Report of the city of Somerville 1929, Part 16

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1929
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1929 $0.072


Heat and light


0.047


0.056


0.036


0.047


0.033


0.041


Administration


0.016


0.016


0.018


0.019


0.020


0.017


School supplies


0.057


0.047


0.046


0.042


0.045


0.045


Teachers' salaries


0.808


0.804


0.826


0.819


0.827


0.825


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


..


The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for 1928 and 1929


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elementary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1928.


1929.


Change


1928.


1929.


Change


1928.


1929.


Change


1928.


1929.


Change


Instruction Supplies Care.


$89.05 5.94 9.25


$94.29 7.49 9 47


+$5.24 +1.55 +0.22


$71.35 3.61 7.04


$69.85 3.65 7.60


-$1.50 +0.04 +0.56


$51.10 1.94 7.31


$53.87 1.92 8.18


+$2 .: 7 -0.02 +0.87


$62.23 3.01 7.68


$63.80 3.17


+$1.57


+0.16


8.20


+0.52


Total


$101.24


$111.25


+$7.01


$82.00


$81.10


-$0.90


$60.35


$63.97


+$3.62


$72.92


$75.17


+$2.25


schools. The following shows :-


280


Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent for each pupil in the average membership. In this computation


we exclude the cost of evening schools, and the vocational


ANNUAL REPORTS


281


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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


1924


1925


1926


1927


1928


1929


Cost of Instruction


$51 21


$51 25


$54 87


$60 89


$62 23


$63 95


Cost of Supplies


3.34


2 79


2 90


2 94


3 01


3 19


Cost of Care


7 39


8 35


6 96


8 49


7 68


8 33


Total


$61 94


$62 39


$64 73


$72 32


$72 92


$75 47


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $5.24 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1928, and $1.55 more per pupil for supplies.


The elementary schools have cost $2.77 more per pupil for instruction, and 2 cents less for supplies.


The amount spent for the school year 1929 was $10.21, or 65 cents more than was spent in 1928. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1929, not including the vocational schools, was $75.47.


282


ANNUAL REPORTS


TEACHERS' SALARIES


The salaries paid to teachers in January 1930 are as follows :-


1 man


$5,000


15 women


2,150


1 man


4,200


5 women


2,125


1 man


4,000


39 women


2,100


1 man


3,550


6 women


2,075


7 men, 1 woman


3,500


10 women


2,050


1 man


3,475


5 women


2,025


1 man


3,425


.3 men, 69


women


2,000


1 man


3,400


1 man, 13 women


1,975


1 woman


3,325


2 men, 15 women


1,950


1 man


3.300


1 man, 11


women


1,925


1 man


3,200


1 man, 11


women


1,900


1 man


3,050


11 women


1,875


1 man


3,025


2 men, 11


women


1,850


men


3,000


11 women


1,825


3 men


2,850


5 men, 15


women


1,800


3 men


2,800


7 women


1,775


1 man


2,775


9 women


1,750


1 man


2,725


5 women


1,725


1 man, 1 woman


2,700


3 men, 27


women


1,700


man, 1 woman


2,600


1 woman


1,675


1 woman


2,550


4 women


1,650


1 man


2,500


10 women


1,625


2 women


2,475


6 women


1,600


1 woman


2,450


2 women


1,575


1 man


2,425


2 women


1,550


1 man, 1 woman


2,400


1 woman


1,525


3 men, 1 woman


2,375


2 women


1,500


1 man, 3 women


2,350


1 woman


1,475


1 man


2,325


4 women


1,450


3 men, 3 women


2,300


1 woman


1,425


1 man, 2 women


2,275


1 man, 3


1,400


3 men, 13 women


2,250


4 women


1,375


1 woman


2,225


3 women


1,350


5 men, 18 women


2.200


2 men, 12 women


1,300


3 women


$2,175


2 women


1,275


17 women


1,200


Table 1-Schoolhouses, January, 1930


NAME


tNo. of Classrooms


. of Sittings


Size of Lot. includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing


Material


How Heated


How Ventilated


Valuation, including Furniture


When Built


Enlargements


No


High \ West )


$66


1,804


Brick


Steam


Fan


1895 1871 1927


{ 8 rooms added 1906 2 30 rooms added 1913 127 rooms added 1928


Prescott


13


470


Brick


Steam


Fan


1867


Southworth $


11


356


49,310


Brick


Steam


Fan


139,200


1916


Knapp


#13


519


24,517


Brick


Steam


Gravity


58,500


1889


Pope


12


567


27,236


Brick


Steam


Gravity


88,600


1891


Bell


32


1,344


29,860


Brick


Steam


Fan


246,000


1874


8 rooms added 1923


Edgerly


º12


215


24,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


48,000


871


Glines


14


697


28,800


Brick


Steam


Gravity


101,400


1891


Chandler


35


1,404


74,124


Brick


Steam


Fan


638,900


1923


Forster


13


664


30,632


Brick


Steam


Gravity


112,000


1866


Folsom


13


Bingham


16


730


35,586


Brick


Steam


Gravity


82,000


1886


4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904


Carr


15


705


20,450


Brick


Steam


Gravity


63,100


1898


Morse ..


12


507


29,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


64,000


1869


6 rooms added 1890


Highland.


12


423


23,260


Brick


Steam


Gravity


72,400


1880


4 rooms added 1891


Carried forward.


289


10, 105


$2,619,400


*Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13 1-10 acres; land not included in valuation.


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


#2 rooms converted into a hall.


93 rooms not in use.


283


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


*


School / East


*$905,300


Gymnasium


4 rooms added 1894


13 rooms added 1918


4 rooms added 1882


4 rooms added 1892


5 rooins added 1896


1899


284


Table 1-(Concluded)-Schoolhouses, January, 1930


NAME


No. of Classrooms


No. of Sittings


Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing


Material


How Heated


How Ventilated


Valuation, including Furniture


When Built


Enlargements


ANNUAL REPORTS


( Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918


Boys' Vocational


Machine Shop 2 ( Automobile Shop2


4


196


11,300


Wood


Furnace


Furnace


19,900


1884


Cummings


4


190


13,883


Brick


Steam


Gravity


26,100


1894


Durell


4


171


17,662


Wood


Steam


Gravity


24,800


1885


Lincoln


$3,700,000


.


Total.


436


16,186


+


53,729


Brick


Steam


Fan


145,800


1912


Cutler


12


482


21,964


Brick


Steam


Gravity


58,000


1902


Bennett


10


468


16,767


Brick


Steam


Fan


70,500


1897


Hanscom.


10


480


26,733


Brick


Steam


Gravity Gravity


*47,000


1905


Proctor.


8


336


16,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


49,000


1886


Burns.


8


386


21,650


Brick


Steam


Gravity


59,000


1903


Lowe ..


6


240


11,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


40,700


1901


Baxter


6


277


46,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


56,100


1899


Perry


( Davis 4


8


30,155


Wood


Steam


Gravity


71,000


1884


*State property.


tLand included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground.


#One room used for Dental Dispensary.


9 rooms added 1923 6 rooms added 1915


Western


24


1188


35,034


Brick Brick


Steam


Gravity


$2,619,400


Brought forward.


289


10,405


1896


Hodgkins


14


1917


Steam


Fan


121,700 +208,000


4 rooms added 1907


83,000


1901


4 rooms added 1907


Brown


#9


358 *


Brick


Steam


4 rooms added 1899


20


1009


285


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 2 .- Cost of Maintaining Schools FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1928-1929


FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.


SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total


High


$208,850.55


$16,591.05


$21,080.85


$246,522.45


Northeastern Jr.


100,181.95


5,247.75


9,774.32


115,204.02


Southern Jr.


89,391.69


4,516.21


9,123.63


103,031.53


Western Jr.


82,323.14


4,418.90


10,364.15


97,106.19


Prescott


38,651.97


1,246.24


6,929.88


46,828.09


Hanscom


21,959.77


740.29


3,097.66


25,797.72


Bennett


24,752.05


1,152.25


3.117.07


29,021.37


Baxter


12.587.22


333.44


2,389.03


15,309.69


Knapp


21,855.70


854.76


3,562.86


26,273.32


Perry


12,503.40


330.09


2,389.03


15,222.52


Pope


25,440.48


771.98


3,477.99


29,690.45


Cummings


8,876.85


226.90


2,008.64


11,112.39


Edgerly


7,443.21


287.28


2,318.62


10,049.11


Glines


28,860.73


1,180.36


3,608.90


33,649.99


Forster


24,287.82


998.95


3,616.11


28,902.88


Bingham


34,792.34


1,214.03


4,045.07


40,051.44


Carr


32,029.12


991.39


4,204.44


37,224.95


Morse


25,508.83


742.66


3,334.80


29,586.29


Proctor


15,224.28


546.24


2,468.66


18,239.18


Durell


8,033.22


228.48


2,008.64


10,270.34


Burns


17,708.81


457.66


2,743.30


20,909.77


Brown.


21,264.89


711.19


3,097.66


25,073.74


Highland


20,525.92


664.78


2,608.49


23,799.19


Cutler


46,859.31


1,687.70


6,325.29


54,872.30


Lincoln


8,256.78


276.19


2,008.64


10.541.61


Lowe


16,793.17


483.81


2,743.30


20,020.28


Atypical.


13,397.88


1,177.47


1,978.87


16,554.22


Sight Naving


2,138.65


167.90


273.71


2,580.26


Continuation


6,685.45


364.15


3,354.62


10,404.22


Americanization


5,999.65


155.63


1,770.55


7,925.83


Evening High


6,475.70


493.26


1,104.55


8,073.51


Elementary


1,693.27


38.86


1,604.17


3,336.30


Practical Arts


707.32


2 00


186.67


895.99


Boys' Vocational.


26,995.92


5,266.07


3,016.00


35,277.99


Independent House- hold Arts.


2,859.00


96.77


1,205.82


4,161.59


Total


$1,021,916.04


$54,662.69


$136,941.99


$1,213,520.72


286


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 3 .- Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1928-29


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$94.29


$7.49


$9.47


$111.25


Northeastern Jr.


67.01


3.51


6.54


77.06


Southern Jr.


70.83


3.58


7.23


81.64


Western Jr.


71.71


3.85


9.03


84.59


Prescott


56.59


1.82


10.15


68.56


Hanscom


51.07


1.72


7.20


59.99


Bennett


53.00


2.47


6.67


62.14


Baxter


77.70


2.06


14.75


94.51


Knapp


52.41


2.05


8.54


63.00


Perry


50.62


1.34


9.67


61.63


Pope


54.71


1.66


7.48


63.85


Cummings


54.79


1.40


12.40


68.59


Edgerly


51.33


1.98


15.99


69.30


Glines


42.19


1.73


5.28


49.20


Forster ..


43.45


1.88


6.47


51.80


Bingham


47.98


1.67


5.58


55.23


Carr.


60.43


1.87


7.93


70.23


Morse


56.31


1.64


7.36


65.31


Proctor


54.96


1.97


8.91


65.84


Durell


52.16


1.48


13.04


66.68


Burns


69.72


1.80


10.80


82.32


Brown


55.38


1.85


8.07


65.30


Highland


61.83


2.00


17.86


81.69


Cutler


46.17


1.66


6.23


54.06


Lincoln


57.74


1.93


14.05


73.72


Lowe


57.51


1.66


9.39


68.56


Atypical


136.71


12.02


20.19


168.92


Sight Saving


152.76


11.99


19.55


184.30


Evening


11,90


.72


3.88


16.50


Continuation


39.33


2.14


19.73


61.20


Americanization


17.75


.46


5.24


23.45


Elementary


53.87


1.92


8.18


63.97


All schools ( without


state-aided schools)


63.95


3.19


8.33


75.47


Boys' Vocational


194.21


37.89


21.70


Ind. Household Arts


48.46


1.64


20.44


253.80 70.54


287


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 4 .- Annual Cost of Maintaining the Schools. FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.


YEAR.


Average Member- ship.


FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.


SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.


Total.


Instruction and Super- vision.


School Supplies.


Light.


Heating.


Janitors.


School Tele- phones.


1912


11,710


$306,709


$30,319


$5,995 $15,676


$30,219


$512


$389,431


1913


11,856


320,744


25,877


5,842


16,055


32,939


542


402,092+


1914


12,320


338,587


26,843


6,448


18,952


33,711


624


425,165


1915


12,903


357,581


29,389


5,755


18,366


32,674


213


443,978


1916


13,191


363,948


26,098


6,233


20,197


34,667


451,143


1917


12,770


376,138


29,221


5,429


25,487


35,718


471,993


1918


12,656


410,589


33,587


6,966


35,839


42,063


18


529,062


1919


12,733


437,730


33,225


8,821


22,960


55,710


*559,328


1920


12,836


613,294


40,079


10,092


37,083


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


1926


15,042


851,758


46,497


13,319


23,316


74,924


1,009,814


1927


15,042


944,588


47,388


13,187


39,524


82,773


1,127,460


1928


15,190


974,328


51,041


13,898


23,544


86,580


1,149,391


1929


15,521


1,021,916


54,663


19,458


30,032


87,452


1,213,521


1$92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.


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


*


750.00,


, in 1920.


..


350.00,


, in 1921


*


250.00,


, in 1922.


288


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 5 .- Annual Cost Per Capita of Maintaining Schoola 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


1 924


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


1926


54 87


2 90


6 96


64 73


109,262,400


.00915


1927


60 89


2 94


8 49


72 32


116,406,900


.00969


1928


62 23


3 01


7 68


72 92


120,172,300


.00956


1929


63 95


3 19


8 33


75 47


118,840,900


.01021


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


1926


741


59,903


1,009,814


1,070,458


1927


22,000


77,201


1,127,460


1,226,661


1928


105,469


57,226


1,149,391


1,312,086


1929


673,185


74,968


1,213,521


1,961,674


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


289


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 7-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1928-1929


1842


1,013


1903


67,500


1917


93,000


1850


3,540


1905


69,272


1918


91,000


1860


8,025


1906


70,875


1919


91,500


1865


9,366


1907


72,000


1920


93.033


1870


14,693


1908


75,500


1921


94,500


1875


21,594


1909


75,500


1922


98.000


1880


24,985


1910


77,236


1923


99,000


1885


29,992


1911


78,000


1924


. 100,440


1890


40,117


1912


80,000


1925


99,032


1895


52,200


1913


81,000


1926


. 101,000


1900


61,643


1914


85.000


1927


. 102,000


1901


63,000


1915


86,854


1928


. 104,000


1902


65,273


1916


88,000


1929


. 105,000


School Census


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, October 1, 1929


18,380,


School Registration


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


October 1, 1929 :-


In public schools


13,989


In private schools


4,175


Total


18,164


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


In public schools, males


4,619


females


4,573


9,192'


In private schools, males


1,453


females


1,475


3,928


Total


12,120


290


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 8 .- Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1928-1929


SCHOOLS.


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending


in October.


No. Attending in June.


High


2,430


2,215


2,047


92.4


2,354


2.125


Northeastern Jr. High


1,551


1,495


1,397


93.4


1,512


1,445


Southern Jr. High


1,364


1,262


1,171


93.6


1,298


1,174


Western Jr. High


1,213


1,148


1,079


93.9


1,172


1,105


Boys' Vocational


167


139


133


95.8


152


116


Prescott


753


683


641


93.8


657


631


Hanscom


482


430


397


92.1


433


419


Bennett


515


467


441


94.4


476


459


Baxter


222


162


152


93.8


193


185


Knapp


455


417


395


94.7


405


426


Perry


285


247


227


91.9


260


237


Pope


520


465


436


93.7


466


462


Cummings


190


162


150


92.8


175


157


Edgerly


155


145


136


92.9


146


127


Glines


,59


684


636


92.9


660


688


Forster


627


559


519


92.9


559


553


Bingham


807


725


668


92.1


742


704


Carr


569


530


501


94.6


533


598


Morse


481


453


421


92.9


456


376


Proctor


291


277


257


92.8.


269


289


Durell


166


154


143


93.4


160


150


Burns


280


254


235


92.6


254


238


Brown


405


384


360


93.8


387


384


Highland


371


332


311


95.1


338


325


Cutler


1,190


1,015


928


91.4


1,020


974


Lincoln


170


143


135


94.1


153


138


Lowe


338


292


269


92.0


297


302


Atypical


76


98


89


89.4


75


76


Sight Saving


14


14


13


96.1


14


14


Continuation


237


170


148


87.2


118


102


Total


17,083


15,521


14,435


93.0


15,734


14,979


Total for 1927-28


16,807


15,190


14,232


93.1


15,344


14,923


-


291


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 9,-Statistics of High School for School Year


September 19, 1928 to June 28, 1929


Number of Teachers, including Head Master


89


Number of days school kept


175


Number enrolled


2430


Average number belonging


2215.1


Average daily attendance


2046.7


Tardinesses


8628


Dismissals


222


In Class 1931, September


984


June


846


Per cent. of loss


14.2


In Class 1930, September


720


June


643


Per cent. of loss


10.7


In Class 1929, September


623


June


615


Per cent. of loss


1.3


Special students, September


27


June


21


Per cent. of loss


22.2


Total, September


2354


June


2125


Per cent. of loss


9.7


Number of graduates, male


284


Number of graduates, female Total


606


Average age, male graduates


18 yrs. 5 mos.


Average age, female graduates


18 yrs. 2 mos.


Number of graduates entering college


87


Number of graduates entering scientific schools


25


Number of graduates entering normal schools


31


Cost of instruction


$205,906.25


Cost of supplies Total


15,481.97


Per capita cost of instruction


92.96


Per capita cost of supplies


6.99


Total cost per capita


99.95


322


221,388 22


292


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 10-Pupils By Grades, June, 1929


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


Never in First Grade Before


High


Special


10


11


21


Twelfth


290


325


615


Eleventh


294


349


643


Tenth


419


427


846


Total


23


63


·2


1,013


1,112


2,125


Junior High


Ninth


559


628


1,187


Eighth


586


563


1,149


Seventh


719


669


1,388


Total


21


106


1,864


1,860


·3,724


Elementary


Sixth


35


648


656


1,304


Fifth


35


653


658


1,311


Fourth


35


693


672


1,365


Third


35


1


722


712


1,434


Second


38


2


695


656


1,351


First


38


2


755


693


1,448


Total


8


216


5


4,166


4,047


8,213


Kindergarten


9


7


316


293


609


Special


4


10


Sight Saving


1


6


8


14


Cadets.


2


18


Atypical


7


45


31


76


Boys' Vocational


10


116


116


Independent


Household Arts


1


Continuation


2


1


60


42


102


Americanization


1


1


Grand Total


70


433


15


7,586


7,393


14,979


1,480


293


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1928-1929


High


School


Junior


High


Schools


Schools


Kinder-


gartens


Vocational


School


for Boys


Atypical


Schools


Sight


Saving


Class


School


Total


Annual enrollment


2430


4128


9:300


731


167


76


14


237


17,083


Average membership


2215


3905


8341


639


139


98


14


170


:5.521


Average attendance


2047


3647


7791


567


133


89


13


148


14,435


Per cent. of attendance.


92.4


93.8


93.4


89.0


89.4


96.1


87.2


93.0


Number cases of tardiness


8628


2465


4755


119


95.8 335


218


15


91


16,626


Number cases of dismissal


42.22


1479


1832


3


84


27


17


3,664


Membership, October, 1928


2354


3982


8459


580


152


75


14


118


15,734


Membership, June, 1929


2125


3724


8213


609


116


76


14


102


14.979


No. cases corp. punishment


42


42


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


SCHOOL.


1924


1925


1926


1927


1928


Prescott


75


74


83


101


79


Hanscom


83


94


60


77


72


Bennett ..


80


67


75


60


84


Baxter


41


40


35


31


40


Knapp


45


49


44


45


44


Perry


33


54


56


45


49


Pope


77


66


80


72


76


Cummings


42


42


44


37


45


Edgerly


38


47


65


56


37


Glines


100


90


76


96


167


Forster


64


63


98


69


75


Bingham


112


97


128


98


121


Carr


72


76


84


36


52


Morse


88


74


76


80


69


Proctor


41


39


29


37


36


Durell


40


34


38


33


42


Burns


84


80


80


84


60


Brown


54


61


58


57


58


Cutler


129


1.29


148


148


149


Lincoln


47


46


60


40


48


Lowe


66


71


77


56


77


Total.


1,411


1,393


1,494


1,358


1,480


Continuation


Elementary


294


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools-June 1929


Promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade in the Junior High School corresponds to the promotion from the last grade of a grammar school to the High School.


SCHOOL


Number in Class


in June


No. Promoted to


Grade 9


No. Entering Grade 9


No. Entering Schools


No Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering Voca- tional School


No. Entering Other


Junior High Schools


In City


Northeastern Jr. High School


465


435


413


00


9


6


0


1


Southern Junior High School ..


356


332


.303


9


15


0


0


5


Western Junior High School ..


352


324


310


5


7


1


1


0


Total


1173


1091


1026


20


31


7


1


6


Table 13A-Ninth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools-June 1929


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


High School


No. Entering


Somerville High


No. Entering


lic or Private


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering Boys'


Vocational School


No. Remaining at Home


Northeastern Junior High ..


457


439


368


16


44


4


N


5


Southern


384


370


306


11


35


12


6


0


Western


355


343


309


18


8


2


5


1


Total


1196


1152


983


45


87


18


13


6


School


Other Schools, Pub-


Outside City


295


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1928-1929


1928


1929


Change


Number of visits to the schools


435


774


+339


Number of visits to the homes


1,319


1,713


+394


Number of cases investigated


1,389


1,778


+389


Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism


313


350


-+37


Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual absentees


252


276


+24


Number who were truants for the first time


205


232


+27


Number who were truants for the sec- ond time


30


27


-3


Number who were truants for three or more times


12


12


. U


Number of girls who were truants or absentees


54


45


-9


Number of visits to mercantile or manu- facturing establishments


29


49


+20


Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates


35


43


+8


Number of employment certificates is. sued to boys


461


466


+5


Number of employment certificates re- issued to boys


129


152


+23


Number of employment certificates is- sued to girls


210


247


+37


Number of employment certificates re- issued to girls


56


96


+40


Number of educational literate certifi- cates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)


2,269


2,616


+347


Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age


76


79


+3


Number of transfer cards investigated


2,402


2,294


-108


Number of transfer cards forwarded.


1,266


1,617


+351


Number of truants in the County Train- ing School at the close of the year


7


+1


Amount paid for board of truants


6 $670 87


$696 59 +$25 72


296


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 14-(Concluded)-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1928-1929


Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :-


Warned and returned to school


112


Transferred to other schools


17


Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)


60


Left school (over 16 years)


31


Removed from city


29


Brought before court and returned to school


6


Brought before court and sent to Training School


8


Sent to Lyman School


3


Sent to Shirley


1


Sent to Society Prevention of Cruelty to Children


1


Sent to Waverly, State Board of Public Welfare


6


Sent to House of Good Shepherd


2


Table 14A-Truancies and Habitual Absenteeism by Ages and Grades


BY AGES.


GRADES.


Total.


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


Ov


I


2


3


5


II


1


2


2


1


1


7


III.


8


2


2


12


IV


1


2


5


3


2


13


V


3


3


8


3


19


VI.


5


7


8


10


32


VII


4


21


22


12


59


VIII


1


10


17


28


1


57


JX


2


13


21


1


37


X


5


10


7


22


XI


1


1


XII


Voc. 11


1


1


Ungraded ..


2


3


2


1


8


Contin't'n


1


2


...


3


Total


2


5


10


9


9


15


13


47


69


86


11


276


. .


. .


..


. .


....


2


297


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 15-Evening High School-Season 1928-1929


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


526


495


1021


Average Membership


307


294


601


Average Attendance


220


207


427


Number of teachers


24


Number of sessions


58


Cost of Instruction


$6,475 70.


Cost of janitor, fuel, light and


supplies


1,597 81


Total cost


$8,073 51


Cost per pupil per evening


$0.231


Average attendance: October, 577; November, 501; December, 444; January, 348; February, 330; March, 335.


Table 15A-Evening Elementary School-Season 1928-1929


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled®


98


63


161


Average Membership


57


42


99


Average Attendance


45


34


79


Number of teachers


5


Number of sessions


76


Cost of Instruction


$1,693 27


Cost of janitor,


fuel, light and


supplies


1,643 03


Total Cost


$3,336 30


Cost per pupil per evening


$0.443


Table 15B-Evening Vocational Classes-Season 1928-1929


Women


Enrolled


82


Average Membership


47


Average Attendance


37


Number of teachers


4


Number of sessions


39


Cost of Instruction


$707 32


Cost of janitors,


fuel, light and supplies


188 67


Total expenditure


$895 99


Income from sources other than local


taxation


...


Net expenditure


895 99


Reimbursement from State


445 14


Net cost


450 85


Net cost per pupil per evening


0.246


298


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 15C-Americanization Classes-season 1928-1929


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


213


240


453


Average Membership


160


178


338


Average Attendance


128


142


270


Number of classes


27


Number of teachers


15


Number of sessions


70


Membership hours


47,320


Cost of Instruction


$6,039 68


Cost of supplies


113 57


Total cost


$6,153 25


Reimbursement from the State


3,076 62


Net cost


$3,076 63


Net cost per membership hour


$0.065


299


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools


1924


1925


1926


1927


1928


1929


Prescott


178


199


181


197


169


Bennett


4


4


31


41


34


Knapp


161


177


202


161


176


144


Pope


88


91


84


84


84


81


Edgerly


189


...


Glines


95


82


95


76


81


77


Forster


40


41


65


69


76


92


Bingham


87


90


84


93


89


82


Carr


138


136


134


126


127


138


Morse


68


5


66


62


67


68


Proctor


59


55


51


58


46


59


Brown


44


43


40


67


67


60


Highland


129


112


136


126


163


115


Cutler


146


161


166


168


178


172


Total


1244


1224


1326


1302


1392


1291


Average Membership of Elementary Schools


8878


8766


8504


8358


9039


9092


Per cent of Average Membership Promoted


14.02


13.96


15.6


15.58


15.4


14.2


300


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 17. - Attendance Statistics.


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


JUNE


ENROLLMENT


Average Membership .


Average Per cent. of Attendance Attendance


Number of Tardi- nesses


Ratio of Tardiness to Average Attendance


1912


13,272


11,710


11,083


94.6


6,307




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