Report of the city of Somerville 1904, Part 16

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 496


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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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