Report of the city of Somerville 1920, Part 9

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


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14,768


$2,271,700


*State property.


tLand included in City Ledge property. #Not in use.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


4 rooms added 1907


10


487


26,733


Brick


Steam


Gravity


80,600


1901


4 rooms added 1907


Proctor


.


·


.


Baxter


8,850


Wood


Furnace


Furnace


5,000


1911


( Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918


Durell.


6 rooms added 1915


135


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 2. - Cost of Maintaining Schools.


FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1919-20.


FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.


SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total


High


$113,510.78


$13,231.58


$19,763.99


$146,506.35


Eastern Jr.


32,004.64


1,502.72


4,236.58


37,743.94


Southern Jr.


41,942.64


2,751.11


5,114.93


49,808.68


Northern Jr.


37,889.21


2,031.09


4,231.39


44,151.69


Western Jr


51,720.73


2,830.61


6,988.93


61,540.27


Prescott


6,754.70


312.80


1,607.33


8,674.83


Hanscom


17,228.99


810.57


2,593.30


20,632.86


Bennett


18,093.40


891.09


2,720.39


21,704.88


Baxter


10,280.86


293.42


1,960.97


12,535.25


Knapp


11,653.53


634.42


2,837.34


15,125.29


Perry


9,371.11


414.05


1,960.97


11,746.13


Pope


17,758.52


936.40


2,921.95


21,616.87


Cummings.


6,073.18


209.79


1,607.32


7,890.29


Edgerly


18,148.06


816.90


2,921.95


21,886.91


Glines


22,082.94


796.69


3,225.60


26,105.23


Forster


5,957.70


354.81


1,841.19


8,153.70


Bingham


21,657.72


879.09


3,567.82


26,104.63


Carr


20,987.30


1,125.65


3,856.09


25,969.04


Morse


14,597.73


759.98


2,946.94


18,304.65


Proctor


10,723.39


445.57


2,416.46


13,585.42


Durell


6,052.75


187.68


1,607.32


7,847.75


Burns


12,215.42


427.06


2,289.64


14,932.12


Brown.


15,291.77


670.39


2,593.30


18,555.46


Highland


15,844.91


1,175.03


2,334.18


19,354.12


Cutler


25,230.26


1,567.71


4,932.93


31,730.90


Lincoln .:


5,962.64


346.82


1,607.32


7,916.78


Lowe


12,367.83


506.99


2,289.64


15,164.46


Atypical.


3,969.75


112.13


695.96


4,777.84


Boys' Vocational


13,548.29


2,400.67


2,640.07


18,589.03


Girls' Vocational


4,477.13


106.87


1,697,75


6,281.75


Evening


9,896.18


548.99


2,296.55


12,741.72


Total


$613,294.06


$40,078.68


$104,306.10


$757,678.84


136


ANNUAL REPORTS.


1


Table 3. - Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools.


FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1919-20.


SCHOOLS ..


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$73.04


$8.51


$12.72


$94.27


Eastern Jr.


63.88


3.00


8.46


75.34


Southern Jr.


54.12


3.55


6.60


64.27


Northern Jr.


59.76


3.20


6.67


69.63


Western Jr.


54.16


2.96


7.32


64.44


Prescott


30.70


1.42


7.31


39.43


Hanscom


32.38


1.52


4.87


38.77


Bennett


40.48


1.99


6.09


48.56


Baxter


48.04


1.37


9.16


58.57


Knapp


36.65


2.00


8.92


47.57


Perry


39.54


1.75


8.27


49.56


Pope


34.68


1.83


5.71


42.22


Cummings


38.19


1.32


10.11


49.62


Edgerly


35.58


1.60


5.72


42.90


Glines


35.22


1.27


5.14


41.63


Forster ..


34.24


2.04


10.58


46.86


Bingham


38.13


1.55


6.28


45.96


Carr


33.37


1.79


6.13


41.29


Morse


35.78


1.86


7.22


44.86


Proctor


35.27


1.47


7.95


44.69


Durell


44.18


1.37


11.73


57.28


Burns


37.36


1.31


7.00


45.67


Brown


39.21


1.72


6.65


47.58


Highland


40.01


2.97


5.89


48.87


Cutler


35.14


2.18


6.87


44.19


Lincoln


42.29


2.46


11.40


56.15


Lowe


38.32


1.57


·7.09


46.98


Atypical


92.32


2.61


16.19


111.12


Evening


14.70


.82


3.41


18.93


Elementary


36.99


1.76


6.88


45.63


All schools ( without vo- cational)


44.34


2.80


7.45


54.59


Boys' Vocational


205.28


36.37


Girls' Vocational


263.35


6.28


40.00 99.86


281.65 369.49


137


1


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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.


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


1920


12,836


613,294


40,079


10,092


37,083


56,381


*757,679


+ $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.


* Includes $882.50, rent of Armory.


*


750.00,


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


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


1919


31 82


2 45


6 43


40 70


87,353,424


.00643


1920


44 34


2 80


7 45


54 59


.


83,910,855


.00903


YEAR.


Average Member- ship.


138


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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


1920


200


44,286


757,679


802,165


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS. For School Year 1919 - 1920.


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


1919


91,500


1895


52,200


1910


77,236


1920


93,033


School Census.


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive,


April 1, 1920 .


15,704


School Registration.


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, April 1, 1920 :-


In public schools


11,738


In private schools


2,849


Total


14,587


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13, inclusive :-


In public schools, males .


4,408


females


4,477


8,885


In private schools, males .


981


females


1,124


2,105


Total


10,990


·


.


·


·


.


·


.


139


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 8. - Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1919 - 1920


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.


*71|High


1714


1554


1437


92.5


1639


1485


20 Eastern Jr. High


535


501


457


91.2


506


471


26 Southern Jr. High


842


775


712


91.8


806


728


22 |Northern Jr. High


702


634


581


91.6


661


604


31 Western Jr. High


1038


955


898


94.0


992


912


4 Prescott


211


220


196


89.0


192


217


10 Hanscom


625


532


476


89.5


571


516


10 Bennett


500


447


408


91.3


449


454


6 Baxter


252


214


195


91.1


212


222


8 Knapp


374


318


299


94.0


320


334


6 Perry


255


237


219


92.4


245


232


12 Pope.


562


512


473


92.4


527


496


4 Cummings


184


159


145


92.5


162


158


12 Edgerly


562


510


468


91.8


522


494


14 Glines


634


627


573


91.4


613


634


4 Forster


197


174


158


90.8


182


168


15 Bingham


635


568


524


92.3


565


577


10 Morse


435


408


378


92.6


410


408


7 Proctor


330


304


278


91.4


304


307


4 Durell


151


137


125


91.2


138


144


8 Burns


356


327


298


91.1


344


310


10 Brown


425


390


359


92.1


402


373


11 Highland


423


396


370


93.4


392


390


18 Cutler


798


718


662


92.2


745


682


4 Lincoln


159


141


129


91.5


153


141


8 Lowe


354


323


292


90.4


332


318


3 Atypical


48


43


38


88.4


44


44


6|Boys' Vocational


91


66


62


94.0


75


58


3 Girls' Vocational


21


17


16


94.1


19


13


382


Total


14,091


12,836


11,807


91.9


13,169


12,510


388 Total for 1918-19.


14,039


12,733


11,609


91.2


12,997


12,397


92.4


647


620


15 Carr


678


629


581


*Includes all rooms used for school exercises.


140


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table 9. - Statistics of High School for School Year September 10, 1919 to June 25, 1920.


1


Number of teachers, including head master .


65


Number of days school kept .


178


Number enrolled


.


1714


Average number belonging


1553.8


Average daily attendance


1436.8


Tardinesses .


5135


Dismissals


527


In Class 1922, September .


1019


June


899


Per cent. of loss


11.8


In Class 1921,


September


399


June .


338


Per cent. of loss


15.3


In Class 1920,


September .


245


June


241


Per cent. of loss


1.6


Special Students, September


10


June


7


Per cent. of loss


30


Total, September .


1673


June


1485


Per cent. of loss


11.2


Number of graduates, male .


87


Number of graduates, female Total


154 241


Average age, male graduates


18 yrs. 4 mos.


Average age, female graduates


18 yrs. 2 mos. 48


Number entering college


Number of graduates entering scientific schools


19


Number of graduates entering normal schools


7 $110,006 89


Cost of supplies Total cost


$122,645 11


Per capita cost of instruction


$70 79


Per capita cost of supplies


8 13


Total cost per capita


$78 92


Cost of instruction


12,638 22


141


Table 10. - Pupils by Grades, June, 1920.


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


High


Special


3


4


7


Twelfth


87


154


241


Eleventh


143


195


338


Tenth


368


531


899


Total


20


48


601


884


1,485


Ninth


347


385


732


Junior High


Eighth.


422


503


925


Seventh


490


568


1,058


Total


16


97


1,259


1,456


2,715


Sixth


7


34


581


690


1,271


Fifth


33


638


625


1,263


Fourth


33


666


640


1,306


Third


33


689


644


1,333


Second


33


687


642


1,329


First.


35


1


729


733


1,462


Total Elementary


7


201


1


3,990


3,974


7,964


Kindergarten


4


4


78


115


193


Special


2


8


20


18


38


Cadets.


3


Atypical


3


31


13


44


Boys' Vocational


7


58


13


13


Grand Total


52


366


5


6,037


6,473


12,510


-


1,339


58


Girls' Vocational


2


Never in First Grade Before.


.


Elementary


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


142


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table 11. - Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary and Vocational Schools, 1919 - 1920.


High


School.


Junior


High


Schools.


Grammar


and Primary


Schools.


Kinder-


gartens.


Vocational


School


for Boys.


Vocational


School


for Girls.


Atypical


Schools.


Total.


Annual enrollment


1,714


3117


8,873


227


91


21


48


14,091


Average membership


1,554


2865


8,089


202


66


17


43


12,836


Average attendance


1,437


2648


7,426


180


62


16


38


11,807


Per cent. of attendance.


92.5


92.4


91.8


89.1


94.0


94.1


88.4


91.9


Number cases of tardiness


5,135


1595


4,886


12


11,628


Number cases of dismissal


527


918


2,116


21


1.2


3,594


Membership, October, 1919 ..


1,639


2965


8,224


203


75


19


44


13,169


Membership, June, 1920


1,485


2715


8,002


193


58


13


44


12,510


No. cases corp. punishment


5


90


95


Table 12. - Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 In September.


SCHOOL.


1916


1917


1918


1919


Prescott


40


49


46


32


Hanscom


85


100


114


153


Bennett.


72


84


67


104


Baxter


35


32


31


34


Knapp


19


42


30


53


Perry


27


43


42


38


Pope.


46


51


55


50


Cummings


40


71


35


47


Edgerly.


33


45


43


43


Glines


57


91


86


92


Forster


25


31


21


25


Bingham


52


102


65


86


Carr


51


92


79


75


Morse


65


67


82


69


Proctor


38


46


48


43


Durell


21


45


28


34


Burns


59


107


65


83


Brown


70


77


63


76


Hodgkins


41


50


Cutler


73


96


136


86


Lincoln


55


45


60


42


Lowe


42


90


82


74


Total


1,046


1,456


1,278


1,339


)


143


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 13. - Eighth Grade Promotions - Junior High Schools - June, 1920.


Promotion from the eight grade to the ninth grade in the Junior High School corresponds to the promotion from the last grade of a grammar school to the High School.


SCHOOL


Number in Class


in June


No. Promoted to


Grade 9


No. Entering Grade 9 in Sept., 1920


Eastern Junior High School.


137


134


125


Southern Junior High School.


233


228


215


Northern Junior High School


215


204


204


Western Junior High School


351


331


336


Total


936


897


880


Table 13A. - Ninth Grade Promotions - Junior High Schools - June,. 1920.


Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the promo- tion from the Junior High School to the Senior High School .. The tenth grade corresponds to the second year of a four year High School.


SCHOOL


Number in Class


in June


Number Given


Diplomas


Number Certified to


High School


Grade 10


No. Entering High


School in Sept., 1920


Eastern Junior High.


113


101


101


93


Southern


209


200


200


157


Northern


66


169


164


160


148


Western


66


251


240


239


226


Total


742


705


700


624


144


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table 14. - Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1919 - 1920.


1919


1920


Change


Number of visits to the schools


571


651


+80


Number of visits to the homes


1,463


1,345


-118


Number of cases investigated .


1,550


1,473


-77


Number of cases found to be truan- cy or absenteeism ·


425


482


+57


Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual absentees


329


379


+50


Number who were truants for the first time


260


302


+42


Number who were truants for the second time . ·


48


55


+7


Number who were truants for three or more times


17


20


+3


Number of girls who were truants or absentees


78


63


-15


Number of cases of parental neglect of children found and reported to charitable institutions .


4


3


-1


Number of cases of removal of chil- dren from the custody of parents by order of the court


2


2


-0


·


56


36


-20


Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments · Number of minors found to be work- ing without employment certifi- cates


70


37


-33


Number of employment certificates issued to boys


544


736


+192


Number of employment certificates reissued to boys · .


364


673


+309


Number of employment certificates


issued to girls


502


553


+51


Number of employment certificates reissued to girls . Number of educational literate cer-


487


507


+20


tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue) ·


1,262


1,297


+35


Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age .


108


74


-34


Number of transfer cards investi- gated ·


1,333


1,200


-133


Number of truants in the County


Training school at the close of the year


22


18


-4


Amount paid for board of truants


. $850.13


$1,071.42


+$221.29


1


ʻ


.


t


145


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


"Table 14. - (Concluded). - Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department.


For the School Year 1919 - 1920.


Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :-


290


Warned and returned to school .


7


«Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)


28


Left school (over 16 years) .


5


Removed from city


25


Brought before court and returned to school


9


Brought before court and sent to Training School .


8


Parents brought before court for keeping children out of school (convicted) .


3


Sent to Lyman School .


3


Given in charge of State Board of Charity .


4


382


1


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


2


15


3


1


21


II


6


11


4


1


22


III


9


7


7


1


1


25


IV


3


3


14


9


5


3


37


V


2


17


11


4


7


41


VI


3


14


20


8


45


VII


3


8


25


18


2


1


57


VIII


15


15


5


2


37


IX


2


11


8


4


25


x


1


3


4


29


37


XI


2


12


14


XII.


8


8


Boys' Voc'l


2


1


3


Girls' Voc'l


1


1


Ungraded ..


1


1


1


2


1


6


Total


2


21


26


16


24


34


39


69


69


23


56


379


Transferred to other schools


.


·


146


ANNUAL REPORTS ..


Table 15. - Attendance in Elementary Evening Schools from October,. 1919, to June, 1920.


Bell.


Highland.


Total.


Enrolled


Male Female


171


72


243


85


24


109


Total


256


96


352


Male


69


44


113


Female


41


12


53


Total


110


56


166


Ave. attendance


Male


51


34


85


Female


30


8


38


Total


81


42


123


Per cent. Att. out of No. belonging .


73.6


75.0


74.1


Per cent. Att. out of No. enrolled


31.6


43.7


35.0


Ave. No. of teachers.


Male Female


1


1


2


7


2


9


Total


8


3


11


No. of sessions


76


76


Teachers, cost of Janitors, fuel, supplies, and light, cost of.


$2,100.00


$942.00


$3,042.00;


755.80


415.74 1,171.54


Total


$2,855.80 $1,357.74 $4,213.54


Cost per pupil per evening


$0.341


$0.318


$0.334


Cost per evening


37.58


17.86


55.44


Cost per pupil in ave. membership.


25.96


24.25


25.38


Cost per pupil in ave. at- tendance


35.26


32.33


34.26


Ave. membership


147


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 15. - (Concluded). - Evening High School - Season of 1919 - 1920.


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


319


278


. 597


Average membership


160


158


318


Average attendance


113


114


227


Number of teachers


18


Number of sessions


57


Cost of Instruction


$4,268 00


Cost of janitor, fuel, light, and supplies


1,368 98


Total cost .


$5,636 98


Cost per pupil per evening


$0 311


.


Average attendance: October, 342; November, 275; December, 225; January, 200; February, 152; March, 170.


148


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table 16. - Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools ..


1919


1920


Knapp.


62


107


Perry.


34


32


Pope.


139


127


Edgerly.


136


171


Glines.


88


83


Forster.


35


31


Bingham.


66


66


Carr.


106


96


Morse.


46


61


Proctor.


44


59


Brown.


43


70


Highland.


143


178


Cutler.


126


120


Total.


1068


1201


Average Membership of Elementary Schools.


8345


8334


Per cent. of Average Membership Promoted


12.79


14.41


E


149


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 17. - Attendance Statistics.


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


JUNE


ENROLLMENT


Average Membership


Average 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


1919


14,039


12,733


11,609


91.2


9,744


0.839


1920


14,091


12,836


11,807


91.9


11,628


0.993


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


1919


12,733


1,854


14.56


310


2.43


1920


12,836


1,714


13.35


241


1.87


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


1


150


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table 19. - Promotions for School Year Ending June 25, 1920. Junior High Schools.


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List


Unconditionally


Promoted to


° Next Grade


Promoted


on Trial


Retarded


Promoted more


than One Grade


Special Promo-


tions during Year


H


1082


910


117


54


1


1


II


936


806


91


39


III


743


660


44


39


Total


2761


2376


252


132


1


1


-


Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 25, 1920. Junior High Schools.


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List


Unconditionally


Promoted to


Next Grade


Promoted


on Trial


Retarded


Promoted more


than One Grade


Special Promo-


tions during Year


H


100


84.1


10.8


5.4


0.1


0.1


II


100


86.1


9.7


4.2


III


100


88.8


5.9


5.3


-


Average


100


86.1


9.1


4.7


0.1


0.1


151


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 19-A. - Promotions for School Year Ending June 25, 1920. Grammar Grades.


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List.


Unconditionally


Promoted


to next Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded.


Promoted more


than One Grade.


Special Promo-


tions during Year.


Dropped Back


Months' Trial.


I


1,492


1,149


92


242


00


00 00


1


II


1,346


1,135


94


108


9


III


1,358


1,144


128


74


12


IV


1,322


1,087


146


79


10


2


2


V


1,293


1,030


160


97


6


8


9


VI


1,292


1,102


99


88


3


12


5


Total.


8,103


6,647


719


688


49


36


20


Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 25, 1920.


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List.


Unconditionally


to next Grade.


Fromoted on Trial.


Retarded.


Promoted more


than One Grade.


Special Promo-


tions during Year.


Dropped Back


after Three


Months' Trial.


1


100


77.0


6.2


16.2


0.6


0.4


0.1


II


100


84.3


7.0


8.0


0.7


0.6


0.2


III


100


84.3


9.4


5.4


0.9


IV


100


82.2


11.0


6.0


0.8


0.2


.02


V


100


79.6


12.4


7.5


0.5


0.6


.07


VI


100


85.3


7.7


6.8


0.2


0.9


.04


Average ...


100


82.0


8.9


8.5


0.6


0.4


0.2


Promotees


after Three


3


Promoted


Promotees


TABLE 20. - RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS, 1920


152


School


Teacher


Resignation Took effect


In Service


High


Lester W. Dearborn


March, 1920


5 years, 4 months


Elizabeth H. Hunt


June 30, 1920


12 years


Guy C. Blodgett


June 30, 1920


9 years, 7 months


Julia T. Connor


June 30, 1920


9 years, 5 months


Elise Brecker


Elected July 16, 1920


Did not accept position


Eastern Junior High


Ellen H. Coughlan


March 5, 1920


3 years, 5 months


Southern Junior High


Esther L. Small


April 16, 1920


5 years, 7 months


Katherine E. Read


June 30, 1920


2 years


Clarisse L. Tirrell


June 30, 1920


2 years


Northern Junior High


Jane H Perkins


June 30, 1920


1 year


Glines


Leslie Caverly


June 30, 1920


12 years


Edith M. Dow


June 30, 1920


5 years, 8 months


Proctor


Abbie A. Gurney


June 30, 1920


32 years


Cutler


Georgie B. Collins


October 28, 1920


4 years, 4 months


Mary L. Ennis


June 30, 1920


5years


Inez M. Rodgers


June 30, 1920


5 years


Cadet


Enna Bella Weisman


Elected July 16, 1920


Ass't Sup't of Schools


Joseph A. Ewart


November 1, 1920


Did not accept position 7 years, 8 months


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 21. - TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1920.


School


Teacher


Coming From


Salary


Service Began


High


Forrest S. Miller


Boston


$1,900


March 8, 1920


Elise Brecker


1,400


Did not accept


Gladys S. Jennison


Not teaching


1,700


Nov. 29, 1920


Margery Moore


Andover


1,300


Sept., 1920.


Dorothy E. Harvey


Northboro


1,400


Sept., 1920.


Eastern Junior High


Amelia M. Gray


Somerville


1,200


Sept., 1920.


Southern Junior High


Carrie M. Frost


Bangor, Me.


1,450


June, 1920.


Edith M. Joel


Arlington


1,400


Sept., 1920.


Northern Junior High


Grace M Driscoll


Somerville


1,000


Sept., 1920.


Western Junior High


Helen M. Pulsifer


Denver, Colo.


1,500


Sept., 1920.


Augusta H. Bergin


Not teaching


1,400


Sept., 1920.


Prescott


Dorothea A. Shay


Hamilton, N. J.


1,000


Sept., 1920.


Grace E. Allen


Somerville


1,000


Sept., 1920.


Hanscom


Ethel H. Werner


Somerville


1,100


May, 1920.


Pope


Eleanor E. Waldron


Somerville


1,000


May, 1920.


Glines


Elizabeth C. Sullivan


Somerville


1,000


Sept., 1920.


Laura M. Flynn


Somerville


1,000


Sept., 1920.


Bingham


Alice E. Griffiths


Newton


1,400


Sept., 1920.


Carr


Helen M. Mason


Boston


1,300


Sept., 1920.


Proctor


Ethel F. Morang


Not teaching


1,300


Sept., 1920.


Cutler


Katie L. Harmon


Somerville


1,400


May, 1920.


Stella G. Buckman


Somerville


1,000


May, 1920.


Nettie M. Humiston


Somerville


1,300


Sept., 1920.


E Mildred Milner


Danvers


1,300


Sept., 1920.


Boys' Vocational


Percy A. Brigham


Malden


2,100


Nov. 1, 1920.


Continuation


Everett W. Ireland


Boston


(Went-


worth Institute)


2,500


Sept., 1920.


Lawrence E. Landahl


Not teaching


1,800


Sept., 1920.


Kells S. Boland


Not teaching


1,500


Sept., 1920.


Estelle Crowe


Not teaching


1,000


Sept., 1920.


153


.


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


154


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table 22. - Leave of Absence of Teachers.


Katherine A. Breen, Western Junior High, from Sept. 1, 1920, to June 30, '21.


Elizabeth J. Baker, Hanscom, from Sept. 1, 1920, to Dec. 31, 1920. Helen L. Follansbee, High, Thanksgiving Recess to June 30, 1921. Hazel M. Yaeger, Western Junior High, from Sept. 1, 1920 to June 30, 1921.


Cadets


Ruth E. Arrington


Ethel F. Rudd


Eunice S. Higgins Enna Bella Weisman


Table 23. - Transfers of Teachers.


Teacher


From To


Annette B. MacKnight


Southern Junior High


High


Minnie P. Cunningham


Knapp


Bennett


Alice A. Tassinari


Bennett Knapp


Catherine E. Giles


Northern Junior High


Western Junior High


Mary L. Gallagher


Knapp


Glines


Vernie T. Neily


Girls' Vocational


Western Junior High


Nona E. Blackwell


Knapp


Southern


Maude M. Cunningham


Bingham


Southern


Table 24. - Number of Teachers. FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elemen- tary Schools.


Special Teach- ers.


Assistants not in Charge of Room.


Men.


Women


Total.


1912


66±


252*


22


9


40


309


349


1913


68


257*


28


12


39


326


365


1914


75₺


266*


30


20


44


347


391


1915


76


272*


31


15


45


349


394


1916


771


290*


30


15


46


366


412


1917


70


65


238*


33


17


49


374


423


1918


70±


108


207*


28


5


49


369


418


1919


70±


106


207*


26


9


48


370


418


1920


69


113


212*


23


8


54


371


425


#Including a secretary and a matron.


*Including four kindergartners.


Table 25. - Books Authorized for Use, 1920


For Elementary and Junior High Schools, -


As Text Books.


The Merrill Series of Readers, C. E. Merrill Pub. Co.


As Reference Books.


Broad Stripes and Bright Stars, Carolyn Sherwin Bailey - Mil- ton Bradley Company.


155


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 26. - HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.


The graduation exercises of the High School occurred Fri- day, June 18, 1920.


ORDER OF EXERCISES. HERBERT CHOLERTON, Chairman of the School Committee, Presiding


1. OVERTURE - "Little Red Cap" High School Orchestra, Malcolm P. Bergmann, Leader


2. PRAYER- Rev. George E. Soper, D. D. Pastor of the Prospect Hill Congregational Church


3. SINGING - "Look Down from Heaven" (Elijah) Mendelssohn Graduating Class 1


4. ESSAY - "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" W. Dorothea Crowne


5. WALTZ- "Barcarolle" Orchestra ..... Waldteufeľ


6. ESSAY - "Education or Chaos" William F. Kelly


7. SINGING - "Carmena" Lane-Wilson


Graduating Class


8. PRESENTATION OF MEMORIAL TABLET


9. ADDRESS TO GRADUATES Dean Henry W. Holmes, Harvard University


10. PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS TO GIRLS


11. SINGING - "Recognition of Land" Grieg®


Graduating Class


12. PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS TO BOYS


13. SINGING - "The Star Spangled Banner"


14. POSTLUDE- "Coronation March" Orchestra


Meyerbeer


Singing and orchestra under the direction of James P. McVey, Super- visor of Music in the Public Schools




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