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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
1923
· 99,000
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive
April 1, 1923
16,920
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, April 1, 1923 :-
In public schools
12,599
In private schools
3,331
Total
15,930
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive :-
In public schools, males .
4,418
females
4,540
8,958
In private schools, males
1,202
females .
1,246
2,448
Total
11,406
·
,
.
240
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 8. - Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1922-1923
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.
72
High
2,061
1,881
1,732
92.2
2,003
1,777
19
Eastern Jr. High
696
625
576
92.0
653
579
26
Southern Jr. High
1,094
1,004
930
92.7
1,044
934
22
Northern Jr. High
767
703
659
93.6
730
668
37
Western Jr. High
1,171
1,152
1,087
92.2
1,107
1,038
10 Hanscom
547
486
451
93.0
504
490
11 Bennett
511
471
437
97.0
468
468
5 Baxter
261
179
165
92.0
185
185
10 Knapp
486
414
386
93.3
413
417
5 Perry
242
217
203
93.7
222
221
12 | Pope.
587
543
502
92.5
542
551
4 Cummings
192
186
171
91.8
183
193
12 Edgerly
616
550
507
92.3
559
525
14 Glines
711
640
588
91.8
655
643
4 Forster
195
177
164
92.6
177
185
16 Bingham
724
657
602
91.6
680
657
15 Carr
686
635
599
94.4
642
612
11 |Morse
489
448
421
93.9
445
444
8 Proctor
363
330
309
93.7
345
330
Durell
176
160
150
93.4
164
160
CO
Burns
353
323
297
91.9
336
311
10 Brown
408
380
354
93.0
374
382
7
Highland
304
291
277
95.0
286
290
20
Cutler
884
789
729
91.0
800
794
4
Lincoln
167
155
143
92.5
156
155
8
Lowe
362
326
303
92.9
337
317
3
Atypical
45
45
40
88.9
44
44
1
Sight Saving
9
9
8
91.6
8
12
Boys' Vocational
113
81
78
95.7
80
70
4
Continuation
345
137
124
89.9
141
131
387
Total
15,932
14,308
13,276
92.8
14,596
13,899
380 Total for 1921-22.
15,494
14,148
13,262
94.2
14,259
13,897
Prescott
367
314
284
90.0
313
316
241
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 9. - Statistics of High School for School Year September 13, 1922 to June 27, 1923
Number of Teachers, including Head Master
70
Number of days school kept
177
Number enrolled .
2061
Average number belonging
1881
Average daily attendance
1732
Tardinesses
4298
Dismissals
572
In Class 1925, September June
752
Per cent. of loss
15.7
In Class 1924,
September .
641
June ·
581
Per cent. of loss
9.4
In Class 1923, September .
427
June
422
Per cent. of loss
1.2
Special Students, September
June
22
Per cent. of gain
4.8 1981
June
1777 10.3
Per cent of loss
Number of graduates, male
191
Number of graduates, female
228
Total
419
Average age, male graduates
17 yrs., 10 mos. 17 yrs., 11 mos.
Number entering college
59
Number of graduates entering scientific schools
34
Number of graduates entering normal schools .
21 $137,061 16
Cost of instruction
Cost of supplies
Total cost
12,290 98 $149,352 14
Per capita cost of instruction
72 87
Per capita cost of supplies .
6 53
Total cost per capita .
79 40
.
21
Total, September
Average age, female graduates
892
242
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 10 .- Pupils by Grades, June, 1923
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
High
Special
9
13
22
Twelfth
194
228
422
Eleventh
267
314
581
Tenth
355
397
752
Total
19
50
825
952
1,777
Ninth
Junior High
Eighth ..
504
532
1,036
Seventh
547
619
1,166
Total
16
101
1,518
1,701
3,219
Sixth
7
631
665
1,296
Elementary
Fifth
32
615
641
1,256
Fourth
30
624
644
1,268
Third
35
1
680
776
1,456
Second
36
739
727
1,466
First
36
3
842
723
1,565
Total
7
201
1
4,131
4,176
8,307
Kindergarten
7
163
176
339
Special
3
5
Sight Saving.
1
7
5
12
Cadets
9
Atypical
3
24
20
44
Boys' Vocational ...
8
70
70
Independent
Household Arts
1
Continuation.
3
2
53
78
131
Americanization
2
Grand Total
56
380
11
6,791
7,108
13,899
1,414
467
550
1,017
243
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 11. - Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational, and Continuation Schools, 1922-1923
High
School.
Junior
High
Schools.
Elementary
Schools.
Kinder-
garten.
School
for Boys.
Atypical
Schools.
Sight
Saving
Continuation
School
Total.
Annual enrollment
2061
3728
9260
371
113
45
9
345
15,932
Average membership
1881
3484
8347
324
81
45
9
137
14,308
Average attendance
1732
3252
7757
285
78
40
8
124
13,276
Per cent. of attendance ..
92.2
93.3
92.9
88.0
95.7
88.8
91.6
89.9
92.8
Number cases of tardiness
5298
3131
4540
111
84
13,164
Number cases of dismissal
572
1356
1804
42
12
3,786
Membership, October, 1922
2003
3534
8443
343
80
44
8
141
14,596
Membership, June, 1923
1777
3219
8307
339
70
44
12
131
13,899
No. cases corp. punishment.
9
46
55
Table 12. - Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 In September.
SCHOOL.
1919
1920
1921
1922
Prescott
32
66
78
87
Hanscom
153
126
78
114
Bennett.
104
96
117
74
Baxter
34
34
26
: 35
Knapp
53
47
74
45
Perry
38
40
37
48
Pope
50
71
79
89
Cummings
47
47
48
50
Edgerly
43
54
53
43
Glines
92
110
79
.94
Forster
25
31
25
32
Bingham.
86
95
91
106
Carr
75
81
74
66
Morse
69
78
69
74
Proctor
43
36
42
44
Durell
34
30
37
37
Burns
83
77
58
83
Brown.
76
7.2
72
68
Cutler
86
116
168
120
Lincoln
42
32
32
44
Lowe
74
72
79
61
Total
1,339
1,411
1,416
1,414
·
Vocational
244
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 13. - Eighth Grade Promotions - Junior High Schools - June, 1923
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
No. Promoted to
Grade 9
No. Entering Grade 9
No. Entering Schools
Outside City
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Voca-
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools
In City
Eastern Junior High School ...
209
18
167
7
8
0
1
2
Southern Junior High School ..
294
273
256
6
6
3
1
1
Northern Junior High School
212
*198
176
10
8
0
1
2
Western Junior High School ..
342
333
296
18
11
6
2
Total
1057
989
895
41
33
0
3
7
* Includes one pupil who died.
Table 13A. - Ninth Grade Promotions - Junior High Schools - June, 1923
Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the pro- motion 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
No. Promoted to
No. Entering
Somerville High
No. Entering
lic or Private
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Boys
Vocational School
Eastern Junior High
167
152
12
7
16
5
Southern
320
307
241
19
30
12
5
Northern
213
*207
191
6
00
1
Western
324
319
273
14
26
4
2
Total
1024
985
829
46
80
16
13
E
Includes one pupil who died.
High School
School
Other Schools, Pub-
in June
tional School
245
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 14. - Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1922-1923
1922
1923
Change
Number of visits to the schools .
354
377
+23
Number of visits to the homes
781
1,101
+320
Number of cases investigated .
884
1,172
+288
Number of cases found to be truan- cy or absenteeism .
341
322
-19
Number of different pupils who
were truants or habitual absen- tees .
255
249
-6
Number who were truants for the first time
198
201
+3
Number who were truants for the second time
46
37
-9
Number who were truants for
11
11
Number of girls who were truants or absentees
61
68
+7 .
Number of cases of parental neglect of children found and reported to charitable institutions
1
5
+4
Number of cases of removal of chil- dren from the custody of parents by order of the court .
1
1
-
Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments . Number of minors found to be working without employment cer- tificates ·
46
33
-13
Number of employment certificates issued to boys .
229
322
+93
Number of employment certificates reissued to boys
156
252
+96
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
152
179
+27
Number of employment certificates reissued to girls
86
90
+4
Number of educational literate cer- tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue) .
1,247
2,363
+1,116
Number of newspaper licenses is- sued to boys 12 to 16 years of age · Number of transfer cards investi- gated
95
45
-50
Number of truants in the County ·
1,299
1,489
+190
Training school at the close of the year
.9
11
+2
Amount paid for board of truants
$908.14
$1,006.56
+$98.42
three or more times
-
46
70
+24
246
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 14. - (Concluded). - Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1922-1923
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :-
Warned and returned to school
111
Transferred to other schools
18
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years) .
47
Left school (over 16 years)
12
Removed from city .
37
Brought before court and returned to school
12
Brought before court and sent to Training School
8
Returned to Training School (violating parole) .
1
Sent to Lyman School
1
Sent to Shirley
1
Sent to Home of the Angel Guardian
·
.
.
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
1
9
4
1
15
II
1
5
5
3
3
17
III
1
4
8
5
2
1
1
22
IV
3
5
8
1
1
1
19
V
5
6
6
4
3
24
VI
3
5
8
16
5
37
VII
4
19
25
11
59
VIII
2
4
12
5
23
JX
1
1
5
6
4
17
x
1
3
2
6
XI
1
1
XII.
Boys' Voc']
2
5
7
$
1
1
2
Total
2
15
13
14
14
18
20
40
67
39
7
249
Ungraded ..
.....
247
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 15- Evening High School - Season 1922-1923
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
425
325
750
Average membership
271
185
456
Average attendance
178
126
304
Number of teachers
19
Number of sessions
56
Cost of Instruction
$4,486 00
. Cost of janitor, fuel, light,
and supplies
1,371 64
Total cost
$5,857 64
Cost per pupil per evening .
0 23
Average attendance: October, 433; November, 374; December, 286; January, 230; February, 221; March, 241.
Table 15-A .- Evening Elementary Schools-Season of 1922-1923
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
76
31
107
Average membership
60
23
83
Average Attendance
53
18
71
Number of teachers
2
4
6
Number of sessions
76
Cost of instruction
$1,317 58
Cost of janitor, fuel, light,
446 33
Total Cost
$1,763 91
Cost per pupil per evening .
0 28
Table 15-B-Evening Vocational Classes-Season 1922-1923
Men
Women
Enrolled
68
175
Average Membership
38
126
Average Attendance
33
105
Number of teachers .
3
9
Number of sessions .
40
39
Cost of instruction
$777 73
$1,234 71
plies
321 70
175 59
Total expenditure
$1,099 43
$1,410 30
Income from sources other than local tax-
ation
123 60
246 57
Net expenditure
$975 83
$1,163 73
Reimbursement from State
$487 92
$581 86
Net cost
$487 91
$581 87
Net cost per pupil per evening .
0 321
0 118
1
and supplies .
·
Cost of janitors, fuel, light and sup-
248
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 15-C .- Americanization Classes-Season 1922-1923
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
304
214
518
Average membership
210
152
362
Average attendance
156
120
276
Number of classes
24
Number of teachers
11
Number of sessions
75
Membership hours
38 981
Cost of Instruction
$7,409 42
Cost of supplies
22 40
Total cost
$7,431 82
Reimbursement
from
the
State
.
.
3,715 91
Net cost .
·
.
$3,715 91
Net cost per membership hour
$0 095
.
249
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 16 - Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
Knapp.
62
107
83
91
132
Perry.
34
32
39
Pope.
139
127
136
129
136
Edgerly.
136
171
171
168
157
Glines.
88
83
94
91
90
. Forster.
35
31
29
35
29
Bingham.
66
66
95
87
78
Carr.
106
96
113
142
118
Morse.
46
61
43
68
58
Proctor.
44
59
44
53
64
Brown.
43
70
43
69
73
Highland.
143
178
155
161
156
Cutler.
126
120
115
154
147
Total.
1068
1201
1160
1248
1238
Average Membership of Elementary Schools.
8345
8334
8270
8268
8347
Per cent. of Average Membership Promoted
12.79
14.41
14.03
15.09
14.83
250
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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
S,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
1921
14,500
13,396
12,533
93.6
11,337
0.904
1922
15,225
14,004
13,160
94.0
11,620
0.SS3
1923
15,932
14,30S
13,276
92.8
13,164
0.991
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
34S
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
1921
13,396
1,762
13.15
316
2.36
1922
14,004
2,037
14.55
613
4.38
1923
14,308
2,061
14.40
419
2.93
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
251
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 18-A. - Membership, Etc., Junior High Schools. For a Series of Years
YEAR.
in all Schools
Grade VIII
Grade IX
Grade X
VIII
IX
X
1921
13,396
1044.95
7.80
6.07
4.66
1922
14,004
1090.93
913.74 1012.30 1051.50
622.7 781.2 834.5
7.75
7.35
5.83
Table 19 .- Promotions for School Year Ending June 27, 1923 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
Promotees
Dropped Back
after .. Two
Months' Trial
I
1,194
992
124
78
II
1,057
819
154
84
III
1,024
937
51
36
6
Total
3,275
2,748
329
198
00
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 27, 1923 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
Promotees
Dropped Back
after Two
Months' Trial
I
100
83.1
10.4
6.5
II
100
77.5
14.6
7.9
III
100
91.5
5.0
3.5
0.5
Average
100
83.9
10.1
6.0
0.1
.
5.57
7.79
7.23
1923
14,308
1109.07
Ave. Mem. Ave. Mem. Ave. Mem. Ave. Mem.
Per Cent. Ave. Mem. in Grades
.
1
252
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 19-A .- Promotions for School Year Ending June 27, 1923 Elementary Grades.
GRADE.
On June
Promotion List.
Unconditionally
to next Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
·
Retarded.
Promoted more
than One Grade.
Special Promo-
tions during Year.
Dropped Back
Months' Trial.
H
1,622
1,287
99
228
00 00
0100
0
II
1,484
1,238
102
136
III
1,483
1,257
101
112
Não
10
6
IV
1,286
1,060
126
93
co
2
V
1,291
1,044
137
88
22
23
1
VI
1,314
1,113
125
55
21
20
4
Total.
8,480
6,999
690
712
79
69
19
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 27, 1923
Elementary Grades.
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
Months' Trial.
I
100
79.4
6.1
14.
0.5
0.5
II
100
83.4
6.9
9.2
0.5
0.3
0.4
III
100
84.7
6.8
7.6
0.9
0.8
0.4
IV
100
82.4
9.8
7.2
0.6
0.2
0.2
100
80.9.
10.6
6.8
1.7
1.7
0.8
VI
100
84.7
9.5
4.3
1.5
1.5
0.3
Average ...
100
82.5
8.2
8.4
0.9
0.8
0.5
1
Promotees
after Three
Promoted
Promoted
Promotees
after Three
6
DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES, APRIL 1923.
AGE
GRADE
TOTAL
Above Normal Age
Per cent. Above Normal Age
Kgn.
221
120
341
1
3
911
582
114
15
5
2
1
2
1,635
139
8.50
2
14
689
541
171
56
8
6
1
1
1,487
243
16.34
28
622
596
171
49
14
3
2
2
1,487
241
16.21
4
37
489
473
188
76
23
3
2
1
1
1,293
294
22.73
5
39
461
489
201
75
37
9
1,311
322
24.56
6
3
52
461
137.
242
86
27
3
1,311
358
27.31
7
1
4
55
374
473
239
65
13
2
1,226
319
26.02
8
2
66
409
415
175
23
1
1,102
210
19.05
9
5
98
373
397
149
27
4
1
1,054
181
17.17
10
8
67
354
290
80
14
2
815
96
11.17
11
10
83
294
158
50
7
4
606
61
10.06
12
10
79
187
102
46
6
430
52
12.10
P. G.
1
5
7
2
22
Total
224
1.045
1,299
1,314
1,314
1,222
1,254
1,180
1.332
1,235
1,124
853
470
177
65
12
14,120
Under Normal Grade
114
186
232
247
298
344
370
280
189
120
68
58
10
Per cent. Under Normal Grade
8.67
14.15
18.98
19.62
25.25
25.82
29.96
24.91
22.18
25.81
40.00
1.00
1.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
253
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 or over
7
11
TABLE 20 .- RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS, 1923
School
Teacher
Resignation took effect
In Service
High
B. Phoebe Abbott
June 30, 1923
6 yrs., 9 mos.
High
Edith L. Hurd
June 30, 1923
13 yrs.
High
Clara A. Johnson
January 5, 1923*
25 yrs., 4 mos.
High
Laura W. Lewis
June 30, 1923
. yr.
High
Stephen H. Mahoney
April 27, 1923
8 yrs., 8 mos.
High
¡A. Marion Merrill Ruth L. Strand Alice L. Davis Dorothy A. Chapin
June 30, 1923
4 yrs.
Southern Junior High
February 25, 1923*
27 yrs., 6 mos.
Northern Junior High
June 30, 1923
5 yrs. 2 mos.
Northern Junior High
Berthe D. Dion
June 30, 1923
8 inos., (tem. ser.)
Northern Junior High
Delisey R. Ellsworth
June 30, 1923
1 yr., 8 mnos. (tem. ser.)
Northern Junior High
Ruth C. Harrington
June 30, 1923
5 yrs.
Northern Junior High
M. Edna Merrill
June 30, 1923
14 yrs.
Western Junior High
Lillian Dunlap
June 30, 1923
1 yr., (tem. ser.)
Western Junior High
¡Alice S. Hall
June 30, 1923
27 yrs.
Bennett
Ruth B. Brown
June 30, 1923
1 yr.
Knapp
M. Edith Callahan
June 30, 1923
13 yrs., 4 mos.
Knapp
Mary T. McCarthy
June 30, 1923
3 yrs., 9 mos.
Pope
¡Alice I. Norcross Mabel C. Mansfield Marion L. Batchelder
Jan. 1, 1923
9 yrs., 4 mos.
Carr ..
+Charles G. Ham
June 30, 1923
25 yrs.
Morse
*Mina J. Wendell Maude E. Bottomley
June 30, 1923
5 yrs., 3 mos.
Brown
Martha R. Taylor
January 19, 1923
9 yrs.
Highland
Mary H. Joyce Beatrice L. Waterhouse
Oct. 5, 1923
2 yrs., 2 mos.
Cutler
Mildred A. Whitman Willa E. Wingate
June 30, 1923
1 yr.
Continuation
Lawrence E. Landahl
June 30, 1923
3 yrs. 1
t Retired
* Died
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Edgerly
February 12, 1923*
29 yrs., 5 mos.
Bingham
June 30, 1923
41 yrs.
Brown
June 30, 1923
32 yrs., 2 mos.
Highland
June 30, 1923
2 yrs., 3 mos.
Cutler
1
June 30, 1923
28 yrs.
High
.
254
January 1, 1923
37 yrs., 8 mos.
TABLE 21 .- TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1923
School
Teacher
Coming From
Salary
Service Began
High
Inez Atwater
Stoneham
$1,300
Sept., 1923
High
M. Louise Hannon
Swampscott
1,650
High
Irene Kenney
Littleton
1,400
High
Ethel M. Moore
Hartford, Conn.
1,600
High
Elizabeth Richards
Saugus
1,500
High
Gladys M. H. Sullivan
Somerville
1,200
Sept., 1922
High
Ethyn Williams
Studying-Radcliffe
1,500
Sept., 1923
Eastern Jr. High
Somerville
1,900
May 1922
Eastern Jr. High
Benjamin Q. Belonga Hazel L. Smith
1,200
Sept., 1922
Southern Jr. High
Eleanor Campbell
1,300
Sept., 1921
Southern Jr. High
Helen T. Currie
Ridgewood, N. J.
1,100
1923
Southern Jr. High
Mabel H. Eddy
Somerville
1,500
1922
Southern
Jr. High
Elsie B. Fiske
1,300
1921
Southern
Jr. High
Martha H. Hannon
1,500
1923
Southern
Jr. High
Ida · Paly
Somerville
1,200
Feb., 1922
Southern
Jr. High
Herbert H. Shallies
Not teaching
1,800
Sept., 1923
Northern Jr. High
Guy P. Carver
Somerville
1,300
Oct., 1922
Northern
Jr. High
Dellsey Ellsworth
1,400
Nov., 1921
Northern
Jr. High
Laura Gustafson
1,400
1922
Northern
Jr. High
Augusta, Me.
1,200
Sept., 1923
Northern
Jr. High
Amy Irish
Essex Co. Agri. Sch.
1,400
1923
Northern
Jr. High
Helen C. Jackson
Medford
1,300
1923
Northern Jr. High
Aline L. Morgan
Not teaching
1,500
1923
Northern Jr. High
Mary E. O'Shaughnessy Somerville
1,200
1922
Northern Jr. High
Olive B. Place
Portland, Indiana
1,500
1923
Western Jr. High
Ethel G. Beal
Somerville
1,500
1922
Western Jr. High
Lillian Dunlap
1,400
1922
Western Jr. High
Eleanor V. Nemser
1,200
1922
.
255
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Berthe D. Dion
1,800
Oct., 1923
Northern Jr. High
..
..
..
Mary L. Holway
Swampscott
Table 21-(Concluded)-Teachers Elected in 1923
School
Teacher
Coming From
Salary
Service Began
Western Jr. High
Elizabeth Stolba
Not teaching
1,500
Sept., 1923
Hanscom
Anna A. Burns
Everett
1,000
1923
Bennett
Abbie Brown
Thomaston, Me.
1,300
1923
Bennett
Katherine D. Millen
Somerville
1,400
1920
Bennett
Lois F. Wilbur
Rockland
1,500
1923
Baxter
Margaret McCarthy
Somerville
900
Nov., 1921
Knapp
Mildred D. Dewire
1,000
Sept., 1922
Pope
Rosa J. Aberle
Not teaching
1,000
1923
Edgerly
Alice M. Dugmore
Somerville
1,200
1922
Bingham
Ruth A. Gilman
East Weymouth
1,500
1923
Morse
Sarah K. Lake
Somerville
1,400
Nov., 1916
Brown
Pauline E. Thiesfeldt
Washington, D. C.
1,500
Jan., 1923
Highland
Carrie E. Crockett
Stoneham
1,500
Dec., 1923
Highland
Margaret McLeod
Somerville
1,400
Mar., 1922
Cutler
Alice M. McFarland
1,000
Sept., 1922
Highland Atypical
Mildred M. Harkins
1,100
1922
Continuation
H. Dunbar Davis
Not teaching
1,800
1923
Physical Training
Margaret V. Burke
Somerville
1,100
1922
Physical Training
M. Helen Campbell
1,100
1922
..
256
ANNUAL REPORTS.
257
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 22-Leave of Absence of Teachers
Grace L. Shorey, for May and June, 1923
Frances E. Robinson, from September 1, 1923 for an indefinite period.
Berta M. Burnett, for school year ending June 30, 1924. Ella H. Bucknam, for school year ending June 30, 1924. Annie H. Hall, for school year ending June 30, 1924.
Cadets
Frances E. Biller
Margaret K. Gorman
Doris F. Rudd
Margaret Callahan
Helen Hession
Constance Shaw
Gertrude T. Donahue
Evelyn Macdonald
Gladys Stone
Mary M. Dorney
Dorothy Perkins
Hazel C. Wellington
Madeline E. Flynn
Valborg Prebensen
Lillian G. Wells
Table 23 .- Transfers of Teachers
Teacher
From
To
E. Bella Weisman
Western Jr.
Senior High
Elsie M. Ross
Western Jr.
Senior High
Eugenia Carver
Bennett
Cutler
Eliza I. Patterson
Bennett
Proctor
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.
Contin.
Amer.
Men.
Women
Total.
1912
66±
252*
22
9
40
309
349
1913
681
257*
28
12
39
326
365
1914
75%
266*
30
20
44
347
391
1915
76₺
272*
31
15
45
349
394
1916
77
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
1921
75°
115
216+
25
14
5
2
60
392
452
1922
72±
114
216+
22
16
5
2
57
390
447
1923
75°
120
222
24
18
4
2
55
410
465
#Including a secretary.
*Including four kindergartners.
+Including seven kindergartners.
oIncluding a secretary and a matron
258
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 25 .- Books Authorized for Use, 1923
For Grades 2 and 3,
Elementary schools,-
As text books,-
The Introductory Music, Music Education Series, Earhart, Bald- win, and Newton-Ginn & Company
Table 26 .- HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
The graduation exercises of the High School occurred Monday, June 25, 1923.
ORDER OF EXERCISES
OSCAR W. CODDING, Chairman of the School Committee, Presiding.
1. OVERTURE-"Gypsy Serenade" Nehl High School Orchestra, Samuel Gilman, Leader
2. TRUMPET SOLO-"Temple Gates" Knapp
Cleon E. Hopkins
3. PRAYER-Rev. Albert B. Coe Pastor, Broadway Winter Hill Congregational Church
.4. SINGING-"Jehovah, Guide Us" Mozart Theophilo S. Carreiro and Boys' Chorus
5. SINGING-"Inflammatus" Rossini
Lillian A. Laighton and Graduating Class
$6. ADDRESS TO GRADUATES Hon. Robert Luce
Representative, Twelfth Massachusetts District
7. "WEDDING OF THE WINDS" Orchestra
Hall
8. PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS TO GIRLS
9. SINGING-"Unfold, Ye Portals" Gounod
Graduating Class
10. PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS TO BOYS
11. MARCH-"Crescendo" Odell
Orchestra
Singing and orchestra under the direction of James P. McVey, Supervisor of Music in the Public Schools.
259
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL LIST OF GRADUATES June, 1923 * Graduated with honor
Mary Aikens Drucilla Harriet Allen Emma Mace Alls Florence Cecelia Andarson Bessie Appell Ruth Mary Austin Florence Mabel Baird Mary Veronica Bannon Lillian Olga Barberi
Rita Elizabeth Baron Anna Baruffaldi Dorothy Isabel Baxter Lillian Claribel Benjamin
*Marcia Carolyn Berg Marjorie Frances Birtwell Doris Harriet Blake Mary Theresa Bloomer Beulah Louise Bolan Charlotte Elizabeth Bonchau Marguerite Genevieve Bowser Genevieve Agnes Boyce Eileen Veronica Bridges Edna Mae Briggs Ethel Charlotte Brine Lucretia Evelyn Buckler Catherine Mary Burke Helen Christine Busby Edith Mae Button Murdena Agnes Campbell Elizabeth Pauline Canniff Edith Elizabeth Carlson Julia Mary Carney Margaret Florence Carney Josephine Catherine Carrigan Marie Antonett Castellucci Grace Lillian Chandler Marion Vehnaz Chebook Margaret Laura Ciambelli Mary Teresa Clement Catherine Edith Coaker Ruth Marie Coffey Anne Louise Colbert Sarah Elisabeth Colby Rose Mary Cole Kathryn Marie Collins Inez Alice Comstock
*Frances Conneilly Frances Eugenia Conway Vivian Crafts
Doris Natalie Cross Ethel Belle Crowell Geraldine Goodwin Davis Ruth Lowe Davis Dorothy Mae Dean Lilian May Dole
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