Report of the city of Somerville 1903, Part 15

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 492


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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,


191


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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.


192


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.


193


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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.


-


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.


195


4 rooms added 1894 4 rooms added 1899


196


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 .


197


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


198


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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