


7,526


106,563


1888


5,488


88,967


953


7,121


5,892


7,421


110,354


1889


5,956


96,466


805


6,081


6,448


9,903


119,703


1890


6,486


104,184


1,004


5,586


7,539


10,371


128,684


1891


6,502


114.066


1,047


8,032


8,544


13,899


145,588


1892


7,035


124,232


1,064


7,148


9,794


12,944


155,183


1893


7,217


128,720


1,014


8,312


10,160


10,137


158,333


1894


7,212


132,919


958


9,673


10,686


10,919


165,155


1895


7,617


144,113


1,398


8,796


11,581


15,063


180,951


1896


8,077


161,551


1,469


9,962


14,160


17,601


204,743


TABLE 5 .- ANNUAL COST PER CAPITA . OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. [ Based on the average membership. ]


YEAR,


Instruction and Supervision.


Janitors, Water, Heat and Light.


School Supply Expenses.


Total.


Assessors' valua- tion of City.


Ratio of cost of school main- tenance to valuation.


1885


$16.21


$1.98


$1.72


$19 91


$24,878,400


.00392


1886


16.76


1.94


1.34


20.03


26,003,200


.00384


1887


16.68


2.37


1.45


20.50


27,469,300


.00388


1888


16.21


2.54


1.36


20.11


28,756,400


.00384


1889


16.20


2.24


1.66


20.10


30,004,600


.00399


1890


16.06


2.18


1.60


19.84


32,557,500


.00395


1891


17.54


2.71


2.14


22.39


36,843,400


.00395


1892


17.66


2.56


1.84


22.06


38,093,100


.00407


1893


17.84


2.70


1.40


21.94


41,773,600


.00379


1894


18.43


2.96


1.51


22.90


44,142,900


.00374


1895


18.92


2.86


1.98


23.76


46,506,300


.00390


1896


20.00


3.17


2.18


25.35


49,013,050


.00418


314


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 6 .- AMOUNT SPENT ANNUALLY FOR ALL SCHOOL PURPOSES


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


For New Schoolhouses.


For Repairs and Permanent Improvements.


For Maintaining Schools.


Amount spent for all school purposes.


1885


$19,185


$ 7,052


$ 97,648


$113,885


1886


15,515


8,706


99,865


114,086


1887


14,839


13,636


106,563


135,038


1888


4,996


13,994


110,354


129,344


1889


20,167


14,225


119,703


154,095


1890


75,775


19,168


128,684


223,627


1891


84,902


14,847


145,588


245,337


1892


12,679


17,734


155,183


176,001


1893


22,809


12,440


158,333


193,582


1894


82,206


*44,764


165,155


292,125


1895


87,680


15,651


180,951


284,282


1896


61,016


+33,240


204,743


298,999


*Including heating apparatus in both High School buildings.


tIncluding ventilating apparatus at the Bell and sanitaries at the Forster.


TABLE 7 .- POPULATION OF SOMERVILLE.


1842


1,013


1880 .


24,985


1850 .


3,540


1885 .


29,992


1860 .


8,025


1890 .


40,117


1865 .


9,366


1895 .


52,200


1870


14,693


1896 .


54,400


1875


21,594


315


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 8 .- SCHOOL CENSUS, 1896.


Number of children in the city between 5 and 15 years of age, as reported by the truant officer, on the first of May :


1885


5,608


1891


6,800


1886


5,296


1892


7,191


1887


·


,


5,722


1893


7,601


1888


5,959


1894


.


·


8,040


1889


6,135


1895


8,510


1890


6,469


1896


.


BY DISTRICTS FOR 1896.


DISTRICT.


I895.


1896.


Increase.


Increase Per cent.


East Somerville


1,504


1,528


24


1.60


Prospect Hill .


3,089


3,167


78


2.53


Winter Hill


1,335


1,430


95


7.12


Spring Hill


1,311


1,418


107


8.16


West Somerville


1,271


1,342


71


5.59


Total .


8,510


8,885


375


4.41


Between 8 and 14 .


5,242


5,205


37*


0.71*


.


8,885


*Decrease.


TABLE 9 .- ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1896.


Rooms occupied in December.


SCHOOL.


Annual


Average


Average


Attendance.


Per cent of


Attendance.


No. Cases of


Dismissal. No. Cases of


No. Cases of


Punishment.


No. attending in


No. attending in


Average No. to


December.


No. over 15


years of age.


No. between 8


and 14 years of


age.


9


Latin


·


272


259


252


97.4


70


107


262


268


29.8


224


14


or


English High


520


491


471


95.9


85


110


469


572


38.1


452


13


12


Bell


·


·


671


548


532


97.1


104


137


19


547


584


48.5


47


446


12


Edgerly


738


558


534


95.8


97


64


14


594


573


47.7


52


411


12


Forster


·


·


771


589


558


94 8


144


207


14


632


560


47.0


73


395


12


Hodgkins


·


·


77


197


188


95.5


60


38


1


0


499


45.4


5


28


13


Knapp


.


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


470


344


323


93.7


122


58


24


353


347


43.3


1


199


8


Bingham


·


·


238


222


93.3


214


108


1


271


211


52.7


0


180


4


Burns


Cummings


264


178


167


93.7


97


93


=


173


188


47.0


0


88


4


Davis


253


182


170


93.6


63


25


17


175


206


51.5


1


112


4


Durell


264


192


181


94.2


126


40


3


195


182


45.5


0


119


4


Franklin


208


171


165


96.5


36


30


9


176


182


45.2


3


202


3


Lincoln


335


209


193


92.2


123


62


3


255


120


40.0


1


170


4


Bennett .


203


137


126


92.1


49


28


13


126


152


38.5


0


57


4


Jackson


.


·


·


184


119


106


89.2


128


15


15


135


112


37.3


0


63


2


Beech Street


144


100


93


93.0


89


17


97


106


53.0


1


60


2


Cedar Street .


00


58


54


92.7


47


0


62


61


31.0


0


29


4


Prospect Hill .


91


85


00


95.4


=


11


79


108


36.0


3


83


1


Harvard .


92


46


42


91.5


37


12


43


41


41.0


00


0


194


Total


·


·


.


10,582


8,077


7,663


94.9


2,743


1,560


257


8,098


8,703


46.3


1,090


5,080


1895 .


·


·


9,914


7,617


7,255


95.2


2,736


1,791 |292 7,609


8,191


48.3


1,035


4,874


·


725


571


544


95.3


85


34


17


603


566


47.2


69


362


12


Highland


·


·


822


574


555


96.7


129


112


9


569


615


47.3


31


410


12


Pope


723


549


528


96.2


186


54


39


568


562


46.8


21


428


12


Morse


726


579


547


95.0


163


114


7


581


620


52.0


42


466


12


Prescott .


745


558


535


95.9


109


66


27


604


545


45 3


55


434


13


Glines


544


419


397


94.8


98


9


9


400


555


46.3


9


306


4


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


316


126


99


78.6


271


0


129


166


41.5


4


Kindergartens


·


·


·


343


.


· .


Enrollment.


January.


December.


classroom in


ANNUAL REPORTS.


316


.


5


.


00F10


00


Tardiness.


Membership.


317


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 10 .- STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR SEPTEMBER 3, 1895, TO JUNE 25, 1896.


Latin.


English.


Both.


Number of days school kept


186


186


186


Number enrolled


247


426


673


Average number belonging


257


456


712


Average daily attendance


250


437


687


Per cent of attendance


97.43


95.87


96.43


Tardiness


84


115


199


Dismissals


.


69


213


282


In Class II. September


87


130


217


June


58


90


148


June


57


81


138


In Class IV. September


53


75


128


June


53


71


124


Total, September June


267


508


775


250


426


676


Number graduates, male


14


16


30


Number graduates, female Total


36


51


87


50


67


117


[ 18 yrs.,


18 yrs., .11 mo.


[ 18 yrs.,


6 mo.


[ 18 yrs.,


- 19 yrs.,


18 yrs.,


Average age, female


7 mo. 31


3 mo.


11.8 mo 35


Number of graduates entering normal schools Cost of instruction


$11,702.


$20,102.


$31,804.00


Cost of supplies and equipment Total cost


12,796.96


30,685.78


43,482.74


Cost per capita of instruction


45.57


44.13


44.65


4.26


23.24


16.40


Cost per capita of supplies and equipment Total cost per capita .


49.83


67.37


61.05


.


76


103


179


In Class III. September


168


136


304


In Class


I. September


June


64


171


235


-


Number of graduates entering college


5


5


6


6


1,094.96


10,583.78


11,678.74


Number of graduates entering M. I. T.


5


8.7 mo.


Average age, male


318


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 11 .- PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.


Number of persons in the city on the first day of May, 1896, between 5 and 15 years of age, 8,885.


Number between 8 and 14 years of age, 5,205.


High Schools.


Grammar and Primary Schools.


Kinder- gartens,


Total.


Annual enrollment


792


9,474


316


10,582


Average membership


750


7,201


126


8,077


Average attendance


723


6,841


99


7,663


Per cent of attendance


96.4


95.0


78.6


94.9


Number cases of tardiness


155


2,317


271


2,743


Number cases of dismissal


217


1,343


1,560


Number cases of punishment


257


257


Membership, January, 1896 .


731


7,238


129


8,098


Membership, December, 1896


840


7,697


166


8,703


Average number to a teacher


28


46.3


41.2


TABLE 12 -NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND PUPILS BY DISTRICTS. December 15, 1896.


Number of Teachers.


No. of Schools.


Number of Pupils.


Number in Ninth Grade.


Average Number to a Room.


East Somerville


28


2


28


2


1,324


71


47.3


Prospect Hill


53


3


53


2


2,401


101


45.3


Winter Hill


33


2


33


1


1,509


77


45.7


Spring Hill


23


1


22


5


1,131


50


49.2


West Somerville


33


2


33


2


1,496


95


45.3


Totals


170


10


169


12


7,861


394


46.3


a


0


C


a. Principals of ninth-grade grammar schools.


b. Regular teachers.


c. Salaried assistants.


319


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 13 .- PUPILS BY GRADES, DECEMBER, 1896.


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Average Age.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Totals.


Years.


Months.


Single promo-


Double promo-


Never in school


From other city


From other


schools.


Latin


Thirteenth .


. .


. .


..


19


34


53


17 17


11


0


4


Twelfth .


..


Eleventh


. .


. .


. .


35


32


67


16


0


....


. .


. .


39


40


79


15


1


·


.


77


0


66


Total


3


6


..


120


148


268


16


5


. . .


80


8


English


Special


. .


. .


. .


5


16


21


20


3


...


. .


....


0


3


66


Twelfth . .


. .


..


. .


33


65


98


18


3


. .


....


S


5


66


..


. .


. .


59


90


149


16


6


Tenth. .


Total


8


13


...


219


353


572


840


. .


Grammar


Ninth .


8


12


0


172


222


394


14


11


367


6


0


102


33


Eighth


10


0


217


266


483


14


1


372


12


0


168


54


Seventh


17


0


349


370


719


13


3


561


11


0


152


75


Sixth .


16


0


367


390


757


12


4


574


29


0


242


103


Fifth


17


1


428


423


851


11


5


643


10


0


289


112


Fourth


1


21


0


460


498


958


10


2


752


14


0


317


158


Total Gram- mar


9


93


1


1,993


2,169


4,162


3,269


82


0


1,270


535


Primary


Third .


20


0


484


469


953


9


3


730


11


0


222


128


Second


24


4


572


534


1,106


7


10


868


48


3


244


178


First .


30


5


785


693


1,478


6


5


907


30


1,065


243


292


Total Prim- ary . .


74


9


1,841


1,696


3,537


7,699


. .


5,774


171


1,068


1,979


1,133


Kindergarten


4


4


68


98


166


4


5


....


. .


0


0


Special Teach-


ers


.


.


2


4


..


....


....


....


..


....


. . . .


....


....


Grand Totals


22


194


14


4,241


4,464


8,705


..


..


5,774


171


1,068


2,276


1,187


. .


. .


..


30


46


76


18


7


Eleventh .


3


..


. .


..


92


136


228


15


6


206


20


Total High School .


11


19


. .


27


42


69


2


tions, June, 1896.


tions in 1896.


before.


schools.


...


...


3


1


Tenth .


0


3


Thirteenth .


217


46


339


501


297


54


66


..


. .


. .


. .


Total Gram-


and


mar Primary


9


167


10


3,834


3,865


598


2,505


89


1,06S


709


3


. .


Men.


0


. . .


15


320


ANNUAL REPORTS.


COMPARATIVE TABLE SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS AMONG THE GRADES, AND AVERAGE AGES AT THE END OF THREE DECADES.


1876.


1886.


1896.


Age.


Per Cent.


Age.


Per Cent.


Age.


Per Cent.


Grade 13


18


0


0.96


18


5


1.07


18


4


1.51


12


17


2


1.01


17


6


1.30


17 10


1.96


66


11


16 4


1.46


16


4


1.88


16 4


2.53


10


15


9


2.14


15


8


2.58


15


14 11


4.62


66


8


14 0


4.33


14


0


5.60


14 1


5.67


66


7


13


4


6.69


13


1


7.86


13


3


8.44


66


6


12


4


10.34


12


5


9.85


12 4


8.89


66


5


11


3


11.00


11


6


6


11.44


10


2


11.25


66


3


8


5


11.83


9


3


11.85


9


0


11.19


2


7


7


12.99


7 10


12.81


7 10


12.99


66


1


.


6 3


20.68


6 4


18.90


6 5


17.35


66


9


14 10


3.17


14


9


4.61


10.25


11 5


9.99


4


.


10


3


13.41


10


An inspection of this table will show that there has been a gradual increase in the relative number of pupils in the seven upper grades and a corresponding decrease in the six lower grades, indicating that pupils remain longer in school. It will also be seen that there has been little change in the average ages of pupils during the last twenty years.


3.61


321


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 15 .- ADMISSIONS TO FIRST GRADE IN APRIL AND SEPTEMBER, 1896.


SCHOOL.


April.


Sept.


On Half Time.


SCHOOL.


April.


Sept.


On Half Time.


Bell


13


34


Burns .


16


20


34


Edgerly


27


43


27


Cummings


19


27


Forster .


21


36


Davis .


12


34


Highland


20


29


20


Durell .


·


18


25


25


Hodgkins


28


71


Lincoln


20


26


30


Morse


.


22


51


36


Bennett


10


40


Pope


25


41


Jackson


8


24


..


Prescott


21


30


31


Beech Street


8


20


....


Bingham


29


54


Cedar Street


4


11


. . ..


Glines .


23


46


...


Harvard


13


25


....


Prospect Hill


..


....


Total


·


357


722


203


.


Franklin


Knapp


.


-


35


....


Average age of April children, 5 years, 6 months.


Average age of September children, 5 years, 7.2 months. Of all admitted during 1896, 5 years, 6.8 months.


322


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 16 .- TRUANT STATISTICS.


1895.


1896.


Number of visits to schools


615


364


Absences investigated


499


312


Cases of truancy


98


116


Truants arrested


9


16


Sent to Truant School


·


.


8


8


Increase in cases of truancy 18 per cent. as compared with 1895.


TABLE 17 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1896.


SCHOOL.


Number receiving Diplomas.


Number Certificated for High School.


Number that entered the Latin School.


Number that entered the English School.


Total.


Prescott


38


32


5


20


25


Edgerly


46


38


5


30


35


Pope


37


29


11


13


24


Knapp


35


31


6


16


22


Bell .


34


33


13


17


30


Forster


72


60


12


42


54


Morse


38


36


6


24


30


Highland .


70


70


16


45


61


Total


370


329


74


207


281


323


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 18 .- ATTENDANCE IN EVENING SCHOOLS, 1896.


Prescott.


Bell.


Forster.


Highland.


Total.


Enrolled .


Male


42


175


80


70


367


Female


20


39


65


28


157


Total


62


214


145


98


524


Ave. Membership


·


Male


29


66


35


20


150


Female


13


23


36


14


86


Total


42


89


71


34


236


Ave. Attendance


Male


23


48


25


10


106


Female


8


16


27


8


59


Total


31


64


52


18


165


Per cent of Attendance


Male


2


2


3


2


9


Female


1


5


3


1


10


Total


3


7


6


3


19


No. of Sessions


75


42


38


26


Cost of Instruction, Evening Schools


$1,330.96


Cost per pupil


8.07


EVENING DRAWING SCHOOL, SEASON OF 1895-'96.


INDUSTRIAL.


FREE-HAND.


Total.


Enrolled .


73


47


120


Average Membership


48


45


93


Average Attendance


40


21


61


Per cent Attendance


83.3


46.7


65.6


Number of Teachers


4


2


6


Cost of Instruction, etc. .


$1,043.50


Cost of Supplies


240.51


Total Cost


$1,284.01


Cost per Capita


$21.05


Cost per Evening


28.53


Number of Sessions


45


73.8


71.9


73.2


52.9


69.9


No. of Teachers


324


TABLE 19 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


Prescott.


Bell.


Forster.


Morse.


Highland.


Edgerly.


Pope.


Knapp.


Total.


Membership of


Primary Schools.


Per cent of Aver-


age Membership


Graduating.


High School.


entering ot those


Graduating.


1885


51


73


28


30


29


211


4,531


4.65


155


73.46


1886


60


66


26


23


22


197


4,584


4.29


133


67.51


1887


52


67


28


37


37


221


4,635


4.76


146


66.06


1888


54


64


34


41


50


243


4,849


5.01


156


64.19


1889


59


91


48


42


=


281


5,109


5.50


169


60.14


1890


54


106


45


56


57


318


5,568


5.71


184


57.86


1891


44


73


41


55


44


39


296


6,062


4.88


199


67.23


1892


41


36


75


49


45


49


36


39


370


6,035


6.13


228


61.62


1893


40


60


48


63


67


46


36


38


398


6,525


6.09


240


60.30


1894


39


29


79


66


68


=


35


32


389


6,674


5.82


253


65.04


1895


36


32


58


63


73


42


36


34


374


6,955


5.37


255


68.18


1896


38


34


72


38


70


46


37


35


370


7,201


5.14


281


76.00


568


731


582


563


603


263


180


178


3,668


68,728


5.34


2,339


65.40


Average


Grammar and


Entered


Per cent


ANNUAL REPORTS.


325


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 20 .- ATTENDANCE STATISTICS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


DECEMBER.


ENROLLMENT.


Average Membership. Attendance.


Average


Per cent of Attendance.


Number of Tardinesses.


Ratio of Tardiness to average Attendance.


1885


6,276


4,904


4,627


94.4


2,480


0.536


1886


6,350


4,985


4,678


93.8


2,834


0.606


1887


6,605


5,198


4,879


93.8


2,699


0.553


1888


7,262


5,488


5,174


94.0


2,938


0.549


1889


7,757


5,956


5,585


93.8 .


2,780


0.498


1890


7,878


6,485


6,075


93.6


3,133


0.516


1891


8,510


6,502


6,091


93.7


3,182


0.522


1892


9.120


7,035


6,608


93.9


3,181


0.481


1893


9,632


7,217


6,790


94.1


3,375


0.497


1894


9,387


7,212


6,840


94.8


3,000


0.419


1895


9,913


7,617


7,255


95.2


2,736


0.377


1896


10,582


8,077


7,663


94.9


2,743


0.358


326


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 21 .- MEMBERSHIP, ETC., OF HIGH SCHOOL


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


Average Membership All Schools.


Largest Number in High School.


Per Cent. of Average Membership of all Schools.


Number of Graduates of High School.


Per Cent. of Average Membership of all Schools.


1867


2,157


119


5.51


7


0.32


1868


2,285


141


6.17


17


0.75


1869


2,480


158


6.37


25


1.01


1870


2,639


165


6.25


16


0.65


1771


2,549


161


6.31


33


1.29


1872


2,799


186


6.64


21


0.75


1873


3,217


190


5.91


28


0.87


1874


3,265


198


6.06


26


0.79


1875


3,515


213


6.06


31


0.88


1876


3,712


226


6.09


33


0.81


1877


3,788


227


5.91


37


0.98


1878


3,992


250


6.26


31


0.78


1879


4,169


246


5.90


34


0.82


1880


4,278


254


5.93


27


0.63


1881


4,064


256


6.29


34


0.84


1882


4,263


280


6.57


33


0.77


1883


4,438


278


6.26


43


0.97


1884


4,804


315


6.55


46


0.96


1885


4,904


385


7.85


46


0.94


1886


4,985


374


6.70


56


1.12


1887


5,198


387


7.44


53


1.02


1888


5,488


435


7.92


60


1.09


1889


5,956


444


7.45


67


1.12


1890


6,485


487


7.51


60


0.93


1891


6,502


535


8.23


68


1.05


1892


7,035


577


8.20


80


1.14


1893


7,217


626


8.67


82


1.14


1894


7,274


691


9.50


111


1.52


1895


7,617


775


10.17


92


1.21


1896


8,077


858


10.62


119


1.47


327


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 22 .- RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS, 1896.


SCHOOL.


Teacher.


Time of Resignation.


In Service.


English High 66




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