Report of the city of Somerville 1938, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1938
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$147.82


$42.32


$336.36


Stationery


and


Supplies


and


Other Expenses


of Instruction ..


24,898.66


10,441.17


5,559.84


5,514.68


2,960.55


168.61


$5.47


248.34


Miscellaneous


(Tuition, etc) ..


4,733.23


1,012.93


669.13


2,803.56


152.95


20.69


8.22


$1.25


64.50


Total


$86,837.52


$16,351.21


$12,505.50 ,


$17,094.99


$3,261.32


$231.62


$13.69


$1.25


$649.20


..


.......


..


..


...


..


Continuation School and


ANNUAL REPORTS


176


177


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


The total outlay for all school purposes includes all the pre- ceeding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new- buildings.


The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1938. is as follows :


Care


$168,190.92


Contingent


53,473.20


Salaries


1,329,084.20


Total for school maintenance


$1,550,748.32


Paid for repairs


48,936.43


Paid for new buildings


22,313.79


Total for all school purposes


$1,621,998.54


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


1933


Janitors' salaries


$0.074


1934 $0.075


1935 $0.073


1936 $0.072


1937 $0.075


1938 $0.071


Heat and light ..


0.038


0.035


0.042


0.030


0.042


0.037


Administration


0.024


0.024


0.026


0.023


0.022


0.022


School supplies ....


0.035


0.032


0.028


0.030


0.030


0.034


Teachers' salaries


0.829


0.834


0.831


0.845


0.831


0.836.


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000.


The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for 1937 and 1938


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elementary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1937.


1938.


Change


1937.


1938.


Change


1937.


1938.


Change


1937.


1938.


Change


Instruction Supplies. Care.


$89.34 4.86 10.31


$91.10 5.18 10.01


+$1.76 +0.32 -0.30


$93.34 2.91 10.53


$96.51 3.52 10.06


+$3.17 +0.61 -0.47


$62.72 1.66 9.96


$63.49 1.99 9.34


+$0.77 +0.33 -0.62


$75.46 2.61 10.14


$76.93 8.01 9.62


+$1.47 +0.40 -0.52


Total


$104.51


$106.29


+$1.78


$106.78


$110.09


+$3.31


$74.34


$74.82


+$0.48


$88.21


$89.56


+$1.35


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.


178


ANNUAL REPORTS


179


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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


1933


Cost of Instruction


$72.15


1934 $72.17


1935 $72.40


$73.23


1937 $75.47


1938 $77.21


Cost of Supplies


2.83


2.67


2.51


2.01


2.61


3.01


Cost of Care


9.41


9.12


9.60


8.62


10.17


9.67


Total


$84.39


$83.96


$84.51


$83.86


$88.25


$89.89.


1936


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $1.76 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School. than in 1937, and 32 cents more per pupil for supplies.


The elementary schools have cost 77 cents more per pupil. for instruction, and 33 cents more for supplies.


The amount spent for the school year 1938 was $13.54, or 19 cents more than was spent in 1937. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1938, not including the vocational schools, was $89.89.


180


TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1938


Name


No. of Classrooms


No. of Sittings


Size of Lot, includ-


ing Space occupied


by Building


Class of


Construction


How Heated


How Ventilated


Valuation including


When Built


Enlargements


[ 8 rooms added 1906


High School


*102


3,047


₸ ........


A-C


Steam


Fan


+$1,263,500


1895


¿ 30 rooms added 1913 |27 rooms and Gym- Į nasium added 1928


Prescott


2


¥11


863


49,310


C


Steam


Fan


139,200


1916


Knapp


¥13


486


24,517


C


Steam


Gravity


59,900


1889


4 rooms added 1894


Pope


12


564


27,236


C


Steam


Gravity


88,600


1891


Southern Junior High


47


1,308


64,460


A-C


Steam


Fan


374,400


1918


8 rooms added 1923 ¿ Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931


[ Edgerly Elementary


8


335


Vocational ¿ Continuation


6


........


43,927


A


Steam


Unit System


372,800


1936


[Boys' Vocational ......


§18


Glines ..


¥14


642


28,800


C Steam


Gravity


101,400


1891


Chandler (Northeastern Jr. High)


35


1,499


74,124


A Steam


Fan


638,900


1923


Forster


2 ..


13


) 756


30,632


C Steam


Gravity


112,000


1899


Folsom


13


2


Carried forward


305


9,500


$3,150,700


Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13-1/10 acres; land not included in valuation. 4 Includes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms, etc.


# One room used for dental clinic.


§ Includes related work rooms.


A-Brick walls, concrete floors and corridors.


B-Brick walls, concrete corridors, wooden floors.


C-Brick exterior walls.


ANNUAL REPORTS


13


S


C Steam


Fan


1867


Southworth 5


Furniture


....


....


1866


TABLE 1-(Concluded)-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1938


Name


o Z No. of Classrooms


o Z No. of Sittings


Size of Lot, includ-


ing Space occupied


by Building


Class of


Construction


How Heated


How Ventilated


Valuation including


When Built


Enlargements


Brought forward


305


9,500


Bingham


16


657


35,586


C


Steam


Gravity


$3,150,700 82,000


1886


4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904


Carr


15


649


20,450


C


Steam


Gravity


63,100


1898


Morse


12


484


29,000


C


Steam


Gravity


64,000


1869


6 rooms added 1890


Highland


12


422


23,260


C


Steam


Gravity


73,600


1880


4 rooms added 1891


Hodgkins


°14


584


35,034


C


Steam


Gravity


126,200


1896


Cliff (Western Jr. High)


44


1,512


218,071


B


Steam


Fan


483,000


1917


Cutler


20


929


53,729


C


Steam


Fan


145,800


1912


Bennett


12


475


21,964


C


Steam


Gravity


58,000


1902


Hanscom


10


441


16,767


C


Steam


Fan


70,500


1897


4 rooms added 1907


Brown


10


472


26,733


C


Steam


Gravity


83,700


1901


4 rooms added 1907


Proctor


8


331


22,800


A


Steam


Unit System


89,500


1932


Original built 1884


Grimmons


8


324


84,354


B


Steam


Unit System


100,800


1930


Burns


8


336


16,080


C


Steam


Gravity


49,000


1886


4 rooms added 1899


Lowe


8


386


21,650


C


Steam


Gravity


59,000


1903


Baxter


6


290


11,000


C Steam


Gravity


41,700


1901


Perry


6


242


46,080


C Steam


Gravity


56,100


1899


Durell


4


163


13,883


C


Steam


Gravity


26,100


1894


Total


527


18,553


$4,869,800


[ State property; land not included in valuation.


° One room for Dental Clinic.


181


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915


C


Steam


Gravity


147,000


1905


Cummings


356


..


..


..


Furniture


2


182


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For the School Year 1937-1938


FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.


SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$305,087.99


$17,355.21


$33,529.68


$355,972.88


Northeastern Jr.


132,050.27


4,985.30


11,924.48


148,960.05


Southern Jr


119,791.16


4,074.24


13,570.60


137,436.00


Western Jr.


123,523.65


4,635.93


13,333.39


141,492.97


Prescott


43,976.95


1,735.09


6,745.43


52,457.47


Hanscom.


19,734.21


622.58


3,169.95


23,526.74


Bennett


25,577.70


1,019.96


3,373.62


29,971.28


Baxter


14,340.52


417.28


2,409.66


17,167.46


Knapp


23,685.95


725.60


3,470.55


27,882.10


Perry


13,344.12


368.46


2,409.67


16,122.25


Pope


25,822.86


898.60


3,519.36


30,240.82


Cummings


16,837.35


574.96


2,770.92


20,183.23


Edgerly


16,246.60


471.34


1,849.07


18,567.01


Glines


29,783.26


869.69


3,825.95


34,478.90


Grimmons


19,442.75


521.36


3,004.90


22,969.01


Forster


41,352.01


1,238.53


7,269.93


49,860.47


Bingham


35,961.47


858.58


4,418.42


41,238.47


Carr


31,982.25


892.13


4,256.18


37,130.56


Morse


26,324.59


682.55


3,516.30


30,523.44


Proctor


13,192.63


508.46


2,588.92


16,290.01


Durell


8,551.01


266.19


2,126.44


10,943.64


Burns


18,422.79


543.48


2.770.92


21,737.19


Brown


22,270.61


753.29


3,132.14


26,156.04


Highland


21,430.47


492.94


2,639.51


24,562.92


Hodgkins


25,208.56


938.50


3,906.60


30,053,66


Cutler


48,483.40


1,741.90


6,394.25


56,619.55


Lowe


16,802.60


428.71


2,770.92


20,002.23


Atypical.


15.470.15


483.71


2.404.72


18,358.58


Sight Saving


2,113.75


41.39


293.28


2,448.42


Open Air


1,381.87


47.54


1,429.41


Continuation


8,406.08


656.86


1,849.66


10,912.60


Americanization


5,930.05


20.74


740.95


6,691.74


Evening High


9,147.55


253.36


1,382.94


10,784.35


Elementary ..


1,693.40


15.54


240.71


1,949.65


66


Practical Arts


551.45


2.48


111.09


665 02


Vocational


42,348.17


3,194.52


5,546.54


51,089.23


Independent House- hold Arts


2,814.00


135.70


923.27


3,872.97


Total


$1,329,084.20


$53,473.20


$168,190.92


$1.550,748.32


183


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 3-Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools For the School Year 1937-1938


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$91.10


$5.18


$10.01


$106.29


Northeastern Jr.


90.01


3.40


8.13


101.54


Southern Jr.


98.11


3.34


11.11


112.56


Western Jr.


101.41


3.81


10.95


116.17


Prescott


52.67


2.08


8.08


62.83


Hanscom


58.73


1.85


9.43


70.01


Bennett


73.29


2.92


9.67


85.88


Baxter


73.17


2.13


12.29


87.59


Knapp


70.28


2.15


10.30


82.73


Perry


70.60


1.95


12.75


85.30


Pope


64.08


2.23


8.73


75.04


Cummings


52.29


1.79


8.61


62.69


Edgerly


51.41


1.49


5.85


58.75


Glines


61.28


1.79


7.87


70.94


Grimmons


66.04


2.09


12.07


80.20


Forster


54.55


1.65


9.59


65.79


Bingham.


75.39


1.80


9.26


86.45


Carr


62.34


1.74


8.30


72.38


Morse


68.38


1.51


9.13


79.02


Proctor


57.86


2.23


11.35


71.44


Durell


82.22


2.56


20.45


105:23


Burns


69.00


2.04


10.38


81.42


Brown


59.07


2.00


8.31


69.38


Highland


80.26


1.85


9.89


92.00


Hodgkins


50.82


1.90


7.88


60.60


Cutler


58.91


2.12


7.77


68.80


Lowe


70.90


1.81


11.69


84.40


Atypical


127.85


4.00


19.87


151.72


Sight Saving


150.98


2.96


20.95


174.89


Evening


14.85


.35


2.26


17.46


Continuation


186.80


14.60


41.10


242.50


Americanization.


15.69


.05


1.96


17.70


Elementary


63.49


1.99


9.34


74.82


All schools ( without


state aided-schools)


77.21


3.01


9.67


89.89


Vocational


189.90


14.32


24.87


229.09


Ind. Household Arts


46.90


2.26


15.39


64.55


Open Air.


92.12


3.17


95.29


184


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.


FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.


SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.


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


944,588


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


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


1935


16,613


1,238,414


44,462


22,577


38,186


105,058


1,448,697


1936


16,779


1,265,145


43,295


18,157


25,463


105,138


1,457,378


1937


16,626


1,293,317


45,373


22,077


42,028


112,885


1,515 680


1938


16,623


1,329,084


53,473


22,769


34,703


106,429


1,550,748


៛ $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.


1930


15,632


1,076,845


59,560


18,403


31,827


89,483


1,276,118


Total.


185


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 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


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


1935


72 40


2 51


9 60


84 51


117,182,500


.01236


1936


73 23


2 01


8 62


83 86


115,688,600


.01259


1937


75 47


2 61


10 17


88 25


113,453.300


.01335


1938


77 59


3 02


9 72


90 33


114,522,100


.01354


51 25


2 79


8 35


62 39


104,769,800


.00920


186


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


1935


72,418


40,507


1,448,697


1,561,622


1396


339,510


39,194


1,457,378


1,836,082


1937


152,587


52,847


1,515,680


1,721,114


1938


22,314


48,936


1,550,748


1,621,998


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


187


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TABLE 7 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1936-1937


1842


1,013


1907


72,000


1923


99,000


1850


3,540


1908


75,500


1924


100,440


1860


8,025


1909


75,500


1925


99,032


1865


9,366


1910


77,236


1926


101,000


1870


14,693


1911


78,000


1927


102,000


1875


21,594


1912


80,000


1928


104,000


1880


24,985


1913


81,000


1929


105,000


1885


29,992


1914


85,000


1930


103,604


1890


40,117


1915


86,854


1931


104,000


1895


52,200


1916


88,000


1932


104,000


1900


61,643


1917


93,000


1933


104,000


1901


63,000


1918


91,000


1934


104,000


1902


65,273


1919


91,500


1935


100,773


1903


67,500


1920


93,033


1936


101.000


1905


69,272


1921


94,500


1937


100,000


1906


70,875


1922


98,000


1938


100,000


School Census


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1938


18,333


School Registration


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age


inclusive, October 1, 1938:


In public schools


13,787


In private schools


4,529


Total


18,316


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


In public schools, male !!


4,362


females


4,299


8,661


In private schools, males


1,633


females


1,585


3,218


Total


11,879


188


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools


For the School Year 1937-1938


SCHOOLS.


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending


in October.


No. Attending


in June.


High


3,626


3,349


3,106


92.8


3,493


3.267


Northeastern Jr. High


1,518


1,467


1,393


94.9


1,483


1,463


Southern Jr. High


1,279


1,221


1,147


94.0


1,205


1,178


Western Jr. High


1,286


1,218


1,159


95.2


1,245


1,197


Vocational


260


223


202


90.9


235


196


Prescott


893


835


777


93.1


811


843


Hanscom


356


336


317


94.4


335


340


Bennett


376


349


327


93.7


349


343


Baxter


213


196


181


92.3


195


190


Knapp


351


337


317


94.2


325


321


Perry


204


189


177


93.6


192


187


Pope


426


403


385


95.4


400


402


Cummings


360


322


298


92.5


332


324


Edgerly


350


316


292


92.4


324


313


Glines


528


486


456


93.8


504


466


Grimmons


268


249


233


93.6


253


248


Forster


795


758


698


92.1


754


763


Bingham


527


477


445


93.3


477


482


Carr


529


513


480


93.6


488


515


Morse ..


401


385


363


94.3


384


371


Proctor


235


228


215


94.1


226


229


Durell


111


104


97


93.0


106


94


Burns


270


267


255


95.4


257


256


Brown


404


377


354


94.3


390


372


Highland


295


267


253


94.8


265


262


Hodgkins


515


496


468


94.2


486


483


Cutler


873


823


765


93.0


850


800


Lowe


251


237


224


94.6


246


223


Atypical


139


121


105


86.8


144


151


Sight Saving


15


14


13


94.6


15


14


Open Air


14


15


14


93.1


12


27


Continuation, Jr. Voca.


94


45


35


77.3


48


62


Total


17,762


16,623


15,551


93.6


16,829


16,382


Total for 1936-1937


17,871


16,626


15,564


93.6


16,864 16,250


189


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1938


Number of teachers, including Head Master


129


Number of days school kept


178


Number enrolled


3,626


Average number belonging


3,349.4


Average daily attendance


3,106.2


Tardinesses


7,798


Dismissals


2,205


In Class 1940, September


1,302


Per cent. of loss


9.5


In Class 1939, September


1,148


June


1,055


Per cent. of loss


8.1


In Class 1938, September


883


June


908


Per cent. of gain


1.7


Special Students, September


32


June


31


Per cent. of loss


.03


Number of graduates, male


418


Number of graduates, female


Total


920


Average age, male graduates


17 yrs., 11 mos.


Average age, female graduates


18 yrs., 1 mo.


Number of graduates entering colleges


69


Number of graduates entering other institutions


49


Number of graduates entering State Teachers' Colleges


9


Cost of Instruction


$302,665.40


Cost of Supplies Total


$318,986.61


Per capita cost of instruction


$90.37


Per capita cost of supplies


4.87


Total cost per capita


$95.24


1,438


June


502


16,321.21


190


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 10-Pupils by Grades, June, 1938


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


High


Special


15


16


31


Twelfth


398


492


890


Eleventh


514


540


1,054


Tenth


647


645


1,292


Total


54


79


1,574


1,693


3,267


Junior High


Ninth


606


650


1,256


Eighth.


613


626


1,239


Seventh


682


661


1,343


Total


63


115


1,901


1,937


3,838


Elementary


Sixth


8


36


634


594


1,228


Fifth


1


37


612


671


1,283


Fourth


37


1


691


594


1,285


Third


37


1


671


616


1,287


Second


40


723


700


1,423


First


41


761


681


1,442


1143


Total


9


228


2


4,092


3,856


7,948


Kindergarten


16


14


440


439


879


Special


6


14


9


18


27


Sight Saving


1


7


7


14


Cadets


4


6


Atypical.


8


102


49


151


Boys' Vocational.


19


196


196


Independent


Household Arts


1


Americanization


1


Continuation


2


1


30


32


62


Grand Total


157


470


16


8,351


8,031


16,382


Never in First Grade Before


191


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 1.1-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1937-1938


High


School


Junior


High


Schools


Elementary


Kinder-


gartens


Vocational


School


Atypical


Schools


Sight


Saving


Continuation


School


Total


Annual enrollment


3626


4083


8521


1024


260


139


15


94


17,762


Average membership


3349


3906


8064


901


223


121


14


45


16,623


Average attendance


3106


3699


7605


786


202


105


13


35


15,55l


Per cent. of attendance


92.8


94.7


94.3


87.2


90.9


86.8


94.6


77.3


93.6


No. cases of tardiness


7798


1502


3777


90


571


182


15


573


14,508


Number cases of dismissal


2205


1247


1586


16


137


35


1


80


5,307


Membership, October, 1937


3493


3933


8057


904


235


144


15


48


16,829


Membership, June, 1938.


3267


3838


7975


879


196


151


14


62


16,382


No. cases corp. punishment


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


SCHOOL.


1934


1935


1936


1937


1938


Prescott


96


72


84


69


66


Hanscom


108


117


70


60


49


Bennett


42


49


60


48


46


Baxter


27


37


35


36


39


Knapp


31


38


30


27


28


Perry


31


33


33


42


37


Pope


60


67


47


60


55


Cummings


44


43


52


46


40


Edgerly


74


64


70


76


68


Grimmons


39


46


46


37


36


Forster


130


118


101


113


91


Bingham


44


55


63


63


58


Morse


50


53


60


48


33


Proctor


32


29


45


42


37


Durell


31


26


30


34


30


Burns


64


68


67


63


52


Brown


48


56


50


58


48


Hodgkins


83


61


103


61


60


Cutler


111


114


137


141


104


Lincoln


40


26


Lowe.


43


57


54


56


45


Total


1,289


1,299


1,387


1,310


1,143


72


71


67


Glines.


71


70


78


59


54


Carr


Schools


Class


192


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1938


Promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade in the Junior High School corresponds to the promotion from the last grade of an elementary 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-


No. Entering Other


Junior High Schools In City


Northeastern Junior High


464


454


439


5


1


-0


000


2


Western Junior High


414


407


391


O


0


0


7


Total


1244


1212 1174


17


2


1 |0 0 1


18


Table 13a-Ninth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1938


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-


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering


Vocational School


No. Remaining at Home


Northeastern Junior High


492


487


434


18


10


11


6


8


Southern Junior High


382


379


341


9


12


9


4


Western Junior High


390


384


334


38


2


ANA


6


...


Total


1264


1250 1109


65


24


19


21


12


tional School


9


Southern Junior High


366


351


344


3


1


lic or Private


School


No. Entering


193


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year, 1937-1938


1937


1938


Change


Number of visits to the schools


*344


2,177


+1,833


Number of visits to the homes


*918


2,911


+1,993


Number of cases investigated


*935


2,847


+1,912


Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism


197


1,017


+820


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


154


416


+262


Number who were truants for the first time


121


154


+33


Number who were truants for the second time


24


43


+19


Number who were truants for three or more times


4


32


+28


Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees


29


198


+169


Number of visits to mercantile or manu- facturing establishments


17


24


+7


Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates


9


13


+4


Number of employment certificates issued to boys


22


26


+4


Number of employment certificates reis- sued to boys


2


2


0


Number of employment certificates issued to girls


4


4


0


Number of employment certificates reis- sued to girls


0


0


0


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


1,857


1,545


-312


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


103


132


+29


Number of transfer cards investigated


2,353


2,464


+111


Number of transfer cards forwarded


1,039


1,198


+159


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


2


1


-1


Amount paid for board of truants


$174.86


$70.29-$104.57


* Only one attendance officer covering this period.


Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases


Warned and returned to school


265


Transferred to other schools


57


Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)


13


Left school (over 16 years)


40


Removed from city


27


Committed to Lyman School


2


Committed to State Board of Public Welfare


2


Committed to House of Angel Guardian


2


Committed to Lancaster School for Girls


1


Committed to M. S. P. C. C. Home


4


Committed to House of Good Shepherd


2


Excluded


1


416


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


17 or over


25


I.


15


II.


23


III ..


21


1


4


6


7


3


IV.


36


V.


35


VI.


75


VII.


6


19


25


3


VIII.


2


18


30


4


55


JX


1


3


10


2


1


X.


1


1


1


XI ..


2


10


XII.


1


3


2


5


11


Voc. I.


1


7


1


25


1


1


3


5


8


3


4


Ungraded


3


Continuation ..


Total.


10


12


22


20


21


26


30


54


80


118


12


11


416


..


6


8


6


3


2


7


8


13


5


5


9


19


18


24


10


9


4


2


2


2


8


3


...


1


9


6


6


. .


ANNUAL REPORTS


..


9


Voc. II.


...


.


1


2


17


3


1


7


5


8


53


194


195


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table .15-Evening High School, Season 1937-1938


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


474


580


1,054


Average Membership


299


360


659


Average Attendance


185


232


417


Number of teachers


34


Number of sessions


59


Cost of Instruction


$9,005.00


Cost of janitor, fuel, light, and supplies


1,614.56


Total cost


$10,619.56


Cost per pupil per evening


$0.273


Average attendance: October, 631; November, 524; December, 357; January, 298; February, 274; March, 302.


Table 15a-Evening Elementary School, Season 1937-1938


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


44


16


60


Average membership


40


14


54


Average attendance


21


7


28


Number of teachers


6


Number of sessions


59


Cost of instruction


$1,681.50


Cost of janitors, fuel, light, and supplies


254.40


Total cost


$1,935.90


Cost per pupil per evening


0.607


Table 15b-Evening Vocational Classes, Season 1937-1938


Women


Enrolled


70


Average membership


54


Average attendance


44


Number of teachers


4


Number of sessions


41


Student hours


3,527


Cost of instruction


$543.50


Cost of janitors, fuel, light and supplies


112.34


Total expenditure




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