Report of the city of Somerville 1901, Part 18

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 552


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10. Pupils by grades, December, 1901.


11. Separate statistics for grammar and primary schools, 1901.


12. Admissions to first grade in September.


13. Number of grammar school graduates, 1901.


14. Truant statistics, 1901.


15. Evening school statistics, 1901.


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, 1901.


Concerning Teachers.


20. Resignations of teachers, 1901.


21. Teachers elected in 1901.


22. Leave of absence of teachers.


23. Transfers of teachers.


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


Miscellaneous.


25. Changes in text-books, 1901.


26. High school graduation exercises, 1901.


27. Grammar school graduation exercises, 1901.


28. Organization of school board for 1902.


29. Teachers in service January, 1902.


30. Officers in service January, 1902.


31. School janitors.


220


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 1 .- SCHOOLHOUSES.


NAME.


No. of Classrooms.


Size of


Valuation.


When built.


No. of years used.


Enlargements.


1


Latin High .


a4 b15


. .


.. .


$56,000 141,579 47,000


1871 1895


29 5


4


Edgerly


12


26,428


47,000


1871


29


5


Bell .


12


23,393


47,000


1874


26


6


Knapp .


12


24,517


58,000


1889


11


4 rooms added 1894


7


Pope


12


27,236


64,000


1891


9


8


Forster


20


28,999


83,000


1866


34


6 rooms added 1899


9


Glines


14


28,800


73,661


1891


9


5 rooms added 1896


10


Morse .


12


29,109


47,000


1869


31


6 rooms added 1890


11


Carr


15


21,400


67,000


1898


2


12


Highland


12


23,260


55,000


1880


20


4 rooms added 1891


13


Hodgkins


12


35,034


60,789


1896


4


14


Bingham


8


21,017


37,907


1886


14


4 rooms added 1894


15


Burns


8


16,080


35,000


1886


14


4 rooms added 1899


16


Prospect Hill


6


25,313


21,000


1848


52


4 rooms added 1865


17


Perry


·


6


12,756


44,532


1897


3


19


Brown


6


20,093


38,000


1901


1


20


Bennett


4


20,560


10,600


1868


32


21


Baxter


6


11,000


33,000


1901


1


22


Davis


4


38,152


25,700


1884


16


23


Cummings


4


11,300


15,700


1884


16


24


Durell .


4


13,883


16,879


1894


6


25


Lincoln


4


17,662


14,700


1885


15


Total


230


$1,180,047


(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


3


Prescott .


12


21,444


1867


33


4 rooms added 1882 ( 4 rooms added 1892


6


46,080


40,000


1899


1


18


Hanscom


Lot.


221


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 2 .- COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1901.


SCHOOLS.


Teachers.


Care.


Supplies.


Total.


Latin High


$12,901 52


$1,646 88


$785 64


$15,334 04


English High


34,808 58


3,347 55


4,733 08


42,889 21


Prescott


11,044 19


1,810 59


537 97


13,392 75


Knapp ·


10,609 94


1,877 68


817 97


13,305 59


Pope


·


10,479 62


1,574 29


812 01


12,865 92


Bell


10,543 86


1,526 60


909 18


12,979 64


Edgerly


10,506 97


1,447 30


810 56


12,764 83


Glines .


12,588 72


1,778 56


649 54


15,016 82


Forster


15,405 14


2,857 65


1,376 69


19,639 48


Carr


13,156 28


2,084 32


797 47


16,038 07


Morse .


11,051 61


1,415 20


710 16


13,176 97


Highland


10,840 15


1,678 06


840 51


13,358 72


Hodgkins


11,205 42


1,567 27


917 38


13,690 07


Bingham


6,307 55


931 83


315 04


7,554 42


Burns


6,566 31


1,157 90


352 69


8,076 90


Hanscom


4,688 15


1 04


247 97


5,867 16


Baxter .


1,767 61


928 25


469 11


3,164 97


Perry


.


4,054 63


1,190 78


192 59


5,438 00


Prospect Hill


4,472 67


634 71


144 80


5,252 18


Brown .


1,744 06


575 88


950 71


3,270 65


Davis


2,841 35


635 56


187 85


3,664 76


Bennett


3,169 10


461 75


106 99


3,737 84


Jackson


1,923 92


305 31


73 28


2,302 51


Cummings


2,831 21


522 50


207 77


3,561 48


Durell .


2,865 22


797 92


112 42


3,775 56


Lincoln


2,867 14


719 12


174 92


3,761 18


Evening


4,909 80


1,128 73


373 38


6,411 91


Vacation


405 00


99 26


504 26


Totals


.


$226,455 72


$35,533 23


$18,706 94


$280,795 89


.


222


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 3 .- PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1901.


SCHOOLS.


Teachers.


Care.


Supplies.


Total.


Latin High


$44 80


$5 72


$2 73


$53 25


English High


48 89


4 70


6 65


60 24


Prescott


20 34


3 33


0 99


24 66


Knapp


21 26


3 76


1.64


26 66


Pope


22 06


3 31


1 71


27 0S


Bell


, 89


2 88


1 72


24 49


Edgerly


19 68


2 71


1 52


23 91


Glines


20 98


2 96


1 08


25 02


Forster


18 97


3 52


1 70


24 19


Carr


20 33


3 22


1 23


24 78


Morse


19 25


2 47


1 24


22 96


Highland


18 34


2 84


1 42


22 60


Hodgkins


21 14


2 96


1 73


25 83


Bingham


17 72


2 62


89


21 23


Burns


.


18 46


3 66


98


23 10


Baxter


16 83


4 38


2


21


23 42


Perry


15 19


4 46


72


20 37


Prospect Hill


19 79


2 81


64


23 24


Brown


15 72


2 06


: 41


21 19


Davis


17 12


3 83


1 13


22 0S


Bennett


20 19


2 94


68


23 81


Jackson


21 14


1 96


47


23 57


Cummings


16 95


3 13


1 24


21 32


Durell


16 01


4 46


63


21 10


Lincoln


15 84


3 97


97


20 78


High Schools


$47 71


$4 99


$5 52


$58 22


Gram. and Primary


19 89


3 40


1 47


24 76


All Schools


.


22 67


3 56


1 87


28 10


16 58


2 92


89


20 39


Hanscom


223


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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


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


YEAR.


Average Member- ship.


Instruction and Supervision.


Water and Light.


Heating.


Janitors.


School Supplies.


Total.


1885


4,904


$79,506


$728


$4,965


$4 000


$8,449


$97,648


1886


4,985


83,542


624


4,929


4,194


6,676


99,865


1887


5,198


86,713


765


6,475


5,084


7,526


106,563


1888


5,488


88,967


953


7,121


5,892


7,421


110,354


1889


5,956


96,466


805


6,081


6,448


9,903


119,703


1890


6,486


104,184


1,004


5,586


7,539


10,371


128,684


1891


6,502


114,066


1,047


8,032


8,544


13,899


145,588


1892


7,035


124,232


1,064


7,148


9,794


12,944


155,183


1893


7,217


128,720


1,014


8,312


10,160


10,137


158.333


1894


7,212


132,919


958


9,673


10,686


10,919


165,155


1895


7,617


144,113


1,398


8,796


11,581


15,063


180,951


1896


8,077


161,551


1,469


9,962


14,160


17,601


204,743


1897


8,589


180,222


1,920


10,065


16,251


14,815


223,273


1898


9,085


189,244


2,075


0,767


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


1901


9,991


226,556


1,731


13,723


20,078


18,707


280.796


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


. 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


: 24


1 60


26 51


52,513,400


.00496


1901


22 67


3 56


1 87


28 10


53,924.200


.00521


224


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 6 .- AMOUNT SPENT ANNUALLY FOR ALL SCHOOL PURPOSES


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


For New Schoolhouses.


For Repairs and Permanent Improvements.


For Maintaining Schools.


Amount Spent for all School Purposes.


1885


$19,185


$7,052


$97,648


$113,885


1886


15,515


8,706


99,865


114,086


1887


14,839


13,636


106,563


135,038


1888


4,996


13,994


110,354


129,344


1889


20,167


14,225


119,703


154,095


1890


75,775


19,168


128,684


223,627


1891


84,902


14,847


145,588


245,337


1892


12,679


17,734


155,183


176,001


1893


22,809


12,440


158,333


193,582


1894


82,206


44,764


165,155


292,125


1895


87,680


15,651


180,951


284,282


1896


61,016


33,240


204,743


298,999


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


1901


49,203


11,000


280,796


340,999


225


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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


61,634


1865


9,366


1885


29,992


1901


63,000


SCHOOL CENSUS, 1901.


Children 5 to 15 School Census.


Ward 1


1,681


Ward 2 .


2,438


Ward 3 .


943


Ward 4


1,010


Ward 5 .


1,667


Ward 6 .


1,693


Ward 7


1.283


Total .


10,715


Number between 5 and 15 found in public schools October 1


8,972


66


5 15


" parochial "


October 1 1,440


66


5 " 15


not in school October 1 387


Total in the city


10,799


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 14 : - Number in public schools,


males 3,720


females


3,839


7,559


Number in parochial schools, males


490


females 603


1,093


Total


8,652


Number of illiterate minors


36


Children under 7 years of age not in school .


248


between 5 and 15 out on account of sickness


70


14 years old at work


69


Total number out of school


387


226


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 8 .- ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1901.


Rooms Occupied in December.


SCHOOLS.


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending in


January.


No. Attending in


Average No. to Classroom in


December.


4


Latin


311


288


275


95.7


277


317


15


English


753


712


672


94.4


715


762


12


Prescott


696


543


508


93.6


564


569


47.4


12


Knapp


672


499


473


94.8


549


506


42.3


12


Pope


582


475


450


94.6


510


480


40.0


12


Bell


646


530


505


95.2


543


551


45.9


12


Edgerly


638


534


501


93.8


558


541


45.0


14


Glines .


781


600


558


94.0


609


622


44.4


20


Forster


955


812


758


93.3


808


890


44.3


15


Carr .


789


647


600


92.7


670


661


44.1


12


Morse .


713


574


535


93.3


573


602


47.0


12


Highland


695


591


555


93.8


577


577


48.0


12


Hodgkins


739


530


504


95.0


569


609


46.8


8


Bingham


494


356


322


90.5


366


381


47.5


8


Burns


529


396


368


92.9


422


384


48.0


6


Hanscom


348


254


234


93.0


264


262


43.0


5


Baxter


112


105


97


92.2


212


42.2


6


Perry


368


267


251


94.2


282


271


45.2


6


Prospect Hill


304


226


207


93.2


202


232


39.0


6


Brown


69


111


105


94.0


284


47.0


4


Davis


226


166


154


92.8


171


168


42.0


4


Bennett


156


157


146


93.3


148


205


51.6


Jackson


179


91


80


90.8


133


4


Cummings


232


167


155


93.3


179


171


42.8


4


Durell


249


179


168


93.3


174


197


49.0


4


Lincoln


263


181


169


93.0


195


189


47.0


229


Total


·


12,499


9,9 1


9,350


93.6


10,058


10,643


45.2


222


Total for 1900 .


12,345


9,823


9,174


93.4


9,940


10,365


46.1


Cases of Tardiness .


1899.


1900.


1901.


2,566


2,759


2,937


Dismissals


·


1,599


1,515


1,746


Corporal Punishment


.


312


207


284


·


December.


227


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 9 .- STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 4, 1900, TO JUNE 30, 1901.


Latin.


English.


Number of days school kept


181


182


Number enrolled


288


777


Average number belonging


271.2


691.4


Average daily attendance .


259.9


652.7


Per cent. of attendance


95.8


94.4


Tardiness


97


115


Dismissals


112


186


In Class I. September, 1900


97


208


Per cent. of loss


6.1


16.4


In Class II. September, 1900 June


48


199


Per cent. of loss


2.0


13.8


In Class III. September, 1900 June


62


122


Per cent. of loss


3.1


12.2


In Class IV. September, 1900 June


60


113


Per cent. of loss


5.0


4.4


Special Students, September June .


4


19


Total, September, 1900


279


732


Per cent. of loss


3.9


9.5


Number of graduates, male


19


26


Number of graduates, female Total


56


96


Average age, male


19-4


19-4


Average age, female


18-6


19


Number of graduates entering college


26


1


Number of graduates entering technical schools


0


8


Number of graduates entering normal schools Cost of instruction


$12,676 50


$32,739 00


Cost of supplies and equipment Total cost


1,215 20


4,242 00


Per capita cost of instruction


46 74


47 35


4 48


6 14


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


51 22


53 49


104


249


June


49


231


64


139


57


108


2


21


June


268


637


37


69


3


9


13,891 70


36,981 00


228


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 10 .- PUPILS BY GRADES, 1901.


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Average Age.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


Years.


Months.


Never in School


From Other City


From Other


Schools.


Latin


Special .


1


1


2


19


5


Thirteenth .


24


38


62


18


1


1


Twelfth .


22


27


49


17


4


1


1


Eleventh


48


45


93


.16


1


5


8


66


Tenth


56


55


111


15


4


95


16


Total .


4


5


151


166


317


. .


101


26


Special .


5


20


25


20


3


2


3


Thirteenth .


42


78


120


18


7


3


Twelfth .


67


111


178


17


6


1


4


Eleventh


57


121


178


16


2


1


3


Tenth .


117


144


261


15


8


283


10


Total . .


10


23


288


474


762


287


23


Total High School


14


28


439


640


1,079


388


49


Grammar


Ninth


10


13


246


296


542


14


10


1


43


29


Eighth


15


293


323


616


13


11


38


38


Seventh .


18


. . .


503


535


1,038


12


253


84


Fifth


24


2


557


539


1,096


11


1


330


125


Fourth


26


592


582


1,174


9


11


37


175


164


Total Gram- mar . . .


10


120


2


2,592


2,700


5,292


. .


38


៛ 88


518


Third


28


632


624


1,256


8


9


224


187


Second


30


1


689


633


1,322


7


6


4


243


225


First .


32


1


780


722


1,502


6


3


1,092


214


208


Total Pri-


mary .


90


2


2,101


1,979


4,080


. .


1,096


681


620


Total Gram-


mar


and


Primary .


10


210


4


4,693


4,679


9,372


1,134


1,569


1,138


Kindergarten .


4


4


108


83


191


4


S


313


Special Teach-


ers . .


.


2


5


. .


...


. .


Grand Totals


26


247


8


5,240


5,402


10,642


...


1,447


1,957


1,187


...


....


401


425


826


13


1


49


78


Sixth


24


...


. .


. . .


.


Primary


Men.


Before.


Schools.


.. .


English


229


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 11 .- PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.


High Schools.


Grammar and Primary Schools.


Kinder- gartens.


Total.


Annual enrollment


1,064


11,039


396


12,499


Average membership


1,000


8,811


180


9,991


Average attendance


947


8,256


147


9,350


Per cent. of attendance


94.7


93.7


81.7


93.6


Number cases of tardiness


264


2,673


...


2,937


Number cases of dismissal


299


1,447


...


284


Membership, January, 1901


992


8,892


174


10.058


Membership, December, 1901


1,079


9,373


191


10,643


Average number to a room


.


TABLE 12 .- NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE I. IN SEPTEMBER. 0


SCHOOL.


1898.


1899.


1900.


1901.


SCHOOL.


1898.


1899.


1900.


1901.


Prescott


37


53


56


49


Glines .


65


69


70


64


Hanscom


45


57


56


42


Forster


42


71


69


80


Davis


26


34


27


37


Bingham


53


60


65


78


Bennett .


27


47


41


41


Carr


49


52


50


61


Jackson


2.2


28


14


2


Morse


58


66


64


75


Knapp


59


63


73


40


Durell .


25


46


34


40


Perry


15


51


42


48


Burns


42


67


64


68


Pope


22


37


42


26


Highland


43


47


77


44


Prospect Hill .


17


30


29


27


Hodgkins


51


60


61


70


Bell*


27


32


43


34


Lincoln


46


44


33


25


Cummings


33


37


31


31


Baxter


34


Edgerly


26


32


24


36


Brown


40


.


25.7


45.2


48.0


1,746


Number cases of punishment


284


230


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 13 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1901.


SCHOOLS.


Number receiving Diplomas.


Number certificated for High School.


Number en- tering Latin School.


Number enter- ing English School.


Total.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Prescott


·


·


34


2


31


. .


9


1


17


1


26


Knapp


38


4


33


. .


10


2


18


2


28


BeÎl


38


1


36


·


3


1


28


1


31


Glines


35


4


29


. .


19


1


34


1


53


Carr


36


36


4


1


24


1


28


Morse


43


5


38


. .


6


1


25


1


31


Highland .


72


5


67


. .


13


1


41


1


54


Hodgkins.


41


41


. .


3


11


8


10


11


21


Total


497


36


454


3


106


16


279


19


385


TABLE 14 .- TRUANT STATISTICS.


1896.


1897.


1898.


1899.


1900.


1901.


Number of visits of officer to schools


364


427


415


538


501


470


Absences investigated


312


342


411


448


470


502


Cases of truancy


116


110


135


158


105


106


Truants arrested


16


10


7


6


6


8


Sent to Truant School


8


8


6


6


4


9


Number now in Truant School


.


.


9


7


4


10


.


43


5


34


7


.


25


. .


32


Edgerly


47


3


45


. .


5


. .


20


·


25


Forster


70


7


64


14


. .


17


·


31


Outside


. .


. .


·


5


20


.


25


Pope


.


231


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 15 .- ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS, SEASON OF 1900-1901.


Prescott.


Bell.


Forster.


Highland.


Total.


Enrolled .


Male Female


.46 22


294 76


89 29


40


469


16


143


Total


68


370


118


56


612


Ave. Membership


Male Female


28 15


121 . 34


21 12


23 10


193 71


Total


43


155


33


33


264


Ave. Attendance


Male Female


22


86


14


16


138 54


Total


34


112


23


23


192


Per cent. Att. out of No. Belonging


79.0


72.2


69.7


69.7


72.3


Per cent. Att. out of Enrollment ·


.


50.0


30.2


19.4


41.0


31.2


No. of Teachers


Male Female


2


5


2


2


11


1


8


1


1


11


Total


3


13


3


3


22


No. of Sessions


76


98


77


47


298


Teachers, cost of


$493 50


$1,968 50


$426 50


$270 00


$3,158 50


Janitors and supplies, cost of .


116 33


362 54


108 49


63 53


650 89


Total


$609 83


$2,331 04


$534 99 $333 53


$3,809 39


Cost per evening


$8 02


$23 78


$6 95


$7 09


$12 78


Cost per pupil in ave. membership .


14 18


15 04


16 21


10 10


14 43


Cost per pupil in ave. attendance


17 93


20 81


23 26


14 50


19 94


Average attendance : - October .


273


229


December . 183


January . 144


February


November 130


March . 87


12


26


9


7


232


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 15 .- EVENING DRAWING SCHOOL, SEASON OF 1900-1901.


Industrial.


Freehand.


Total.


Enrolled


Male Female


132


33


165


. .


27


27


Total


132


60


192


Ave. Membership


Male Female


77


15


92


. .


13


13


Total


77


28


105


Ave. Attendance


Male Female


62


9


71


8


8


Total


62


17


79


Per cent. Attendance out of No. Belonging .


Male Female


80.5


60.0


77.1


. .


61.5


61.5


Total


80.5


60.7


75.2


Per cent. Attendance out of Enrollment


Male Female


46.9


27.2


43.0


. .


29.6


29.6


Total


46.9


28.3


41.1


No. of Teachers .


Male Female


4


·


2


2


Total


4


2


6


Cost of Instruction . Cost of Supplies, Janitors, and Light


$1,128 00


305 38


Total cost


$1,433 38


Cost per Capita ( Average Membership )


13 65


Cost per Capita (Average Attendance ) Number of Sessions


48


October . 123


January


68


November 108


February


59


December · 69


March


.


50


4


. .


18 14


Average Attendance : -


233


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


Entered


Per cent.


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


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


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


1894


39


29


79


66


68


41


35


32


389


6,600


5.89


253


65.04


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


27


368


7,602


4.84


273


74.19


1898


36


43


31


46


36


50


36


28


35


382


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


1901


34


38


70


43


72


47


43


38


41


35


36


497


8,811


5.64


372


74.80


745


946


838


779


844


476


367


337


208


170


107


5,817


110,210


5.28


3,927


67.70


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


1890


54


106


45


56


57


318


6.062


5.24


184


57.86


1893


40


60


48


63


67


46


36


38


398


6,674


5.97


240


60.30


1895


36


32


58


63


73


42


36


34


374


6,955


5.37


255


68.18


19


Average


Grammar and


Graduating.


High School.


entering of those


234


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


1901


12,499


9 991


9,350


93.6


2,937


0.294


235


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


1901


9,991


1,098


10.99


152


1.52


236


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 19. - PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1901.


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


1,508


1,093


77


338


9


II


1,271


1,028


104


139


9


14


III


1,209


984


98


127


2


00 or OT co


12


4


1,060


863


98


99


3


2


9


VI


848


649


111


88


8


10


15


VII


685


523


97


65


00


5


12


VIII


601


465


81


55


4


3


9


IX


507


454


36


17


. .


00


1


Total


8,745


6,938


783


1,024


4.7


44


84


Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 30, 1901.


GRADE.


On June Promo-


Unconditionally


Promoted to Next


Promoted on Trial.


Left Behind.


Promoted more than


Special Promotions


September and June.


Promotees Dropped


Three Months' 'Trial.


1


100


72.5


5.1


22.4


0.6


0.2


...


II


100


80.9


8.2


10.9


0.71


0.39


13.5


III


100


81.4


8.1


10.5


0.16


0.41


13.2


IV


100


83.2


7.7


9.1


0.38


0.76


16.0


V


100


81.5


9.2


9.3


0.28


0.19


9.1


VI


100


76.5


10.4


10.4


0.94


1.18


13.5


VII


100


76.3


9.5


9.5


1.17


0.73


12.4


VIII


100


77.4


9.1


9.1


0.67


0.5


11.1


IX


100


89.5


3.3


3.3


....


0.59


0.3


Total


100


79.3


9


11.7


0.54


0.5


10.7


IV


1,056


879


81


96


4


between


back after


back after


tion List.


Grade.


One Grade.


between


12


237


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 20. - RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS, 1901.


SCHOOL.


Teacher.


Time of Resignation.


In Service.


Highland .


Mary E. Cunningham,


April 29. May 27.


2 years.


Latin High


R. Adelaide Witham,


4


66


English High .


Laura A. Davis,


66


4


66


English High .


Susie L. Sanborn,


66


5


60


Hanscom .


Elsie B. Porter,


66


2


66


Bell


Ada F. Fernald,


66


8


Edgerly .


Fannie G. Holt.


2


Edgerly .


Helen E. Blaisdell,


3


Carr .


Bessie A. Dadmun,


4


Morse


Emily J. Gifford,


6


Hodgkins


N. Agnes White.


5


English High .


Fred O. Small.


Aug. 26.


2


66


English High .


Maria B. Smith,


66


6


Bingham


Ida M. Kimball,


2


Bell .


Mary F. Lyman,


3


66


English High .


William I. Corthell,


Sept. 30.


2


66


1 mo.


Pope .


Eleanor M. Varney,


Dec. 24.


1


4 mo.


Knapp


Mary E. Warren,


66


1


66


4


Bennett .


Annie L. Savage,


Died Nov. 7.


28


2 "


66


4


Brown


Harriette C. Baker,


2


Perry


Laura B. Underhill,


238


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 21 .- TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1901.


SCHOOL.


Teacher.


Coming From


Date.


Salary. .


English High


Helen N. Follansbee,


Somerville.


May 27.


$850


Perry .


M. Helen Milner,


66


66


500


Perry


Mary E. Blackwell,


66


400


Brown .


Edna M. Proctor,


Everett.


650


Carr


Mary E. Barnes,


Reading.


66


650


Highland


Mrs. P. E. Mathews,


Somerville. "


600


Latin High


Grace T. Pratt,


Pawtucket.


June 24.


900


English High


Jonathan Leonard,


Columbia Univ.


1,200


English High


Helen E. Harding,


Fitchburg.


900


English High


Bertha P. Chase,


Braintree.


66


900


English High


Bessie D. Davis,


Somerville.


850


Bell .


Annie G. Smith,


Malden.


66


650


Bell .


Elizabeth M. Collins,


Melrose.


66


650


Edgerly


Alice W. Cunningham,


Gloucester.


650


Edgerly


Elizabeth M. Wheelock Lucetta Knowles,


Medford.


650


Forster


Mabel G. Delano,


Somerville.


650


Morse .


S. Elizabeth Hallowell,


Brockton.


66


650


Hodgkins


Eva E. Whiting,


Everett.


650


English High


Harry F. Sears,


Salem.


Aug. 26.


1,300


English High


Ella D. Gray,


Somerville.


.6


800


English High


Charles F. Abbott,


Gardner.


Sept. 30.


1,300


English High


Amy L. Cole (Sec'y),


Somerville.


June 24.


500


Pope


Mildred A. Peck,


Malden.


Sept. 30.


650


Hanscom


Florence A. Colgate,


Somerville.


Nov. 25.


650


Knapp


Mattie J. Connolly,


600


Knapp


Maude M. Mixer,


North Adams.


Jan.3,1902


€50


Bell


Ella N. Jones,


Malden.


650


Baxter .


Katherine Sweeny,


600


500


Baxter .


Agatha G. Commins,


650


Highland


Clara B. Hegan,


Malden


60


650


Forster


Hodgkins


Daisy G. Adams,


Quincy.


66


650


239


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 22 .- LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF TEACHERS.


January 7. R. Adelaide Witham, for four months.


January 28. Etta A. Seaver, for four months.


May 27. Sarah W. Fox, for one year.


June 24. A. Laura Batt, for one year.


September 1. Helen A. Wooster.


November 25. M. Eva Warren, for five months.


TABLE 23 .- TRANSFER OF TEACHERS.


TEACHERS.


From


To


Charlotte Holmes Helen Tincker


H. Gertrude Edgerly Ethel M. Burton Harriette C. Baker Lucy M. Curtis


Knapp Prospect Hill


Baxter


66


Brown


Grace J. Alexander Alice A. Beckwith Ida M. Record Annie G. Smith


66 Carr Prospect Hill Burns 66


Glines Bell


240


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 24. - NUMBER OF TEACHERS


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


High School.


Grammar School.


Primary School.


Special Teachers.




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