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During the third and fourth years the student may elect in a business course bookkeeping, commercial arithmetic, commer- cial law, penmanship, stenography, typewriting ; in mathematics, advanced algebra, solid geometry, analytical geometry, and trigonometry; in advanced science, work in botany, zoology, physics, chemistry, and drawing.
Of the fifteen periods of prepared work, the course pre- scribes ten periods the first year, eleven periods the second year,
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seven periods the third year, and seven periods the fourth year. The pupil has the privilege of selecting from the list of elective studies subjects whose recitation periods each week, or their equivalents, when added to the required prepared work, shall equal the necessary fifteen periods.
Concerning admission, sessions, etc., see Latin School.
A simple, healthful inexpensive lunch is served at the recess midway of each session to pupils desiring it.
Manual Training. Three rooms are fitted and equipped in the basement of the English high school for its manual training department. The course includes carpentry, wood-turning and carving, clay modeling, pattern making, moulding, and casting. A fourth room is devoted to mechanical drawing, with a full course. Manual training has not been extended to include gram- mar schools.
The sub-master in charge of the manual training department is paid $1,700, and his assistants $1,650 and $800.
Sewing. Sewing is taught to the girls in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grammar grades in weekly lessons of one hour each.
Three special teachers are employed at salaries of $650.
Music. Weekly instruction in music is given exclusively in the high schools, and in part in the three upper grammar grades by a specialist, who is paid $1,700. The books used are "The Euterpean," "The Cecilian Series of Music and Song," Nos. 2, 3, and 4, and "The Laurel Song Book."
In the six lower grades musical instruction is given by the regular grade teacher, under the supervision of a specialist, who visits each class once every thirteen days. She is paid $900. The Normal system of music, with its books and charts, is used.
Gymnastics. In elementary grades the Ling system of Swedish gymnastics is practiced daily. No special teacher is em- ployed.
Recesses. The Latin school has two brief recesses, breaking the daily session into thirds. The English school has a single recess at the end of the third period.
The four lower elementary grades have a five-minute recess midway of each session. The five upper grammar grades have no recess, though no unreasonable physical restraint is placed upon any pupil.
No detention of pupils is allowed at noon, and but a half- hour's detention at the close of the afternoon session, "for willful neglect of duty only."
Corporal Punishment. Corporal punishment, "which in- cludes any infliction of physical pain or application of physical force," is not prohibited. It must, however, not be administered until twenty-four hours after the offense, the approval of the principal being first obtained. Each case must be reported in detail to the superintendent. There were 270 cases in 1900, 284 in 1901, 328 in 1902, and 299 in 1903.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Drawing. Two teachers of drawing are employed in the English high school at salaries of $900 and $600. In that school freehand drawing is compulsory for first-year pupils, and elective for all others. Drawing is not taught in the Latin school. A few Latin school pupils are taught drawing in the English school.
In the primary grades daily lessons, and in the grammar grades semi-weekly lessons, are given by the regular teacher, under the direction of a supervisor, who visits each class once a month and is paid $1,000.
The course includes pictorial drawing from nature, models and objects; structural drawing from type solids; decorative drawing, designing, and color work, historic ornament and picture-study. No drawing books are used. Colored pencils are provided in primary grades, and water-colors and brush in grammar grades.
Penmanship. Intermedial slant writing is in use in the ele- mentary schools, the Whitehouse system being used. The supervisor visits each class once in four weeks, and receives $1,500.
Student Teachers. At the present time one student teacher is employed in the Latin school, and one in the English. Each serves without pay, under the direction of the head master.
The Public Library. The English school has a working li- brary of 1,200 volumes, but it draws constantly on the public library, located in an adjoining building.
For four years there has been a constant use of the library by school children. Circulating libraries of fresh books are in use in the smaller buildings. Books are delivered and collected each week at the large grammar schools. As far as they can, the teachers aid in the selection of books by the children, and the librarian and his assistants cheerfully render all the help in their power.
Evening Schools. An evening drawing school for freehand and mechanical work is open in the Latin schoolhouse from October to April, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 7.30 to 9.30. The principal is paid $6, and assistants $3 and $4 an evening.
Elementary evening schools are open in the Prescott, Bell, Forster and Highland buildings from October 1, on four even- ings a week, from 7.30 to 9.30. The length of the term is de- pendent on the interest and attendance. The course of study followed is that prescribed by the statute. Principals receive $3 or $4, and assistants $2.50, $2, $1.50 or $1 each evening.
Truants. The city employs one active truant officer, who is paid $1,100 and the board of his horse. Truants are sent to the county truant school at North Chelmsford. There are now five truants from Somerville in the school.
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Janitors. These important officers are appointed by the commissioner of public buildings, and are under his direction and that of the school principal. Their salaries will be found on the last page of this report.
Supervision. The superintendent of schools is the execu- tive officer of the board, and upon him devolves the general management of the schools under its direction. He serves as the secretary of the board and as supply agent. His salary is $3,000, and he is allowed a clerk, who receives $750. His office is in the city hall annex, and his hours are from 4 to 5 each school day, and from 8 to 9 on Saturday. His office is open from 8 to 12 and from 1.30 to 5 on school days, and from 8 to 10 on Saturday.
The meetings of the school board are held on the last Mon- day evening of each month, except July, August, and December, at 8.15 o'clock.
194
ANNUAL REPORTS.
CONTENTS OF APPENDIX.
Concerning Finance.
No. of Table.
1. Schedule of school property.
2. Cost of maintaining schools, 1903.
3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, 1903.
4. Cost of maintaining schools for a series of years.
5. Cost per capita for 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 1903.
9. Statistics of the high schools, for school year 1902-1903.
10. Pupils by grades, December, 1903.
11. Separate statistics for grammar and primary schools, 1903.
12. Admissions to first grade in September.
13. Number of grammar school graduates, 1903.
14. Truant statistics, 1903.
15. Evening school statistics, 1903.
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, 1903.
Concerning Teachers.
20. Resignations of teachers, 1903.
21. Teachers elected in 1903.
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, 1903.
26. High school graduation exercises, 1903.
27. Grammar school graduation exercises, 1903.
28. Organization of school board for 1904.
29. Teachers in service January, 1904.
30. Officers in service January, 1904.
31. School janitors.
Plan of First Floor
Girls Toilet
Class Room 28 0X320
Closet
Cost Room
CI
Gravel Room
Drinking Fountain
Corridor
Vestibule
Toot Wormer
Coat Room
Class Room 26 0 x 30 U'
Closet
Class Room 26 0 130 0
Class Room 28 () × 32 0
Closet
Cost Room
Martha Perry Lowe School. Somerville, Mass
Walter T. Littlefield, Architects
Vestibule
Coat Room
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
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TABLE 1 .- SCHOOLHOUSES.
NAME.
No. of Classrooms.
Size of
Lot.
Valuation, including Furniture.
When built.
No. of years used.
Enlargements.
1
Latin High .
a4
$62,000
1871
32
2
English High
b15
...
137,600
1895
8
3
Prescott .
12
22,000
66,250
1867
36
4
Knapp .
12
24,517
50,250
1889
14
4 rooms added 1894
5
Pope
12
27,236
80,850
1891
12
6
Bell .
12
22,262
45,250
1874
29
7
Edgerly
12
24,000
44,250
1871
32
4 rooms added 1882 4 rooms added 1892
8
Glines .
14
28,800
80,800
1891
12
5 rooms added 1896
9
Forster
20
30,632
85,350
1866
37
6 rooms added 1899
10
Carr
15
20,450
53,800
1898
5
11
Morse .
12
29,000
46,250
1869
34
6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891
12
Highland
12
23,260
60,250
1880
23
13
Hodgkins
12
35,034
71,550
1896
7
14
Bennett
12
17,000
54,800
1902
1
15
Bingham
8
21,424
32,200
1886
17
16
Burns
8
16,080
34,600
1886
17
17
Lowe
8
21.650
51,000
1903
1
18
Hanscom
6
12,756
49,500
1897
6
19
Baxter
6
11,000
32,956
1901
2
20
Perry
6
46,080
37,000
1899
4
21
Brown
6
20,093
39,690
1901
2
22
Davis
4
30,155
22,650
1884
19
23
Cummings
4
11,300
11,850
1884
19
24
Durell .
4
13,883
19,650
1894
9
25
Lincoln
4
17,662
18,150
1885
18
Total
240
$1,288,496
.
(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.
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4 rooms added 1894 4 rooms added 1899
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 2 .- COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1903.
SCHOOLS.
Teachers.
Care.
Supplies.
Total.
Latin High .
$15,175 04
$1,667 71
$1,096 10
$17,938 85
English High
37,257 87
3,248 45
4,808 30
45,314 62
Prescott
10,909 19
1,694 15
657 73
13,261 07
Knapp .
10,530 37
2,295 32
717 68
13,543 37
Bell
10,514 33
2,447 93
711 50
13,673 76
Edgerly
10,549 58
1,585 01
950 88
13,085 47
Glines .
12,784 26
2,425 74
703 73
15,913 73
Forster
16,846 18
2,625 08
1,282 86
20,754 12
Carr
13,176 92
2,243 23
962 40
16,382 55
Morse .
11,20€ 53
1,399 05
848 98
13,454 56
Highland
10,662 65
1,719 59
1,539 01
13,921 25
Hodgkins
11,257 13
1,598 24
1,103 89
13,959 26
Bennett
8,563 42
1,952 21
497 00
11,012 63
Bingham
6,910 12
973 23
826 61
8,709 96
Burns
.
7,000 17
1,642 34
516 38
9,158 89
Lowe
2,420 48
212 00
630 24
3,262 72
Hanscom
4,902 45
1,103 96
315 22
6,321 63
Baxter .
4,684 87
1,326 57
228 84
6,240 28
Perry
·
4,342 57
1,045 74
331 33
5,719 64
Davis .
2,939 41
902 79
180 95
4,023 15
Cummings
2,850 29
917 75
197 40
3,965 44
Durell .
2,852 16
1,085 00
199 41
4,136 57
Lincoln
3,389 54
760 47
188 18
4,338 19
Evening
6,302 85
1,167 50
340 68
7,811 03
Vacation
377 50
162 64
540 14
Totals
$242,963 61
$41,109 50
$20,872 70
$304,945 81
·
10,439 44
1,943 32
638 22
13,020 98
Pope
.
4,118 29
1,127 12
236 54
5,481 95
Brown .
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 3 .- PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1903.
SCHOOLS.
Teachers.
Care.
Supplies.
Total.
Latin High
$40 68
$4 47
$2 94
$48 09
English High
50 62
4 41
6 53
61 56
Prescott
20 54
3 19
1 24
24 97
Knapp
21 85
4 76
1 49
28 10
Pope
20 92
3 89
1 28
26 09
Bell
20 70
4 82
1 40
26 92
Edgerly
20 09
3 02
1 81
24 92
Glines
21 03
3 99
1 16
26 18
Forster
18 70
2 91
1 42
23 03
Carr
18 96
3 23
1 38
23 57
Morse
19 06
2 38
1 44
22 88
Highland
18 77
3 03
: 71
24 51
Hodgkins
20 03
2 84
1 96
24 83
Bennett
19 87
4 53
1 15
25 55
Bingham
18 93
2 67
2 26
23 86
Burns
18 18
4 27
1 34
23 79
Lowe
17 05
1 49
1 77
20 31
Hanscom
17 08
3 85
1 10
22 03
Baxter .
18 66
5 29
91
24 86
Perry
15 90
4 35
91
21 16
Brown
15 85
3 82
1 21
20 88
Davis
16 89
5 19
1 04
23 12
Cummings
17 81
5 74
1 23
24 78
Durell
15 33
5 83
1 07
22 23
Lincoln .
14 80
3 32
82
18 94
High schools
$47 28
$4 43
$5 32
$57 03
Gram. and primary
19 83
3 77
1 56
25 16
All schools
22 67
3 84
1 95
28 46
Gram. and Prim. with-
out evening schools and vacation
19 13
3 65
1 51
24 39
All
schools
without
evening schools and vacation
22 04
3 73
1 90
27 67
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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
1901
9,991
226,556
1,731
13,723
20,078
18,707
280.796
1902
10,402
234,210
1,803
10,489
20,859
19,386
286,747
1903
10,719
242,964
2,015
18,052
21,042
20,873
304,946
199
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
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
7 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
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
1901
22 67
3 56
1 87
28 10
53,924.200
.00521
1902
22 52
3 19
1 86
27 57
55,485,370
.00517
1903
22 67
3 84
1 95
28 46
56,981.360
.00535
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
1902
56,501
13,079
286,747
356,327
1903
59,822
12,261
304 946
377,029
200
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.
1842
1,013
1875
21,594
1900
61,634
1850
3,540
1880
24,985
1901
·
. 63,000
1860
8,025
1885
29,992
1902
65,273
1865
9,366
1890
40,117
1903
67,000
1870
. 14,693
1895
52,200
SCHOOL CENSUS, 1903.
No. of children between 5 and 15 years of age October 1,
1903.
1902.
Change.
Ward 1
1,780
1,701
Ward 2
2,533
2,436
+ 97
Ward 3
947
936
+11
Ward 4
1,006
1,037
-31
Ward 5
1,881
1,880
+1
Ward 6
1,875
1,829
+46
Ward 7
1,400
1,384
+16
Total
11,422
11,203
+219
In public schools
9,685
9,378
+ 307
In private schools
1,567
1,557
+10
Out of school
375
390
-15
Total at school
11,627
11,325
+ 302
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 14 :-
1903.
According to census, males
3,913
females
4,079
7,992
In public schools, males
3,401
females
3,540
6,941
In private schools, males
491
females
592
1,083
Total
8,024
Number of illiterate minors
71
Children under 7 out of school
283
between 7 and 14 out on account of sickness
.
38
14 years old at work .
54
Total number out of school
375
++79
201
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 8 .- ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1903.
Rooms Occupied in December.
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending in
January.
December.
Average No. to Classroom in
December.
6
Latin
383
373
357
95.7
365
406
15
English
812
736
699
95.0
753
751
12
Prescott
726
531
499
93.9
555
547
45.6
12
Knapp
586
482
459
95.2
498
498
41.5
12
Pope ·
604
499
473
94.9
512
547
46.0
12
Bell
627
.508
486
95.6
529
521
43.4
12
Edgerly
621
525
498
93.8
552
526
43.0
14
Glines .
808
608
571
94.4
636
615
43.4
20
Forster
1,062
901
844
93.7
908
938
46.9
15
Carr
836
695
645
92.7
706
721
48.0
12
Morse .
723
588
538
92.0
564
635
53.0
12
Highland
664
568
537
94.4
592
534
44.5
12
Hodgkins
709
562
535
95.3
609
559
46.4
11
Bennett
628
431
388
90.8
437
467
42.5
8
Bingham
493
365
342
93.5
365
404
50.5
8
Burns .
497
385
356
92.4
379
412
51.5
8
* Lowe .
124
142
132
92.9
371
46.0
6
Hanscom
435
287
270
94.5
274
334
55.7
6
Baxter
386
251
229
91.3
250
282
47.0
6
Perry .
349
259
246
95.0
257
290
48.3
6
Brown
357
274
255
92.9
300
248
41.3
4
Davis
249
174
160
92.1
173
199
49.8
4
Cummings
221
160
147
91.3
162
180
45.0
4
Durell
256
186
174
93.5
194
179
44.7
4
Lincoln
319
229
216
94.7
221
193
48.3
241
Total
13,475
10,719
10,056
93.9
10,791
11,357
46.4
231
Total for 1902
13,116
10,402
9,733
93.5
10,554
10,969
44.6
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
Cases of tardiness
2,759
2,937
3,335
3,428
66
dismissal
1,515
1,746
1,978
1,969
corporal punishment
207
284
328
299
*For four months,
No. Attending in
202
ANNUAL REPORTS. -
TABLE 9 .- STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 8, 1902, TO JUNE 30, 1903.
Latin.
English.
Number of teachers .
Number of days school kept
181
182
Average number belonging
358
747
Average daily attendance .
344
708
Tardiness
163
221
Dismissals
174
286
In Class I.
September, 1902 June
114
225
Per cent. of loss
9.0
14.8
In Class II. September, 1902 June
96
184
Per cent. of loss
2.0
17.5
In Class III. September, 1902
89
151
June
83
128
Per cent. of loss
8.0
15.2
In Class IV. September, 1902 June ·
56
155
Per cent. of loss .
5.0
7.1
1
20
Total, September, 1902 .
369
813
Per cent. of loss
6.0
14.8
Number of graduates, male
20
47
Number of graduates, female Total
46
135
Average age, male
18-6
18-9
Average age, female
19-3
18-11
Number entering college
36
4
Number of graduates entering technical schools
0
15
Number of graduates entering normal schools Cost of instruction
$14,170 00
5 $36,843 25
Cost of supplies and equipment Total cost
1,208 62
4,999 20
Per capita cost of instruction
39 58
49 32
3 37
6 69
Per capita cost of supplies and equipment Total cost per capita .
42 95
56 01
.
11
33
Number enrolled
397
832
125
264
Special students, September, 1902 June
2
11
June
348
692
26
88
0
15,378 62
41,842 45
53
144
98
223
203
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 10 .- PUPILS BY GRADES, 1903.
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Average Age.
Women.
Men.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Years.
Months.
Never in School
From Other City
From Other
Schools.
Latir
Special
Thirteenth .
41
43
84
18
1
5
Twelfth.
48
47
95
17
3
3
3
Eleventh
48
58
106
16
Tenth
53
68
121
15
2
115
5
Total .
4
9
190
216
406
. .
120
18
English
Special .
3
14
17
19
6
3
2
Thirteenth .
27
85
112
18
6
Twelfth .
71
109
180
17
4
6
13
Eleventh
75
115
190
16
7
3
9
Tenth
122
130
252
15
7
246
23
Total .
9
24
298
453
751
258
49
Total high school
13
33
488
669
1,157
378
67
Grammar
Ninth
9
15
230
314
544
14
9
29
31
Eighth
1
18
335
416
751
13
10
58
64
Seventh .
22
460
504
964
13
0
190
108
Sixth
25
1
571
563
1,134
11
11
277
94
Fifth
26
2
598
557
1,155
10
10
342
116
Fourth
27
1
625
557
1,182
9
10
266
170
Total gram- mar .
10
133
4
2,819
2,911
5,730
1,162
583
Primary
Third
28
1
673
597
1,270
8
9
1
253
204
Second
29
1
687
662
1,349
7
6
2
264
232
First .
35
4
875
776
1,651
6
3
1,168
137
262
Total pri-
mary .
92
6
2,235
2,035
4,270
1,171
654
698
Total gram- mar and
10
225
10
5,054
4,946
10,000
1,171
1,816
1,281
Kindergarten .
4
4
89
111
200
4
S
211
3
Special teach-
ers . . .
2
5
..
....
Grand totals
25
267
14
5,631
5,726
11,357
..
..
1,382
2,194
1,351
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Before.
Schools.
. ..
....
2
5
66
primary .
...
. .
204
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 11 .- PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
High Schools.
Grammar and Primary Schools
Kinder- gartens.
Total.
Annual enrollment
1,195
11,878
402
13,475
Average membership
1,109
9,427
191
10,727
Average attendance
1,056
8.838
162
10,056
Per cent. of attendance
95 5
93.9
84.8
93.9
Number cases of tardiness
398
3 030
. ..
3,428
Number cases of dismissal
449
1,520
. . .
1,969
Number cases of punishment
299
. .
299
Membership, January. 1903
1,118
9 481
192
10.791
Membership, December, 1903
1,156
10 001
200
11,357
Average number to a room
46.3
50.0
46.4
TABLE 12. - NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE I. IN SEPTEMBER.
SCHOOL.
1899.
1900.
1901
1902.
1903.
SCHOOL.
1899.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
Prescott
53
56
49
69
53
Glines
69
70
70
80
65
Hanscom
57
56
42
41
75
Forster
71
69
80
77
65
Davis
34
27
37
43
50
Bingham
60
65
78
84
74
Bennett
47
41
41
73
98
Carr .
52
50
61
44
59
Baxter
Morse
66
64
75
76
78
Knapp
63
73
40
38
38
Durell
46
34
40
44
33
Perry
51
42
48
42
4.9
Burns
67
64
68
71
57
Pope
37
42
26
37
37
Highland
47
77
44
51
Bell
32
43
34
37
36
Hodgkins
60
61
70
61
33
Cummings
37
31
31
39
40
Lincoln
44
33
25
35
40
Edgerly
32
24
36
51
33
Brown
40
56
33
Lowe
95
34
35
27
205
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 13 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1903.
Number certificated for High School.
Number en- tering Latin School
Number enter- ing English School
Total.
SCHOOLS.
Number receiving Diplomas.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Conditionally®
Unconditionally
Conditionally
Unconditionally.
Prescott
34
2
32
8
1
16
1
24
Knapp
34
4
30
. .
5
2
21
2
26
Pope
28
4
24
3
2
10
2
13
Bell .
45
. .
. .
12
. .
29
. .
41
Glines
31
5
26
. .
3
19
. .
22
Forster
62
8
52
1
19
5
27
6
46
Carr
47
6
39
2
11
4
23
6
34
Morse
35
5
28
1
7
14
3
21
Highland .
65
2
63
. .
20
1
23
1
43
Hodgkins.
52
5
43
1
15
1
18
2
33
Total
484
41
433
5
110
18
228
23
338
TABLE 14 .- TRUANT STATISTICS.
1897
1898.
1899.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
Number of visits of officer to schools
427
415
538
501
470
435
525
Absences investigated
342
411
448
470
502
384
521
Cases of truancy
.
110
135
158
105
106
163
152
Truants arrested
10
7
6
6
8
. ·
24
Sent to truant school
8
6
6
4
9
6
9
Number now in truant school
9
7
4
10
9
5
7
28
35
Edgerly
51
.
51
45
·
.
.
206
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 15 .- ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS, SEASON OF 1902=1903.
Prescott.
Bell.
Forster.
Highland.
Total.
Enrolled
Male Female
58 29
315 114
94 44
52
519
35
222
Total
87
429
138
87
741
Ave. membership
Male Female
29
151 54
28 15
17
107
Total
50
205
43
42
340
Ave. attendance
Male Female
24
104 39
21
22
171
80
Total
41
143
31
36
251
Per cent. Att. out of No. belonging ·
82.0
69.8
72.1
85.7
73.8
Per cent. Att. out of enrollment
47.1
33.3
22.5
41.4
33.9
Ave. No. of teachers
Male Female
2
2
2
2
8
2
14
2
2
20
Total
4
16
4
4
28
No. of sessions
96
96
77
77
346
Teachers, cost of
$725 00
$2,673 00
$626 00 $656 00
$4,680 00
Janitors, supplies, and light, cost of .
219 77
584 84
217 07
154 93
1,176 61
Total $944 77
$3,257 84
$843 07 $810 93
$5,856 61
Cost per pupil per
evening .
$0 235
$0 237 33 94
$0 353 10 95
$0 293 10 53
$0 279 16 93
Cost per evening
9 63
Cost per pupil in ave. membership
18 90
15 89
19 61
19 31
17 23
Cost per pupil in ave. attendance.
23 04
22 78
27 20
22 53
23 33
Average attendance : - October
384
November
320
December . 223
January . 206
February . 176
March . 123
25
233
21
17
10
14
207
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 15 (Concluded). - Evening Drawing School, Season of 1902-1903.
Industrial.
Freehand.
Total.
Enrolled
Male Female
118 . .
43 17
161 17
Total
118
60
178
Ave. membership
Male Female
73
21
94
. .
11
11
Total
73
32
105
Ave. attendance
Male Female
57
14
71
..
7
7
Total
57
21
78
Per cent. attendance out of No. belonging
Male Female
78.1
66.7 63.6
75.5 63.6
Total
78.1
65.6
74.3
Per cent. attendance out of enrollment
Male Female
48.3
32.6
44.1
. .
41.2
41.2
Total
48.3
35.0
43.8
No. of teachers .
Male Female
4
4
. .
2
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