Report of the city of Somerville 1912, Part 15

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 528


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201


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 3 .- PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS. FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1911-12.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High .


$41 13


$5 63


$5 39


$52 15


Knapp


24 19


1 98


3 48


29 65


Pope


24 10


1 75


4 22


30 07


BeÎl


22 67


1 95


3 39


28 01


Edgerly


22 92


2 11


3 48


28 51


Glines


23 63


1 38


4 26


29 57


Forster


21 58


1 73


4 60


27 91


Bingham


20 47


1 54


2 86


24 87


Carr


23 20


1 96


3 47


28 63


Morse


23 52


2 64


3 82


28 98


Brown


22 .07


1 72


3 62


27 41


Highland


21 60


1 99


3 16


26 75


Hodgkins


23 45


1 97


3 88


28 30


Bennett


20 35


1 53


4 36


26 24


Hanscom


19 33


1 26


3 91


24 50


Proctor


20 70


1 73


4 89


27 32


Burns


20 37


1 54


4 24


26 15


Lowe .


20 20


1 33


4 21


25 74


Baxter


21 45


1 51


4 74


27 70


Perry .


19 57


1 21


4 76


25 54


Cummings


20 50


1 65


7 43


29 58


Durell


19 13


1 40


5 78


26 31


Lincoln


18 68


1 44


7 11


27 23


Evening .


7 64


55


2 00


10 19


Atypical .


54 71


3 10


2 28


60 09


Gram. and primary


21 99


1 71


3 94


27 64


All schools


23 61


2 12


3 99


29 72


Boys' Industrial* Girls' Industrial


83 27


38 27


28 41


149 95


113 43


17 31


15 47


146 21


Prescott


22 72


1 96


3 64


28 32


.


* Deducting from the cost of supplies the value of the product of the school, which is $1,581.18 for this year, the per capita expense is $117.01.


202


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.


FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.


SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.


YEAR.


Average Member- ship.


Instruction and Super- vision.


School Supplies.


Light.


Heating.


Janitors.


School Tele- phones.


1886


4,985


$83,542


$6,676


$624


$4,929


$4,194


·


. .


$99,865


1887


5,198


86,713


7,526


765


6,475


5,084


106,563


1888


5,488


88,967


7,421


953


7,121


5,892


...


110,354


1889


5,956


96,466


9,903


805


6,081


6,448


...


119,703


1890


6,486


104,184


10,371


1,004


5,586


7,539


.. .


128,684


1891


6,502


114,066


13,899


1,047


8,032


8,544


.. .


155,183


1893


7,217


128,720


10,137


1,014


8,312


10,160


. . .


158,333


1894


7,212


132,919


10,919


958


9,673


10,686


165,155


1895


7,617


144,113


15,063


1,398


8,796


11,581


180,951


1896


8,077


161,551


17,601


1,469


9,962


14,160


. .


204,743


1897


8,589


180,222


14,815


1,920


10,065


16,251


223,273


1898


9,085


189,244


14,986


2,075


9,767


17,393


233,465


1899


9,502


197,660


16,131


2,472


10,821


17,831


. . .


244,915


1900


9,823


212,863


15,735


1,729


10,840


19,236


. ..


260,403


1901


9,991


226,556


18,707


1,731


13,723


20,078


. ..


280,796


1902


10,402


234,210


19,386


1,803


10,489


20,859


.. .


286,747


1903


10,719


242,964


20,873


2,015


18,052


21,042


304,946


1904


11,094


255,481


21,411


1,436


15,315


22,024


$237


315,904


1905


11,543


259,597


20,137


4,345


15,167


21,949


482


321,677


1906


11,762


266,197


22,589


2,875


14,162


23,143


380


329,346


1907


11,909


273,107


24,317


3,760


15,236


23,999


433


340,852


1908


12,159


294,400


26,377


3,831


14,912


25,245


386


365,151


1909


12,423


298,839


21,819


4,071


14,798


26,072


550


366,149


1910


12,131


298,420


26,292


6,109


14,003


25,803


595


371,222


1911


11,871


300,393


24,968


4,751


14,907


26,031


529


371,579


*1912


11,710


306,709


30,319


5,995


15,676


130,219


512


389,431


. . .


145,588


1892


7,035


124,232


12,944


1,064


7,148


9,794


. .


* Facts are given for School Year July 1, 1911, to June 30, 1912, inclusive.


1 Salaries, $27,708 ; Supplies, $2,511.


Total.


-


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


203


TABLE 5. - ANNUAL COST PER CAPITA OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. [ Based on the average membership. ]


YEAR.


Instruction and Supervision.


School Supply Expenses.


Janitors, Water, Heat, and Light.


Total.


Assessors' Valua- tion of City.


Ratio of Cost of School Main- tenance to Valuation.


1886


$16 76


$1 34


$1 94


$20 03


$26,003,200


.00384


1887


16 68


1 45


2 37


20 50


27,469,300


.00388


1888


16 21


1 36


2 54


20 11


28,756,400


.00384


1889


16 20


1 66


2 24


20 10


30,004,600


.00399


1890


16 06


1 60


2 18


19 84


32,557,500


.00395


1891


17 54


2 14


2 71


22 39


36,843,400


.00395


1892


17 66


1 84


2 56


22 06


38,093,100


.00407


1893


17 84


1 40


2 70


21 94


41,773,600


. 00379


1894


18 43


1 51


2 96


22 90


44,142,900


.00374


1895


18 92


1 98


2 86


23 76


46 506,300


.00390


1896


20 00


2 18


3 17


25 35


49,013,050


.00418


1897


20 98


1 73


3 29


26 00


50,173,775


.00444


1898


20 83


1 65


3 22


25 70


50,739,700


. 00460


1899


20 80


1 70


3 28


25 78


51,202,350


.00478


1900


21 67


1 60


3 24


26 51


52,513,400


.00496


1901


22 67


1 87


3 56


28 10


53,924,200


. 00521


1902


22 52


1 86


3 19


27 57


55,485,370


.00517


1903


. 67


1 95


3 84


28 46


56,981,360


. 00535


1904


23 03


1 93


3 52


28 48


58,056,700


.00544


1905


22 50


1 74


3 63


27 87


59,146,600


.00544


1906


22 63


1 92


3 45


28 00


60,371,500


.00546


1907


22 93


2 04


3 65


28 62


61,527,750


.00554


1908


24 21


2 17


3 65


30 03


63,158,400


.00578


1909


24 06


1 76


3 66


29 48


63,659,210


.00575


1910


23 05


2 03


3 59


28 67


66,376,338


.00559


1911


23 50


1 95


3 62


29 07


67,284,066


.00552


*1912


23 61


2 12


3 99


29 72


69,632,540


.00556


* Facts given for school year July 1, 1911, to June 30, 1912, inclusive.


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1


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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.


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


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


1909


828


21,195


366,149


388,172


1910


21,864


371,222


393,086


1911


7,149


18,911


371,579


397,639


*1912


35,527


14,163


389,431


439,121


* Facts are given for school year July 1, 1911, to June 30, 1912, inclusive.


-


205


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.


1842


1,013


1885


29,992


1905


69,272


1850


· 3,540


1890


.


.


40,117


1906


70,875


1860


8,025


1895


.


· 52,200


1907


72,000


1865


9,366


1900


. . 61,643


1908


75,500


1870


. 14,693


1901


63,000


1909


75,500


1875


. 21,594


1902


65,273


1910


· 77,236


1880


24,985


1903


67,500


1911


78,000


1912


80,000


School Census.


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


1911.


1912.


Change.


Ward 1


2,038


1,934


-104


Ward 2


.


Ward 3


994


996


+2


Ward 4


1,067


969


-98


Ward 5


1,943


1,876


--- 67


Ward 6


· . 2,074


2,101


+27


Ward 7


. 1,955


1,866


-89


Total


12,758


12,470


-- 288


In public schools (school registration)


10.050


10,119


+69


In private schools (school registration)


1,757


1,774


+17


Out of school (school census)


1,027


1,127


+100


Total


. 12,834


13,020


+186


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 14 :-


According to census, males


4,860


females


4,975


According to registration :


3,882


females


3,879


7,761


In private schools, males


618


females


712


1,330


Total in school


9,091


Number of illiterate minors


32


13


Children under 7 out of school .


893


1,034


between 7 and 14 out on account of sickness


· 35


27


14 years old at work


·


.


99


66


Total number out of school


1,027


1,127


·


.


9,835


In public schools, males


.


1911.


1912.


·


2,687


2,728


++41


.


206


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 8. - ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1911-12.


Rooms Occupied in June.


SCHOOLS.


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending in


October.


No. Attending in


Average No. to Classroom in


June.


39


High


2,032


1.812


1,729


95.4


1,795


1,776


27.3*


12


Prescott


586


506


480


94.9


525


495


41.2


11


Hanscom .


542


453


421


92.9


453


440


40.0


10


Bennett


496


418


388


92.8


432


396


39.6


6


Baxter


299


230


216


93.9


218


227


37.8


13


Knapp


584


505


483


95.6


514


510


39.2


6


Perry .


279


237


226


95.4


225


234


39.0


12


Pope


534


479


457


95.4


493


464


38.6


10


Bell


472


433


412


95.2


431


400


40.0


4


Cummings


168


153


143


93.5


144


164


41.0


11


Edgerly


549


471


445


94.5


482


450


40.9


13


Glines


594


534


508


95.1


517


529


40.7


16


Forster


746


684


646


94.9


683


682


42.6


16


Bingham


842


734


688


93.7


748


725


45.3


16


Carr .


732


655


617


94.2


667


621


38.8


11


Morse


497


439


419


95.4


464


423


38.5


7


Proctor


323


290


273


94.1


300


271


38.7


4


Durell


184


156


148


94.9


162


159


39.7


8


Burns


356


322


304


94.4


326


330


37.5


10


Brown


499


428


401


93.7


436


398


39.8


12


Highland


585


520


501


96.3


525


478


39.8


14


Hodgkins


721


618


592


95.8


612


600


42.9


5


Lincoln


247


194


181


93.3


197


198


39.6


8


Lowe


359


331


307


93.0


309


314


39.3


1


Atypical


15


15


13


86.7


14


14


... .


3


Boys' Industrial


31


48


43


89.6


. 32


35


....


4


Girls' Industrial


6


44


40


90.9


. .


31


...


281


Tota 1


13,272


11,710


11,083


94.6


11,704


11,364


* Per teacher.


June.


207


TABLE 9. - STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 6, 1911, TO JUNE 27, 1912.


Number of teachers, including head masters


65


Number of days school kept


188


Number enrolled


2,023


Average number belonging


1,812


Average daily attendance


1,729


Per cent. of attendance


95.4


Tardiness


2,030


Dismissals


477


In Class I-B September, 1911 June


512


Per cent. of loss


17.7


In Class I-A February, 1912 June


181


Per cent. of loss


7.2


In Class II-A September, 1911 June Per cent. of loss


5.3


In Class II-B September, 1911 June


423 383


Per cent. of loss


9.5


In Class III. September, 1911 June


383


Per cent. of loss


6.8


In Class IV. September, 1911 June .


314


Per cent. of loss


3.2


19


Total, September, 1911


1,836


June


1,820


Per cent. of loss


0.8


Number of graduates, male


102


Number of graduates, female Total


296


Average age, male graduates


18-7


Average age, female graduates


18-9


Number entering college


54


Number of graduates entering technical schools


19


Number of graduates entering normal schools .


11


Cost of instruction


$73,374 86


Cost of supplies Total cost


9,689 75


Per capita cost of instruction


40 49


Per capita cost of supplies .


5 35


Total cost per capita


45 84


·


622


195


75


71


357


304


Special students, September, 1911 June ·


12


194


83,064 61


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


208


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 11. - PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, 1911-1912.


High


School.


Grammar


and Primary


Schools.


Kinder- /


gartens.


Industrial


School


for Boys.


Industrial


School


for Girls.


Atypical


School.


Total.


Annual enrollment .


2,032


10,940


248


31


6


15


13,272


Average membership


1,812


9,598


193


48


44


15


11,710


Average attendance


1,729


9,085


173


43


40


13


11,083


Per cent. of attendance


95.4


94.7


89.6


89.6


90.9


86.7


94.6


Number cases of tardiness


2,000


3,716


...


434


112


45


6,307


Number cases of dismissal


477


2,400


...


..


..


..


14


11,704


Membership, June, 1912


1,776


9,321


187


35


31


14


|11,364


TABLE 12 .- NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER AND FEBRUARY.


1911-12.


School.


1907.


1908.


1909.


1910.


1911.


Sept.


Feb.


Prescott


61


33


35


27


38


38


1


Hanscom


39


75


42


50


84


69


14


Davis


39


35


41


. .


·


. .


Bennett


94


99


92


76


68


53


18


Baxter


59


46


62


29


28


28


10


Knapp


.


51


42


52


20


29


28


12


Bell


35


38


21


. .


·


. .


Cummings


40


34


45


26


41


41


11


Glines


63


60


60


29


49


47


23


Forster


77


73


63


20


55


45


19


Bingham


70


84


88


29


67


51


36


Carr


64


65


64


..


40


16


13


Morse


53


57


55


29


34


22


9


Proctor


48


55


47


20


39


32


10


Durell


43


38


37


12


46


35


9


Burns


48


45


55


14


37


28


17


Brown


57


73


63


27


51


42


16


Highland


. .


·


. .


. .


. .


..


Hodgkins


43


54


52


17


31


31


1


Lincoln


52


57


50


25


58


41


22


Lowe


72


93


83


29


55


43


19


Total


1,210


1,258


1,222


521


947


761


287


Grand Total


. . . .


....


. .


. .


1,048


.


39


17


31


28


3


Pope


35


39


41


25


23


11


12


Perry


Edgerly


39


33


35


..


32


32


12


Number cases of punishment


230


Membership, October, 1911


1,795


9,647


216


32


142


1


3,020


230


...


11


28


30


209


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 13. - GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1912.


SCHOOLS.


Number receiving Diplomas.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Prescott


40


7


33


3


22


Knapp


79


4


57


2


48


Pope


62


15


31


14


20


BeÎl .


75


3


68


2


45


Edgerly


70


5


59


2


40


Glines


33


3


27


3


26


Forster


79


11


68


4


56


Bingham


47


5


40


2


27


Carr


43


5


33


4


21


Morse


56


5


50


4


43


Brown


45


3


42


3


38


Highland


90


2


88


2


63


Hodgkins


62


12


46


7


37


Total


781


80


642


52


486


Number Certificated for High School.


Number En- tering High School.


210


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 14 .- COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE TRUANCY DEPARTMENT.


1910.


1911.


1912.


Change.


Number of cases investigated


.


1,600


1,953


1,589


-364


Number of cases found to be tru- ancy or absenteeism


296


402


426


+24


Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual absen- tees


219


318


310


-8


Number who were truants for the first time


142


252


235


-17


Number who were truants for the second time


35


96


102


+6


Number who were truants for three or more times . .


118


54


89


+35


Number of girls who were truants or absentees


19


69


44


-25


Number of truants from the high school ·


5


20


17


-3


Number of truants or absentees from the public schools ·


115


329


309


-20


Number of truants or absentees from the parochial schools ·


104


73


117


+44


Number of complaints to the court for truancy ·


11


12


10.


-2


Number placed on probation by the court ·


9


4


2


-2


Number committed to the County Training school ·


3


8


9


+1


Number of complaints made to the court for illegally keeping children out of school


1


4


2


-2


Number of convictions secured


for illegally keeping children out of school


1


4


1


-3


Number of visits to the schools


617


771


975


+204


Number of visits to the homes


1,561


1,810


1,437


-373


Number of cases of parental ne- glect of children found and re- ported to charitable institutions


15-


13


10


-3


Number of cases of removal of children from the custody of parents by order of the court


5


3


3


0


Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments


26


49


41


-8


Number of minors found to be working without ageandschool- ing certificates .


28


51


57


+6


Number of age and schooling cer- tificates issued to boys .


277


264


339


+75


·


211


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 14 (Continued) .- COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE TRUANCY DEPARTMENT.


1910.


1911.


1912.


Change.


Number of age and schooling cer- tificates issued to girls. ·


204


255


249


-6


Number of certificates of literacy issued to minors over 16 years of age


124


374


642


+268


Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 11 to 14 years of age


. . . .


117


90


-27


Number of transfer cards investi- gated . ·


975


1,315


1,169


-146


Number of truants in the County .


13


15 548.72


20


+5 +269.24


the Truant


Benjamin R. Jones Jairus Mann .


1,250.00 50.00


1,300.00 50.00


1,350


+50.00


Officers


TABLE 14-A .- TRUANCIES AND ABSENTEEISM BY AGES AND GRADES.


BY AGES.


GRADE.


Totals.


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16 or Over


I.


5


8


1


1


1


. .


. .


.


·


. .


. .


16


II.


11


6


8


4


1


3


1


1


. .


. .


35


III.


5


5


13


7


2


1


. .


. .


. .


4


15


34


17


15


6


3


. .


. .


. .


2


10


23


22


4


4


. .


. .


1


7


28


24


7


. .


. .


3


5


20


11


1


. .


40


VIII.


1


10


8


8


2


29


IX.


1


4


4


1


10


x.


1


. .


2


2


or


XI.


2


1


7


10


XII.


.


.


. .


. .


. .


8


2


1


11


Ungraded .


. .


. .


. .


1


1


2


2


1


1


1


9


Total


5


24


16


39


58


54


76


70


49


19


16


426


. .


.


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


..


. .


2


2


Industrial


. .


. .


.


IV.


94


V.


65


VI.


67


Training school at the close of the year .


Amount paid for board of truants Salaries of


$618.28


817.96


....


....


·


33


VII.


.


212


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 14-B .- TRUANTS AND ABSENTEES BY SCHOOLS.


School.


No. of Truants.


High


17


Prescott


10


Hanscom


6


Bennett


33


Baxter


10


Knapp


23


Perry


19


Pope


26


Bell


13


Cummings


3


Edgerly


11


Glines


8


Forster


. .


4


Bingham


14


Carr


31


Morse


6


Proctor


9


Durell


5


Burns


3


Brown


1


Highland


6


Hodgkins


16


Lowe


11


Cutler


3


Industrial School for Boys


11


Highland Evening.


1


Parochial


117


Not attending school; found on street.


3


Total


426


..


.


.


.


.


.


.


213


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 15 .- ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS, FROM OCTOBER, 1911, TO MARCH, 1912.


Bell.


Highland.


Total.


Enrolled


Male Female


516 88


96 45


612 133


Total


604


141


745


Male Female


199


54 29


253 80


Total


250


83


333


Ave. attendance


Male Female


152


43


195


39


23


62


Total


191


66


257


Per cent. Att. out of No. belong- ing


76.4


79.5


77.2


Per cent. Att. out of No. en- rolled . .


31.6


46.8


34.5


Male Female


2


1


3


Ave. No. of teachers .


19


Total


17


5


22


No. of sessions


·


.


Teachers, cost of


$2,586.50


$661.00


$3,247.50


· · Janitors, supplies and light, cost of


414.72


158.26


572.98


Total


$3,001.22


$819.26


$3,820.48


Cost per pupil per evening . Cost per evening · Cost per pupil in ave. membership


$0.156


$0.128 10.64


$0.150


38.98


24.81


12.00


9.87


11.47


Cost per pupil in ave. attend- ance .


15.71


12.41


14.87


.


77


77


154


15


4


-


Ave. membership


51


214


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 15 (Concluded). - Evening High School, Season of 1911-1912.


Male.


Female. Total.


Enrolled


457


613


1,070


Average membership


278


380


658


Average attendance.


209


179


388


Number of teachers.


13


12


25


Number of sessions


57


Cost of instruction.


$4,249.50


Cost of supplies and light.


808.61


Total cost. $5,058.11


Cost per pupil per evening.


0.135


Average attendance: October, 526; November, 459; December, 390; January, 350; February, 299; March, 300.


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


1906-1907


77


631


177


4,802


0 352


1907-1908


56


614


295


4,009


0 243


1908-1909


58


710


314


4,205


0 231


1909-1910


57


766


337


4,615


0 240


1910-1911


59


842


361


5,083


0 23S


1911-1912


57


1,070


388


5,058


0 228


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


1907-1908


75


918


363


5,248


0 193


1908-1909


78


763


290


4,637


0 205


1909-1910


76


707


267


4,399


0 217


1910-1911


79


727


215


3,645


0 214


1911-1912


77


745


257


3,-20


0 193


No. Sessions.


Enrollment.


Average


Attendance.


Cost.


Cost Per Pupil Per Evening.


*Drawing school only until 1904-1905.


+Average of four schools.


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-


Graduating.


Entered


Per cent.


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


00


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


=


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


34


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


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


1909


27


59


73


44


95


82


48


70


55


43


66


36


43


741


10,582


7.00


546


73.68


1910


30


53


72


48


96


68


56


80


62


32


57


39


50


743


10,451


7.10


521


70.12


1911


35


69


82


63


93


48


43


82


73


75


59


37


46


805


10,101


7.97


609


75.65


1912


40


75


79


56


90


70


3


79


62


33


43


47


45


781


9,806


7.96


538


68.88


863


1,176


1,466


1,146


1,658


1,112


861


985


823


640


692


394


224


11,940 198,260


6.02


8,562


71.71


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


215


Average


Grammar and


age Membership


High School.


Entering of those


58


31


-


216


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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


DECEMBER.


ENROLLMENT.


Average Membership.


Average Attendance.


Per cent. of Attendance. Tardinesses.


Number of


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


1909


15,363


12,423


11,666


93.9


4,422


0.379


1910


14,481


12,131


11,435


94.3


4,320


0.378


1911


14,301


11,871


11,186


94.2


6,017


0.538


*1912


13,272


11,710


11,083


94.6


6,307


0.569


*June.


217


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


1,208


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


1907


11,909


1,614


13.55


223


1.87


1908


12,159


1,707


14.04


235


1.93


1909


12,423


1,828


14.71


265


2.13


1910


12,131


1,796


14.80


266


2.20


1911


11,871


1,836


15.47


277


2.33


*1912


11,710


2,023


17.28


296


2.53


*For school year ending June 30, 1912.


218


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 19 .-- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JANUARY 31, 1912.


GRADE.


On Promotion List.


Unconditionally


One-half Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded One-half


Grade.


Promoted More than


One-half Grade.


Special Promotions


during


the Semester.


Back after


Two Months' Trial.


1


1,072


821


38


155


58


3


II


919


763


22


98


36


4


III


1,315


1,031


75


171


38


10


IV


1,302


1,050


83


147


22


6


4


1,154


797


118


186


53


2


VI


1,212


834


123


213


42


2


VII


1,061


735


168


130


28


VIII


909


655


130


90


34


11


IX


773


634


53


35


51


00


Total


9,717


7,320


810


1,225


362


46


27


Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending January 31, 1912.


GRADE.


On Promotion List.


Unconditionally


One-half Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded One-half


Grade.


Promoted More than


One-half Grade.


Special Promotions


Promotees Dropped


Two Months' Trial.


1


100


76.6


3.5


14.5


5.4


0.2


.. .


II


100


83.0


2.4


10.7


3.9


0.4


0.2


III


100


78.4


5.7


13.0


2.9


0.7


0.6


IV


100


80.6


6.4


11.3


1.7


0.4


0.3


4


100


69.1


10.2


16.1


4.6


0.1


VI


100


68.8


10.1


17.6


3.5


0.1


0.2


VII


100


69.3


15.8


12.3


2.6


..


...


VIII


100


72.1


14.3


9.9


3.7


1.2


0.4


IX


100


82.0


6.9


4.5


6.6


1.0


0.3


Average.


100


75.3


8.3


12.6


3.8


0.4


0.2


during


the Semester.


Back after


.


-


Promoted


Promotees Dropped


WOAH WON GROON


Promoted


219


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 19 .- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JUNE 27, 1912.


GRADE.


On Promotion List.


Unconditionally


One-half Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded One-half


Grade.


Promoted more than


One-half Grade.


Special Promotions


during


the Semester.


Back after


Two Months' Trial.


1


1,067


848


46


131


42


II


960


774


48


84


54


III


1,202


967


109


94


32


IV


1,227


957


120


78


72


4


1,188


947


150


73


18


O


1


VI


1,175


859


172


97


47


22


3


VII


1,077


802


166


96


13


7


. .


VIII


785


581


141


48


15


6


. .


IX


769


612


121


28


8


19


. .


Total


9,450


7,347


1,073


729


301


85


10


Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending June 27, 1912.


GRADE.


On Promotion List.


Unconditionally


One-half Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded One-half


Promoted more than


One-half Grade.


Special Promotions


Promotees Dropped




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