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Robert T. Blair
Thomas P. Walsh
Charles J. Sharry
Patrolmen
1-Edward M. Carter
2-Theodore E. Heron
3-Daniel G. Simons
4-Samuel Burns
5-John A. Dadmun
6-George L. Rice 7-Myron S. Gott .37-John J. McCahey
8-Charles W. Reick
9-Frank C. Hopkins
10-Henry A. Sudbey
11-Thomas F. McNamara
12-Louis F. Arnold
13-Charles S. Johnston
14-Claude L. Crossman 15-John J. Cummings 16-Edmund J. Keane 17-Denis Downey 18-Edward M. Davies
19-George A. C. Peters
20-Louis J. Belzarini
21-Walter Reed 22-Dennis G. Mulqueeney
23-Patrick J. Doolin
24-Edward J. Hopkins
25-Walter L. Groves 26-Joseph A. Dwyer 27-Augustine J. Fitzpatrick
28-Patrick McGrath
29-Bernard McCabe 30-Harry C. Young
31-Robert D. Dewar 32-Peter Moore
33-Albert C. Hawes
34-Walter C. Oesting
35-John L. Cameron
36-Francis P. Higgins
38-Alexander Morrison
39-Daniel J. Powers
40-Jeremiah O'Connor
41-Timothy Buckley 42-John J. Killourhy
43-Thomas M. Sharry
44-Michael J. O'Loughlin
45-Charles W. Shepherd 46-John J. Shay
47-Edward G. Butman 48-John P. L. O'Keefe 49-Alfred E. Robitaille 50-Allan S. Burns
51-William H. Donovan
52-George R. Allan 53-Jeremiah Keniry 54-James Murray 55-Charles J. Fulton 56-Edward F. Culliton
57-Alfred J. McFadden
58-James A. Fitzpatrick
59-Elmer E. G. Raymond 60-Frank J. Roche
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Patrolmen, continued
61-Augustine F. Sharry
81-Dennis F. Kearney
62-Daniel M. O'Connell
82-LeRoy V. Pierce
63-Chester F. Warner
83-John J. Smith
64-George D. MacDonald
84-Francis R. Begley
65-Charles F. Lacey
85-Francis X. Cavanagh
66-William E. Dwyer
87-Edward G. Forristall
68-James F. Holmes
88-August S. Cidado
69-Earle W. Elliott
89-Hugh R. Cunningham
70-Michael J. Dowd, Jr.
91-Garnet L. Reid
71-Patrick J. Lyons
92-Jeremiah F. Donovan
72-Thomas A. Donovan
93-Daniel J. Riley
73-Thomas J. Flanagan
94-George R. Estee, Jr.
74-Timothy J. Corkery
95-John J. Brosnahan
76-John H. Baker
97-Charles W. Ellis
77-John J. Courtney
78-Pierce P. Ronayne
98-Stephen D. McDonald
79-Joseph P. Blake
80-Frank A. Silva, Jr.
Chauffeurs and Patrol Drivers
1-John H. Mckenzie
3-Alfred J. Carey
2-William R. Burnett
Matron Mrs. Mina T. Weeks
Assistant Matron Mrs. Katherine Wood
Pensioners Retired on Half Pay
Ira S. Carleton, patrolman James J. Pollard, patrolman Herbert Hilton, patrolman George H. Carleton, sergeant Frederick H. Googins, patrolman
Ernest S. Goff, patrolman Charles W. Allen, patrolman Charles E. Woodman, lieutenant Frederick G. Jones, patrolman Francis A. Perkins, patrolman Charles E. Wilson, patrolman Hudson M. Howe, patrolman Sanford S. Lewis, Patrolman
May 9, 1907
Feb. 27, 1908
Dec. 21, 1911
Mar. 27, 1914
Mar. 12, 1915
Dec. 31, 1917
Jacob W. Skinner, patrolman Elmer E. Drew, patrolman
July 25, 1918
July 11, 1919
Mar. 26, 1920 June 24, 1921 Feb. 9, 1923 . Apr. 25, 1924 Aug. 7, 1925
Sept. 14, 1925 Aug. 3, 1926
86-Joseph F. Small
67-Charles H. McAvoy
90-James Souza
75-Henry W. Roche
96-George Spiers
99-Patrick F. O'Brien
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CHANGES IN THE FORCE.
Resignations
Patrolman John J. Smith, resigned to take effect March 2, 1926. Reserveman, John J. Powers, resigned to take effect May 23, 1926.
Patrol Driver and Chauffeur, Luman M. Frost, resigned to take effect Oct. 1, 1926.
Reinstatement.
John J. Smith, reinstated as patrolman Dec. 23, 1926.
Retirements.
Patrolman Sanford S. Lewis, retired and placed on pension at half pay Aug. 3, 1926.
Death.
Retired pensioner Ezra A. Dodge, died March 18, 1926.
Promotions.
Reserveman, Francis R. Begley, promoted to patrolman, May 14, 1926. Reserveman, Francis X. Cavanagh, promoted to patrolman, May 14, 1926. Reserveman, Joseph F. Small, promoted to patrolman, May 14, 1926. Reserveman, Edward G. Forristall, promoted to patrolman, May 14, 1926. Reserveman, August S. Cidado, promoted to patrolman, May 15, 1926. Reserveman, Hugh R. Cunningham, promoted to patrolman, May 14, 1926.
Reserveman, James Souza, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 24, 1926. Reserveman, Garnet L. Reid, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 24, 1926. Reserveman, Jeremiah F. Donovan, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 24, 1926.
Appointments.
Daniel J. Riley, appointed as reserveman, May 14, 1926. George R. Estee, Jr., appointed as reserveman, May 14, 1926. John J. Brosnahan, appointed as reserveman, May 15, 1926. George Spiers, appointed as reserveman, May 15, 1926. Charles W. Ellis, appointed as reserveman, May 14, 1926. Stephen D. McDonald, appointed as reserveman, May 17, 1926. Patrick F. O'Brien, appointed as reserveman, Oct. 18, 1926. Luman M. Frost, appointed as patrol driver and chauffeur, May, 29, 1926.
Alfred J. Carey, appointed as patrol driver and chauffeur, Oct. 1, 1926. John J. Powers, appointed as reserveman, May 17, 1926.
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Police Signal Service.
Number of on duty calls made by the officers and patrol- men
275,348
Telephone calls made by officers and patrolmen 54,613
White Combination Automobile Service.
Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station
123
Number of prisoners conveyed
146
Number of sick and injured conveyed
733
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 301.1
Number of miles run in conveying sick and injured 2,570.3
Number of miles run, conveying prisoners to and from jail 78.0
Number of miles run elsewhere 408.9
Total number of miles run during the year .. 3,358.3
Reo Combination Automobile Service.
Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station 997
Number of prisoners conveyed
1,416
Number of sick and injured conveyed
47
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station
2,334.2
Number of miles run in conveying sick and injured
131.8
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail 878.1
1,050.9
Number of miles run elsewhere
Total number of miles run during the year 4,395.0
Horse drawn Vehicle in commission from Feb. 4 to Feb. 22nd on account of severe snow storms
Number of trips made in conveying prisoners to station 5
6
Number of sick and injured conveyed 9
1
Touring Cars Report.
Number of prisoners conveyed to station
98
Number of sick and injured conveyed
11
Number of trips to and from jail conveying prisoners 5
Number of prisoners conveyed
Conveying prisoner to and from jail
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REPORT OF THE LIQUOR SQUAD.
CHARLES A. KENDALL, Chief of Police.
Dear Sir :- The following will show the amount of work per- formed by the liquor officers for the year ending December 31, 1926.
Cases investigated 382
Search warrants served
154
Arrests.
Illegal sales of liquor
84
Keeping and exposing liquor for sale
96
Illegal transportation of liquor
19
Illegal manufacture of liquor
13
Having narcotic drugs in their possession
1
Assault and battery
1
Drunkenness
8
Unlawful appropriation of automobile
2
Breaking and entering in the day time
2
Promoting a lottery
1
Illegal gaming
2
Total 229
Fines.
Liquor fines paid in Somerville District Court
$23,025 00
Gaming
20 00
Promoting a lottery
50 00
Having possession of narcotic drugs
20 00
Assault and battery
10 00
Drunkenness
30 00
Liquor fines paid in Superior Court
1,525 00
Fines paid for automobile violations
100 00
Total
$24,780 00
Sale of junk etc., from raids
$193 82
Disposition of cases in Somerville District Court.
Suspended sentences, six months each (see foot note) Sentenced to serve two years in House of Correction, appeal
9
Sentenced to serve one year in House of Correction, appeal
3
Sentenced to serve six months in House of Correction, appeal
5
Persons committed; unable to pay fines
3
Nine persons were given suspended sentences, two later were found to be in liquor business and were sentenced to serve six months each in the House of Correction.
Held for probable cause for the Grand Jury
1
Cases dismissed
3
Found not guilty
7
Number of persons committed to House of Correction
5
Number of persons who appealed cases
21
1
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Disposition of cases in Superior Court at East Cambridge.
Persons sentenced to serve one year
1
Persons sentenced to serve six months
1
Persons sentenced to serve three months 2
Persons sentenced to serve two months
2
Persons sentenced to serve one month
1
Placed on file
3
Placed on probation
Directed verdict of not guilty
2
Cases pending
3
Total number of persons committed from both courts
12
Respectfully submitted,
Sergeant WILLIAM G. KENNEY,
in Command of Liquor Squad.
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REPORT OF POLICE MATRON.
To CHARLES A. KENDALL, Chief of Police.
Dear Sir :- I herewith submit my report as matron for the year ending Dec. 31, 1926. Females and minors placed in my charge.
Adultery
1
Assault and battery
6
Attempt to rescue prisoner
1
Bail surrender
1
Breaking glass
1
Concealing leased property
1
Default
1
Demented
2
Disturbing the peace
2
Drunkenness
18
Escaped insane inmate
1
Kidnapping
1
Lewd and lascivious cohabitation
1
Larceny
1
Lost children
42
Neglected children
2
No license
1
Receiving stolen property
3
Runaway
1
Safe keeping
12
Stubbornness
6
Threats
1
Violation of child law
2
Violation of liquor laws
16
Violation of probation
3
Violation of registration
1
Violation of state law
1
Total 130
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. MINA T. WEEKS,
Matron.
1
Witness
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AUTOMOBILE AND TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.
The following is the report of sales, transfers and re- ported stolen and recovered automobiles for the year ending. Dec. 31, 1926.
Number of licenses granted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, for the purchase, sale and transfer of second hand automobiles.
First class
18
Second class
12
Third Class
8
Total
38
Number of purchases, sales and transfers by dealers
5,705
Number of individual sales
2,133
Number of stolen motor vehicles reported by the sev- eral Police Departments, Insurance Agencies and Detective Bureaus in the United States and Can- ada
12,488
Reported recovered by same
7,552
Number of automobiles tagged for violation of the street traffic ordinances
4,160
Number of cases investigated at the request of the
Registrar of Motor vehicles of persons who had
their licenses to operate revoked or suspended ....
247
Total number of record cards filed
40,648;
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL G. SIMONS,
Officer in charge of this. department.
Conclusion.
The discipline of the force has been good, only minor in- fractions of the rules having taken place.
A traffic squad being established consisting of four motor- cycle officers and officers being stationed for traffic duty in Union Square, Davis Square, Magoun Square, Somerville Ave- nue and Prospect Street, Washington and Medford Streets, Franklin Street and Broadway, Prospect Street and Webster Avenue, Central Street and Highland Avenue, Medford and School Streets. Ball Square, Broadway and Willow Avenue. and other points on certain days, including Holidays and Sundays. New equipment added being two riot guns, four motor-cycles, new touring car, and Traffic stand in Magoun Square. Two officers being detailed for plain clothes work ir
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the detective branch of the service in addition to other officers in this service.
I wish to express my sincere thanks to His Honor Mayor Leon M. Conwell and members of the Board of Aldermen for their interest in the welfare of this department and to my fellow officers for their co-operation in all matters pertaining to their duties.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. KENDALL,
Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE CITY OF SOMERVILLE
School Committee Rooms, December 27, 1926.
Ordered, that the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools be adopted as the annual report of the Board of School Committee, it being understood that such adoption does not commit the Board to the opinions or recommenda- tions made therein; that it be incorporated in the reports of the City Officers; and that 1,000 copies be printed separate- ly.
CHARLES S. CLARK, Secretary of School Board.
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School Committee, 1926
HARRY M. STOODLEY
JOHN J. HAYES .
Members EX-OFFICIIS
LEON M. CONWELL, Mayor HENRY J. CONNELL, President, Board of Aldermen
17 Monmouth street . 150 Pearl street
FRANCIS J. FITZPATRICK JOHN J. HAYES
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WARD TWO
WILLIAM F. DEWIRE
CHRISTOPHER J. MULDOON .
WARD THREE
RICHARD W. BENNETT JAMES C. SCANLAN .
25 Wesley park 36 Munroe street
ALICE P. RUSSELL WALTER E. WHITTAKER .
233 School street 135 Walnut street
HARRY M. STOODLEY MINNIE S. TURNER
283 Highland avenue 64 Hudson street
WARD SIX
ELIZABETH J. CARNES
WALTER I. CHAPMAN
WARD SEVEN
HERBERT CHOLERTON
94 College avenue 63 College avenue
Superintendent of Schools CHARLES S. CLARK
Office: City Hall Annex, Highland avenue. Residence: 75 Munroe street.
The Superintendent's office will be open on school days from 8 to 5; Saturdays, 8 to 10. His office hour is 4 o'clock on school days, and 8.30 on Saturdays.
Assistant Superintendent of Schools Everett W. Ireland, 138 Powder House BIvd.
Superintendent's Office Force
Mary A. Clark, 42 Highland avenue. Mildred A. Merrill, 26 Cambria street.
Ruth O. Elliott, 4 Lincoln place. Marion E. Marshall, 30 Gilman street.
Beatrice M. Hersom, 62 Highland avenue.
S. Regina Truelson, 38 Rogers avenue. Bernice F. Parker, 11 Dickson street.
January 4 January 25 February 15 March 29
Board Meetings April 26 May 24 June 28 September 27 8.15 o'clock
October 25 November 29 December 27
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384 Washington street 88 Concord avenue
WARD FOUR
WARD FIVE .
ยท
10 Mossland street 18-A Central street
EDWIN A. SHAW
Chairman Vice-Chairman
WARD ONE
2 Austin street 10 Wisconsin avenue
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Standing Committees, 1926
NOTE-The member first named is chairman; the second, vice- chairman.
District I .- Fitzpatrick, Hayes, Muldoon PRESCOTT, HANSCOM, BENNETT.
District II .- Muldoon, Dewire, Hayes KNAPP, PERRY, BAXTER.
District III .- Bennett, Scanlan, Dewire POPE, CUMMINGS.
District IV .- Whittaker, Russell, Bennett EDGERLY, GLINES.
District V .- Turner, Stoodley, Russell FORSTER, BINGHAM, PROCTOR.
District VI .- Chapman, Carnes, Turner CARR, MORSE, DURELL, BURNS, BROWN.
District VII .- Cholerton, Shaw, Carnes HIGHLAND, CUTLER, LINCOLN, LOWE.
High Schools .- Shaw, Chapman, Hayes, Dewire, Scanlan, Russell, Stoodley.
School Accommodations .- Fitzpatrick, Cholerton, Dewire, Bennett, Whittaker, Stoodley, Carnes, Mayor Conwell, President Connell.
Teachers .- Cholerton, Turner, Fitzpatrick, Muldoon, Bennett, Russell, Chapman.
Finance .- Hayes, Stoodley, Muldoon, Scanlan, Whittaker, Chapman, Cholerton, Mayor Conwell, President Connell. .
Text Books and Courses of Study .- Chapman, Muldoon, Hayes, Bennett, Russell, Turner, Shaw.
Industrial Education .- Muldoon, Shaw, Fitzpatrick, Bennett, Russell, Turner, Carnes.
Health, Physical Training and Athletics .- Whittaker, Fitzpatrick, Dewire, Scanlan, Stoodley, Carnes, Cholerton.
Rules and Regulations .- Turner, Hayes, Dewire, Scanlan, Whittaker, Carnes, Shaw.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE:
In accordance with your custom I am submitting here- with a report upon the condition of the schools for the year 1926, to be used as your annual report to the citizens of Somerville. This is the 55th in the series of School Commit- tee reports and the 18th that I have written.
MEMBERSHIP
According to the school census which the law requires to be taken on October 1, there were 18,011 children in our city of the ages five to fifteen inclusive, 9,087 girls and 8,924 boys.
The period covered by these ages is longer than the pe- riod of compulsory school attendance by four years, two at each end of the period. Yet, only 280 children of these ages were found who were not attending school and most of these were between five and six years of age.
There were, therefore, 17,731 of these children in school on the first day of October; 13,635 in public schools and 4,096 in private schools. Private school attendance was divid- ed among twelve parochial schools and five private schools. The school census, however, does not enumerate all the school children of the city, as it stops with those fifteen years of age. All ages above this up to twenty-one are represented in the public and private schools. Thus the whole number of school children in Somerville on October 1 was 19,483, of whom 15,208 were pupils in the public schools and 4,275 pu- pils in private schools. The only comparison that can be made between these numbers and corresponding ones for 1925 is with the facts disclosed by the school census taken last year in April. Then there were in the public schools 14,781 and in the private schools 3,792. This comparison shows that there has been an increase of 910 of school age during this year and a half, of whom 427 were in the public schools and 483 in the private schools.
While this statement seems to represent a continuance of the conditions of last year, so far as membership is concern- ed, as a matter of fact there have been changes and fluctua- tions within the membership of the schools which create new problems at the end of this school year.
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Among these are the changes in the population made by the moving of families into and out of the city and from one part to another. This moving about causes overcrowding of classes in some sections of the city and a corresponding de- crease in classes in other sections. While the total number of available classrooms in the city, as a whole, is sufficient for the elementary classes, it is true that in some sections overcrowding exists while in other sections there is the op- posite condition. The sizes and locations of our school build- ings do not now meet the needs of all places, but relief from the overcrowding cannot be provided by the vacancies in the localities where attendance is less.
The present overcrowding in certain localities, taken with the outlook for the future, indicates the need of local schoolhouse expansion. Such expansion, however, ought to be made only with a view to the future as well as to the pres- ent, so that there shall not be repeated the error of the past which gives us too many small units of school organization improperly placed.
The rapid building growth in the eastern section of the city along the banks of the Mystic River forecasts the need of additional accommodations for that section. It is very desir- able that school children living in that region should not be compelled to cross Broadway to get to elementary schools. But it is probable that next September it will be necessary to send children away from the Glines School to the Forster school building or else to put some classes in the Glines School on part time. All the rooms in the Glines and Forster Schools are now occupied so that the margin for accommodat- ing an increase of pupils in these two schools is small. In the Western part of the city a corresponding condition is ap- proaching. The Cutler school is fully occupied and in the Lincoln school it has been necessary to put first grade child- ren on part time this year. It is probable that the best plan to adopt for this region would be to return the Hodgkins school to elementary school use, reline the Cutler school district, so as to divert to the Hodgkins school those pupils living in the old Hodgkins school district, and transfer to the Cliff build- ing the junior high school pupils now in the Hodgkins school. Then this plan would make necessary an addition to the Cliff building sufficient to accommodate the 500 junior high school children now housed in the Hodgkins building. Such an ad- dition to the Cliff building would consolidate in one school- house the junior high school attendance. The change would, moreover, return to elementary school uses a building admir- ably adapted for that purpose.
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Another problem of the present year, produced by inter- nal change, is the expansion of attendance in one part of the system while there is shrinkage in another. The chief growth for this year is in the high school where there are 93 pupils more than were reported at the same time last year. The fact that there is a shrinkage in the attendance in the elementary schools does not at all make easier the problem of accommodat- ing the additional membership of the high school. That prob- lem was reported as acute last year, but this year it is even more so. Improvement of high school building conditions is the dominant need of the schools.
TEACHERS
The service lost 28 teachers this year, 4 less than last year; of this number, 23 resigned, 3 died, and 2 were retired. 9 women teachers resigned to be married and 8 to take better professional opportunities elsewhere. 38 persons have been elected teachers during the year; 7 were college graduates, 19 were graduates of State Normal Schools, 5 of private kin- dergarten training schools, 3 of secretarial or commercial teacher training schools, 1 of a private school, 1 of a physical training normal school, 1 of a State Hospital, and 1 from trade experience. 19 of these newly elected teachers were Somerville girls.
One of the most important changes in the teaching corps during the present year was the election in June of Harry E. Whittemore as Director of Music in our schools, filling the vacancy which had existed since the resignation in November 1925 of James P. McVey as Supervisor of Music. Immedi- ately following Mr. McVey's resignation, Russell A. Cook, a recent graduate of the Somerville High School, was secured to act as a temporary teacher of vocal and instrumental music in the High School. Mr. Cook continued in this position until June, rendering service of a high and brilliant order. In the meantime, the Committee on Textbooks and Courses of Study voted to recommend to the Committee on Teachers that "the position made vacant by the resignation of Mr. McVey be filled by a Director of Music, who shall have charge of all choral music in the high and junior high schools, including appreciation and harmony, supervise choral work in the el- ementary schools, and have charge of and supervise all in- strumental music; also to recommend that the Director shall have had experience and training in public school work." This recommendation was adopted by the Committee on Teach- ers at its meeting on March 20, and on June 28 Mr. Whitte- more was elected Director of Music. Mr. Whittemore's wide
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experience in public school music gives assurance of a steady and wise development of instruction in music in our schools.
COST
In the annual report last year the question of the cost of public education in Somerville was discussed at length. As the conditions of organization which are the cause of out- lay are practically the same this year as last, it is not neces- sary now to repeat the details of that discussion, but certain facts of this year's cost should be noted.
The total expenditure for schools for the year ending June 30, 1926, was $1,009,814.41, $45,553.41 more than was spent for the same purpose in 1925. This larger expenditure was caused mainly by the increase of teachers' salaries which went into effect January 1 of this year and by the sums paid to teachers under the Professional Improvement Plan. Ac- cording to the report of the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the expenditure for support of public schools for the year ending June 30, 1926, per pupil in the net average membership was $65.77, an increase of six cents per pupil over the preceding year. In comparison with other cities of the State, however, we have in this particular the lowest rank, having dropped from the rank of 35 last year to 39. This position does not harmonize with our wealth as the valuation per pupil in the net average membership for the year ending June 30, 1926, was $7,114 giving us the rank of 27 among the 39 cities. The per capita cost for support of public schools in the eight cities larger than Somerville is as follows : Boston $105.01, Worcester $92.37, Springfield $119.96, Fall River $106.51, Cambridge $91.02, New Bedford $91.05, Lowell $95.75, Lynn $79.83.
NEW PROVISIONS
The work of the schools has been conducted along the lines already laid down in former years. The efficiency gain- ed through experience and skillful work has been maintained in all departments of the undertaking. Some new provisions have been made during the year, however, extending the work in several important directions. These will be briefly noted.
Boys' Vocational School-Two additional courses have been set up in the Boys' Vocational School. In March the Board authorized the establishment of a course in Electrical Work and elected a teacher to organize and instruct it. This work is carried on in one of the Vocational School buildings and has now an enrollment of twenty-four boys. The work so far has been done mainly in the school plant but after it
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is further advanced, trade work will be undertaken. In Octo- ber a class in Carpentry was authorized and an instructor em- ployed. It is proposed to have trade experience given to the boys of this class and to that end the work will be, as far as possible, commercial work. The method to be followed is for the instructor to go with a group of boys to the place where the work is to be done and there have it performed by the boys under the direction of the instructor. During the fall, occupation has been found in the building of work benches for one of the manual training shops of the Western Junior High School. With these new courses the school now offers five opportunities for trade instruction. This type of educa- tion gives to boys a good academic training and trade ex- perience as apprentices. The graduates of this school have no difficulty in securing places in industry and many of them have risen to positions of influence and good pay. The school can be developed in other directions as the demand therefor becomes apparent.
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