Report of the city of Somerville 1920, Part 8

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 422


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STÁTĚMENT OF WORK OF SCHOOL DENTAL DISPENSÁRÝ. For the School Year Ending June, 1920.


MONTH.


No. Children Treated.


No. First Appointment


No. Reappointments.


Teeth Extracted.


, No. of Teeth Filled.


No. Cleansings.


No. Having Brush.


No. not Having Brush.


Amount Collected.


Incidental Expenses.


Novocain.


Treatments.


Examinations


September


71


65


6


35


14


11


56


15


$5.90


$4.21


29


14


1


October


158


120


38


90


24


11


127


31


18.73


9.63


62


35


10


November


123


94


29


83


36


3


102


21


15.06


10.30


41


28


2


December


109


89


20


59


37


11


94


15


14.20


6.35


37


16


1


January


95


77


18


48


29


6


75


20


11.80


8.17


46


13


1


February


51


39


12


26


10


4


42


9


5.00


3.10


21


6


6


March


145


117


28


102


26


12


121


24


17.00


10.17


44


25


6


April


113


83


30


82


30


8


92


21


13.75


5.02


43


12


1


May


152


113


39


70


53


9


132


20


16.39


5.50


71


12


6


June


107


71


36


54


39


11


82


25


14.51


5.38


35


12


6


Total


1124


868


256


649-


298


86


923


201


$132.34


$68.83


429


173


13


COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Receipts :-


Cash on hand September 1


1917-1918 $39.51 106.45


1918-1919 $46.68 115.50


1919-1920 $50.56 132.34


From fees.


From sale of tooth brushes and powder


$145.96


$162.18


$182.90


Expenditures :- For supplies. Cash on hand June 30.


$99.28 16.68


$111.62 50.56


$172.15 10.75


$145.96


$162.18


$182.90


125


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


.


126


ANNUAL REPORTS.


CONTENTS OF APPENDIX.


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.


Population and school census.


School buildings.


Teachers.


Attendance for year.


Cost of school maintenance.


Teachers' salaries.


Results of eye and ear tests.


MISCELLANEOUS TABLES.


CONCERNING FINANCE.


No. of Table.


1. Schedule of school property.


2. Cost of maintaining schools, school year 1919-1920.


3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, school year 1919-1920.


4. Cost of maintaining schools for a series of years.


5. Cost per capita for maintaining schools for a series of, years.


6. Amount spent annually for new school buildings and for re- pairs for a series of years.


CONCERNING PUPILS.


7. Population and school registration.


8. Attendance, etc., of the schools for school year 1919-1920.


9. Statistics of the high school for school year 1919-1920.


10. Pupils by grades, June, 1920.


11. Separate statistics for high, junior high, elementary and voca- tional schools, for school year 1919-1920.


12. Admissions to first grade in September.


13. Number of junior high school graduates, 1920.


14. Truant statistics for a series of years.


15. Evening school statistics, 1919-1920.


16. Grammar school promotees for a series of years.


17. Attendance statistics of all schools for a series of years.


18. Statistics of the high school for a series of years.


19. Promotions, junior high schools, 1920.


19A Promotions, elementary schools, 1920.


CONCERNING TEACHERS.


20. Resignations of teachers, 1920.


21. Teachers elected in 1920.


22. Leave of absence of teachers.


23. Transfers of teachers.


24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.


STATISTICAL AND GENERAL TABLES.


25. Changes in text-books, 1920.


26. High and Junior High school graduation exercises, 1920 ..


27. Vocational school graduation exercises, 1920.


28. Organization of school board for 1921.


29. Teachers in service January, 1921.


30. Officers in service January, 1921.


31. School janitors.


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.


1 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.


Population, state census, 1895


52,200


Population, United States census, 1900.


61,643


Population, state census, 1905


69,272


Population, United States census, 1910.


77,236


Population, state census, 1915


86,854


Population, United States census, 1920.


93,033


Children between five and sixteen years of age, April, 1920, by school census


1.5,704


2 .- SCHOOL BUILDINGS.


Number of school buildings in June


30


Number of classrooms in use in June


382


Valuation of school property


$2,271,700


3 .- TEACHERS.


*1919


*1920


Change


In high schools


69


68


-1


In junior high schools.


106


113


+7


In elementary schools


206


209


+3


In kindergartens


8


8


0


Total in elementary schools


214


217


+3


Vocational school for boys


6


7


+1


Vocational school for girls


6


2


-4


Atypical classes


3


3


0


Cadet teachers


2


3


++1


Special


11


10


-1


Total


417


423


+6


4 .- ATTENDANCE FOR YEAR.


*1919


*1920


Change


Entire enrollment for the year


14,039


14,091


+52


Average number belonging


12,733


12,836


+103


Average number attending


11,609


11,807


+198


Per cent. of daily attendance


91.2


91.9


+0.7


High school graduates


310


241


-69


Junior High school graduates


596


705


+109


5 .- COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE.


*1919


*1920


Change


Salaries of teachers


$426,587 31


$598,589 80


+172,002 49


Salaries of officers


11,142 89


14,704 26


+3,561 37


Cost of books and supplies


33,225 26


40,078 68


+6,853 42


Cost of light


8,820 72


10,091 82


+1,271 10


Cost of janitors' services


55,709 67


56,381 07


+671 40


Cost of fuel


22,959 73


37,083 21


+14,123 48


Rent of Armory


882 50


750 00


-132 50


Total cost of day and ev-


ening schools


559,328 08


757,678 84


+198,350 76


Per capita cost


43 93


57 23


+13 30


Cost of high school instruc- tion


87,112 01


111,784 91


+24,672 90


Per capita cost


51 73


71 93


+20 20


*School year.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


6 .- MISCELLANEOUS.


*1919


*1920


Change


Paid for new school build- ings


$104,066 80


$200 00:


-$103,866 80>


Repairs and permanent im- provements


20,491 59


44,285 91


+23,794 32*


Total school expenditures ..


683,886 47


802,164 75


+118,278 28%


Number of dollars spent to maintain schools out of every $1,000 of valua- tion


6 43


9 03


+2 60


Valuation of city


87,353,424 00


83,910,855 60


-3,442,568 40~


Number of dollars spent for all school purposes out of every $1,000 of valua- tion


7 82


9 56:


+1 74:


*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, 1920, is $757,678.84.


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


$56,381 07


The cost of fuel is


37,083 211


The cost of light is


10,091 82


Rental of Armory


750 00


A total cost of .


$104,306 10


The cost per capita .


8 13:


Cost of repairs .


$44,285 91


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 :-


SALARIES


TEACHERS


Bockkeep Ing Blanks


Book


White


Maalla


Blank


Pencils, Pens,


Statlou-


Domeatle Sclence Supplies


and Kindergarten Supplles


Labor. atory Supplies $732 00


Egulp.


Lumber


Hardware


Mein


Tuition


Printing $230 25


Posage $20 79


Elecirie Power $308 50


Expressage $88 31


Bath


Travel


Schools


$122.017 76


$1,664 10


. . ....


.....


$3,104 43 152 40


36,164 75


304 00


47.362 G2


454 79


36 00


31 70


215 11


125 08


S SO


112 30


17 30


168 40


16 14


16 50


62 54


1 50


1 11


1,948 97


Southern Junior High Northern Junior High Western Junior High


Northern Junior High Western Junior High


56,912 68


679 00


176 00


67.707 58


519 90


TO QU


196 20


108 92


38 40


90 01


1 70


412 14


836 47


90 10


1G 19


3 80


16 9


1: 62


1.898 93


7.650 26


#00 30


64 00


30G 18


261 50


18,621 93


70 53


1 7


116 09


30 0


17 77


30 84


Hnoscom


7,994 25


444 79


210 50


20,280 04


9,690 00


11,432 09


G2 01


10 95


46 9


36 65


35 40


1 9%


Baxter


12,2G1 50


505 61


118 0


12,885 01


113 13


10 40


11 57


18 66


6 78


Kunp


150 -4


132 50


10,256 2


148 14


15 93


12 97


46 64


4 36


6 49


Perry


268 00


19,356 24


293 00


-8 41


99 22


76 86


25 36


47 21


4 66


10 28


Forater


3,035 38


862 GO


112 60


24,000 53


141 88


16 38 RT


123 15


74 88


25 25


Bingham


22,489 51


102 29


63 50


149 92


10 00


16,114 30


197 77


IS 31


38 54


14 53


18 G


32 91


24 3


13 68


481 37


Morse


11,183 46


113 46


26 0


6,662 58


64 17


13 73


11 74


.....


23 80


10 65


10 09


27 77


12.593 51


326 SO


13 00


13,433 31


156 05


11 80


26 12


119 30


106 00


13 GO


108 87


26 73


11 04


26 60


12 29


10 60


1,043 28


Cutler


Lincoln


6,318 50


173 52


16 00


6.567 07


100 GT


23 41


28 29


24 45


1 02


4 93


9 40


LOWD .


13,093 35 4.4G2 00


280 36


160 50


13.524 24


110 45


4 80


G 89


33 30


12 SU


32 32


12 63


17 25


1.890 52


2 56


9 05


1 50


38 7


70 69


Giris' Vocational


Girls' Vocational


2,624 56


4.331 50


1,973 00


989 00


Evening, Highland


844 95


629 45


Evening, Practical Arts


....


5 00


" 15


..... 11 5


11 ª0


Continuation


Continuation


.... Deatas


Dentai . ...


7 40


1.646 69


411 98


......


......


......


Total


$641,339 41 $15.832 2%


$3,856 75


$9.387 75 $976.417 97


$8,134 53


$464 56


$176 65


$123 31


#2,80G 3G


32.220 30


$946 85


$1.7G8 28


$GTO +2


$40 10


$788 08


$360 73


$732 00


$3,555 56


$994 06


$42 06


$210 60


$518 64


$1,646 69


61,533 24


$760 45


$604 31


$160 54


341 75


$171 87


$233 TB


$45G 15


$31,727 84


For Supplies


$31,727 54


Fur Salarles


15,479 20


Southern Junior High


44,GAU TO


132 00


41.527 73


383 73


....


....


127 96


12 90


88 72


284 68


#1 9


50 10


4 35


13 06


1,333 84


High Eastern Junior High


Hich Eastern Junior High


Spoolnl


Substitute


Kindergarten


Total


Administration


Charts


Pape


O.C. 493 65


$106 02


17 60


19 15


24 0'


5 a0


17 40


18 56


1 34


....


$96 35 15 5


expenxer 3207 81 41 71


service


$127 64


$6 25


$9.058 21


143 66


1 1:


107 96


$413 70


$653 76


$405 96


$171 00


$209 00


$123.891 06


G88 76


372 50


34.101 50


121 53


14 65


334 79


Knapp


Pope


173 45


26 00


6.834 08


30 94


.....


......


20,145 42


81 5


2.500 00


24,294 90


162 19


33 3


33 3'


19 ăn


49 92


13 58


25 35


73


75


4 00


513 29


Bingham


Carr


....


.....


42 42


6 9!


2 40


23 10


₲ 79


# 11


6 49


103 89


Dureli


14,136 26


1,083 34


118 50


27,680 OT


392 89


22 47


33 GO


1.60


5 44


8 06


8 12


....


.....


......


....


206 11


Lowe


Atypical


14,197 5#


3.623 86


.....


.....


10 45


24 50


10 00


20 41


11 1


: 10


....


Evening, Vocational


Evening, Vocational


529 4


GO6 00


3.246 00


3,246 00


1,679 00


..... 46 G


19 67


1 44


177 69


31 90


1 13


16 00


33 17


......


......


Miscellaneous


......


.....


Miscellaneous


....


......


166 62


Prescott


Prescott


16,09G 25


$1,877 75 2,330 00


216 46


68 35


$7 27


$ 00 3 20


33 42


5 91


3 64


30 92


5 38


38 21


171 87


676 28


Bennett


17 50


12 47


1 00


12 47


18 %


Bebaett


172 81


Baxter


18.201 50


6.634 Gå


353 42


107 00


155 00


23 52


51 60


6,507 83


198 94


108 90


6 40


24 4


: 11


39 €


242 26


Proctor


Burns


G58 90


16,180 59


392 23


203 06


185 04


LT 50


73 09


14 64


13 08


35 4


18 23


.....


822 87


Highland


Highland


1-1,578 26


943 30


179 00


Cutler


207 34


Lincol


70 72


Atypical


Boys' Vocational


19 69


1 20


10 82


3 60


10 83


34 11


Evening High Evening. Bell


Evening, Bell


1.973 00


939 00


844 95


606 00


Americanization


Americanization


233 78


256 76


..... 2.321 82


Administration


Administration


1,679 00


2 7


81 11


31 10


2,417 31


Brown


Brown


1,453 13


110 21


57 7


39 G


17 65


$ 81


36 20


2 25


.... 1 00


437 85


Edgeriy


Edgerly


48 $4


......


463 65


Glines


01inca


236 24


Forater


23.246 30


331 19


11,636 16


105 27


16 00


1 41


.....


# 80


307 32


Burns


373 75


Cummings


14 40


5 98


2 9


Pope


Cummings


: 78


32 81 97 96


2 60


133


Perry


0,643 61


......


7.904 15


32 17


47 GG


3 20


37 36


1 77


58


meent $776 13


$183 36


381 G9


Typewriter repairs and supplies


Grad un tien


Tele- phone


Plano luping ILnd repairs


Auto Mainte. nonce


.....


155 G


Hanscon1


8.332 00


1 6


2 00


....


1 85


14 5


13 00


15.085 00


10,648 16


6.231 GO


793 17


16,601 34


Proctor


Durcht


16.820 50


26,651 71


4.462 00


14,197 50


....


47 00


2,696 99


Boys' Vocational


164 5


Evening Hight


1,331 50


....


Evening, Highland


Ercuing, Practical Arts


$16.479 20


45 3


11 10


ery


Drawing Supplles $407 36


: 50


53


$2 50


23 63


22 60


.....


$243 93


$229 11


$1,126 31


4 88


1 60


270 32


677 GS


....


CLASSIFIED STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES CONTROLLED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1920. Seat Work


Totir spent from Contingent ... $47,207 04


71 34


24'60


50


457 95


256 40


$10,119 20


95 4


50 60


SALARIES


Seat Work and


Schools


Regular


Special


Substitute


Kindergarten


Total


Administration


Books


Bookkeep- ing Blanks


Maps, Charts


White Paper


Manila Paper


Blank Books


Pencils, Pens,


Station -


Domestic Science Supplies


Kindergarten Supplies


Labor- atory Supplies $732 00


High


$122,017 96


$1,664 10


$209 00


$123,891 06


$3,104 43


$171 00


$5 28


$495 96


$413 70


$653 75


$493 65


$196 02


34,101 50


688 75


373 50


35,163 75


172 40


143 56


2 17


107 96


23 32


17 60


19 45


24 65


$ 50


17 40


Southern Junior High


46,367 25


691 37


304 00


..


....


41,527 79


383 73


35 00


127 96


89 97


22 40


84 91


12 95


4 59


Northern Junior High


40,659 70


736 09


132 00


....


57,767 58


519 90


70 00


4 66


295 26


108 92


38 40


90 01


11 76


6 65


3 66


Prescott


7,650 25


200 20


54 00


7,904 45


32 17


40 67


3 20


37 36


1 77


58


Hanscom


17,294 75


444 79


210 50


2,330 00


20,280 04


70 53


51 77


116 09


3 20


39 01


16 87


17 77


30 84


Baxter


12,261 50


505 51


118 00


12,885 01


113 19


10 85


46 91


36 62


4 00


35.40


7 98


15 39


1 56


Perry


18,201 50


895 74


258 00


19,355 24


293 00


9 38


85 93


112 97


4 80


46 64


7 62


4 36


6 49


Pope


6,634 63


173 45


26 00


6,834 08


30 94


28 71


32 64


14 50


7 56


5 93


8 03


Cummings


19,085 00


953 42


107 00


20,145 42


81 97


82 73


17 50


76 86


14 43


13 00


8 74


20,648 75


801 15


255 00


2,590 00


24,294 90


152 49


48 84


88 32


11 20


43 25


6 28


6,231 50


223 83


54 50


6,509 83


108 94


50 09


33 39


33 37


3 15


4 66


23,035 38


852 65


112 50


24,000 53


141 88


108 90


95 43


12 00


49 92


25 35


16 28


22,489 51


702 29


53 50


23,245 30


331 19


123 18


85 91


74 88


5 50


26 18


25 25


15,601 37


442 93


70 00


16,114 30


197 77


78 91


50 60


38 54


14 89


18 68


32 91


11,183 26


368 39


84 50


11,636 15


106 77


6 95


2 40


23 10


16 79


8 11


6,453 13


173 45


26 00


6,652 58


54 17


13 73


11 74


15 00


1 44


58


6 42


Burns


12,993 51


113 00


13,433 31


110 21


57 73


60 48


4 80


23 80


10 65


10 00


27 77


Brown


16,135 26


126 25


16,820 50


156 05


8 00


41 86


41 32


39 65


5 18


17 66


8 81


Highland


14,978 25


118 50


16,180 59


392 23


26 12


129 30


106 60


73 09


14 56


13 08


Cutler


26,557 77


943 30


179 00


27,680 07


392 89


203 06


185 07


108 87


26 73


11 04


25 50


Lincoln


173 52


75 00


6,567 02


100 67


22 47


33 60


1 60


22 90


5 44


8 06


8 12


Lowe


13,093 38


150 50


13,524 24


110 45


23 41


28 29


24 45


1 02


8 83


9 40


Atypical


4.462 00


4,462 00


4 80


6 89


1 66


1 12


80


23 63


Boys' Vocational


14,197 50


14,197 50


3 00


33 30


34 47


12 80


32 32


12 62


17 25


Girls' Vocational


3,623 86


3,623 86


4,331 50


40 49


24 50


20 41


90


Evening, Bell


1,973 00


1,973 00


6 07


8 85


36


Evening, Highland


939 00


939 00


14 59


5 10


1 39


Evening, Vocational


844 95


844 95


Evening, Practical Arts


529 45


529 45


Americanization


606 00


606 00


Continuation


3,245 00


3,245 00


Dental


1,579 00


1,579 00


$15,479 20


46 60


19 67


1 44


177 69


Miscellaneous


21 78


11 20


31 20


1 13


16 00


33 17


Total


$647,339 21


$15.832 26


$3,858 75


$9,387 75 $676,417 97


$15,479 20


$8,134 53


$454 56


$176 65


$123 31


$2,806 86


$2,220 30


$946 85


$1,768 28


$670 42


$30 70


$788 68


$350 73


$732 00


. .


18,621 98


216 45


68 35


57 27


8 00


33 42


5 80


3 57


30 92


Bennett


8,332 00


421 59


88 50


2,590 00


11,432 09


62 01


27 55


12 47


4 00


23 85


6 44


12 47


18 89


Knapp


9,673 51


450 27


132 50


10,256 28


148 47


40 40


41 57


1 60


18 65


6 28


5 78


5 18


Edgerly


25 36


47 28


Forster


13 58


Bingham


8 71


6 40


Carr


Morse


42 42


3 92


Proctor


Durell


326 80


558 99


1,083 84


13 60


17 60


6,318 50


4,331 50


10 00


31 13


Evening High


4 53


....


Administration


.....


. .


Eastern Junior High


215 11


125 58


28 80


112 85


27 86


12 46


12 80


.....


......


Western Junior High


56,912 58


679 00


176 00


..


$ 60


16,096 25


396 48


251 50


$1,877 75


......


47,362 62


454 72


35 00


31 76


Book binding $1.76 65


CLASSIFIED STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES CO


TEACHERS


etc.


ery


Drawing Supplies $407 35


45 31


Glines


16 38


8 00


8 00


280 36


6 50


.....


99 22


47 66


ITURES CONTROLLED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1920.


Labor- atory


Equip-


Lumber


Hardware


Metal


expenses


Tuition


Printing


Postage $20 76


Electric Power $308 50


'Tele- phone service $77 36


Miscellaneous


Expressage $88 51


Baths


Travel


Total $9,058 21


High


18 55


1 34


15 90


41 71


7 60


50


43 90


4 79


5 25


9 02


677 58


. Eastern Junior High . Southern Junior High Northern Junior High


88 72


282 58


38 02


9 10


61 95


12 70


3 36


50 16


1 84


4 35


7 50


12 05


1,333 84


212 44


236 47


24 73


24 50


9 80


90 15


7 62


8 54


86 55


16 19


3 85


16 25


12 62


1,898 93


Western Junior High


Prescott


25 88


5 38


50


171 87


7 94


576 28


Bennett


33 74


14 65


4 50


8 00


334 79


Knapp


30 17


4 85


25


606 46


Pope


32 81


2 78


55


6 00


4 32


2 25


3 00


Glines


26 09


2 73


75


4 00


513 29


Bingham


24 41


2 11


6 20


723 17


Carr


24 36


3 48


25


13 58


481 97


Morse


81


1 23


65


36 20


1 37


25


3 00


5 90


373 75


Brown


35 41


18 23


65


22 29


1 60


16 50


1,043 28


Cutler


22 65


81


1 08


7 55


9 50


457 95


88 83


3 00


27 00


2,696 29


Boys' Vocational


6 76


9 05


3 50


38 73


50


70 59


Girls' Vocational


14 35


19 59


3 20


Evening High


12 86


10 83


3 00


10 83


2 00


Evening, Highland


1 75


..


5 00


53 36


7 15


Continuation


80 15


7 40


783 73


165 13


291 31


255 46


2 70


233 78


2,321 82


Administration


60 75


1,646 69


411 93


81 17


25 88


31 10


2,417 31


Miscellaneous


$732 00


$3,555 56


$994 56


$243 93


$42 08


$210 50


$518 64


$1,646 69


$1,523 24


$229 11


$766 45


$1,125 31


$160 54


$41 75


$171 87


$233 78


$456 15


$31,727 84


For Supplies


$31,727 84


For Salaries


15,479 20


Total spent from Contingent ....


$47,207 04


Supplies $732 00


$775 12


$183 36


$81 69


$6 82


$95 35


$207 81


$230 25


......


7 61


52 50


1 30


8 05


21 11


1,948 97


468 40


216 14


22 09


9 68


9 65


75 50


. . . .


......


....


. ..


2 61


...


38 21


9 67


2 35


25


172 81


Baxter


2 00


40


270 32


Perry


2 94


..


1 20


Edgerly


3 00


2 14


50


236 24


Forster


29 60


2 20


242 26


Proctor


103 89


Durell


307 32


Burns


1 00


31 13


4 48


207 34


Lincoln


31


25


90


25


1,890 52


68 10


2 55


46 50


Evening, Bell


20


34 11


Evening, Vocational


1 75


5 00


8 50


Evening, Practical Arts


7 72


7 72


Americanization


11 50


4 21


11 20


92 42


Dental


ment


Typewriter repairs and supplies


Gradua-


tior


Piano tuning and repairs


Auto Mainte. nance


$127 64


$5 25


......


455 54


Hanscom


16


4 88


2 50


133 75


Cummings


437 85


463 55


..


25


3 00


822 87


Highland


206 41


Lowe


7 21


70 72


Atypical


164 57


50


27 96


$604 31


256 76


166 62


2 00


129


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


DAY SCHOOLS.


EVENING SCHOOLS.


Expenditures.


Total.


High and Vocational


Elementary


High and Vocational


Elementary


Officers' Salaries


Office Expenses


$14,704.26 3,592.46 14,962.92


$6,698.48


$8,170.46


$80.00


$13.98


Stationery and Supplies and


Other Expenses of Instruction Miscellaneous (Tuition, etc.) ...


18,368.79 3,153.91


10,282.57 1,088.78


7,855.03. 1,634.36


418.11


12.66


Total


$54,782.94


$18,069.83


$17,659.85


$688.41


$67.53


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


$8,706.50


Principals


43,227.25 546,656.05


$3,005.00 12,185.33 162,443.75


$5,701.50 29,299.92 376,506.80


$842.00 5,287.50


$900.00 2,418.00


Total


$598,589.80


$177,634.08


$411,508.22


$6,129.50


$3,318.00


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, 1920, is as follows :-


Care


$104,306 10


Contingent


54,782 94 598,589 80


Total for school maintenance


$757,678 84


Paid for repairs


44,285 91


Paid for new buildings


200 00


Total for all school purposes


$802,164 75


Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :-


Textbooks.


190.30


40.89


Teachers


Salaries


THE PER CAPITA COST OF DAY SCHOOLS FOR 1919 AND 1920.


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elementary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1919.


1920.


Change


1919


1920


Change


1919.


1920.


Change


1919.


1920.


Change


Instruction


$52.59


+ $20.45


$40.40


$57.09


+ $16.69


$26.35


$36.99


+$10.64


$32.75


$45.90


+ $13.15


Supplies.


5.21


+3.30


4.34


3.18


-1.16


1.41


1.76 6.88


+0.35 +1.25


2.52


2.90


+0.38


Care


9.67


12.72


+3.05


7.61


7.18


0.43


5.63


6.58


7.66


+1.08


Total


$67.47


$94.27


+ $26.80


$52.35


$67.45


+ $15.10


$33.39


$45.63


+$12.24


$41.85


$56.46


+ $14.61


schools. The following shows :-


tion we exclude the cost of evening schools, and the vocational for each pupil in the average membership. In this computa-


Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent


Total


Teachers' salaries


0.788


0.067


0.017


0.054


0.059


$0.077


1916


$1.000


0.778


0.062


0.018


0.066


$0.076


1917


$1.000


0.759


0.064


0.017


0.081


$0.079


1918


$1.000


0.762


0.067


0.017


0.057


$0.097


1919


$1.000


0.790


0.053


0.020


0.063


$0.074


1920


ANNUAL REPORTS.


130


Janitors' salaries Heat and light Administration School supplies


$0.074


1915


$1.000


0.789


0.058


0.017


$73.04 8.51


$1.000


131


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :-


1916


1917


1918


1919


1920


Cost of Instruction


$26 25


$26 72


$29 58


$31 82


$44 34


Cost of Supplies


1 88


2 05


2 40


2 45


2 80


Cost of Care


4 41


4 61


6 09


6 43


7 45


Total


$32 54


$33 38


$38 07


$40 70


$54 59


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $20.45 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1919, and $3.30 more per pupil for supplies.


The grammar and primary schools have cost $10.64 more per pupil for instruction, and thirty-five cents more for sup- plies.


The amount spent for the school year 1920 was $9.03, or $2.60 more than was spent in 1919. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1920, not including the vocational schools, was $54.59.


Teachers' Salaries.


The salaries paid to teachers in January, 1921, are as follows :


1 man


$4,100


2 men, 4 women


$1,700


1 man


3,500


21 women


1,650


4 men


3,100


18 women


1,600


men, 1 woman


3,000


1 woman


1,575


2 men


2,900


1 man, 7 women


1,550


3 men


2,700


2 men, 193 women


1,500


1 woman


2,600


19 women


1,450


3 men


2,500


27 women


1,400


1 man, 1 woman


2,400


15 women


1,350


4 men


2,300


23 women


1,300


6 men


2,200


2 women


1,250


6 men


2,100


2 women


1,200


4 men, 2 women


2,000


2 women


1,100


8 men, 6 women


1,900


1 man, (part time) 1 wo-


2 men, 1 woman


1,800


man


1,050


5 women


1,750


10 women


1,000


Temporary teachers and cadets or apprentice teachers are not included in the list given above.


132


ANNUAL REPORTS.


SIGHT AND HEARING.


The following gives the results of the eye and ear tests :-


Eyes.


1920


1919


Change


Tested


12,242


11,840


402+


Defective


1,658


1,516


142+


Per cent. defective.


13.5%


12.8%


0.7%+


Notices sent to parents


1,070


1,084


Professionally treated


225


202


Ears.


1920


1919


Change


Tested


13,346


12,681


665+


Defective


195


219


24-


Per cent. defective


1.5%


1.72%


0.22%-


Notices sent to parents


139


149


Professionally treated


36


27


Table 1. - Schoolhouses, January, 1921.


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


$426,000


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


526


24,517


Brick


Steam


Gravity


58,500


1889


4 rooms added 1894


Pope .


12


578


27,236


Brick


Steam


Gravity


88,600


1891


Bell .


24


797


29,860


Brick


Steam


Fan


147,000


1874


13 rooms added 1918


Edgerly


12


573


24,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


48,000


1871


-


4 rooms added 1892


Glines


14


628


28,800


Brick


Steam


Gravity


101,400


1891


Forster }


13


576


30,632


Brick


Steam


Gravity


112,000


1866


Folsom


13


293


1899


Bingham


16


773


35,586


Brick


Steam


Gravity


82,000


1886


4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904


Carr


17


745


20,450


Brick


Steam


Gravity


63,100


1898


Morse ..


12


473


29,000


Brick


Furnace


Furnace


59,000


1869


6 rooms added 1890


Highland.


12


524


23,260


Brick


Steam


Gravity


71,600


1880


4 rooms added 1891


Carried forward.


256


9,115


$1,396,400


*Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13 1-10 acres.


tIncludes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms, dental dispensary, etc.


133


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


4 rooms added 1882


5 rooms added 1896


School / East.


Steam


Fan


134


Table 1. - (Concluded). - Schoolhouses, January, 1921.


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


9,115


$1,396,400


Hodgkins


14


568


35,034 .


Brick


Steam


Gravity


103,700


1896


Western


17


577 1


Brick


Steam


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


Brown


9


343


*


Brick


Steam


Gravity


44,000


1905


Burns


8


387


16,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


47,000


1886


4 rooms added 1899


8


386


21,650


Brick


Steam


Gravity


53,000


1903


Lowe.


6


290


11,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


40,700


1901


Perry


6


298


46,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


48,500


1899


#Girls' Vocational


Davis 4


8


50


30,155


Wood


Furnace


Furnace


71,000


1884


Boys' Vocational


Machine Shop 2


( Automobile Shop2


4


196


11,300


Wood


Furnace


Furnace


16,900


1884


Cummings


4


190


13,883


Brick


Steam


Gravity


22,900


1894


Lincoln


4


175


17,662


Wood


Steam


Gravity


20,800


1885


Total.


394




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