Report of the city of Somerville 1913, Part 15

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 540


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The proceeds of this concert will be used to purchase pic- tures, casts, and other works of art for the school buildings, with especial attention to the decoration of the new classrooms and auditorium, i : : 1


204


ANNUAL REPORTS.


SOMERVILLE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. Officers, 1913-1914.


President, Walter I. Chapman. Vice-President, E. Minor Morse. Vice-President, John M. Jaynes. Secretary-Treasurer, May E. Small.


Executive Committee :-


Superintendent Charles S. Clark, ex-officio.


Jennie H. Luce, Prescott.


Elizabethi M. Collins, Hanscom.


Mrs. Nettie L. Fay, Bennett.


Maria D. McLeod, Baxter. Minnie Alice Perry, Knapp.


Edith L. French, Pope. Eva R. Barton, Bell.


Alice M. Dicker, Durell. Ardelle Abbott, Burns.


Elizabeth L. Hersey, Cummings.


George I. Bowden, Brown.


Edith M. Snell, Edgerly.


Isabel J. Tifft, Glines.


Edna F. Scott, Forster.


Harry F. Hathaway. Bingham. Mrs. M. Florence Eustis, Carr. Blanche E. Thompson, Morse. Abbie A. Gurney, Proctor.


Elizabeth S. Smith, Highland. Isabelle M. Brunton, Hodgkins.


Helen C. French, Girls' Vocational. Elizabeth R. Henderson, Cutler. Katherine E. Hourahan, Lowe.


The meetings held under the auspices of this association in the year 1913 were as follows :---


February 12-Dr. Albert Marian Hyde. Subject: "Abraham Lincoln- America's Greatest Educator."


April 2 -- Mr. Stuart A. Courtis, Supervisor of Testing Work, Boston. Subject: "Some Recent Tests in Arithmetic."


April 5-Social evening.


October meeting omitted on account of lack of accommodations.


December 17-Professor Ernest C. Moore of the Department of Edu- cation, Harvard University. Subject: "Fundamentals in Educa- tion,"


205


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


SOMERVILLE TEACHERS' CLUB. Officers, 1913 1914.


President, Miss Eliza H. Lunt.


Vice-Presidents,


Miss Charlotte Holmes.


Miss Lillian Nealley.


Recording Secretary, Miss Rena S. Hezelton.


Corresponding Secretary, Miss Martha A. Jencks.


Treasurer, Miss Elizabeth J. Baker.


Auditor, Miss Marion P. Crawford.


Object.


The object shall be to secure a close union among the women teachers in Somerville ; to promote the spirit of mutual helpfulness; to advance professional interests; to create a deeper sense of the dignity of the profession; to unite the in- terests of home and school.


Programme.


January 22-Guest night. Edward Abner Thompson. Readings from "Hiawatha."


February 11-Valentine party. Ella Eastman. Monologues.


March 11-Chafing dish party.


April 8-Judge Henry A. Shute, "A Real Diary of a Real Boy." May 27-Annual meeting.


October 14-"The Symbolism of Ibsen and Maeterlinck" with illustra- tive readings, Mrs. E. Charlton Black.


November 11-Informal talk on Indian Baskets and Blankets, Mrs. Robert M. Read.


December 9-An opera talk: "Tales of Hoffman," Havrah Hubbard.


206


ANNUAL REPORTS.


At the meeting of the School Board held on January 2, 1914, the Committee voted to record on the minutes its appre- ciation of the high character and service of Mary J. Malaney, Master's assistant at the Knapp School, whose death occurred on November 28, 1913.


207


SCHOOL


DEPARTMENT.


CONTENTS OF APPENDIX.


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.


Population and school census


School buildings


Teachers


Attendance for year


Cost of school maintenance


Teachers' salaries


Results of eye and ear tests


MISCELLANEOUS TABLES. 1


CONCERNING FINANCE


No. of Table


1. Schedule of school property


2. Cost of maintaining schools, school year 1912-1913


3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, school year 1912-1913


4. Cost of maintaining schools for a series of years


5. Cost per capita for maintaining schools for a series of years


6. Amount spent annually for new school buildings and for re- pairs for a series of years


CONCERNING PUPILS


7. Population and school census


8. Attendance, etc., of the schools for school year 1912-1913


9. Statistics of the high schools, for school year 1912-1913


10. Pupils by grades October, 1912-1913


11. Separate statistics for grammar and primary schools, for school year 1912-1913


12. Admissions to first grade in February and September


13. Number of grammar school graduates, 1913


14. Truant statistics for a series of years


15. Evening school statistics, 1912-1913


16. Grammar school graduates for a series of years


17. Attendance statistics of all schools for a series of years


18. Statistics of the high school for a series of years


19. Promotions, 1913


19-A. Distribution of pupils by ages, October 1, 1913 19-B. Distribution of pupils, 14 but not 15, October 1, 1913


CONCERNING TEACHERS


20. Resignations of teachers, 1913


21. Teachers elected in 1913


22. Leave of absence of teachers


23. Transfers of teachers


24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years STATISTICAL AND GENERAL TABLES


25. Changes in text-books, 1913


26. High school graduation exercises, 1913


27. Grammar school graduation exercises, 1913


28. Organization of school board for 1914


29. Teachers in service January, 1914


30. Officers in service January, 1914


31. School janitors


208


ANNUAL REPORTS.


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.


1 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.


Population, state census, 1895.


52,200


Population, United States census, 1900


61,643


Population, state census, 1905. 69,272


Population, United States census, 1910. 77,236


Children between five and fifteen years of age, October,


1912, by school census ....


12,470


Children between five and fifteen years of age, October, 1913, by school census. 12,689


Increase


219


2 .-- SCHOOL BUILDINGS.


1912.


1913.


Change.


Number of school buildings ....


27


27


0


Number of classrooms in use in


June


281


289


+8


Valuation of school property ....


$1,596,041


$1,732,623


3 .- TEACHERS.


1912.


1913.


Change.


In high schools.


66


68


+2


In grammar schools.


169


164


-5


In primary schools.


83


93


+10


In kindergartens.


8


8


0


Total in elementary schools


.260


265


+5


Vocational school for boys


4


4


0


Vocational school for girls.


8


9


+1


Atypical class


1


2


+1


Cadet teachers.


0


4


+4


Special


10


13


+3


Total


319


365


+16


4 .- ATTENDANCE FOR YEAR.


*1912.


*1913.


Change.


Entire enrollment for the year ..


13,272


13,491


+219


Average number belonging


11,710


11,903


++193


Average number attending.


11,083


11,216


+133


Per cent. of daily attendance ..


94.6


94.2


0.4


High school graduates ....


296


296


0


Grammar school graduates.


. .


781


691


-90


5 .- COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE.


*1912.


*1913


Change.


Salaries of teachers.


$299,193.32


$313,224.45


+14,031.13


Salaries of officers.


7,515.82


7,520.01


+4.19


Cost of books and supplies


30,319.38


$25,876.65


-4,442.73


Cost of light ..


5,995.20


5,841.42


-153.78


Cost of janitors' services. ..


30,219.41


32,939.41


+2,720.00


Cost of fuel


15,675.94


16,055.27


+379.33


Telephones


511.81


5-11.78


+29.97


.


.


..


CLASSIFIED STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES CONTROLLED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.


SCHOOLS.


Regular.


Special.


Kindergarten.


Toul.


Administrative Salaries.


Alanila Paper.


Books.


Pens, etc.


Bookbinding.


Seat Work, and Kindergarten Supplies.


Manual Training Supplies.


Drawing Supplies.


Laboratory anties. Supplies.


Domestic Science Supplies.


Typewriters and Supplies


Mending Taper


Pianos, Tuning Repairs.


Tuition and Board of Truants.


Miscellaneous.


Equipment.


Totals.


High


$78,108 25


$315 00


$378 32


$78,801 57


$704 43


$181 44


$447 54


$51 00


$329 04


$1,172 44


$516 01


$850 65


$456 23


$500 63 $495 51


$15 55 5 0


$2 00 2 00


Travel $15 58 31 88


Postage. $26 40


$290 74


$9,747 30


High


Prescott


7,118 63


154 25


191 36


8,589 24


10 52


22 73


20 01


14 49


13 20


41 83


16 19


25


81


......


0 00


2 30


5 17


141 78


Baxter


11,552 95


73 25


654 77


12,280 97


198 20


61 50


48 72


20 45


30 15


4 80


39 80


4 52


75 10


37 47


35


3 87


12 80


19 9


551 27


Knapp


Perry


62 00


155 38


4.617 69


28 43


14 50


10 0


10 2


7 15


6 98


7 64


18 53


95


3 0


1 00


3 45


..... 8 3


22 61


491 75


Pope


3,184 26


99 20


593 15


8,876 67


251 72


43 31


46 15


13 6!


12 38


50 83


G6 07


42 2


3 75


1 4


2 92


10 4


7 30


18 6


570 23


Bell


2,900 63


14 83


59 68


2,975 11


533 03


13 88


03


12 78


17 51


29 05


2 7


78 56


32 88


4 81


1 5


14 20


92 1


521 28


Edgerly


10,918 57


55 50


544 51


1,125 00


12,643 58


191 95


39 03


4 34


31 15


12 51


97 16


52 62


35 53


3 00


4 50


.....


15 53


55 71


082 62


Forster


14,236 77


179 25


701 11


15,117 13


284 38


87 GG


47 99


42 85


21 52


38 39


4 22


78 15


53 13


46


7 68


6 65


12 5


20 7


735 44


Bingham


14,642 58


193 00


682 30


15,517 88


291 05


105 24


29 62


24 41


13 90


30 43


79 84


56 11


03 63


43 66


50


4 0


9 3


18 54


579 58


Morse


5,331 26


81 25


203 34


5,614 85


43 38


26 45


13 77


5 02


62


15 32


19 58


7 67


19 05


10


1 90


13 70


331 98


Burns


9,237 19


68 50


492 24


0,797 93


72 2


28 24


20 68


6 4


20 51


7 51


65 79


48 6


1 35


5 50


11 40


19 2


461 35


Brown


10,802 58


6 50


770 36


11.579 44


296 68


95 14


30 47


39 45


50


23 90


1 25


128 67


36 53


50


4 93


3 30


24 25


14 87


723 71


Highland


10,726 88


52 00


523 46


11,302 34


272 74


36 65


34 83


11 31


8 08


66 69


48 45


1 40


2 00


7 61


8 1


14 9


602 21


Hodgkins


10,737 19


120 00


528 18


11,385 37


823 11


107 76


12 36


52 00


7 37


27 72


63 79


G1 56


11 30


250 00


8 30


47 g


1,653 87


Cutler


5,635 00


32 50


135 81


5,803 31


27 68


9 34


24 83


6 30


7 97


29 60


18 02


5 47


21 01


7 50


12 40


32 41


6 7


11 00


165 40


1,577 54


Boys' Vocational


Girls' Vocational


16 25


6,227 50


17 65


1 18


5 67


18 05


143 58


158 55


72 3


4 50


11 3


8 50


1 53


540 97


Evening, High


Evening, Bell


2,919 50


60 29


1 99


6 90


1 23


48 3


3 85


10 84


6 7


2 55


22 07


144 37


16 23


) 18


24 50


14 70


18 13


28 50


17 75


$1,324 10


81 6


89 89


2,385 94


Miscellaneous


Evening, Industrial


610 00


610 00


Dental


900 00


. .....


......


$4,233 38 $318,957 18


$7,656 00


$7,224 63


$1,961 82


$1,045 34


$626 25


$919 55


$292 04


$726 86


$4GG 51


$1,460 24


$850 G5


$G14 78


$561 14


$526 11


$149 3G


$150 33


$293 25


$340 13


$323 35


$366 18


$1,324 10


$2,075 89


$625 60


$35,971 06


Totals


10,711 07


59 75


578 21


11,349 03


25 08


99 03


22 13


21 42


$9 68


74 72


27 9'


Hanscom


7,488 88


141 00


201 82


955 00


48 08


12 0


21 33


19 58


7 82


7 48


75 76


17 52


Baxter


3,745 00


17 50


123 94


1,028 38


4,914 82


33 34


16 1


18 39


16 49


2 75


29 30


14 26


50


1 91


Knapp


9,981 88


91 71


604 GG


10,678 25


174 69


GG 98


31 17


13 00


16 92


23 4G


8 09


73 07


40 25


3 7


1 57


....


10,420 20


114 75


604 07


11,139 02


202 04


34 6


38 9:


13 6


43 70


1 84


11 75


Glines


129 25


775 01


15,519 26


208 74


77 7


15 33


14 17


36 41


23 68


4 59


16 4


95 78


44 64


97 15


1 90


.... 4 50


11 00


10 8


706 03


Carr


10,138 57


74 25


527 62


10,740 41


243 01


53 68


54 GG


33 9


8 15


11 90


11 70


. .....


7 23


......


40


....


3 7


20 77


59 90


......


67 40


Atypical


1,237 50


1,237 50


5 63


1 16


2. 30


25 27


1,264 70


11 55


22. 0G


48 75


20 38


4 10


36 63


141 58


502 47


807 25


Girls' Vocational


Evening, High


4,083 00 2,919 50 868 50


868 50


18 82


4 97


3 85


Administration


Miscellaneous


55 00


55 00


10 41


155 48


81 17


25 0


28 74


85 1


Evening, Industrial


......


......


......


.....


......


......


......


... .


......


Totals


$302,035 13 $2,209 55 $10,479 12


SALARIES


-TEACHERS


Books.


White


Pencils,


and


Charts-


$320 12


8


21 8


......


12 9


216 79


Hanscom


Bennett


31 30


254 G8


Bennett


4,400 31


110 16


Perry


Pope


Bell


Cumming


121 37


Cummings


Edgerly


0 2


502 36


Glines


Forster


14,615 00


5 00


68 85


2,972 85


14 81


14 36


14 98


11 94


37 60


13 19


18 25


15 32


10


2 92


2 0


19 1


185 31


Proctor


Durell


6,485 00


43 00


226 97


6,754 97


171 91


32 3


79 94


Durell


Burns


7 00


8 91


Highland


3 37


5 77


40


2 95


Atypical


Boys' Vocational


100 00


4,297 73


48 83


4,083 00


96 60


8 55


1 80


40


19 7


75


2 4


13 15


5 30


110 88


Evening, Bell


Evening, Highland


....


18 21


6 10


675 35


6 2


203 65


252 75


915 51


9,767 7G


Administration


....**


3 13


50 23


. Evening, Highland


.....


11 G


135 74 63 72


Lowe


Lowe


4,197 73 6,211 25


900 00


Paper,


$2,682 82 193 44


472 91


Prescott


$1,125 00


62 95


8,786 70


1 81


15


Paste, etc.


Printing. $470 34


Expressage. $67 48


10


25


95


2 50


Bingham


Carr


Morse .


3. 92


2 60


Proctor


2,889 00


2 59


Brown


Hodgkins


26 86


38 42


32 38


16 04


34 83


2 19


5 95


3


....


Bİap


SCHOOLS.


Bookkeeping Blanks+


327 65


11 37


Dental


......


Graduation Expenses. $151 35 9 10


3. 49


37 03


3 7


32 57


7 43


50


20 39


20 79


$1 50


$7,656 00


134 90


Cutler


Substitute.


$1,684 49


$3,703 06


209


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


*1912.


*1913


Change. +92.50


Total cost of day and even- ing schools


389,430.88


402,091.89


+12,661.01


Per capita cost.


30.66


33.78


+3.12


Cost of high school instruc- tion


72,930.75


77,405.07


+4,474.32


Per capita cost.


40.25


42.09


+1.84


6 .- MISCELLANEOUS.


1912


1913


Change.


Paid for new school


buildings


$35,527.55


$34,866.27


-661.28


Repairs and permanent improvements


14,163.46


19,341.35


+5,177.89


Total school expendi-


tures


439,121.89


456,299.51


+17,177.62


Number of dollars spent


to maintain schools


out of every $1,000 of valuation


5.56


5.60


+0.04


Valuation of city


69,632,540.00


71,848,810.60


+2,216,270.60


Number of dollars spent


for all school pur-


poses out of every


$1,000 of valuation ...


6.16


6.36


+0.20


* School Year.


Cost of the Schools. The total amount spent for the main- tenance of the schools of Somerville for the school year ending June 30, 1913, is $402,091.89.


This includes the sums spent for care of school buildings, including janitors' services, fuel, lights, and school telephones ; the amount paid for salaries of officers, and the amount spent for school supplies; and the sum paid for salaries of teachers.


The expenditure for care of school buildings is wholly in charge of the City Government. The expenditures for salaries of 'officers, for school supplies and the salaries of teach- ers are in charge of the School Committee.


The amount paid for janitors is


$32,939.41


The cost of fuel is.


16,055.27


The cost of light is ..


5,841.42


The cost of the school telephones is.


541.78


Rent of school rooms


92.50


A total cost of.


55,470.38


The cost per capita. 4.65


Cost of repairs.


19.341.35


Rent of school rooms.


92.50


210


ANNUAL REPORTS.


The second important expenditure is wholly under the control of the School Committee, and is covered by what is known as the "School Contingent" appropriation. The fol- lowing is the itemized account :-


DAY SCHOOLS.


EVENING SCHOOLS.


Expenditures.


Total.


High.


Elementary.


High.


Elementary.


Officers' Salaries


$7,520.01


Office Expenses .


2,092.29


Textbooks


9,318.60


$.75


$41.44


Stationery and Supplies


13,091.90


$4,058.86 4,297.00 23.25


$5,217.55 8,207.71 216.25


491.89


95.30


Other Expenses .


239.50


Miscellaneous (Tuition, etc.)


1,134.36


.....


....


Total


$33,396.66


$8,379.11


$13,641.51


$492.64


$136.74


The third, and by far the largest, element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. This ex- penditure is under the control of the school committee.


The following statement shows the distribution of the sums paid for salaries :-


DAY SCHOOLS.


EVENING SCHOOLS.


Expenditures.


Total.


High.


Elementary.


High.


Elementary.


Supervisors


$5,181.25


$398.32


$4,782.93


Principals


39,243 70


34,966.70


$723.00


Teachers .


268,799.50


3,200.00 73,826,75


187,935.25


$354.00 3,699.50


3,338.00


Total


$313,224.45


$77,425.07


#227,684.88


$4,053.50


$4,061.00


The total outlay for all school purposes includes all of the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings.


The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1913 is as follows :---


$55,470.78


Contingent


33,396.66


Salaries


313,224.45


Total for school maintenance.


$402,091.89


Paid for repairs.


19,341.35


Paid for new buildings.


34,866.27


Total for all school purposes.


$456,299.51


..


Care


211


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :-


1908.


1909.


1910. $0.070


1911. $0.071


1912. $0.071


1913.


Janitors' salaries,


$0.070


$0.071


$0.082


Heat and light.


0.051


0.052


0.054


0.053


0.054


0.055


Administration


0.015


0.015


0.017


0.019


0.020


0.018


School supplies.


0.072


0.061


0.071


0.068


0.076


0.065


Teachers'


salaries


0.792


0.801


0.788


0.789


0.779


0.780


Total


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent for each pupil in the average membership. In this computa- tion we exclude the cost of evening schools. The following shows


THE PER CAPITA COST OF DAY SCHOOLS FOR 1912 AND 1913.


High Schools.


Grammar and Primary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1912.


1913.


Change


1912.


1913.


Change


1912.


1913.


Change


Instruction .


$41 13


$42 85


+$1 72


$21 99


$22 36


+$0 37


$24 97


$26 20


+1 23


Supplies .


5 63


5 24


-0 39


1 71


1 35


-0 36


2 34


2 09


-- 0 25


Care .


5 39


5 45


+0 06


3 94


4 17


+0 23


4 16


4 55


+0 39


Total .


$52 15


$53 54


+$1 39


$27 64


$27 88


+$0 24


$31 47


$32 84


+$1 37


Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :-


1910.


1911.


1912.


1913.


Cost of instruction.


$23.05


$23.50


$23.61


$24.57


Cost of supplies


2.03


1.95


2.12


2.03


Cost of care.


3.59


3.62


3.99


4.35


Total


$28.67


$29.07


$29.72


$30.95


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $1.72 more for the instruction of each pupil in the high school than in 1912, and thirty-nine cents less per pupil for supplies.


The grammar and primary schools have cost thirty-seven cents more per pupil for instruction, and thirty-six cents less for supplies.


The amount spent for the school year 1913 was $5.60, or four cents more than was spent in 1912. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1913, not including the industrial schools, was $30.63.


Comparative Per Capita. According to the annual report of the State Board of Education for 1912-13, the amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the public


212


ANNUAL REPORTS.


schools was $33.41, giving to Somerville the rank of ninety- eight among the cities and towns of Massachusetts. In 1911-12 the rank was 106. By the same report it is shown that Somerville appropriated to the support of the public schools $5.98 for each thousand dollars of valuation, and had the rank of 139. The year before the amount spent was $5.95 and the rank 138.


Teachers' Salaries. The salaries paid to teachers in Janu- ary, 1914, are as follows :-


1 man


$3,200


12 women


$875


1 man


2,250


4 women


850


3 men


2,000


13 women


825


10 men, 2 women.


1,900


1 man, 161


women.


800


1 man


1,850


25 women


750


3 men, 1


woman.


1,800


21 women


700


6 men


1,700


14 women


650


2 men


1,600


11 women


600


5 men, 1 woman.


1,500


1


woman


550


1 man, 3 women.


1,200


3 women


525


2 men


1,150


3 women


500


1 woman


1,100


2 women


425


2 men


1,050


4 women


400


13 women


1,000


3 women


350


6 women


950


4 women


200


1 man, 18


women


900


Sight and Hearing. The following gives the results of the eye and ear test :- EYES.


1912.


1913.


Change.


Tested


10,933


11,414


+481


Defective


1,765


1,739


-26


Per cent. defective.


16.1


15.2


-0.9


Notices sent to parents


1,085


1,049


Professionally treated.


169


167


EARS.


1912.


1913.


Change.


Tested


11,634


11,806


+172


Defective


270


265


-5


Per cent. defective. .


2.3


2.3


0


Notices sent to parents.


182


181


Professionally treated.


26


21


·


. .


.. .


.. .


TABLE 1 .- SCHOOLHOUSES.


NAME.


No. of Classrooms.


No. of Sittings.


Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing.


Material.


How Heated.


How Ventilated.


Valuation, including


Furniture.


When Built.


Enlargements.


High ¿ West


a44


1,795


Brick Brick


Steam Steam


Fan Fan


$381,670


1895 1871


8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1913


School § East


12


585


22,000


Brick


Steam


Fan


66,260


1867


Knapp


13


636


24,517


Brick


Steam


Gravity


50,540


1889


4 rooms added 1894


Pope


12


578


27,236


Brick


Steam


Gravity


85,760


1891


Bell


12


501


22,262


Brick


Steam


Fan


50,086


1874


Edgerly .


12


533


24,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


46,030


1871


§ 4 rooms added 1882


Glines


14


674


28,800


Brick


Steam


Gravity


80,740


1891


5 rooms added 1896


Forster


18


823


30,632


Brick


Steam


Gravity


87,445


1866


6 rooms added 1899


Bingham


16


797


35,586


Brick


Steam


Gravity


71,955


1886


§ 4 rooms added 1894 1 8 rooms added 1904


Carr


17


776


20,450


Brick


Steam


Gravity


54,210


1898


Morse .


12


520


29,000


Brick


Furnace


Furnace


48,199


1869


Highland


12


583


23,260


Brick


Steam


Gravity


60,560


1880


Hodgkins


14


557


35,034


Brick


Steam


Gravity


75,651


1896


Cutler


12


551


53,729


Brick


Steam


94,468


1912


Bennett


12


507


17,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


60,248


1902


Hanscom


12


481


12,756


Brick


Steam


Fan


73,290


1897


4 rooms added 1907


Carried forward


244


10,897


(a) There are besides, four recitation rooms, five laboratories, two lecture rooms, six manual training rooms, four manual training supply rooms, lockers, etc., three drawing rooms, three domestic science rooms, one domestic arts room, two typewriting rooms, two libraries, two supply rooms, five teachers' rooms, five offices, one luncheon room, one hall, and six toilet rooms, making fifty-two rooms devoted to other than classroom uses.


*Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13 1-10 acres.


SCHOOL


DEPARTMENT.


213


.


·


·


.


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891


$1,387,112


¿ 4 rooms added 1892


Prescott


·


TABLE 1 (Concluded) .- SCHOOLHOUSES.


NAME.


No. of Classrooms.


No. of Sittings.


Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing.


Material.


How Heated.


How Ventilated.


Valuation,


including Furniture.


When Built.


Enlargements.


Brought forward .


244


10,897


Brown


10


487


20,093


Brick


Steam


Gravity


64,151


1901


4 rooms added 1907


Proctor


9


343


18,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


42,820


1905


Burns .


8


387


16,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


34,760


1886


4 rooms added 1899


Lowe .


8


337


21,650


Brick


Steam


Gravity


51,826


1903


Baxter


6


298


11,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


32 956


1901


Perry .


6


321


46,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


37,080


1899


Girls' Vocational


6b


50


8,850


Wood


Furnace


Furnace


9,338


1911


Boys' Vocational .


4


50


30,155


Wood


Furnace


Furnace


22,720


1884


Cummings .


4


167


11,300


Wood


Furnace


Furnace


11,920


1884


Durell.


4


198


13.883


Brick


Steam


Gravity


19,720


1894


Lincoln* .


·


.


17,662


Wood


Steam


Gravity


18,220


1885


Total


309 13,535


$1,732,623


·


·


·


(b) There are besides one girls' dining room, one teachers' dining room, one stock room, four fitting rooms, one infirmary, and a principal's office. * Temporarily out of use.


214


ANNUAL REPORTS.


·


.


·


·


·


$1,387,112


215


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 2 .- COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1912-13.


SCHOOLS.


Total.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


High


$78,794 74


$9,633 59


$10,026 09


$98,454 42


Prescott


11,682 27


561 69


1,779 18


14,023 14


Knapp


·


12,586 84


882 75


1,836 59


15,306 18


Pope


10,856 23


587 91


1,935 12


13,379 26


Bell


9,030 80


560 20


1,455 75


11,046 75


Edgerly


11,099 86


713 98


1,631 61


13,445 45


Glines .


12,921 85


627 95


2,369 49


15,919 29


Forster


15,581 60


886 21


3,321 12


19,788 93


Bingham


15,466 78


958 53


2,141 91


18,567 22


Carr


15,786 06


816 15


2,333 56


18,935 77


Morse


.


10,679 23


684 52


1,767 16-


13,130 91


Brown


9,938 45


744 80


2,565 93


13,249 18


Highland


11,801 29


772 81


1,948 69


14,522 79


Hodgkins


11,279 39


687 53


1,692 09


13,659 01


Cutler


11,124 42


1,481 07


2,510 70


15,116 19


Bennett


8,601 40


521 88


1,798 53


10,921 81


Hanscom


8,708 09


351 82


1,618 32


10,678 23


Proctor .


5,750 52


293 76


1,561 88


7,606 16


Burns


6,877 29


272 92


1,403 06


8,553 27


Lowe


5,952 03


276 34


1,352 78


7,581 15


Baxter


5,285 81


236 50


1,198 12


6,720 43


Perry


4,784 54


192 42


1,281 30


6,258 26


Cummings


2,916 45


166 61


1,083 55


4,166 61


Durell


3,057 36


158 49.


875 28


4,091 13


Evening


8,867 60


973 42


1,286 79


11,127 81


Atypical


927 61


47 26


106 61


1,081 48


Boys' Vocational


4,276 34


1,078 04


1.242 90


*6,597 28


Girls' Vocational


6,109 61


707 50


1,346 67


*8,163 78


Total


$320,744 46


$25,876 65


$55,470 78


$402,091 89


.


FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.


SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT,


*This total for vocational schools is about $7,400 larger than the cost to the city for maintaining them, as the city will be reimbursed that amount by the state under provisions of Statutes,


216


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 3 .- PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1912-13.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High .


$42 85


$5 24


$5 45


$53 54


Prescott


22 38


1 08


: 41


26 87


Knapp


24 07


1 69


3 51


29 27


Pope .


21 58


1 17


3 85


26 60


BeÎl


21 35


1 32


3 44


26 11


Edgerly


23 47


1 51


3 45


28 43


Glines


25 95


1 26


4 76


31 97


Forster


22 78


1 30


4 86


28 94


Bingham


21 78


1 35


3 02


26 15


Carr


24 40


1 26


3 61


29 27


Morse


22 87


47


3 78


28 12


Brown


21 86


1 64


5 64


29 12


Highland


24 59


1 61


4 06


30 26


Hodgkins


23 83


1 45


3 58


28 86


Cutler


21 19


2 82


4 78


28 79


Bennett


24 03


. 46


5 02


30 51


Hanscom


18 26


74


3 39


22 39


Proctor


20 18


1 03


5 48


26 69


Burns


21 56


86


1 40


; 82


Lowe .


21 11


98


4 80


26 89


Baxter


22 21


99


5 03


28 23


Perry


19 77


80


5 29


25 86


Cummings


14 58


83


42


20 83


Durell


18 76


97


5 37


25 10


Evening .


10 48


1 15


1 52


13 15


Atypical .


66 26


3 38


7 62


77 26


Gram. and primary


22 36


1 35


4 17


27 88


All schools


24 54


1 91


4 18


30 €


Boys' Vocational


77 75


19 60


22 60 28 06


119 95


Girls' Vocational


.


106 45


14 74


149 25


217


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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




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