Report of the city of Somerville 1939, Part 9

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1939
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146


ANNUAL REPORTS


147


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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


Cost of Instruction


1934 $72.17


1935 $72.40


1936 $73.23


1937 $75.47


1938 $77.21


1939 $78.33


Cost of Supplies ..


2.67


2.51


2.01


2.61


3.01


2.77


Cost of Care


..


9.12


9.60


8.62


10.17


9.67


9.93


Total


$83.96


$84.51


$83.86


$88.25


$89.89


$91.03


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid 57 cents more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1938, and 15 cents less per pupil for supplies.


The elementary schools have cost 81 cents more per pupil for instruction, and 30 cents less for supplies.


The amount spent for the school year 1939 was $13.57, or 3 cents more than was spent in 1938. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1939, not including the vocational schools, was $91.03.


TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER 1939


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- [ nasium added 1928


Prescott


13


S


C Steam


Fan


1867


Southworth 5


#11


2 863


49,310


C


Steam


Fan


139,200


1916


Knapp


$13


486


24,517


C Steam


Gravity


59,900


1889


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


[ Edgerly Elementary


8


335


Vocational ¿ Continuation


6


........


43,927


A


Steam


Unit System


372,800


1936


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


1.


13


756


30,632


C


Steam


Gravity


112,000


1899


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.


* 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


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


{ Boys' Vocational ..


§18


...


1866


Folsom


S


13


1


...


.


4 rooms added 1894


Furniture


148


TABLE 1-(Concluded)-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1939


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


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


·9


356


.......


C


Steam


Gravity


147,000


1905


Cummings


8


331


22,800


A


Steam


Unit System


89,500


1932


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


1 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


Original built 1884


..


.....


..


..


..


..


..


..


Furniture


2


..


150


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS


For the School Year 1938-1939


FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.


SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$309,105.62


$16,976.60


$32,597.07


$358.589.29


Northeastern Jr


133,223.63


5,030.76


12,149.95


150,404.34


Southern Jr


120,924.80


3,719.06


13.889.26


138,533.12


Western Jr.


120,384.76


3,618.93


13,619.63


137,623.32


Prescott


42,738.65


1,569.88


6,923.63


51,232.16


Hanscom


19,465.83


585.72


3,235.43


23,286.98


Bennett


25,654.05


766.47


3,299.84


29,720.36


Baxter


14,338.72


314.66


2,448.38


17,101.76


Knapp


22,122.61


573.39


3,580.33


26,276.33


Perry


12,721.20


280.26


2,448.38


15.449.84


Pope


25,712.18


646.39


3,596.68


29,955.25


Cummings


17,800.33


519.71


2,822.47


21,142.51


Edgerly


15,663.01


478.47


1,947.69


18.089.17


Glines


28,175.99


773.85


3,918.35


32,868.19


Grimmons


19,903.75


390.15


3,056.47


23,350.37


Forster


43,632.17


1,146.04


7,437.45


52,215.66


Bingham


31,316.41


774.02


4,344.94


36,435.37


Carr


32,095.62


779.68


4,352.84


37,228.14


Morse


25,908.53


501.96


3,596.41


30,006.90


Proctor


13,911.86


348.97


2,670.48


16,931.31


Durell


9,157.44


205.35


2,152.24


11,515.03


Burns


18,621.99


365.16


2.822.47


21,809.62


Brown


21,697.97


565.81


3,196.58


25,460.36


Highland


18,076.41


403.96


2,787.51


21.267.88


Hodgkins


24,775,34


703.54


3,996.76


29,475.64


Cutler


47,955.56


1,273.55


6,523.17


55.752.28


Lowe


17,087.43


332.42


2,822.47


20,242.32


Atypical


15.734.67


512.68


2,217.18


18,464.53


Sight Saving


2,085.58


87.18


269.73


2,442.49


Open Air


1,689.15


18.25


1,707.40


Continuation


10,722.15


1,028.62


1,887.87


13,638.64


Americanization


5,947.00


31.97


729.41


6,708.38


Evening High


7,789.89


253.59


1,08€.28


9,129.76


Elementary ..


1,261.79


19.36


201.23


1,482.88


Practical Arts


683.20


7.93


97.02


788.15


Vocational


48,501.24


3.259.81


5,663.05


57,424.10


Independent House- hold Arts


2,835.00


98.67


955.68


3,889.35


Total


$1,329,421.53


$48,963.32


$169,254.33


$1.547,639.18


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 3-Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools For the School Year 1938-1939


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$91.67


$5.03


$9.64


$106.34


Northeastern Jr.


91.82


3.47


8.37


103.66


Southern Jr.


98.55


3.03


11.32


112.90


Western Jr.


107.68


3.24


12.18


123.10


Prescott


48.57


1.78


7.87


58.22


Hanscom


57.76


1.74


9.60


69.10


Bennett


79.42


2.37


10.22


92.01


Baxter


74.68


1.68


12.75


89.11


Knapp


70.45


1.83


11.40


83.68


Perry


71.47


1.57


13.75


86.79


Pope


66.27


1.67


9.27


77.21


Cummings


56.73


1.74


9.47


67.94


Edgerly


49.88


1.52


6.20


57.60


Glines


61.65


1.69


8.57


71.91


Grimmons


82.59


1.62


12.68


96.89


Forster


56.89


1.49


9.70


68.08


Bingham


66.77


1.65


9.26


77.68


Carr


63.43


1.54


8.60


73.57


Morse


75.98


1.47


10.55


88.00


Proctor


58.21


1.46


11.17


70.84


Durell


75.06


1.68


17.64


94.38


Burns


77.27


1.51


11.71


90.49


Brown .


58.96


1.54


8.68


69.18


Highland


71.73


1.60


11.06


84.39


Hodgkins


56.05


1.59


9.04


66.68


Cutler


60.02


1.59


8.16


69.77


Lowe


80.98


1.58


13.38


95.94


Atypical


121.97


3.97


17.19


143.13


Sight Saving


148.97


6.23


19.27


174.47


Open Air.


140.76


1.52


142.28


Evening


9.95


.29


1.42


11.66


Continuation, Jr. Voca.


172.94


16.59


30.45


219.98


Americanization


14.94


.08


1.83


16.85


Elementary


64.30


1.69


9.79


75.78


All schools ( without


78.33


2.77


9.93


91.03


Vocational


199.59


13.41


23.30


Ind. Household Arts


49.74


1.73


16.77


236.30 68.24


state aided-schools)


152


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.


Schoo 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


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


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


1939


16.307


1,329,422


48,963


24,393


33,285


111,577


1,547,640


t $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,


,,


11


in 1922.


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


: 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


49


72 32


116,406,900


.00969


1928


: 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 21


3 01


9 67


89 89


114,522,100


.01354


1939


78 33


2 77


9 93


91.03


114,124,400


.01357


154


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


72,413


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


1939


29,328


62,088


1,547,639


1,639,055


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


155


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 7 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1938-1939


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


1939


100,000


School Census


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1939


18,134


School Registration


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1939:


In public schools


13,608


In private schools


4,510


Total


18,118


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


In public schools, males


4,376


females


4,254


8,630


In private schools, males


1,657


females


1,594


3,251


Total


11,881


156


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools For the School Year 1938-1939


SCHOOLS.


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending


in October.


No. Attending in June.


High


3,673


3,372


3,112


92.3


3,532


3.325


Northeastern Jr. High


1,506


1,451


1,349


92.9


1,469


1,441


Southern Jr. High


1,297


1,227


1,148


93.6


1,244


1,187


Western Jr. High


1,173


1,118


1,065


90.7


1,136


1,115


Vocational


292


243


227


93.4


269


224


Prescott


957


880


806


91.5


884


876


Hanscom


348


337


311


91.8


327


356


Bennett


353


323


299


92.4


340


324


Baxter


204


192


178


92.6


201


189


Knapp


346


314


292


93.0


320


314


Perry


202


178


159


89.7


186


162


Pope


403


388


366


94.8


386


390


Cummings


332


298


270


90.9


303


295


Edgerly


350


314


284


90.4


322


297


Glines


490


457


424


92.9


481


460


»Grimmons


258


241


226


93.7


244


239


Forster


828


767


697


90.9


763


772


Bingham


498


469


436


93.0


463


477


ne Carr


547


506


468


92.5


501


497


Morse


360


341


316


92.6


347


342


Proctor


263


239


225


93.9


248


246


Durell


124


122


113


93.1


116


121


Burns


255


241


222


93.1


240


233


Brown


390


368


340


92.5


364


372


Highland


276


252


234


92.7


246


256


Hodgkins


487


412


413


93.5


451


452


· Cutler


850


799


732


91.6


799


809


Lowe


215


211


196


92.5


205


214


Atypical


143


129


112


86.8


126


138


Sight Saving


14


14


13


93.4


15


13


Open Air


13


12


10


86.7


4


13


Continuation, Jr. Voca.


112


62


50


80.6


84


57


Total


17,559


16,307


15,093


92.6


16,617


16,206


Total for 1937-1938


17,762


16,623


15,551


93.6


16,829 16,382


157


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1939


Number of teachers, including Head Master


129


Number of days school kept


180


Number enrolled


3,673


Average number belonging


3,372


Average daily attendance


3,112


Tardinesses


7,460


Dismissals


1,874


In Class 1941, September


1,355


June


1,239


Per cent. of loss


8.6


In Class 1940, September


1,180


June


1,101


Per cent. of loss


6.7


In Class 1939, September


931


June


931


Per cent. of loss


0


Special Students, September


79


June


54


Per cent. of loss


32


Number of graduates, male


453


Number of graduates, female Total


933


Average age, male graduates


18 yrs. 1 mo.


Average age, female graduates


17 yrs. 10 mos.


Number of graduates entering colleges


62


Number of graduates entering other institutions


16


Number of graduates entering State Teachers' Colleges ..


23


Cost of Instruction


$302,461.77


Cost of Supplies Total


$318,133.67


Per capita cost of instruction


$89.70


Per capita cost of supplies


4.65


Total cost per capita


$94.35


480


15,671.90


158


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 10-Pupils by Grades, June, 1939


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


Never in First Grade Before


High


Special


23


31


54


Twelfth


453


478


931


Eleventh


538


563


1,101


Tenth


583


656


1.239


Total


54


73


1,597


1,728


3,325


Junior High


Ninth


61.4


619


1,233


Eighth


637


636


1,273


Seventh


623


614


1,237


Total


66


107


1,874


1,869


3,743


Elementary


Sixth


8


34


594


638


1,232


Fifth


3


31


640


564


1,204


Fourth


37


1


666


616


1,282


Third


38


1


675


675


1,350


Second


40


712


660


1,372


First


41


715


653


1,368


Total


11


221


2


4.002


3,806


7,808


Kindergarten


16


13


451


434


885


Special


6


15


Sight Saving


1


7


6


13


Cadets


1


Atypical


2


8


93


45


138


Vocational


21


224


2.24


Independent


Household Arts


1


Americanization


1


Continuation.


3


2


39


18


57


Open Air


1


1


9


13


Grand Total


163


450


15


8,291


7,915


16,206


1130


159


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1938-1939


High


School


Junior


High


Schools


Schools


Kinder-


gartens


Vocational


School


Atypical


Schools


Sight


Saving


('lass


Jr. Voc. and


Continuation


Schools


Total


Annual enrollment


3673


3976


8313


1036


292


143


14


112


17,559


Average membership


3372


3796


7809


882


243


129


14


62


16,307


Average attendance


3112


3562


7270


747


2:27


112


13


50


15,093


Per cent. of attendance


92.3


92.4


93.1


84.7


93.4


86.8


93.4


80.6


92.6


No. cases of tardiness


7460


1616


3650


145


731


146


13


362


14,123


Number cases of dismissal


1874


1412


1541


31


98


32


2


96


5,086


Membership, October, 1938


3532


3849


7856


886


269


126


15


84


16,617


Membership, June, 1939.


3325


3743


7821


885


224


138


13


57


16,206


No. cases corp. punishment


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


SCHOOL.


1935


1936


1937


1938


1939


Prescott


72


84


69


66


66


Hanscom


117


70


60


49


54


Bennett


49


60


48


46


36


Baxter


37


35


36


39


27


Knapp


38


30


27


28


21


Perry


67


47


60


55


41


Cummings.


43


52


46


40


44


Edgerly


64


70


76


68


66


Grimmons


46


46


37


36


32


Forster


118


101


113


91


100


Bingham


70


78


59


54


74


Carr


53


60


48


33


51


Proctor


29


45


42


37


35


Durell


26


30


34


30


25


Burns


68


67


63


52


44


Brown


56


50


58


48


43


Hodgkins


61


103


61


60


66


Cutler


114


137


141


104


101


Lincoln


26


54


56


45


46


Total.


1,299


1,387


1,310


1,143


1,130


.


72


71


67


70


Glines


55


63


63


58


54


Morse


33


33


42


37


34


Pope


Lowe


57


Elementary


160


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1939


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


Northeastern Junior High


463


441


416


15


0


0


2


8


Southern Junior High


395


360


342


11


1


4


0


2


Western Junior High


377


358


339


16


0


0


1


2


Total


1235


1159 1097


42


1


4


3


12


Table 13a-Ninth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1939


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


No. Entering


lic or Private


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering


Vocational School


No. Remaining at Home


Northeastern Junior High


474


471


426


18


0


23


4


0


Southern Junior High


367


356


333


9


7


0


3


4


Western Junior High


394


386


357


21


1


2


5


0


Total


12 35


1213,1116


48


00


25


12


4


tional School


In City


School


Other Schools, Pub-


161


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year, 1938-1939


1938


1939


Change


Number of visits to the schools


2,177


988


-1,189


Number of visits to the homes


2,911


3,156


++245


Number of cases investigated


2,847


2,826


-21


Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism


1,017


542


-475


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


416


197


-219


Number who were truants for the first time


154


87


-67


Number who were truants for the second time


43


20


-23


Number who were truants for three or


more times


32


32


0


Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees


198


97


-101


Number of visits to mercantile or manu- facturing establishments


24


11


-13


Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates


13


1


-12


Number of employment certificates issued to boys


26


30


+4


Number of employment certificates reis- sued to boys


2


0


-2


Number of employment certificates issued


to girls


4


5


+1


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)


1,545


1,720


+175


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


132


121


-11


Number of transfer cards investigated


2,464


2,508


+44


Number of cards forwarded


1,198


588


610


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


1


1


0


Amount paid for board of truants


$70.29


$104.00


+$33.71


Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases


Warned and returned to school


119


Transferred to other schools


27


Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)


0


Left School (over 16)


17


Removed from city


27


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


5


Committed to House of Good Shepherd


2


197


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


7


I


1


3


1


2


15


II


15


1


III.


11


5


2


3


2


5


4


2


..


. .


.


.


31


5


10


16


VII.


2


7


13


5


VIII.


2


1


5


1


IX.


6


2


4


X.


8


XI.


2


XII.


2


1


2


1


3


Voc. I.


1


1


2


2


Voc. II.


13


1


2


3


1


5


1


Ungraded


.


Total.


1


5


7


15


13


5


19


24


32


50


26


197


. .


1


IV


14


V.


22


6


4


8


4


VI.


27


.


9


.


10


2


2


.


ANNUAL REPORTS


..


1


.


1


2


5


1


6


6


1


9


6


.. .


162


163


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 15-Evening High School, Season 1938-1939


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


575


707


1,282


Average Membership


335


451


786


Average Attendance


213


313


526


Number of teachers


33


Number of sessions


52


Cost of instruction


$7,618.50


Cost of janitor, fuel, light, and supplies


1,306.21


Total cost


$8,924.71


Cost per pupil per evening


$0.217


Average attendance: October, 781; November, 660; December, 567; January, 417; February, 352.


Table 15a-Evening Elementary School, Season 1938-1939


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


52


22


74


Average Membership


43


18


61


Average Attendance


28


12


40


Number of teachers


5


Number of sessions


52


Cost of instruction


$1,248.00


Cost of janitors, fuel, light, and supplies


218.39


Total cost


$1,466.39


Cost per pupil per evening


$0.462


Table 15b-Evening Vocational Classes, Season 1938-1939


Women


Enrolled


92


Average Membership


74


Average Attendance


61


Number of teachers


5


Number of sessions


36


Student hours


4,596


Cost of instruction


$663.50


Cost of janitors, fuel, light and supplies


101.08


Total expenditure


$764.58


Income from sources other than local taxa- tion


39.35


Net expenditure


725.23


Reimbursement from State


379.82


Net cost


345.41


Net cost per pupil per evening


$0.130


164


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 15c-Americanization Classes, Season, 1938-1939


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


185


365


550


Average Membership


128


270


398


Average Attendance


89


251


340


Number of classes


18


Number of teachers


13


Number of sessions


60


Membership hours


47,760


Cost of instruction


$5,848.50


Cost of supplies


12.62


Total cost


$5,861.12


Reimbursement from the State


2,845.25


Net cost


$3,015.87


Net cost per membership hour


$0.063


..


165


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools


1934


1935


1936


1937


1938


1939


Prescott


198


178


181


192


190


205


Bennett


44


49


43


39


38


31


Knapp


106


108


98


98


89


99


Pope


86


75


73


72


71


69


Cummings


40


35


39


37


36


34


Glines


92


60


74


73


65


64


Grimmons


30


32


34


45


30


40


Forster


82


106


95


110


102


98


Bingham


78


88


64


84


68


86


Carr


82


85


75


67


89


87


Morse


52


52


58


45


55


45


Proctor


53


46


50


42


36


42


Brown


45


55


58


43


44


63


Highland


111


122


133


123


110


95


Hodgkins


71


83


69


76


71


47


Cutler


134


135


128


126


105


122


Total


1304


1309


1272


1272


1199


1227


Average Membership of Elementary Schools


9058


9057


9178


8093


8064


8679


Per cent. of Average Membership Promoted


14.40


14.45


13.86


15.72


14.87


14.08


166


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 17-Attendance Statistics


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS


JUNE


ENROLLMENT


Average Average Membership 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 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




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