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19. Promotions, 1904.
Concerning Teachers.
20. Resignations of teachers, 1904.
21. Teachers elected in 1904.
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, 1904.
26. High school graduation exercises, 1904.
27. Grammar school graduation exercises, 1904.
28. Organization of school board for 1905.
29. Teachers in service January, 1905.
30. Officers in service January, 1905.
31. School janitors.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
201
TABLE 1 .- SCHOOLHOUSES.
NAME.
No. of Classrooms.
Size of Lot.
Valuation, including 1
Furniture.
When built.
No. of years used.
Enlargements.
1
Latin High
a13
....
$62,000
1871
33
2
English High
b19
....
137,600
1895
9
3
Prescott
12
22,000
66,250
1867
37
4
Knapp
12
24,517
50,340
1889
15
4 rooms added 1894
5
Pope
12
27,236
80,860
1891
13
6
Bell.
12
22,262
45,340
1874
30
7
Edgerly
12
24,000
44,250
1871
33
§ 4 rooms added 1882 4 rooms added 1892
8
Glines .
14
28,800
80,800
1891
13
5 rooms added 1896
9
Forster
18
30,632
85,350
1866
38
6 rooms added 1899
10
Bingham
16
35,586
60,000
1886
18
4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904
11
Carr
16
20,450
53,800
1898
6
12
Morse .
12
29,000
48,200
1869
35
13
Highland
12
23,260
60,560
1880
24
14
Hodgkins
12
35,034
71,550
1896
8
15
Bennett
12
17,000
59,248
1902
2
16
Burns
8
16,080
34,700
1886
18
17
Lowe
8
21,650
51,826
1903
1
18
Hanscom
6
12,756
49,580
1897
7
19
Baxter
6
11,000
32,956
1901
3
20
Perry
6
46,080
37,000
1899
5
21
Brown
6
20,093
39,690
1901
3
22
Davis
4
30,155
22,720
1884
20
23
Cummings
4
11,300
11,920
1884
20
24
Durell .
4
13,883
19,720
1894
10
25
Lincoln
4
17,662
18,220
1885
19
Total
260
$1,324,480
. .
(a) Including six recitation rooms. There are also a physical laboratory and 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.
The biological and physical laboratories and the lecture hall furnish four classrooms.
6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891
4 rooms added 1899
202
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 2 .- COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1904.
SCHOOLS.
Teachers.
Care.
Supplies.
Total.
Latin High
$16,506 75
$1,824 38
$1,380 04
$19,711 17
English High
38,146 42
3,147 32
5,618 38
46,912 12
Prescott
10,775 42
1,515 14
652 13
12,942 69
Knapp .
10,666 12
1,442 93
706 93
12,815 98
Pope
.
10,416 74
2,225 78
737 13
13,379 65
Bell
10,475 61
1,219 39
573 96
12,268 96
Edgerly
10,613 11
1,370 23
785 73
12,769 07
Glines .
12,734 65
1,132 88
669 48
14,537 01
Forster
14,689 45
3,582 55
776 08
19,048 08
Bingham
11,385 74
1,506 67
1,498 59
14,391 00
Carr
13,448 53
2,082 67
867 04
16,398 24
Morse .
11,541 21
2,073 57
939 91
14,554 69
Highland
10,555 30
2,478 35
1,066 89
14,100 54
Hodgkins
10,804 52
1,812 78
823 13
13,440 43
Bennett
9,149 77
1,478 48
377 95
11,006 20
Burns
7,032 81
944 21
380 29
8,357 31
Lowe .
6,071 13
1,311 32
285 89
7,668 34
Hanscom
5,288 80
865 12
262 23
6,416 15
Baxter .
4,842 98
806 75
228 45
5,878 18
Perry
·
4,357 81
1,214 64
252 42
5,824 87
Brown .
4,251 08
1,083 07
236 01
5,570 16
Davis
2,966 77
24
97 11
3,903 12
Cummings
2,837 52
632 75
151 23
3,621 50
Durell
3,037 74
690 50
136 83
3,865 07
Lincoln
3,196 45
607 31
293 29
4,097 05
Evening
9,265 75
1,123 78
1,487 55
11,877 08
Vacation
422 50
126 58
549 08
Totals
.
$255,480 68
$39,011 81
$21,411 25
$315,903 74
.
203
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 3 .- PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1904.
SCHOOLS.
Teachers.
Care.
Supplies.
Total.
Latin High
$40 76
$4 50
$3 41
$48 67
English High
50 66
4 18
7 46
62 30
Prescott
20 10
2 83
1 22
24 15
Knapp
20 79
2 81
1 38
24 98
Pope
20 19
4 31
1 43
25 93
Bell
19 84
2 31
1 09
23 24
Edgerly
20 29
2 62
1 50
24 41
Glines
20 81
1 85
1 09
23 75
Forster
20 07
4 89
1 06
26 02
Bingham
19 60
2 59
2 58
24 77
Carr
19 00
2 94
1 22
23 16
Morse
19 50
3 50
1 59
24 59
Highland
20 30
4 77
2 05
27 12
Hodgkins
9 36
3 25
1 48
24 28
Bennett
19 63
3 17
81
23 61
Burns
17 54
2 35
95
20 84
Lowe
.
16 54
3 57
78
20 89
Hanscom
17 34
2 84
86
21
Baxter .
18 84
3 14
89
22 87
Perry
.
16 96
4 73
98
22 67
Brown
16 80
4 28
93
22 01
Davis
15 78
4 46
52
20 76
Cummings
17 85
3 98
95
22 78
Durell
17 46
3 97
78
22 21
Lincoln .
82
3 20
1 54
21 56
High schools
$47 20
$4 29
$6 04
$57 53
Gram. and primary
20 21
3 43
1 45
25 09
All schools
23 03
3 52
1 93
28 48
Gram. and prim. with-
out evening and vaca-
tion schools
19 24
3 31
1 29
23 84
A11
schools
without
evening and vacation
schools
22 16
3 42
1 78
27 36
.
201
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
10,49
20,859
19,386
286,747
1903
10.719
242,964
2,015
18,052
21,042
20,873
304,946
1904
11,094
255,481
1,436
15,315
22,024
21,64S*
315,904
*Including cost of telephones.
.
205
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
0 11
28,756,400
.00384
1889
16 20
2 24
1 66
20 10
30,004,600
.00399
1890
16 06
2 18
1 60
19 84
32,557,500
.00395
1891
17 54
2 71
2 14
22 39
36,843,400
.00395
1892
17 66
2 56
1 84
22 06
38,093,100
.00407
1893
17 84
2 70
1 40
21 94
41,773,600
.00379
1894
18 43
2 96
1 51
22 90
44,142,900
.00374
1895
18 92
2 86
1 98
23 76
46,506,300
.00390
1896
20 00
3 17
2 18
25 35
49,013,050
.00418
1897
20 98
3 29
1 73
26 00
50,173,775
.00444
1898
20 83
3 22
1 65
25 70
50,739,700
.00460
1899
20 80
3 28
1 70
25 78
51,202,350
.00478
1900
21 67
3 24
1 60
26 51
52,513,400
.00496
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
1904
23 03
3 52
1 93
28 48
58,056,700
.00544
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
1904
23,703
18,209
315,904
357,816
206
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.
1842
1,013
1875
21,594
1900
61,643
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
. 67,500
1870
14,693
1895
52,200
1904
70,088
SCHOOL CENSUS, 1904.
No. of children between 5 and 15 years of age October 1,
1903.
1904.
Change.
Ward 2
.
2,533
2,546
+13
Ward 3
947
975
+ 28
Ward 4
1,006
926
-80
Ward 5
1,881
1,869
-12
Ward 6
1,875
1,710
165
Ward 7
1,400
1,416
+16
Total
11,422
11,308
-114
In public schools
9,685
10,004
++ 319
In private schools
1,567
1,549
-18
Out of school
375
388
+13
Total
11,627
11,941
+ 314
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 14 :-
1904.
According to census, males
3,957
females
3,970
7,927
In public schools, males
3,659
females
·
3,576
7,235
In private schools, males
483
females
582
1,065
Total in school
8,300
Number of illiterate minors
61
Children under 7 out of school
228
between 7 and 14 out on account of sickness
23
14 years old at work
76
Total number out of school
388
.
1,780
1,866
++86
Ward 1
.
·
.
-
.
·
207
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 8 .- ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1904.
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.
13
Latin High
429
405
389
96.2
404
422
19
English High
790
753
722
95.9
737
811
12
Prescott
675
536
502
93.7
541
590
49.2
13
Knapp
600
513
488
95.2
486
565
43.5
12
Pope ·
621
516
487
94.5
531
537
45.0
12
Bell
598
528
508
95.4
505
540
45.0
12
Edgerly
630
523
491
93.8
529
570
47.5
14
Glines .
788
612
578
95.0
603
668
47.7
18
Forster
874
732
691
94.4
748
763
42.4
16
Bingham
717
581
545
93.7
573
666
41.6
17
Carr
846
708
660
93.2
701
770
52.5
12
Morse .
740
592
555
94.0
633
594
49.5
12
Highland
599
520
494
94.8
532
542
45.0
12
Hodgkins
660
558
533
95.5
538
607
46.7
12
Bennett
671
466
423
91.1
441
510
41.8
8
Burns
537
401
371
92.6
419
399
49.9
8
Lowe
501
367
336
91.6
365
393
48.6
6
Hanscom
461
305
282
93.0
332
282
47.0
6
Baxter
382
257
235
91.7
272
253
42.0
6
Perry
371
257
242
94.0
276
266
44.3
6
Brown
302
253
235
92.8
245
283
47.2
4
Davis
261
188
171
91.2
190
185
46.3
4
Cummings
231
159
145
91.2
158
168
42.0
4
Durell
243
174
163
93.8
177
189
47.2
4
Lincoln
277
190
176
92.7
192
214
53.0
262
Total
13,804
11,094
10,422
93.9
11,128
11,787
48.2
241
Total for 1903
.
13,475
10,719
10,056
93.9
10,791
11,357
46.4
December.
208
ANNUAL REPORTS.
.
TABLE 9 .- STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 14, 1903, TO JUNE 30, 1904.
Latin.
English.
Number of teachers .
13
33
Number enrolled
415
803
Average daily attendance .
381
697
Per cent. of attendance
95.S
95.7
Tardiness
226
252
Dismissals
221
205
In Class I.
September, 1903 June
114
236
Per cent. of loss
6.5
10.6
In Class II. September, 1903 June
100
195
Per cent. of loss
6.5
12.3
In Class III. September, 1903 June
90
162
Per cent. of loss
4.
11.0
In Class IV. September, 1903 June
Sẵ
117
Per cent. of loss
8.9
11.3
2
18
Total, September, 1903 June ·
410
776
Per cent. of loss
6.0
11.3
Number of graduates, male
37
25
Number of graduates, female Total
73
106
Average age, male
18-7
19-2
Average age, female .
18-3
18-9
Number entering college
44
26
Number of graduates entering normal schools Cost of instruction
$16,104 50
$36,426 25
Cost of supplies and equipment Total cost
1,364 76
5,187 86
Per capita cost of instruction
40 46
50 04
3 43
7 12
Per capita cost of supplies and equipment Total cost per capita .
43 89
57 16
.
Number of days school kept
174
174
Average number belonging
39S
728
122
261
Special students, September, 1903 June .
2
10
386
688
36
S1
Number of graduates entering technical schools
1
1 :
13
80
109
107
195
94
182
17,469 26
41,614 11
209
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 10 .- PUPILS BY GRADES, 1904.
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Average Age.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Years.
Months.
Never in School
From Other City
From Other
Schools.
Latin
Thirteenth .
41
40
81
18
4
2
3
.€
Eleventh
43
69
112
15
11
3
5
Tenth
49
87
136
15
6
126
14
Total .
5
8
175
247
422
. .
English
Special .
3
15
18
18
7
6
Thirteenth .
60
88
148
18
4
1
Twelfth .
60
98
158
17
7
9
5
Eleventh
98
122
220
16
7
3
15
Tenth
115
152
267
15
8
266
22
Total .
10
25
336
475
811
284
43
Total high school
15
33
511
722
1,233
416
69
Grammar
Ninth
10
17
262
368
630
14
9
26
26
Eighth
19
386
465
851
13
10
49
57
Seventh .
24
489
514
1,003
12
11
160
95
Sixth
24
1
560
554
1,114
11
11
229
98
Fifth
28
636
567
1,203
11
0
267
158
Fourth
28
1
660
607
1,267
9
10
227
168
Total gram- mar .
10
140
2
2,993
3,075
6,068
..
958
602
Third
28
1
643
636
1,279
8
8
180
194
Second
32
757
667
1,424
7
6
4
214
207
First .
34
2
824
762
1,586
6
2
1,156
184
231
Total
pri-
94
3
2,224
2,065
4,289
1,160
578
632
Total gram- mar and
10
234
5
5,217
5,140
10,357
1,160
1,536
1,234
Kindergarten .
...
4
4
112
85
197
4
7
206
7
Special teach-
ers . . .
2
5
.
.
. .
Grand totals
27
276
9
5,840
5,947
11,787
1,366
1,952
1,310
2
1
4
Twelfth.
42
51
93
17
Before.
Schools.
Men.
132
26
Primary
mary .
primary .
210
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 11 .- PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
High Schools.
Grammar and Primary Schools.
Kinder- gartens.
Total.
Annual enrollment
1,219
12,172
413
13,804
Average membership
1,15S
9,748
188
11,094
Average attendance
1,111
9.149
162
10,422
Per cent. of attendance
95.9
93.9
86.2
93.9
Number cases of tardiness
500
3,387
.. .
3,887
Number cases of dismissal
469
1,704
. .
293
Membership, January, 1904
1,141
9,801
186
11,128
Membership, December, 1904
1,233
10,357
197
11,787
Average number to a room
48.2
49.3
48.2
TABLE 12. - NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE I. IN SEPTEMBER.
SCHOOL.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
SCHOOL.
1900.
1901.
1902
1903.
1904.
Prescott .
56
49
69
53
63
Glines
70
70
80
65
48
Hanscom .
56
42
41
75
38
Forster
69
80
77
65
76
Davis .
27
37
43
50
42
Bingham
65
78
84
74
7S
Bennett
41
41
73
98
92
Carr
50
61
44
59
59
Baxter
34
35
27
38
Morse
64
75
76
78
67
Knapp
73
40
38
38
50
Durell
34
40
44
33
38
Perry
42
48
42
49
50
Burns
64
68
71
57
58
Pope
42
26
37
37
40
Highland
77
44
51
Bell
43
34
37
36
38
Hodgkins
61
70
61
33
51
Cummings
31
31
39
40
37
Lincoln .
33
25
35
40
38
Edgerly
24
36
51
33
40
Brown
40
56
33
26
Lowe
95
89
2,173
Number cases of punishment
293
...
211
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 13 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1904.
SCHOOL.S.
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
31
4
27
. .
7
2
14
2
21
Knapp
38
10
26
. .
1
6
18
6
19
Pope
36
6
23
1
7
2
12
3
19
Bell .
35
4
35
2
12
1
17
3
29
Edgerly
44
4
40
9
1
26
1
35
Glines
36
4
30
.
4
2
20
2
24
Forster
84
11
72
1
33
8
23
9
56
Carr
43
3
31
1
10
3
13
4
23
Morse
46
6
34
. .
10
4
16
4
26
Highland .
79
11
67
1
15
6
44
7
39
Hodgkins.
40
5
35
. .
10
3
22
3
32
Total
512
68
420
6
118
38
225
44
323
TABLE 14 .- TRUANT STATISTICS.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
Number visits of officer to schools
427
415
538
501
470
435
525
429
Absences investigated
342
411
448
470
502
384
521
387
Cases of truancy
110
135
158
105
106
163
152
146
Truants arrested
10
7
6
6
8
·
24
8
Sent to truant school
8
6
6
4
9
6
9
5
Number now in truant school
·
9
7
4
10
9
5
5
.
·
.
212
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 15 .- ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS, SEASON OF 1903=1904.
Prescott.
Bell.
Forster.
Highland.
Total.
Enrolled
Male Female
72 25
356
96
115
639
108
37
50
220
Total
97
464
133
165
859
Ave. membership®
Male Female
42
192 61
39 20
28
125
Total
58
253
59
67
437
Ave. attendance
·
Male Female
37
143
27
27 20
234 94
Total
49
190
42
47
328
Per cent. Att. out of No. belonging
84.5
75.1
71.2
70.2
75.1
Per cent. Att. out of enrollment ·
50.5
40.9
31.6
28.5
38.2
Ave. No. of teachers
Male Female
2
4
2
2
10
2
15
3
3
23
Total
4
19
5
5
33
No. of sessions
98
98
96
77
369
Teachers, cost of
$907 50
$3,576 00
$897 50 $721 00
$6,102 00
Janitors, supplies, and light, cost of .
197 38
573 17
230 98
182 67
1,184 20
Total
$1104 88 $4,149 17
$1128 48
$903 67
$7,286 20
Cost per pupil per evening .
$0 230
$0 223 42 34
$0 280 11 76
$0 250
$0 235
Cost per evening
11 27
19 72
Cost per pupil in ave. membership
19 05
16 40
18 96
13 49
16 67
Cost per pupil in ave. attendance
22 55
21 84
26 87
19 23
22 21
Average attendance : - October
.
433
386
December 332
January . 284
February
November 267
March . 223
39
312
16
12
47
15
11 74
.
213
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 15 (Concluded). - Evening Drawing School, Season of 1903-1904.
Industrial.
Freehand.
Total.
Enrolled
Male Female
111 2
51 27
162 29
Total
113
78
191
Ave. membership
Male Female
66
25
91
1
10
11
Total
67
35
102
Ave. attendance
Male Female
50
16
66
1
7
8
Total
51
23
74
Per cent. attendance out of No. belonging .
Male Female
75.8 100.0
64.0 70.0
72.7
Total
76.1
65.7
72.6
Per cent. attendance out of enrollment
Male Female
45.0
31.4 25.9
40.7
50.0
27.6
Total
45.1
29.5
38.7
No. of teachers .
Male Female
4
4
2
2
Total
4
2
6
Cost of instruction Cost of supplies, janitors, and light
$1,097 00
281 40
Total cost .
$1,378 40
Cost per capita ( average membership )
13 51
Cost per capita (average attendance )
18 63
Cost per pupil per evening
0 388
Number of sessions
48
Average attendance : -
October 99
January 70
November 80
February
.
63
·
December 71
March . ·
63
72.5
. .
214
TABLE 16 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
YEAR.
Prescott.
Bell.
Forster.
Morse.
Highland!
Edgerly.
Pope.
Knapp.
Hodgkins
Glines.
Carr.
Total.
Membership of
Primary Schools.
Per cent. of Aver-
age Membership
High School.
Per cent.
Graduating.
1885
51
73
28
30
29
197
4,635
4.25
133
67.51
1886
60
66
26
23
22
221
4 849
4.56
146
66.06
1887
52
67
28
37
37
243
5,109
4.75
156
64.19
1888
54
64
34
41
50
281
5,568
5.04
169
60.14
1889
59
91
48
4.2
41
318
6.062
5.24
184
57.86
1890
54
106
45
56
57
296
6,035
4.90
199
67.23
1891
44
73
41
55
44
39
370
6,525
5.67
228
61.62
1892
41
36
75
49
45
49
36
39
398
6,674
5.97
240
60.30
1893
40
60
48
63
67
46
36
38
389
6,600
5.89
253
65.04
1894
39
29
79
66
68
41
35
32
374
6,955
5.37
255
68.18
1895
36
32
58
63
73
42
36
34
370
7,201
5.13
281
76.00
1896
38
34
72
38
70
46
37
35
368
7,602
4.84
273
74.19
1897
34
39
50
48
41
29
30
25
45
27
332
8,029
4.75
281
73.56
1898
36
43
31
46
36
50
36
28
41
35
1899
37
50
62
48
49
40
34
34
39
37
38
468
8,351
5.60
345
73.00
1900
36
45
43
31
43
47
44
34
42
36
33
434
35
36
497
8,811
5.64
372
74.80
1901
34
38
70
43
72
47
43
38
41
1902
41
48
61
45
67
46
35
31
32
40
51
497
9.328
5.33
350
70.40
1903
34
45
3
35
65
51
28
34
52
31
47
484
9,362
5.17
354
73.14
1904
31
35
84
46
79
44
36
38
40
36
43
512
9,739
5.26
367
71.68
851
1,074
1,045
905
1,055
617
466
440
332
277
248
7,310
138,639
5.27
4,998
68.37
Average
Grammar and
Graduating.
Entered
entering of those
73.46
211
4,584
4.60
155
ANNUAL REPORTS.
73.72
8,689
4.99
317
215
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
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
1902
13,116
10,402
9,733
93.5
3,335
0.343
1903
13,475
10,719
10,056
93.9
3,428
0.342
1904
13,804
11,094
10,422
93.9
3,887
0.373
216
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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
1902
10,402
1,138
10.94
164
1 58
1903
10,719
1,208
11.27
181
1.70
1904
11,094
1,286
11.60
179
1.61
217
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 19 .- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
GRADE.
On June Promo-
tion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted to Next
Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Left Behind.
Promoted more than
Special Promotions
September and June.
Promotees Dropped
Three Months' Trial.
1
1,594
1,163
70
340
21
11
4
II
1,315
1,030
103
169
13
11
III
1,230
1,016
122
92
10
7
IV
1,155
958
98
97
2
10
13
V
1,125
874
126
124
1
4
9
VI
1,075
814
120
125
16
18
12
VII
896
662
143
88
3
1
11
VIII
69
523
119
48
IX
532
420
68
44
. .
4
4
Total
9,612
7,460
969
1,127
56
70
82
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 30, 1904.
GRADE.
On June Promo-
tion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted to Next
Promoted on Trial.
Left Behind.
Promoted more than
Special Promotions
September and June.
Promotees Dropped
Three Months' Trial.
I
100
73.0
4.4
21.3
1.3
0.7
5.7
II
100
78.3
7.8
12.9
1.0
0.8
8.7
III
100
82.6
9.9
7.5
0.8
5.7
IV
100
82.9
8.5
8.4
0.2
0.9
13.3
100
77.7
11.2
11.0
0.1
0.4
4.8
VI
100
75.7
11.2
11.6
1.5
1.7
10.0
VII
100
73.9
16.0
9.8
0.3
0.1
7.7
VIII
100
75.8
17.2
7.0
...
0.1
13.4
IX
100
78.9
12.8
8.3
...
0.8
5.9
Total
100
77.6
10.1
11.7
0.6
0.7
8.5
One Grade.
between
back after
9
·
1
16
One Grade.
between
back after
Grade.
218
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 20. - RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS.
SCHOOL.
Teacher.
1
Resignation Took Effect ..
In Service.
Latin High
Florence H. Paul,
June 24.
12 years.
Latin High
A. Florence Moulton,
7
English High .
Jonathan Leonard,
66
2
English High .
Bertha P. Chase,
Feb. 26.
2
" 6 mos.
English High .
Grace E. Lord,
May 13
1 "8
English High .
Esther Bailey,
June 24.
10
Hanscom
Florence A. Colgate,
Sept. 20.
3
66
Baxter
H. Gertrude Edgerly,
66 30.
7
66
Pope .
Lillian C. Albee,
May 31.
12
Forster
A. Gertrude Deane, Maude L. Kent,
June 24. 6
11
66
Brown
Alice A. Dennen,
May 31.
7
66
Highland
Frances A. Darrah,
Oct. 7.
6 months.
Hodgkins
M. Emily Hodge,
Oct. 31.
1 year.
Lowe
Florence M. Hamlin,
Nov, 23.
Lowe
Florence M. Phillips,
66
15 “ 1 " 4 mos.
Burns
Grace M. Bickford,
Dec. 23.
1 "4 "
66
66
Forster
219
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 21 .- TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1904.
SCHOOL.
Teacher.
Coming From
Began Service.
Salary.
Latin High
Frederick C. Hosmer,
Somerville.
Sept. 7.
$900
Latin High
Miriam Thayer,
Braintree.
900
English High
Frederick O. Smith,
Malden.
66
1,200
English High
Jessamine D. Wolcott,
Somerville.
900
English High
Ruth Tousey,
Somerville.
900
English High
Anna Pushee,
Somerville.
66
900
English High
Nellie H. Swift,
Quincy.
May 16.
800
English High
Blanche Bradford,
Somerville.
Nov. 2,'03.
600
Prescott .
A. Louise Bean,
Everett.
Sept. 7.
650
Hanscom
Helen S. Woodman,
Everett.
66
650
Bennett
Caro G. Graydon,
Malden.
650
Baxter
Ethelyn M. Burton,
Somerville.
Oct. 3.
600
Knapp
Julia A. Mahoney,
Somerville.
Oct. 17.
500
Pope
Alice B. Frye,
Malden.
Sept. 7.
650
Pope
Mabel K. Davis,
Somerville.
650
Forster
Mae E. Brock,
Somerville.
500
Forster
Laura R. Cunningham,
Revere.
650
Bingham
Alice M. Lincoln,
Watertown.
650
Bingham
Harriet M. Bell,
Malden.
66
650
Carr
Florence M. Dearborn,
Revere.
Sept. 7.
€50
Carr
Jane W. L. Hawkes,
Everett.
650
Morse .
Minnie E. Haas,
Weymouth.
Jan. 3, '05.
650
Brown .
Mabel A. Sherman,
Somerville.
Sept. 7.
650
Highland
Jennie P. Chapman,
Woburn.
Jan. 3, '05.
650
Highland
Edith G. Watts,
Norwood.
Jan. 1.
650
Burns
Elizabeth T. Burrage,
Somerville.
Jan.
650
ASSISTANTS APPOINTED, 1904.
Bennett
Alice M. Saben.
Baxter
Eleanor A. Connor.
Edgerly
Inez Dill.
Hodgkins
Stella M. Smith.
Lincoln
Jennie M. Patterson.
650
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