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ANNUAL REPORTS
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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
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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
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9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915
Original built 1884
..
.....
..
..
..
..
..
..
Furniture
2
..
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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)
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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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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.
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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
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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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