Report of the city of Somerville 1914, Part 18

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 596


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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


: 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


*1913


24 54


1 91


4 18


30 63


71,848,811


.00559


*1914


24 55


1 89


4 27


30 71


74,887,800


.00568


1


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


238


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


*1913


34,866


19,341


402,092


456,299


*1914


120,913


19,700


425,165


565,778


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


239


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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


1914


85,000


School Census.


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


1913.


1914.


Ward 1


1,839


2,065


Ward 2


.


.


.


1,057


1,011


Ward 4


1,074


1,164


Ward 5


1,952


1,999


Ward 6


2,207


2,271


Ward 7


· 1,777


2,103


Total


12,639 .


13,513


In public schools (school registration)


10.587


10,984


In private schools (school registration)


1,801


1,941


Out of school (school census)


845


1,039


Total


13,233


13,964


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 14 :-


According to census, males


4,621


females


4,816


9,437


According to registration :-


4,173


females


4,298


8,471


In private schools, males


654


females


753


1,407


Total in school


9,878


1913.


1914.


Number of illiterate minors


17


22


Children under 7 out of school .


744


947


66


between 7 and 14 out on account of sickness .


41


40


14 years old at work


.


·


71


52


Total number out of school


856


1,039


.


2,783


2,900


Ward 3


.


.


.


In public schools, males


240


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 8 .- ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1913-14.


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.


44


High


2,111


1.868


1,764


94.5


1,866


1,883


27*


12


Prescott


589


511


479


94.0


517


530


44


12


Hanscom .


571


522


484


92.7


498


535


44


12


Bennett


532


435


393


90.4


452


463


39


6


Baxter


311


188


176


93.5


236


245


41


13


Knapp


575


521


498


95.5


515


540


42


6


Perry .


284


243


229


94.2


260


247


41


12


Pope


547


473


448


94.8


489


483


.40


10


Bell


477


431


409


94.9


445


439


44


4


Cummings


212


168


158


93.3


178


165


41


12


Edgerly


508


534


506


94.8


542


545


45


13


Glines


646


525


497


94.7


568


586


45


17


Forster


769


722


681


95.1


733


755


44


16


Bingham


838


746


703


94.3


753


738


46


17


Carr .


692


675


636


95.2


695


674


.40


12


Morse


566


501


469


93.6


513


496


41


7


Proctor


325


284


266


93.7


292


294


42


4


Durell


180


153


141


92.5


153


166


41


8


Burns


397


339


321


94.6


321


359


45


10


Brown


511


442


418


94.5


442


450


45


12


Highland


519


495


477


96.3


499


500


41


13


Hodgkins


550


501


479


95.7


509


509


39


12


Cutler


575


519


492


94.8


550


525


44


2


Lincoln


29


67


63


93.2


...


72


36


8


Lowe


371


312


292


93.5


316


305


38


2


Atypical


22


28


24


85.7


26


32


16


4


Boys' Vocational


52


47


45


94.9


48


42


6


Girls' Vocational


83


70


62


87.8


72


78


306


Total


13,932


12,320


11,610


94.2


12,488


12,656


289


Total for 1912-13


13,491


11,903


11,216


94.2


11,894 11,752


June.


* Per teacher.


241


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 9 .- STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL YEAR SEPTEMBER 8, 1913, TO JUNE 26, 1914.


Number of teachers, including head master


71


Number of days school kept


180


Number enrolled


2,111


Average number belonging


1,867.5


Average daily attendance .


1,764.2


Per cent. of attendance


94.5


Tardiness


2,468


Dismissals


415


In Class I-B September, 1913 June


430


Per cent. of loss


11.7


In Class I-A February, 1914


222


June Per cent. of loss


4.5


In Class II-B September, 1913 June


339


Per cent. of loss


12.6


In Class II-A September, 1913 June Per cent. of loss


4.5


In Class III-B September, 1913 June


327


Per cent. of loss


10.7


In Class III-A September, 1913 June Per cent. of loss


12.5


In Class IV-B September, 1913 June Per cent. of loss


3.8


In Class IV-A September, 1913 . June


39


Per cent. of loss


4.9


Special students, September, 1913 June


18


Total. September, 1913


1,873


June


1,888


Per cent. of gain


.3


Number of graduates, male


115


Number of graduates, female Total .


158


Average age, male graduates


296 18yrs.9mos. 18yrs.9mos.


Number entering college


51


Number of graduates entering technical schools


13


Number of graduates entering normal schools .


16


Cost of instruction


$79,546 30


Cost of supplies Total cost


89,892 36


Per capita cost of instruction


74 60


Per capita cost of supplies .


5 51


Total cost per capita


48 11


155


148


366


120


105


290


279


41


27


Average age, female graduates


10,272 06


487


212


388


242


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 10 .- PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE, 1914.


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Never in First Grade Before.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Men.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


-


High


Special .


9


9


18


Thirteenth .


138


180


318


Twelfth .


184


248


432


Eleventh


217


270


487


Tenth


307


321


628


Total .


24


50


855


1,028


1,883


Grammar


Ninth


11


23


419


418


837


Eighth


23


499


485


984


6 6


Seventh .


25


1


530


533


1,063


Sixth


31


647


624


1,271


Fifth


29


..


578


623


1,201


Fourth


25


. .


527


504


1,031


Total gram- mar .


11


156


1


3,200


3,187


6,387


Third


25


531


553


1,084


Second


31


710


684


·1,394


First .


33


2


745


733


1,478


Total pri-


mary .


89


2


1,986


1,970


3,956


Total gram- mar and


11


245


3


5,186


5,157


10,343


Kindergarten .


4


4


101


106


207


Specials.


2


11


1


40


31


71


Cadets


4


Atypical


2


17


15


32


Boys' Vocational


4


42


42


Girls' Vocational


9


78


78


Grand total


41


325


8


6,241


6,415


12,656


1


.


Primary


352


968


primary .


243


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 11 .- PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, 1913-1914. .


High


School.


Grammar


and Primary


Schools.


Kinder-


gartens.


Vocational


School


for Boys.


Vocational


School


Atypical


Schools.


Total.


Annual enrollment .


2,111


11,349


315


52


83


22


13,932


Average membership


1,868


10,098


209


47


70


28


12,320


Average attendance


1,764


9,528


187


45


62


24


11,610


Per cent. of attendance


94.5


94.3


89.5


94.9


87.8


85.7


94.2


Number cases of tardiness


2,468


4,402


45


442


..


11


3,166


Number cases of punishment


228


229


Membership, October, 1913


1,866


10,254


222


48


26


12,488


Membership, June, 1914


1,883


10,414


207


42


78


32


12,656


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


1911-12.


1912-13


1913-14


School.


Sept.


Feb.


Sept.


Feb.


Sept.


Feb.


Prescott


38


1


44


8


33


13


Hanscom


69


14


72


23


81


24


Bennett


53


18


38


30


76


21


Baxter


28


10


33


11


40


14


Knapp


11


12


34


13


31


14


Perry


28


12


37


10


43


1


Pope


28


3


33


7


29


11


Bell


. .


. .


. .


..


Cummings


41


11


55


22


50


9


Edgerly


32


12


37


17


35


15


Glines


47


23


55


17


41


17


Forster


45


19


66


23


60


21


Bingham


51


36


54


32


64


21


Carr


16


13


39


19


50


21


Morse


22


9


49


17


52


21


Proctor


32


10


41


13


44


10


Durell


35


9


28


12


24


16


Burns


28


17


44


13


47


25


Brown


42


16


47


26


16


16


Highland


Hodgkins


31


1


53


27


54


14


Cutler


. .


41


22


. .


. .


. .


.


Lowe


43


19


39


34


43


22


Total


761


287


918


396


968


352


Grand Total


1,048


1,314


1,320


..


. .


1


7,380


Number cases of dismissal


415


2,726


...


·


.


..


. .


. .


20


22


55


26


Lincoln


14


23


for Girls.


244


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 13 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1914.


SCHOOLS.


Number receiving Diplomas.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Prescott


62


13


41


9


36


Knapp


58


4


54


3


34


Pope


47


14


30


9


26


Bell .


72


6


64


5


60


Edgerly


65


5


59


5


42


Glines


28


4


23


5


20


Forster


66


9


56


6


48


Bingham


51


8


43


4


33


Carr


61


10


42


9


37


Morse


38


2


36


1


34


Brown


47


5


42


5


36


Highland


85


6


78


5


69


Hodgkins


26


2


22


2


21


Cutler


35


9


26


. .


23


Total


741


97


616


68


519


Number Certificated for High School.


Number En- tering High School.


245


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 14 .- COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE TRUANCY DEPARTMENT.


1912.


1913.


1914.


Change.


Number of cases investigated


1,589


1,674


1,826


+152


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


426


449


431


-18


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


310


331


321


-10


Number who were truants for the first time


235


251


259


+8


Number who were truants for the second time ·


51


54


38


-16


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


24


26


24


-2


44


42


53


+11


. . Number of truants from the high school .


17


21


35


+14


Number of truants or absentees from the public schools ·


309


334


334


0


Number of truants or absentees from the parochial schools .


117


98


62


-36


Number of complaints to the court for truancy


10


8


16


++8


*Number placed on probation by the court . ·


2


3


14


+11


Number committed to the County Training school ·


9


7


5


-2


Number of complaints made to


the court for illegally keeping children out of school · · Number of convictions secured for illegally keeping children out of school


2


0


1


+1


Number of visits to the homes .


1,437


0 831 1,534


1,712


+178


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


10


5


6


+1


Number of cases of removal of children from the custody of parents by order of the court . Number of visits to mercantile or


3


0


1


+1


manufacturing establishments


41


64


61


-3


Number of minors found to be working without age and school- ing certificates .


57


76


+33


Number of employment certifi- cates issued to boys . .


339


408


+93


.


1


1


+1


Number of visits to the schools


975


891


+60


.


.


* 3 committed for breaking terms ofprobation.


246


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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


1912.


1913.


1914.


Change.


Number of employment certifi- cates issued to girls .


249


261


269


+8


cates issuéd to minors over 16 years of age


642


673


2,967


+2,294


Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age


90


140


197


+57


Number of transfer cards investi- gated . ·


1,169


1,412


1,492


+80


Number of truants in the County


Training school at the close of the year ·


20


15


+2


Amount paid for board of truants Salary of Attendance Officer, Benjamin R. Jones .


1,350.00


1,350.00


1,350.00


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


BY AGES.


GRADE.


Totals.


6


7


8


10


11


12


13


14


15


16 or Over


I.


5


8


7


2


1


. .


. .


. .


·


. .


. .


II.


2


8


8


3


2


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


23


III.


2


. .


.


. .


*7


31


IV.


. .


. .


1


6


12


7


8


6


1


1


42


VI.


. .


. .


1


6


20


23


23


15


. .


. .


. .


. .


4


6


25


26


14


. .


75


VIII.


17


6


1


34


IX.


3


X.


5


7


6


18


XI.


. .


. .


.


.


.


1


11


12


XII.


. .


.


.


. .


1


1


Vocational 1st yr


. .


.


. .


. .


. .


4


7


3


14


,


. .


. .


. .


1


1


1


3


Ungraded .


1


1


1


1


3


3


2


1


13


Total .


7


16


21


25


27


34


46


73


91


54


37


431


. .


.


. .


. .


. .


..


.


.


.


. .


9


8


1-


2


1


. .


46


V.


88


VII.


4


6


5


5


XIII.


. .


. .


. .


. .


· ·


*Evening Schools.


.


817.96


13 847.43


718.40


6


10


5


8


11


23


1


3


2d yr.


. .


Number of educational certifi- .


-.


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


247


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


School


No. of Truants


High


35


Prescott


30


Hanscom


8


Bennett


23


Baxter


2


Knapp


21


Perry


4


Pope


33


Bell


19


Cummings


0


Edgerly


11


Glines


6


Forster


0


Bingham


7


Carr


29


Morse


17


Proctor


4


Dure11


0


Burns


1


Brown


2


Highland


1


Hodgkins


16


Lowe


1


Cutler


5


Vocational School for Boys


17


Bell Evening


2


Highland Evening


5


Parochial


62


Not attending school; found on street.


70


Total


431


248


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 15 .- ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS FROM OCTOBER, 1913, TO MARCH, 1914.


Bell.


Highland.


Total.


Enrolled


Male Female


598 184


113 40


711 224


Total


782


153


935


Ave. membership


Male Female


260 104


63 23


127


Total


364


86


450


Male Female


197 75


52


249


Ave. attendance


-


Total


272


71


343


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


74.7


84.9


76.2


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


34.8


46.4


36.7


Ave. No. of teachers


Male Female


2


3


5


20


3


23


Total


22


6


28


No. of sessions


Teachers, cost of


$3,198.50


$880.00


$4,078.50


Janitors, supplies and lights, cost of


424.92


185.09


610.01


Total


$3,623.42 $1,065.09


$4,688.51


Cost per pupil per evening


$0.129


$0.160


$0.135


Cost per evening


47.06


13.83


60.89


9.95


12.38


10.42


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


13.32


15.00


13.67


·


77


77


323


19


94


249


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 15 (Concluded) .- Evening High School, Season of 1913-1914.


Male. Female. Total.


Enrolled


487


351


838


Average membership


349


251


600


Average attendance.


261


156


417


Number of teachers ...


15


11


26


Number of sessions.


57


Cost of instruction.


$4,251.00


Cost of supplies and light.


632.63


Total cost.


$4,883.63


Cost per pupil per evening. 0.142


Average attendance: October, 531; November, 471; December, 393; January, 398; February, 340; March, 368. -


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-


Graduating.


Entered


Per cent.


Graduating.


1890


54


106


45


56


57


1891


44


73


41


55


44


39


370


6,525


5.67


228


61.62


1892


41


36


75


49


45


49


36


39


398


6,674


5.97


240


60.30


1893


40


60


48


63


67


46


36


38


389


6,600


5.89


253


65.04


1894


39


29


79


66


68


41


35


32


374


6,955


5.37


255


68.18


1895


36


32


58


63


73


42


36


34


370


7,201


5.13


281


76.00


1896


38


34


72


38


70


46


37


35


368


7,602


4.84


273


74.19


1897


34


39


50


48


41


29


30


25


45


27


382


8,029


4.75


281


73.56


1898


36


43


31


46


36


50


36


28


41


35


468


8,351


5.60


345


73.72


1899


37


50


62


48


49


40


34


34


39


37


38


434


8,689


4.99


317


73.00


1900


36


45


43


31


43


47


44


34


42


36


33


497


8,811


5.64


372


74.80


1901


34


38


70


43


72


47


43


38


41


35


36


497


9,328


5.33


350


70.40


1902


41


48


61


45


67


46


35


31


32


40


51


484


9,362


5.17


354


73.14


1903


34


45


62


35


65


51


28


34


52


31


47


1904


31


35


84


46


79


44


36


38


40


36


43


512


9,739


5.26


367


71.68


1905


40


40


74


44


85


47


42


48


61


36


58


31


606


10,298


5.88


463


76.40


1906


35


54


67


44


109


49


44


64


58


40


43


33


640


10,209


6.22


474


74.10


1907


37


62


67


44


126


81


36


56


59


62


60


35


725


10,440


6.94


561


77.40


1908


44


51


71


71


88


50


64


66


61


42


58


36


40


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


ão


96


68


56


80


62


32


57


39


50


743


10,451


7.10


521


70.12


1911


35


69


82


63


93


48


ão


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


1914


62


72


66


38


85


65


47


58


26


28


61


51


47


35


741


10,098


7.32


587


79.21


966


1,282


1,603


1,228


1,856


1,228


947


1,102


887


694


796


491


318


74


13,372 218,319


6.12


9,682


72.40


-


Average


Grammar and


age Membership


High School.


Entering of those


318


6,062


5.24


184


57.86


296


6,035


4.90


199


67.23


ANNUAL REPORTS.


250


742


10,410


7.13


551


74.26


251


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 17 .- ATTENDANCE STATISTICS.


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


DECEMBER.


ENROLLMENT.


Average Membership


Average Attendance.


Per cent. of Attendance.


Number of Tardinesses.


Ratio of Tardiness to Average Attendance.


1886


6,350


4,985


4,678


93.8


2,834


0.606


1887


6,605


5,198


4,879


93.8


2,699


0.553


1888


7,262


5,488


5,174


94.0


2,938


0.549


1889


7,757


5,956


5,585


93.8


2,780


0.498


1890


7,878


6,485


6,075


93.6


3,133


0.516


1891


8,510


6,502


6,091


93.7


3,182


0.522


1892


9,120


7,035


6,608


93.9


3,181


0.481


1893


9,632


7,217


6,790


94.1


3,375


0.497


1894


9,387


7,212


6,840


94.8


3,000


0.419


1895


9,913


7,617


7,255


95.2


2,736


0.377


1896


10,582


8,077


7,663


94.9


2,743


0.358


1897


11,293


8,589


8,144


94.8


2,486


0.305


1898


11,577


9,085


8,636


95.1


2,941


0.341


1899


11,975


9,502


8,965


94.3


2,566


0.286


1900


12,345


9,823


9,174


93.4


2,759


0.300


1901


12,499


9,991


9,350


93.6


2,937


0.294


1902


13,116


10,402


9,733


93.5


3,335


0.343


1903


13,475


10,719


10,056


93.9


3,428


0.342


1904


13,804


11,094


10,422


93.9


3,887


0.373


1905


14,296


11,543


10,897


94.4


3,746


0.344


1906


14,551


11.762


11,069


94.1


4,046


0.366


1907


14,802


11,909


11,166


93.8


4,170


0.373


1908


15,105


12,159


11,458


94.2


3,882


0.344


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


*1914


13,932


12,320


11,610


94.2


7,380


0.635


· June.


.


252


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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


22"


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


25


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


11,903


2,081


17.48


296


2.48


*1914


11,610


2,111


18.18


273


2.35


*For school year ending June 30.


253


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 19 .- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JANUARY 31, 1914.


GRADE.


On Promotion List.


Unconditionally


Promoted


One-half Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded One-half


Promoted More than


One-half Grade.


Special Promotions


the Semester.


Back after


Two Months' Trial.


1


1,529


1,229


54


218


28


7


II


1,336


1,106


66


125


39


10


4


III


1,017


769


81


110


57


11


. ..


IV


1,075


767


159


123


26


4


1,249


911


194


118


26


-1.00


2


VI


1,258


933


205


104


16


16


5


VII


1,063


767


171


101


24


15


4


VIII


942


666


165


88


23


4


2


IX


742


560


135


45


2


3


2


Total


10,211


7,708


1,230


1,032


241


81


27


Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending January 31, 1914.


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


80.4


3.6


14.2


1.8


0.6


.. .


II


100


82.8


4.9


9.4


2.9


0.8


6.1


III


100


75.6


8.0


10.8


5.6


1.1


. .


IV


100


71.4


14.8


11.4


2.4


1.1


5.3


V


100


72.9


15.6


9.4


2.1


0.7


1.0


VI


100


74.1


16.3


8.3


1.3


1.3


2.4


VII


100


72.1


16.1


9.5


2.3


1.4


2.3


VIII


100


70.7


17.5


9.3


2.5


0.4


1.2


IX


100


75.4


18.2


6.1


0.3


0.4


1.2


Average.


100


75.5


12.0


10.2


2.3


0.8


2.2


.


Grade.


during


Promotees Dropped


the Semester.


Back after


Promoted


Grade.


during


8


254


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 19 .- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JUNE 26, 1914.


GRADE.


On Promotion List,


Unconditionally


Promoted


One-half Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded One-half


Grade.


Promoted more than


One-half Grade.


Special Promotions


Promotees Dropped


Back after


Two Months' Trial.


I


1,383


1,076


91


175


41


5


7


II


1,376


1,113


93


97


73


3


17


III


1,049


833


78


84


54


11


1


IV


1,001


760


128


62


51


10


6


V


1,217


953


159


96


9


10


3


VI


1,228


933


206


77


12


7


2


VII


1,035


742


222


57


14


co


8


VIII


958


695


176


75


12


2


5


IX


824


620


124


52


28


18


2


Total


10,071


7,725


1,277


775


294


75


51


Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending June 26, 1914.


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.


1


100


77.8


6.6


12.7


2.9


0.4


7.7


II


100


80.8


6.8


7.1


5.3


0.2


18.3


III


100


79.4


7.4


8.0


5.2


1.1


1.3


IV


100


75.9


12.8


6.2


5.1


1.0


4.7


V


100


78.3


13.1


7.9


0.7


0.8


1.9


VI


100


75.9


16.8


6.3


1.0


0.6


.9.7


VII


100


71.7


21.4


5.5


1.4


0.9


3.6


VIII


100


72.5


18.4


7.8


1.3


0.2


2.9


IX


100


75.2


15.1


6.3


3.4


2.2


1.6


Average


100


76.7


12.7


7.7


2.9


0.7


4.0


-


.1


Grade.


during


the Semester.


Promoted


Back after


1


during


the Semester.


TABLE 19-A .- DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES, OCTOBER 1, 1914.


AGE.


Total.


GRADE.


-


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20 or over


Per cent. Above Normal Age.


Kgn ....


216


....


...


....


. . .


...


....


...


..


...


....


.


.. ..


...


....


....


1 ......


58


1,188


315


50


10


1


....


.


....


. ...


. .


..


1,623


62


3.82


2 .......


....


105


896


304


72


11


7


1


2


1


1


1,400


95


6.79


3 .....


..


10


151


694


283


85


35


14


1


1


2


....


1,276


138


10.81


4. . . .


..


..


11


140


511


228


101


41


13


6


1


1,052


162


15.4


5. ...


. . ..


1


20


236


378


228


113


48


20


3


1


1


1,049


186


17.73


6. ..


..


.


32


380


362


216


125


52


10


1


1,178


188


15.96


7. . .


..


.


.


2


74


374


324


262


116


26


4


.


..


...


965


77


7.98


9 ...


.


..


....


785


59


7.51


10 ..


1


684


14


2.05


11.


9


67


204


167


62


8


3


520


11


2.11


12.


4


412


13


3.15


13.


47


145


97


25


5


322


5


1.55


P. G.


..


.


.


.


3


3


17


Total.


274


1,303


1,375


1,208


1,146


1,158


1,169


1,104


1,096


1,025


750


525


342


151


44


12


12,682


1,156


9.12


Under Normal Grade.


50


82


96


144


169


189


197


114


61


22


10


12


10


Per cent. under Normal Grade .


4.14


7.15


8.29


12.32


15.31


17.24


19.22


15.2


11.62


6.43


6.62


27.3


83.3


. This table does not include children in special classes or vocational schools.


255


SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT.


-


..


..


15


65


167


111


41


0


1,182


146


12.35


8. . .


2


56


319


316


195


71


6


269


151


49


10


213


80


11


. .


5


71


230


5


90


282


..


1


217


0


1


. .


Above Normal Age.


256


ANNUAL REPORTS.


-


TABLE 19-B .- DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS, 14 BUT NOT 15, OCTOBER 1, 1914.


NUMBER OF GRADES


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


Total


High.


232


67


15


0


364


Prescott.


2


2


12


20


15


. .


. .


. .


51


Hanscom


..


. .


. .


..


. .


.


. .


5


Baxter.


1


..


·


·


.


..


. .


. .


..


1


Pope.


1


2


8


5


24


. .


..


40


Bell ..


4


9


13


22


..


. .


1


2


3


5


21


23


5


22


. .


. .


..


..


1


3


10


11


29


20


. .


..


42


Morse


1


1


1


3


14


15


12


Proctor


3


Durell


0


Burns.


1


4


3


1


1


2


14


18


Highland


. .


..


Cutler.


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


..


..


..


. .


. .


.


. .


1


*Specials.


69


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


..


.


..


. .


. .


69


1


1


1


6


20


52


116


195


269


282


67


15


0


1.094


Total by grades .. P.C. by


..


..


.0631.001


.001 .001 .005 .018 .048 .106 .178 .246


.258


.0611.014


0


1.00


. .


4


5


7


15


11


..


. .


. .


·


. .


.


. .


..


2


6


4


25


36


73


Hodgkins.


1


3


17


6


14


11


. .


..


36


Lincoln


. .


. .


. .


. .


Lowe.


··


..


..


. .


. .


..


..


.


. .


69


.


..


·


..


. .


.


48


Cummings.


0


Edgerly


55


Glines.


4 L


Forster


48


Bingham


. .


. .


1


6


14


19


Carr. .


47


1


. .


..


2


14


16


Knapp.


2


4


5


1


1


1


Bennett.


2


2


1


..


. .


. .


.


.


..


..


..


..


3


5


. .


60


8


Brown ..


41


1


24


..


0


1


.


* This number includes children in backward, atypical, non-English speaking and vocational classes.


1


41


Perry .


257


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 20 .- RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS, 1914.


SCHOOL.


Teacher.


Resignation 'Took Effect.


In Service.


High


Nellie H. Swift


Feb.,


1914


9 yrs. S mos.


.6


Mary E. Hadley


June 30,


7 years


66


Seth A. Loring


3 yrs. 5 mos.


Bertha Bray


١٩


..


6 months


Prescott


Jennie M. Luce


٠٠


1 year


Perry .


Alice L. Reid


Oct


. .


7 yrs. 2 mos.


Bell


Marion T. Noyes


June 30,


1 year


Forster


Martha L. Hale


May 9.


14 yrs. 9 mos.


Bingham


Lucy K. Hatch


Feb.,


21 yrs. 4 mos.


Carr


M. Florence Eustis


June 30,


8 years


Proctor


L. Margaret Potter


March,


7 yrs. 6 mos.


Brown


Frances D. Way


April,


2 yrs. 7 mos.


Phebe E. Mathews


June 30, Feb.,


3 yrs. 4 mos.


Highland


Elizabeth S. Smith


Dec. 24,


2 yrs. 3 mos.


Hodgkins


Jennie M. Patterson


June 30,


10 yrs. 9 mos.


Cutler


Elinor Neilon


Oct.,


4 yrs. 2 mos.


Boys' Vocational


E. Minor Morse


June 30,


4 years


..


١١


3 years


Marion Lovis


..


32 years


*Marion E. Remon


Oct.


No service


Edna F. Scott


Dec. 24,


2 yrs. 3 mos.


17 years


Alice R. Gould


* Did not accept election.




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