Report of the city of Somerville 1898, Part 20

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 870


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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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