Report of the city of Somerville 1923, Part 16

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 468


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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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