Report of the city of Somerville 1916, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 432


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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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