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The meetings of the School Board are held on the last Mon- day evening of each month, except July, at eight o'clock.
CONTENTS OF APPENDIX.
Concerning Finance.
No. of Table.
1. Schedule of school property.
2. Cost of maintaining schools, 1900.
3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, 1900.
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 re- pairs for a series of years.
Concerning Pupils.
7. Population and School Census.
8. Attendance, etc., of the schools for 1900.
9. Statistics of the high schools, for school year 1899-1900.
10. Pupils by grades, December, 1900.
11. Separate statistics for grammar and primary schools, 190€ 12. Admissions to first grade in September.
13. Number of grammar school graduates, 1900.
14. Truant statistics, 1900.
15. Evening school statistics, 1900.
16. Grammar school graduates for a series of years.
17. Attendance statistics of all schools for a series of years.
18. Statistics of the high school for a series of years.
19. Promotions, 1900.
Concerning Teachers.
20. Resignations of teachers, 1900.
21. Teachers elected in 1900.
22. Leave of absence of teachers.
23. Time lost by teachers, 1900.
24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.
Miscellaneous.
25. Changes in text-books, 1900.
26. High school graduation exercises, 1900.
27. Grammar school graduation exercises, 1900 ..
28. Organization of school board for 1901.
29. Teachers in service December, 1900.
30. Officers in service December, 1900.
31. School janitors.
203
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 1. - SCHOOLHOUSES.
NAME.
No. of Classrooms.
Size of Lot.
Valuation.
When built.
No. of years used.
Enlargements.
1
Latin High
a4
....
$56,000 141,579
1871 1895
5
3
Prescott
12
21,444
47,000
1867
33
4
Edgerly
12
26,428
47,000
1871
29
4 rooms added 1882 4 rooms added 1892
5
Bell .
12
23,393
47,000
1874
26
6
Knapp .
13
24,517
50,257
1889
11
7
Pope
12
27,236
62,000
1891
9
8
Forster
19
28,999
83,000
1866
34
9
Glines .
14
28,800
73,661
1891
9
6 rooms added 1890
10
Morse
12
29,109
47,000
1869
31
11
Carr
15
21,400
64,000
1898
2
4 rooms added 1891
12
Highland
12
23,260
55,000.
1880
20
13
Hodgkins
12
35,034
60,789
1896
4
14
Bingham
8
21,017
37,907
1886
14
4 rooms added 1894 4 rooms added 1899
15
Burns .
8
16,080
35,700
1886
14
16
Prospect Hill
6
25,313
21,000
1848
52
17
Perry .
6
46,080
40,000
1899
1
18
Hanscom
6
12,756
44,532
1897
3
19
Bennett
4
20,560
10,600
1868
32
20
Jackson
4
11,212
8,600
1861
39
21
Davis .
4
38,152
25,700
1884
16
22
Cummings
4
11,300
15,700
1884
16
23
Durell .
4
13,883
16,879
1894
6
24
Lincoln
4
17,662
14,700
1885
15
Total
222
$1,105,604
.
(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.
2
English High
b15
. .
. .
29
4 rooms added 1894
6 rooms added 189 5 rooms added 189
4 rooms added 1865.
-204
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 2. - COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1900.
SCHOOLS.
Teachers.
Care.
Supplies.
Total.
Latin High
$12,713 38
$1,683 29
$1,062 37
$15,459 04
English High
32,376 45
3,270 71
3,105 71
38,752 87
Prescott
10,492 06
1,564 28
683 76
12,740 10
Hanscom
4,519 44
828 68
244 07
5,592 19
Davis
2,735 07
532 12
151 23
3,418 42
Bennett
2,719 55
303 24
173 66
3,196 45
Jackson
3,078 47
348 18
112 15
3,538 80
Knapp ·
10,837 73
1,461 46
782 37
13,081 56
Perry
4,245 97
958 06
299 30
5,503 33
Pope
10,194 98
1,487 29
686 31
12,368 58
Prospect Hill
4,107 37
642 65
354 04
5,104 06
Bell
10,215 72
1,588 49
690 52
12,494 73
Cummings
2,714 57
468 43
149 57
3,332 57
Edgerly
10,216 59
1,325 93
710 05
12,252 57
Glines
11,960 90
1,776 29
640 68
14,377 87
Forster
14,342 37
2,531 84
1,280 72
18,154 93
Bingham
6,088 64
870 40
270 71
7,229 75
· Carr
12,634 92.
1,988 60
767 39
15,390 91
Morse
10,441 06
1,381 91
769 21
12,592 18
Durell
2,721 76
865 30
179 63
3,766 69
Burns
6,236 04
1,080 91
404 82
7,721 77
Highland
10,360 00
1,588 95
890 47
12,839 42
Hodgkins
10,400 75
1,706 83
787 79
12,895 37
Lincoln
3,006 50
682 75
213 63
3,902 88
Evening
3,503 00
868 22
324 35
4,695 57
Totals
·
.
·
$212,863 29
$31,804 81
$15,734 51
$260,402 61
·
205,
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 3 .- PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1900.
SCHOOLS.
Teachers.
Care.
Supplies.
Total.
Latin High
$49 85
$6 60
$4 16
$60 61
English High
47 68
4 82
4 57
57 07.
Prescott
19 53
2 91
1 27
23 71
Hanscom
17 21
: 17
93
21 31
Davis
16 57
3 22
91
20 70
Bennett
18 2
2 04
1 16
21 45.
Jackson
18 65
2 11
68
21 44
Knapp
18 59
2 51
1 34
22 44
Perry
15 38
3 47
1 08
19 93
Pope
20 55
3 00
1 38
24 93
Prospect Hill
19 37
3 03
1 67
24 07
Bell
19 49
3 03
1 31
23 83
Cummings
16 86
2 91
93
20 70
Edgerly
19 79
2 57
1 37
23 73
Glines
19 86
2 95
1 06
23 87
Forster
18 72
3 32
1 67
23 71
Bingham
17 49
2 50
77
20 76
Carr
18 49
2 91
1 12
22 52.
Morse
19 33
2 56
1 42
23 31
Durell
15 55
4 94
1 02
21 51
Burns
15 90
2 76
1 03
19 69
Highland
16 70
2 56
1 43
20 69
Hodgkins
19 73
3 24
. 49
24 46
Lincoln .
15 82
3 59
1 12
20 53
High Schools
$48 28
$5 30
$4 46
$58 04
Gram. and Primary
18 87
3 02
1 30
23 19
All Schools
.
21 67
3 24
1 60
26 51
206
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
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
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
1899
9,502
197;660
2,472
10,821
17,831
16,131
244,915
1900
9,823
212,863
1,729
10,840
19,236
15,735
260,403
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
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
1899
20 80
3 28
1 70
25 78
51,202,350
.00478
1900
21 67
3 24
1 60
26 51
52,513,400
.00496
207
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
1899
72,516
15,637
244,915
333,068
1900
51,232
21,745
260,403
333,380
TABLE 7. - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS
1842
1,013
1870
14,693
1890
40,117
1850
3,540
1875
21.594
1895
. 52,200
1860
8,025
1880
24,985
1900
. 61,643
1865
9,366
1885
29,992
SCHOOL CENSUS, 1900.
Population U. S. Census.
Children 5 to 15 School Census.
Ward 1
10,047
1,717
Ward 2
12,066
2,461
Ward 3
7,088
979
Ward 4
6,818
956
Ward 5
9,022
1,693
Ward 6
8,934
1,497
Ward 7
7,668
1,163
Total
61,643
10,4€6
Number between 5 and 15 found in public schools October 1
8,792
66
5 .
15
" parochial "
October 1
1,351
5 " 15
not in school
October 1 323
Total in the city 10,466
males
5,202
females 5,264
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 14 :- Number in public schools,
males
3,095
females
3,115
6,210
Number in parochial schools
males
521
females
560
1,081
Total
7,291
208
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 8. - ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1900.
Rooms Occupied in December.
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending in
January.
No. Attending in
Average No. to
Classroom in
December.
4
Latin
271
255
244
95.7
254
279
15
English
747
679
642
94.5
683
729
12
Prescott
709
537
505
94.1
552
570
47.5.
6
Hanscom
381
262
241
93.0
275
267
44.0
4
Davis .
231
165
151
91.3
177
176
44.0.
4
Bennett
249
149
137
91.9
186
164
41.0,
4
Jackson
234
165
145
91.2
156
158
36.0.
13
Knapp
763
583
535
94.5
600
561
43.1
6
Perry
387
276
257
92.8
289
287
47.8
6
Prospect Hill
283
212
192
92.4
207
239
40.0
12
Bell
656
524
494
94.3
542
549
45.6
4
Cummings
222
161
148
92.0
172
182
45.5
12
Edgerly
603
516
48'
94.5
518
554
46.2
14
Glines .
788
602
561
94.1
616
624
41.6
19
Forster
893
766
723
94.3
762
822
46.0
8
Bingham
462
348
325
93.4
340
370
46.0
15
Carr
753
683
629
92.5
678
686
45.7
12
Morse .
664
540
505
94.0
527
591
46.0
4
Durell
237
175
162
92.1
187
181
45.2
8
Burns .
510
392
365
93.0
389
433
54.1
12
Highland
731
620
586
94.9
569
626
52.2'
12
Hodgkins
688
527
499
94.8
556
582
48.5
4
Lincoln
274
190
174
91.5
200
196
49.0
222
Total
12,345
9,823
9,174
93.4
9,940
10,365
46.1
219
Total for 1899
11,975
9,502
8,965
94.3
9,538
10,075
45.6
Cases of Tardiness
2,566
2,759
66
Corporal Punishment
.
312
270
.
609
496
467
94.2
505
539
44.8
12
Pope
Dismissals .
1899.
1900.
.
1,599
1,515
Membership.
December.
209
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 9. - STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 5, 1899, TO JUNE 30, 1900.
Latin.
English.
Both.
Number of days school kept
182
182
182
Number enrolled .
270
746
1,016
Average number belonging
245
669
914
Average daily attendance
235
635
870
Per cent. of attendance
95.7
94.9
95.1
Tardiness
87
122
209
Dismissals
.
105
93
198
In Class
I. September
65
316
381
June
Per cent. of loss
12
14
14
In Class
II. September
74
165
239
June
66
140
206
Per cent. of loss
11
15
13.8
In Class III. September
66
127
193
June
.
63
114
177
Per cent. of loss
4
10
8.2
In Class IV. September
49
100
149
June
.
49
97
146
Per cent. of loss
0
3
2
Special Students .
6
27
33
Total, September June
*254
*708
962
Per cent. of loss
7
12
11
Number of graduates, male .
15
25
40
Number of graduates, female Total
48
83
131
Average age, male
18-1
18-7
18-5
Average age, female
18-6
19-1
18-10
Number of graduates entering college .
31
5
36
Number of graduates entering M. I. T.
0
5
5
Number of graduates entering normal schools
0
6 $31.322 00
6 $43,813 00
Cost of supplies and equipment Total cost
·
13,025 67
35,158 59
48,184 26
Per capita cost of instruction
.
50 98
46 82
47 93
Per capita cost of supplies and equip- ment .
2 18
5 73
4 78
Total cost per capita
.
53 16
52 55
52 72
.
.
235
621
856
33
58
91
Cost of instruction
$12,491 00
534 67
3,836 59
4,371 26
.
57
270
327
.
* Specials not included.
210
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 10. - PUPILS BY GRADES, 1900.
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Average Age.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Men.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Years.
Months.
Never in School
From Other City
From Other
Schools.
Latin
Thirteenth .
24
41
65
18
5
2
Twelfth .
23
41
64
17
1
2
2
Eleventh
25
22
47
16
4
4
4
Tenth
... .
58
45
103
15
3
92
9
Total .
3
6
130
149
279
98
17
English
Special .
2
17
19
20
9
4
6
Thirteenth .
32
76
108
18
6
3
2
Twelfth .
49
86
135
17
3
4
3
Eleventh
87
134
221
16
6
1
7
Tenth
91
155
246
15
8
227
30
Total .
9
22
261
468
729
239
48
Total High School
12
28
391
617
1,008
337
65
Grammar
Ninth
9
13
255
266
521
14
10
19
21
Eighth
16
292
349
641
14
23
50
Seventh .
18
381
375
756
13
1
77
77
Sixth
20
451
469
920
12
2
177
107
Fifth
1
23
2
549
562
1,111
11
1
300
121
Fourth
25
560
549
1,109
10
126
148
Total Gram-
mar .
10
115
2
2,488
2,570
5,058
..
722
524
Primary
Third
28
630
597
1,227
8
9
151
168
Second .
29
673
646
1,319
7
6
1
186
201
First .
34
834
733
1,567
6
2
1,022
175
293
Total
Pri-
mary .
91
2,137
1,976
4,113
1,023
512
667
Total Gram-
mar
and
Primary .
10
206
2
4,625
4,546
9,171
1,023
1,234
1,191
Kindergarten .
. .
. .
4
4
96
90
186
4
9
232
1
2
Special Teach-
ers . . .
2
5
...
....
.....
...
..
......
Grand Totals
24
243
6
5,112
5,253
10,365
...
1,255
1,572
1,258
. .
..
*
.
..
. .
. .
. .
...
.
.
.
...
Before.
Schools.
211
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 11 .- PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
High Schools.
Grammar and Primary Schools.
Kinder- gartens.
Total.
Annual enrollment
1,018
10,927
400
12,345
Average membership
934
8 689
200
9,823
Average attendance
886
8,124
164
9,174
Per cent. of attendance
94.8
93.5
82.0
93.4
Number cases of tardiness
224
2,535
...
2,759
Number cases of dismissal
252
1,347
...
...
270
Membership, January, 1900
937
8,778
225
9,940
Membership, December, 1900
1,008
9,170
186
10,364
Average number to a teacher
25.2
44.5
23 2
40.5
TABLE 12 .- ADMISSIONS TO FIRST GRADE IN SEPTEMBER, 1898, 1899, AND 1900.
SCHOOLS.
1898.
1899.
1900.
Under five in Sep-
tember, 1898.
Under five in Sep-
tember, 1899.
Under five in Sep- tember, 1900.
Prescott .
37
53
56
9
8
3
Hanscom
45
57
56
12
13
Bennett
27
47
41
4
4
2
Jackson
22
28
14
.
.
·
Knapp
59
63
73
17
9
3
Perry
15
51
42
6
5
·
Pope
22
37
42
1
4
1
Prospect Hill .
17
30
29
. .
2
. .
Bell .
27
32
43
1
1
. .
Cummings
33
37
31
9
4
1
Edgerly
.
26
32
24
2
2
1
Glines
65
69
70
4
5
·
Forster
42
71
69
9
12
1
Bingham .
53
60
65
6
6
1
Carr
49
52
50
3
7
3
Morse
58
66
64
11
4
1
Durell
25
46
34
2
8
1
Burns
42
67
64
3
19
·
Highland
43
47
77
4
1
1
Hodgkins
51
60
61
6
10
Lincoln
46
44
33
6
4
2
Total
830
1,083
1,065
119
136
21
.
Davis
26
34
27
4
8
1,599
Number cases of punishment
270
212
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 13 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1900.
SCHOOLS.
Number receiving Diplomas.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally
Prescott
36
32
. .
9
1
11
1
20
Knapp
34
3
27
·
2
2
14
2
16
Pope
44
6
38
1
6
4
15
5
21
Bell .
45
.
38
4
4
21
4
25
Glines
36
2
31
. .
7
1
17
1
24
Forster
43
7
35
1
14
4
20
5
34
Carr
33
2
30
2
7
. .
14
2
21
Morse
31
5
24
1
7
3
18
4
25.
Highland .
43
2
41
12
2
22
2
34
Hodgkins.
42
6
34
8
4
19
4
27
Outside
. .
..
. .
. .
12
*29
+15
*29
27
Total
434
42
375
5
99
54
215
59
314
+ From English High School.
* From other schools ( outsiders always conditional).
TABLE 14. - TRUANT STATISTICS.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
Number of visits of officer to schools
364
427
415
538
501
Absences investigated
312
342
411
448
470
Cases of truancy
116
110
135
158
105
Truants arrested
16
10
7
6
6
Sent to Truant School
8
8
6
6
4
Number released during year
8
5
5
Number now in Truant School
·
·
9
7
4
.
47
9
45
11
29
40
Edgerly
·
Number certificated for High School.
Number en- tering Latin School.
Number enter- ing English School.
Total.
.
213
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 15. - ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS, SEASON OF 1899-1900.
Prescott.
Bell.
Highland.
Total.
Enrolled
Male Female
40 16
326 46
27 15
393 77
Total
56
372
42
470
Ave. Membership .
Male Female
30
108 28
16
154 50
Total
44
136
24
204
Ave. Attendance
Male Female
24 11
69 19
11 7
104 37
Total
35
88
18
141
Per cent. Att. out of No. Be- longing .
79.5
64.7
75.0
69.1
Per cent. Att. out of Enroll-
ment
62.5
23.6
42.8
30.0
No. of Teachers
Male Female
2
4 6
1
8
1
7
Total
3
10
2
15
No. of Sessions
76
76
47
199
Teachers, cost of
·
$425 50 113 49
$1,095 00 210 77
$233 50 57 80
$1,754 00 382 06
Total
$538 99
$1,305 77
$291 30
$2,136 06
Per evening
$7 09
$17 18
$6 19
$10 73
Per pupil in average member- ship
12 24 15 39
9 60
12 13
10 47
Per pupil in average attendance
Average attendance : - October . 189
November
158
December . 136
January . 98
February . 86
15 97
16 18
15 14
1
Janitors and supplies, cost of .
14
8
214
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 15=A .- EVENING DRAWING SCHOOL, SEASON OF 1899-1900.
Industrial. .
Freehand.
Total.
Enrolled
.
.
Male Female
79
10 9
89 9
Total
79
19
98
Ave. Membership
Male Female
50
9
59
..
8
8
Total
50
17
67
Ave. Attendance
Male Female
40
7
47
..
6
6
Total
40
13
53
Per cent. of Attendance out of Number Belonging ·
Male Female
80.0
77.7 75.0
79.6 75.0
Total
° 80.0
76.4
79.1
Per cent. of Attendance out of Enrollment .
Male Female
50.6
70.0 66.6
52.8 66.6
Total
50.6
68.4
54.0
No. of Teachers .
Male Female
4
·
2
.
2
Total
4
2
6
Cost of Instruction . Cost of Supplies, Janitors, and Light
$987 00 347 30
Total cost . .
·
$1,334 30
Cost per Capita ( Average Membership )
19 91
Cost per Capita (Average Attendance ) Number of Sessions
46
Average Attendance : October 71
January
·
45
November 64
·
February
·
45
December . 50
March .
43
. .
4
. .
25 17
·
. .
215
TABLE 16. - GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
YEAR.
Prescott.
Bell.
Forster.
Morse.
Highland.
Edgerly.
Pope.
Knapp.
Hodgkins.
Glines.
Carr.
Total.
Membership of
Primary Schools.
Per cent. of Aver-
age Membership
High School
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
co
37
221
4 849
4.56
146
66.06
1888
54
64
34
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
56
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
22S
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
332
8,029
4.75
281
73.56
1899
37
50
62
48
49
40
34
34
39
37
38
468
8,351
5.60
345
73.72
1900
36
45
43
31
43
47
44
34
42
36
33
434
8,689
4.99
317
73.00
711
908
768
736
772
429
324
299
167
135
71
5,320
101,399
5.24
3,555
66.80
SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT.
Average
Grammar and
Graduating.
Entered
216
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 17 .- 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
1899
11,975
9,502
8,965
94.3
2,566
0.286
1900
12,345
9,823
9,174
93.4
2,759
0.300
217
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 18. - 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
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
1897
8,589
885
10.31
121
1.59
1898
9,085
890
9.80
130
1.43
1899
9,502
985
10.70
137
1.49
1900
9,823
1,031
10.49
131
1.33
218
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 19 .- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1900.
GRADE.
On June Promo-
tion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted to Next
Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Left Behind.
Promoted more than
One Grade.
Special Promotions
September and June.
Promotees Dropped
Three Months' Trial.
1
1,531
1,059
98
374
00
1
0
II
1,256
1,006
95
155
41
3
5
III
1,127
907
101
119
5
8
17
IV
1,098
884
112
102
3
1
16
<
963
785
88
90
11
3
13
VI
816
634
102
80
10
6
7
VII
671
515
97
59
-1
4
7
VIII
573
440
80
53
10
4
3
IX
445
375
42
28
. .
3
2
Total
8,480
6,605
815
1,060
95
33
72
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 30, 1900
GRADE.
On June Promo-
tion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted to Next
Promoted on Trial.
Left Behind.
Promoted more than
Special Promotions
September and June.
Promotees Dropped
Three Months' Trial.
1
100
69.2
6.4
24.4
0.5
0.06
0.13
II
100
80.0
7.5
12.5
3.2
0.23
0.39
III
100
80.4
8.9
10.7
0.4
0.70
1.50
IV
100
80.5
10.2
9.3
0.2
0.09
1.45.
<
100
81.5
9.1
9.4
1.1
0.31
1.35
VI
100
77.7
12 5
9.8
1.2
0.73
0.85
VII
100
76.7
14.4
8.9
1.0
0.59
1.04
VIII
100
76.7
13.9
9.4
1.7
0.69
0.52
IX
100
84.2
9.4
6.4
. .
0.67
0.45
Total
100
77.8
9.6
12.6
1.1
0.38
0.84
Grade.
back after
One Grade.
between
between
back after
219
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 20. - RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS, 1900.
SCHOOL.
Teacher.
Time of Resignation.
In Service.
English High .
George J. Pfeiffer.
April 30.
11 months.
Carr .
Charlotte Jepson
66
1 year.
Davis
Frances W. Meldrum.
66
4 years.
Forster
Mary J. Richardson.
5
66
Sewing Tchr.
Sarah I. Stanton.
Edgerly .
Maria A. True.
May 28.
5
66
Bell
Edith J. Holden.
66
7
Forster .
Sarah L. Copeland.
66
4 2
66.
Knapp
Florence M. Gooding.
June 25.
7
Knapp
Emma Frye.
66
10
Prospect Hill
Blanche Seabury.
Sept. 24.
8
66
Perry
Emma F. Bradley.
4
English High .
William H. Godfrey.
Nov. 26. 66
4 months.
Highland .
Mabel A. Jepson.
8 years.
TABLE 21 .- TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1900.
SCHOOL.
Teacher.
Coming From
Date.
Salary.
English High
William H. Godfrey Susanna B.Harrington.
Needham.
April 30.
$1,400
English High
.
Bertha A. Raymond.
500
Carr .
Grace T. Merritt.
66
66
600.
Forster
Edith T. Crabtree.
Longmeadow. Everett.
66
650;
Sewing Teacher
Emma J. Ellis.
Somerville.
¥
600,
Sewing Teacher
Bertha P. Paul.
Natick.
66
650
Forster
Florence S. Hartshorn.
Somerville.
June 25.
650.
Prospect Hill
Lucy Curtis.
Ayer.
66
650
Forster
Jessie M. Lockwood.
Augusta, Me.
66
650.
Carr .
Harriette C. Baker.
Everett.
66
650
Lincoln
May E. Small.
Orange.
725
Hodgkins .
Grace H. Morse,
Somerville.
650
English High
Merrill S. Lovering.
North Adams.
Aug. 27. Sept. 24.
650
Prospect Hill
.
H. Gertrude Edgerly.
Somerville.
600
English High
.
George W. Earle.
Salem.
Nov. 26.
1,400
Morse
Agnes C. Rice.
Everett.
650
Prescott
Martha L. Hale.
Somerville.
66
500
-
Carr .
Blanche E. Townsend.
66
3
Morse
Helen M. Mead.
Somerville.
500
Forster
Cora J. Demond.
Glines
Mary H. Brownrigg. Jane Batson.
Malden.
66
650
Bell .
650
Edgerly
Edith M. Snell.
Sturbridge.
650
Carr .
Jane W. Leeman.
Knapp
Mary E. Warren.
400
.
66
5
.
650
500;
English High
220
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 22 .- LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF TEACHERS.
February 26. Mabel E. Perry, for four months.
April 30. Maria B. Smith, for one year.
April 30. Emma F. Bradley, for two months.
June 25. Florence A. Chaney, for one year.
TABLE 23. - TIME LOST BY TEACHERS IN 1900.
SCHOOL.
Number of Teachers.
Days Lost.
Days per Teacher.
Latin High
9
5
0.5
English High
31
64
2.1
Prescott
14
32
2.3
Hanscom
7
25
3.6
Davis
4
15
3.7
Bennett
4
3
0.7
Jackson
14
48₫
3.5
Perry
6
49
8.1
Pope
13
40₫
3.1
Prospect Hill
7
25
3.6
Bell
13
52
4.0
.Cummings
4
23
0.6
Edgerly
13
421
3.2
Glines
17
121
7.1
Forster
19
941
4.9
Bingham
9
17
1.8
.Carr
17
22
1.3
Morse
14
474
3.4
Durell
4
94₺
23.6
Burns
10
38
3.8
Highland
14
291
2.1
Hodgkins·
14
60
4.3
'Lincoln
4
16
4.1
Special
7
27}
3.9
Total
273
981}
3.6
5
9
1.8
Knapp
221
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 24. - 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.
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