Report of the city of Somerville 1906, Part 17

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1906
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 552


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346


334


-12


Total


12,173


12,279


+106


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 14 :-


1906.


According to census, males


4,417


females


4,297


In public schools, males


3,548


females


3,507


7,055


In private schools, males


559


females


602


1,161


Total in school


8,216


Number of illiterate minors


62


Children under 7 out of school


155


66 between 7 and 14 out on account of sickness


33


14 years old at work .


84


Total number out of school


·


334


·


.


8,714


1


210


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 8. - ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1906.


Rooms Occupied in December.


SCHOOLS.


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending in


No. Attending in


Average No. to Classroom in


December.


15


Latin High


465


428


411


96.0


440


432


24


English High


961


935


890


95.0


904


1,048


12


Prescott


773


574


539


93.8


606


595


49.6


13


Knapp


660


547


521


95.6


547


591


45.0


12


Pope .


624


513


483


94.1


550


505


42.1


12


Bell ·


606


505


477


94.5


527


528


44.0


12


Edgerly


620


530


499


94.1


554


532


44.3


13


Glines .


723


562


532


94.3


601


555


43.5


18


Forster


833


726


686


94.5


735


754


41.9


16


Bingham


832


667


630


94.5


692


677


42.3


17


Carr .


802


673


632


93.9


699


699


41.1


12


Morse .


651


528


499


94.6


541


547


46.0


12


Highland


581


528


508


96.1


538


577


48.8


14


Hodgkins


787


626


600


96.2


632


668


47.7


12


Bennett


689


509


469


92.8


512


557


46.4


8


Burns .


464


347


321


92.6


354


360


45.0


6


Hanscom


392


290


269


93.7


288


329


47.0


6


Baxter


340


250


234


93.3


280


258


43.0


6


Brown


393


287


266


92.9


279


315


52.5


4


Davis


226


174


163


93.5


186


171


42.8


4


Cummings


235


171


158


92.7


174


184


46.0


4


Durell


246


174


162


93.2


188


168


42.0


4


Lincoln


281


198


182


91.9


199


214


53.5


279


Total


14,551


11,762


11,069


04.1


12,052


12,348


45.7


269


Total for 1905


.


14,296


11,543


10,897


94.4


11,652


12,118


45.2


9


Proctor


460


372


346


94.0


366


402


44.6


S


Lowe .


491


367


338


92.3


368


388


48.5


Perry .


410


281


254


92.1


292


294


49.0


6


January.


December.


211


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 9. - STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 6, 1905, TO JUNE 30, 1906.


Latin.


English.


Number of teachers


13.6


35


Number of days school kept


184


184


Number enrolled


451


973


Average number belonging


430.6


892.5


Average daily attendance .


414.4


850.4


Per cent. of attendance


96.2


95.3


Tardiness


206


382


Dismissals


.


8


12.7


In Class II. September, 1905 June


112


209


Per cent. of loss


7


11.4


In Class III. September, 1905


92


193


June


85


181


Per cent. of loss


7


6.2


In Class IV. September, 1905


90


143


June .


91


134


Per cent. of loss


+1


6.3


Special students, September, 1905 June


12


Total, September, 1905


437


966


June


413


866


Per cent. of loss


6


10.3


Number of graduates, male


33


46


Number of graduates, female Total


81


127


Average age, male


18-11


19-1


Average age, female .


18-6


18-10


Number entering college


45 2


9


Number of graduates entering normal schools Cost of instruction


3


9 $39,823 00


Cost of supplies . Total cost


1,680 08


5,414 50


Per capita cost of instruction


39 42


44 60


Per capita cost of supplies


3 90


6 06


Total cost per capita


43 32


50 66


June


125


330


Per cent. of loss


251


299


135


378


In Class I. September, 1905


120


236


16


48


31


6


Number of graduates entering technical schools


$16,990 50


18,670 58


45,237 50


212


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 10 .- PUPILS BY GRADES, 1906.


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 .


33


50


83


18


0


3


1


Twelfth.


37


64


101


17


3


1


6


Eleventhı


50


74


124


16


3


7


6


Tenth


54


70


124


15


3


121


6


Total .


6


9


174


258


432


132


19


English


Special


3


4


7


19


7


Thirteenth .


70


92


162


18


3


1


3


Twelfth .


81


113


194


17


8


6


Eleventh


118


168


286


16


7


3


15


Tenth


163


236


399


15


7


371


37


Total .


11


28


435


613


1,048


381


62


Total high school


17


37


609


871


1,480


513


81


Grammar


Ninth


10


21


363


434


797


7


16


14


Eighth


21


....


400


472


872


9


96


84


66


Seventh


23


510


493


1,003


12


10


117


78


Sixth


25


1


583


526


1,109


11


11


221


110


Fifth


28


630


610


1,240


10


11


230


116


Fourth


29


...


647


615


1,292


9


9


139


161


Total gram- mar .


10


147


1


3,133


3,180


6,313


819


593


Third


29


710


612


1,352


8


8


137


161


Second


32


1


771


702


1,473


7


5


4


228


208


First .


34


3


782


744


1,526


6


2


1,236


118


215


Total pri-


95


4


2,263


2,088


4,351


1,240


483


584


Total gram- mar and


10


242


5


5,396


5,268


10,664


1,240


1,302


1,177


Kindergarten .


4


4


99


105


204


4


8


Special teach-


ers . . . .


2


5


. ..


. . .


.. .


Grand totals


29


288


9


6,104


6,244


12,348


...


1,240


1,815


1,258


·


Primary


Men.


Before.


Schools.


mary . .


primary .


14 13


213


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 11. - PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.


High Schools.


Grammar and Primary Schools.


Kinder- gartens.


Total.


Annual enrollment


1,426


12,706


419


14,551


Average membership


1,363


10,209


190


11,762


Average attendance


1,301


9.605


1,63


11,069


Per cent. of attendance


95.5


94.1


85.5


94.1


Number cases of tardiness


553


3,514


...


4,067


Number cases of dismissal .


512


2,074


. ..


2,586


Number cases of punishment


326


326


Membership, January, 1906


1,344


10,510


198


12.052


Membership, December, 1906


1,480


10,664


204


12,348


.


TABLE 12 .- NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE I. IN SEPTEMBER.


SCHOOL.


1902.


1903.


1904.


1905.


1906.


SCHOOL.


1902.


1903.


1904.


1905.


1906.


Prescott


69


53


63


78


72


Forster


77


65


76


48


74


Hanscom .


41


75


38


47


33


Bingham


84


74


78


80


83


Davis


43


50


42


42


22


Carr


44


59


59


59


40


Bennett


73


98


92


81


125


Morse


76


78


67


56


64


Baxter


35


27


38


53


42


Proctor


Knapp


38


38


50


43


40


Durell


44


33


38


45


39


Perry


42


49


50


58


42


Burns


71


57


58


50


53


Pope


37


37


40


33


28


Brown


56


33


26


42


52


Bell


37


36


38


36


38


Highland


51


33


51


43


55


Edgerly


51


33


40


34


38


Lincoln .


35


40


38


40


51


Glines


80


65


48


70


63


Lowe


95


89


89


75


Cummings


39


40


37


43


46


Hodgkins


61


49


61


1


ANNUAL REPORTS.


214


TABLE 13. - GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1906.


SCHOOLS.


Number receiving Diplomas.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally


Prescott


35


0


35


-0


10


0


15


0


25


25


Knapp


64


0


64


0


8


0


35


0


43


43


Pope


·


44


7


30


0


12


5


16


5


28


33


BeÎl


54


2


50


0


6


2


32


2


38


40


Edgerly


49


7


42


0


6


3


30


3


36


39


Glines


40


3


35


0


5


3


25


3


30


33


Forster


67


15


49


2


26


11


21


13


47


60


Bingham


33


4


29


0


0


1


16


1


16


17


Carr


43


7


36


0


5


3


17


3


22


25


Morse


44


3


37


0


0


1


28


1


28


29


Highland


109


11


97


0


15


6


61


6


76


82


Hodgkins


58


6


52


0


20


5


23


5


43


48


Total


640


65


556


2


113


40


319


42


432


474


TABLE 14 .- TRUANT STATISTICS.


1901.


1902.


1903.


1904.


1905.


1906.


Number visits of officer to schools .


470


435


525


429


567


511


Absences investigated


502


384


521


387


514


502


Cases of truancy


106


163


152


146


15


151


Truants arrested


8


. .


24


8


7


11


Sent to truant school


9


6


9


5


4


6


Number now in truant school


.


10


9


5


5


8


10


·


Number certificated for High School.


Number en- tering Latin School.


Number enter- ing English School


Total.


.


215


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 15. - ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS, SEASON OF 1905=1906.


Prescott.


Bell.


Forster.


Highland.


Total.


Enrolled .


Male Female


58 29


319 100


49 19


78


46


504 194


Total


87


419


68


124


698


Ave. membership


Male Female


37 23


172 50


22 8


43 22


304 116


Total


60


222


30


65


420


Ave. attendance


Male Female


31 19


131 39


11 5


33 17


232 92


Total


50


170


16


50


324


Per cent. Att. out of No. belonging


83.3


76.6


53.3


78.1


77.1


Per cent. Att. out of No. enrolled .


57.5


40.6


23.5


40.3


46.4


Ave. No. of teachers


Male Female


2


3 14


2


2


20


Total


4


17


3


4


28


No. of sessions


98


98


41


97


334


Teachers, cost of Janitors, supplies, and light, cost of .


$799 00


$3,265 00


$242 50


$800 50


$5,107 00


165 51


534 00


230 02


266 64


1,196 17


Total


$964 51


$3,799 00


$472 52


$1,067 14


$6,303 17


Cost per pupil per evening .


$0 197 9 84


$0 228 38 77


$0 72 11 52


$0 22 11 00


$0 233


Cost per evening


75 48


Cost per pupil in ave. membership .


16 08


17 11


15 75


16 67


15 01


Cost per pupil in ave. attendance


19 29


22 35


29 53


21 34


19 45


1


2


8


2


216


ANNUAL REPORTS.


1


TABLE 15 (Concluded) .- Evening High School, Season of 1905=1906.


Male.


Female. Total.


Enrolled


361


244


605


Average membership


231


152


383


Average attendance


101


53


154


Number of teachers


7


8


15


Number of sessions


93


Cost of instruction.


$4,466.00


Cost of supplies, janitor service, light.


1,082.22


Total cost.


$5,548.22


Cost per pupil per evening


0.387


Average attendance: October, 229; November, 196; December, 149; January, 131; February, 120; March, 99.


Statistics of Evening Schools for a Series of Years.


High*


1900-1901


48


192


79


$1,433


$0 378


1901-1902


46


211


99


1,424


0 316


1902-1903


47


178


78


1,331


0 379


1903-1904


48


191


74


1,378


0 388


1904-1905


74


762


224


6,699


0 404


1905-1906


93


605


154


5,548


0 387


Elementary 1900-1901


74+


612


220


$3,809


$0 232


1901-1902


75


700


260


5,452


0 279


1902-1903


86


741


264


5,857


0 257


1903-1904


92


859


333


7,286


0 237


1904-1905


75


747


329


6,088


0 247


1905-1906


84


698


324


6,303


0 233


No. Sessions.


Enrollment.


Average


Attendance.


Cost.


Cost Per Pupil


Per Evening.


*Drawing school only until 1904-1905.


¡Average of four schools.


217


TABLE 16 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


Prescott.


Bell.


Forster.


Morse.


Highland.


Edgerly.


Pope.


Knapp.


Hodgkins


Glines.


Carr.


Bingham.


Total.


Membership of


Primary Schools.


Per cent. of Aver-


age Membership


Entered


Per cent.


entering of those


Graduating.


1890


54


106


45


56


57


318


6,062


5.24


184


57.86


1891


44


73


41


55


44


39


296


6,035


4.90


199


67.23


1892


41


36


75


49


45


49


36


39


370


6,525


5.67


228


61.62


1893


40


60


48


63


67


46


36


38


398


6,674


5.97


240


60.30


1894


39


29


79


66


68


41


35


32


389


6.600


5.89


253


65.04


1895


36


32


58


63


73


42


36


34


374


6,955


5.37


255


68.18


1896


38


34


72


38


70


46


co


35


370


7.201


5.13


281


76.00


1897


34


39


50


48


41


29


30


25


45


27


368


7,602


4.84


273


74.19


1898


36


43


31


46


36


50


36


28


41


35


382


8,029


4.75


281


73.56


1899


37


50


62


48


49


40


34


34


39


37


38


468


8,351


5.60


345


73.72


1901


34


38


70


43


72


47


43


38


41


35


36


497


8,811


5.64


372


74.80


1902


41


48


61


45


67


46


35


31


32


40


51


497


9.328


5.33


350


70.40


1903


34


45


62


35


65


51


28


34


52


31


47


484


9.362


5.17


354


73.14


1904


31


35


84


46


79


44


Co


38


40


36


43


512


9.739


5.26


367


71.68


1905


40


40


A


44


00


47


42


48


61


36


58


31


606


10,298


5.88


463


76.40


1906


35


54


67


44


109


49


44


64


58


40


43


33


640


10,209


6.22


474


74.10


650


807


1,022


820


1,070


713


552


552


451


353


349


64


7,403


136,470


5.42


5,236


70.73


1900


36


45


43


31


43


47


44


34


42


36


33


434


8,689


4.99


317


73.00


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Average


Grammar and


Graduating.


High School.


218


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 17 .- ATTENDANCE STATISTICS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


DECEMBER.


ENROLLMENT.


Average Membership.


Average Attendance.


Per cent. of Attendance.


Number of Tardinesses.


Ratio of Tardiness to Average Attendance.


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


1905


14,296


11,543


10,897


94.4


3,746


0.344


1906


14,551


11,762


11,069


94.1


4,046


0.366


219


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 18. - MEMBERSHIP, ETC., OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR. 1


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


1905


11,543


1,372


11.89


211


1.83


1906


11,762


1,473


12.52


208


1.77


220


1


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 19. - PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1906.


GRADE.


On June Promo-


tion List.


Unconditionally


Promoted to Next


Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Left Behind.


Promoted more than


One Grade.


Special Promotions


September and June.


Promotees Dropped


Three Months' Trial.


1


1,509


1,167


103


229


10


7


8


II


1,422


1,104


141


164


13


5


21


III


1,312


1,054


144


113


7


12


IV


1,235


982


151


102


01


4


11


V


1,144


902


127


115


0


4


00


VI


1,098


847


134


101


16


1


18


VII


905


662


148


95


0


2


12


VIII


845


671


110


63


1


0


12


IX


650


556


65


29


O


3


00


Total


10,120


7,945


1,123


1,011


41


33


110


Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 30, 1906.


GRADE.


On June Promo-


Unconditionally


Promoted to Next


Promoted on Trial.


Left Behind.


Promoted more than


Special Promotions


September and June.


Promotees Dropped


Three Months' Trial.


1


100


77.3


6.8


15.2


0.6


0.4


7.8


II


100


77.6


9.9


11.4


0.9


0.3


14.3


III


100


80.4


10.9


8.6


00


0.3


7.3


4


100


78.8


11.1


10.0


0


0.3


6.3


VI


100


77.1


12.2


9.1


1.4


0


13.4


VII


100


73.1


16.3


10.4


.0


02


8.1


VIII


100


79.2


13.0


7.4


.0


0


1.1


IX


100


85.5


10.0


4.4


0


0.4


12.3


Average


. ..


78.5


11.1


10.0


0.4


0.3


9.8


0.5


8.3


IV


100


79.5


12.2


8.2


One Grade.


tion List.


Grade.


between


back after


between


back after


221


SCHOOL. DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 20. - RESIGNATION OF TEACHERS, 1906.


SCHOOL.


Teacher.


Resignation Took Effect.


In Service.


Latin High


Sarah W. Fox


June 30


38 years


Latin High


Frederick C. Hosmer


66


2


66


English High .


Charles T. C. Whitcomb


66


11


66


English High .


Lucy Ingram


66


7


66


English High .


Amy L. Cole, Secretary


March 26


5


Prescott


Louise Townsend


Jan. 29


5 months


Prescott


Abbie A. Anderson


June 30


28 years


Prescott


Amelia I. Sears


Oct. 10


8


66


1 mo.


Hanscom


Gertrude D. Goodale


Dec. 31


4


8 mos.


Bennett


Miriam Cavanagh


June 30


13


66


2 66


Bennett


Caro G. Graydon


June 30


2


6:


Bennett


Carrie L. Bliss


66


11


66


Knapp


Elizabeth G. Diman


Jan. 12


4 months


Perry


Margaret L. O'Malley


June 30


2 years


Pope .


B. May Layman


66


6


66


Edgerly


Mary Corry


April 30


3


10


Edgerly


Maud J. Nickerson


June 30


4


66


Glines


M. Frances Guptill


66


2


66


Bingham


Alice R. Lincoln


2


66


Morse


Alice M. Emerson


March 29


15


9


Proctor .


Inez D. King


June 30


2


66


Proctor .


Elizabeth T. Burrage


1


6


Proctor .


Margaret D. Jack


66


7


66


Highland


Jennie C. Frazier


66


18


Bennett


Jennette B. Snow


Died May 1


3 years


66


Bennett


Agnes S. Campbell


Oct. 25


7


1


Bell


Florence S. Hartshorn


66


4


66


Cummings


Ruth B. Stanley


37


Forster


Mae E. Brock


'2


66


Hanscom


Helen G. Frye


33


Hanscom


Helen S. Woodman


11


English High .


Hila H. Small


222


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 21 .- TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1906.


SCHOOL.


Teacher.


Coming From


Began Service.


Salary.


Latin High


Frank H. Wilkins


Revere


Sept. 12


$1,300


Latin High .


William D. Sprague


Newbury


1,500


Latin High


Isabel G. Higgins


Somerville


900


Latin High


F. Gertrude Perkins


Braintree


66


800


English High .


William W. Obear


Fitchburg


1,400


English High


David S. Wheeler


Lexington


1,400


English High


Laurence A. Sprague


Natick


1,000


English High


Grace E. Burroughs


Newton


900


English High


Theodora M. Hastings


Norwood


850


English High


Ella A. Newhall


Norwood


850


English High .


Mabel Butman


Somerville


800


English High


Grace Gatchell


Cohasset


66


750


English High


Annie C. Woodward


Kingston


Apr. 1


600


Prescott


Georgia P. Wardwell


Quincy


66


650


Prescott


Georgiana Smith


Plymouth


Sept. 12


600


Prescott .


Florence A. Eaton


Littleton


66


525


Hanscom


Maude A. Nichols


Gloucester


Oct. 8


525


Bennett


Eleanor W. Nolan


Sturbridge


Sept. 12


€50


Bennett


Cora B. Gowen


Somerville


16


600


Bennett


Marie Neis


Norwood


Apr. 30


600


Bennett


Katherine Pike


Quincy


Sept. 12


525


Bennett


Nellie F. Eaton


Rockland, Me.


600


Baxter .


Maria D. McLeod


Somerville


650


Pope


M. Abbie Tarbett


Chelsea


Dec. 3


650


Bell


Gorda Bean


Brockton


Sept. 12


650


Cummings


Daisy W. Cushman


Winthrop


650


Bingham


Mary F. Mead


Somerville


Sept. 12


600


Carr


L. Isadore Wood


Wakefield


600


Morse .


M. Florence Eustis


Taunton


6


650


Morse .


Mildred M. Moses


Wakefield


650


Proctor


L. Margaret Potter


Gardner


650


Proctor


Blanche E. Thompson


Winchester


650


Highland


Lois M. Thompson


Bristol, Me.


650


Hodgkins


Jennie M. Patterson


Somerville


Oct., '03


575


ASSISTANTS EMPLOYED, 1906.


Burns .


Flora M. Smith


Lowe .


Gladys Loring


Baxter .


Dorothy G. McLam


Lincoln


Nona G. Blackwell


Brown


Rena H. Wiley


Apr. 30


725


Edgerly


M. Eva Warren


Somerville


66


650


Edgerly


Mabel Washburn


Brockton


700


Knapp


Minnie A. Holden


Gardner


650


Bennett


Frances E. Robinson


Beverly


600


English High .


Mabel M. Ham, Sec'y.


Somerville


Proctor


Hanscom


223


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 22 .- LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF TEACHERS.


Sept. 12. Charles F. Abbott, for school year ending June 30, 1907.


Sept. 12. Alice T. McNamara, for school year ending June 30, 1907.


Sept. 12. Belle J. Tifft, for school year ending June 30, 1907.


Sept. 12. Anna E. Sawyer, for school year ending June 30, 1907.


TABLE 23 .- TRANSFER OF TEACHERS.


TEACHERS.


From


To


Minnie A. Day


Morse


Forster


Frances E. Robinson


Bennett


Hanscom


Martha A. Jencks


Lincoln


Lowe


Charlotte Holmes


Baxter


Perry


Nellie F. Eaton .


Davis


Bennett


·


TABLE 24 .- NUMBER OF TEACHERS


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


High School.


Grammar School.


Primary School.


Special Teachers.


Assistants not in charge of room.


Men.


Women.


Total.


1886


9


62


48


1


0


9


111


120


1887


10


64


48


1


0


9


114


123


1888


10


66


52


4


7


9


130


139


1889


10


60


56


4


7


10


127


137


1890


10


78


58


5


7


12


146


158


1891


12


86


63


5


13


12


167


179


1892


.13


90


67


5


10


12


173


185


1893


14


88


63


5


19


12


177


189


1894


15


91


66


6


11


12


177


189


1895


28


91


73


5


12


19


186


209


1896


30


102


74


6


14


22


208


230


1897


31


109


85*


6


18


22


227


249


1898


32


112


87*


7


13


23


229


252


1899


36


119


92*


7


9


23


240


263


1900


40


127


96*


7


6


24


249


273


1901


44+


130


94*


7


8


26


257


283


1902


45+


140


91*


7


9


26


266


292


1903


46+


143


96*


7


14


25


281


306


1904


48


152


98*


7


9


27


285


312


1905


48₺


153


100*


7


7


27


288


315


1906


541


157


99*


7


9


29


297


326


*Including four kindergartners.


t Including two secretaries.


#Including one secretary.


224


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 25. - BOOKS AUTHORIZED FOR USE, 1906. For Grammar and Primary Schools.


As reference books.


McMaster's School History of the United States. American Book Co.


As text-books.


Sunshine Primer.


..


Ginn & Co.


For High Schools.


As reference books.


Richardson's Commercial Law. Sadler-Rowe Co.


Elements of Business Law, Ernest W. Hulcut. Ginn & Co.


Life of Charlemagne, Eginhard .. American Book Co.


Readings from European History, Robinson. Ginn & Co. English Seamen of the Sixteenth Century, Frondi,


Benjamin H. Sanborn & Co.


Liberty Documents, Mabel Hill. Longmans, Green, & Co.


Historical Atlas of Modern Europe, R. L. Poole,


Clarendon Press, Oxford


Venetian Republic, Brown. . . Macmillan Co. Miracle Plays, Pollard. Clarendon Press, Oxford


As text-books.


Collar's "First Year German" . Ginn & Co. Exercises in French Syntax and Composition, Jeanne Bouvet.


Genin's Petit Tailleur Bouton.


Assollant's Aventure du Celebre Pierrot.


La Main Malheureuse.


Dr. Faustus, Marlowe (Temple dramatists) Macmillan Co. She Stoops to Conquer, Goldsmith.


New Business Arithmetic, Moore & Miner Ginn & Co.


TABLE 26 .- GRADUATION EXERCISES, 1906.


High Schools.


The graduation exercises of the high schools occurred on Thursday, June 28, at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, in the presence of a large audience of parents and friends.


The formal address to graduates was given by the Hon. John D. Long.


At the close of the address, the chairman of the committee, F. A. P. Fiske, presented diplomas to the 208 members of the graduating classes.


225


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Order of Exercises.


Frederick A. P. Fiske, Chairman of School Board, presiding. Overture.


"William Tell."


Hadley's Orchestra. Rossini


1. *Singing.


Selections from Oratorio, "The Seasons." Haydn


(a) Chorus, "Come, Gentle Spring."


(b) Baritone Solo, "With Joy the Impatient Husbandman." John R. Lakin, E. H. S.


2. Prayer.


Rev. Louis C. Wright.


3. ** Singing. 'Charity" (Semi-Chorus. Girls' Voices). Rossini Soloists: Misses Lillie B. McLean and Mae V. Lebert.


4. Address to Graduates. Hon. John D. Long.


5. *Singing. 'Gallia." Gounod


(A Motet for Soprano Solo, Chorus, Orchestra, and Organ.) Misses Edwards and Marden, L. H. S .; and Misses Mc- Lean, Moorehouse, Morang, and Rice, E. H. S.


6. Presentation of Diplomas.


Frederick A. P. Fiske, Chairman of School Board.


7. *Singing.


Trio and Chorus: "Be Propitious, Bounteous Heaven," "The Seasons." Haydn Miss McLean, E. H. S .; Messrs. Sargent, L. H. S., and Lakin, E. H. S.


* All singing accompanied by Hadley's Orchestra, under the direction of S. Henry Hadley, teacher of music in the schools.


Arranged for orchestra by S. Henry Hadley.


Latin High School Graduates.


Ida Bianconi.


Annie Winifred Bruce.


Mary Belle King.


Lillian Alice Corwin.


Mary Elizabeth Koschwitz.


Pearl Freda La Moure.


Annie Morinda Currie.


Martha Helen Mackenzie.


Enid Josephine Cutter.


Albertina Marden.


Carrie Gower Davis.


Louise Estelle Marden.


Julia Mary Delay.


Roberta Burgess McDonald.


Juliana Cecilia Donavan.


Florence Nancy McLean.


Vera Esmeralda Drew.


Charlotte Augusta Norton.


May Frances Dutton.


Eleanor Chapman Preble.


Clare Eastman. Marion Goodwin Eaton.


Eleanor Richardson. Katharine Julia Scott.


Gladys Estelle Edwards.


Signe Gunhilda Sodergren.


Agnes Margaret Fitzmaurice.


Helen Elizabeth Spinney.


Maria Catherine Foley.


Maud Lillian Symonds.


Genevieve Louise Fosdick.


Emilie Sophia Taapken.


Celia Louise Towne.


Edna Augusta Whitney.


Calla Marion Wilson.


Margaret Ruth Woodman.


Marion Alida Youngjohn.


Vera Alberta Hopkins.


Bertha Cecilia Hutchins. Hazel Polly Hyde. Eleanor Armington Ketchum.


Kenneth Potter Armstrong. Crosby Fred Baker. Robert Archer Bowlby. 1


Lucy Emeline French. Carrie Agnes Hartley.


Freda Müller Haskel. Ruth Whitten Hills. Helen Susan Hopkins.


Winifred Ross Kimball.


Grace Evelyn Cousens.


226


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Stanley Clarence Converse. Leslie Olin Cummings.


William Francis Dolan.


Thomas Francis O'Connor.


Robert Foster Pillsbury.


Leon Francis Reed.


Bergen Reynolds.


Gay Gleason. Arthur Coleman Gow.


Mark. John Rice.


Lester Locke Graves.


Walter Fairfield Gray.


George Brock Sargent.


Wendell Phillips Harrington.


Charles Francis Sharry.


James Joseph Kennedy.


Ralph Marquis Simmons.


Robert Mossman Knight.


John Joseph Tobin, Jr.


John Henry Leavitt.


Harold Lewis. Henry Parker Lowell.


Edmund Joseph Twohig. John Ralph Wedgwood. Ernest Read Whitcomb.


English High School Graduates.


Ruby Gertrude Allen.


Mary Elizabeth McIntosh.


Renah Jane Atwood.


Hazel Estelle McLean.


Bertha Belle Baird.


Lillie Beatrice McLean.


Edith Darling Barber.


Edith Emma McNabb.


Sarah Josephina Berglind.


Mildred Frances Merrill.


Magie Belle Blake.


Hazel Louise Miller. Mabelle Gertrude Moody.


Marguerite Imelda Brine.


Gertrude Emma Moorehouse.


Christina Buchanan.


Frances Esther Morang.


Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan.


Irma Christopher.


Rebecca Elizabeth Clark.


Marion Louise Morrison. Marion Beatrice Nolan. Dora Ethel Nourse. Florence Gertrude Nye.


Margaret Mary Cogan.


Jenny Farquhar Copland.


Helen Mildred Cowan.


Mary Agnes O'Brien.


Irene Annabel Osborne.


Emma Julia Prouty.


Mary Eveleth Derby.


Mary Gertrude Purcell.


Emma Jeannette Dexter. Grace Agnes Driscoll.


Mildred Rachel Etter.


Helen Elizabeth Fisher.


Sadie Veronica Flanders.


Mabel Emeline Fitch.


May Agnes Fitzgerald.


Mabel Cushing Souther. Ethel Frances Stackpole.


Nina Marion Greenwood.


Florence Lathrop Grow. Edna May Guild. Marion Emerson Haliburton. Dora Haskell Hammond.


Helen Josephine Stacy. Ann Clotilda St. Coeur. Nellie Augusta Sullivan. Bessie Louise Taylor.


Mildred Louise Harvey.


Ethel Mansfield Thompson.


Mabel Frances Hayward.


Margaret Etta Hegan. Florence Louise Hines.


Marion Rose Van Wart. Florence Esther Vello. Olive Clayton Webster.


Frances Elizabeth Welch.


Nettie Florence Hobbs. Fanny Hopkins. Isabelle Jacobs. Grace Bell Kendall.


Helen Call Welch. Anna Woodbridge. Mildred Perry Young.


Harry Arthur Atwater. Carlos Augustus Bailey. Francis Tewksbury Bailey. Albert John Beach.


Annie Louisa Kiley. Elizabeth Frances Leahy. Mae Virginie Lebert. Helen Frances Manning. Georgine Eliza McConnell.


Josephine Winifred Regan. Alice May Rice. Florence Josephine Risdon. Julia Collins Theresa Ronan. Frances Elizabeth Russell. Katherine Eva Schick.




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