Report of the city of Somerville 1934, Part 12

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1934
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44


223


41


3


2


5


6


42


24


11


2


5


6


13


53


21


1186


21


February ...


105


1


5805


626


479


5


94


665


21


68


690


34


149


22


1


18


21


5


14


14


4


17


11


353


6


March.


145


8914


2338


19


167


133


43


32


229


16


1


1


46


29


4


11


8


8


11


24


11


357


7


145


9569


3768


684


26


182


965


120


692


179


5


1


29


1


23


16


1


6


3


2


2


30


31


17


580


3


May


7050


1362


548


17


99


231


18


454


129


3


24


23


2


6


1


1


4


19


13


513


20


June.


138


7000


376


528


14


1104


65


56


9


378


8


122


7


1


1


1


23


26


1


1


9


12


105


3


Total ...


1401


7


76188


17640


6450


216


2951


5646


1276


880 6150


175 1403 153


11


11


8


121|


1


55


3


341


231


1


1


31


71


7


65


65


116


4


259


114


7565


97


* Treated by family physician or dentist.


New: Seen first time during school year. Old: Cases followed up.


14,616 Children weighed. 20 Class talks in Hygiene given. 605 Tonsil and Adenoid examinations.


DATE


seen


Guardian


Teachers


New


Old


New


Old


New


Old


New


Old


Old


New


Old


New


Old


New


Old


New


Old


New


Old


Optician


...


...


1044


4


26


1


4


...


8


...


... ...


......


6


New


Dental


Med. Inspector


1046


April


126


The second important expenditure is wholly under the control of the School Committee and is covered by what is known as the "School Contingent" appropriation. The following is the itemized account :


-Day Schools


Expenditures


Total


High


Junior


Elementary


Vocational


High


-Evening Schools- Elementary


Vocational


Continuation School and American- ization Work


Officers' salaries ....


$34,768.51


Office Expenses


3,210.42


Text Books


17,166.96


$4,775.06


$5,138.73


$7,121.81


$75.71


$45.85


$9.80


Stationery


and


Supplies


and


Other Expenses


of Instruction


20,249.85


7,715.61


4,917.51


5,779.00


1,444.80


242.42


$12.95


$7.94


129.62


Miscellaneous


(Tuition, etc.) ....


4,527.39


1,047.63


583.02


2,617.93


134.46


69.49


6.76


1.25


66.85


Total


$79,923.13


$13,538.30


$10,639.26


$15,518.74


$1,654.97


$357.76


$19.71


$9.19


$206.27


.. .


.... ..


....


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


The third, and by far the largest, element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. This expenditure is under the control of the School Committee.


223


224


The following statement shows the distribution of the sums paid for salaries :


-Day Schools-


Expenditures


Total


High


Junior


Elementary


Vocational


High


-Evening Schools- Elementary


Vocational


Continuation School and American- ization Work


Supervisors


$23,860.01


$2,986.50


$4,525.33


$14,548.18


$1,800.00


Principals


53,620.88


5,000.00


11,166.67


29,155.21


$6,500.00


$413.00


$354.00


$132.00


900.00


Teachers


1,119,763.11


251,391.52


313,180.14


510,016.12


26,546.17


8,275.00


1,047.00


600.00


8,707.16


Total


$1,197,244.00


$259,378.02


$328,872.14


$553,719.51


$33,046.17


$8,688.00


$1,401.00


$732.00


$11,407.16


The total outlay for the school purposes includes all of the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse re- pairs and new buildings.


ANNUAL REPORTS


225


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1934, is as follows :


Care


.... $157,782.67


Contingent


45,837.21


Salaries


1,231,329.92


Total for school maintenance


1,434,949.80


Paid for repairs


50,356.50


Paid for new buildings


29.03


Total for all school purposes


1,485,335.33


Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proposition :


1929


1930 $0.070


1931 $0.073


1932


1933 $0.074


1934 $0.075


Heat and light ....


0.041


0.039


0 047


0.042


0.038


0.035


Administration


0.017


0.019


0.023


0.025


0.024


0.024


School supplies ....


0.045


0.047


0.041


0.038


0.035


0.032


Teachers' salaries


0.825


0.825


0.816


0.821


0.829


0.834


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


Janitors' salaries ..


$0.072


$0.074


The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for .1933 and 1934


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elementary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1933.


1934.


Change


1933.


1934.


Change


1933.


1934.


Change


1933.


1934.


Change


Instruction Supplies


$86.75 4.97 10.66


$86.33 4.62 10 37


-$0.42 -0.35 -0.29


$81.85


+ $1.99


$60.96


$61.50


+$0.54


$71.08


$71.90


+$0.82


3.48


-0.55


1.77


1.88


+0.11


2.79


2.66


-0.13


Care


8.47


8.30


0.17


9.05


8.92


0.13


9.21


9.04


-0.17


Total


$102.38


$101.32


--- $1.06


$93.80


$95.07


+$1.27


$71.78 $72.80


+$0.52


$83.08


$83.60


+$0.52


The following shows :


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 schools.


ANNUAL REPORTS


226


$83.84 2.93


227


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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


1929


1930


1931


1932


1934


Cost of Instruction


$63.95


$67.30


$69.92


$71.95


1933 $72.15


$72.17


Cost of Supplies ..


3.19


3.56


3.19


3.15


2.83


2.67


Cost of Care


8.33


8.66


9.79


9.99


9.41


9.12


Total


$75.47


$79.52


$82.90


$85.09


$84.39


$83.96.


...


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid 42 cents less for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1933, and 35 cents less per pupil for supplies.


The elementary schools have cost 54 cents more per pupil for instruction, and 11 cents more for supplies.


The amount spent for the school year 1934 was $12.15, or 40 cents more than was spent in 1933. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1934, not including the vocational schools, was $83.96.


Table 1-Schoolhouses, December, 1934


NAME


tNo. 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


Enlargement6


High


West)


+66


1,804


Brick


Steam


Fan


1927


Gymnasium


1867


Prescott


13


1


900


49,310


Brick


Steam


Fan


139,200


1916


Knapp


¥13


517


24,517


Brick


Steam


Gravity


59,900


1889


Pope . .


12


570


27,236


Brick


Steam


Gravity


88,600


1891


Bell


47


1,680


29,860


Brick


Steam


Fan


** Edgerly


12


275


24,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


48,000


1871


4 rooms added 1892


Glines


$14


644


28,800


Brick


Steam


Gravity


101,400


1891


Chandler


35


1,514


74,124


Brick


Steam


Fan


638,900


1923


Forster


13


30,632


Brick


Steam


Gravity


112,000


1866


Folsom S


13


Bingham


16


678


35,586


Brick


Steam


Gravity


82,000


1886


4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904


Carr


15


656


20,450


Brick


Steam


Gravity


63,100


1898


Morse


12


484


29,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


64,000


1869


Highland


12


422


23,260


Brick


Steam


Gravity


73,600


1880


6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891


Carried forward.


304


10,802


$3,108,600


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


+ Includes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms, etc.


** Being torn down.


¿ One room used for dental clinic.


ANNUAL REPORTS


4 rooms added 1894


Southworth


¥11


Brick


Steam


Fan


*$1,263,500


1895 1871


*


School /East


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


13 rooms added 1918 8 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Add- itions made in 1931


374,400


1874


4 rooms added 1882


5 rooms added 1896


658


1899


Sco


Table 1-(Concluded)-Schoolhouses, December, 1934


NAME


No. of Classrooms


No. of Sittings


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


Material


How Heated


How Ventil ated


Valuation, including Furniture


When Built


Enlargements


Brought forward.


304


10,802 560


35,034 218,071


Brick Brick


Steam Steam


Gravity Fan


$3,108,600 126,200 537,500


1896 1917


9 rooms added 1923 § Alterations and Addi- 7 tions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915


Cutler


20


952


53,729


Brick Brick


Steam


Fan


145,800


1912


Bennett


12


469


21,964


Steam


Gravity


58,000


1902


Hanscom


10


517


16,767


Brick


Steam


Fan


70,500


1897


4 rooms added 1907


Brown


10


480


26,733


Brick


Steam Steam


Gravity Unit


77,700


1932


Original built in 1884


Cummings


8


344


22,800


Brick


Steam


System Unit


100,800


1930


Grimmons.


8


326


84,354


Brick


Steam


System


Burns


8


336


16,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


49,000


1886


Lowe


8


386


21,650


Brick


Steam


Gravity


59,000


1903


Baxter


6


290


11,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


40,700


1901


Perry


6


277


46,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


59,000


1899


Boys' Vocational


Davis 4 Machine Shop 2 ( Automobile Shop2


8


30,155


Wood


Steam


Gravity


71,000


1884


( Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918


Durell.


1


190


13,883


Brick


Steam


Gravity


26,100


1894


Lincoln


1


168


17,662


Wood


Steam


Gravity


25,700


1885


Total


483


17,965


$4,686,300


* State property.


#One room used for Dental Clinic


229


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Hodgkins


#14


Cliff


44


1,512


356 *


Brick


Proctor


#9


*47,000


1905


4 rooms added 1907


Gravity


83,700


1901


4 rooms added 1899


230


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 2-Cost of Maintaining Schools


For the School Year 1933-1934


FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.


SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total


High


$268,654.08


$14,395.86


$32,261.11


$315,311.05


Northeastern Jr.


121,404.65


1,106.93


9,855.47


135,367.05


Southern Jr.


113,263.74


3,425.32


12,720.86


129,409.92


Western Jr


104,205.40


4,306.02


10,975.52


119,486.94


Prescott


39,910.50


1,631.17


6,832.36


48,374.03


Hanscom


23,136.27


616.46


3,098.14


26,850.87


Bennett


24,473.49


1,127.54


3,004.15


28,605.18


Baxter


13,663.71


300.81


2,358.06


16,322.58


Knapp


25,412.06


834.39


3,541.26


29,787.71


Perry


13,051.26


281.16


2,358.06


15,690.48


Pope


25,176.34


821.05


3,416.16


29,413.55


Cummings


17,333.43


460.39


2,702.12


20,495.94


Edgerly


12,347.03


329.99


2,277.43


14,954.45


Glines


30,635.78


939.95


3,585.69


35,161.42


Grimmons


16,900.84


475.00


2,702.13


20,077.97


Forster


32,762.83


975.71


3,948.23


37,686.77


Bingham


36,045.98


874.85


4,104.23


41,025.06


Carr


31,983.62


828.04


4.508,23


37,319.89


Morse


26,150.24


640.88


3,437.27


30,228.39


Proctor


15,056.45


445.03


2,364.36


17,865.84


Durell


8,602.93


258.84


1,988.06


10,849.83


Burns


19,069.84


443.53


2,702.12


22,215.49


Brown


24,447.28


702.47


3,046.14


28,195.89


Highland


20,913.71


796.29


2,562.12


24,272.12


Hodgkins


23,453.84


976.41


3,786.22


28,216.47


Cutler


45,188.35


1,479.97


6,222.31


52,890.63


Lincoln


8,150.06


389.37


1,988.06


10,527.49


Lowe


16,877.18


407.22


2,702.12


19,986.52


Atypical.


13,803.60


180.11


2,330.52


16,314.23


Sight Having


2,068.70


26.22


284.68


2,379.60


Continuation


6,122.41


193.76


2,832.12


9,148.29


Americanization


5,409.75


43.38


1,385.15


6,838.28


Evening High


8,788.25


382.53


1,153.13


10,323.91


66


Elementary


1,417.00


23.65


909.17


2,349.82


Practical Arts


740.75


11.34


100.54


852.63


Boys' Vocational


31,891.57


1,623.55


2,754.12


36,269.24


Independent House- hold Arts.


2,817.00


82.02


985.25


3,884.27


Total


$1,231,329.92


$45,837.21


$157,782.67


$1,434,949.80


231


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 3-Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools For the School Year 1933-1934


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total


High


$86.33


$4.62


$10.37


$101.32


Northeastern Jr


83.55


2.83


6.78


93.16


Southern Jr.


85.94


2.60


9.65


98.19


Western Jr.


81.99


3.39


8.63


94.01


Prescott


51.17


2.09


8.76


62.02


Hanscom


53.93


1.44


7.22


62.59


Bennett


64.07


2.95


7.86


74.88


Baxter


73.86


1.62


12.75


88.23


Knapp


75.41


2.47


10.51


88.39


Perry


69.05


1.49


12.48


83.02


Pope


50.15


1.64


6.81


58.60


Cummings


59.77


1.59


9.32


70.68


Edgerly.


71.37


1.91


13.16


86.44


Glines


57.80


1.77


6.77


66.34


Grimmons.


67.07


1.88


10.72


79.67


Forster ..


52.76


1.57


6.36


60.69


Bingham


63.11


1.53


7.19


71.83


Carr


68.05


1.76


9.59


79.40


Morse


65.87


1.61


8.66


76.14


Proctor


58.59


1.73


9.20


69.52


Durell


81.16


2.44


18.76


102.36


Burns


73.91


1.72


10.47


86.10


Brown


65.37


1.88


8.14


75.39


Highland


68.12


2.59


8.35


79.06


Hodgkins


50.99


2.12


8.23


61.34


Cutler


56.27


1.84


7.75


65.86


Lincoln


51.58


2.46


12.58


66.62


Lowe


74.35


1.79


11.90


88.04


Atypical


131.46


1.72


22.20


155.38


Sight Saving


159.13


2.01


21.90


183.04


Evening


13.86


.53


2.74


17.13


Continuation


127.55


4.04


56.00


187.59


Americanization


20.19


.16


5.17


25.52


Elementary


61.50


1.88


8.92


72.30


All schools ( without


state-aided schools)


72.17


2.67


9.12


83.96


Boys' Vocational


226.18


11.51


19.53


257.22


Ind. Household Arts


38.59


1.12


13. 50


53.21


232


ANNUAL REPORTS


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.


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


56,381


*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


944,548


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


1930


15,632


1,076,845


59,560


18,403


31,827


89,483


1,276,118


1931


15,915


1,141,065


56,074


22,411


41,502


98,823


1,359,876


1932


16,030


1,188,529


53,788


26,819


32,306


104,709


1,406,151


1933


16,303


1,200,830


48,644


22,777


29,751


105,412


1,407,413


1934


16,616


1,231,330


45,837 20,944


29,371


107,468


1,434,950


¡ $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.


FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.


SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.


Total.


233


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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


1926


$4 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


1930


67 30


3 56


8 66


79 52


122,420,200


.01042


1931


69 92


3 19


9 79


82 90


123,051,300


.01105


1932


71 95


3 15


9 99


85 09


150,285,500


.00936


1933


72 15


2 83


9 41


84 39


119,798,800


.00704


1934


72 17


2 67


9 12


83 96


118,100,500


.00711


234


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


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


1930


351,638


72,927


1,276,118


1,700,684


1931


690,414


59,634


1,359,876


2,109,924


1932


440,776


52,637


1,406,152


1,899,565


1933


15,142


39,350


1,407,413


1,461,905


1934


29


50,357


1,434,950


1,485,336


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


235


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 7 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS


FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1933-1934


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


1933


104,000


1934


104,000


School Census


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age,


inclusive, October 1, 1934


19,093


School Registration


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age,


inclusive, October 1, 1934 :-


In public schools


14,270


in private schools


4,753


Total


19,023


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


In public schools, males


4,555


females


4,510


9,065


In private schools, males


1,607


females


1,871


3,478


Total


12,543


236


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools For the School Year 1933-1934


SCHOOLS.


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending


in October.


No. Attending in June.


High


3,442


3,112


2,891


92.9


3,311


3,069


Northeastern Jr. High


1,524


1,453


1,386


95.3


1,464


1,437


Southern Jr. High


1,410


1,318


1,242


94.3


1,344


1,288


Western Jr. High


1,318


1,271


1,214


95.5


1,290


1,261


Boys' Vocational


170


141


132


93.6


151


128


Prescott


854


780


731


93.7


769


783


Hanscom


472


429


38


92.8


430


417


Bennett


417


382


364


95.3


397


376


Baxter


204


185


170


92.0


182


189


Knapp


374


337


319


94.6


341


345


Perry


205


189


174


92.1


190


188


Pope


535


502


476


94.8


505


510


Cummings


327


290


270


93.1


303


280


Edgerly


189


173


166


94.6


164


168


Glines


556


530


503


95.0


524


537


Grimmons


274


252


236


93.6


248


245


Forster


688


621


573


92.3


625


631


Bingham


611


571


539


94.4


564


573


Carr


512


470


445


94.7


467


473


Morse


433


397


376


94.7


410


390


Proctor


280


257


246


95.8


254


261


Durell


106


106


100


94.9


97


110


Burns


275


258


241


93.7


255


255


Brown


407


374


346


92.5


372


357


Highland


339


307


287


93.5


304


305


Hodgkins


492


460


433


94.1


449


456


Cutler


859


803


744


92.7


821


777


Lincoln


161


158


148


93.4


160


158


Lowe


248


227


211


92.1


222


237


Atypical


114


105


94


89.5


106


110


Sight Saving


13


13


12


92.3


13


13


Continuation


94


145


124


85.3


53


39


Total


17,903


16,616


15,591


93.8


16,785


16,366


Total for 1932-33


17,758


16,303


15,322


93.9


16,437 16,211


237


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1934


Number of teachers, including Head Master


115


Number of days school kept


177


Number enrolled


3,442


Average number belonging


3,112


Average daily attendance


2,891


Tardinesses


9,879


Dismissals


1,215


In Class 1936, September


1,387


June


1,252


Per cent. of loss


9.7


In Class 1935, September


1,044


June


938


Per cent. of loss


10.2


In Class 1934, September


849


June


852


Per cent. of increase


4


Special Students, September


31


June


27


Per cent. of loss


12.9


Total, September


3,31I


June


3,069


Per cent. of loss


7.9


Number of graduates, male


415


Number of graduates, female


432


Total


847


Average age, male graduates


18 yrs. 3 mos.


Average age, female graduates


18 yrs. 2 mos ..


Number of graduates entering college


78


Number of graduates entering scientific schools


12


Number of graduates entering normal school


26


Cost of instruction


$264,132.08


Cost of supplies


13,281.36


Total


277,413.44


Per capita cost of instruction


84.87


Per capita cost of supplies


4.27


Total cost per capita


89.14


238


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 10-Pupils by Grades, June, 1934


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


Never in First Grade Before


1


High


Special


14


13


27


Twelfth


420


432


852


Eleventh


494


4.44


938


Tenth


644


608


1252


Total


43


70


1,572


1,497


3,069


Junior High


Ninth


695


658


1,353


Eighth


675


643


1,318


Seventh


679


636


1,315


Total


48


112


4


2,049


1,937


3,986


1,289


Elementary


Sixth


10


36


3


662


684


1,346


Fifth


37


1


663


682


1,345


Fourth


88


3


678


684


1,362


Third


40


1


720


681


1,401


Second


39


1


705


612


1,317


First


41


5


760


646


1,406


Total


10


231


14


4,188


3,989


8,177


Kindergarten


16


10


428


416


844


Special


5


16


Sight Saving


1


7


6


13


Cadets


3


8


Atypical.


8


65


45


110


Boys' Vocational


12


128


128


Independent


Household Arts


1


Americanization


1


Continuation.


2


1


27


12


39


Grand Total


123


465


28


8,464


7,902


16,366


239


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1933-1934


High


School


Junior


High


Schools


Schools


Kinder-


gartens


School


for Boys


Atypical


Schools


Sight


Saving


School


Total


Annual enrollment


3442


4252


8787


1031


170


114


13


94


17,903


Average membership


3112


4042


8190


868


141


105


13


145


16,616


Average attendance


2891


384:2


7738


758


132


94


12


1.24


15,591


Per cent. of attendance.


92.9


95.1


94 5


87.3


93.6


89.5


92.3


85.3


93.8


Number cases of tardiness


7879


2214


4036


109


252


210


3


259


14,962


Number cases of dismissal


1218


1195


1362


13


107


19


1


51


3,966


Membership, October, 1933


3311


4098


8172


881


151


106


13


53


16,785


Membership, June, 1934


3069


3986


8177


844


128


110


13


39


16,366


No. cases corp. punishment


6


6


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


SCHOOL.


1930


1931


1932


1933


1934


Prescott


67


76


78


82


96


Hanscom


71


80


60


70


108


Bennett ..


76


75


60


50


42


Baxter


46


29


29


23


27


Knapp


33


32


37


30


31


Perry


44


47


38


32


31


Pope


81


83


59


80


60


Cummings.


34


44


38


44


Edgerly


59


65


51


51


Glines


82


75


69


69


74


Grimmons


56


58


51


49


39


Forster.


87


93


92


94


130


Bingham


91


73


101


80


71


Carr


30


60


51


57


44


Morse


66


55


46


60


50


Proctor


40


40


30


35


32


Durell


29


2-


35


18


21


Burns


68


59


63


68


64


Brown


69


53


53


55


48


Hodgkins


59


71


60


83


Cutler


168


114


92


121


111


Lincoln


41


35


36


41


40


Lowe


69


73


50


67


43


Total


1,407


1,362


1,296


1,330


1,289


Class


Continuation


Elementary


Vocational


240


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1934


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


Outside City


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering Voca- tional School


No. Entering Other


Junior High Schools


Northeastern Junior High


498


447


424


5


3


7


8


Southern Junior High


406


388


367


8


5


4


1


3


Western Junior High


420


399


378


6


3


4


3


5


Total


1324


1234 1169


19


11


15


4


16


Table 13A-Ninth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1934


Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the promo- tion 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


Other Schools, Pub-


lic or Private


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering Boys'


Vocational School


No. Remaining at Home


Northeastern Junior High


478


* *470


412


21


19


3 5


2


12


Southern Junior High


491


479


430


15


20


3


6


Western Junior High


388


381


343


20


3


8


3


4


Total


1357


*1330,1185


56


42


16


8


22


* Includes 1 who has died.


In City


School


No. Entering


241


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department tor the School Year, 1933-1934


1933


1934


Change


Number of visits to the schools


868


809


-59


Number of visits to the homes


2,840


2,351


-489


Number of cases investigated


2,132


1,654


-478


Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism


361


301


-60


Number of different pupils who were tru- ants or habitual absentees


192


163


-29


Number who were truants for the first time


152


114


-38


Number who were truants for the second time


26


35


+9


Number who were truants for three or more times


15


12


-3


Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees


33


37


+4


Number of visits to mercantile or manu- facturing establishments


14


10


-4


Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates


11


6


-5


Number of employment certificates issued to boys


39


3


-36


Number of employment certificates re-


issued to boys


5


0


-5


Number of employment certificates issued to girls


21


14


-7


Number of educational literate certificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)


1,569


1,230


-339


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


154


141


-13


Number of transfer cards investigated


2,017


2,052


+35


Number of transfer cards forwarded


1,900


2,063


+163


Number of Truants in the County Training School at the close of the year


1


0


-1


Amount paid for board of truants


$279.42


$2.86-$276.56


Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :-


Warned and returned to school


72


Transferred to other schools


22


Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)


4


Left school (over 16 years)


35


Removed from city


17


Sent to Shirley School


2


Sent to Lyman School


3


Sent to House of Good Shepherd


2


Sent to State


Sent to Middlesex County Training School


1


Number of employment certificates re- issued to girls




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