Report of the city of Somerville 1915, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 478


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94.8


Tardiness


3,334


Dismissals


1,086


277


In Class 1919-A February, 1915 June


249


Per cent. of loss


10.1


In Class 1918-B September, 1914 June Per cent. of loss


13.2


In Class 1918-A September, 1914 Tune .


164


Per cent. of loss


6.3


In Class 1917-B September, 1914 June .


388


Per cent. of loss


13.4


In Class 1917-A September, 1914 June


118


Per cent. of loss


11.3


In Class 1916-B September, 1914 June .


284


Per cent. of loss


7.2


In Class 1916-A September, 1914 June


92


Per cent. of loss


13.2


In Class 1915-B September, 1914 June .


286


Per cent. of loss


1.0


In Class 1915-A September, 1914 February . .


31


Per cent. of loss


16.2


Special students, September, 1914 June .


23


Total, September, 1914


1,960


June . .


1,994


Per cent. of gain


1.7


Number of graduates, male


129


Number of graduates, female Total


311


Average age, male graduates


18 yrs. 3 mos. 18 yrs. 4 mos.


Number entering college


35


Number of graduates entering technical schools


20


Number of graduates entering normal schools . Cost of instruction


$83,724 52


Cost of supplies Total cost .


10,775 28


Per capita cost of instruction


1 90


Per capita cost of supplies .


5 39


Total cost per capita


.


.


47 29


.


336


133


306


106


289


37


17


Average age, female graduates


182


24


94,499 80


509


442


175


155


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 10 .- PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE, 1915.


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Never in First Grade Before.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


Sept.


Feb.


High


Special .


13


10


23


Thirteenth .


158


220


378


Twelfth .


174


228


402


Eleventh


235


267


502


Tenth


271


335


606


Total .


24


53


851


1,060


1,911


Grammar


Ninth


11


23


402


442


844


Eighth


23


462


452


914


Seventh .


26


1


569


585


1,154


Sixth


30


586


598


1,184


Fifth


24


526


501


1,027


Fourth


27


537


502


1,039


Total gram- mar .


11


153


1


3,082


3,080


6,162


Third


30


3


672


675


1,347


Second


30


1


672


670


1,342


First .


33


5


721


680


1,401


Total pri-


mary . .


93


9


2,065


2,025


4,090


Total gram-


mar and


11


246


10


5,147


5,105


10,252


Kindergarten .


4


4


113


90


203


Specials


5


12


27


31


58


Cadets


8


Atypical


2


14


17


31


Boys' Vocational


6


49


49


Girls' Vocational


10


70


70


Grand Total .


46


335


14


6,201


6,373


12,574


Primary


966


367


primary .


1


Men.


156


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 11 .- PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, 1914-1915.


.


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


1912-13


1913-14


1914-15.


School.


Sept.


Feb.


Sept.


Feb.


Sept.


Feb.


Prescott


44


8


33


13


58


11


Hanscom


72


23


81


24


82


24


Bennett


38


30


76


21


65


9


Baxter


33


11


40


14


32


17


Knapp


34


13


31


14


9


15


Perry


37


10


43


1


33


12


Pope


33


7


29


11


42


6


Bell


Cummings


55


22


50


9


61


15


Edgerly


37


17


35


15


33


10


Glines


55


17


41


17


42


31


Forster


66


23


60


21


42


21


Bingham


54


32


64


21


57


27


Carr


39


19


50


21


55


16


Morse


49


17


52


21


44


23


Proctor


41


13


44


10


43


8


Durell


28


12


24


16


3


8


Burns


44


13


47


25


58


27


Brown


47


26


16


16


47


20


Highland


. .


:


. .


..


Hodgkins


53


27


54


14


50


25


Cutler


20


22


55


26


0


0


Lincoln


. .


. .


·


·


45


30


Lowe


39


34


43


22


65


12


Total


918


396


968


352


966


367


Grand Total


1,314


1,320


1,333


Total.


Annual enrollment .


2,258


11,756


298


64


100


29


14,505


Average membership


1,998


10,698


207


59


81


30


12,903


Average attendance


1,894


9,951


188


56


73


27


12,189


Per cent. of attendance


94.8


93.0


91.0


95.0


90.3


89.6


94.5


Number cases of tardiness


3,334


4,235


...


45


359


27


8,000


Number cases of dismissal


1,086


2,529


...


5


..


1


181


Membership, October, 1914


1,955


10 562


217


64


85


28


12,911


Membership, June, 1915


1,911


and Primary


Kinder-


gartens.


Vocational


School


for Boys.


Vocational


School


for Girls.


Atypical


Schools.


High


School.


Grammar


Schools.


10,310


203


49


70


31


12,574


6


3,626


Number cases of punishment


180


..


. .


. .


157


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 13 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1915.


SCHOOLS.


Number receiving Diplomas.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Conditionally.


Unconditionally.


Prescott


40


6


34


6


25


Knapp


70


2


68


1


52


BeÎl .


61


5


54


2


47


Edgerly


67


6


59


5


50


Glines


67


12


55


9


38


Forster


77


15


59


15


52


Bingham


58


0


56


0


42


Carr


46


3


42


1


29


Morse


29


2


27


2


25


Brown


51


1


50


1


42


Highland


105


21


82


18


70


Hodgkins


33


6


27


3


26


Cutler


30


18


9


12


5


Total


789


112


658


86


533


15


36


11


30


Pope


Number Certificated for High School.


Number En- tering High School.


158


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 14 .- COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE ATTEND- ANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1914-1915.


1913.


1914.


1915.


Change.


Number of visits to the schools Number of visits to the homes


831


891


823


-68


Number of cases investigated


1,674


1,826


1,562


-264


Number of cases found to be tru- ancy or absenteeism


449


431


405


-26


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


331


321


311


-10


Number who were truants for the first time


251


259


244


-15


Number who were truants for the second time · · . Number who were truants for three or more times .


54


38


44


+6


26


24


23


-1


Number of girls who were truants or absentees


42


53


52


-1


Number of cases of parental neg- lect 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 Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates .


5


6


6


0


Number of employment certifi- cates issued to boys .


315


408


210


-198


Number of employment certifi- cates re-issued to boys


. .


. .


115


..


Number of employment certifi- cates issued to girls . .


261


269


103


166


Number of employment certifi- cates re-issued to girls ·


. .


·


..


Number of educational literate certificates issued to minors over 16 years of age .


673


2,967


1,158


-1,809


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


140


197


194


-3


· Number of transfer cards investi- gated .


1,412


1,492


1,401


-91


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


13


15


16


+1


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


847.43


718.40


941.86


1,350.00


1,350.00


1,350.00


.


. .


1


3


+2


64


61


58


-3


43


76


66


-10


1,534


1,712


1,455


-257


64


159


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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


For School Year 1914-1915.


Disposition of truancy and absenteeism cases :-


192


Warned and returned to school.


7


Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years).


31


Left school (over 16 years)


25


Removed from city.


24


Brought before court and returned to school


5


Brought before court and sent to Training School.


13


Appealed to Superior Court and placed on probation.


4


Parent brought before court for keeping child out of school (convicted)


1


Sent to Lyman School.


1


Sent to School for Feeble Minded.


1


Given in charge of Society Prevention of Cruelty to Children


3


Returned to Training School, violation of parole.


2


Pending, 1 being kept out of school, 1 absentee.


2


311


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.


4


5


1


1


. .


. .


.


. .


. .


. .


II.


1


8


12


8


1


1


. .


.


.


.


. .


31


III.


2


10


7


3


1


. .


1


1


1


26


IV.


·


1


9


8


7


4


.2


1


3


1


26


VI.


8


7


46


VII.


10


15


20


20


2


69


VIII.


4


13


21


12


1


51


IX.


4


7


1


13


X.


2


?


14


10


29


XI


1


1


10


12


XII.


.


. .


. .


. .


·


. .


12


12


XIII.


. .


.


. .


. .


.


2


2


Vocational 1st yr.


7


13


20


2d yr.


..


. .


. .


. .


1


1


2


Ungraded , .


1


2


2


1


1


1


1


3


4


16


Total .


5


16


26


28


16


30


29


52


72


90


41


405


1


1


7


4


6


3


.


2


11


6


12


1


.


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


.


2


. .


11


39


V.


Transferred to other schools ..


160


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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


School


No. of Truants


High


53


Prescott


24


Hanscom


9


Bennett


24


Baxter


4


Knapp


4


Perry


6


Pope


25


Bell


17


Cummings


2


Edgerly


15


Glines


11


Forster


11


Bingham


6


Carr


11


Morse


11


Proctor


3


Durell


3


Burns


1


Brown


7


Highland


14


Hodgkins


10


Cutler


5


Lowe


4


Vocational School for Boys


19


Bell Evening


2


Highland Evening


1


Parochial


49


Not attending school; found on street


54


Total


405


161


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 15 .- ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS FROM OCTOBER, 1914, TO MARCH, 1915.


Bell.


Highland.


Total.


Enrolled


·


Male Female


169


103 53


646 222


Total


712


156


868


Ave. membership


Male Female


245


66


311


94


32


126


Total


339


98


437


Ave. attendance


Male Female


189


51


240


73


25


98


Total


262


76


338


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


77.3


77.7


77.3


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


36.8


48.7


38.9


Ave. No. of teachers


Male Female


2


3


5


20


3


23


Total


22


, 6


28


Teachers, cost of Janitors, fuel, supplies and lights, cost of


$3,274.00 $1,027.00


$4,301.00


439.64


309.57


749.21


Total


$3,713.64 $1,336.57


$5,050.21


Cost per pupil per evening Cost per evening


$0.142


$0.177


$0.15


48.23


17.36


65.59


10.95


13.64


11.56


14.17


17.59


14.94


.


77


77


No. of sessions


·


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


543


162


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 15 (Concluded) .- Evening High School, Season of 1914-1915.


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


566


359


925


Average membership


277


208


485


Average attendance


235


156


391


Number of teachers.


16


11


27


Number of sessions


57


Cost of instruction.


$4,496 00


Cost of janitors, fuel, supplies and light.


989 38


Total cost $5,485 38


Cost per pupil per evening. $0 198


Average attendance: October, 547; November, 532; December, 445; January, 355; February, 324; March, 391.


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


WEAR.


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


296


6,035


4.90


199


67.23


1891


44


73


41


55


44


39


370


6,525


5.67


228


61.62


1892


41


36


ST


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


=


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


00


34


72


38


70


46


37


35


368


7,602


4.84


273


74.19


1897


A


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


€.


35


31


32


40


51


484


9,362


5.17


354


73.14


1903


A


45


62


35


65


5,1


28


34


52


31


47


512


9,739


5.26


367


71.68


1904


31


35


84


46


79


44


36


38


40


36


43


606


10,298


5.88


463


76.40


1905


40


40


74


44


85


47


42


48


61


36


58


640


10,209


6.22


474


74.10


1906


35


54


67


44


109


49


4-4


64


58


40


43


33


725


10,440


6.94


561


77.40


1908


44


51


71


71


88


50


64


66


61


42


58


36


40


742


10,410


7.13


551


74.26


1909


27


59


73


44


95


82


48


70


55


43


66


36


43


741


10,582


7.00


546


73.68


1910


30


53


72


48


96


68


56


80


62


32


57


39


50


743


10,451


7.10


521


70.12


1911


35


69


82


63


93


48


43


82


73


75


59


37


46


805


10,101


7.97


609


75.65


1912


40


75


79


56


90


70


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


1915


40


61


77


29


105


67


55


70


67


46


58


51


30


789


10,765


7.33


619


78.45


1,006


1,343


1,680


1,257


1,961


1,295


1,002


1,172


920


761


842


449


369


104


14,161 229,084


6.18


10,301


72.74


-


1907


37


62


67


44


126


81


36


56


59


62


60


35


31


318


6,062


5.24


184


57.86


Average


Grammar and


age Membership


High School.


Entering of those


164


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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


DECEMBER.


ENROLLMENT.


Average Membership


Average Attendance.


Per cent. of Attendance.


Number of Tardinesses.


Ratio of Tardiness to Average Attendance.


1886


6,350


4,985


4,678


93.8


2,834


0.606


1887


6,605


5,198


4,879


93.8


2,699


0.553


1888


7,262


5,488


5,174


94.0


2,938


0.549


1889


7,757


5,956


5,585


93.8


2,780


0.498


1890


7,878


6,485


6,075


93.6


3,133


0.516


1891


8,510


6,502


6,091


93.7


3,182


0.522


1892


9,120


7,035


6,608


93.9


3,181


0.481


1893


9,632


7,217


6,790


94.1


3,375


0.497


1894


9,387


7,212


6,840


94.8'


3,000


0.419


1895


9,913


7,617


7,255


95.2


2,736


0.377


1896


10,582


8,077


7,663


94.9


2,743


0.358


1897


11,293


8,589


8,144


94.8


2,486


0.305


1898


11,577


9,085


8,636


95.1


2,941


0.341


1899


11,975


9,502


3,965


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


*1915


14,505


12,903


12.189


94.5


8,000


0.656


·June.


165


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


11,90 3


2,081


17.48


296


2.48


*1914


11,610


2,111


18.18


273


2.35


*1915


12,903


2,258


17.50


311


2.41


*For school year ending June 30.


166


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 19 .- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JANUARY 22, 1915.


GRADE.


On Promotion List.


Unconditionally


Promoted


One-half Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded One-half


Grade.


Promoted More than


One-half Grade.


Special Promotions


the Semester.


Back after


Two Months' Trial.


I


1,625


1,305


52


246


22


3


2


II


1,361


1,142


66


103


50


3


11


III


1,311


1,072


93


132


14


10


7


IV


1,047


779


115


88


65


12


4


V


1,082


792


180


94


16


3


1


VI


1,232


935


186


99


12


16


2


VII


1,185


849


215


105


16


1


3


VIII


983


661


196


97


29


3


2


IX


78'


618


133


25


11


7


3


Total


10,613


8,153


1,236


989


235


58


35


Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending January 22, 1915.


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


80.3


3.2


15.1


1.4


0.1


2.2


II


100


83.9


4.8


7.6


3.7


0.2


11.8


III


100


81.8


7.1


10.0


1.1


0.7


8.9


IV


100


74.4


10.9


8.4


6.3


1.2


3.1


V


100


73.2


16.7


8.7


1.4


0.2


0.6


VI


100


75.9


15.1


8.1


0.9


1.3


0.9


VII


100


71.7


18.1


8.9


1.3


0.1


1.4


VIII


100


67.3


19.9


9.9


2.9


0.3


1.1


IX


100


78.5


16.9


3.2


1.4


0.8


2.4


Average


100


76.9


11.6


9.3


2.2


0.5


2.7


during


Promotees Dropped


the Semester.


Back after


Grade.


during


Promoted


167


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 19 .- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JUNE 25, 1915.


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.


1


1,401


1,131


78


177


15


3


1


II


1,384


1,147


108


107


22


III


1,371


1,102


115


97


57


15


2


IV


1,059


806


115


79


59


3


2


V


1,086


840


167


68


11


3


6


VI


1,195


899


183


102


11


.


3


VII


1,079


766


198


103


12


00


10


VIII


929


656


171


91


11


2


11


IX


853


644


136


61


12


-1


. .


Total


10,357


7,991


1,271


885


210


48


38


Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending June 25, 1915.


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.


-


100


80.9


5.5


12.6


1.0


0.2


1.9


II


100


82.9


7.8


7.7


1.6


0.5


4.6


III


100


80.3


8.4


7.1


4.2


1.1


2.2


IV


100


76.1


10.9


7.5


5.5


0.3


1.7


V


100


77.3


15.4


6.3


1.0


0.3


3.3


VI


100


75.2


15.3


8.5


1.0


1.6


VII


100


71.0


18.4


9.5


1.1


0.8


4.7


VIII


100


70.6


18.4


9.8


1.2


0.2


5.6


IX


100


75.5


15.9


7.2


1.4


0.8


...


Average


100


77.2


12.3


8.5


2.0


0.5


3.1


the Semester.


Back after


Promoted


Grade.


during


during


the Semester.


Back after


3


Grade.


TABLE 19-A .- DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES, OCTOBER 1, 1915.


AGE.


Total.


GRADE.


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20 or over


Kgn ....


4


206


1


1


.


.


..


. .


..


1 .....


....


67


1,047


316


45


12


1


.


. .


..


..


. .


....


1,488


58


3.89


2 ...


....


9


104


830


357


33


19


4


1


1


1


1,357


140


10.32


4. . .


. .


...


6


164


576


295


108


36


21


3


5


·


...


1,214


173


14.25


5.


...


4


276


1,156


1,277


1,315


1,201


1,154


1,182


1,209


1,080


1,051


835


562


375


164


36


9


12,886


....


..


Under Normal Grade ..


45


95


119


140


176


201


184


144


65


45


19


1


8


Per cent. under Normal Grade.


3.42


7.91


10.31


11.84


14.56


.18.61


17.51


17.25


11.57


12.00


11.59


19.44


88.89


.


.


..


4


64


340


308


242


78


18


3


. .


...


1,057


99


9.37


9.


5


52


267


268


132


44


6


...


....


774


50


6.46


10.


..


..


...


12


88


259


256


112


35


5


2


....


769


42


5.46


11 ...


157


59


14


1


550


15


2.73


12.


..


·


..


....


11


63


168


120


35


4


2


403


6


1.49


13.


. .


.


..


....


...


12


60


148


101


28


6


355


6


1.69


P. G. ...


.


.


..


. .


.


3


9


1


1


14


164


14.19


7 ...


32


367


381


212


127


36


1


1


1,066


201


18.86


6 .. .


.


1


24


238


372


248


124


40


20


2


1,069


186


17.40


3 .....


. .


4


124


730


359


100


27


10


1


1


55


13


3


18


147


466


234


129


..


1,402


108


7.70


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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


168


..


4


87


228


....


Above Normal Age.


Per cent. Above Normal Age.


212


...


....


1,156


8. .


...


Total.


1


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 19-B .- DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS, 14 BUT NOT 15, OCTOBER 1, 1915.


NUMBER OF GRADES


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


Total


High.


..


. .


.


.


.


3


7


15


23


·


..


..


50


Hanscom


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


..


. .


2


Baxter.


. .


Knapp


2


14


8


20


Perry .


. .


1


1


5


16


17


25


Bell.


. .


..


..


..


1


5


16


14


16


..


. .


..


.


3


3


12


17


19


29


17


51


Proctor


4


1


..


. .


..


..


3


8


. .


. .


. .


..


.


. .


·


1


..


. .


..


. .


..


*Specials


40


..


. .


..


40


Total by grades. P. C. by


40


0


0


1


3


13


40


127


242


268


259


87


11


0


1.091


.037


0


0


1.001 .003 .012 .036 !. 116 .221 .246


.238


.08


.01


0


1.00


. .


. .


. .


..


. .


. .


. .


87


11


0


357


Prescott


1


1


2


14


14


15


..


37


Glines.


39


Forster


10


25


26


61


Bingham


1


3


8


6


17


64


Morse


5


Durell


0


Burns.


4


Brown


12


Highland


3


7


31


35


76


Hodgkins


6


11


18


9


44


Cutler.


7


19


12


40


Lincoln


0


Lowe ..


..


..


..


1


5


17


Carr.


1


1


25


Pope


63


45


Cummings.


0


Edgerly


1


. .


4


1


..


1


1


·


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


0


Bennett.


. .


2


0


·


44


2


54


1


169


259


170


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 20 .- RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS, 1915.


SCHOOL.


Teacher.


Resignation Took Effect.


In Service.


High


Roy W. Hatch


June 30, 1915


6 years


Marjorie L. Henry


66


66


1 year


66


Louise B. Hoyle


March,


1 year 6 mos.


Nancy B. Kimball


June 30,


5 years


Howard W. Poor


66


11 years


66


Edward N. White


66


3 years


Edgerly


Sophia C. Mague


Feb. 19,


66


1 year 6 mos.


Glines


Ellen C. Boynton


Jan. 29,


23 yrs. 5 mos.


Forster


Jessie L, Paine


June 30,


66


9 months


Carr


Mary A. Haley


Jan. 29,


47 yrs. 5 mos.


6.


Blanche L. Paine


June 30,


10 years


Morse


Helen O. Locke


66


3 years


Cutler


Anna L. Brown


May,


66


2 yrs. 5 mos.


Girls' Vocational


Ruth Meister


June 30,


9 months


Special


E. Christabel Winslow


April 1,


2 yrs. 7 mos.


66


19 years


Anna Pushee


9 months


Ellen J. Whitcomb


Dorothy Perry


1 year


3 years


..


Edna F. Gordon


Died: S. Henry Hadley, February 2, 1915. William A. Whitehouse, June 12, 1915.


171


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 21 .- TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1915.


SCHOOL.


Teacher.


Coming From.


Began Service.


Salary.


High


Fred W. Carrier


Wilmington


Sept. 1915


$1,200


High


Irving P. Colman


Milford, Conn.


Sept. 1915


1,100


High


Frances C. Hall


Somerville


Feb. 1915


600


High


Joseph I. Horton


Somerville


Sept. 1914,


1,000


Bennett


Julia M. Riordan


Somerville


Sept. 1914


450


Edgerly


Berta M. Burnett


Malden


Apr. 1915


750


Glines .


Ruth E. Clarke


Medford


June 1915


750


Forster


Anna R. Canfield


Somerville


Sept. 1914


450


Forster


Ethel V. Chisholm


Somerville


Sept. 1914


450


Forster


May A. Daly


Passaic, N. J.


Sept. 1915


700


Forster


Anna R. Walsh


Somerville


Sept. 1914


450


Bingham


Grace M. Lovering


Somerville


Sept. 1913


525


Carr


Eva S. Bent


Everett


Mar. 1915|


750


Carr


Bessie I. Berry


Everett


Sept. 1915


750


Burns


Margaret Beattie


Somerville


Sept. 1914


450


Highland .


Bessie M. Royce


Malden


Jan. 1915


700


Cutler


Mary L. Ennis


Hillsboro, N. H.


Sept. 1915


650


Cutler .


Inez M. Rodgers


Passaic, N. J.


Sept. 1915


750


Boys' V.


Fred P. Carter


Not teaching


Nov. 1914


1,000


Boys' V.


Arthur E. Gordon


Not teaching


Nov. 1914


1,000


Boys' V


Herbert L. Gregory


Not teaching


Oct. 1915


900


Special .


Joseph S. Hawthorne


Pepperell


Apr. 1915


1,000


Special.


James P. McVey


Somerville


Mar. 1915


1,700


Special .


Ruth L. Whitehouse


Somerville


June 1915


750


172


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 22 .- LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF TEACHERS.


April 26, 1915, Clara B. Parkhurst, until June 30, 1915.


June 30, 1915, Mabel G. Curtis, for year ending June 30, 1916. June 30, 1915, Francis A. Ryan, for year ending June 30, 1916. September 8, 1915, Mary C. Buck, for indefinite length of time.


Cadets.


Helen M. Farr Agnes M. Keating Ethel M. Gross


Dorothy L. Lundgren Mary L. McKenna Florence W. Schroeder


Bessie Thorpe


TABLE 23 .- TRANSFER OF TEACHERS.


TEACHERS. -


From


To


Marion F. Orne


High


Bessie N. Page


Knapp


Knapp High


L. Alice Grady


Glines


Carr


Hazel N. Friend


Forster


Edgerly


Harriet F. Ward


Bingham


Glines


Lillian M. Wentworth


Carr


Lincoln


173


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


-


TABLE 24 .- NUMBER OF TEACHERS. FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


High School.


Grammar School.


Primary School.


Special Teachers.


Assistants not in Charge of Room.


Men.


Women.


Total


1886


9


62


48


1


0


9


111


120


1887


10


64


48


1


0


9


114


123


1888


10


66


52


4


7


9


130


139


1889


10


60


56


4


7


10


127


137


1890


10


78


58


5


7


12


146


158


1891


12


86


63


5


13


12


167


179


1892


13


90


67


5


10


12


173


185


1893


14


88


63


5


19


12


177


189


1894


15


91


66


6


11


12


177


189


1895


28


91


73


5


12


19


186


209


1896


30


102


74


6


14


22


208


230


1897


31


109


85*


6


18


22


227


249


1898


32


112


87*


7


13


23


229


252


1899


36


119


92*


7


9


23


240


263


1900


40


127


96*


7


6


24


249


273


1901


44+


130


94*


7


8


26


257


283


1902


45+


140


91*


7


9


26


266


292


1903


46+


143


96*


7


14


25


281


306


1904


48₺


152


98*


7


9


27


285


312


1905


48₺


153


100*


7


7


27


288


315


1906


54₺


157


99*


7


9


29


297


326


1907


57+


160


97*


9


14


32


305


337


1908


58₺


164


97*


10


16


34


311


345


1909


59+


166


99*


10


16


36


314


350


1910


63


165


87*


13


11


41


298


339


1911


621


164


86*


20


11


40


303


343


1912


661


168


84*


22


9


40


309


349


1913


68


166


91*


28


12


39


326


365


1914


75₺


167


99*


30


20


44


347


391


1915


76±


172


100*


31


15


45


349


394


· Including four kindergartners.


t Including two secretaries.


¿ Including one secretary.


174


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 25 .- BOOKS AUTHORIZED FOR USE, 1915.


For High School.


As text-books.


A First Course in Physics, Milliken & Gale. . Ginn & Co.


Essentials of Chemistry, with Laboratory Exercises, Hessler & 1 Smith . Benjamin H. Sanborn & Co.


Elementary Biology, Peabody & Hunt .. . Macmillan Co. A Spanish Grammar (complete edition), Olmsted & Gordon, Henry Holt & Co.


A Spanish Commercial Reader, E. S. Harrison .... .. Ginn & Co. All Spanish Method, First Book, Guillermo Hall .. World Book Co. All Spanish Method, Second Book, Guillermo Hall,


World Book Co.


Textiles, William H. Dooley. D. C. Heath & Co.


Shop Problems in Mathematics, Breckenridge, Mersereau, & Moore


... Ginn & Co.


Modern Business Punctuation (without exercises), Benjamin J.


Campbell Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis Exercises in Plane Geometry. Newton & Lynde


Fabulæ Faciles, Ritchie, edited by Kirkland,


Outlines of European History Longmans, Green & Co.


Ginn & Co.


Part I. Robinson and Breasted. Part II. Robinson and Beard.


American History, D. S. Muzzey Ginn & Co.


As text-hook. For High and Forster Intermediate Schools.


Essentials of Latin, Henry Carr Pearson ... American Book Co.


For Elementary Schools.


As text-book.


Progressive Steps in Writing, Farley, Whitehouse & Gunnison, Silver, Burdett & Co.


175


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 26 .- GRADUATION EXERCISES.


High School.


The first high school class to graduate in January held their graduation exercises in the High School Hall on Thurs- day, January 21, 1915, in the presence of a large audience of parents and friends.




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