Report of the city of Somerville 1900, Part 17

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 546


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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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