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1,276,118
1,700,684
1931
690,414
59,634
1,359,876
2,109,924
1932
440,776
: 637
1.406,152
1,899,565
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
170
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 7 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1931-1932
1842
1,013
1905
69,272
1919
91,500
1850
3,540
1906
70,875
1920
93,033
1860
8,025
1907
72,000
1921
94,500
1865
9,366
1908
75,500
1922
98,000
1870
14,693
1909
75,500
1923
99,000
1875
21,594
1910
77,236
1924
100,440
1880
24,985
1911
78,000
1925
99,032
1885
29,992
1912
80,000
1926
101,000
1890
40,117
1913
81,000
1927
102,000
1895
52,200
1914
85,000
1928
104,000
1900
61,643
1915
86,854
1929
105,000
1901
63,000
1916
88,000
1930
103,604
1902
65,273
1917
93,000
1931
104,000
1903
67,500
1918
91,000
1932
104,000
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclu-
sive, October 1, 1932
19,231
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclu-
sive, October 1, 1932 :-
In public schools
14,228
In private schools
4,891
Total
19,119
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive :-
In public schools, males
4,588
females 4,519
9,107
In private schools, males
1,373
females
2,095
3,468
Total
12,575
171
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools
FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1931-1932
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending in June.
High
3,033
2,778
2,583
93.0
2,916
2.707
Northeastern Jr. High
1,544
1,473
1,337
94.8
1,501
1,466
Southern Jr. High
1,355
1,285
1,215
94.6
1,302
1,260
Western Jr. High
1,189
1,128
1,077
95.5
1,134
1,115
Boys' Vocational
191
162
153
94.0
169
153
Prescott
727
664
627
94.5
657
657
Hanscom
479
433
404
93.3
434
430
Bennett
415
386
368
95.3
397
378
Baxter
241
202
190
94.1
206
200
Knapp
406
355
333
93.7
373
351
Perry
214
192
178
92.7
197
194
Pope.
572
540
512
94.7
529
542
*Cummings
Edgerly
217
184
175
94.7
190
173
Glines
607
542
518
95.6
558
530
Grimmons
340
321
306
95.3
292
327
Forster
654
585
541
92.5
559
595
Bingham
643
585
564
96.4
593
615
Carr
615
566
534
94.3
568
568
Morse
445
407
389
95.5
405
410
Proctor
282
264
251
94.9
266
270
Durell
126
120
115
95.8
117
118
Burns
286
263
248
94.3
263
267
Brown
456
419
391
93.3
368
369
Highland
358
317
301
94.9
322
314
Hodgkins
541
504
477
94.7
512
492
Cutler
866
809
756
93.4
819
792
Lincoln
75
67
62
91.7
74
63
Lowe
259
236
219
92.9
236
231
Atypical
107
91
83
91.2
91
83
Sight Saving
14
13
12
94.0
11
13
Continuation
132
139
125
90.5
91
66
Total
17,389
16,030
15,104
94.2
16,150
15,749
Total for 1930-31
17,218
15,915
14,940
93.9
15,973 15,640
* Torn down-Being replaced.
172
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1932
Number of teachers, including Head Master
107
Number of days school kept
179
Number enrolled
3033
Average number belonging
2778.4
Average daily attendance
2582.9
Tardinesses
8207
Dismissals
613
In Class 1934, September
1257
June
1127
Per cent. of loss
10.3
In Class 1933, September
858
June
787
Per cent. of loss
8.3
In Class 1932, September
765
June
771
Per cent. of increase
0.8
Special Students, September
36
June
22
Per cent. of loss
38.9
Total, September
2916
June
2707
Per cent. of loss
7.2
Number of graduates, male
347
Number of graduates, female
423
Total
770
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 2 mos.
Average age, female graduates
18 yrs.
Number of graduates entering college
68
Number of graduates entering scientific schools
29
Number of graduates entering normal schools
38
Cost of instruction
$247,059.75
Cost of supplies Total
261,159.57
Per capita cost of instruction
88.92
Per capita cost of supplies
5.07
Total cost per capita
93,99
14,099.82
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 10-Pupils by Grades, June, 1932
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
1
High
Special
14
8
22
Twelfth
347
424
771
Eleventh
401
386
787
Tenth
578
549
11.27
Total
36
69
1,340
1,367
2,707
Junior High
Ninth
620
660
1,280
Eighth
594
619
1,213
Seventh
685
663
1,348
Total
39
115
1,899
1,942
3,841
Elementary
Sixth
40
3
693
646
1,339
Fifth
35
662
628
1,290
Fourth
38
689
670
1,359
Third
38
2
702
687
1,389
Second
39
2
720
673
1,393
First
40
2
753
680
1,433
Total
7
230
9
4,219
3,984
8,203
Kindergarten
14
7
357
326
683
Special
5
18
Sight Saving
1
5
8
13
Cadets
3
10
57
26
83
Boys' Vocational
13
153
153
Independent
Household Arts
1
Americanization
1
Continuation.
2
2
43
23
66
Grand Total.
105
469
16
8,073
7,676
15,749
173
1,362
Atypical
8
174
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1931-1932
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Elementary
Kinder-
gartens
Vocational
School
for Boys
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Class
School
Total
Annual enrollment
3033
4088
8996
828
191
107
14
132
17,389
Average membership
2778
3886
8263
698
162
91
13
139
16,030
Average attendance
2583
3689
7836
623
153
83
12
125
15,104
Per cent. of attendance.
93.0
94.9
94.9
89.2
94.0
91.2
94.0
90.5
94.2
Number cases of tardiness
8407
2107
4340
151
347
89
11
182
15,634
Number cases of dismissal
613
1076
1444
6
89
5
24
3,257
Membership, October, 1931
2916
3937
8240
695
169
91
11
91
16,150
Membership, June, 1932
2707
3841
8203
683
153
83
13
66
15,749
No. cases corp. punishment
6
.........
Table 12-Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September
SCHOOL.
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
Prescott
101
79
70
67
76
Hanscom
77
72
64
71
80
Bennett ..
60
84
80
76
75
Baxter
31
40
37
46
29
Knapp
45
44
40
33
32
Perry
45
49
46
44
47
Pope
72
76
68
81
83
Cummings
56
37
54
59
65
Glines.
96
167
77
82
75
Grimmons
56
58
Forster
69
75
70
87
93
Bingham
98
121
94
91
73
Carr
36
52
45
30
60
Morse
80
69
66
66
55
Proctor
37
36
30
40
40
Durell
33
42
35
29
28
Burns
84
60
72
68
59
Brown
57
58
52
69
53
Hodgkins
148
149
120
168
114
Lincoln
40
48
45
41
35
Lowe.
56
77
55
69
73
Total
1,358
1,480
1,257
1,407
1,362
37
45
37
34
Edgerly
Schools
Continuation
6
59
Cutler
175
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools- June, 1932
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- tional School
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools
In City
Northeastern Junior High
520
*481
470 364
3 8
1 2
1 1
0
0
Southern Junior High
407
382
4
3
Western Junior High
393
348
331
9
0
0
1
7
Total
1320
*1211 1165
20
3
2
5
10
* 6 at home.
Table 13A-Ninth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools-June, 1932
Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the promo- tion from the Junior High School to the Senior 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
Other Schools, Pub-
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Boys'
Vocational School
No. Remaining at Home
Northeastern Junior High
482 384
471 371
402 327 317
31 11
19
4 6
3
12
Southern Junior High
16
Western Junior High
375
359
20
6
8
1 5
3
Total
1241 1201 1046
62
35
18
9
31
School
No. Entering
lic or Private
10
in June
176
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1931-1932
1931
1932
Change
Number of visits to the schools
943
936
-7
Number of visits to the homes
2,767
3,006
+239
Number of cases investigated
2,154
2,310
+156
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
487
378
-109
Number of different pupils who were tru- ants or habitual absentees
192
227
+35
Number who were truants for the first time
228
175
-53
Number who were truants for the second time
44
39
-5
Number who were truants for three or more times
23
13
-10
Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees
45
49
+4
Number of visits to mercantile or man- ufacturing establishments ...
14
24
+10
Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates
23
27
+4
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
104
70
-34
Number of employment certificates re-is- sued to boys
30
18
-12
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
77
38
-39
Number of employment certificates re-is-
sued to girls
21
2
-19
Number of educational literate certificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
1603
1227
-376
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age
120
115
-5
Number of transfer cards investigated
2,305
2,054
-251
Number of transfer cards forwarded
1,522
2,406
+884
Number of truants in the County Training School at the close of the year
8
4
Amount paid for board of truants
$572.58
$565.71
-$6.87
...
177
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 14-(Concluded)-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance De- partment for the School Year 1931-1932
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :
Warned and returned to school
114
Transferred to other schools
22
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)
25
Left school (over 16 years)
32
Removed from city
21
Brought before court and returned to school
3
Brought before court and sent to Training School 3
Violating parole and returned to Training School
1
Sent to Lyman School
4
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
1
Sent to State
1
227
Table 14A-Truancies and Habitual Absenteeism by Ages and Grades
BY AGES.
Total
GRADES.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
16 or over
I
3
II ..
1
2
.....
5
III.
2
1
2
6
IV.
1
2
1
2
V.
4
5
5
4
1
..
.
.
18
VI ..
3
4
7
2
2
.
. .
37
VII.
3
4
7
16
7
.
.
·
1
19
23
1
44
IX
1
8
22
19
50
X.
15
5
20
XI.
3
1
XII ..
.
1
Voc.
....
..
1
2
1
2
. .
9
Contin't'n
1
8
Eve'g Sch.
1
1
Total.
1
3
4
6
15
16
22
48
81
28
3
227
ANNUAL REPORTS
178
.
.
.
4
1
1
1
..
. .
8
2
Ungraded .
..
20
VIII
. .
179
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 15-Evening High School Season 1931-1932
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
613
623
1236
Average Membership
404
354
758
Average Attendance
273
297
570
Number of teachers
25
Number of sessions
56
Cost of Instruction
$8,403.00
Cost of janitor, fuel, light, and supplies
1,612.79
Total cost
$10,015.79
Cost per pupil per evening ...
$.236
Average attendance: October, 669; November, 593; December, 572;
January, 546; February, 449; March, 444.
Table 15A-Evening Elementary School-Season 1931-1932
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
76
36
112
Average Membership
70
33
103
Average Attendance
48
26
74
Number of teachers
5
Number of Sessions
56
Cost of Instruction
$1,263.00
Cost of janitor, fuel, light, and supplies
1,092.59
Total cost
$2,355.59
Cost per pupil per evening
$0.408
Table 15B-Evening Vocational Classes-Season 1931-1932
Women
Enrolled
129
Average Membership
85
Average Attendance
68
Number of teachers
6
Number of sessions
36
Cost of instruction
$854.00
Cost of janitors, fuel, light, and supplies
75.73
Ttotal expenditure
$929.73
Income from sources other than local taxa- tion
121.36
Net expenditure
808.37
Reimbursement from State
447.06
Net cost
361.31
Net cost per pupil per evening
$0.118
180
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 15C-Americanization Classes-Season 1931-1932
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
176
212
388
Average Membership
107
187
294
Average Attendance
85
140
225
Number of classes
21
Number of teachers
12
Number of sessions
68
Membership hours
39,984
Cost of instruction
$5,656.25
Cost of supplies
64.71
Total cost
$5,720.96
Reimbursement from the State
2,860.48
Net cost
$2,860.48
Net cost per membership hour
0.071
181
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
Prescott
181
197
169
171
169
191
Bennett
31
41
34
41
48
Knapp
161
176
144
158
122
113
Pope
84
84
81
81
89
89
Glines
76
81
77
79
84
82
Grimmons
34
41
47
Forster
69
76
92
93
75
81
Bingham
93
89
82
91
78
80
Carr
126
127
138
125
114
116
Morse
62
67
68
60
64
44
Proctor
58
46
59
44
47
46
Brown
67
67
60
65
61
41
Highland
126
163
115
163
97
127
Hodgkins
84
Cutler
168
178
172
127
138
128
Total
1302
1392
1291
1291
1220
1317
Average Membership of Elementary Schools
8358
9039
9092
9133
9124
9065
Per cent. of Average Membership Promoted
15.58
15.4
14.2
14.13
13.37
14.53
182
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
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
1926
16,687
15,042
14,074
93.6
12,256
0.871
1927
16,669
15,042
14,094
93.7
12,526
0.888
1928
16,807
15,190
14,232
93.1
15,160
1.065
1929
17,083
15,521
14,435
93.0
16,626
1.152
1930
16,851
15,632
14,666
92.8
13,904
0.948
1931
17,218
15,915
14,940
93.9
13,429
0.891
1932
17,389
16,030
15,104
94.2
15,634
1.035
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
1926
15,042
2,230
14.82
524
3.48
1927
15,042
2,318
15.41
521
3.46
1928
15,190
2,356
15.51
513
3.38
1929
15,521
2,430
15.66
606
3.90
1.930
15,632
2,500
15.99
564
3.61
1931
15,915
2,723
17.11
621
3.90
1932
16,030
3,033
18.92
770
4.80
(For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.)
183
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 19-Promotions for School Year Ending June 23, 1932 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
1,276
1,133
106
37
2
II
1,274
1,128
95
51
000
000
3
III
1,241
1,179
26
36
0
Total
3,791
3,440
227
124
0
0
5
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 23, 1932 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
after Two
Months' Trial
1
100
89.0
8.0
3.0
000
000
.2
II
100
83.5
7.5
4.0
.2
III
100
95.0
2.1
2.9
0
Average
100
91.0
6.0
3.0
0
0
.1
Promotees
Dropped Back
184
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 19A-Promotions for School Year Ending June 23, 1932 Elementary Grades
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
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 23, 1932 Elementary Grades
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
100
84.2
4.7
11.1
0
II
100
85.2
6.2
8.2
.4
1
.2
III
100
82.6
9.8
7.3
.3
1
.3
IV
100
86.8
9.0
4.2
0
0
. 4
V
100
86.0
10.4
3.6
0
0
0
VI
100
90.0
8.0
2.0
O
0
.4
Average ...
100
85.8
7.9
6.2
.1
.03
co
1
1,466
1,234
68
163
II
1,406
1,199
87
115
0191
120
4
III
1,405
1,161
137
103
5
IV
1,373
1,192
123
58
0
6
V
1,298
1,117
133
48
0
0
1
VI
1,345
1,208
109
28
0
0
4
Total.
8,293
7,111
657
515
10
3
20
Promotees
0
Promotees
O
DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES AND GRADES, OCTOBER 1, 1932
AGE
GRADE
TOTAL
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 or over
Kgn.
145
701
1
..
1
263
928
128
28
4
2
1
1,354
35
2.58
2
245
889
202
57
3
1
1
1,398
62
4.43
3
6
241
851
214
75
12
4
1
1.404
92
6.55
4
2
224
785
242
74
19
3
1.349
96
7.12
5
4
224
747
282
79
21
2
2
1,361
104
7.64
6
6
187
694
281
90
24
10
1
1,293
125
9.67
7
8
222
702
285
119
47
6
1
1,390
173
12.45
8
3
26
267
627
291
114
21
3
1,352
138
10.21
9
12
208
703
305
91
1
1,328
100
7.53
10
2
14
267
304
65
13
2
1
1,302
81
6.22
11
24
258
495
201
18
9
2
1
1,038
60
5.78
12
13
191
363
106
21
5
1
700
27
3.86
P. G.
Total
145
964
1,180
1,260
1,290
1,267
1,311
1,367
1.249
1,431
1,383
1,109
641
168
32
7
3
16,116
Under Normal Age
28
61
80
87
103
115
146
173
109
77
62
32
Per cent. Under Normal Age
2.14
4.73
6.31
6.64
7.53
9.21
10.20
12.51
9.83
12.01
36.90
1.00
Above Normal Age
Per cent. Above Normal Age
847
185
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
8
634
1,309
186
Teble 20-Resignations of Teachers in 1932
School
Teacher
Took Effect
In Service
High
Ruth E. Danforth
June 30
6 yrs.
High
Lila H. Paul
June 30
7 yrs.
High
Phebe E. Mathews
*July 1
31 yrs.
High
Esther B. Card
June 30
7 yrs.
High
Thelma Magoon-Clerk
September 17
2 yrs., 6 mos.
Northeastern
Grace M. Henchey
June 30
7 yrs.
Northeastern
Mona C. Burke
June 30
8 yrs.
Northeastern
Elizabeth J. Mooney Annie G. Smith
*April 10
30 yrs., 7 mos.
Western
Irene Gottholm
June 30
4 yrs.
Prescott
Louise S. Weare
*June 30
36 yrs.
Pope
Florence A. Chaney
*June 30
40 yrs., 4 mos.
Grimmons
Evelyn Macdonald
September 30
9 yrs.
Bingham
Harry F. Hathaway
*July 1
43 yrs.
Proctor
Lucia Alger
*July 12
43 yrs., 2 mos.
Prcotor
Hazel G. Leith
July 12
6 yrs.
Highland
Eleanor Casey
July 12
7 yrs.
Hodgkins
Muriel L. Jex
February 28
2 yrs., 6 mos.
Director Physical Education
Margaret Burke
June 30
10 yrs.
* Retired,
ANNUAL REPORTS
*June 30
28 yrs.
Western
Table 21-Teachers Elected in 1932
School
Teacher
Coming From
Salary
Service Began
High
Ruth Gordon
Somerville
$1200
Sept. 1, 1932
High
Marion K. McCarthy
"
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
High
Joseph M. Thornton
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
High
A. Caroline Tucker
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
High
Mary A. Mahoney
1400
Jan. 1, 1932
Northeastern
Dorothea Forrest
"
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
Northeastern
Edward G. Giroux Alice Meisner
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
Northeastern
Helen Mahoney
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Southern
Thomas Horne
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
Southern
James P. McGuire
1500
Sept. 1, 1932
Southern
John Murray
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
Southern
Mary J. McCarthy
1400
Jan. 1, 1933
Western
Paul L. McCarthy
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
Western
Lorna Proudfoot
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
Western
Frances Mullen
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Bennett
Louise H. Killory
1400
Oct. 1, 1932
Bennett
Eunice F. Lanigan
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Pope
Agnes Barry
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Pope
Anna Wischmann
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
"
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
Northeastern
",
Not Teaching Somerville "
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
Northeastern
Not Teaching Somerville
,
1400
Sept. 1, 1932
Prescott
Joseph McCabe
",
187
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Dorothy A. Wyman
188
TABLE 21-(Concluded)-TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1932
School
Teacher
Coming From
Salary
Service Began
Edgerly
Julia A. Arata
Somerville
$1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Glines
Helen G. Kane
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Glines
Helen MacKay
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Bingham
Helen B. Hesson
"
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Carr
Abbie Drago
"
1200
Jan. 1, 1933
Carr
A. Adeline Bocchino
1200
Nov. 22, 1932
Morse
Lucy L. Kelley
1200
Jan. 31, 1932
Proctor
Mary Mingolelli
1200
Nov. 3, 1932
Durell
Isabel Leyden
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Hodgkins
Mabel M. Sheehan
1200
Jan. 31, 1932
Hodgkins
Grace I. Harkins
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Hodgkins
Margaret Morgan
1300
Sept. 1, 1932
Cutler
Evelyn L. Magwood
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Lincoln
Ruth Kelley
=
1200
Oct. 19, 1933
Atypical
Margaret Donovan
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Atypical
Ruth C. Kennedy
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
Atypical
Ruth Harrington
1200
Sept. 1, 1932
ANNUAL. REPORTS
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
189
Table 22-Leave of Absence of Teachers
Clara L. Griffiths, for school year ending June 30, 1933 Almena J. Mansir, for school year ending June 30, 1933, from Oct. 1, 1932.
Table 23-Transfers of Teachers, 1932
Arthur J. Marchant
Teacher From Northeastern Jr. High Western Jr. High as Vice-Principal High Northeastern Jr. High as Vice-Principal Lincoln Principalship of Pope and Hanscom
Blanche Llewellyn Bennett
Wilfred H. Roberts Southern Jr. High
Joseph S. Hawthorne Western Jr. High
William J. Crotty
Northeastern Jr. High Principalship of
Mary L. Cannon
Hanscom
Gladys R. Clark
. Hodgkins
Ella H. Bucknam Cutler
Bennett Prescott Kindergarten Cutler Hodgkins
CADETS 1932-1933
Mary R. Egan
Iris Membrino
Earl Cahalan
Leo Lapidus
. 225 Pearl St. 90 Electric Ave.
Beaumont Herman Joseph B. Weene
3 Autumn St. 367 Medford St.
John J. Collins
25 Hall St. .
Charles Q. Adams
26 Aberdeen Rd.
Mildred Ayers
4 Walter Ter.
Catherine O'Leary
12 Acadia Park
1932-1934
Mary Mccarthy
.
158 Walnut St.
To
Leo J. Donahue
Principalship of Forster, Bingham & Proctor
22 Aberdeen Road 1 Fairlee St. 9 Cedar St.
Olive MacPherson
190
ANNUAL REPORTS
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
1924
76°
117
221
24
16
4
2
59
401
460
1925
76°
118
229
23
16
4
2
59
409
468
1926
75
118
228
27
11
3
2
58
406
464
1927
77°
123
233
30
11 .
3
1
62
416
478
1928
80°
123
239
33
10
3
1
64
425
489
1929
88°
125
239
33
27
3
1
70
446
516
1930
95°
131
241
39
33
3
1
78
465
543
1931
104 **
138
235
50
46
4
1
93
485
578
1932
105 **
154
251
46
29
4
1
105
485
590
* Including kindergartners.
# Including a secretary.
** Including a secretary and two matrons.
· Including a secretary and a matron.
TABLE 25 - BOOKS AUTHORIZED FOR USE, 1932 For High School
As Text Books :-
Lives of Today and Yesterday, Rowena Keyes-D. Appleton & Co. Florence Nightingale, Laura E. Richards-D. Appleton & Co. Our Economic Life, Carver and Adams-John C. Winston Co. Aventures par la lecture, Bovée-Harcourt, Brace & Co. Historiettes, Jean Leeman-Harcourt, Brace & Co.
For Junior High Schools
As Text Books :-
Junior High School English, Book One, Crumpton; Book Two Crumpton; Book Three, Crumpton and Hosic-American Book Company.
Speaking and Writing English, Books Five and Six, Sheridan, Kleiser, Mathews-B. H. Sanborn & Co.
High School English, Canby, Opdycke and Gillum-Macmillan Co. Modern English, Book Three, Emerson, Bender and Thompson- Macmillan Co.
The Highways to English, Book One, Clark, Starnes, Neu and Stigler-John C. Winston Co.
191
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 26 - HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
The graduation exercises of the High School occurred Thursday, June 16, 1932.
ORDER OF EXERCISES
FRANCIS J. FITZPATRICK, Chairman of the School Committee. Presiding.
1. MARCH-Coronation from "The Prophet" Meyerbeer High School Orchestra, Aaron Hershkovitz, Leader
2. PRAYER Rev. John J. Quinlan St. Joseph's Church, Somerville
3. RESPONSE-Teach Me Thy Statutes Mozart
Graduating Class
4. CLASS ORATION-A Great Need Arthur A. Martin, Jr.
5. CHORUS-Shout Aloud in Triumph Manney
Graduating Class
6. CLASS POEM-Vers la Vie Annette Jervis
7. ADDRESS TO GRADUATES Prof. Newell C. Maynard Tufts College
8. SELECTION-"Jupiter" Symphony Mozart High School Orchestra
9. PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS TO GIRLS
10. CHORUSES-(a) Song of Deliverance Taylor
(b) Emer's Farewell to Cucullian Stanford
Graduating Class
11. PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS TO BOYS
12. CLASS ODE-Shall We Forget? Words and music by William A. Tesson The Graduates
13. MARCH-Young America Goldman High School Orchestra
Chorus and Orchestra under the direction of Harry E. Whitte- more, Director of Music in the Public Schools. Rita A. Flanagan, Class of 1932, at the organ.
.
ANNUAL REPORTS
SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL LIST OF GRADUATES June, 1932 * Graduated with Honor
GIRLS
Romola Mary Buselli
Ella Velma Abbott
Mary Celia Adams
Muriel Florence Adams
Mary Eleanor Aherne
Lena Albanese
*Angela Calandrella Marguerite Frances Callahan Doris Louise Callow
Mary Love Gray Allen
Irene Adelaide Campbell
Gertrude Mary Amero
Grace Marion Ames
Gertrude June Anderson
Eleanor Rose Carbone
Evelyn Ruth Annis
Frances Mary Carey
Phyllis Arlene Atkinson
Evelyn Bina Carr
Mary Doris Avey
Agnes Veronica Carroll
Lillian Edna Ayer
Thelma Gertrude Carter Evelyn Cataldo
Rosa Bagdigan
Gertrude Viola Baker
Avis Ann Baxter
Elvira Rose Chiesa
Helen Mary Chiesa
Christine Florence Chisholm
Catherine Vera Christian
Nellie Dorothy Chute
Ann Gertrude Clair
Dorothy Elaine Clogston Mary Teresa Cloran
Agnes Grace Coady
Theresa Louise Cole
Marion Natalie Coll
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