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ANNUAL REPORTS.
THE PER CAPITA COST OF DAY SCHOOLS FOR 1916 AND 1917.
High Schools.
Grammar and Primary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1916.
1917.
Change
1916.
1917.
Change
1916
1917.
Change
Instruction
$41.71 4.84 6.11
$17.89
+$6.18 +0.59
$23.19 1.27 4.05
$24.62 1.24 4.74
+$1.43 -- 0.03
$26.11 1.84
$27.88 2.15
+0.31
Care
+0.69
4.38
4.81
+0.43
Total
$52.66
$60.84
+$8.18
$28.51
$30.60
+-$2.09
$32.33
$34.84
+$2.51
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :-
1913.
1914.
1915.
· 1916. $26 25
1917.
Cost of Instruction
$24 54
$24 55
$24 90
$26 72
Cost of Supplies
1 91
1 89
2 03
1 88
2 05
Cost of care
4 18
4 27
3 92
4 41
4 61
Total
$30 63
$30 71
$30 85
$32 54
$33 38
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $6.18 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1916, and fifty-nine cents more per pupil for supplies.
The grammar and primary schools have cost $1.43 more per pupil for instruction, and three cents less for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1917 was $5.95. or 26 cents more than was spent in 1916. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1917, not including the vocational schools, was $33.38.
.
Supplies
5.43
+$1.77
7.52
+1.41
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Teachers' Salaries.
The salaries paid to teachers in January, 1918. are as fol- lows :-
1 man
$3,350
5 men, 6 women
$1,000
1 man
2,600
24 women
950
1 man
2,350
9 women
925
1 man
2,200
15 women
900
1 man
2.150
194 women
850
10 men, 2 women
2.100
1 man, 19 women
800
4 men
2.000
13
women
750
1 woman
1,850
1 man, 7 women
700
5 men
1.800
8 women
650
1 man
1,650
16 women
600
1 man
1,600
4 women
575
1 man
1,500
8 women
550
2 men
1,400
12 women
500
2 . women
1.350
2
women
450
2 men
1.300
1 woman
425
4 men
1,250
2 women
400
2 men, 2 women
1.200
2 women
360
4 men, 5 women
1,100
2 women
300
1 man, 9 women
1,050
9 women
200
SIGHT AND HEARING.
The following gives the results of the eye and ear tests :-
Eyes.
1917.
1916.
Change.
Tested
11,739
11,869
-130
Defective
1,509
1.536
-27
Per cent. defective
12.9
12.9
-0
Notices sent to parents
1,035
1,052
-17
Professionally treated
205
152
-53
Ears.
1917.
1916.
Change.
Tested
12,435
12,492
-57
Defective
239
271
-32
Per cent. defective
1.9
2.2
-0.3
Notices sent to parents
159
177
-18
Professionally treated
28
24
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Table 1. - Schoolhouses.
NAME
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build - ing
Material
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation, including Furniture
When Built
Enlargements
High
2 West
a43
1,786
School / East.
23
861
49,310
Brick Brick Brick
Steam Steam Steam
Fan Fan
$390,000 143,200
1895 1871
8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1913 11 rooms added 1916
East Somerville Junior High
13
622
24,517
Brick
Steam
Gravity Gravity Fan
83,600 59,600
1874
Edgerly
12
573
24,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
48,000
1871
4 rooms added 1892
Glines .
14
626
28,800 *
Brick Brick
Steam
Gravity
93,400 102,000
1866
6 rooms added 1899
Winter Hill Junior High
16
772
35,586
Brick
Steam
Gravity
78,000
1886
4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904
Carr
17
793
20,450
Brick
Steam
58,600
1898
Morse .
12
520
29,000
Brick
Furnace Steam
Gravity Furnace Gravity
59,000
1869
Highland.
12
533
23,260
Brick
71,600
1880
6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891
Carried forward
209
8,975
$1,242,500
(a) There are besides, four recitation rooms, five laboratories, two lecture rooms, six manual training rooms, four manual training supply rooms, lockers, etc., three drawing rooms, two domestic science rooms, one domestic arts room, three typewriting rooms, two libraries, two supply rooms, five teachers' rooms, five offices, one luncheon room, one teachers' dining room, one hall, and six toilet rooms, making fifty-three rooms devoted to other than classroom uses.
*Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13 1-10 acres. +2 Buildings,
ANNUAL REPORTS.
4 rooms added 1894
Pope
12
577
27,236
Brick
Steam Steam
Bell .
12
488
29,860
Brick
Steam
Gravity
1891
5 rooms added 1896
+Forster
23
824
30,632
Knapp
55,500
1889
tPrescott.
Fan
1867
1891
4 rooms added 1882
Bingham
116
*
Table 1. (Concluded). - Schoolhouses.
NAME
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing
Material
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation, including Furniture
When Built
Enlargements
Brought forward.
209
8,975
Hodgkins
14
568
35,034
Brick Brick
Steam
Fan
85,000
1917
Cutler
18
779
53,729
Brick
Steam
Fan
107,700
1912
Bennett
12
483
21,964
Brick
Steam
Gravity Fan
70,500
1897
4 rooms added 1907
Hanscom
10
482
16,767
Brick
Steam
10
490
26,733
Brick
Steam
Gravity
74,600
1901
-I rooms added 1907
Brown
8
343|
*
Brick
Steam
Gravity
44,000
1905
Proctor.
8
389
16,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
42,000
1886
Burns
8
386
21,650
Brick
Steam
Gravity
48,000
1903
Lowe
6
245
11,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
38,300
1901
Baxter
6
298
46,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
43,500
1899
Girls' Vocational
6b
60
8,850
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
9,000
1911
Boys' Vocational
4
50
30,155
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
43,000
1884
Cummings
4
196
11,300
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
14,600
1881
Durell
4
189
13,883
Brick
Steam
Gravity
21,900
1894
Lincoln
4
189
17,662
Wood
Steam
Gravity
20,800
1885
Total
341
14,699
$2,062,100
(b) There are besides one teachers' dining room, one stock room, one fitting room, one infirmary, two coat rooms, one janitor's room, and a prin- cipal's office.
*State property. tLand included in City Ledge property.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
98,700
1896
West Somerville Junior High
10
577 1.
Steam
Gravity
$1,242,500
6 rooms added 1915
58,000
1902
4 rooms added 1899
Perry
118
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 2. - Cost of Maintaining Schools.
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1916-17.
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
High .
$85,441.80
$9,690.42
$13,416.59
$108,548.81
E. Somerville Jr. High
12,327.18
2,679.35
1,658.07
16,664.60
Winter Hill Jr. High ..
15,781.58
2,864.34
1,943.51
20,589.43
Prescott
8,479.23
517.01
2,249.01
11,245.25
Hanscom
9,586.74
328.63
1,692.04
11,607.41
Bennett
10,856.84
604.21
2,496.41
13,957.46
Baxter
5,584.11
197.21
1,303.85
7,085.17
Knapp
13,475.16
903.70
2,047.86
16,426.72
Perry
5,167.73
114.00
1,382.92
6,664.65
Pope
11,543.06
713.48
2,055.97
14,312.51
BeÎl
10,351.31
591.50
1,693.53
12,636.34
Cummings.
3,416.99
109.72
1,353.40
4,880.11
Edgerly
12,294.26
630.26
1,827,92
14,752.44
Glines
14,099.18
527.96
2,518.75
17,145.89
Forster
6,827.82
279.31
2,180.54
9,287.67
Bingham
15,265.02
680.52
2,511.73
18,457.27
Carr
17,163.67
696.59
2,510.96
20,371.22
Morse
12,712.54
684.82
1,838.17
15,235.53
Proctor
6,562.67
248.94
1,560.63
8,372.24
Durell
3,401.93
112.08
1,034.02
4,548.03
Burns
8,189.25
395.24
1,568.99
10,153.48
Brown.
11,185.12
522.00
1,616.04
13,323.16
Highland
12,747.39
68.51
2,105.27
15,534.17
Hodgkins.
12,885.31
766.64
1,649.34
15,301.29
Cutler
16,106.92
1,060.49
3,828.36
20,995.77
Lincoln
3,248.98
219.62
1,161.03
4,629.63
Lowe
6,599.97
334.32
1,511.08
8,445.37
Atypical
1,764.93
44.17
280.83
2,089.93
Boys' Vocational
7,784.97
1,177.17
1,186.67
10,148.81
Girls' Vocational
7,054.67
319.71
1,040.08
8,414.46
Evening
8,231.44
526.15
1,410.08
10,167.67
Total
$376,137.77
$29,221.07
$66,633.65
$471,992.49
SCHOOLS.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 3. - Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools.
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1916-17.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$47.89
$5.43
87.52
$60.84
E. Somerville Jr. High ..
34.72
7.55
4.67
46.94
Winter Hill Jr. High
34.01
6.18
4.19
44.38
Prescott
21.09
1.29
5.59
27.97
Hanscom
22.66
.78
4.00
27.44
Bennett
25.55
1.42
5.87
32.84
Baxter
26.34
.93
6.15
33.42
Knapp
27.67
1.86
4.21
33.74
Perry
22.18
.49
5.94
28.61
Pope
21.82
1.35
3.89
27.06
Bell
25.12
1.433
4.11
30.66
Cummings
19.87
.64
7.87
28.38
Edgerly
24.06
1.24
3.58
28.88
Glines
23.344
.87
4.17
28.38
Forster ..
22.68
.93
7.24
30.85
Bingham
23.48
1.05
3.86
28.39
Carr
26.08
1.06
3.82
.
30.96
Morse
23.94
1.29
3.46
28.69
Proctor
20.64
.78
4.91
26.33
Durell
21.67
.71
6.59
28.97
Burns
24.02
1.16
4.60
29.78
Brown
23.85
1.11
3.45
28.41
Highland
25.24
1.35
4.17
30.76
Hodgkins
26.19
1.56
3.35
31.10
Cutler
23.21
1.53
5.51
30.25
Lincoln
19.69
1.33
7.04
28.06
Lowe
19.30
.98
4.42
24.70
Atypical
58.83
1.47
9.36
69.66
Evening
10.95
.70
1.88
13.53
Grammar and Primary ..
24.62
1.24
4.74
30.60
All schools
26.72
2.05
4.61
33.38
Boys' Vocational
162.18
24.52
24.72
211.42
Girls' Vocational
125.98
5.71
18.57
150.26
.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 4. - Annual Cost of Maintaining the Schools.
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.
YEAR.
Average Member- ship.
Instruction and Super- vision.
School Supplies.
Light.
Heating.
Janitors.
School Tele- phones.
1886
4,985
$83,542
$6,676
$624
$4,929
$4,194
$99,865
1887
5,198
86,713
7,526
765
6,475
5,084
106,563
1888
5,488
88,967
7,421
953
7,121
5,892
110,354
1889
5,956
96,466
9,903
805
6,081
6,448
119,703
1890
6,486
104,184
10,371
1,004
5,586
7,539
128,684
1891
6,502
114,066
13,899
1,047
8,032
8,544
145,588
1892
7,035
124,232
12,944
1,064
7,148
9,794
155,183
1893
7,217
128,720
10,137
1,014
8,312
10,160
158,333
1894
7,212
132,919
10,919
958
9,673
10,686
165,155
1895
7,617
144,113
15,063
1,398
8,796
11,581
180,951
1896
8,077
161,551
17,601
1,469
9,962
14,160
204,743
1897
8,589
180,222
14,815
1,920
10,065
16,251
223,273
1898
9,085
189,244
14,986
2,075
9,767
17,393
233,465
1899
9,502
197,660
16,131
2,472
10,821
17,831
244,915
1900
9,823
212,863
15,735
1,729
10,840
19,236
260,403
1901
9,991
226,556
18,707
1,731
13,723
20,078
280,796
1902
10,402
234,210
19,386
1,803
10,489
20,859
286,747
1903
10,719
242,964
20,873
2,015
18,052
21,042
304,946
1904
11,094
255,481
21,411
1,436
15,315
22,024
$237
315,904
1905
11,543
259,597
20,137
4,345
15,167
21,949
482
321,677
1906
11,762
266,197
22,589
2,875
14,162
23,143
380
329,346
1907
11,909
273,107
24,317
3,760
15,236
23,999
433
340,852
1908
12,159
294,400
26,377
3,831
14,912
25,245
386
365,151
1909
12,423
298,839
21,819
4,071
14,798
26,072
550
366,149
1910
12,131
298,420
26,292
6,109
14,003
25,803
595
371,222
1911
11,871
300,393
24,968
4,751
14,907
26,031
529
371,579
*1912
11,710
306,709
30,319
5,995
15,676
30,219
512
389,431
*1913
11,856
320,744
25,877
5,842
16,055
32,939
542
402,092+
*1914
12,320
338,587
26,843
6,448
18,952
33,711
624
425,165
*1915
12,903
357,581
29,389
5,755
18,366
32,674
213
443,978
*1916
13,191
363,948
26,098
6,233
20,197
34,667
451,143
*1917
12,770
376,138
29,221
5,429
25,487
35,718
471,993
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
* Facts are given for school year, July 1 to June 30, inclusive.
1 $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 5. - Annual Cost Per Capita of Maintaining Schools.
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
[ Based on the average membership. ]
YEAR.
Instruction and Supervision.
School Supply Expenses.
Janitors, Water, Heat and Light.
Total.
Assessors' Valuation of City.
Ratio of Cost of School Main- tenance to Valuation.
1886
$16 76
$1 34
$1 94
$20 03
$26,003,200
.00384
1887
16 68
. 45
2 37
20 50
27,469,300
.00388
1888
16 21
1 36
2 54
20 11
28,756,400
.00384
1889
16 20
1 66
2 24
20 10
30,004,600
.00399
1890
16 06
. 60
2 18
19 84
32,557,500
.00395
1891
17 54
2 14
2 71
22 39
36,843,400
.00395 .00407
1893
17 84
1 40
2 70
21 94
41,773,600
.00379
1894
18 43
1 51
2 96
22 90
44,142,900
.00374
1895
18 92
98
2 86
23 76
46,506,300
.00390
1896
20 00
2 18
3 17
25 35
49,013,050
.00418
1897
20 98
1 73
3 29
26 00
50,173,775
.00444
1898
20 83
1 65
3 22
25 70
50,739,700
.00460
1899
20 80
1 70
3 28
25 78
51,202,350
.00478
1900
21 67
. 60
3 24
26 51
52,513,400
.00496
1901
22 67
1 87
3 56
28 10
53,924,200
.00521
1902
22 52
1 86
3 19
27 57
55,485,370
.00517
1903
22 67
1 95
3 84
28 46
56,981,360
.00535
1904
23 03
. 93
3 52
28 48
58,056,700
.00544
1905
22 50
1 74
3 63
27 87
59,146,600
.00544
1906
22 63
1 92
3 45
28 00
60,371,500
.00546
1907
22 93
2 04
3 65
28 62
61,527,750
.00554
1908
24 21
2 17
3 65
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
. 89
4 27
30 71
74,887,800
.00568
*1915
24 90
2 03
3 92
30 85
77,153,500
.00575
*1916
26 25
1 88
4 41
32 54
79,304,329
.00569
*1917
26 72
2 05
4 61
33 38
78,921,472
.00595
1892
17 66
1 84
2 56
22 06
38,093,100
* Facts given for school year, July 1 to June 30, inclusive.
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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
1915
9,745
28,212
443,978
481,935
*1916
81,184
21,634
451,143
553,961
*1917
94,420
27,283
471,993
593,696
* Facts are given for school year, July 1 to June 30, inclusive.
123
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
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
69,272
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
1917
. 90,000
School Census.
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, in- clusive, April 1, 1917 :
Ward 1
2,249
Ward 2
3,112
Ward 3
1,271
WVard 4
1,395
Ward 5
1,954
Ward 6
2,540
Ward 7
2,943
Total
15,465
1915.
1916.
1917.
In public schools (school registration)
11,867
11,115
13,200
In private schools (school registration)
1,981
2,057
2,357
Total
. 13,848
13,172
15,557
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13, inclusive :- According to registration :-
In public schools, males
4,315
. females
4,414
8,729
According to census :-
In public schools, males
5,051
females
5,256
10,307
. According to census :-
Number of illiterate minors
115
Children between 5 and 7, out of school
1,575
Children between 14 and 16, at work
254
Children between 7 and 14, out sick .
51
Children between 7 and 14, out for other causes
80
·
.
·
.
.
.
124
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 8. - Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year
1916-17.
Rooms used for Classrooms in June
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending in June.
44 High
1,867
1,784
1,595
89.4
1,832
1,608
12 E. Som. Jr. High
391
355
333
93.8
·381
325
12 Winter Hill Jr. יו
527
464
442
95.2
514
429
9 Prescott
459
402
373
92.8
419
391
12 Hanscom
450
423
385
91.0
427
417
12 Bennett
467
425
404
95.1
428
427
6 Baxter
241
212
199
94.1
210
211
13 Knapp
537
487
462
94.8
496
469
6 Perry
257
233
219
94.0
245
239
12 Pope
578
529
496
93.7
533
514
10 Bell
459
412
391
94.9
436
372
4 Cummings
180
172
162
94.2
169
177
12 Edgerly.
589
511
471
92.2
521
487
13 Glines
665
604
570
94.7
611
610
6 Forster
338
301
282
93.7
320
295
16 Bingham
714
650
604
92.9
654
640
18 Carr
712
658
622
94.5
679
629
12 Morse
576
531
508
95.6
556
500
7 Proctor
339
318
296
93.1
325
327
4 Durell
169
157
147
93.6
153
157
8 Burns
371
341
318
93.2
353
342
10 Brown
506
469
440
93.8
479
442
12 Highland
553
505
480
95.0
526
472
13 Hodgkins
562
492
482
97.9
523
482
16 Cutler
719
694
658
94.8
670
635
4 Lincoln
196
165
154
93.3
178
161
8 Lowe
373
342
320
93.5
335
341
2 Atypical
30
30
26
86.6
30
29
4 Boys' Vocational.
74
48
45
93.7
48
46
6 Girls' Vocational.
68
56
49
87.5
58
47
323
Total
13,967
12,770
11,933
93.7
13,109
12,221
313 Total for 1915-16
14,647
13,191
12,323
93.4
13,078| 12,792
125
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 9. - Statistics of High School for School Year October 2, 1916, to June 28, 1917.
Number of teachers, including head master
76
Number of days school kept
168
Number enrolled
1,973
Average number belonging
1,595.3
Per cent. of attendance
93.9
Tardiness
Dismissals .
In Class 1921-A February, 1917
June
Per cent. of loss
11.8
In Class 1920-B October, 1916 .
307
Per cent. of loss
12.3
In Class 1920-A October, 1916 ·
202
June
157
Per cent. of loss
22.3
In Class 1919-B October, 1916 .
394
June . .
14.7
Per cent. of loss
140
Per cent. of loss
22.9
In Class 1918-B October, 1916 June .
260
Per cent. of loss
11.9
In Class 1918-A October, 1916 .
112
June .
103
Per cent. of loss
8.04
In Class 1917-B October, 1916 June
225
Per cent. of loss
5.9
In Class 1917-A October, 1916
84
February .
80
Per cent. of loss
4.8
Specialstudents, October, 1916 June
30
Total, October, 1916
1,832
June .
1,608
Per cent. of loss
12.2
Number of graduates, male
135
Number of graduates, female Total
340
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 4 mos.
Average age, female graduates
18 yrs.
Number entering college
52
Number of graduates entering technical schools
12
Number of graduates entering normal schools . Cost of instruction
$83,933 00
Cost of supplies Total cost
8,545 71
Per capita cost of instruction
47 05
Per capita cost of supplies
4 79
Total cost per capita
51 84
.
108
In Class 1919-A October, 1916 June ·
350
June
93
82
1,783.8
Average daily attendance
2,111
752
336
295
239
16
205
17
92,478 71
126
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 10. - Pupils by Grades, June, 1917.
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
· Never in First Grade Before.
Men.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
High
Special
19
11
30
Thirteenth
155
173
328
Twelfth
148
220
368
Eleventh
231
262
493
Tenth
181
208
389
Total
21
55
734
874
1,608
Junior High
Tenth
50
80
139
Ninth
124
149
273
Eighth
161
181
342
Total
7
27
1
344
410
754
Grammar
Ninth
9
13
181
190
371
Eighth
16
269
308
577
Seventh
26
470
494
964
Sixth
27
517
499
1,016
Fifth
29
556
6:24
1,180
66
Fourth
32
2
595
655
1,250
Total Grammar
9
143
2
2,588
2,770
5,358
Third ..
31
2
646
688
1,334
Second
31
686
630
1,316
First
35
6
758
715
1,473
1,046
Total Primary
97
8
2,090
2,033
4,123
Total Grammar and Primary
9
240
10
4,678
4,803
9,481
Kindergarten
4
4
114
102
216
Special
2
10
27
13
40
Cadets
4
2
16
13
29
Boys' Vocational.
6
46
46
Girls' Vocational.
8
47
47
.
Grand Total
45
350
15
5,959
6,262
12,221
66
Primary 66
Atypical.
127
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 11. - Pupils in High and Grammar Schools, 1916-1917.
High
School.
Grannar
and Primary
Schools.
Kinder-
gartens.
Vocational
School
for Boys.
Vocational
School
for Girls.
Schools.
Total.
Annual enrollment
1,967
11.6-6
242
74
65
3)
13.967
Average membership
1,784
10,652
200
56
30
12,770
Average attendance
1,595
10.034
151
15
49
26
11.933
Per cent. of attendance.
89.4
94.2
92.0
93.7
57.5
36.6
93.7
Number cases of tardiness
2.111
4,740
152
304
1.
7.325
Number cases of dismissal
752
2.55>
10
12
3,332
Number cases of punishment
139
141
Membership, October, 1916
1,-32
10.949
192
30
13.109
Membership, June, 1917
1,60>
10.275
216
46
17
29
12.221
Table 12. - Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September and February.
1914-15
1915-16
1916-17
SCHOOL ..
Sept.
Feb.
Sept.
Feb.
Sept.
Prescott
5S
11
45
23
40
Hanscom
S2
24
66
20
S5
Bennett
65
9
73
26
72
Baxter
32
17
31
15
35
Knapp
9
15
27
14
19
Perry
33
12
64
12
27
Pope
12
6
36
8
46
Cummings
61
15
51
13
10
Edgerly
33
10
26
17
33
Glines.
4º
31
43
26
57
Forster
12
21
33
25
Bingham
57
27
51
25
52
Carr
55
16
56
21
51
Morse
41
23
61
23
65
Proctor
43
S
25
16
38
Durell
3
8
23
11
21
Burns
58
27
16
17
59
Brown
47
20
47
22
70
Highland
50
25
19
23
41
Cutler
0
0
43
0
73
Lincoln
45
30
44
18
55
Lowe
65
12
64
77
42
Total
966
367
955
460
1,046
Grand Total
1,333
1,415
1,046
Atypical
Bell
Hodgkins
128
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 13-A. - Grammar School Graduates, 1917.
Number Certificated for High School.
Number En- tering High School.
SCHOOLS.
Number receiving Diplomas.
Conditionally .
Unconditionally.
Conditionally .
Unconditionally.
Knapp
67
4
63
4
49
Bell
94
7
86
4
61
Carr
55
2
45
1
35
Morse
66
4
62
45
*Brown
48
3
45
3
36
*Highland
119
9
105
7
81
*Hodgkins
43
1
25
1
21
*Cutler
36
5
31
4
25
Total.
528
35
462
24
353
1
* Entered West Somerville Junior High School.
Table 13-B. - Junior High School Graduates, 1917.
Number promoted from Junior High School to Sopho- more class, Senior High School.
Number entering Senior High School Sophomore class from Junior High Schools.
SCHOOLS.
Condi-
tionally.
Uncon- dition-
ally.
Condi-
tionally.
Uncon- dition-
ally.
East Somerville Junior
19
32
15
28
Winter Hill Junior
20
54
13
50
Total
39
86
28
78
.
129
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 14. - Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1916-1917.
1916.
1917.
Change.
Number of visits to the schools
819
649
-170.
Number of visits to the homes
1,250
1,348
+98
Number of cases investigated .
1,357
1,472
+115
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
360
308
-- 52.
Number of different pupils who were tru- ants or habitual absentees .
256
240
-16
Number who were truants for the first time . . Number who were truants for the second time · . Number who were truants for three or more times
49
36
-13:
Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees
45
45
· Number of cases of parental neglect of chil- dren found and reported to charitable institutions
5
6
+1
Number of cases of removal of children from the custody of parents by order of the court
2
5
+3
Number of visits to mercantile or manu- facturing establishments ·
37
80
+43
Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates
56
120
+64
Number of working certificates investi- gated
128
....
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
357
528
+171
Number of employment certificates re- issued to boys
202
167
-35
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
258
355
+97
re- Number of employment certificates issued to girls
131
163
+32
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
1,390
1,411
+21
Number of transfer cards investigated
1,449
1,427
-22
Number of truants in the County Training school at the close of the year
18
17
-1
Amount paid for board of truants
$885.26
$837.56
-$47.70
Salary of Attendance Officer, Benjamin R. Jones
185
143
-42
. $1,350.00 $1,500.00 +$150.00 ,
+7
188
195
19
9
-- 10>
....
130
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 14. (Continued). - Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department. For School Year 1916-1917.
Disposition of truancy and absenteeism cases :-
Warned and returned to school
153
Transferred to other schools.
8
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)
26
Left school (over 16 years)
10
Removed from city
19
Brought before court and returned to school.
5
Brought before court and sent to Training School
7
Returned to Training School for breaking parole
1
Parents brought before court for keeping children out of school (convicted )
3
Sent to Lyman School
3
Given in charge of State Board of Charity
1
Given in charge of Society Prevention of Cruelty to Children
3
Given in charge of Home for Destitute Catholic Children
1
240
Table 14-A. - Truancies and Absenteeism by Ages and Grades.
BY AGES.
GRADES.
Totals.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 or Over
I
4
10
4
1
19
II.
1
4
10
3
19
III
5
13
8
6
1
35
1V
1
6
9
7
3
3
3
32
VI.
11
19
6
3
52
VII
2
11
21
13
6
53
VIII
3
S
7
20
1X
3
6
3
14
x
3
4
2
11
XI.
1
3
XII.
1
6
7
XIII.
3
1
1
1
6
Total.
5
17
20
23
27
42
38
59
35
i
29
13
308
8
7
37
3
10-
1
6
16
Ungraded.
131
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 14-B. - Truants and Absentees by Schools.
School.
No. of Truants
High
16
Prescott
25
Hanscom
14
Bennett
12
Baxter
5
Knapp
13
Perry
3
Pope
19
Bell
9
Cummings
2
Edgerly
13
Glines
4
Forster
2
Bingham
15
Carr
25
Morse
8
Proctor
5
Durell
4
Burns
Brown
Highland
Hodgkins
Cutler
4
Lincoln
..
Lowe
3
East Somerville Junior High
7
Winter Hill Junior High
1
St. Joseph's Parochial
41
Not attending school; found on street.
41
Total
308
132
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 15. - Attendance in Elementary Evening Schools from October, 1916, to March, 1917.
Bell.
Highland.
Total.
Enrolled
Male Female
362
103
465
99
41
140
Total
461
144
605
Ave. membership
Male Female
56
27
170 83
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