Report of the city of Somerville 1918, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 396


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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


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