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613,294
40,079
10,092
37,083
55,381
*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
61,987
*889,877
1923
14,308
752,272
44,106
9,883
64,726
63,408
934,395
1924
14,544
769,773
52,757
9,803
34,162
67,277
933,772
1925
14,699
790,963
45,259
12,226
41,846
73,967
964,261
+ $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.
* Includes $882.50. rent of Armory, in 1919.
, 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
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
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
1923
50 39
2 85
9 24
62 48
92,519,400
.01010
1924
51 21
3 34
7 39
61 94
99,311,000
.00940
1925
51 25
2 79
8 35
62 39
104,769,800
.00920
..
750.00,
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
228
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
1921
3,285
39,573
878,153
921,011
1922
7,576
36,629
889,877
934,082
1923
588,302
63,052
934,395
1,585,749
1924
289,938
57,593
933,772
1,281,303
1925
18,663
45,848
964,261
1,028,773
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1924-25
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
1923
99,000
1924
. 100,440
1925
99,032
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, April 1, 1925
17,591
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, April 1, 1925 :-
In public schools
13,289
In private schools
3,595
Total
16,884
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive :-
In public schools, males
4,670
females
4,638
9,308
In private schools, males
1,347
females
1,360
2,707
Total
12,015
·
·
·
229
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 8 .- Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1924-1925
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
2,229
2,046
1,894
92.7
2,166
1.953
35 Northeastern Jr. High
1,478
1,365
1,284
94.1
1,415
1,286
32
Southern Jr. High
1,173
1,062
987
92.9
1,114
1,009
38
Western Jr. High
1,187
1,139
1,077
94.5
1,150
1,101
20
Prescott
905
787
727
92.4
799
765
10 Hanscom
442
401
368
91.8
405
388
11 |Bennett
480
464
442
95.3
465
456
5
Baxter
216
142
130
91.6
181
175
10 6
Knapp
502
444
419
94.4
431
453
Perry
290
269
245
91.2
Cummings
206
171
158
92.0
176
168
3
Edgerly
149
127
119
92.7
133
123
14 Glines
683
603
563
93.3
624
594
8
Forster
344
335
308
92.1
307
340
16
Bingham
755
688
641
93.2
696
684
15
Carr
656
589
555
94.2
588
589
11
Morse
497
457
429
93.9
462
448
8
Proctor
341
314
294
93.8
324
314
4 Durell
187
169
158
93.5
175
166
8 Burns
335
310
284
91.6
306
308
10 Brown
414
392
368
93.8
390
394
7
Highland
314
278
264
94.8
281
281
21
Cutler
965
876
804
91.8
874
854
4
Lincoln
183
150
141
94.0
163
152
8 Lowe
323
299
274
91.6
302
308
4
Atypical
60
58
53
91.4
56
55
1
Sight Saving
12
10
10
92.5
12
10
Boys' Vocational
111
84
80
96.0
79
69
4 Continuation
285
169
149
88.3
134
150
401
Total
16,262
14,699
13,691
93.1
14,959
14,360
403 Total for 1923-24
16,092
14,554
13,647
93.8
14,797
14,265
264
265
12 Pope.
540
501
466
93.2
487
502
4
230
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 9 .- Statistics of High School for School Year
September 10, 1924 to June 25, 1925
Number of teachers, including Head Master
74
Number of days school kept
181
Number enrolled
2,229
Average number belonging
2,046.3
Average daily attendance
1,894
Tardinesses
5,531
Dismissals
In Class of 1927, September
989
June
834
Per cent of loss
15.7
In Class of 1926, September
627
June
578
Per cent of loss
7.8
In Class of 1925, September
542
June
525
Per cent of loss
3.1
Special Students, September
20
June
16
Per cent of loss
20.
Total, September
2,166
June
1,953
Per cent of loss
9.8
Number of graduates, male
Number of graduates, female
Total
526
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 0 mos.
Average age, female graduates
18 yrs. 0 mos.
Number entering college
87
Number of graduates entering scientific schools.
48
Number of graduates entering normal schools
28 $151,743 43
Cost of supplies
12,048 17
Total cost
$163,791 60
Per capita cost of instruction
74 16
Per capita cost of supplies
5 89
Total cost per capita
$80 05
231
295
Cost of instruction
624
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
231
Table 10 .- Pupils by Grades, June, 1925.
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
High
Special
7
9
16
Twelfth
230
295
525
Eleventh
247
331
578
Tenth
416
418
834
Total
19
55
900
1,053
1,953
Junior High
Ninth
506
560
1,066
Eighth.
558
572
1,130
Seventh
570
630
1,200
Total
18
100
1,634
1,762
3,396
Elementary
Sixth
32
602
638
1,240
Fifth
35
733
752
1,485
Fourth
35
1
682
660
1.342
Third
36
1
715
706
1,421
Second
35
1
737
704
1,441
First.
35
1
760
724
1,484
Total
8
208
4
4,229
4,184
8,413
Kindergarten
7
7
152
162
314
Special
3
6
Sight Saving
1
6
4
10
Cadets.
1
11
33
22
55
Boys' Vocational
8
69
69
Independent
Household Arts
1
Continuation.
3
1
95
55
150
Americanization
2
Grand Total
60
396
11
7,118
7,242
14,360
Never in First Grade Before
1,411'
Atypical.
4
232
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 11 .- Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational, and Continuation Schools, 1924-1925.
High
School.
Junior
High
Schools.
Elementary
Schools.
Kinder-
gartens.
Vocational
School
for Boys.
Atypical
Schools.
Sight
Saving
School
Total.
Annual enrollment
2229
3838
9350
377
111
60
12
285
16,262
Average membership
2046
3566
8441
325
84
58
10
169
14,699
Average attendance
1894
3348
7870
287
80
53
10
149
13,691
Per cent. of attendance.
92.7
93.9
93.2
88.3
96.0 163
91.4
92.5
88.3
93.1
Number cases of tardiness
4531
2422
4412
80
78
11
117
11,814
Number cases of dismissal
624
1483
2342
2
51
8
3
1
4,514
Membership, October, 1924
2166
3679
8493
340
79
56
12
134
14,959
Membership, June, 1925
1953
3396
8413
314
69
55
10
150
14,360
No. cases corp. punishment
1
51
1
53
Table 12 .- Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September
SCHOOL.
1921
1922
1923
1924
Prescott
78
87
82
75
Hanscom
78
114
83
83
Bennett.
117
74
89
80
Baxter
26
35
35
41
Knapp
74
45
40
45
Perry
37
48
32
33
Pope
79
89
86
77
Cummings
48
50
41
42
Edgerly
53
43
40
38
Glines
79
94
104
100
Forster
25
32
33
64
Bingham
91
106
95
112
Carr
74
66
113
72
Morse
69
74
72
88
Proctor
42
44
36
41
Durell
37
37
46
40
Burns
58
83
76
84
Brown.
72
68
63
54
Cutler
168
120
129
129
Lincoln.
32
44
33
47
Lowe
79
61
69
66
Total
1,416
1,414
1,397
1,411
Continuation
233
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 13 .- Eighth Grade Promotions - Junior High Schools - June, 1925
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
Northeastern Jr. High School
448
411
396
5
7
0
Southern Junior High School.
302
273
241
16
14
1
Western Junior High School ..
404
391
362
21
5
2
NOO
018
Total
1154 1075
999
42
26
3
1
4
Table 13A. - Ninth Grade Promotions - Junior High Schools - June, 1925
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
No. Promoted to
High School
No. Entering
Somerville High
Other Schools, Pub-
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Boys' Vocational School
Northeastern Junior High
395
377
306
0
20
51
0
Southern
66
334
313
258
13
27
14
1
Western
357
349
302
24
21
1
1
Total
1086 1039
866
37
68
66
2
in June
School
No. Entering
lic or Private
tional School
in June
234
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 14 .- Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1924-1925
1924
1925
Change
Number of visits to the schools
429
392
-37
Number of visits to the homes
989
1,188
+199
Number of cases investigated
1,083
1,271
+188
Number of cases found to be truan- cy or absenteeism
296
352
+56
Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual absentees ...
237
261
+24
Number who were truants for the first time
187
207
+20
Number who were truants for the second time
35
39
+4
Number who were truants for three or more times
7
15
+8.
Number of girls who were truants or absentees
55
62
+7
Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments ........
32
22
-10
Number of minors found to be work- ing without employment cer-
tificates
24
22
-2
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
256
418
+162
Number of employment certificates reissued to boys
128
118
-10
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
107
134
+27
Number of employment certificates reissued to girls
37
47
+10
Number of educational literate cer- tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
1,852
2,040
+188
Number of newspaper licenses is- sued to boys 12 to 16 years of age Number of transfer cards investi- gated
45
33
-12
Number of transfer cards forwarded
1,403
1,546
+143
Training school at the close of the year
6
9
+3
Amount paid for board of truants
$860.28
2,200
2,296
+96
Number of truants in the County
235
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 14 .- (Concluded)-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance. Department for the School Year 1924-1925
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :- -
Warned and returned to school
127
Transferred to other schools
16
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)
28
Left school (over 16 years)
19
Removed from city
35
Brought before court and returned to school
11
Brought before court and sent to Training School
8
Returned to Training School (violating parole)
1
Sent to Lyman School
7
Sent to Shirley
4
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
2
Sent to Industrial School for Girls
2
Sent to Waverley
1
261
Table 14A. - 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
3
5
5
1
14
II
4
5
1
10
III
7
2
2
1
2
1
15
IV
2
7
6
3
1
19
V
4
10
6
2
1
3
26
VI
3
8
9
7
6
33:
VII
1
3
16
17
6
1
44
VIII
8
14
12
34
JX
8
8
2
18:
X
2
3
6
11
XI
5
5
XII
Voc. 1
3
3
Voc. 2
.
2
1
1
4
Special.
2
2
1
1
6
Contin't'n
10
9
19
Total
3
9
19
8
14
23
22
36
64
49
14
261
·
·
.
.
. ·
.
·
·
.
.
·
Ungraded
.
236
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 15 .- Evening High School-Season 1924-1925
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
499
478
977
Average membership
305
237
542
Average attendance
217
175
392
Number of teachers
22
Number of sessions
57
Cost of Instruction
$5,566 00
Cost of janitor,
fuel, light
and supplies
1,595 69
Total cost
$7,161 69
Cost per pupil per evening ....
$0.232
Average attendance: October, 581; November, 464; December, 412; January, 285; February, 278; March, 269.
Table 15 .- A .- Evening Elementary Schools-Season 1924-1925
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
99
39
138
Average membership
80
28
108
Average attendance
60
21
81
Number of teachers
6
Number of sessions
73
Cost of instruction
$1,509 00
Cost of janitor,
fuel, light,
and supplies
474 80
Total Cost
$1,983 80
Cost per pupil per evening
$0 251
Table 15-B .- Evening Vocational Classes-Season 1924-1925
Women
Enrolled
251
Average membership
149
Average attendance
134
Number of teachers
10
Number of sessions
38
Cost of instruction
1,726 75
Cost of janitors, fuel, light, and supplies
182 44
Total expenditure
$1,909 19
Income from sources other than local taxation
228 46
Net expenditure
$1,680 73
Reimbursement from State
829 65
Net cost
851 08
Net cost per pupil per evening
$0 150
%
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
237
Table 15-C .- Americanization Classes-Season 1924-1925
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
337
213
550
Average membership
215
143
358
Average attendance
165
119
284
Number of classes
21
Number of teachers
12
Number of sessions
70
Membership hours
39,684
Cost of instruction
$6,918 14
Cost of supplies
71 29
Total cost
$6,989 43
Reimbursement
from
the
State
$3,494 71
Net cost
$3,494 72
Net cost per membership hour
$0 088
...
238
ANNUAL REPORTS
'TABLE 16 .- Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools.
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
Prescott
178
Bennett
4
Knapp
83
91
132
161
177
Perry
39
Pope
136
129
136
88
91
Edgerly
171
168
157
189
Glines
94
91
90
95
82
Forster
29
35
29
40
41
Bingham
95
87
78
87
90
Carr
113
142
118
138
136
Morse
43
68
58
68
54
Proctor
44
53
64
59
55
Brown
43
69
73
44
43
Highland
155
161
156
129
112
· Cutler
115
154
147
146
137
Total
1160
1248
1238
1244
1224
Average Membership · of Elementary Schools
8270
8268
8347
8878
8766
Per cent of Average Membership 'Promoted
14.03
15.09
14.83
14.02
13.96
239
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
1921
14,500
13,396
12,533
93.6
11,337
0.904
1922
15,225
14,004
13,160
94.0
11,620
0.883
1923
15,932
14,308
13,276
92.8
13,164
0.991
1924
16,092
14,554
13,647
93.8
12,528
0.918
1925
16,262
14,699
13,691
93.1
11.814
0.863
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
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
1924
14,554
2,104
14.45
497
3.41
1925
14,699
2,229
15.16
524
3.56
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
240
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 19 .- Promotions for School Year Ending June 25, 1925 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
Dropped Back
after Two
Months' Trial
I
1,214
1,033
100
78
3
3
II
1,154
936
136
81
1
1
III
1,086
909
127
50
3
Total.
3,454
2,878
363
209
4
7
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 25, 1925 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
85.1
8.2
6.5
0.2
0.2
II
100
81.1
11.8
7.0
0.1
0.1
III
100
83.7
11.7
4.6
0.2
6
Average ....
100
83.3
10.6
6.0
0.1
0.2
Promotees
241
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Table 19A .- Promotions for School Year Ending June 25, 1925 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
after Three
Months' Trial.
1
1,553
1,239
75
219
20
II
1,421
1,220
68
128
5
2
III
1,433
1,251
97
74
11
8
IV
1,356
1,173
93
76
14
5
V
1,457
1,202
173
73
9
13
VI
1,259
1,110
110
29
10
2
Total
8,479
7,195
616
599
69
5
25
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 25, 1925
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
79.7
4.8
14.1
1.3
II
100
85.8
4.8
9.0
0.4
0.1
III
100
87.3
6.8
5.1
0.8
0.5
IV
100
86.5
6.9
5.6
1.0
0.3
4
100
82.5
11.9
5.0
0.6
0.9
VI
100
88.2
8.7
2.3
0.8
0.1
Average ...
100
85.0
7.3
6.9
0.8
0.06
0.4
Promotees
after Three
Promoted
Promoted
Promotees
DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES, APRIL 1, 1925
AGE
GRADE
TOTAL
Above Normal Age
Per cent. Above Normal Age
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 or over
Kgn.
213
120
1
338
1
.29
1
856
621
99
9
3
1
1,589
112
7.04
2
22
675
575
153
36
6
1
1
1,469
197
13.41
3
25
637
497
193
62
29
1
1,444
285
10.97
4
3
44
576
447
188
87
25
8
4
1,383
313
22.63
5
52
567
517
194
79
26
6
1,443
307
21.27
6
1
50
449
435
216
80
23
3
1,257
322
25.61
7
6
71
440
464
189
75
10
1
1,256
275
21.89
8
5
77
475
435
196
39
7
1,234
242
19.69
9
2
68
371
441
1
1,054
172
16.31
10
1
90
371
290
21
2
885
133
15.02
11
4
68
255
203
49
5
592
62
10.47
1'2
7
51
249
176
8
532
49
9.21
P. G.
1
5
9
4
19
Total
213
998
1,328
1,356
1,288
1,302
1,298
1,266
1 330
1,203
1,191
791
5.98
259
59
15
14,495
Under Normal Grade
100
162
232
256
312
322
303
304
194
141
74
55
15
Per cent. Under Normal Grade
7.36 12.50
17 82
19.72
20.46
24.21
25.18
25.52
24.52
23.57
28.56
93.22
212
ANNUAL REPORTS
104
6
?
8
.
41
1
2
139
29
TABLE 20 .--- RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS IN 1925
School
Teacher
Resignation took effect
In Service
High
Ruth L. Card
June 30, 1925
12 yrs., 5 mos.
High
Dorothy H. Maynard
June 30, 1925
5 yrs.
High
Gladys L. Swallow
December 4, 1925
9 yrs., 3 mos.
Northeastern Junior
Guy P. Carver
March 16, 1925
1 yr., 5 mos.
Northeastern Junior
Sarah H. Christie
February 6, 1925
Northeastern Junior
Mary C. Fox
November 13, 1925 June 30, 1925
2 yrs.
Northeastern Junior
Elma I. Mattson
November 13, 1925 .
yrs., mos.
Northeastern Junior
Mary A. O'Donoghue Annie M. Rockwell
*April 23, 1925 June 30, 1925 June 30, 1925
6 yrs.
Southern Junior
Carrie M. Frost
Reinstated
Southern Junior
F. Antoinette Pratt Augusta H. Bergin Anna A. Burns
September 30, 1925 June 30, 1925 June 30, 1925
9 yrs., 4 mos.
Prescott
Alice M. Saben
* April 5, 1925
21 yrs., 7 mos.
Knapp
June 30, 1925
10 yrs., 7 mos.
Pope
Alice A. Tassinari Eunice S. Higgins Lizzie W. Parkhurst
June 30, 1925
5 yrs.
Pope
Margaret L. Trayers Fannie L. Gwynne Helen G. Northrup Ethel F. Rudd
June 30, 1925 April 17, 1925
4 yrs., 8 mos.
Morse
Edna M. Scriven .. Mary Winslow
June 30, 1925
5 yrs.
Durell
37 yrs., mos.
Brown
Ruth B. Brown
2 yı`s.
Brown
Alice M. Dorman
¡June 30, 1925
22 yrs.
Cutler
M. Eunice Byrne
June 30, 1925
13 yrs., 2 mos.
Cutler
Alice Parlin
June 30. 1925
2 yrs.
+ Retired
* Died
243
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
40 yrs.
yrs., mos.
Cummings
7September 12, 1925
39 yrs.
Glines
2 yrs.
Bingham
1December 9, 1925 June 30, 1925
7 yrs., 1 mo.
Western Junior
2 yrs.
Hanscom
Pope
¡June 30, 1925 December 23, 1925
13 yrs., 8 mos.
Northeastern Junior
..
10 yrs., 5 mos. 7 yrs., 2 mos.
Northeastern Junior
Mary L. Holway
Table 20-(Concluded)-Resignations of Teachers in 1925
School
Teacher
Resignation took effect
In Service
Supervisor of Music
November 5, 1925
10 yrs., 6 mos.
Supervisor of Drawing
James P. McVey Clara M. Gale
January 29, 1925
13 yrs., 5 mos.
Asst. Physical Director
Arthur R. Ayer M. Helen Campbell
June 30, 1925
4 yrs.
Sup'r. Physical Education
June 30, 1925
3 yrs.
+ Retired
* Died
244
ANNUAL REPORTS
-
TABLE 21 .- TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1925
School
Teacher
Coming From
Salary
Service Began
High
Pauline D. Dodge
Somerville
$1,200
September 1
High
Marguerite A. Ellison
Natick
1,750
September 1
High
Esther B. Lacount
Amesbury
1,400
September :
High
Lila H. Paul
Deering, Me.
1,700
September 1
Higli
Helen Wilson
Somerville
1,200
September 1
Northeastern Junior
Alice M. Austin
Gloucester
1,500
March 9
Northeastern Junior
Mona Burke
Somerville
1,200
September 1
Northeastern Junior
Margaret J. Cotter
Somerville
1,000
September 1
Northeastern Junior
George K. Coyne
Somerville
1,100
September 1
Northeastern Junior
Margaret E. Dolan
1,600
Did not accept
Northeastern Junior
Robert K. Hughey
Somerville
1,900
September 1
Northeastern Junior
Katherine Reycroft
1,300
September 1
Southern Junior
Carrie M. Frost
1,675
(Reinstatement )
Southern Junior
Mary L. Harrington
1,100
September 1
Southern Junior
Alice W. Jones
Bath, Maine
1,600
February 16
Western Junior
Ruth M. Lang
Randolph
1,300
January 4, 1926
Knapp
Catherine Wiggins
Somerville
1,000
September 1
Pope
A. Fern Fowler
Fort Fairfield, Me.
1,500
September 1
Pope
Elizabeth Sliney
Franklin, N. H.
1,500
September 1
Glines
Lillian Andrews
Somerville
1,000
September
Glines
Ruth Drew
Somerville
1,000
September 1
Forster
Dorothea Crosby
Somerville
1,000
September 1
Forster
Lillian J. Rollins
Not teaching
1,500
September
Forster
Gladys M. Wellington
1,000
September 1
Morse
Alena M. Shea
Somerville
1,100
September 1
Brown
Mildred S. Flint
Somerville
1,400
September 1
Brown
Margaret Hamblen
Lynnfield
1,500
September 1
Brown
Helen M. Lawrence
Saugus
1,500
September 1
Highland
Eleanor Casey
Somerville
1,000
September 1
245
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Somerville
Somerville
Somerville
Somerville
Table 21-(Concluded)-Teachers Elected in 1925
246
School
Teacher
Coming From
Salary
Service Began
Lincoln
Dorothy M. Fay
Somerville
1,100
September 1
Cutler
Pauline Emery
Saugus
1,200
November 9
Asst. Superintendent
Everett W. Ireland
Somerville
3,300
December 1
Drawing Supervisor
Elfrida V. Callister
Beverly
1,900
September 1
Sup'r. Physical Training
Alice F. Morgan
Somerville
1,100
September 1
Band Instructor
Wesley A. Maynard
Somerville
1,500
January 1
ANNUAL REPORTS
247
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 22 .- Leave of Absence of Teachers
Marion Allen, from March 1 to end of school year, June 30, 1925. Berta M. Burnett, for one year ending June 30, 1926.
Helen E. Harrington, for month of June 1925.
Mary E. Keefe, for two months beginning September 1, 1925.
Eleanor W. Nolan, from the middle of March 1925 to May 4, 1925.
Cornelia D. Pratt, for school year ending June 30, 1926.
Julia M. Riordan, for remainder of school year from May 25, 1925.
Cadets
Elizabeth D. Armstrong
Anna E. Keating
H. Beatrice Bingham
Helen Keefe
Gertrude M. Chapin
Dorothy Levy
William Crotty
Katherine T. Lombard
Jane Ann Doyle
Mary E. McCarthy
Grace M. Henchey
Catherine M. Scanlan
Table 23 .- Transfers of Teachers
Teacher
From
To
E. Bella Weisman
High
Director, Thrift In
struction
Helen C. Jackson
Northeastern Jr.
High
Mary A. Hickey
Northeastern Jr.
High
Hortense F. Small
Cutler
Southern Jr.
Margaret McCarthy
Baxter
Perry
Dorothy C. Huddy
Hanscom
Highland
Eliza I. Patterson
Proctor
Cutler
Mary E. Keefe
Perry
Knapp
Ethel H. Werner
Forster
Hanscom
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
68
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
2221
24
18
4
2
55
410
465
1924
76°
117
221+
24
16
4
2
59
401
460
1925
76°
118
229+
23
16
4
2
59
409
468
#Including a secretary.
*Including four kindergartners.
+Including seven kindergartners.
oIncluding a secretary and a matron
.
248
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 25 .- BOOKS AUTHORIZED FOR USE, 1925
For High Schools
As Text Books :-
SCIENCE BOOKS
Chemistry for Boys and Girls, Greer and Bennett-Allyn and Bacon. Practical Physics, Black and Davis-The Macmillan Company. Laboratory Experiments in Practical Physics, N. H. Black-The Macmillan Company. Elementary Principles of Physics, Fuller, Brownlee and Baker-Allyn and Bacon. Laboratory Exercises in Physics, Fuller and Brownlee-Allyn and Bacon.
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