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Total
213
4
· .
$1,023,441
·
10 Morse
12
29,109
47,000
1869
29
12
Highland
12
.
23,260
48,837
1880
18
§ 4 rooms added 1882
.
.
·
27,499
47,000
1866
32
Forster
13
.
.
.
.
a Six recitation rooms, a physical laboratory, three teachers' rooms.
b A chemical, a physical, a biological laboratory, a recitation room, a lecture hall, drawing room, two teachers' rooms, library and principal's office ; four manual training rooms and lunch room in basement.
lot.
$ 56,000 141,579
1871 1895
27
Moved from Cherry street, 1867, from Kent street, 1871
·
384
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 2 .- COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1898.
SCHOOLS.
Teachers.
Care.
Supplies.
Total.
Latin High .
$12,141.00
$1,802.60
$ 824.10
$14,767.70
English High
25,818.30
3,525.76
2,875.19
32,219.25
Prescott
9,810.16
1,528.47
489.18
11,827.81
Edgerly
9,947.79
1,534.23
640.21
12,122.23
Davis
2,654.64
491.07
157.25
3,302.96
Bell
10,143.42
1,713.34
658.65
12,515.41
Cummings
2,767.14
487.16
149.33
3,403.63
Knapp
10,739.38
1,770.97
569.61
13,079.96
Pope .
9,888.17
1,453.44
617.39
11,959.00
Prospect Hill
4,199.91
638.53
292.39
5,130.83
Bennett
2,566.20
317.69
107.35
2,991.24
Jackson
3,044.76
356.69
160.50
3,561.95
Forster
10,582.54
1,427.17
617.25
12,626.96
Glines .
11,682.36
1,696.37
638.65
14,017.38
Bingham
6,103.84
878.48
427.39
7,409.71
Morse .
10,918.42
1,496.57
657.90
13,072.89
Carr
4,903.12
645.09
2,531.15
8,079.36
Franklin
3,001.01
181.87
81.99
3,264.87
Durell .
2,925.08
753.84
185.93
3,864.85
Harvard
719 60
158.47
28.18
906.25
Burns
3,168.04
577.67
170.38
3,916.09
Cedar-St.
1,324.51
183.74
55.63
1,563.88
Highland
10,122.92
1,516.26
618.96
12,258.14
Lincoln
2,642.46
769.88
193.51
3,605.85
Hodgkins
10,493.16
1,563.70
805.80
12,862.66
Hanscom .
4,209.28
864.19*
307.29
5,380.76
Evening
2,726.50
891.12
124.43
3,752.05
Totals
$189,243.71
$29,234.37
$14,985.59
$233,463.67
385
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 3. - PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1898.
SCHOOLS.
Teachers.
Care.
Supplies.
Total.
Latin High
$44.80
$6.65
$3.04
$54.49
English High
45.85
6.26
5.11
57.22
Prescott
19.98
3.11
1.00
24.09
Edgerly
20.06
3.09
1.29
24.44
Davis
16.59
3.07
.98
20.64
Bell .
17.61
2.97
1.14
21.72
Cummings
15.20
2.67
.82
18.69
Knapp .
17.13
2.82
.91
20.86
Pope
19.62
2.88
1.22
23.72
Prospect Hill
18.10
2.75
1.26
22.11
Bennett
17.95
2.22
.75
20.92
Jackson
18.57
2.17
.98
21.72
Forster
18.15
2.45
1.06
21.66
Glines .
18.54
2.69
1.01
22.24
Bingham
16.77
2.41
1.17
20.35
Morse
18.05
2.47
1.09
21.61
Carr, M. W.
17.70
2.33
3.65
23.68
Franklin
17.76
1.08
.49
19.33
Durell .
14.27
3.67
.91
18.85
Harvard
16.35
3.60
.64
20.59
Burns
14.21
2.59
.76
17.56
Cedar-St.
22.84
3.17
.96
26.97
Highland .
18.54
2.78
1.13
22.45
Lincoln
15.64
4.56
1.14
21.34
Hodgkins
18.94
2.82
1.45
23.21
Hanscom
16.90
3.58
1.23
21.71
High Schools
$45.51
$6.39
$4.44
$56.34
Grammar and Primary
18.34
2.90
1.37
22.61
All Schools
20.83
3.22
1.65
25.70
386
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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
S6,713
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 1
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
1897
8,589
180,222
1,920
10,065
16,251
14,815
223,273
1898
9,085
189,244
2,075
9,767
17,393
14,986
233,465
TABLE 5. - ANNUAL COST PER CAPITA OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. [Based on the average membership.]
YEAR.
Instruction and Super- vision.
Janitors, Water, Heat and Light.
School Supply Expenses.
Total.
Assessors' Valuation of City.
Ratio of cost of School Maintenance to Vacation.
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
1897
20.98
3.29
1.73
26.00
50,173,775
00444
1898
20.83
3.22
1.65
25.70
50,739,700
00460
387
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
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
1897
46,621
20,507
223,273
290,400
1898
49,983
21,274
233,465
304,722
TABLE 7. - POPULATION OF SOMERVILLE.
1842
1,013
1885 .
29,992
1850 .
3,540
1890 .
40,117
1860
8,025
1895 .
52,200
1865
9,366
1896
54,400
1870 .
14,693
1897
56,000
1875
21,594
1898
57,500
1880
24,985
388
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 8. - SCHOOL CENSUS.
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
1892
7,191
1886
·
5,296
1893
7,601
1887
5,722
1894
8,040
1888
5,959
1895
8,510
1889
6,135
1896
8,885
1890
6,469
1897
9,113
1891
6,800
1898
9,845
BY DISTRICTS FOR 1898.
DISTRICT.
1897.
1898.
Increase.
Increase per cent.
East Somerville
1,540
1,565
25
1.62
Prospect Hill
3,186
3,381
195
6.12
Winter Hill
1,487
1,607
120
8.07
Spring Hill
1,501
1,802
301
20.05
West Somerville
1,399
1,490
91
6.50
Total
9,113
9,845
732
8.03
Between 8 and 14 . .
5,449
5,793
344
6.31
389
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT ..
TABLE 9. - ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1898.
Rooms Occupied in December.
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Average
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. cases of
Tardiness.
No. cases of
Dismissal.
Punishment. No. cases of
No. Attending
in January.
No. Attending
Average No. to
Classroom
No. over 15
No. Between
8 and 14 Years
of Age.
15
English
633
563
539
95.8
148
72
0
571
600
37.5
580
10
12
Prescott
638
491
473
96.3
123
49
22
494
535
44.1
40
416
12
Edgerly
583
496
478
96.2
80
36
23
508
532
44.3
34
408
4
Davis
229
160
153
95.3
44
22
21
164
170
42.5
.
116
12
Bell
718
576
558
96.9
98
140
10
631
553
46.0
55
481
4
Cummings
250
182
175
95.7
87
66
7
188
176
44.0
. .
114
13
Knapp
890
627
602
96.0
226
94
8
659
606
46.6
39
515
12
Pope .
611
504
485
96.3
206
54
53
493
559
48.0
48
410
6
Prospect Hill .
310
232
212
93,0
125
25
2
218
248
41.1
1
108
4
Bennett
182
143
132
91.9
112
18
6
130
162
40.5
76
4
Jackson
241
164
145
94.0
117
15
15
163
158
39.5
1
83
13
Forster
719
583
555
95.2
60
15
12
578
619
47.6
43
435
14
Glines
823
630
594
95.0
93
15
10
645
665
47.5
40
478
8
Bingham
469
364
346
95.0
66
28
14
341
405
50.6
.
306
12
Morse
780
605
572
95.0
180
137
9
632
597
49.0
50
478
15
*Carr
111
277
262
94.5
114
50
25
. .
712
47.5
3
47
4
Durell
289
205
192
93.4
101
41
4
221
183
45.7
197
1
Harvard
82
44
40
91.9
50
11
0
42
37
37.0
. .
12
4
Burns
328
223
207
93,0
134
55
3
233
200
50.0
189
2
Cedar-Street
78
58
54
92.2
85
8
0
58
62
31.0
.
32
12
Highland
680
546
524
96.0
92
122
4
549
579
50.0
51
357
4
Lincoln
233
169
160
95.0
39
32
2
166
176
44.0
· .
151
12
Hodgkins
722
554
526
96.0
91
32
6
557
576
48.0
37
378
6
Hanscom
368
249
233
94.2
81
29
0
254
256
42.5
139
0
+Franklin
321
169
157
93.2
266
40
0
279
·
209
Total
11,577
9,085
8,636
95.1
2,941
1,321
256
9,051
9,637
46.3
1,272
5,943
Total 1897 . .
11,293
8,589
8,144
94.8
2,486
1,410
204
8,671
9,078
45.9
1,214
5,397
4
Latin
289
271
262
96.8
123
115
0
277
271
. .
* 4 months.
+ 6 months.
in December.
Years of Age.
250
7
Enrollment.
Membership.
in December.
.
. .
390
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 10 .- STATISTICS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 7, 1897, TO JUNE 30, 1898.
Latin.
English.
Both.
Number of days school kept
184
183
Number enrolled
283
601
884
Average number belonging
273
558
831
Average daily attendance
264.8
535
799.8
Per cent. of attendance .
97
95.9
96.1
Tardiness
120
130
250
Dismissals
September
86
224
310
June
86
172
258
Per cent. of loss
0
23.2
16.7
In Class II.
September
66
169
235
June
64
141
205
Per cent. of loss
3.3
16.5
12.7
In Class III.
September .
60
121
181
June
57
108
165
Per cent. of loss
5
10.7
8.8
In Class IV.
September .
63
82
145
June
60
77
137
Per cent. of loss
4.8
6
5.5
Special Students
15
15
Total.
September
275
611
886
June
267
512
779
Per cent. of loss
2.9
*16.4
12
Number graduates, male
16
20
36
Number graduates, female
39
55
94
Total
55
75
130
Average age, male
7 mo.
§ 19 yrs. 2 3 mos.
11 mos.
18 yrs.
19 yrs.
¿ 10 mos.
Number of graduates entering college
27
3
30
Number of graduates entering M. I. T.
0
2
2
No. of graduates entering normal schools . Cost of instruction
$11,921.00
$24,843.05
$36,764.05
Cost of supplies and equipment Total cost
789.46
3,172.16
3,961.62
12,710.46
28,015.21
40,725.67
Cost per capita of instruction
43.66
44.52
44.24
2.89
5.68
4.77
Cost per capita of supplies and equipment Total cost per capita .
46.55
50.20
49.01
18 yrs.
18 yrs.
§ 18 yrs.
Average age, female
9 mo.
2
7
9
*Not including Special Students.
111
80
191
In Class I.
-
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 11 .- PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
High Schools.
Grammar and Primary Schools.
Kinder- gartens.
Total.
Annual Enrollment .
922
10,162
493
11,577
Average Membership .
834
8,029
222
9,085
Average Attendance
801
7,650
185
8,636
Per cent. of Attendance
96.04
95.28
83.33
95.1
Number cases of Tardiness
271
2,670
2,941
Number cases of Dismissal
187
1,134
.
1,321
Number cases of Punishment
256
256
Membership, January, 1898
848
7,988
215
9,051
Membership, December, 1898
871
8,519
247
: 9,637
Average number to a teacher
27.2
46.3
24.7
46.3
TABLE 12 .- NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND PUPILS BY DISTRICTS, DECEMBER, 1898.
DISTRICT.
No. of Schools.
Number of Class- rooms.
Number of Teachers.
Number of Pupils.
Number in Ninth Grade.
Average Number to a Room.
East Somerville
4
34
2
34
1
1,493
82
43.9
Prospect Hill
7
55
3
55
2
2,462
133
44.8
Winter Hill
3
35
2
35
3
1,689
104
48.2
Spring Hill
4
32
2
31
7
1,529
88
47.7
West Somerville .
5
34
2
34
1
1,593
88
48.3
Total
23
190
11
189
14
8,766
495
46.3
a
6
c
-
Supervising principals.
b. Regular teachers.
c. Salaried assistants.
391
392
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 13. - PUPILS BY GRADES, 1898.
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Average Age.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Years.
Months.
Single Promotions,
Double Promotions
Never in School
From Other City
From Other
Schools.
Latin
Thirteenth
29
28
57
17 16
11 11
Eleventh
4
Tenth . .
72
6
Total
3
6
111
160
271
72
12
Special
1
12
13
19
6.5 4.5
3
5
Twelfth .
34
85
119
17
7.5
6
3
Eleventh
58
95
153 217
15
8.3
211
21
Total
8
15
220
380
600
871
293
56
Grammar
9
13
219
276
495
11
868 455
89
21
Eighth
12
261
292
553
13
1.8
514
34
113
68
Sixth
1
17
1
382
442
824
12
4
592
7
2.29
82
Fifth
21
509
441
950
11
3.5
700
2
376
128
Fourth
22
537
499
1,036
10
0.9
789
12
230
139
Total Gram- mar . .
10
102
1
2,243
2,338
4,581
3,418
55
1,117
486
Primary
Third .
23
547
527
1,074
8
10.6 8
843 930
4
200
178
Second
2.5
586
601
1,187
7
First
34
6
902
775
1,677
6
2.4
985
. 26
1,068
334
237
Total Pri- mary . .
·
82
8
2,035
1,903
3,938
2,758
57
1,069
788
602
Total Gram-
mar
and
Primary .
10
184
9
4,278
4,241
8,519
6,176
112
1,905
1,088
Kindergarten .
5
5
127
120
247
4
5.8
125
271
1
5
Special Teach- ers
2
4
1
.
.
. .
. .
.
Grand Totals
23
214
15
4,736
4,901
9,637
.
6,301
112
1,340
2,199
1,149
.
.
Thirteenth
36
6:2
98
18
16
5.4
1
15
Tenth .
91
126
SU 77
15
June, 1898.
in 1898.
Before.
Schools.
Twelfth .
24
33
57
32
48
16
4
26
51
English
Total High School
11
21
331
540
Ninth .
48
Seventh
17
335
388
723
14 14
0.5
27
1
254
187
.
.
.
·
.
221
44
2
Men.
393
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 14. - ADMISSIONS TO FIRST GRADE IN APRIL AND SEPTEMBER, 1898.
SCHOOLS.
April.
September.
Under Five in September.
Prescott
22
37
9
Edgerly
13
26
2
Bell
14
27
1
Knapp
46
59
17
Pope
15
22
1
Forster
27
42
9
Glines
31
65
4
Morse
29
58
11
Carr
. .
49
3
Highland
17
43
4
Hodgkins
23
51
6
Bingham
32
53
6
Davis
14
26
4
Cummings
17
33
9
Bennett
20
27
4
Jackson
4
22
Franklin
16
. .
. .
Durell
15
25
2
Harvard
17
15
6
Burns
35
31
2
Cedar-Street
9
11
1
Prospect Hill
11
17
· .
Lincoln
14
46
6
Hanscom
21
45
12
Total
462
830
119
Average age of April children, 5 years 5.8 months.
Average age of September children, 5 years 6.1 months. Of all admitted during 1898, 5 years 5.9 months.
394
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 15. - GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1898.
Number Certificated for High School.
Number enter- ing Latin School.
Number enter. ing English School.
Total.
SCHOOLS.
Number receiving Diplomas.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Prescott
36
1
31
4
1
18
1
22
Edgerly
50
5
45
1
Pope
36
8
22
2
3
15
3
17
Knapp
28
4
24
8
3
8
1
22
Glines
35
8
27
1
1
3
19
4
20
Morse
46
6
35
1
13
4
19
5
32
Highland
36
3
31
7
6
18
6
25
Hodgkins
41
3
36
1
7
2
22
3
29
Private
6
2
6
2
Out of town
5
12
2
12
7
Total .
382
40
320
4
74
40
190
44
264
TABLE 16. - TRUANT STATISTICS.
1896.
1897.
1898.
Number of visits of officer to schools
364
427
415.
Absences investigated .
312
342
411
Cases of truancy
116
110
135
Truants arrested
16
10
7
Sent to Truant School
8
8
6
Number released during year
S
Number now in Truant School .
· .
.
.
9
·
.
·
.
22
18
40
Forster
31
2
26
1
4
.
.
.
.
·
·
.
.
.
.
.
. .
.
.
32
Bell .
43
43
·
.
.
... .
16
18
31
.
.
395
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 17. - ATTENDANCE IN EVENING SCHOOLS, SEASON OF 1897-1898.
Prescott
Bell.
Forster.
Highland.
Total.
Enrolled .
, Male
52
270
31
55
408
Female
18
67
26
23
134
Total
70
337
57
78
542
Average Membership .
Male
33
68
12
20
133
Female
13
26
19
11
69
Total
46
94
31
31
202
Average Attendance
Male
26
45
S
12
91
Female
10
18
13
7
48
Total
36
63
21
19
139
Per cent. Att. out of No. Belonging .
78.3
67.0
67.7
61.3
68.8
Per cent. Att. out of Enrollment .
37.1
13.3
14.0
15.4
25.6
Number of Teachers
. Male
2
3
2
2
9
Female
1
4
1
1
7
Total
3
7
3
3
16
Number of Sessions
75
75
31
31
. .
Teachers, Cost of
400.50
718.00
179.50
Janitors and Supplies, Cost of .
105.66.
174.17
53.16
194.50 53.66
1,492.50 386.65
Total
506.16
892.17
232.66
248.16
1,879.15
Per Evening .
6.75
11.89
7.50
8.00
34.14
Per Pupil in Average Membership
11.00
9.49
7.50
8.00
9.30
396
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 17 (Concluded ). - EVENING DRAWING SCHOOL, SEASON OF 1897-1898.
Industrial.
Freehand.
Total.
Enrolled
, Male
125
24
149
Female
. .
36
36
Total
125
60
185
Average Membership
Male
76
22
98
Female
.
33
33
Total
76
55
131
Average Attendance
Male
57
17
74
Female
25
25
Total
57
42
99
Per cent. of Attendance out of Number Belonging . Male
75.0
77.2
75.5
Female
· .
75.
75.7
Total
75.0
76.3
75.5
Per cent. of Attendance out of Enrollment
Male
45.6
70.8
49.6
Female
. .
69.4
69.4
Total
45.6
70.0
53.5
Number of Teachers
Male
4
1
5
Female
2
2
Total
4
3
7
Cost of Instruction
$1,339.00
Cost of Supplies, Janitors, and Light 400.39
Total cost
$1,739.39
Cost per pupil in average membership
13.27
Cost per Evening
36.24
Number of Sessions 48
397
TABLE 18 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
YEAR.
Prescott.
Bell.
Forster.
Morse.
Highland.
Edgerly.
Pope.
Knapp.
Hodgkins.
Glines.
Total.
Membership of
Primary Schools.
Per cent. of Aver-
age Membership
Entered
Per cent.
entering of those
Graduating.
1885
51
73
28
30
29
211
4,584
4.60
155
73.46
1886
60
66
26
23
22
197
4,635
4.25
133
67.51
1887
52
67
28
37
37
221
4,849
4.56
146
66.06
1888
54
64
CO
41
50
243
5,109
4.75
156
64.19
1889
59
91
48
42
41
281
5,568
5.04
169
60.14
1890
54
106
45
or
57
318
6,062
5.24
184
57.86
1891
44
73
41
55
44
39
296
6,035
4.90
199
67.23
1892
41
36
75
49
45
49
36
39
370
6,525
5.67
228
61.62
1893
40
60
48
63
67
46
36
38
398
6,674
5.97
240
60.30
1894
39
29
79
66
68
41
35
32
389
6,600
5.89
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
5.13
281
76.00
1897
34
39
50
48
41
29
30
25
45
27
368
7,602
4.84
273
74.19
1898
36
43
31
46
36
50
36
28
41
35
382
8,029
4.75
281
73.56
638
813
663
657
680
342
246
231
86
62
4,418
84,359
5.24
2,893
65.48
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Average
Grammar and
Graduating.
High School
398
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 19. - ATTENDANCE STATISTICS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
DECEMBER ENROLLMENT.
Average Membership.
Average Attendance.
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
1897
11,293
8,589
8,144
94.8
2,486
0.305
1898
11,577
9,085
8,636
95.1
2,941
0.341
399
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 20 .- 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
1871
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
24€
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
1897
8,589
885
10.31
121
1.59
1898
9,085
890
9.80
130
1.43
400
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 21. - PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1898.
GRAMMAR AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
GRADE.
On June Promotion
Unconditionally
Promoted to next
Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Left Behind.
Promoted more
than one Grade.
Special Promotions
between September
Promotees Dropped
Back after three
months' trial.
I.
1,417
956
100
335
26
29
O
II.
1,121
871
93
130
27
4
12
III.
1,015
809
105
97
4
18
17
IV.
903
685
111
95
5
7
12
V.
872
673
91
106
2
5
15
VI.
752
561
92
92
7
3
3
VII.
636
434
101
67
34
6
4
VIII.
548
393
100
55
0
6
7
IX.
388
320
40
28
O
1
3
Total
7,652
5,702
833
1,005
112
79
82
PERCENTAGE OF PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1898.
GRADE.
On June Promotion
Unconditionally
Promoted to next
Promoted on Trial.
Left Behind.
Promoted more
than one Grade.
Special Promotions
between September
Promotees Dropped
Back after three
months' trial.
I.
100
67.4
7.1
23.6
1.9
·
9.0
II.
100
77.7
8.2
11.6
2.5
12.
III.
100
79.7
10.3
9.6
0.4
16.2
IV.
100
75.9
12.3
10.5
1.3
.
10.9
V.
100
77.2
10.4
12.2
0.2
16.5
VI.
100
74.6
12.2
12.2
1.0
3.3
VII.
100
68.2
15.9
10.5
5.4
4.0
VIII.
100
71.7
18.2
10.0
0.1
7.0
IX.
100
82.0
10.3
7.2
0.5
7.5
Total
100
74.5
10.9
13.1
1.5
. .
9.8
List.
Grade.
and June.
and June.
List.
401
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 22 .- RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS, 1898.
SCHOOL.
Teacher.
Time of Resignation.
In Service.
English High
Lyman C. Newell
March 28
2 yrs. 7 mos.
Prescott
Addie V. Hoyt
28
1 yr. 7 mos.
Bell
Mary A. Bradford
April
25
9 yrs. 8 mos.
Bell
Mary S. Rinn
May
31
3
66
Franklin
Caroline S. Plimpton
66
31
3
Glines
Grace Woodbury
June
27
1 yr.
Cummings
Lena B. Blaikie
Aug.
29
8 yrs.
Hodgkins
May E. Barker
66
29
1 yr. 6 mos.
Forster
Mary A. Worden
29
3 yrs.
Prescott
Elgina M. Plummer
Sept.
26
21
Pope
Clara M. Wheeler
Oct.
31
3
66
Knapp
Ida B. Mason
66
31
3
66
Music
Gish Garwood
June
27
7
66
Highland
Sarah C. Linscott
Nov.
25
1 yr. 4 mos.
Edgerly
Clara B. Cutler
Dec.
12
6 yrs.
Hodgkins Edgerly
Mary S. Lawrence
Died
3 " 4 mos.
Clara M. Bagley
66
25 "
66
Morse
Ella J. Holmes
31
39
English High
Alice F. Davenport
25
9
402
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 23. - TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1898.
SCHOOL.
Teacher.
Coming From
Date.
Salary.
English High
George J. Pfeiffer
Harvard University
Mar. 28
$1,200
Carr .
Chas. G. Ham
Watertown
May 31
1,900
Edgerly
Mary A. Coyle
Needham
66
31
600
Glines
Nellie E. Briggs
Attleboro
31
600
English High .
Etta A. Seaver
No. Easton
June 27
800
English High
Mary F. Carrick
Chelsea, Natick
27
900
Prescott
Mattie L. Littlefield
Somerville
27
500
Bell
.
Mary F. Lyman
Willimantic, Ct.
27
600
Carr
.
.
Anne E. Bragdon
Watertown
66
27
600
Carr .
Mabel A. Mann
Everett
6
27
600
Carr .
.
Charlotte M. Jepson
Everett
66
27
600
Prescott
Elizabeth L. Marvin
Wellesley
Sept. 26
600
Hanscom
Helen G. Frye
Medford
66
26
600
Edgerly
.
Helen M. Blaisdell
Minneapolis, Minn.
26
600
Glines
.
M. Eva Warren
Waltham
26
600
Forster
Minnie L. Burglund
Omaha, Neb.
26
600
Hodgkins
Maud M. Hartwell
Lewiston, Me.
66
26
600
Carr .
Jennie E. Sutherland
Salem
Dec. 30
600
Carr
Susie L. Luce
Somerville
June 27
600
Carr .
Bessie A. Dadmun
Somerville
27
600
Carr
Florence B. Howland
Somerville
Dec. 30
600
Music
Charlotte D. Lawton
Somerville
Sept. 26
900
Blanche E. Townsend
Newton
66
27
675
Carr
403
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 24. - TRANSFERS OF TEACHERS.
TEACHERS.
From
To
Martha M. Power
Hanscom
Angeline Cann .
Prospect Hill
Edgerly Cummings
Sarah I. Beard .
Bennett
Prospect Hill
Lila G. Gray
Bell
Bennett
Alice A. Beckwith
Morse
Bingham
Harriet A. Hills
Franklin
Carr
Marion P. Crawford
Elizabeth S. Foster
66
Mary A. Haley .
Morse
TABLE 25. - LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF TEACHERS.
April 30. Clara B. Cutler, for two months.
June 1. Carrie A. Marsh, for one year.
Sept. 1. Lennie W. Bartlett, for one year.
404
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 26. - TIME LOST BY TEACHERS IN 1898.
SCHOOLS.
Number of Teachers.
Days Lost.
Days per Teacher.
Latin High
9
21
2.3
English High
23
84
3.6
Prescott
13
321/2
2.5
Edgerly
13
131/2
1.0
Davis
4
12
3.0
Bell
13
58
4.4
Cummings
4
9
2.2
Knapp
14
33 1/2
2.4
Pope .
13
201/2
1.6
Prospect Hill
7
13 12
2.0
Bennett
4
10
2.5
Jackson
5
24
4.8
Forster
14
94
6.7
Glines
16
381/2
2.4
Bingham
10
15
1.5
Morse
14
721/2
5.2
Franklin
10
141/2
1.5
Carr
20
1/2
0.3
Durell
4
13
3.2
Harvard
1
0
0.0
Burns
4
501/2
12.6
Cedar-St.
2
91/2
4.7
Highland
13
35 1/2
2.7
Lincoln
4
63 1/2
15.9
Hodgkins
14
41
3.0
Hanscom
7
41/2
0.6
Special
7
261/2
3.8
Totals
252
810
3.2
405
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 27 .- NUMBER OF TEACHERS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
YEAR.
High School.
Grammar School.
Primary School.
Special Teachers.
Assistants not in charge of room.
Men.
Women.
Total.
1885
9
63
48
1
0
10
111
121
1886
9
62
48
1
0
9
111
120
1887
10
64
48
1
0
9
114
123
1888
10
66
52
4
7
9
130
139
1889
10
60
56
4
7
10
127
137
1890
10
78
58
5
7
12
146
158
1891
12
86
63
5
13
12
167
179
1892
13
90
67
5
10
12
173
185
1893
14
88
63
5
19
12
177
189
1894
15
91
66
6
11
12
177
189
1895
28
91
73
5
12
19
186
209
1896
30
102
74
6
14
22
208
230
1897
31
109
85*
6
18
22
227
249
1898
32
112
87*
7
13
23
229
252
* Five Kindergartners.
406
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 28 .- BOOKS AUTHORIZED FOR USE, 1898. FOR GRAMMAR AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
Book III, Cecilian Series,
Stepping Stones to Literature,
Cyr's Third Reader.
Cyr's Fourth Reader.
For Seventh grade Supplementary
FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
Studies in English Composition,
Course in Mechanical Drawing,
Student's American History,
Student's History of United States,
Keeler & Davis Tracy Montgomery Channing
Exercises in English,
Beuhler
Classical Wall Maps,
Keipert
FOR ALL SCHOOLS.
Rand and McNally's Outline Wall Maps.
TABLE 29 .- GRADUATION EXERCISES, 1898. HIGH SCHOOLS.
The graduation exercises of the High schools occurred on Tuesday evening, June 28, at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, in the presence of a large audience of parents and friends.
The address to graduates was given by Rev. Robert. S. MacArthur, D. D., of New York.
At the close of the address, His Honor, Mayor Perry, presented diplomas to the 130 members of the graduating classes.
The graduation exercises were followed by a reception to the graduates and their parents given by the School Board, at which about 500 were present.
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