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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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