Report of the city of Somerville 1913, Part 16

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


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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


145,588


1892


7,035


124,232


12,944


1,064


7,148


9,794


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


+30,219


512


389,431


*1913


11,856


320,744


25,877


5,842


16,055


32,939


542


402,092}


. .


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


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


# $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward ?,


Total.


218


ANNUAL REPORTS,


TABLE 5. - ANNUAL COST PER CAPITA OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS


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


YKAR.


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


. 40


2 70


1 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


22 67


1 95


3 84


28 46


56,981,360


. 00535


1904


23 03


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


63,158,400


.00578


1909


24 06


1 76


3 66


63.659,210


.00575


1910


23 05


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


*1913


24 54


1 91


4 18


30 63


71,848,811


.00559


30 03 29 48


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


219


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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


*1913


34,866


19,341


402,092


456,299


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


220


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.


1842


1,013


1890


40,117


1907


72,000


1850


3,540


1895


·


52,200


1908


· 75,500


1860


8,025


1900


61,643


1909


75,500


1865


9,366


1901


63,000


1910


77,236


1870


. 14.693


1902


65,273


1911


78,000


1875


. 21,594


1903


67,500


1912


80,000


1880


24,985


1905


69,272


1913


81,000


1885


. 29,992


1906


70,875


School Census.


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


1912.


1913.


Ward 1


1,934


1,839


Ward 2


.


Ward 3


996


1,057


Ward 4


969


1,074


Ward 5


1,876


1,952


Ward 6


2,101


2,207


Ward 7


1,866


1,777


Total


12,470


12,689


In public schools (school registration)


10.119


10,587


In private schools (school registration)


1,774


1,801


Out of school (school census)


1,127


845


Total


. 13,020


13,233


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 14:


According to census, males


4,490


females


4,569


According to registration :


In public schools, males


4,148


females


4,104


8,252


In private schools, males


633


females


733


1,366


Total in school


9,618


1912.


1913.


Number of illiterate minors


13


17


Children under 7 out of school


1,034


744


between 7 and 14 out on account of sickness ·


27


41


14 years old at work


·


66


71


Total number out of school


.


1,127


856


.


.


.


.


9,059


2,728


2,783


·


221


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 8. - ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1912-13.


| Rooms Used for Classrooms 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


2,081


1.839


1,746


94.9


1,822


1,814


27*


12


Prescott


596


522


494


95.0


512


526


44


11


Hanscom .


520


477


439


91.1


430


437


44


10


Bennett


436


358


333


93.1


308


402


40


6


Baxter


301


238


223


93.7


279


217


36


13


Knapp


592


523


495


94,6


527


518


40


12


Pope


542


503


476


94.7


484


497


41


10


BeÎl .


456


423


400


94.5


431


409


41


4


Cummings


101


200


184


92.1


161


186


46


11


Edgerly


555


473


443


93.6


488


465


42


13


Glines


637


498


470


94.3


551


551


42


17


Forster


784


684


643


93.9


694


662


39


16


Bingham


805


710


667


94.0


727


726


45


16


Carr .


713


647


610


94.2


650


476


468


42


7


Proctor


334


28€


268


93.2


299


283


40


4


Durell


186


163


152


93.1


163


161


40


8


Burns


361


319


300


94.0


325


315


39


10


Brown


526


455


426


93.4


466


428


43


12


Highland


521


480


462


96.3


478


450


38


13


Hodgkins


515


473


452


95.8


463


463


39


12


Cutler


570


525


498


94.9


516


515


40


3


Boys' Vocational


38


55


51


92.8


50


29


4


Girls' Vocational


60


48


41


85.5


48


48


.


289


Total


13,491


11,903


11,216


94.2


11,894


11,752


281


Total for 1911-12


13,272


11,710


11,083


94.6


11,704 11,364


43


2


Atypical


9


14


12


87.0


15


15


. .


7


Lowe


358


282


261


92.6


292


631


37


11


Morse


528


467


441


94.5


6


Perry .


276


242


229


94.7


239


237


39


June.


299


* Per teacher.


222


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 9. - STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 9, 1912, TO JUNE 26, 1913.


Number of teachers, including head master


69


Number of days school kept


180


Number enrolled


.


2,081


Average number belonging


1,839.3


Average daily attendance .


1,745.9


Per cent. of attendance


94.9


Tardiness


2,736


Dismissals


384


In Class I-B September, 1912 June


432


Per cent. of loss


15.5


190


In Class I-A February, 1913 June Per cent. of loss


13.2


In Class II-A September, 1912 June Per cent. of loss


13.2


In Class II-B September, 1912 June Per cent. of loss


9.9


61


49


19.7


In Class III-B September, 1912 June Per cent. of loss


4.9


In Class IV. September, 1912 June


307


Per cent. of loss


4.9


Special students, September, 1912 June


17


Total. September, 1912


1,859


June


1,814


Per cent. of loss


2.4 125 171


Number of graduates, female Total


296 18yrs. 7mos. 18yrs. 6mos.


Number entering college


51


Number of graduates entering technical schools


24


Number of graduates entering normal schcols . Cost of instruction


$77,026 75


Cost of supplies Total cost


9,664 30


Per capita cost of instruction


41 88


Per capita cost of supplies


5 25


Total cost per capita


47 13


.


433


390


In Class III-A September, 1912 June Per cent. of loss


356


326


323


8


Number of graduates, male


Average age, male graduates


Average age, female graduates


13


86,691 05


511


165


158


137


223


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 10 .- PUPILS BY GRADES, 1913.


TEACHERS.


PUPILS, 1913.


PUPILS, 1912.


Never in First Grade Before.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Men.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


1913.


1912.


High


Special .


14


9


23


10


9


19


Thirteenth .


123


165


288


142


182


324


66


Twelfth .


175


230


405


155


202


357


Eleventh


236


268


504


224


271


495


Tenth


295


342


637


334


338


672


Total .


22


46


843


1,014


1,857


865


1,002


1,867


Grammar


Ninth


11


23


376


388


764


332


386


718


Eighth


22


464


463


927


452


443


895


Seventh


25


1


525


530


1,055


546


560


1,106


Sixth


28


626


632


1,258


571


582


1,153


Fifth


31


605


613


1,218


609


639


1,248


Fourth


25


. .


559


492


1,051


678


593


1,271


Total gram- mar .


11


154


1


3,155


3,118


6,273


3,188


3,203


6,391


Third


24


519


488


1,007


505


491


996


Second


30


1


662


620


1,282


495


496


991


First .


34


2


795


787


1,582


700


641


1,341


1,314


1,048


Total pri- mary . .


88


3


1,976


1,895


3,871


1,700


1,628


3,328


Total gram- mar and


242


4


5,131


5,023


10,144


4,888


4 831


9,719


Kindergarten .


4


4


103


117


220


110


100


210


Specials.


2


11


30


16


46


Cadets


4


Atypical


2


15


11


26


9


4


13


Boys' Vocational


4


47


47


55


55


Girls' Vocational ..


9


67


67


50


50


Grand total .


39


318


8


6,169


6,248


12,417


5,927


5,987


11,914


Primary


66


primary .


Women.


224


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 11. - PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, 1912-1913.


High


School.


Grammar


and Primary


Schools.


Kinder-


gartens.


Vocational


for Boys.


Vocational


School


for Girls.


Atypical


School.


Total.


Annual enrollment .


2,081


10,997


306


38


60


9


13,491


Average membership


1,839


9,741


206


55


48


14


11,903


Average attendance


1,746


9,179


187


51


41


12


11,216


Per cent. of attendance


94.9


94.2


90.8


92.8


85.5


87.0


94.2


Number cases of tardiness


2,736


3,933


...


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


1911-12.


1912-13


School.


1908.


1909.


1910.


1911.


Sept.


Feb.


Sept. Feb.


Prescott


33


35


27


38


38


1


44


8


Hanscom


75


42


50


84


69


14


72


23


Davis


35


41


76


68


53


18


38


30


Baxter


46


62


29


28


28


10


33


11


Knapp


39


41


25


23


11


12


34


13


Perry


42


52


20


29


28


12


37


10


Pope


30


39


17


31


28


3


33


7


Bell


38


21


. .


. .


.


. .


.


Cummings


34


45


26


41


41


11


55


22


Edgerly


33


35


32


32


12


37


17


Glines .


60


60


29


49


47


23


55


17


Forster


73


63


20


55


45


19


66


23


Bingham


84


88


29


67


51


36


54


32


Carr


65


64


. .


40


16


13


39


19


Morse


57


55


29


34


22


9


49


17


Proctor


55


47


20


39


32


10


41


13


Durell


38


37


12


46


35


9


28


12


Burns


45


55


14


37


28


17


44


13


Brown


73


63


27


51


42


16


47


26


Highland


. .


. .


· ·


·


.


. .


..


. .


Hodgkins


54


52


17


31


31


1


53


27


Cutler


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


20


22


Lincoln


57


50


25


58


41


22


. .


. .


Lowe


93


83


29


55


43


19


39


34


Total


1,258


1,222


521


947


761


287


918


396


Grand Total


. .


..


1,048


1,314


...


. .


...


..


. .


Membership, October, 1912


1,822


9,739


220


50


48


15


11,894


Membership, June, 1913


1,814


9,638


208


29


48


15


11,752


87


17


7,354


Number cases of dismissal


384


2,489


122


8


3,003


Number cases of punishment


245


245


Bennett


99


92


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


11


581


School


225


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 13. - GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1913.


SCHOOLS.


Number receiving Diplomas.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Prescott


41


4


37


1


27


Knapp


59


7


52


3


32


Pope


39


11


26


7


21


Bell .


34


1


33


1


25


Edgerly


51


3


45


1


43


Glines


26


4


22


4


17


Forster


71


3


64


1


52


Bingham .


46


7


32


5


22


Carr


43


4


34


7


29


Morse


44


7


38


6


31


Brown


47


1


46


1


39


Highland


113


4


109


3


93


Hodgkins


38


66


30


5


25


Cutler


39


8


.30


6


2


Total


691


70


598


51


482


Number Certificated for High School.


Number En- tering High School.


226


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 14 .- COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE TRUANCY DEPARTMENT.


1911.


1912.


1913.


Change.


Number of cases investigated


1,953


1,589


1,674


+85


Number of cases found to be tru- ancy or absenteeism .


402


426


449


+23


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


318


310


331


+21


Number who were truants for the first time .


252


235


251


+16


Number who were truants for the second time .


96


102


108


+6


Number who were truants for three or more times . . Number of girls who were truants or absentees .


54


89


90


+1


69


44


42


-2


Number of truants from the high school .


20


17


21


+4


Number of truants or absentees from the public schools .


329


309


334


+25


Number of truants or absentees from the parochial schools


73


117


98


-19


Number of complaints to the court for truancy


12


10


8


-2


· Number placed on probation by the court . Number committed to the County Training school .


4


2


3


+1


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


4


2


0


-2


Number of convictions secured for illegally keeping children out of school .


4


-1


Number of visits to the schools .


771


1 975 1,437


0 831 1,534


+97


Number of cases of parental ne- glect of children found and re- ported to charitable institutions Number of cases of removal of children from the custody of parents by order of the court . Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments


3


3


0


-3


49


41


64


+23


Number of minors found to be


· working without ageand school- ing certificates .


51


57


43


-14


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


264


339


315


-24


.


8


9


7


-2


-144


Number of visits to the homes


1,810


13


10


5


-5


227


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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


1911.


1912.


1913.


Change.


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


255


249


261


+12


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


374


642


673


+31


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


117


90


140


+50


Number of transfer cards investi- gated . .


1,315


1,169


1,412


+243


Number of truants in the County Training school at the close of the year · .


15


20


-7


$548.72


+29.47


1,350.00


1,350.00


0


the Truant


Benjamin R. Jones Jairus Mann .


1,300.00 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


4


2


9


8


2


. .


. .


10


7


2


1


. .


. .


6


13


20


13


10


6


1


. .


.


. .


. .


19


26


25


3


1


2


. .


1


2


9


33


23


7


1


1


77


VII.


.


.


.


. ..


. .


1


2


6


3


4


9


4


2


15


X.


3


3


1


7


14


XI.


1


1


3


10


XII.


2


2


Vocational


15


7


2


24


. .


. .


.


. .


.


..


3


2


. .


3


1


. .


12


Ungraded .


.


Total


5


15


26


22


54


61


87


76


58


28


17


449


. .


·


.


II.


23


III.


35


IV.


69


V.


76


VI.


2


10


33


13


7


65


VIII.


16


IX.


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


·


. .


. .


..


. .


.


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


1


2


. .


3


1


..


. .


2


9


4


3


16


2


13 847.43


Amount paid for board of truants Salaries of


817.96


..


.


228


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


21 26


6


20


8 36


20


43


15


25


9


9


3


7 2


6


3


7


24


98


17


449


Total


School.


High


Prescott


Hanscom


Bennett


Baxter


Knapp


Perry


Pope


Bell


Edgerly


Glines


Forster


Bingham


Carr


Morse


Proctor


Durell


Burns


Brown


Highland


Hodgkins


Lowe


Cutler


Vocational School for Boys.


Not attending school; found on street.


.


.


.


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


No. of Truants.


. . .


...


.


.


.


. .


.. .


.


.


.


.


.


.


9


3


5


4 8


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Parochial


Cummings


.


.


15


229


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 15 .- ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS, FROM OCTOBER, 1912, TO MARCH, 1913.


Bell.


Highland.


Total.


Male Female


539 137


37


174


Total


676


127


803


Ave. membership


Male Female


215 69


23


92


Total


284


84


368


Ave. attendance


Male Female


164


45


209


51


18


69


Total


215


63


278


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


75.7


75.0


75.5


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


31.8


49.6


34.6


Male Female


17


4


21


Total


19


6


25


No. of sessions


Teachers, cost of


$2,742.50


$860.00


$3,602.50


Janitors, supplies and lights, cost of


468.28


189.99


658.27


Total


$3,210.78 $1,049.99


$4,260.77


Cost per pupil per evening Cost per evening


$0.143


$0.158


$0.147


40.64


13.29


53.93


11.31


12.50


11.58


Cost per pupil in ave. membership Cost per pupil in ave. attend- ance .


·


14.93


16.67


15.33


·


2


2


4


Ave. No. of teachers


79


79


158


90


629


Enrolled


61


276


230


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 15 (Concluded). - Evening High School, Season of 1912-1913.


Male.


Female. Total.


Enrolled


458


269


727


Average membership.


319


159


478


Average attendance.


200


129


329


Number of teachers.


13


10


23


Number of sessions.


59


Cost of instruction.


$4,053.50


Cost of supplies and light.


1,011.49


Total cost.


$5,064.99


Cost per pupil per evening.


0.18


Average attendance: October, 419; November, 384; December, 332; January, 294; February, 266; March, 278.


TABLE 16 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


Prescott.


Bell.


Forster.


Morse.


Highland.


Edgerly.


Pope.


Knapp.


Hodgkins.


Glines.


Carr.


Bingham.


Brown.


Cutler.


Total.


Membership of


Primary Schools.


Per cent. of Aver-


age Membership


High School.


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


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


34


45


62


35


65


51


28


34


52


31


47


484


9,362


5.17


354


73.14


1904


31


35


84


46


79


44


36


38


40


co


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


S


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


JJ


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


62


79


62


33


43


47


45


781


9,806


7.96


538


68.88


1913


41


34


71


44


113


51


39


59


38


26


43


46


47


39


691


9,961


6.94


533


77.13


904


1,210


1,537


1,190


1,771


1,163


900


1,044


861


666


735


440


271


39


12,631 208,221


6.07


9,095


72.00


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


231


Average


Grammar and


Graduating.


Entered


Entering of those


232


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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


DECEMBER.


ENROLLMENT.


Average Membership.


Average Attendance.


Per cent. of


Number of Attendance. 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


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


*1913


13,491


11,903


11,216


94 2


7,354


0.655


· June,


233


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


*1913


1


11,903


2,081


17.48


296


2.48


*For school year ending June 30,


234


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 19 .-- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JANUARY 31, 1913.


GRADE.


On Promotion List.


Unconditionally


Promoted


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.


I


1,393


1,175


38


154


26


2


. .


II


1,014


876


31


96


11


11


-1


III


1,014


768


57


158


31


21


14


IV


1,207


902


120


161


24


31


1


V


1,228


925


109


174


20


4


7


VI


1,143


846


166


122


6


9


·


VII


1,130


793


172


136


29


13


5


VIII


866


633


149


66


18


6


11


IX


719


589


79


41


10


4


2


Total


9,714


7,507


921


1,108


178


101


47


Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending January 31, 1913.


GRADE.


On Promotion List.


Unconditionally


One-half Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded One-half


Promoted More than


One-half Grade.


Special Promotions


Promotees Dropped


Two Months' Trial.


I


100


84.4


2.7


11.1


1.1


0.1


.. .


II


100


86.4


3.1


9.5


1.0


1.1


14.6


III


100


75.7


5.6


15.6


3.1


2.1


12.8


IV


100


74.7


10.0


13.3


2.0


2.6


0.8


V


100


75.3


8.9


14.2


1.6


0.3


4.6


VI


100


74.0


14.5


10.7


0.8


0.8


.


VII


100


70.2


15.2


12.0


2.6


1.1


3.0


VIII


100


73.1


17.2


7.6


2.1


0.7


7.8


IX


100


81.9


11.0


5.7


1.4


0.3


1.6


Average.


100


77.3


9.5


11.4


1.8


1.0


4.4


the Semester.


Back after


Promoted


Grade.


during


Promotees Dropped


235


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 19 .- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JUNE 27, 1913.


GRADE.


On Promotion List.


Unconditionally


Promoted


One-half Grade.


·Promoted on Trial.


Retarded One-half


Promoted more than


One-half Grade.


Special Promotions


Promotees Dropped


Two Months' Trial.


I


1,394


1,048


149


171


26


6


II


1,127


932


63


87


45


4


III


988


762


86


88


52


3


IV


1,176


918


134


96


28


5


1


V


1,232


979


146


75


32


5


VI


1,097


821


163


100


13


.


VII


1,053


748


183


109


13


9


VIII


942


676


158


85


23


7


8


IX


768


631


91


34


12


1


. .


Total


9,777


7,515


1,173


845


244


40


33


Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending June 27, 1913.


GRADE.


On Promotion List.


Unconditionally


Promoted


One-half Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded One-half


Promoted more than


One-half Grade.


Special Promotions


Promotees Dropped


Two Months' Trial.


H


100


75.2


10.7


12.3


1.8


0.4


.. .


II


100


82.7


5.6


7.7


4.0


0.4


III


100


77.1


8.7


8.9


5.3


0.3


14.0


IV


100


78.1


11.4


8.2


2.3


0.4


0.8


V


100


79.5


11.9


6.0


2.6


0.4


4.6


VI


100


74.8


14.9


9.1


1.2


.. .


3.9


VII


100


71.0


17.4


10.4


1.2


0.8


2.6


VIII


100


71.8


10.8


9.0


2.4


0.7


5.4


IX


100


82.2


11.8


4.4


1.6


0.1


...


Average


100


76.9


12.0


8.6


2.5


0.4


4.3


during


the Semester.


Back after


00. :


Grade.


during


the Semester.


Back after


cros or


Grade.


TABLE 19=A. - DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES, OCTOBER 1, 1913.


AGE.


Total.


GRADE.


1


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20


Above Normal Age.


Per cent. Above Normal Age.


Kgn ....


4


210


6


..


....


....


..


.


...


. .


. .


1 .....


...


48


1,201


267


50


4


2


5


2


1


2


....


.


1,282


121


9.4


2. ... . .


...


1


89


749


322


22


7


6


...


.


3. . . ..


2


93


511


237


112


38


9


1


2


...


. .


....


1,007


164


16.2


4. . . .


..


1




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