Report of the city of Somerville 1908, Part 14

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 466


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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


1905


51,987


8,306


321,677


381,970


1906


38,457


11,951


329,346


379,754


1907


31,804


18,008


340,852


390,664


1908


18,271


17,792


365,151


401,214


189


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.


1842


1,013


1880


24,985


1902


65,273


1850


3,540


1885


29,992


1903


67,500


1860


8,025


1890


40,117


1905


69,272


1865


9,366


1895


52,200


1906


70,875


1870


. 14,693


1900


61,643


1907


72,000


1875


. . 21,594


1901


63,000


1908


75,500


SCHOOL CENSUS.


No. of children between 5 and 15 years of age October 1,


1907.


1908.


Change.


Ward 2


2,607


2,443


-164


Ward 3


.


1,095


1,055


-40


Ward 4


1,001


1,036


+35


Ward 5


1,910


1,989


+79


Ward 6


2,054


2,073


+19


Ward 7


1,623


1,553


-- 70


Total


12,298


12,217


-81


In public schools


10,525


10,715


+190


In private schools


1,598


1,648


+50


Out of school


492


455


-37


Total


12,615


12,818


+ 203


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 14 :-


1908.


According to census, males


4,390


females


4,369


8,759


In public schools, males


3,791


females


3,610


7,401


In private schools, males


516


females .


702


1,218


Total in school


8,619


Number of illiterate minors


14


Children under 7 out of school


301


between 7 and 14 out on account of sickness


55


66 14 years old at work .


85


Total number out of school


.


441


·


2,008


2,068


+60


Ward 1


190


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 8. - ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1908.


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.


15


Latin High


506


480


459


95.7


477


503


24


English High


1,150


1,083


1,030


95.1


1,088


1,160


12


Prescott


674


519


492


94.9


550


505


41.7


13


Knapp


705


578


551


95.3


594


609


47.2


12


Pope ·


621


513


485


94.5


533


533


41.0


12


Edgerly


622


513


480


93.6


536


526


44.0


13


Glines .


932


753


705


93.6


771


792


44.0


16


Bingham


830


682


639


93.7


679


738


44.9


17


Carr


861


708


666


94.1


718


741


43.6


12


Morse .


647


521


491


94.3


543


530


44.1


10


Brown


548


436


412


94.5


429


471


47.1


12


·Highland


742


603


579


95.9


619


624


44.6


12


Bennett


648


499


458


91.8


493


510


46.4


10


Hanscom


486


371


347


93.4


392


367


40.7


8


Burns .


483


354


328


93.0


354


387


48.3


6


Baxter


348


260


244


94.0


254


301


50.0


4


Davis


219


158


145


92.0


160


165


41.2


4


Cummings


205


157


146


93.3


153


163


40.0


4


Durell


246


177


166


94.0


181


185


46.3


4


Lincoln


284


196


185


94.2


203


216


54.0


287


Total


.


15,105


12,159


11,458


94.2


12,358


12,802


44.9


279


Total for 1907 .


14,802


11,909


11,166


93.8


12,133


12,518


45.9


9


Proctor


480


356


333


93.5


384


357


44.6


8


Lowe .


460


287


266


93.0


299


306


51.0


6


Perry .


539


393


364


92.6


370


459


45.9


14


Hodgkins


590


522


504


96.6


536


541


45.1


12


Bell


681


534


505


94.6


534


572


44.0


18


Forster


598


506


478


94.5


508


541


45.0


December.


191


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 9. - STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 11, 1907, TO JUNE 30, 1908.


Latin.


English.


Number of teachers ·


15


42


Number enrolled .


496


1,189


Average number belonging


470.5


1,060.1


Average daily attendance .


449.0


1,004.3


Per cent. of attendance


95.4


94.7


Tardiness


313


438


Dismissals


381


259


In Class I. September, 1907


160


457


Per cent. of loss


7


20.1


In Class II. September, 1907 June


104


263


Per cent. of loss


6.0


16.8


In Class III. September, 1907 June


107


215


Per cent. of loss


6


11.6


In Class IV. September, 1907 June


98


149


Per cent. of loss .


3


12.4


Special students, September, 1907 June


6


Total, September, 1907


479


June


451


1,171 973


Per cent. of loss


6.0


16.9


Number of graduates, male


35


52


Number of graduates, female Total


94


141


Average age, male


18-5


18-10


Average age, female


18-6


18-10


Number entering college


50


4


Number of graduates entering normal schools


5


10


Cost of instruction


$19,662 50


$47,228 25


Cost of supplies . Total cost


1,126 78


6,854 37


Per capita cost of instruction


41 79


44 55


Per capita cost of supplies


2 39


6 47


Total cost per capita .


44 19


51 02


June


148


365


111


316


101


190


101


170


59


8,9


Number of graduates entering technical schools


9


20,789 28


54,082 62


13


Number of days school kept


181


181


192


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 10 .- PUPILS BY GRADES, 1908.


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 .


39


65


104


18


4


3


Twelfth.


40


60


100


17


2


Eleventlı


67


76


143


16


1


Tenth


82


74


156


15


2


149


15


Total .


6


9


228


275


503


161


25


English


Special


3


-1


10


19


8


Thirteenth .


63


119


182


18


4


2


Twelfth .


85


133


218


17


4


4


Eleventh


134


175


309


16


2


3


17


Tenth


180


261


441


15


5


417


43


Total .


i3


30


465


695


1,160


424


61


Total high school


19


39


693


970


1,663


585


89


Grammar


Ninth


11


21


366


405


771


14


7


20


38 "


Eighth


20


431


434


865


13


9


56


51 :


Seventh


26


1


559


579


1,138


12


8


123


111ª


Sixth


28


2


623


588


1,211


11


10


203


152


Fifth


28


....


671


629


1,300


10


9


225


157


Fourth


30


1


691


616


1,307


9


8


25-4


189


Total gram-


mar .


11 153


4


3,341


3,251


6,592


881


701


Primary


Third


29


1


665


684


1,349


8


8


192


186


Second


30


2


726


704


1,430


7


4


190


197


First .


34


4


833


739


1,572


6


2


1,2 58


132


201


Total pri-


mary .


93


-1


2,224


2,127


4,351


1,258


514


587


Total gram-


mar


and


primary .


11


246


11


5,565


5,378


10,943


1,258


1,395


1,288


Kindergarten .


. .


4


4


98


98


196


4


6


Special teach-


ers. .


4


6


Cadets


1


......


......


. .


34


296


15


6,356


6,446


12,802


..


1,258


1,980


1,377


.


.


.


...


...


.


Grand totals


Before.


Schools.


Men.


5


2


193


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 11. - PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.


High Schools.


Grammar and Primary Schools.


Kinder- gartens.


Total.


Annual enrollment


1,656


13,051


398


15,105


Average membership


1,563


10,410


186


12,159


Average attendance


1,489


9.809


160


11,458


Per cent. of attendance


95.3


94.2


86.0


94.2


Number cases of tardiness


709


3,173


...


3,882


Number cases of dismissal


638


2,133


...


2,771


Number cases of punishment


318


318


Membership, January, 1908


1,565


10,600


193


12.358


Membership, December, 1908


1,663


10,943


196


12,802


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


SCHOOL.


1904.


1905.


1906.


1907.


1908.


SCHOOL.


1904.


1905.


1906.


1907.


1908.


Prescott


63


78


72


61


33


Forster


76


48


74


77


73


Hanscom .


38


47


33


39


75


Bingham


78


80


83


70


84


Davis .


42


42


22


39


35


Carr .


59


59


40


64


65


Bennett


92


81


125


94


99


Morse


67


56


64


53


57


Baxter


38


53


42


59


46


Proctor


49


61


48


55


Knapp


50


43


40


35


39


Durell


38


45


39


43


38


Perry


50


58


42


51


42


Burns


58


50


53


48


45


Pope


40


33


28


28


30


Brown


26


42


52


57


73


Bell


38


36


38


35


38


Highland


Cummings


37


43


46


40


34


Hodgkins


51


43


55


43


54


Edgerly


40


34


38


39


33


Lincoln .


38


40


51


52


57


Glines


48


70


63


63


60


Lowe


89


89


75


72


93


..


+


1


194


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 13. - GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1908.


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


44


6


38


1


12


2


17


3


29


Knapp


66


3


63


0


S


2


36


2


44


Pope


64


12


43


1


10


S


18


9


28


Bell


51


0


51


0


13


1


32


1


45


Edgerly


50


11


36


1


9


3


25


4


34


Glines


42


8


29


2


3


2


19


4


22


Forster


71


9


61


1


21


7


29


S


50


Bingham


36


9


24


0


2


5


13


5


15


Carr


58


2


51


0


9


2


35


2


44


Morse


71


21


41


2


3


11


32


13


35


Brown


40


6


34


0


6


5


20


5


26


Highland


S


7


77


2


27


2


45


4


72


Hodgkins


61


11


47


1


5


6


35


7


40


Total


742


105


595


11


12S


56


356


67


484


TABLE 14 .- TRUANT STATISTICS.


1902.


1903.


1904.


1905.


1906.


1907.


1908.


Number visits of officer to schools .


435


525


429


567


511


474


401


Absences investigated


384


521


387


514


502


499


655


Cases of truancy


.


163


152


146


150


151


94


155


Truants arrested


.


·


.


24


8


7


11


14


11


Sent to truant school


6


9


5


4


6


9


6


Number now in truant school


.


.


9


5


5


8


10


18


15


195


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 15. - ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS, SEASON OF 1907-1908.


Prescott.


Bell.


Highland.


Total.


Enrolled


Male Female


52 29


597 93


122


771


25


147


Total


81


690


147


918


Ave. membership


Male Female


44 24


263 48


72 15


379 87


Total


68


311


87


466


Ave. attendance


Male Female


37


23


200 34


57 12


294 69


Total


60


234


69


363


Per cent. Att. out of No. belonging . ·


·


88.2


75.2


79.3


77.9


Per cent. Att. out of No. enrolled . . .


74.0


33.9


59.2


38.4


Ave. No. of teachers


Male Female


2


5


1 4


23


Total


4


22


5


31


No. of sessions


75


75


75


225


Teachers, cost of


$619 50


$2,973 00


$677 00


฿4,269 50


Janitors, supplies, and light, cost of


163 50


615 98


199 27


978 75


Total


$ 783 00 $3,588 98


$S76 27


$5,248 25


Cost per pupil per even- ing .


Cost per evening


10 44


$0 204 47 85


$0 170 11 68


$0 193 69 98


Cost per pupil in ave.mem . bership


11 51


11 54


10 07


11 26


Cost per pupil in ave. at-


tendance


.


·


13 05


15 34


12 70


14 46


·


$0 174


8


2


17


196


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 15 (Concluded) .- Evening High School, Season of 1907-1908.


Male.


Female. Total.


Enrolled


354


260


614


Average membership.


223


180


403


Average attendance.


158


137


295


Number of teachers


9


10


19


Number of sessions


56


Cost of instruction.


$3,407.00


Cost of supplies, janitor service, light.


602.05


Total cost.


$4,009.05


Cost per pupil per evening


0.243


Average attendance: October, 392; November, 367; December, 268; January, 229; February, 221.


Statistics of Evening Schools for a Series of Years.


High*


1900-1901


4S


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


1906-1907


77


631


177


4,802


0 352


1907-1908


56


614


295


4,009


0 243


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


1906-1907


76


917


328


5.313


0 213


1907-190S


75


918


363


5,248


0 193


·


No. Sessions.


Enrollment.


Average


Attendance.


Cost.


Cost Per Pupil Per Evening.


*Drawing school only until 1904-1905.


¡Average of four schools.


197


TABLE 16 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


Prescott.


Bell.


Forster.


Morse.


Highland.


Edgerly.


Pope.


Knapp.


Hodgkins.


Glines.


Carr.


Bingham.


Brown.


Total.


Membership of


Primary Schools.


Per cent. of Aver-


age Membership


Entered


Per cent.


entering of those


Graduating.


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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


37


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


1900


36


45


43


31


43


47


44


34


42


36


33


434


8,689


4.99


317


73.00


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


Co


45


62


35


65


51


28


34


52


31


47


484


9,362


5.17


354


73.14


1904


co


35


84


46


79


44


36


38


40


36


43


512


9,739


5.26


367


71.68


1905


40


40


74


44


85


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


1907


37


62


67


44


126


81


36


56


59


62


60


35


725


10,440


6.94


561


77.40


1908


44


51


71


71


88


50


64


66


61


42


58


36


40


742


10,410


7.13


551


74.26


731


920


1,160


935


1,284


844


652


674


571


457


467


135


40


8,870


157,320


5.64


6,348


71.57


Average


Grammar and


Graduating.


High School.


198


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


1907


14,802


11,909


11,166


93.8


4,170


0.373


1908


15,105


12,159


11,458


94 2


3,882


0.344


199


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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


1,20S


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


1907


11,909


1,614


13.55


223


1.87


1908


12,159


1,707


14.04


235


1.93


200


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 19. - PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1908.


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.


I


1,461


1,134


97


215


OF OT


13


...


II


1,324


1,061


126


150


3


10


III


1,349


1,059


147


143


. . .


4


26


IV


1,296


1,011


161


123


1


6


13


V


1,195


945


153


90


10


10


VI


1,145


879


156


108


2


11


11


VII


975


692


151


104


28


2


6


VIII


799


594


121


83


1


18


10


IX


748


595


105


42


os


2


10


Total


10,310


7,970


1,217


1,058


65


69


96


Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 30, 1908.


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


Back after


Three Months' Trial.


1


100


77.6


6.6


14.7


1.1


0.9


...


II


100


79.0


9.4


11.2


0.4


0.2


7.9


III


100


78.5


10.8


10.5


...


0.2


17.7


IV


100


78.0


12.4


9.5


...


0.4


S.0


V


100


79.1


12.8


7.5


0.6


0.8


6.5


VI


100


76.7


13.6


9.5


0.2


0.9


7.0


VII


100


71.0


15.5


10.7


0.8


0.2


4.0


VIII


100


74.3


15.2


10.4


0.1


2.3


8.3


IX


100


79.6


14.0


5.6


0.8


0.3


9.5


Average


100


77.3


11.8


10.3


0.6


0.7


7.9


Grade.


One Grade.


between


between


back after


201


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 20. - RESIGNATION OF TEACHERS, 1908.


SCHOOL.


Teacher.


Resignation Took Effect.


In Service.


Latin High


Maud M. Cunningham


June 30


3 years


Latin High


Isabel G. Higgins


Prescott


Anna M. Bates


Dec. 1


34


Hanscom


Linnie M. Moulton


June 30


5 months


Baxter


Elsie G. Ashton


April


5 years 7 mos. .


Baxter


Elizabeth M. Carr


June


7


Perry


Helen M. Cogan


April


5


7


Bell


Nellie S. Dickey


June 30


19


3 "


Bell .


Evelyn Eldredge


November


2 months


Bell


Helen L. McGann


April


2 years 7 mos.


Forster .


Mary E. Bunton


October


4


4


Forster .


Minnie A. Day


January 24


2


4


Forster .


Jessie M. Lockwood


June 30


8


Carr .


Gladys A. Budgell


66


1


Carr .


Gertrude Friend


66


5


2


Morse


Minnie E. Haas


66


2


Durell


Ethel Worcester


Highland


Josephine Marston


October


1


1


Hodgkins


Marion I. Noyes


June 30


1


66


6


Supt.'s Clerk


Cora Fitch Bradford


Nov. 1


7 years


3


5


Morse


Mildred M. Moses


3


66


202


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 21 .- TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1908.


SCHOOL. .


Teacher.


Coming From


Began Service.


Salary.


Latin High


Mabel E. Bowker


Arlington


Sept. 9


$900


Latin High .


Mary Cliff


Milton


900


Latin High


Grace E. W. Sprague


Hingham


900


English High


Archibald S. Bennett


1,400


English High


Elizabeth H. Hunt


Malden


‹‹


900


Prescott


Rebekah Bruorton


Beverly


66


700


Baxter .


Etta R. Holden


Fitchburg


66


700


Knapp


Mary J. Malaney


Everett


Jan. 4, '09


700


Bell


Evelyn Eldredge


Belmont


Sept. 9


700


Bell


Helen C. Gray


Somerville


700


Glines .


Leslie Caverly


Chelsea


600


Forster


Mary M. Badger


Winchester


66


700


Forster


Emma M. Damon


Winchester


700


Forster


Philena A. Parker


Arlington H'ts


Feb., '08


€50


Forster


Mabel F. Powell


Somerville


Nov. 16


650


Carr


Leila L. Rand


Somerville


Sept. 9


700


Morse .


Annie L. Ball


Somerville


700


Highland .


Nellie G. Stewart


Dracut


Mar. 2


700


Highland .


Katie D. Greenleaf


Natick


Nov. 9


650


Highland .


Elsie M. Ross


Natick


Dec. 21


650


Sewing Teacher


Sara I. Gale


Sept. 9


500


ASSISTANTS IN SERVICE DECEMBER, 1908.


Hanscom .


Agness M. Travis


Burns


Mary C. Buck


Proctor


Annie Sanburn


Lowe


Baxter .


Nona Blackwell


Baxter .


Lynda V. Merrill


Perry


Alice L. Reid


Perry


Lillian M. Huntington


Carr


Pearl F. Dame


Morse .


Emma M. Mckinley


Hodgkins


Ellen A. Baker


Lincoln


Hortense F. Small


CADETS.


Frances E. Welch.


700


Hanscom .


Mary B. Nelson


203


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 22. - LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF TEACHERS.


September 9, Caroline A. Marsh, for school year ending June 30, 1909.


September 9, E. Mina Smith, for school year ending June 30, 1909. September 9, Miriam Thayer, for school year ending June 30, 1909.


TABLE 23 .- TRANSFER OF TEACHERS.


TEACHERS.


From


To


Mattie L. Littlefield


Prescott


Hanscom


Jennie M. Twiss


Prescott


Hanscom


Minnie A. Holden


Baxter


Knapp


Jennie P. Chapman


Burns


Brown


Edith G. Watts .


Highland


Brown


Phebe E. Mathews


Highland


Brown


TABLE 24 .- NUMBER OF TEACHERS


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


High School.


Gram mar 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


441


130


94*


7


8


26


257


283


1902


451


140


91*


7


9


26


266


292


1903


46+


143


96*


7


14


25


281


306


190 4


48±


152


98*


7


9


27


285


312


190 5


48±


153


100*


7


7


27


288


315


1906


54₫


157


99*


7


9


29


297


326


19 07


57±


160


97*


9


14


32


305


337


1908


58+


164


97*


10


16


34


311


345


.


*Including four kindergartners.


tIncluding two secretaries.


#Including one secretary.


201


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 25. - BOOKS AUTHORIZED FOR USE, 1908.


For Grammar and Primary Schools.


As reference books.


Boyce's Enunciation and Articulation. Ginn & Co. Little Betty Marigold and Her Friends .... C. M. Clark Publishing Co. As text-books.


The Aldine Readers and Charts . Newson & Co.


Foster's Historical Chart ... Rand, McNally & Co.


"Action, Imitation, and Fun" Series .. . Educational Publishing Co.


For High Schools.


As reference books.


The World's Commercial Products. Ginn & Co.


The Atlas of Commerce. . George Newns Co.


The New International Encyclopedia. Dodd, Mead & Co. Development of Modern Europe, Robinson and Beard .... Ginn & Co. Great American Industries, Rocheleau. Flanagan Bird Neighbors, Neltje Blanchan. Doubleday, Page & Co. Birds That Hunt and Are Hunted, Neltje Blanchan,


Bird Homes, A. R. Dugmore. Doubleday, Page & Co.


The Moth Book, N. J. Holland. Doubleday, Page & Co.


Doubleday, Page & Co.


The Tree Book, Julia Rogers Doubleday, Page & Co. Bacteria, Yeasts, and Molds in the Home, H. W. Conn .... Ginn & Co. A Text-Book of Botany, Strasburger, Noll, Schench & Schimper, Macmillan


Chemistry of Commerce, Duncan. Harper Brothers Qualitative Chemical Analysis, Prescott and Johnson,


Van Nostrand Co. Electrolytic Dissociation Theory, Talbot and Blanchard. ... Macmillan


Bottger's Principles of Qualitative Analysis from the Stand- point of Electrolytic Dissociation and Mass Action, trans- lated by Smeaton. Blackstons' Sons Laboratory Manual of Organic Chemistry, W. R. Orndorff,


D. C. Heath & Co.


Plays and Poems, George Peele. E. P. Dutton & Co. Foods and Their Uses, F. O. Carpenter. Charles Scribner's Sons As text-books.


Reader of French Pronunciation, Tuckerman. American Book Co. Foods, F. G. Carpenter American Book Co.


TABLE 26. - GRADUATION EXERCISES, 1908.


High Schools.


The graduation exercises of the high schools occurred on Thursday, June 25, 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 Robert Luce. At the close of the address, the chairman of the committee,


205 .


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


F. A. P. Fiske, presented diplomas to the 235 members of the graduating classes.


Order of Exercises.


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


"Mignon."


Boston Festival Orchestra. A. Thomas 1. * Singing.


Bass Solo and Chorus: "Crowned with the Tempest," from "Ernani." Verdi


Ray L. Newton, Mark E. Allen, Herbert V. Field, L. H. S. Harold E. Kebbon, Ralph H. Riddell, Jason Briggs, E. H. S.


2. Prayer.


Rev. William R. Newhall, D. D.


3. 1Singing.


Soprano Solo and Chorus: "The Vision." Faure


(With Violin and Organ Obligato.)


Soprani: Helen W. Phelps, Cora E. Hicks, Hazel M. Etter, L. H. S. Marion E. Drake, Lena M. Myott, Margaret M. Fiendel, E. H. S. Violinist, Rupen Eksergian, E. H. S., '08, Organist, Harry Cutting.


4. Address to Graduates.


"The Debt of the Scholar."


Robert Luce, of Somerville.


5. Singing.


Cantata : "Paul Revere's Ride." Busch Alto Soloists: Carolyn T. Weekes, Marion G. Swain, Marion F. Ritchie, L. H. S. Pearl E. Whitehouse, Marian R. Henry, E. Pearl Macdonald, Elsa M. Risdon, E. H. S.


6. Presentation of Diplomas. Frederick A. P. Fiske, Chairman of School Board.


7. Singing. Trio: Waltz Song from "Faust" (Girls' Voices). Gounod


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


tArranged for orchestra by S. Henry Hadley.


Latin High School Graduates.


Marion Louise Aldrich.


Eva May Bancroft.


Katharine Lord Bradbury.


Elsie Winifred Brown.


Constance Virginia Carpenter. Alice Louise Carr.


Paula Lang Clough.


Mary Catharine Couch.


Hazel Pauline Dow.


Ella Duncan. Hazel Martin Etter.


Frances Marion Fay.


Helen Agnes Fielding.


Marion Fenwick Foster.


Tulia Freedman. Muriel Brown Galloupe.


Cecile Eugenie Giroux. Alice Marion Hale.


Ruth Hammond.


Harriet Charlotte Hayden.


Cora Estelle Hicks.


Marion Frances Hincks.


Helen Burroughs Johnson.


Helen Morss Keeler. Grace Eliza King. Lucie Aldrich Kramer.


Marion Gertrude Libby.


Grace Marian Lovering.


Isabel Mary McDonald.


Rosetta Walker McFarland.


Edna Louise Moore.


Edna Davis Nickerson.


206


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Fannie Marr O'Brion.


Elsię Bews Olive.


Alice Lisette Parker.


Helen Whiting Phelps.


Susie. Harvey Pilsbury.


Marion Frances Ritchie.


Mary Ella Seaver.


Mary. Josephine Sharkey. Marion Lockwood Smith. Mary Cecilia Smith.


Ruth- Mildred Smith.


Helen Isabelle Stearns.


Bertha Gage Stone.


Sara Inez Stone.


Lillian Elinor Sturtevant.


Helen Evelyn Swain.


Stephen Henry Mahoney.


Marion Gilman Swain.


Ruth Elizabeth Tucker.


Elaine White Ward. Lavinia Lilly Ware.


Helen Louise Watson.


Carolyn Tripp Weekes.


Harriet Clement Whitaker.


Jean Witherell.


Edna Currier Woodbury.


Madeline Gladys Woodley.


"Mark Edward Allen.


Harry Albert Baird. Albert James Berry. William Cameron Blackett.


Ordway Tead.


Stanley Mayhew Wilton.


English High School Graduates.


Louise Gertrude Austin.


Edith Barrows Babcock. Mary Charlotte Bartlett.


Ruth Leona Bennett. Jessie McArthur Blyth.


Sybil Florence Fernandez. Mabel Eleanor Fish. Marguerite Angeline Gage. Nina Florence Gilley.


Marion Louise Boardman. Ella Caroline Bolton.


Beatrice Glidden. Maude Elizabeth Greenough.


Mildred Rich Hager.


May Rosamond Halnan.


Marian Rachel Henry. Florinda Carolvn Hodgdon.


Mabel Alice Chapman. Ella Angeletta Clarke. Bessie Stanley Cobb. Marian Darrah Colburn.


Eva Mae Hodson. Mabel Russell Ingham.


Anna Gertrude Coleman.


Anna Josephine Conway. Olive Priscilla Cosgrove. Sarah Stanislaus Coyne. Elsie Mildred Crispin. Ethel Frances Curran. Gertrude Evelyn Cushing. May Ellen Danolds.


Marion Etta Drake. Annie Evenson.




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