Report of the city of Somerville 1919, Part 9

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1919
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 406


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15,167


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


131


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


132


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.


133


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.


135


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


137


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.


139


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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