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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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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