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2 .- SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Number of school buildings in June
30
Number of classrooms in use in June
388
Valuation of school property
$2,164,600
3 .- TEACHERS.
*1918
*1919
Change
In high schools
70
69
-1
In junior high schools
108
106
-2
In elementary schools
204
206
+2
In kindergartens
8
8
0
Total in elementary schools
212
214
+2
Vocational school for boys
6
6
0
Vocational school for girls
7
6
-1
Atypical classes
3
3
0
Cadet teachers
2
2
0
Special
10
11
+1
Total
418
417
-1
4 .- ATTENDANCE FOR YEAR.
*1918
*1919
Change
Entire enrollment for the year
14,256
14,039
-217
Average number belonging
12,656
12,733
+77
Average number attending
11,798
11,609
-189
Per cent. of daily attendance
93.2
91.2
-2.0
High school graduates
322
310
-22
Junior High school graduates
374
596
+222
Grammar school graduates
207
....
....
5 .- COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE.
*1918
*1919
Change
Salaries of teachers
$401,457 29
$426,587 31
+$25,130 02
Salaries of officers
9,131 26
11,142 89
+2,011 63
Cost of books and supplies
33,587 26
33,225 26
-362 00
Cost of light
6,966 05
8,820 72
+1,854 67
Cost of janitors' services .
42,081 71
55,709 67
+13,627 96
Cost of fuel
35,839 20
22,959 73
-12,879 47
Rent of Armory
..
882 50
+882 50
Total cost of day and ev- ening schools
529,062 77
559,328 08
+30,265 31
Per capita cost
39 42
43 93
+4 51
Cost of high school instruc- tion
84,738 45
87,112 01
+2,373 56
Per capita cost
64 64
51 73
-12 91
-
*School year.
130
ANNUAL REPORTS.
6 .- MISCELLANEOUS.
*1918
*1919
Change
Paid for new school build- ings
$100,177 02
$104,066 80
+$3,889 78
Repairs and permanent im- provements
30,125 56
20,491 59
-9,633 97
Total school expenditures .. Number of dollars spent
659,365 35
683,886 47
+24,521 12
to maintain schools out of every $1,000 of valua- tion
6 25
6 43
+0 18
Valuation of city
84,639,280 00 87,353,424 00 +2,714,144 00
Number of dollars spent for
all school purposes out of every $1,000 of valua- tion
7 79
7 82
+0 03
*School year.
Cost of the Schools.
The total amount spent for the maintenance of the schools of Somerville for the school year ending June 30, 1919, is $559,328.08.
This includes the sums spent for care of school buildings, including janitors' services, fuel, light, and school telephones ; the amount paid for salaries of officers, and the amount spent. for school supplies ; and the sum paid for salaries of teachers.
The expenditure for care for school buildings is wholly in charge of the City Government.
The amount paid for janitors is.
$55,709 67
The cost of fuel is
22,959 73
The cost of light is
8,820 72
Rental of Armory
882 50
A total cost of
$88,372 62
The cost per capita
6 94
Cost of repairs
$20,491 59
The second important expenditure is wholly under the control of the School Committee and is covered by what is known as the "School Contingent" appropriation. The fol- lowing is the itemized account :-
DAY SCHOOLS.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Expenditures.
Total.
High and Vocational
Elementary
High and Vocational
Elementary
Officers' Salaries
$11,142.89
Office Expenses
2,598.10
Textbooks.
8,488.14
$3,068.11
$5,406.56
$2.04
$11.43
Stationery and Supplies and
18,750.48
8,839.48
9,741.80
140.13
29.07
Miscellaneous (Tuition, etc.) ...
3,388.54
1,165.98
2,130.18
72.11
20.27
Total
$44,368.15
$13,073.57
$17,278.54
$214.28
$60.77
Other Expenses of Instruction
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
The third, and by far the largest, element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. This expenditure is under the control of the School Committee.
The following statement shows the distribution of the sums paid for salaries :-
DAY SCHOOLS.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Expenditures.
Total.
High and Vocational
Elementary
High and Vocational
Elementary
Supervisors
$6,590.25
$1,417.00
Principals
34,927.25
10,301.11 122,440.80
$5,173.25 23,529.14 257,003.01
$467.00 4,171.00
1,455.00
Total
$426,587.31
$134,158.91
$285,705.40
$4,638.00
$2,085.00
The total outlay for all school purposes includes all of the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings.
The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1919, is as follows :-
Care
$88,372 62
Contingent
44,368 15
Salaries
426,587 31
Total for school maintenance
$559,328 08
Paid for repairs
20,491 59
Paid for new buildings
104,066 80
Total for all school purposes
$683,886 47
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :-
Janitors' salaries
1914 $0.079
1915 $0.074
1916 $0.077
1917 $0.076
1918 $0.079
1919 $0.097
Heat and light
0.060
0.054
0.059
0.066
0.081
0.057
Administration
0.018
0.017
0.017
0.018
0.017
0.017
School supplies
0.065
0.067
0.058
0.062
0.064
0.067
Teachers' salaries
0.778
0.788
0.789
0.778
0.759
0.762
Total
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent for each pupil in the average membership. In this computa- tion we exclude the cost of evening schools, and the vocational schools. The following shows :-
9
$630.00
Teachers
385,069.81
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
THE PER CAPITA COST OF DAY SCHOOLS FOR 1918 AND 1919.
High Schools.
Grammar and Primary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1918
1919.
Change
1918.
1919.
Change
1918.
1919.
Change
Instruction
$65.79
$52.59
-$13.20
$25.16
$26.35
+$1.19
$30.78
$32.75
+$1.97
Supplies
7.74
5.21
-2.53
1.39
1.41
++0.02
2.48
2.52
+0.04
Care
11.27
9.67
-1.60
6.02
5.63
-0.39
6.34
6.58
+0.24
Total
$84.80
$67.47
-$17.33
$32.57
$33.39
+$0.82
$39.60
$41.85
+$2.25
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :-
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
Cost of Instruction
$24 90
$26 25
$26 72
$29 58
$31 82
Cost of Supplies
2 03
1 88
2 05
2 40
2 45
Cost of Care
3 92
4 41
4 61
6 09
6 43
Total
$30 85
$32 54
$33 38
$38 07
$40 70
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $13.20 less for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1918, and $2.53 less per pupil for supplies.
The grammar and primary schools have cost $1.19 more per pupil for instruction, and two cents more for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1919 was $6.43, or 18 cents more than was spent in 1918. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1919, not including the vocational schools, was $40.70.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Teachers' Salaries.
The salaries paid to teachers in January, 1920, are as follows :
1 man
$4,100
1 man, 4 women
$1,650
1 man
3,500
1 man, 23 women
1,600
1 man
2,850
1 man, 17 women
1,550
11 men, 1 woman,
2,700
1 woman
1,525
3 men
2,600
women
1,500
2 men
2,500
200 women
1,450
1 woman
2,400
1 man, 19 women
1,400
6 men,
woman,
2,300
14 women
1,350
2 men
2,200
17 women
1,300
5 men
2,100
4 women
1,275
6 men
2,000
5 women
1,250
2 women
1,950
16 women
1,200
7 men, 2 women
1,900
2 women
1,150
2 men
1,850
3 women
1,100
4 women
1,800
1 man (part time)
1,050
1 woman
1,750
1
, woman
1,000
5 women
1,700
Temporary teachers and cadets or apprentice teachers are not included in the list given above.
SIGHT AND HEARING.
The following gives the results of the eye and ear tests :-
Eyes.
1919
1918
Change
Tested
11,840
11,473
367+
Defective
1,516
1,557
41-
Per cent. defective
12.8%
13.6%
0.8%-
Notices sent to parents
1,084
950
Professionally treated
202
153
Ears.
1919
1918
Change
Tested
12,681
12,591
91+
Defective
219
182
37+
Per cent. defective
1.72%
1.4%
0.3%+
Notices sent to parents
149
101
Professionally treated
27
13
Table 1. - Schoolhouses, January, 1920.
NAME
tNo. 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
) West
74
1,786
Brick Brick
Steam
Fan Fan
$390,000
1895 1871
8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1913
Prescott
13
487
Brick
Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth S
11
356
49,310
Brick
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
13
622
24,517
Brick
Steam
Gravity
55,500
1889
4 rooms added 1894
Pope
12
578
27,236
Brick
Steam
83,600
1891
Bell .
24
797
29,860
Brick
Steam
Gravity Fan
138,900
1874
Edgerly
12
573
24,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
48,000
1871
Glines
14
628
28,800
Brick
Steam
Gravity
93,400
1891
Forster
13
576
30,632
Brick
Steam
Gravity
104,000
1866
Folsom S
13
293
Bingham
16
773
35,586
Brick
Steam
Gravity
78,000
1886
4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904
Carr
17
745
20,450
Brick
Steam
Gravity
58,600
1898
Morse
12
473
29,000
Brick
Furnace Steam
Furnace Gravity
59,000
1869
6 rooms added 1890
Highland.
12
524
23,260
Brick
4 rooms added 1891
Carried forward ..
256
9,211
$1,319,800
*Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13 1-10 acres.
tIncludes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms. dental dispensary, etc.
134
ANNUAL
REPORTS.
13 rooms added 1918
4 rooms added 1882
4 rooms added 1892
5 rooms added 1896
1899
71,600
1880
*
School / East.
Steam
Table 1. - (Concluded). - Schoolhouses, January, 1920.
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.
256
9,211
Hodgkins
14
568
35,034
Brick
Steam
Gravity
$1,319,800 103,700
1896
Western
17
577 1.
Brick
Stean
Fan
84,000
1917
Cutler
18
783
53,729
Brick
Steam
Fan
108,700
1912
Bennett
12
436
21,964
Brick
Steam
Gravity
58,000
1902
Hanscom
10
487
16,767
Brick
Steam
Fan
: 70,500
1897
4 rooms added 1907
Brown
9
343
*
Brick
Steam
Gravity
44,000
1905
Proctor
8
387
16,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
42,000
1886
4 rooms added 1899
Burns
8
386
21,650
Brick
Steam
Gravity
53,000
1903
Lowe.
6
290
11,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
37,000
1901
Baxter
6
298
46,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
43,500
1899
Girls' Vocational
00
50
30,155
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
59,500
1884
Boys' Vocational
Machine Shop 2
( Automobile Shop2
4
196
11,300
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
14,600
1884
Cummings
4
190
13,883
Brick
Steam
Gravity
21,900
1894
Lincoln
4
175
17,662
Wood
Steam
Gravity
20,800
1885
Total.
401
14,924
$2,164,600
*State property.
tLand included in City Ledge property.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
6 rooms added 1915
10
487
26,733
Brick
Steam
Gravity
74,600
1901
4 rooms added 1907
Perry
60
8,850
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
9,000
1911
Davis 4
( Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918
Durell.
136
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 2. - Cost of Maintaining Schools.
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1918-19.
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total
High
$88,568.50
$8,777.19
$16,276.22
$113,621.91
Eastern Jr.
21,897.41
1,948.60
3,201.46
27,047.47
Southern Jr
26,770.57
5,080.92
3,856.65
35,708.14
Northern Jr.
23,363.88
2,027.72
4,184.93
29,576.53
Western Jr.
33,572.72
2,295.37
8,657.99
44,526.08
Prescott
4,528.36
399.24
1,117.92
6,045.52
Hanscom
11,298.69
451.04
1,963.27
13,713.00
Bennett
11,178.19
744.23
2,967.04
14,889.46
Baxter
6,638.73
247.38
1,487.24
8,373.35
Knapp
7,441.56
425.60
2,054.30
9,921.46
Perry
6,274.27
351.10
1,478.60
8,103.97
Pope
13,064.21
969.53
2,188.96
16,222.70
Cummings.
4,114.69
179.38
1,678.02
5,972.09
Edgerly
13,481.23
935.19
2,161.74
16,578.16
Glines
16,105.25
634.05
2,405.28
19,144.58
Forster
4,294.60
139.24
1,288.28
5,722.12
Bingham
16,129.89
707.16
2,720.18
19,557.23
Carr
15,551.69
893.42
2,829.22
19.274.33
Morse
11,569.89
633.38
2,336.07
14,539.34
Proctor
7,317.83
499.39
1,793.64
9,610.86
Durell
4,128.92
168.77
1,212.78
5,510.47
Burns
7,844.45
342.74
1,717.80
9,904.99
Brown.
12,080.51
552.54
3,237.70
15,870.75
Highland
13,500.56
468.01
2,308.35
16,276.92
Cutler
18,381.03
1,290.91
4,288.16
23,960.10
Li icoln
4,155.91
235.52
1,427.83
5,819.26
Lowe
8,188.71
383.89
1,699.62
10,272.22
Atypical
2,589.54
86.20
624.16
3,299.90
Boys' Vocational
10,001.77
840.71
1,962.44
12,804.92
Girls' Vocational
6,843.89
165.05
1,369.02
8,377.96
Evening
6,852.75
351.79
1,877.75
9,082.29
Total
$437,730.20
$33,225.26
$88,372.62
$559,328.08
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 3. - Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools.
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1918-19.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$52.59
$5.21
$9.67
$67.47
Eastern Jr.
47.19
4.20
6.90
58.29
Southern Jr.
39.90
7.57
5.75
53.22
Northern Jr.
38.43
3.34
6.88
48.65
Western Jr.
38.55
2.64
9.94
51.13
Prescott
23.83
2.10
5.88
31.81
Hanscom
24.09
.96
4.19
29.24
Bennett.
30.88
2.06
8.20
41.14
Baxter
30.73
1.15
6.89
38.77
Knapp
23.11
1.32
6.38
30.81
Perry
26.03
1.46
6.14
33.63
Pope
24.19
1.80
4.05
30.04
Cummings
24.35
1.06
9.93
35.34
Edgerly
23.53
1.63
3.77
28.93
Glines
25.85
1.02
3.86
30.73
Forster ..
23.73
.77
7.12
31.62
Bingham
28.96
1.27
4.88
35.11
Carr.
25.37
1.46
4.62
31.45
Morse
27.81
1.52
5.62
34.95
Proctor
24.56
1.70
6.02
32.28
Durell
25.49
1.04
7.49
34.02
Burns
24.75
1.08
5.42
31.25
Brown
29.11
1.33
7.80
38.24
Highland
35.81
1.24
6.12
43.17
Cutler
24.74
1.74
5.77
32.25
Lincoln
25.03
1.42
8.60
35.05
Lowe
23.53
1.10
4.88
29.51
Atypical
55.09
1.83
13.28
70.20
Evening
11.75
.60
3.22
15.57
Elementary
26.35
1.41
5.63
33.39
All schools ( without vo- cational)
31.82
2.45
6.43
40.70
Boys' Vocational
Girls' Vocational
163.96 236.00
13.78 5.69
32.17 47.21
209.91 288.90
138
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.
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
YEAR.
Average Member- ship.
Instruction and Super- vision.
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
402,092+
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
1918
12,656
410,589
33,587
6,966
35,839
42,063
18
529,062
1919
12,733
437,730
33,225
8,821
22,960
55,710
*559,328
+ $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.
* Includes $882.50, rent of Armory.
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, 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
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
: 40
6 09
38 07
84,639,280
. 00625
1919
31 82
: 45
6 43
40 70
87,353,424
.00643
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
1919
104,067
20,492
559,328
683,887
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS. For School Year 1918-19.
1842
1,013
1900
61,643
1911
78,000
1850
3,540
1901
1
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
1919
. 91,500
1895
'52,200
1910
· 77,236
School Census.
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, April 1, 1919 .
15,167
School Registration.
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, April 1, 1919 :-
In public schools
11,826
In private schools .
2,669
Total
14,495
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13, inclusive :-
In public schools, males . females .
4,417
4,482
In private schools, males . .
948
females
1,039
1,987
Total
10,886
8,899
140
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 8. - Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year . 1918-1919.
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.
*74 High
1,854
1,684
1,545
91.7
1,775
1,581
20 Eastern Jr. High
530
464
424
91.3
490
443
26 Southern Jr. High
741
671
606
90.3
690
645
22 Northern Jr. High
673
608
554
91.1
631
593
31 Western Jr. High
945
871
812
93.2
906
808
4 Prescott
210
190
170
89.4
187
196
10 Hanscom
535
469
420
89.5
480
463
10 Bennett
396
362
325
89.7
349
365
6 Baxter
252
216
197
91.2
208
221
8 Knapp
342
322
298
92.5
316
321
6 Perry
256
241
222
92.1
241
248
12 Pope.
589
540
491
90.9
541
536
4 Cummings
190
169
155
91.7
168
170
12 Edgerly
639
573
516
90.0
581
558
14 Glines
673
623
568
91.1
587
628
4 Forster
214
181
165
91.1
196
174
15|Bingham
634
557
502
90.1
564
562
15 Carr
657
613
560
91.3
613
594
10 Morse
451
416
379
91.1
431
398
7 Proctor
335
298
276
92.6
317
298
4 Durell
177
162
146
90.1
168
153
8 Burns
356
317
288
90.8
328
30
10 Brown
447
415
381
91.8
417
394
11 Highland
410
377
353
93.6
375
387
17 Cutler
804
743
675
90.8
755
712
4 Lincoln
199
166
147
88.5
187
164
8 Lowe
372
348
312
89.6
367
350
3 Atypical
52
47
41
87.2
45
47
6 Boys' Vocational
69
61
56
91.8
55
54
7 Girls' Vocational
37
29
25
86.1
29
25
388
Total
14,039
12,733
11,609
91.2
12,997
12,397
370 Total for 1917-18
14,256
12,656
11,798
93.2
13,200
12,235
*Includes all rooms used for school exercises.
141
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 9. - Statistics of High School for School Year September 11, 1918 to June 27, 1919.
Number of teachers, including head master .
70
Number of days school kept .
162*
Number enrolled
1,854
Average number belonging
1,684
Average daily attendance
1,545.2
Tardinesses
3,250
Dismissals
425
In Class 1922,
September
615
June
561
Per cent. of loss
8.8
In Class 1921,
September
526
June
452
Per cent. of loss
14.1
In Class 1920,
September
304
June
260
Per cent. of loss
14.5
In Class 1919-B, September
318
June
301
Per cent. of loss
5.3
In Class 1919-A, September
12
February
13
Per cent. of gain
8.3
Special Students, September
6
June
7
Per cent. of gain
16.6
Total, September
1,781
June
1,581
Per cent. of loss
11.2
Number of graduates, male .
108
Number of graduates, female Total
310
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 1 mo.
Average age, female graduates
18 yrs. 3 mos.
Number entering college
58 9
· Number of graduates entering normal schools
16
Cost of instruction
$87,112 01
Cost of supplies
8,145 35
Total cost
$95,257 36
Per capita cost of instruction
$51 73
Per capita cost of supplies
4 83
Total cost per capita
$56 56
* School sessions were omitted for 21 days on account of epidemic of in- fluenza.
202
Number of graduates entering technical schools
142
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 10. - Pupils by Grades, June, 1919.
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
High
Special
7
7
..
Eleventh
87
173
260
Tenth
198
254
452
Ninth
235
326
561
Total
18
51
626
955
1,581
Junior High
Ninth
280
356
636
Eighth
397
428
825
Seventh
466
562
1,028
Total
15
91
1,143
1,346
2,489
Grammar
Sixth
6
30
1
573
595
1,168
Fifth
34
626
695
1,321
Fourth
33
665
648
1,313
Total Grammar
6
97
1
1,864
1,938
3,802
Primary
Third.
31
657
657
1,314
Second
33
1
724
676
1,400
First.
36
1
756
705
1,461
Total Primary
100
2
2,137
2,038
4,175
Total Grammar and Primary.
6
197
3
4,001
3,976
7,977
Kindergarten
4
4
106
99
205
Boys' Vocational ..
6
54
54
Girls' Vocational.
6
25
25
Atypical.
3
33
14
47
Special
3
8
6
13
19
Cadets
2
Grand Total
48
362
7
5,969
6,428
12,397
Never in First Grade Before.
Twelfth
106
195
301
1,278
143
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 11. - Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary and Vocational Schools, 1918-1919.
High
School.
Junior
High
Schools.
Grammar
and Primary
Schools.
Kinder-
gartens.
Vocational
School
for Boys.
Vocational
School
for Girls.
Atypical
Schools.
Total.
Annual enrollment
1,854
2889
8,930
208
69
37
52
14,039
Average membership
1,684
2614
8,115
183
61
29
47
12,733
Average attendance
1,545
2396
7,382
164
56
25
41
11,609
Per cent. of attendance.
91.7
91.7
91.0
89.6
91.8
86.1
87.2
91.2
Number cases of tardiness
3.250
1794
4,257
37
309
97
9,744
Number cases of dismissal
525
617
1,653
7
7
2,809
Membership, October, 1918
1,775
2717
8,178
198
55
29
45
12,997
Membership, June, 1919
1,581
2489
8,016
185
54
25
47
12,397
No. cases corp. punishment
18
71
89
Table 12. - Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1
1915-16
1916
1917
1918
SCHOOL.
Sept.
Feb.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Prescott
45
23
40
49
46
Hanscom
66
20
85
100
114
Bennett
73
26
72
84
67
Baxter
31
15
35
32
31
Knapp
27
14
19
42
30
Perry
64
12
27
43
42
Pope.
36
8
46
51
55
Cummings
51
13
40
71
35
Edgerly
26
17
33
45
43
Glines
43
26
57
91
86
Forster
44
33
25
31
21
Bingham
51
25
52
102
65
Carr
56
21
51
92
79
Morse
61
23
65
67
82
Proctor
25
16
38
46
48
Durell
23
11
21
45
28
Burns
16
17
59
107
65
Brown
47
22
70
77
63
Hodgkins
19
23
41
50
Cutler
43
0
73
96
136
Lincoln
44
18
55
45
60
Lowe
64
77
42
90
82
Total
955
460
1,046
1,456
1,278
Grand Total,
1415
144
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 13. - Promotions to Grade 10 of High School, June, 1919.
FROM GRADE 9 IN
Receiving Diplomas
Certificated to
Grade 10
Entered Grade 10
High School.
0
511
455
Eastern Junior High School.
117
117
96
Southern Junior High School.
163
163
132
Northern Junior High School
128
127
102
Western Junior High School
198
189
162
Total
596
1,107
947
In the process of reducing the number of years in the school course from thirteen to twelve there were brought to- gether in September, 1918, two classes of the high school first year or freshman grade. This grade was denominated the ninth and one-half of the class was conducted in the high school as a first year class and the other half in the four junior high schools as senior classes. In September, 1919, these classes were united in the high school and formed a 10th grade class of double the usual size. The high school now consists of grades 10, 11, and 12.
145
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 14. - Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1918-1919.
1918
1919
Change
Number of visits to the schools
542
571
+29
Number of visits to the homes
1,245
1,463
+218
Number of cases investigated .
1,336
1,550
+214
Number of cases found to be truan- cy or absenteeism
348
425
+77
Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual absentees .
270
329
+59
Number who were truants for the first time
216
260
+44
Number who were truants for the second time . ·
42
48
+6
Number who were truants for three or more times ·
12
17
+5
Number of girls who were truants or absentees
49
78
+23
Number of cases of parental neglect
of children found and reported to charitable institutions . ·
4
4
0
Number of cases of removal of.chil- dren from the custody of parents by order of the court
2
2
0
Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments ·
52
56
+4
· Number of minors found to be work- ing without employment certifi- cates
121
70
-51
. Number of employment certificates issued to boys
702
544
-158
Number of employment certificates reissued to boys .
480
364
-116
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
501
502
+1
Number of employment
254
487
+233
Number of educational literate cer-
· tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
*1,519
1,262
....
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age .
140
108
-32
Number of transfer cards investi- gated
1,488
1,333
-155
Number of truants in the County
Training school at the close of the year
.
17
22
+5
Amount paid for board of truants
* Includes reissues.
$788.13
$850.13
+$62.00
.
certificates . reissued to girls
146
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 14. - (Concluded). - Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department.
For the School Year 1918-1919.
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :-
Warned and returned to school .
211
Transferred to other schools
13
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)
35
Left school (over 16 years) .
13
Removed from city
25
Brought before court and returned to school
6
Brought before court and sent to Training School .
11
Parents brought before court for keeping children out of school (convicted) .
2
Sent to Lyman School .
7
Given in charge of State Board of Charity
1
Given in charge of Home for Destitute Catholic Children
3
Given in charge of House of Good Shepherd .
2
Sent to Industrial School for Boys, Shirley .
1
330
Table 14-A. - Truancies and Habitual Absenteeism by Ages and Grades.
BY AGES.
GRADES.
Total.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 or Over
I
3
18
3
24
II.
1
5
18
5
2
31
III
9
14
11
1
1
36
IV
2
4
10
16
14
6
V
6
13
8
17
5
1
50
VI
1
8
7
23
19
6
64
VIL
1
10
27
22
8
1
69
VIII
7
16
22
11
56
IX
5
4
5
3
17
Y
1
1
2
4
8
XI
3
1
4
XII.
1
Boys' Voc']
1
1
Girls' Voc'l
1
1
2
Ungraded ..
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