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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
*1915
9,745
28,212
443,978
481,935
*1916
81,184
21,634
451,143
553,961
* Facts are given for school year, July 1 to June 30, inclusive.
154
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.
1842
1,013
1895
52,200
1909
75,500
1850
3,540
1900
61,643
1910
77,236
1860
8,025
1901
63,000
1911
78,000
1865
9,366
1902
65,273
1912
80,000
1870
14,693
1903
67,500
1913
81,000
1875
21,594
1905
89,272
1914
85,000
1880
. 24,985
1906
70,875
1915
86,854
1885
. 29,992
1907
72,000
1916
88,000
1890
. 40,117
1908
75,500
School Census.
1914.
1915.
1916.
In public schools (school registration)
10.984
11,867
11,115
In private schools (school registration)
1,941
1,981
2,057
Total
12,925
13,848
13,172
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive :-
According to registration :-
In public schools, males
4,305
females
4,332
8,637
In private schools, males
717
females
758
1,475
Total in school
10,112
.
155
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 8 .- ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1915-16.
Rooms Used for Classrooms in June
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending in
October.
June.
Average No. to Classroom in
June.
44
High
2,130
2,059
1,930
93.7
2,091
1,999
26
12
Prescott
639
546
514
94.1
550
530
45
12
Hanscom .
693
594
551
92.8
571
553
46
12
Bennett
513
451
420
93.1
436
463
39
6
Baxter
277
254
215
84.6
221
223
37
13
Knapp
567
514
490
95.3
505
512
39
12
Pope
567
497
471
94.8
513
472
39
10
Bell
449
418
394
94.3
405
400
40
4
Cummings
199
162
149
92.0
166
157
39
12
Edgerly
627
559
526
94.1
566
537
45
13
Glines
675
592
552
93.2
577
593
46
17
Forster
820
737
684
92.8
729
732
43
16
Bingham
798
715
668
93.4
725
705
44
18
Carr .
756
682
641
94.0
685
668
37
12
Morse
620
599
563
94.0
560
556
46
7
Proctor
341
303
282
93.1
292
300
43
4
Durell
180
151
140
92.7
163
154
38
8
Burns
413
354
333
94.1
365
358
45
10
Brown
502
441
415
94.1
441
439
44
12
Highland
529
502
479
95.4
514
494
41
13
Hodgkins
621
520
495
95.2
504
527
41
16
Cutler
661
635
597
94.0
586
574
36
4
Lincoln
193
143
131
91.6
167
139
35
8
Lowe
395
354
308
87.0
348
325
41
2
Atypical
30
30
26
86.7
28
30
15
4
Boys' Vocational
65
57
53
93.0
55
44
..
6
Girls' Vocational
107
77
65
84.4
75
63
.
313
Total
14,647
13,191
12,323
93.4
13,078
12,792
308
Total for 1914-15
14,505
12,903
12,189
94.5
12,911
12,574
6
Perry .
280
245
231
94.3
240
245
41
· Per teacher.
No. Attending in
156
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 9 .- STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL YEAR SEPTEMBER 8, 1915, TO JUNE 28, 1916.
Number of teachers, including head master
75
Number of days school kept
187
Number enrolled
2,130
Average number belonging
2,059
Average daily attendance
1,930
Per cent. of attendance
93 8
Tardiness
4,540
Dismissals
683
276
236
Per cent. of loss
14.5
In Class 1919-B September, 1915 June .
464
Per cent. of loss
13.8
In Class 1919-A February, 1915 . June
173
Per cent. of loss
23.5
In Class 1918-B September, 1915 June .
342
Per cent. of loss
11.9
In Class 1918-A September, 1915 June
123
Per cent. of loss
21.1
In Class 1917-B September, 1915 June .
258
Per cent. of loss
12.5
In Class 1917-A September, 1915 June
108
Per cent. of loss
10.2
In Class 1916-B September, 1915 June
265
Per cent. of loss
0
In Class 1916-A September, 1915 February . .
85
Per cent. of loss
3.4
Special students, September, 1915 June ·
45
Total, September, 1915
2,077 1,999 3.8
Per cent. of loss
Number of graduates, male
150
Number of graduates, female
Total
348
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 2 mos. 18 yrs.3 mos.
Number entering college
71 9 20
Number of graduates entering normal schools . Cost of instruction
$84,379 05
Cost of supplies
9,125 87
Total cost
93,504 92
Per capita cost of instruction
40 98
Per capita cost of supplies .
4 43
Total cost per capita
45 41
·
538
226
388
154
·
265
88
15
June .
198
Average age, female graduates
Number of graduates entering technical schools
97
295
In Class 1920-A February, 1916 June
157
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 10 .- PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE, 1916.
PUPILS.
TEACHERS.
Never in First Grade Before.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Men.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Sept.
Feb.
High
Special .
24
21
45
Thirteenth .
153
205
358
Twelfth .
183
198
381
Eleventh
205
310
515
Tenth
332
368
700
Total .
24
52
897
1,102
1,999
Grammar
Ninth
11
22
380
432
812
Eightlı
27
508
525
1,033
Seventh
26
542
596
1,138
Sixth
27
1
505
502
1,067
Fifth
26
563
514
1,077
Fourth
30
1
641
656
1,297
Total gram- mar .
11
158
2
3,139
3,225
6,364
Third
33
2
661
680
1,341
Second
33
2
631
683
1,314
First .
32
8
738
655
1,393
955
460
Total pri-
mary . .
98
7
2,030
2,018
4,048
Total gram- mar and
11
256
9
5,169
5,243
10,412
Kindergarten .
4
4
96
104
200
Specials
4
13
28
16
44
Cadets
6
Atypical
2
12
18
30
Boys' Vocational
6
44
44
Girls' Vocational
9
..
63
63
Grand Total .
45
342
13
6,246
6,546
12,792
.
Primary
primary .
..
...
158
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 11 .- PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, 1915-1916.
High
School.
Grammar
and Primary
Schools.
Kinder-
gartens.
Vocational
for Boys.
Vocational
School
for Girls.
Atypical
Schools.
Total.
Annual enrollment .
2,130
12,012
303
65
107
30
14,647
Average membership
2,059
10,767
201
57
77
30
13,191
Average attendance
1,930
10,063
186
53
65
26
12,323
Per cent. of attendance
93.7
94.3
92.5
93.0 28
84.4
86.7
93.4
Number cases of tardiness
4,540
4,139
...
2
..
..
28
13,078
Membership, June, 1916
1,999
10,456
200
44
63
30
12,792
TABLE 12 .- NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE I IN SEPTEMBER AND FEBRUARY.
1913-14.
1914-15.
1915-16.
School.
Sept.
Feb.
Sept.
Feb.
Sept.
Feb.
Prescott
33
13
58
11
45
23
Hanscom
81
24
82
24
66
20
Bennett
76
21
65
9
73
26
Knapp
31
14
9
15
27
14
Perry
43
1
33
12
64
12
Pope
29
11
42
6
36
8
Cummings
50
9
61
15
51
13
Edgerly
35
15
33
10
26
17
Glines
41
17
42
31
43
26
Forster
60
21
42
21
44
33
Bingham
64
21
57
27
51
25
Carr
50
21
55
16
56
21
Morse
52
21
44
23
61
23
Proctor
44
10
43
8
25
16
Durell
24
16
3
8
23
11
Burns
47
25
58
27
16
17
Brown
16
16
47
20
47
22
Highland
. .
. .
. .
. .
Hodgkins
54
14
50
25
19
23
Cutler
55
26
0
0
43
0
Lincoln
..
. .
45
30
44
18
Lowe
43
22
65
12
64
77
Total
968
352
966
367
955
460
Grand Total
1,320
1.333
1,415
...
Number cases of punishment
186
186
Membership, October, 1915.
2,091
10,617
212
55
75
37
9,373
Number cases of dismissal
683
2,466
12
3,163
Baxter
40
14
32
17
31
15
Bell
. .
. .
. .
. .
School
. ..
629
159
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 13 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1916.
SCHOOLS.
Number receiving Diplomas.
Number Certificated for High School.
Number En- tering High School.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Prescott
53
9
44
5
37
Knapp
69
1
67
0
53
Pope
55
16
38
8
25
Edgerly
64
3
55
2
41
Glines
36
3
29
2
24
Bingham .
60
4
51
2
35
Carr
55
6
40
6
38
Morse
46
4
42
2
32
Brown
38
3
34
3
32
Highland
96
8
79
7
71
Hodgkins
29
4
25
4
25
Cutler
34
19
15
15
12
Total
781
89
652
63
536
BeÎl .
56
9
47
7
41
Forster
90
86
70
160
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 14 .- COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE ATTEND- ANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1915-1916.
1915.
1916.
Change.
Number of visits to the schools .
823
819
-4
Number of visits to the homes
1,455
1,250
205
Number of cases investigated
1,562
1,357
205
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
405
360
-45
Number of different pupils who were tru- ants or habitual absentees
311
25€
-55
Number who were truants for the first time
244
188
-56
Number who were truants for the second time
44
49
+5
Number who were truants for three or more times
23
19
-4
Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees
52
45
-7
Number of cases of parental neglect of children found and reported to charitable institutions
6
5
-1
Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates .
66
56
-10
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
.
210
357
+147
Number of employment certificates re- issued to boys . .
115
202
++87
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
103
258
+155
Number of employment certificates re- issued to girls
64
131
+ 67
Number of educational literate certificates issued to minors over 16 years of age Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age
1,158
1,390
+232
Number of transfer cards investigated
1,401
1,449
+48
Number of truants in the County Training school at the close of the year
16
18
+2
Amount paid for board of truants
941.86
885.26
-56.60
Salary of Attendance Officer, Benjamin R. Jones .
1,350.00
1,350.00
·
-1
Number of visits to mercantile or manufac- turing establishments ·
58
37
-21
. Number of employers fined for working boys during school hours
. .
1
. .
194
185
-9
Number of cases of removal of children from the custody of parents by order of the court
3
2
161
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 14 (Continued) .- COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE ATTENDANCE DEPARTMENT. For School Year 1915-1916.
Disposition of truancy and absenteeism cases :-
Warned and returned to school 149
10
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years) .
30
Left school (over 16 years)
11
Removed from city
16
Brought before court and returned to school.
14
Brought before court and sent to Training School.
8
Appealed to Superior Court and sent to Training School.
1
Returned to Training School for breaking parole.
1
Parents brought before court for keeping children out of school (convicted)
2
Sent to Lyman School.
5
Sent to State School for Boys
1
Sent to Concord Reformatory.
1
Given in charge of State Board of Charity.
1
Given in charge of Society Prevention of Cruelty to Children
1
Given in charge of Home for Destitute Catholic Children. ....
4
Pending, 1 absentee.
1
256
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.
2
3
2
·
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
II.
1
12
9
7
5
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
34
III.
2
4
9
1
3
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
4
7
10
6
9
9
. .
. .
1
4
9
5
3
2
2
26
VI.
6
20
16
7
4
1
55
VII.
1
10
24
18
6
1
60
VIII.
1
13
16
12
1
43
IX.
1
6
11
1
19
X.
1
6
8
3
18
XI.
1
1
4
6
XII.
. .
.
·
. .
. .
1
5
6
XIII.
. .
. .
. .
. .
.
. .
. .
. .
2
2
Vocational 1st yr.
. .
. .
. .
. .
.
6
3
1
10
2d yr.
. .
·
. .
. .
·
..
. .
0
Ungraded . .
. .
1
1
2
1
. .
2
1
1
. .
9
Total
3
18
20
26
22
25
46
69
63
49
19
360
. .
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
.
IV.
45
V.
20
7
Transferred to other schools.
102
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 14-B .- TRUANTS AND ABSENTEES BY SCHOOLS.
School.
No. of Truants.
High
31
Prescott
22
Hanscom
10
Bennett
8
Baxter
0
Knapp
15
Perry
14
Pope
24
Bell
20
Cummings
12
Edgerly
18
Glines
3
Forster
2
Bingham
21
Carr
13
Morse
17
Proctor
2
Durell
5
Burns
3
Brown
1
Highland
5
Hodgkins
4
Cutler
7
Lincoln
1 7
Lowe
.
·
.
Vocational School for Boys
9
Vocational School for Girls.
2
St. Joseph's Parochial.
34
Not attending school; found on street.
50
Total
360
.
.
.
·
.
·
.
.
.
.
.
.
·
. . . .
·
.
·
. .
.
.
.
.
.
. .
.
.
.
·
·
.
·
·
.
.
.
·
.
·
.
.
.
.
.
·
·
. . .
. . ....
·
·
·
·
.
. . . .
·
.
·
. .
. .
163
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 15 .- ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS FROM OCTOBER, 1915, TO MARCH, 1916.
Bell
Highland.
Total.
Enrolled
.
Male Female
421 124
90 39
511 163
Total
545
129
674
Ave. membership
Male Female
141 67
26
93
Total
208
80
288
.
Ave. attendance
Male Female
101 53
19
72
Total
154
58
212
Per cent. Att. out of No. belong- ing . . · .
74.0
72.5
73.6
Per cent. Att. out of No. en- rolled . . . . .
28.3
45.0
31.5
Ave. No. of teachers
Male Female
14
3
17
Total
15
5
20
No. of sessions
77
77
Teachers, cost of
$2,396.00
$883.50
$3,279.50
Janitors, fuel, supplies and lights, cost of
458.51
276.52
735.03
Total
$2,854.51|$1,160.02
$4,014.53
Cost per pupil per evening Cost per evening
$0.178
$0.188
$0.180
37.07
15.07
52.14
13.72
14.52
13.94
Cost per pupil in ave. membership Cost per pupil in ave. attend- ance .
18.54
20.00
18.94
1
2
3
39
140
54
195
164
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 15 (Concluded) .- Evening High School, Season of 1915-1916.
Male. Female. Total.
Enrolled
464
309
773
Average membership
232
155
387
Average attendance
181
137
318
Number of teachers
10
10
20
Number of sessions
58
Cost of instruction
$3,624 00
Cost of janitors, fuel, supplies and light
948 36
Total cost
$4,572 36
Cost per pupil per evening $0 204
Average attendance: October, 511; November, 418; December, 357; January, 261; February, 244; March, 318.
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
Entered
Per cent.
Graduating.
1890
54
106
45
56
57
318
6,062
5.24
184
57.86
1891
44
73
41
55
44
39
296
6,035
4.90
199
67.23
1892
41
36
75
49
45
49
36
39
370
6,525
5.67
228
61.62
1893
40
60
48
63
67
46
36
38
398
6,674
5.97
240
60.30
1894
39
29
79
66
68
41
35
32
389
6,600
5.89
253
65.04
1895
36
32
58
63
73
42
36
34
374
6,955
5.37
255
68.18
1896
38
34
72
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
36
43
512
9,739
5.26
367
71.68
1906
35
54
67
44
109
49
44
64
58
40
43
33
640
10,209
6.22
474
74.10
1907
37
62
67
44
126
81
36
56
59
62
60
35
725
10,440
6.94
561
77.40
1908
44
51
71
71
88
50
64
66
61
42
58
36
40
742
10,410
7.13
551
74.26
1909
27
59
73
44
95
82
48
70
55
43
66
36
43
741
10,582
7.00
546
73.68
1910
30
53
72
48
96
68
56
80
62
32
57
39
50
743
10,451
7.10
521
70.12
1911
35
69
82
63
93
48
43
82
73
75
59
37
46
805
10,101
7.97
609
75.65
1912
40
75
79
56
90
70
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
33
67
46
58
51
30
789
10,765
7.33
619
78.45
1916
53
56
90
46
96
64
55
69
29
36
55
60
38
34
781
10,998
7.10
599
76.70
1,059
1,399
1,770
1,303
2,057
1.359
1,057
1,241
949
797
897
509
407
138
14,942|240,082
6.22
10,900
72.95
606
10,298
5.88
463
76.40
1905
40
40
74
44
85
47
42
48
61
36
58
31
Average
Grammar and
Graduating.
High School.
Entering of those
166
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
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
*1915
14,505
12,903
12,189
94.5
8,000
0.656
*1916
14,647
13,191
12,323
93.4
9,373
0.761
* June.
167
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
11,903
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
*1916
13,191
2,288
17.35
348
2.64
*For school year ending June 30.
168
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 19 .- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JANUARY 28, 1916.
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
Two Months' Trial.
I
1,513
1,200
55
24
16
3
1
II
1,443
1,223
69
128
23
7
4
III
1,378
1,131
96
117
34
10
9
IV
1,265
1,013
136
83
33
00
6
V
1,063
779
163
109
12
3
1
VI
1,065
758
191
95
21
5
5
VII
1,149
789
235
95
30
11
1
VIII
1,025
668
226
113
18
3
0
IX
780
593
127
38
22
11
1
Total
10,681
8,154
1,298
1,020
20
61
28
Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending January 28, 1916.
GRADE.
On Promotion List.
Unconditionally
One-half Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Retarded One-half
Grade.
Promoted More than
One-half Grade.
Special Promotions
Promotees Dropped
Two Months' Trial.
1
100
79.3
3.6
16.0
1.1
0.2
1.
II
100
84.7
4.8
8.9
1.6
0.5
3.7
III
100
82.1
7.0
8.5
2.4
0.7
7.8
IV
100
80.0
10.8
6.6
2.6
0.6
5.2
4
100
73.3
15.3
10.3
1.1
0.3
6.0
VI
100
71.2
18.0
8.9
1.9
0.5
2.7
VII
100
68.7
20.5
8.1
2.7
1.0
0.5
VIII
100
65.2
22.1
11.0
1.7
0.3
. . .
IX
100
76.0
16.3
4.9
2.8
1.4
0.7
Average
100
76.3
12.2
9.6
1.9
0.6
2.2
the Semester.
Back after
Promoted
during
the Semester.
Back after
during
169
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 19 .- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JUNE 26, 1916.
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
1,416
1,110
68
204
34
25
II
1,354
1,138
80
91
45
20
III
1,328
1,101
106
93
28
00
IV
1,318
1,057
150
96
15
11
4
1,091
848
147
71
25
3
or
VI
1,033
759
179
83
12
0
1
VII
1,134
836
199
76
23
8
4
VIII
1,042
756
192
88
6
.
. .
IX
824
650
129
37
8
00
2
Total
10,540
8,255
1,250
839
196
83
27
Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending June 26, 1916.
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
78.4
4.8
14.4
2.4
1.8
. ..
II
100
84.1
5.9
6.7
3.3
1.5
5.8
III
100
82.9
8.0
7.0
2.1
0.6
6.3
IV
100
80.2
11.4
7.3
1.1
0.8
3.7
V
100
77.7
6.5
13.5
2.3
0.3
3.1
VI
100
73.5
17.3
8.0
1.2
..
0.5
VII
100
73.7
17.6
6.7
2.0
0.7
1.7
VIII
100
72.6
18.4
8.4
0.6
. . .
...
IX
100
78.9
15.6
4.5
1.0
1.0
1.6
Average
100
78.3
11.9
7.9
1.9
i 0.8
2.1
the Semester.
Back after
Promoted
Grade.
during
Promotees Dropped
TOAO
TABLE 19-A .- DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES, NOVEMBER 1, 1916.
AGE.
Total.
GRADE.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 or over
Above Normal Age.
Per cent. Above Normal Age.
Kgn ....
24
164
3
....
...
....
....
.
...
...
...
....
....
....
192
1
.52
1 .....
....
115
1062
295
47
6
2
1
1
1
...
....
....
1,530
58
3.79
2 .......
....
....
103
780
340
78
18
2
. . .
..
..
..
.
..
.
....
1,321
98
7.42
3 ..
....
...
2
135
746
353
108
34
3
2
2
. .
...
..
..
....
1,385
149
10.76
.......
....
....
....
5
150
657
341
119
41
14
7
...
.
..
...
...
1,334
181
13.57
5. ...
....
..
....
....
9
204
553
274
143
42
15
4
1
....
..
....
1,245
205
16.47
6. . .
....
....
...
....
14
162
444
227
1 9
44
8
1
....
..
....
1,040
193
18.56
7 ....
....
. .
....
....
2
31
244
364
252
100
24
2
....
...
....
1,019
126
12.37
8. . .
....
....
·
.
.
55
323
348
218
84
14
....
...
1,043
99
9.49
255
169
34
4
4
....
....
829
42
5.07
10. ..
286
221
80
29
4
1
1
719
35
4.87
11 ..
..
..
.. .
2
534
21
3.93
12.
5
75
178
112
33
3
1
407
4
.98
13. ..
..
....
.
6
58
125
99
27
8
323
8
2.48
P. G. ..
..
.
..
..
....
3
8
1
3
16
Total.
24
279
1,170
1,215
1,293
1,314
1,215
1,180
1,171
1,197
1,010
781
532
340
168
33
15
12,937
.
. .
Under Normal Grade ..
48
84
128
156
188
198
168
120
52
33
28
5
12
Per cent. under Normal Grade.
3.71
6.39
10.53
13.22
16.05
16.54
16.63
15.36
9.77
9.71
16.67
15.15
80.00
170
ANNUAL REPORTS.
9. . . .
6
63
294
6
90
15
78
190
163
67
19
1
..
....
...
1
. .
1
.. ..
....
1
1
171
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 19-B .- DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS, 14 BUT NOT 15, NOVEMBER 1, 1916.
NUMBER OF GRADES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Total
High.
..
. .
..
. .
·
. .
..
206
78
5
289
Prescott ...
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2
. .
. .
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
..
. .
5
5
13
26
..
. .
. .
..
.
1
3
8
21
36
. .
. .
.
. .
.
·
..
..
. .
1
1
3
1
. .
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
..
. .
·
·
6
6
· 17
13
. .
. .
1
3
4
8
9
19
..
..
. .
. .
..
. .
. .
..
·
·
4
18
. .
112
Cutler.
Lincoln
. .
.
. .
Lowe
. .
. .
. .
..
. .
. .
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
..
..
Total by grades. P. C. by
25
0
0
2
7
15
44
100
218
255
286
78
5
0
1,035
.024
0
0
002 .007
.015
.042 .097 .2111.246 .276 .075 .005
0
100
. .
3
12
..
26
34
27
. .
87
Hanscom
. .
. .
. .
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
Knapp.
Perry
Pope
Bell ..
. .
. .
. .
2
1
3
6
1
53
47
53
..
. .
..
..
1
5 3
2
Durell.
Burns.
..
. .
..
7
15
51
39
. .
2
4
5
10
9
. .
. .
1
13
14
14
..
0
*Specials
25
25
Glines.
Forster
W. H. Jr. High ..
Bingham.
14
Carr. .
43
Morse
47
Proctor
..
..
. .
0 26
Brown.
4
Highland
Hodgkins.
30
42
Edgerly
6
..
. .
..
.
. .
0
Bennett.
2
Baxter.
1
. .
. .
..
..
2
7
9
69
0
Cummings
10
3
..
.
..
..
16
E. S. Jr. High. ..
..
. .
49
0
. .
153
2
7
2
0
0
. .
1
*This number includes children in backward, atypical, non-English speaking and vocational classes.
172
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 20 .- RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS, 1916.
SCHOOL.
Teacher.
Resignation Took Effect.
In Service.
High .
Mabel Williams
March 27, 1916
1 year 7 mos.
66
Lillian B. Treadwell
June 30,
66
2 years
John M. Nichols
66
3 years
60
Mabel G. Curtis
13 years
Frances C. Hall
66
66
66
2 yrs. 5 mos.
Bessie L. Forbes
66
17 years
66
Joseph I. Horton
66
8 years
Prescott
Angie M. MacRitchie
June 30,
66
40 years
Morse
Clara A. Ball
.6
10 years
Burns
Mary C. Buck
March 27,
16 yrs. 7 mos.
Brown
Katherine T. McMahon
June 30,
3 years
Highland
Nellie G. Stewart
66
1 year 6 mos.
Hodgkins
Augusta M. Harris
66
66
2 yrs. 4 mos.
Cutler
J. Elsie Macdonald
May,
66
2 yrs. 5 mos.
Lowe
Eleanor J. Homer
June 30,
2 years
Girls' Vocational
Helen G. Leitch
66
3 years
66
Margaret J. Sullivan
66
66
2 yrs. 9 mos.
Dental Dispen- sary
Richard H. Norton
66
66
4 yrs. 7 mos.
6
2 years
Walter I. Chapman
Sept. 30,
5 yrs. 1 mos.
3 yrs. 8 mos.
Knapp
Annie E. Robinson
66
8 yrs. 4 mos.
66
Bessie M. Royce
Nellie F. Wright
November, “
4 yrs. 3 mos.
.
66
1 year 5 mos.
Helen J. Coffin
Albert W. Hopson
113
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 21 .-- TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1916.
SCHOOL.
Teacher.
Coming From.
Began Service.
Salary.
High
George E. Pearson
Newton
Feb. 1915
$1,100
High
.
Jean H. Congdon
Not teaching
1916
800
High
.
Alfreda Veazie
Everett
650
High
Florence Towne
Barre
750
High
Gladys L. Swallow
Norwalk, Conn.
650
High
Helen M. Stevens .
Nashua, N. H.
800
High
Lydia A. Jones
North Andover
800
High
Mary C. Smith
Fall River
850
High
Grace A. Houlder
Not teaching
"
800
High
(Librarian)
Margaret M. Kneil Arthur N. Small
Philippines
Oct. 1916
1,500
High
John J. McLaughlin
Not teaching
16
900
High
Florence C. Bowen
Malden
Dec. 1916
750
E. Som. Jr. High
Mary A. Whitney
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