USA > Massachusetts > Middlesex County > Somerville > Report of the city of Somerville 1918 > Part 11
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26
School Supplies.
Light.
Heating. Janitors.
School Tele- phones.
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
402,0921
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
1918
12,656
410,589
33,587
6,966
35,839
42,063
18
529,062
+ $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
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.
1912
$23 61
$2 12
$3 99
$29 72
$69,632,540
$ .00556
1913
24 54
1 91
4 18
30 63
71,848,811
.00559
1914
24 55
1 89
4 27
30 71
74,887,800
.00568
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
1918
29 58
2 40
6 09
38 07
84,639,280
.00625
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
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
1918
100,177
30,126
529,062
659,365
YEAR.
Average Member- ship.
155
.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS. For School Year 1917-18.
1842
1,013
1900
61,643
1911
78,000
1850
3,540
1901
63,000
1912
80,000
1860
8,025
1902
65,273
1913
81,000
1865
9,366
1903
67,500
1914
85,000
1870
14,693
1905
69,272
1915
86,854
1875
21,594
1906
70,875
1916
. 88,000
1880
24,985
1907
72,000
1917
90,000
1885
29,992
1908
75,500
1918
91,000
1890
40,117
1909
75,500
1895
52,200
1910
77,236
School Census.
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, April 1, 1918
14,811
School Registration.
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, April 1, 1918 :-
In public schools
11,588
In private schools
2.322
Total
13,910
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13, inclusive: -
In public schools, males . females
4,327
4.391
8,718
In private schools, males .
870
females
891
1,761
Total
10,479 ;
·
Table 7-A - Distribution of Pupils By Ages, April 1, 1918.
AGE.
Total
Above Normal Age
Per cent. Above Normal Age
GRADE.
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
'20
Kgn.
145
69
1
215
1.
5
808
667
116
14
4
1,614
134
8.30
2.
15
462
657
174
30
4
1
1
1,344
210
15.63
3
13
492
532
199
62
12
5
1
1,346
279
20.73
1.
33
457
535
223
86
22
1
2
1,362
337
24.74
.
1
63
453
443
183
69
18
8
1
1,239
279
22.52
6.
3
99
465
392
206
63
6
1
1,235
276
22.35
7.
9
82
349
325
137
29
7
1
939
174
18.53
8
1
7
122
336
261
110
14
1
852
125
14.67
9
1
16
149
302
210
54
15
1
748
70
9.36
10
6
42
196
234
120
30
3
1
632
34
5.38
11.
1
. 1
30
122
177
61
17
1
410
18
4.39
12.
7
60
128
109
48
9
3
364
12
3.30
13 ..
3
43
126
95
28
16
311
16
5.14
P. G
1
3
8
4
2
18
'Total
150
892
1173
1299
1243
1330
1287-
1168
1156
1019
784
546
344
173
42
23
12,629
Under Normal Grade
116
188
233
289
282
303
223
155
77
15
22
10
21
Per cent.under Normal Grade
8.93
15.12
17.52
22.46
24.14
26.21
21.88
19.77
14.10
13.08
12.72
23.81
91.30
:156
ANNUAL REPORTS.
5.
157
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 8. - Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year-
1917-1918.
Rooms used for Classrooms in June
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending in Jnue.
*74 High
1,520
1,311
1,214
92.6
1,486
1,215
14 E. Som. Jr. High
466
410
385
94.0
451
368
12 Winter Hill Jr. High.
543
484
463
95.7
527
447
24 W. Somerville Jr. High
794
720
682
94.7
752
614
7 Prescott
394
342
312
91.2
336
339
10 Hanscom
526
460
422
91.7
478
443
11 Bennett
429
384
359
93.5
381
383
6 Baxter
243
205
190
92.7
211
213
13 Knapp
527
471
446
94.7
493
466
6 Perry
262
231
212
91.7
243
227
12 Pope
558
508
472
92.9
519
487
11 Bell
440
386
363
94.0
415
365
4 Cummings
2229
185
166
89.7
189
198
12 Edgerly
646
565
521
92.2
561
544
13 Glines
727
636
594
93.4
649
647
6 Forster
323
290
273
94.1
302
289
16 Bingham
738
676
618
91.4
689
670
18 Carr
734
673
626
93.0
678
646
11 Morse
492
452
429
95.0
461
433
7 Proctor
38
322
301
93.5
334
316
4 Durell
179
163
148
90.8
167
167
8 Burns
353
319
299
93.7
332
318
10 Brown
492
446
414
92.8
438
445
11 Highland
502
454
431
95.0
458
440
6 Hodgkins
291
249
235
94.4
251
26:
17 Cutler
791
713
669
93.8
724
694
4 Lincoln
169
147
134
91.1
204
150
8 Lowe
392
337
315
93.5
341
343
2 Atypical
29
29
25
86.1
30
29
6 Boys' Vocational
70
50
46
91.9
57
7 Girls' Vocational
49
38
34
89.5
43
30
370
Total
14,256
12,656
11,798
93.2
13,200 12,235
323 Total for 1916-17.
13,967
12,770
11,933
93.7
13,109 12.221
*Includes all rooms used for school exercises.
158
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 9 .- Statistics of High School for School Year September 12, 1917, to June 27, 1918.
Number of teachers, including head master .
70
Number of days school kept .
175
Number enrolled
1,520
Average number belonging
1,310.8
Average daily attendance
1,214
Tardinesses
3,002
Dismissals
362
In Class 1921 September
227
June
185
Per cent. of loss
18.5
In Class 1920-B September
451
June
374
Per cent. of loss
17.1
In Class 1920-A September
111
June
98
Per cent. of loss
11.7
in Class 1919-B September
286
June
241
Per cent. of loss
15.7
In Class 1919-A September
85
June
77
Per cent. of loss
9.4
in Class 1918-B September
253
· June
223
Per cent. of loss
11.8
In Class 1918-A September
38
February
38
Per cent. of loss
0
Special Students, September
13
June
17
Total, September
1,464
June
1,215
Per cent. of loss
16.3
Number of graduates, male
119
Number of graduates, female Total
332
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 4 mos.
Average age, female graduates
18 yrs. 4 mos.
Number entering college
61
Number of graduates entering technical schools
12
Number of graduates entering normal schools Cost of instruction
$84,738 45
Cost of supplies
9,221 88
Total cost
93,960 33
Per capita cost of instruction
64 64
Per capita cost of supplies
7 03
Total cost per capita
71 67
213
9
159
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 10. - Pupils by Grades, June, 1918.
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Women.
Men.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
High
Special
6
11
17
Thirteenth
106
194
300
Twelfth
122
217
339
Eleventh
143
231
374
Tenth
85
100
185
Total
20
49
462
753
1,215
Junior High
Tenth
138
231
369
Ninth
209
266
475
Eighth
262
323
585
Total
10
56
609
8:20
1,429
Grammar ..
Ninth
8
7
8-1
110
194
Eighth
7
91
113
204
Seventh
21
445
413
888
Sixth
30
1
547
642
1,189
Fifth
28
574
631
1,205
Fourth
31
656
684
1,340
Total Grammar. ...
8
127
1
2,397
2,623
5,020
Primary
Third ..
32
687
631
1,318
Second
33
2
660
675
1,335
First.
34
1
812
756
1,568
1,456
Total Primary
99
3
2,159
2,062
4,221
Total Grammar and Primary
8
226
1
4,556
4,685
9,241
Kindergarten
1
4
119
90
209
Special
2
10
16
20
36
Cadets
9
Atypical
2
18
11
29
Boys' Vocational
6
16
46
Girls' Vocational.
7
30
30
Grand Total.
46
363
8 5,826
6.409
12,235
Never in First Grade Before.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
16
160
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 11. - Pupils in High, Junior High, and Grammar Schools, . 1917-1918.
High
School.
Junior
High
Schools
Grammar
and Primary
Schools.
Kinder-
gartens.
Vocational
School
for Boys.
Vocational
School
for Girls.
Atypical
Schools.
Total.
Annual enrollment
1,520
1,803
10,551
234
70
49
29
14,256
Average membership
1,311
1.614
9,411
203
50
.38
29
12,656
Average attendance
1,214
1,530
8,762
· 187
46
31
25
11,798
Per cent. of attendance
92.6
94.8
93.1
92.1
91.9
89.5
86.1
93.2
Number cases of tardiness
3,002
729
4,475
11
· 370
344
19
8,970
Number cases of dismissals
362
396
2,057
42
2,857
Membership, October, 1917
1,468
1,730
9.662
210
57
43
30
13,200
Membership, June, 1918
1,215
1,429
9,277
209
46
30
29
12,235
No. cases corp. punishment.
1
92
93
Table 12. - Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1
SCHOOL.
Sept.
Feb.
Sept.
Sept.
Prescott
45
23
40
49
Hanscom
66
20
85
100
Bennett
73
26
72
84
Baxter
31
15
35
32
Knapp
27
14
· 19
42
Perry
64
12
27
43
Pope
36
8
46
51
Cummings
51
13
40
71
Edgerly
26
17
33
Glines.
43
26
57
91
Forster
44
33
25
31
Bingham .
51
25
52
102
Carr
56
21
51
92
Morse
61
23
65
67
Proctor
25
16
38
46
Durell
23
11
21
45
Burns
16
17
59
107
Brown
47
70
77
Hodgkins
19
23
41
50
Cutler
43
0
73
96
Lincoln
41
18
55
4.5
Lowe
64
77
42
90
Total
955
460
1,046
1,456
Grand Total.
1,415
1,046
1,456
H
1917
1915-16
1916
161
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 13. - Promotions to High School Grade.
To 10th To 9th (Freshmen) (Sophomore) In High School In High School
To 9th (Senior) In Junior High School
Promoted
Entered
Promoted
Entered
Promoted
Entered
High
168
153
E. Somerville Jr. High
79
66
92
70
188
154
Winter Hill Jr. High
132
117
131
103
147
133
W. Somerville Jr. High
162
142
240
218
209
185
Knapp
49
27
57
43
Bell
55
44
72
68
Carr
38
28
48
44
Morse
47
40
21
17
Total
541
478
652
530
745
644
162
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 14 .- Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1917-1918.
1917
1918
Change
Number of visits to the schools
649
542
-- 107
Number of visits to the homes
1,348
1,245
103
Number of cases investigated
1,472
1,336
-136
ancy or absenteeism
308
348
+-40
Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual absentees
240
270
+30
"Number who were truants for the first time
195
216
+-21
Number who were truants for the second time .
36
42
+6
Number who were truants for three or more times . Number of girls who were truants or absentees
9
12
+3
Number of cases of removal of chil- dren from the custody of parents by order of the court .
5
2
. -3
Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments ·
80
52
-28
Number of minors found to be work- ing without employment certifictes Number of working certificates in- vestigated
120
121
+1
128
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
528
702
+174
Number of employment certificates reissued to boys
167
501
+334
"Number of employment certificates issued to girls
355
480
+125
Number of employment certificates reissued to girls
163
254
+91
· Number of educational literate cer- tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age .
1,411
1.519
+108
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age .
143
140
-3
Number of transfer cards investi- gated .
1,427
1,488
+61
Number of truants in the County
Training school at the close of the year ·
17
0
Amount paid for board of truants .
17 $837.56
$788.13 -$49.43
·
45
49
+4
· Number of cases of parental neglect of children found and reported to charitable institutions
6
4
-2
Number of cases found to be tru-
163
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 14 .- (Continued) .- Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department.
For the School Year 1917-1918.
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :
Warned and returned to school
176
Transferred to other schools
6
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)
26
Left school (over 16 years)
4
Removed from city
19
Brought before court and returned to school
12
Brought before court and sent to Training School
10
Returned to Training School for breaking parole .
1
Parents brought before court for keeping children cut of school (convicted)
1
Sent to Lyman School .
6
Given in charge of State Board of Charity
4
Given in charge of Home for Destitute Catholic Children
1
Given in charge of Home Angel Guardian .
1
Given in charge of Working Boys' Home .
1
270
Table 14-A. - Truancies and Habitual Absenteeism by Ages and Grades.
BY AGES.
GRADES.
Total.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
1.
15
16 or Over
I
2
2
12
II.
1
1
6
1
3
1
1
20
III
3
13
10
3
1
1
31
IV
5
17
17
6
1
1
47
1
19
12
13
1
51
VI.
5
22
18
6
1
1
53
VII
1
1
9
30
18
3
62
VIII
12
15
S
37
IX
3
10
4
17
Y.
3
1
2
6
XI
XII.
1
1
Boys' Voc 1.
3
:
6
Total
1
18
11
24 32
46
53
77
58
22
6
348
1
3
Ungraded ..
Given in charge of Society Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- dren
164
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 14-B .- Truants and Habitual Absentees by Schools. 1917-18.
School
No. of Truants
High
9
Prescott
4
Hanscom
3
Bennett
9
Baxter
0
Knapp
21
Perry
0
Pope
24
Bell
12
Cummings
6
Edgerly
35
· Glines
8
Forster
1
Bingham
17
Carr
35
Morse
9
Proctor
7
Durell
Burns
2
Brown
2
Highland
13
Hodgkins
3
Cutler
4
Lincoln
0
Lowe
2
East Somerville Junior High
22
Winter Hill Junior High
5
West Somerville Junior High
11
St. Joseph's Parochial
39
Boys' Vocational School.
?
Not attending school; found on street
41
Total
348
165
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 15. - Attendance in Elementary Evening Schools from October, 1917, to June, 1918.
Bell.
Morse
Highland.
Total.
Enrolled
Male Female
227 79
45
76
348
10
32
121
Total
306
55
108
469
Ave. membership
Male Female
S6
15
41
142
39
5
23
67
Total
125
20
64
209
Ave. attendance
Male Female
31
4
18
53
Total
98
15
45
158
Per cent. Att. out of No. belonging
78.4
75.0
70.3
75.6
Per cent. Att. out of No. enrolled
32.0
27.3
41.7
33.7
1
1
2
Ave. No. of teachers.
Małe Female
9
1
3
13
Total
10
1
4
15
No. of sessions
77
77
77
Teachers, cost of
$1,859.00
$209.00
$682.00:
$2,750.00
Janitors, fuel, supplies, and light, cost of
430.59
276.15
241.98
948.72
Total $2,289.59
$485.15
8923.98
$3,698.72
Cost per pupil per evening. Cost per evening
$0.237
$0.315
$0.187
$0.23
29.73
6.30
12.00
48.04
Cost per pupil in ave. membership.
14.31
24.25
14.44
17.70
Cost per pupil in ave. at- tendance
23.36
32.34
20.53
23.41
67
11
27
105
166
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 15. (Concluded) .- Evening High School-Season of 1917-18.
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
447
336
783
Average membership
235
187
422
Average attendance
160
141
301
Number of teachers
9
10
19
Number sessions
55
Cost of instruction
$3,733 00
Cost of janitors, fuel, supplies and light
1,041 18
Total cost
$4,774 18
Cost per pupil per evening. 0 205
Average attendance: October, 516; November, 369; December, 309; April, 171; May, 142.
Table 16. - Grammar School Graduates.
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
YEAR.
Prescott.
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
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
13
31
46
36
50
36
28
382
8,029
4.75
281
73.56
1899
37
50
62
48
49
40
34
39
37
468
8,351
5.60
345
73.72
1900
36
45
43
31
43
47
44
34
42
36
.. )
4:34
8,689
4.99
317
73.00
1901
84
38
70)
48
72
47
38
41
36
497
8,811
5.64
372
74.80
1902
41
48
61
45
67
46
35
31
32
40)
497
9,328
5.33
350
70.40
1903
34
45
62
65
51
28
34
31
47
181
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
1905
40
74
44
85
47
42
48
61
36
31
606
10,298
5.88
163
76.40
1906
54
67
44
109
49
44
6-4
58
40)
13
640
10,209
6.22
474
74.10
1907
37
67
44
126
81
36
56
59
62
60
725
10,-140
6.94
561
77.40
1908
44
51
71
71
88
50
6-4
66
61
42
58
36
40)
7.42
10,410
7.13
551
74.26
1909
27
59
75
44
95
82
48
70)
43
66
36
741
10,582
7.00
546
73.68
1910
30
53
1 72
48
96
68
56
80
62
32
57
39
743
10,451
7.10
521
70.12
1911
69
82
633
93
48
43
82
59
37
46
805
10,101
7.97
609
75.65
1912
0+
75
79
56
90)
70
62
79
62
43
47
781
9,806
7.96
538
68.88
1913
41
34
71
44
113
51
39
59
38
26
43
46
-47
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
1916
53
56
90
46
96
64
55
69
29
36
60
38
34
781
10,998
7.10
599
76.70
1917
94
66
119
67
13
48
36
528
10,652
4.96
557
67.61
1918
56
55
50
16
207
10,719
1.93
139
67.15
1,059
1,549
1,770
1,424
2,176
1,359
1,057
1,358
992
797
998
509
455
174
15,677| 261,453
5,99 |11,396 72.69
ting.
Bell.
Forster.
Morse.
Highland.
Edgerly.
Pope.
Knapp.
Hodgkins.
Glines.
Carr.
Bingham.
Brown.
('utler.
Total.
Average
Membership
and Primary
of Average
Membership
Entered
Per cent.
Entering of
those Gradua-
1890
1
!
374
6,955
5.37
255
68.18
1896
38
-
42
36
34
-
1
1
62
1
-
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
167
Per cent.
Graduating.
High School.
of Grammar
Schools.
39
. ).)
:
1
168
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 17. - Attendance Statistics. FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
DECEMBER
ENROLLMENT
Average
Average Membership Attendance Attendance
Per cent. of
Number of Tardi- nesses
Ratio of Tardiness to Average Attendance
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
1917
13,967
12,770
11,933
93.7
7,325
0.613
1918
14,256
12,656
11,798
93.2
8,970
0.760
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.
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
1917
12,770
1,973
15.45
340
2.66
1918
12,656
1,520
12.01
332
2.62
Table 19 .- Promotions for School Year Ending June 27, 1918. Junior High Schools.
YEAR
On June Promotion List
Promoted to next Grade
Kept Back
I
610
545
65
II
511
486
25
III
406
374
32
Total
1527
1405
122
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 27, 1918. Junior High Schools.
YEAR
On June Promotion List
Promoted to next Grade
Kept Back
I
100
89.3
10.7
II
100
95.1
4.9
III
100
92.1
7.9
Average.
100
92.0
8.0
169
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 19-A. - Promotions for School Year Ending June 27, 1918. Grammar Grades.
GRADE.
On Jime
Promotion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted
to next Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Retarded.
Promoted more
than One Grade.
Special Promo-
tions during Year.
Dropped Back
after Three
Months' Trial.
I
1,598
1,191
98
294
15
-
II
1,349
1,108
98
140
3
1
?
III
1,325
1,078
123
112
12
1
3
IV
1,359
1,114
135
108
2
1
1 .
V
1,216
957
146
109
4
1
3
VI
1,217
864
200
131
22
2
8
VII
918
712
134
69
3
2
1
VIII
218
162
39
17
IX
198
174
15
00
1
1
Total
9,398
7,360
988
9SS
62
9
20
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 27, 1918.
GRADE.
On June
Promotion List.
Unconditionally
to next Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Retarded.
Promoted more
than One Grade.
Special Promo-
tions during Year.
Dropped Back
after Three
Months' Trial.
I
100
74.5
6.1
18.4
1.0
II
100
82.1
7.3
10.4
0.2
0.1
III
100
81.4
9.3
8.4
0.9
0.2
IV
100
82.0
10.0
7.9
0.1
100
78.7
12.0
9.0
0.3
0.2
VI
100
71.0
16,4
10.8
1.8
0.1
0.6
VII
100
77.5
14.6
7.5
0.3
0.2
VIII
100
74.3
18.0
7.7
IX
100
87.9
7.6
4.0
0.5
0.5
Average ...
100
78.3
10.5
10.5
0.7
0.2
Promotees
1
Promoted
Promotees
170
Table 20. - Resignations of Teachers, 1918. .
SCHOOL.
Teacher.
Resignation Took Effect
In Service
High
39
Frank M. Hawes
8
S. Thomas Hall
·2
66
Charles A. Dickerman
66
4
6 mos.
66
Ellen S. Patten
3
M. Genevieve Smith
7
9 mos.
Helen. F. Lyon
October,,
4
4
Mary L. Norton
June 30, 66
1
2
Veronica McQuillian
3
3
Winter Hill Junior High
Anna J. Dolan
October,
2
Edith E. Neylan
June 30,
4
66
66
Louise V. Richardson
June 30,
15
-
West Somerville
Florence (1. Bowen
June 30,
4
Bennett
June 30,
10
2 mos.
Edgerly
Mary E. Stiles
44
Carr
Dee. 30,
31
+ mos.
Carr
Persis A. Richardson
June 30,
1
9
.
6
Hodgkins
Hazel McMillan
April,
1
Cutler
Bernard B. Patten
February,
Boys' Vocational
DIED
-
Caroline G. Baker
April 21, September 21
21
8
Bennett High
Bertha A. Raymond
18
1
4
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Ethel V. Chisholm
Nov. 29,
11
N. Irene Ellis
June 30,
2
66
66
Augusta H. Bergin
January,
S. Ellen Brown
M. Eva Warren (on leave of absence )
35
Glines ..
Harriet A. Hills
May E. Berry
Brown
10
Inez Prentiss
6
.
Charlotte A. Norton
June 30,
4 years 4 mos.
.
East Somerville Junior High
Gladys S. Jennison
2
2
Table 21. - Teachers Elected in 1918.
SCHOOL.
Teacher
Coming From Salary
Service Began
High
Edith II. Bradford
Barre, Vt. $950
September, 1918
Margaret E. Ford
Danbury, Conn.
950
Cornelia D. Pratt
Charleston, Me.
900
Bernice O. Newborg
Barre, Vt.
800
B. Phoebe Abbott
Somerville
800
October, 1916
Ruth S. Woodworth
Not teaching
700
September,
1918
Cleo A. O' Donnell
Everett
1,000
Albert O. Plantinga
Not teaching
1,450
..
1917
Veronica MeQuillian
Arlington Heights
600
April,
1917
Velma B. Strout
Turners Falls
850
September,
1918
Olive E. Whittier
Taunton
850
..
..
6.
..
Winter Hill Junior High
Lucy E. French
Somerville
700
6.
650
Not teaching
600
1918
Hazel M. Cushing
900
Pennsylvania
850
Dartmouth
800
Somerville
850
October,
1916
Blanche Preston
850
November,
1917
¥
66
¥
Edith M. Nickerson
Milford, N. 11.
800
1918
Ralph E. Farnsworth
Central Falls, R. I.
1,300
Somerville
850
December,
1916
Grace M. Sanders
650
September, 1917
Geneva C. Tobey
650
Gertrude E. Tynan
650
:
..
Helen B. Ryan
Revere
750
Mary A. Hickey
Kingston
700
1917
Dorothy A. Chapin
Clare B. Sweeney
Frances D. Bryant
Bridgewater
..
66
West Somerville Junior High
Augusta H. Bergin
Not teaching Boston
700
September, 66
1917
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
171
66
East Somerville Junior High
..
..
..
Hazel W. Ruggles
Topsfield
800
Somerville
600
Alice M. MeNally
Gladys E. Teele
Ruth C. Harrington
Miriam E. Priest
Mae W. Conant
..
Table 21. (Concluded) - Teachers Elected in 1918.
SCHOOL.
Teacher
Coming From
Salary
Service Began
West Somerville Junior High
Marcella M. Garrick
Somerville
600
September, 1917
William S. Franklin
Not teaching
1,200
November, 1918
Junior High, Vinal Avenue
Annette B. MacKnight
Quincy
950
September, 1918
Clarisse L. Tirrell
Avon
850
Hartford, Conn.
800
66
-
Katherine Read
Woodsville, N. H.
700
Pope
C. Edith Taylor
Somerville
600
1917
Edgerly
Myrtle M. Irwin
650
October,
1916
Glines.
Alice C. Blodgett
750
May,
1917
Bingham
May B. Thompson
Concord, N. H.
750
January,
1918
Ethel M. Gross
Somerville
550
September,
1917
Barbara E. Drummey
Maynard
750
April,
1918
M. Gertrude McCarthy
Somerville
600
September
1917
Carr
Mabel R. Ingham
700
October,
1912
Margaret M. Brennan
600
September,
1917
Alice M. Cumming
600
Morse
Louise F. Deady
600
January,
1916
Brown.
Maude E. Abbott
Malden
875
March,
1918
Boys' Vocationad
Phillip J. Hefferman
Not teaching
1,100
September,
1918
Roy R. King
1,300
March,
1918
Special (Physical Training) ...
Alma Porter
Reading
750
April,
1918
172
ANNUAL REPORTS.
E. Marie Burchell
173:
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 22 .- Leave of Absence of Teachers.
Ellen S. Patten, from March 1 to June 30, 1918.
Augustus B. Tripp, from October 1 to June 30, 1919. Hattie M. Baker, for school year 1918-19.
Francis A. Ryan, from September 1 to January 1, 1919. Mary L. Guyton, for school year 1918-19.
Ida M. Record, for school year 1918-19. Walter W. Newcombe, from September 1 to February 1, 1919 .. Ethel V. Chisholm, for school year 1918-19.
George H. Lusk, from May 1 to January 1, 1919.
Melvin T. Carver, from September 1 to March 1, 1919.
Eva G. Hardy, from November 1 to June 30, 1919. Frances L. McGann, from September 1 to June 30, 1919.
Blanche E. Thompson, for school year 1918-19. Cora E. Crawford, for school year 1918-19.
Annie H. Hall, from May 1 to June 30, 1918.
Gertrude W. Leighton, from February 1 to June 30, 1918. Marion P. Crawford, from April 1 to June 30, 1918.
Clarence W. Dickey, from June 1 to January 1, 1919.
Cadets.
Catherine E. Giles Helen A. Moran
Table 23 .- Transfers of Teachers.
Teachers
From To
Gladys L. Swallow
H. S. to E. S. Jr. High
Anna J. Coll .
. E. Som. Jr. High Jr. H., Vinal Ave ..
Charlotte Holmes .
E. Som. Jr. High Jr. H., Vinal Ave.
Joseph A. Ewart .
. W. Hill Jr. High Asst. Supt. Sch.
Gertrude Chaffin
V. Hill Jr. High High
F. Gertrude Perkins
W. Hill Jr. High High
Dorothy A. Chapin
W. Som. Jr. High
W. Hill Jr. High
Lydia A. Jones
. W. Som. Jr. High High
Mary L. Abbott .
Prescott
Carr
Hazel N. Friend
Prescott
Carr
Julia M. Riordan
Bennett
John S. Emerson
Knapp
WV. Hill Jr. High
Minnie A. Holden
Knapp to E. S. Jr. W. Hill Jr. High.
N. Theresa McCarthy
Knapp
Jr. H., Vinal Ave.
Clara B. Sackett
Knapp
Jr. H., Vinal Ave ..
Edith Hersey
Knapp
W. Som. Jr. High
Florence G. Hopkins
Knapp
W. Som. Jr. High
Marion F. Orne .
Knapp
W. Som. Jr. High
Olivia H. Norcross
Knapp
Edith French
Pope
Jr. H., Vinal Ave ..
Emma J. Kennedy
Pcpe
Jr. H., Vinal Ave: Jr. H., Vinal Ave.
George M. Wadsworth Eva R. Barton .
. Bell
Pope
Lillian E. Haskell
Bell
Carr
Julia A. Simmons
Bell
Carr
Mabel T. Totman
Bell
Cutler
M. Eunice Young
Bell
Cutler
Alice L. Davis
. Bell
Jr. H., Vinal Ave.
Ada G. Macdonald
Bell
Jr. H., Vinal Ave:
.
Knapp
W. Som. Jr. High
Brown
·
.
. Bell
Mary A. Whitney
Prescott Morse Atypical Class
.
Clara B. Parkhurst
·
.
174
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 23. (Continued). - Transfers of Teachers.
Rena S. Hezelton
Bell
Jr. H., Vinal Ave.
Blanche G. North
Bell
Jr. H., Vinal Ave.
Esther L. Small
Bell
Jr. H., Vinal Ave.
Cora J. Demond
Forster ·
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.