Report of the city of Somerville 1922, Part 27

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 472


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20,185 50


70 00


195 71


23 62


103 92


4 20


18 74


59 43


15


& 83


3 +


2 30


: 12


395 03


Proctor


Durell


6.610 50


35 00


......


62 22


4 -


11 0


52 54


G 24


32 10


Atypical


80 43


Atypical


Sight Saving #


12 3


Et Saving Vocational Independent Household Arts


Buys' Voentlount


15,720 50


$5 00


Highland


Highland


Cutler


Cutler


Llucolu


54


11 87


Lowe


39 52


10 65


103 G4


1 16


299 25


Forster


56 27


1 93


4 79


3 75


17 42


Durell


25 34


G63 61


34 28


4 22


13 50


28 V


$232 40


12 1


16 83


809 65


Bennett


16 11 53 49


............


51 65


30 05


7 00


35 45


15,664 13 8,114 00


SCHOOL


SALARIES TEACHERS


and


Equipment


Kindergarten Supplles


Mata


5 $1


915 35


246 37


283 96


1 55


207 4=


106 40 130 14


Dental


955 21


3 15


4 05


$1.847 09


$785 09


$187 52


$32 00


2.172 30


1 33


Northern JF.


644 42


43 42


39 63


113 G7


Comming


29 63


GliDes


Forster


124 26


16 40


15 TO


322 60


14 20


1 15


192 25


5 00


Tota


$4.113 23


$616 06


$206 10


46 34


15 58


$2.608 15


$13,527 18


$40 42


CLASSIFIED STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES


SALARIES


TEACHERS


Regular


Substitute


Special


Kindergarten


Total


Books


Bookpg. Blanks $615 55


Bookbinding and Supplies $610 32


Maps Charts $40 42


White Paper


Manila Paper


Pencils, Pens, etc.


Stationery


Domestic Science Supplies


Drawing Supplies $276 60


Laboratory Supplies $927 55


E


High


$134,373 05


$171.00


$2,682 04


$137,226 09


$2,949 67


40,017 29


452 52


112 51


235 52


93 05


40 95


69 95


12 06


$4 20


39 66


Eastern Jr.


38,725 86


204 00


1,087 43


54,874 70


157 00


1,087 32


56,119 02


829 32


142 02


9 83


324 27


134 45


58 80


94 68


17 83


23 66


27 46


Northern Jr.


40,781 72


155 00


1,087 39


42,024 11


746 08


88 42


23 63


78 93


10 21


9 38


31 58


Western Jr.


58,662 40


273 00


1,087 37


60,022 77


1,464 72


56 03


406 37


126 33


42 00


78 94


12 93


11 39


32 20


Prescott


10,534 75


90 00


243 45


10,868 20


262 73


1 24


39 63


42 46


1 05


22 58


3 50


9 20


11 33


Hanscom


16,068 50


192 00


337 20


$2,608 75


19,206 45


175 05


96


70 20


61 48


4 73


30 26


7 18


12 09


41 47


Bennett


16,956 00


285 50


500 40


2,316 50


20,058 40


211 13


39


51 65


66 92


3 68


68 14


7 16


30 05


61 10


Baxter


7,960 00


113 00


319 36


1,400 00


9,792 36


54 64


1 11


18 52


15 11


2 10


20 05


2 20


6 57


19 60


Knapp


15,664 13


221 00


600 75


16,485 88


299 04


29 32


1 14


113 67


53 49


6 30


34 20


10 65


15 90


10 29


Perry


8,114 00


185 00


378 44


8,677 44


126 34


313 83


12 60


9 96


78 58


5 25


40 00


3 46


14 52


13 50


Cummings


76 00


878 51


21,140 01


262 00


44 27


25


99 66


77 97


10 50


69 39


10 00


5 13


Edgerly


179 00


2,325 00


23,294 36


290 84


51 96


9 24


103 64


78 20


7 88


58 00


5 78


31 61


6,460 00


10 00


226 09


6,696 09


255 19


23 62


103 92


80 68


58 41


5 48


56 27


23,949 00


215 00


871 10


25,035 10


341 71


6 99


124 26


67 27


6 82


35 18


4 20


17 27


16,060 00


111 00


536 89


18,842 89


172 40


9 86


31 61


43 16


3 15


36 45


7 71


8 83


Proctor


11,862 00


190 00


466 17


12,518 17


222 96


14 52


44 18


29 58


4 20


27 27


1 93


9 76


Durell


6,610 50


35 00


194 10


6,839 60


91 94


17 42


23 96


1 58


20 55


76


4 63


Burns


13,528 00


72 00


299 00


13,899 00


191 35


8 58


18 65


55 66


65 77


3 16


26 76


2 64


5 50


Brown


55 00


540 31


17,294 31


213 36


52 22


66 28


37 69


53 25


4 56


15 58


Highland


206 00


13,215 67


186 22


1 78


41 18


33 08


45 91


4 17


17 30


Cutler


2,358 50


33,039 19


297 20


17 48


133 76


79 43


63 04


16 69


74 81


Lincoln


53 00


6,721 54


156 39


25 36


19 01


20 49


4 45


13,217 00


154 50


13,641 88


165 23


52 84


39 52


48 62


2 24


32 10


4,850 00


12 00


4,862 00


10 68


5 80


1 04


5 65


56


32 26


759 50


759 50


16 19


12 44


1 35


2 50


46 34


Boys' Vocational


18,720 50


65 00


18,785 50


7 50


33 22


15 36


15 75


25 88


58 10


Evening, Bell


1,080 00


1,080 00


3 95


6 56


3 15


9 67


Evening, Western


693 00


693 00


3 66


3 45


1 05


· 6 40


Evening, Vocational


997 25


997 25


1 00


11 30


1 08


8 40


20 04


Evening, Practical Arts.


1,128 00


1,128 00


2 68


11 88


4 67


6 30


3 31


26 96


Dental


1,534 00


1,534 00


$13,527 18


44 23


63 97


6 21


255 21


Miscellaneous


8 21


188 27


34 97


6 05


23 88


8 42


128 23


10 00


Total


$699,741 24


$4,391 00


$18,141 75


$15,423 75 $737,697 74


$13,527 18


$615 55


$1,172 49


$156 52


$4,113 23


$1,899 98


$743 61


$1,671 08


$848 64


$86 17


$1,106 66


$616 06


$927 55 $


7,377 50


213 94


7,591 44


98 71


16 99


19 01


1 05


17 60


2 03


4 15


11 35


Glines


2 10


26 78


1 90


5 60


Bingham


23,687 38


324 00


807 36


2,280 00


27,098 74


Carr


Morse


4 70


4 35


28 36


12,150 50


859 17


29,425 50


358 00


897 19


6,474 50


194 04


90


52


11 64


Lowe


270 38


Atypical


2 16


Sight Saving


9 65


215 27


Independent Househ'd Arts ..


2,285 50


1 38


Evening High


4,560 00


4,560 00


1 08


75 76


10 20


16 80


31 60


1 26


2 42


Americanization


7,227 00


7,227 00


Continuation


7,095 50


7,095 50


8 95


Administration


16,699 00


9 82


2 94


26 58


6 83


11 03


25 23


4 15


3 15


16 24


6 13


18 40


4 73


28 37


2 22


7 48


4 22


Pope


18,366 50


229 00


728 99


19,324 49


98 56


20,185 50


20,043 00


747 36


195 71


35 24


2 35


Forster


22 41


18 74


59 43


2,135 00


12 21


34 28


28 42


2 63


$1,018 11


$325 10


Blank Books $424 31


$380 38


$367 93


Seat Work and Kindergarten Supplies


SCHOOL


Adminis- tration


2 31


352 31


Southern Jr.


2 52


2,285 50


21 52


21 76


16 93


2 98


$11,116 77


RES CONTROLLED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1922.


Typewriter Supplies


Equipment


Lumber


Hardware


Metal


Repairs


Piano Tuning


Gradua- tion Expenses


Tuition


Printing


Postage $32 00


Electric Power $259 00


Telephone


Express


Baths


Auto Maintenance


Travel


Catering


Total


High


371 64


41 37


28 70


$8 25


38 65


5 34


46 18


7 35


36 59


11 57


1,804 95


Eastern


Jr.


118 91


31 44


32 81


15 18


60 78


5 35


2 00


63 92


60


6 05


3 43


2,172 30


.Southern


Jr.


104 80


398 26


44 15


4 73


4 00


43 93


28 60


2 00


56 23


6 30


11 33


5 59


2,050 46


Northern


Jr.


697 62


644 42


127 08


45 22


23 32


9 50


66 34


5 35


8 50


89 51


5 15


12 61


10 80


3,976 33


Western Jr.


8 32


24


Prescott


4 00


3 00


444 87


Hanscom


$232 40


12 15


16 83


809 65


Bennett


3 46


35 55


1 60


7 00


25 34


663 61


Knapp


28 02


5 61


623 89


Pope


29 65


50


5 05


638 89


Edgeriy


33 33


50


5 37


693 28


Giines


24 43


1 60


20 35


8 01


665 10


Bingham


25 12


3 10


8 46


659 12


Carr


1 18


Morse


25


5 32


395 03


Proctor


25


6 14


171 58


Dureii


1 16


39 81


60


8 60


4 35


540 30


Brown


1 18


Highland


2 35


2 75


27 78


9 48


11 85


10 68


783 56


Cutier


2 35


50


1 41


247 17


Lincoln


4 14


7 69


4 17


19 16


225 14


180 30


20 14


8 41


9 00


527 09


79 68


8 35


21 10


35 32


3,014 16


Boys' ' Vocational


9 96


1 00


27 82


87 84


14 20


50


10 62


412 84


Evening High


21 42


8 58


2 16


1 02


60 19


Evening, Bell


192 26


4 08


1 00


1 05


5 00


59 83


Americanization


3 15


36 79


22 57


11 90


20


50


14 25


20 37


266 76


Continuation


75 22


15 81


918 35


246 37


283 96


1 55


406 17


207 45


$154 65


106 40


2,785 55


Administration


9 59


$2,822 92


426 36


10


33 84


€ 65


130 14


3,837 63


Miscellaneous


$4,920 63


$2,079 05


$723 77


$265 10


$180 12


$35 25


$894 02


$2,822 92


$1,847 09


$345 42


$786 09


$1,117 22


$137 52


$232 40


$406 17


$416 05


$154 65


$560 33


$42,998 11


$1,878 67


$350 83


$227 85


$6 77


$81 79


$614 94


$332 08


$67 69


$52 05


$10 25


Miscel- laneous $56 95


$11,906 81


148 89


... Sight Saving


4 00


25 37


48 21


Independent Household Arts


99 95


4 08


18 64


Evening, Western


197 34 Evening, Vocational


8 59


3 37


4 08


2 45


9 68


Evening, Practicai Arts


95 43


Dentai


23 47


1 10


12 30


422 86


.***


60


2 81


399 84


Burns


33 92


25


11 47


383 29


11 87


60


6 58


383 13


Lowe


2 74


80 43


Atypical


1,217 69


322 66


50


12 30


4 79


144 91


Baxter


16 66


9 67


243 63


Perry


1 80


172 69


Cummings


2 76


1 16


289 24


Forster


24 15


1 00


6 99


402 28


7 00


38 95


2 10


5 01


169 51


and


3 50


1 55


118 08


27 38


THE PER CAPITA COST OF DAY SCHOOLS FOR 1921 AND 1922


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elementary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1921.


1922.


Change


1921:


1922.


Change


1921.


1922.


Change


1921.


1922.


Change


$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


Total


$96.02


$88.95


-$7.07


$72.53


$70.49


-$2.04


$51.62


$49.86


-- $1.76


$61.98


$59.97


-$2.01


tional schools. The following shows :-


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 voca-


Total


Janitors' salaries Heat and light Administration School supplies Teachers'


salaries


$1,000


0.778


0.062


0.018


0.066


1917 $0.076


SCHOOL


DEPARTMENT.


$1,000


0.790


0.053


0.020


0.063


$0.074


1920


$1,000


0.800


0.030


0.015


0.085


$0.070


1921


$1,000


0.825


0.048


0.015


0.042


$0.070


1922


Care.


9.11


-- 4.85


8.97


-- 2.85


.84 9.08


$41.84 1.67 6.35


+$0.14 + 0.83 -2.73


1.63 9.62


$50.62 2.73 6.62


-$0.11 +1.10


Supplies


$77.20 4.86 13.96


$72.87 6.97


-$4.33


+2:11


$61.47 2.09


$61.29 3.08 6.12


-- $0.18 + 0.99


$41.70


$50.73


Instruction


-3.00


383


...


384


ANNUAL REPORTS


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


1918


1919


1920


1921


1922


Cost of Instruction


$29 58


$31 82


$44 34


$50 07


$50 90


Cost of Supplies


2 40


2 45


2 80


1 60


2 77


Cost of Care


6 09


6 43


7 45


9 62


6 73


Total


$38 07


$40 70


$54 59


$61 29


$60 40


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $4.33 less for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1921, and $2.11 more per pupil for supplies.


The elementary schools have cost 14 cents more per pu- pil for instruction, and 83 cents more for supplies.


The amount spent for the school year 1922 was $10.09, or 3 cents less than was spent in 1921. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1922, not including the vocational schools, was $60.40.


Teachers' Salaries


The salaries paid to teachers in January, 1923, are as follows :-


1 man


$4,100


1 man, 3 women


$1,700


1 man


3,300


25 women


1,650


4 men


3,100


2 men, 16 women


1,600


7 men,


1 woman


3,000


1 woman


1,575


1 man


2,900


*1 man, 4 women


1,550


. man


1 woman


2,800


1 man, 221 women


1,500


3 men


2,700


20 women


1,450


4 men


2,500


24 women


1,400


men


2,300


1 woman


1,350


3 men,


1 woman


2,200


11 women


1,300


6 men,


2


women


2,100


1 woman


1,250


4 men


2,000


13 women


1,200


9 men,


6 women


1,900


4 women


1,100


1 man


1,800


1 man*, 5


women


1,000


18 women


1,750


*Part time.


385


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


SIGHT AND HEARING


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


Eyes


1922


Tested


13,948


1921 12,833


Change +1,115


Defective


1,567


1,669


-- 102


Per cent. defective


11%


13%


-2%


Notices sent to parents


1,135


1,089


+46


Professionally treated


193


173


++-20


Ears


1922


1921


Change


Tested


13,989


13,711


+278


Defective


161


206


-45


Per cent. defective


1.2%


1.5%


-0.3%


Notices sent to parents


101


139


-38


Professionally treated


20


26


-6


386


Table 1 .- Schoolhouses, January, 1923


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


174


1,733


Brick Brick


Steam


Fan Fån


*$426,000


8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1913


School


East.


13


518


Brick


Steam


Fan


Southworth S


11


356


49,310


Brick


Steam


Fan


139,200


1916


Knapp


13


464


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


861


29,860


Brick


Steam


Fan


147,000


1874


13 rooms added 1918


Edgerly


12


571


24,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


48,000


1871


Glines


14


679


28,800


Brick


Steam


Gravity


101,400


1891


Forster /


13


576


30,632


Brick


Steam


Gravity


112,000


1866


Folsom S


13


293


Bingham


16


771


35,586


Brick


Steam


Gravity


82,000


1886


4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904


Carr


15


705


20,450


Brick


Steam


Gravity


68,100


1898


Morse


12


503


29,000


Brick


Furnace


Furnace


59,000


1869


6 rooms added 1890


Highland


$12


355


23,260


Brick


Steam


Gravity


71,600


1880


4 rooms added 1891


Carried forward.


254


8,963


$1,401,400


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


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


₹2 rooms converted into a hall.


#3 rooms not in use.


ANNUAL REPORTS


4 rooms added 1882


4 rooms added 1892


5 rooms added 1896


1899


*


1895


1871


Steam


Prescott


1


1867


Table 1. - (Concluded). - Schoolhouses, January, 1923


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.


254


8,963


Brick


Steam


Gravity


103,700


1896


Hodgkins


14


568


35,034


Brick


Steam


Fan


+84,000


1917


Western


20


911


53,729


Brick


Steam


Fan


Cutler


12


508


21,964


Brick


Steam


Gravity


Bennett


10


482


16,767


Brick


Steam


Fan


10


487


26,733


Brick


Steam


Gravity


Brown


₹9


343


*


Brick


Steam


Gravity


*44,000


1905


Proctor


8


387


16,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


47,000


1886


+ rooms added 1899


8


386


21,650


Brick


Steam


Gravity


53,000


1903


6


290


11,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


40,700


1901


Baxter


6


291


46,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


53,500


1899


Perry


8,850


Wood


Furnace


Furnace


4,000


1911


#Girls' Vocational


3


30,155


Wood


Furnace


Furnace


71,000


1884


Boys' Vocational


Machine Shop 2


( Automobile Shop2


196


11,300


Wood


Furnace


Furnace


19,900


1884


Cummings


+


184


13,883


Brick


Steam


Gravity


Durell.


1


168


17,662


Wood


Steam


Gravity


21,000


1885


Lincoln


$2,284,000


Total.


392


14,639


*State property.


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


#One room used for Dental Dispensary.


387


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


6 rooms added 1915


1897


4 rooms added 1907


Hanscom


80,600


1901


4 rooms added 1907


Burns Lowe.


( Davis 4


Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918


22,900


1894


15


475 1.


108,800


1912


58,000


1902


70,500


$1,401,400


388


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 2. - Cost of Maintaining Schools.


FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1921-22.


FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.


SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total


High


$138,819.70


$13,355.16


$17,447.85


$169,622.71


Eastern Jr.


40,941.68


2,100.08


4,716.02


47,757.78


Southern Jr


57,154.07


3,019.20


5,083.15


65,256.42


Northern Jr.


42,232.94


2,151.57


4,774.16


49,158.67


Western Jr


61,035,96


2,800.77


4,887.44


68,724.17


Prescott


10,982.69


371.25


1,241.07


12,595.01


Hanscom


19,214.69


690.44


2,346.95


22,252.08


Bennett


21,072.84


1,136.70


2,958.49


25,168.03


Baxter


10,788.52


289.61


1,829.36


12,907.49


Knapp


16,407.46


617.16


3,232.91


20,257.53


Perry


8,859.42


374.35


1,829.36


11,063.13


Pope


19,630.73


692.96


2,978.54


23,302.23


Cummings.


7,695.85


312.69


1,531.57


9,540.11


Edgerly


21,905.67


755.99


2,978.52


25,640.18


Glines


23,819.88


994.90


2,864.97


27,679.75


Forster


6,922.80


281.40


1,531.58


8,735.78


Bingham


26,866.23


1,325.77


3,162.38


31,354.38


Carr


25,489.54


878.33


3,723.17


30,091.04


Morse


18,916.01


929.39


2.978.54


22,823.94


Proctor


12,296.31


535.17


2,101.17


14,932.65


Durell


7,003.38


226.38


1,531.57


8,761.33


Burns


14,229.48


425.39


2,101.17


16,756.04


Brown.


17,690.78


683.91


2,482.12


20,856.81


Highland


14,087.67


539.94


2,565.11


17,192.72


Cutler


32,931.21


1,623.71


4,694.16


39,249.08


Lincoln


6,893.39


264.01


1,531.57


8,688.97


Lowe


14,121.86


440.00


2,101.16


16,663.02


Atypical


4,643.58


69.05


726.14


5,438.77


Sight Saving


145.82


56.44


20.18


222.44


Boys' Vocational


19,458.20


3,412.95


2,261.43


25,132.58


Independent House- hold Arts


2,434.85


49.04


855.46


3,339.35


Evening


9,052.55


778.65


1,972.40


11,803.60


Continuation


7,359.45


410.63


1,009.24


8,779.32


Americanization


6,799.75


89.32


1,240.58


8,129.65


Total


$747,904.96


$42,682.31


$99,289.49


$889,876.76


389


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 3. - Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools.


FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1921-22.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$72.87


$6.97


$9.11


$88.95


Eastern Jr.


64.58


3.31


7.44


75.33


Southern Jr.


57.50


3.04


5.11


65.65


Northern Jr.


62.85


3.20


7.10


73.15


Western Jr.


60.25


2.76


4.82


67.83


Prescott


38.13


1.29


4.31


43.73


Hanscom


40.54


1.46


4.95


46.95


Bennett


44.65


2.41


6.27


53.33:


Baxter


54.21


1.46


9.19


64.86


Knapp


42.28


1.59


8.33


52.20


Perry


46.38


1.96


9.58


57.92


Pope


37.39


1.32


5.67


44.38


Cummings


42.05


1.71


8.37


52.13


Edgerly


38.59


1.34


5.27


45.20


Glines


37.57


1.57


4.52


43.66


Forster ..


37.02


1.50


8.19


46.71


Bingham


41.02


2.02


4.83


47.87


Carr


41.85


1.43


6.11


49.39


Morse


42.41


2.08


6.68


51.17


Proctor


39.54


1.72


6.76


48.02


Durell


40.72


1.32


8.90


50.94


Burns


44.19


1.32


6.53


52.04


Brown


46.93


1.81


6.58


55.32


Highland


43.89


1.68


7.99


53.56


Cutler


42.00


2.07


5.99


50.06


Lincoln


47.54


1.82


10.56


59.92


Lowe


39.78


1.24


5.92


46.94


Atypical


100.95


1.50


15.79


118.24


Sight Saving


20.83


8.06


2.88


31.77


Evening


13.59


1.17


2.96


17.72


Continuation


70.09


3.91


9.61


83.61


Americanization


26.05


.34


4.75


31.14


Elementary


41.84


1.67


6.35


49.86


All schools (without


state-aided schools)


50.90


2.77


6.73


60.40


Boys' Vocational


163.51


28.68


19.00


Ind. Household Arts


122.60


1.29


22.51


211.19 156.40


390


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.


. 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


1920


12,836


613,294


40,079


10,092


37,083


56,381


*757,679


1921


13,396


714,859


26,329


12,163


63,017


61,435


*878,153


1922


14,109


747,905


42,682


10,531


26,521


59,566


*889,877


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


* Includes $882.50, rent of Armory, in 1919.


*


..


750.00.


, in 1920.


..


350.00,


, in 1921


..


250.00,


..


, in 1922.


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


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


1921


50 07


1 60


9 62


61 29


86,718,290


.01012


1922


50 90


2 77


6 73


60 40


88,158,139


.01009


Total.


391


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


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


1921


3,285


39,573


878,153


921,011


1922


7,576


36,629


889,877


934,082


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.


For School Year 1921-1922


1842


1,013


1901


63,000


1913


81,000


1850


3,540


1902


65,273


1914


85,000


1860


8,025


1903


67,500


1915


86,854


1865


9,366


1905


69,272


1916


88,000


1870


14,693


1906


70,875


1917


90,000


1875


21,594


1907


72,000


1918


91,000


1880


24,985


1908


75,500


1919


91,500


1885


29,992


1909


75,500


1920


93,033


1890


.


40,117


1910


77,236


1921


94,500


1895


.


52,200


1911


78,000


1922


98,000


1900


61,643


1912


.


80,000


School Census


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


April 1, 1922


16,717


School Registration.


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, in- clusive, April 1, 1922 :-


In public schools


12,639


In private schools .


3,097


Total


15,736


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


In public schools, males females


4,507


8,844


In private schools, males


1,175


females


1,221


2,396


Total


11,240


.


4,337


·


392


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 8. - Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1921-1922


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.


No. of Days in Session


72 High


2037


1916


1774


92.5


1978


1877


176


19 Eastern Jr. High


686


634


588


93.0


650


615


175


26 Southern Jr. High


1084


994


930


93.5


1023


938


174


22 Northern Jr. High


715


672


633


94.1


691


660


176


31 Western Jr. High


1058


1013


963


94.8


1021


982


175


5 Prescott


340


288


264


91.0


306


273


174


10 Hanscom


511


474


436


92.0


482


465


175


11 Bennett


512


472


443


93.8


497


461


174


6 Baxter


217


199


189


95.0


188


203


174


10 Knapp


413


388


365


94.0)


388


385


174


5 Perry


254


191


180


94.1


192


196


174


12 Pope.


588


525


490


93.3


537


527


174


4 Cummings


198


183


170


93.0


187


165


175


12 Edgerly


629


565


521


92.2


575


553


175


14 Glines


697


634


591


93.2


635


643


174


4 Forster


210


187


177


94.5


185


188


175


16 Bingham


704


655


611


93.2


616


663


175


15 Carr


704


609


648


93.9


653


633


174


11 Morse


474


446


416


94.2


397


449


175


Proctor


333


311


291


93.8


308


313


175


4 Durell


183


172


162


94.3


177


168


174


8|Burns


345


322


299


92.7


330


316


175


10 Brown


409


377


353


93.6


382


372


174


8 Highland


337


321


306


95.3


319


319


174


20 Cutler


847


784


731


93.2


748


771


174


4 Lincoln


157


145


136


93.8


150


141


175


8 Lowe


388


355


329


92.6


357


359


174


3 Atypical


50


46


42


91.3


46


46


175


1 Sight Saving


1


7


6


93.5


7


9


Boys' Vocational


144


119


116


97.3


126


104


182


2 Continuation


269


105


141


75.3


115


105


180


380


Total


15,494


14,109


13,301


94.2


14,259


13,897


375


Total for 1920-21


14,772


13,686


12,760


93.2


13,607 13,163


393


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 9 .- Statistics of High School for School Year September 14, 1921 to June 22, 1922


Number of teachers, including head master


72


Number of days school kept .


176


Number enrolled


2037


Average number belonging


1916


Average daily attendance


1774


Tardinesses


4879


Dismissals


566


In Class 1924, September June


152


Per cent. of loss


8.5


In Class 1923, September


536


June


492


Per cent. of loss


8.2


In Class 1922, September


637


June


618


Per cent. of loss


2.9


Special students, September June


12


Per cent. of gain


25.


Total, September


2007


June


1877


Per cent. of loss


6.5


Number of graduates, male .


227


Number of graduates, female Total


614


Average age, male graduates


18 yrs. 1 mo.


Average age, female graduates


18 yrs. 2 mos.


Number entering college


83


Number of graduates entering scientific schools


52


Number of graduates entering normal schools .


34


Cost of instruction


$137,088 15


Cost of supplies


12,514 04


Total cost


$149,602 19


Per capita cost of instruction


71 54


Per capita cost of supplies


6 53


Total cost per capita


78 07


387


15


822


394


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table 10 .- Pupils by Grades, June, 1922


TEACHERS-


PUPILS.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Total.


High


Special


15


Twelfth


615


Eleventh


492


Tenth


414


Total


54


81.


1,000


1,877


Ninth


Junior High


Eighth.


460


579


1.039


Seventh


56.


607


1,174


Total.


16


1


1.525


1.6.0


3,195


Sixth


6


33


658


667


1.325


Fourth


32


642


1.274


Third


31


617


650


1,257


Second


36


705


1.478


First


1


.29


1,551


Total


6


203


4.071


4.127


5,198


Kindergarten


194


150


344


Special


13


21


Cadets


Atypical


3


19


46


Boys' Vocational


104


104


Independent


Household Arts


400


105


Sight Saving


1


4


Grand Total


56


354


6.795


7.102


13.897


666


1.303


Elementary


Fifth


495


982


Never in First Grade Before.


1,416


Continuation.


395


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 11. - Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational, and Continuation Schools, 1921-1922.


High


School.


Junior


High


Schools.


Elementary


Schools.


Kinder-


gartens.


Vocational


School


for Boys.


Atypical


Schools.


Sight


Saving Class


Continuation


Schools


Total.


Annual enrollment


2037


3543


9076


374


144


50


1


269


15,494


Average membership


1916


3313


8268


335


119


46


7


105


14,109


Average attendance


1774


3114


7810


298


116


42


6


141


13,301


Per cent. of attendance


92.5


9-1.0


94.5


80.9


97.3


91.3


93.5


75.3


94.3


Number cases of tardiness


4879


2277


4449


15


Number cases of dismissal


566


1017


1894


16


3,493


Membership, Octo ber, 1921


1978


3385


8411


198


126


46


115


14,259


Membership, June, 1922


1877


3195


8219


344


104


7


7


105


13,897


No. cases corp. punishment


8


68


76


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


SCHOOL.


1918


1919


1920


1921


Prescott


46


32


66


78


Hanscom


114


153


126


78


Bennett.


67


104


96


117


Baxter


31


34


34


26


Knapp


30


53


47


74


Perry


42


38


40


37


Pope.


55


50


71


79


Cummings


35


47


47


48


Edgerly


43


43


54


53


Glines


86


92


110


79


Forster


21


25


31


25


Bingham


65


86


95


91


Carr


79


75


81


74


Morse


82


69


78


69


Proctor


48


43


36


42


Durell


28


34


30


37


Burns


65


83


77


58


Brown


63


76


7.2


72


Cutler


136


86


116


168


Lincoln


60


42


32


32


Lowe


82


74


72


79


Total


1,278


1,339


1,411


1,416


11,620


396


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table 13. - Eighth Grade Promotions - Junior High Schools - June, 1922


Promotion from the eighth 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


No. Entering Schools


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering Voca-




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