Report of the city of Somerville 1943, Part 10

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1943
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386


88.1


428


419


Grimmons


243


235


213


88.9


238


231


Forster


772


703


627


85.4


733


696


Bingham


408


380


342


86.9


378


378


Carr


493


454


415


88.6


467


448


Morse.


362


331


297


86.6


338


321


Proctor


229


207


187


90.4


214


208


Durell


136


129


118


91.9


123


136


Burns


197


192


175


91.3


190


191


Brown


381


349


314


88.4


342


345


Highland


208


250


225


88.6


250


242


Hodgkins


445


409


368


86.1


416


414


Cutler


865


814


723


85.2


816


791


Lowe


205


196


177


90.4


194


197


Atypical


214


182


153


84.1


205


185


Sight Saving


8


10


9


84.5


8


8


Continuation, Jr. Voca.


111


47


39


81.0


57


52


Total


15,703


14,304


12,758


89.2


14,836


13,942


Total for 1941-1942


16,416


15,170


13,939


91.9


15,554 14,886


165


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1943


Number of teachers, including Head Master


126


Number of days school kept


173


Number enrolled


2,974


Average number belonging


2,636


Average daily attendance


2,281


Tardinesses


6,153


Dismissals


2,095


In class 1944, September


1,127


June


976


Per cent. of loss


13.4%


In class 1943, September


916


June


751


Per cent. of loss


18%


In class 1942, September


833


June


738


Per cent. of loss


11.4%


Special Students, September


6


June


Per cent. of loss


1 83.3%


*Number of graduates, male


326


*Number of graduates, female Total


800


Average age, male graduates


18


Average age, female graduates


17.6


Number of graduates entering Colleges and Engineering Schools


69


Number of graduates entering State Teachers College


9


Number of graduates entering other institutions


78


Cost of instruction


$305,280.70


Cost of supplies Total


$317,137.23


Per capita cost of instruction


115.81


Per capita cost of supplies


4.50


Total cost per capita


$120.31


* This figure includes 69 boys in the Armed Forces.


+ This figure includes 1 girl in hospital who did sufficient work to receive enough credit to graduate.


11,856.53


474


166


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 10-PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE, 1943


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


Never in First Grade Before


High


Special


1


1


Twelfth


259


479


738


Eleventh


318


433


751


Tenth


437


539


976


Total


45


73


1,015


1,451


2,466


Junior High


Ninth


520


571


1,091


Eighth


539


577


1,116


Seventh


563


617


1,180


Total


47


98


1,622


1,765


3,387


Elementary


Sixth


7


31


587


554


1,141


Fifth


30


560


569


1,129


Fourth


33


575


523


1,098


Third


35


592


564


1,156


Second


32


577


563


1,140


First


39


616


613


1,229


1015


Total


7


200


3,507


3,386


6,893


Kindergarten


16


12


418


406


824


Special


7


11


Sight Saving


1


3


5


8


Cadets


11


Atypical.


1


11


118


67


185


Vocational


17


127


127


Independent


Household Arts


Americanization


1


Jr. Vocational


2


2


31


24


52


Grand Total


127


424


12


6,841


7,101


13,942


Continuation & ..


167


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools 1942 1943


High


School


Junior


High


Schools


Elementary


Schools


Kinder-


gartens


Vocational


School


Atypical


Schools


Sight


Saving


Class


Schools


Total


Annual enrollment


2974


3727


7404


· 964


301


214


8


111


15,703


Average membership


2636


3472


6893


865


199


182


10


47


14,304


Average attendance


2281


3134


6257


710


175


153


9


39


12,758


Per cent. of attendance


86.4


90.2


90.7


82.1


87.7


84.1


84.5


81.0


89.2


No. cases of tardiness


6153


2892


4015


52


746


657


1


198


14,804


Number cases of dismissal


2095


1944


1635


10


107


81


1


1.27


6,000


Membership, October, 1942


2886


3570


69.25


912


273


205


8


57


14,836


Membership, June, 1943 ..


2466


3387


6893


824


127


185


8


5%


13.942


No. cases corp. punishment


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


SCHOOL.


1939


1940


1941


1942


1943


Prescott


66


59


72


60


43


Hanscom


54


48


39


43


43


Bennett


36


38


25


35


20


Baxter


27


24


34


23


34


Knapp


21


26


21


23


17


Perry


34


34


39


36


29


Pope


41


46


51


39


43


Cummings


44


47


40


42


36


Edgerly


70


57


61


44


47


Glines


66


73


52


66


63


Grimmons


32


31


36


37


27


Forster


101


88


91


108


93


Bingham


74


68


54


60


43


Carr


54


62


52


51


41


Morse


51


43


51


35


49


Proctor


35


42


36


38


26


Durell


25


36


23


27


33


Burns


44


51


59


47


45


Brown


43


60


47


60


38


Hodgkins


66


67


54


64


69


Cutler


101


119


123


120


133


Lowe.


46


56


56


43


43


Total


1,130


1,175


1,116


1,101


1,015


1 Jr. Voc. and


Continuation


168


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June 1943


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


Girade 9


No. Entering Grade 9


No. Entering Schools'


Outside City


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering Voca


I No. Entering Other


Junior High Schools


Northeastern Junior High


443


426


401


18 17


1 10


000


4


2


Southern Junior High


355


334


301


4


Western Junior High


322


296


283


4


2


3


4


Total


1120


1056


985


39


ão


0


9


10


Table 13a-Ninth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1943


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


School


No. Entering


lic or Private


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering


Vocational School


No. Remaining at Home


Northeastern Junior High


461


451


383


37


25


0


1


5


Southern Junior High


293


247


233


12


8


3


17


1


Western Junior High


360


327


296


13


4


0


14


0


Total


1114


1025


912


62


37


3


32


6


2


tional School


In City


Somerville High


Other Schools, Pub-


169


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1942-1943


1942


1943


Change


Number of visits to the schools


688


507


-181


Number of visits to the homes


2,380


4,060


+1,680


Number of cases investigated


2,707


3,795


+1,088


Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism


317


497


+180


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


248


336


+88


Number who were truants for the first time


160


211


+51


Number who were truants for the second time


32


52


+20


Number who were truants for three or more times


18


44


+26


Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees


168


196


+-28


Number of visits to mercantile or manufac- turing establishments


14


15


+1


Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates


12


23


+11


Number of employment certificates issued to boys


21


67


+46


Number of employment certificates reis- sued to boys


1


5


+4


Number of employment certificates issued to girls


8


29


+21


Number of employment certificates reis- sued to girls


0


3


-+3


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


2,783


4,243


+1,460


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


68


53


-15


Number of transfer cards investigated


2,033


1,820


-213


Number of cards forwarded


416


632


+216


Number of truants in the County Training


School at the close of the year


1


3


+2


Amount paid for board of truants


$140.57


$69.14 -$71.43


Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases


Warned and returned to school


265


Transferred to other schools


18


Left school (over 16)


15


Left school other reasons


13


Removed from City


17


Committed to M. S. P. C.


....


Sent to House of Good Shepherd


4


Sent to Mrs. Crowell's Class


....


Sent to Lyman School


3


Sent to School for Girls (Lancaster)


1


Table 14A-Truancies and Habitual Absenteeism by Ages and Grades


BY AGES.


Total


GRADE.


17


6


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


or over


4


2


2


..


...


6


2


2


1


....


8


1


3


2


1


1


III


26


4


8


4


10


IV


14


V.


23


3


7


8


4


1


VI


61


14


20


17


VII


2


7


32


42


2


85


. VIII


16


40


3


JX


6


3


2


x


XI


XII


1


2


5


Voc. I.


4


8


12


Voc. II


19


2


3


1


9


3


1


Ungraded


-


Total.


5


i


7


12


16


38


31


87


122


9


2


336


ANNUAL REPORTS


.


I.


1


.


II


.


3


5


6


10


59


11


8


170


171


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 15-Evening High School, Season 1942-1943


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


317


395


712


Average Membership


135


171


306


Average Attendance


91


112


203


Number of teachers


23


Number of sessions


57


Cost of Instruction


$6,088.50


Cost of Janitor. Fuel, Light and Sup-


plies


..


768.11


Total cost


$6,856.61


Cost per pupil per evening


$0.393


Average attendance: October, 427; November, 304; December, 203; January, 141; February, 125; March, 106.


Table 15a-Evening Elementary School, Season 1942-1943


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


7


14


21


Average Membership


4


8


12


Average Attendance


3


7


10


Number of teachers


1


Number of sessions


57


Cost of Instruction


$103.50


Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup-


plies


130.26


Total cost


$233.76


Cost per pupil per evening


.......... $0.341


Table 15b-Evening Vocational Classes, Season 1942-1943


Women


Enrolled


37


Average Membership


29


Average Attendance


20


Number of teachers


3


Number of sessions


39


Student hours


1,476


Cost of Instruction


$423.00


Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup- plies


106.06


Total expenditure


$529.06


Reimbursement from State


270.55


Net cost


$258.51


Net cost per pupil per evening


$0.228


172


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 15c -- Americanization Classes 1942-1943


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


103


422


525


Average Membership


60


250


310


Average Attendance


55


210


265


Number of classes


18


Number of teachers


12


Number of sessions


46


Membership hours


28,520


Cost of instruction


$5,821.00


Cost of supplies


35.21


Total cost


$5,856.21


Reimbursement from the State


2,910.50


Net cost


2,945.71


Net cost per membership hour


$0.103


173


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools


1938


1939


1940


1941


1942


1943


Prescott


190


205


208


189


174


173


Bennett


38


31


49


37


32


30


Knapp


89


99


92


100


110


97


Pope


71


69


56


66


51


59


Cummings


36


34


37


36


35


37


Glines


65


64


65


63


63


58


Grimmons


30


40


28


29


40


31


Forster


102


98


12-


128


102


86


Bingham


68


86


66


54


62


42


Carr


89


87


80


70


74


84


Morse


55


45


41


47


47


47


Proctor


36


42


32


38


31


38


Brown


44


63


51


46


54


61


Highland


110


95


104


105


101


86


Hodgkins


71


47


61


44


75


54


Cutler


105


122


111


108


148


116


Total


1199


1227


1205


1160


1199


1099


Average Membership of Elementary Schools


8064


8679


8808


8556


8224


7950


Per cent. of Average Membership Promoted


-


14.87


14.08


13.68


13.55


14.58


13.82


174


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 17-Attendance Statistics FOR A SERIES OF YEARS


JUNE


ENROLLMENT


Average Membership


Average 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


93.8


12,528


0.918


1925


16,262


14,699


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


1928


16,807


15,190


14,232


93.1


15,160


1.065


1929


17,083


15,521


14,435


93.0


16,626


1.152


1930


16,851


15,632


14,666


92.8


13,904


0.948


1931


17,218


15,915


14,940


93.9


13,429


0.891


1932


17,389


16,030


15,104


94.2


15,634


1.035


1933


17,758


16,303


15,322


93.9


14,488


0.945


1934


17,903


16,616


15,591


93.8


14,962


0.960


1935


17,811


16,613


15,506


93.3


15,532


1.000


1936


17,926


16,707


15,470


92.6


13,656


0.982


1937


17,871


16,626


15,564


93.6


13,647


0.876


1938


17,762


16,623


15,551


93.6


14,508


0.932


1939


17,559


16,307


15,093


92.6


14,123


0.936


1940


17,486


16,325


15,276


93.6


15,572


1.019


1941


17,266


15,988


14,792


92.5


13,741


0.928


1942


16,416


15.170


13,939


91.9


13,797


0.989


1943


15,703


14,304


12,758


89.2


14,804


1.160


(For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917)


175


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 18-Membership, Etc., of High School FOR A SERIES OF YEARS


YEAR.


Average Membership all Schools.


Largest Number in High School.


Per cent. of Average Membership of all Schools.


Number of Graduates of High School.


Per cent. of Average Membership of all Schools.


1912


11,710


2,023


17.28


296


2.53


1913


11,903


2,081


17.48


296


2.48


1914


12,320


2,111


18.18


273


2.35


1915


12,903


2,258


17.50


311


2.41


1916


13,191


2,288


17.35


348


2.64


1917


12,770


1,973


15.45


340


2.66.


1918


12,656


1,520


12.01


332


2.62


1919


12,733


1,854


14.56


310


2.43


1920


12,836


1,714


13.35


241


1.87


1921


13,396


1.762


13.15


316


2.36


1922


14,004


2,037


14.55


613


4.38


1923


14,308


2,061


14.40


419


2.93


1924


14,554


2,104


14.45


497


3.41


1925


14,699


2,229


15.16


524


3.56:


1926


15,042


2,230


14.82


524


3.48


1927


15,042


2,318


15.41


521


3.46.


1928


15,190


2,356


15.51


513


3.38-


1929


15,521


2,430


15.66


606


3.90,


1930


15,632


2,500


15.99


564


3.61


1931


15,915


2,723


17.11


621


3.90


1932


16,030


3,033


18.92


770


4.80


1933


16,303


3.226


19.79


700


4.29


1934


16,616


3,442


20.71


847


5.10


1935


16,613


3,468


20.87


826


5.00


1936


16,707


3,626


21.70


856


5.12


1937


16,626


3,594


21.62


871


5.24


1938


16,623


3,626


21.81


920


5.53


1939


16,307


3,673


22.52


933


5.72


1940


16.325


3,775


23.12


996


6.10


1941


15,988


3,680


23.02


985


6.16


1942


15,170


3,348


22.07


906


5.97


1943


14,304


2,974


20.79


800


5.59


(For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917).


176


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 19-Promotions for School Year Ending June, 1943 Junior High Schools


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List


Unconditionally


Promoted to


Next Grade


Promoted


on Trial


Retarded


Promoted more


than One Grade


Special Promo-


tions during Year


Dropped Back


after Two


Months' Trial


Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June, 1943 Junior High Schools


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List


Unconditionally


Promoted to


Next Grade


Promoted


on Trial


Retarded


Promoted more


than One Grade


Special Promo-


t:ons during Year


Promotees


Dropped Back


after Two


Months' Trial


0.3


II


100


84.8


8.8


6.4


0.08


III


100


92.2


2.8


5.0


0


0


0.18


Average


100


85.7


7.7


6.6


0.02


0.5


0.2


I


1,195


960


136


99


NO


020


4


II


1,118


948


98


71


1


III


1,120


1,033


31


56


0


2


Total


3,433


2,941


265


226


1


2


7


I


100


80.3


11.4


8.3


0 0.08


0 0.1


Promotees


177


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 19a-Promotions for School Year Ending June, 1943: Elementary Grades


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List.


['nconditionally


Promoted


to next Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded.


Promoted more


than One Grade.


Special Promo-


tions during Year.


Dropped Back


after Two


Months' Trial


Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June, 1943. Elementary Grades


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List.


Unconditionally


Promoted


to next Grade.


Promoted


on Trial.


Retarded.


Promoted more


than One Grade.


Special Promo-


tions during Year.


Dropped Back


after Two


Months' Trial


Į


100


78.2


6.2


15.5


0.01


0


0.2


II


100


81.7


9.3


9.0


0


0.1


0.7


III


100


83.5


9.4


7.1


0.01


0


0.9


IV


100


81.8


11.0


7.2


0


0.1


0


V


100


80.5


11.8


7.7


0


0.1


0.7


VI


100


86.6


9.4


4.0


0


0.1


0.9


Average ...


100


82.0


9.5


8.5


0


0.1


0.6


I


1,241


971


77


192


107


104


101


OHO


9


III


1,155


964


108


82


11


IV


1,065


871


117


77


1


0


V


1,132


911


134


87


00


1


8


VI


1,144


991


108


45


0


1


11


Total


6,888


5,648


651


587


2


4


Promotees


2


II


1,151


940


41


Promotees


DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES AND GRADES, OCTOBER 1, 1943


AGE


GRADE


TOTAL


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20


21 or over


Kdgn.


328


573


2


I


904


1


437


639


113


15


1


1,205


16


1.33


2


1


327


595


127


31


5


1


1,087


37


3.40


3


2


317


561


159


37


14


1


1.091


52


4.77


4


289


551


191


73


14


1


1,119


38


7.86.


5


1


248


530


204


76


31


1,090


107


9.82


6


1


254


495


213


86


16


5


1,070


107


10.0


7


1


280


564


228


85


10


1


1


1,170


97


8.29


8


2


6


239


507


192


78


2


2


1,028


7.89


9


14


248


601


197


35


2


1


1,098


38


3.46


10


8


265


644


23


2


1,128


25


2.22


11


12


248


491


96


857


10


1.17


12


9


235


369


54


670


3


45


P. G.


..


328


1011


970


1,026


993


990


1,021


1,073


1,121


1,108


1,191


950


493


67


3


1


13.518


Under Normal Grade


15


31


43


88


91


117


102


93


38


28


13


2


Per cent. Under Normal Grade


1.51


3.13


4.21


8.20


8.12


10.56


8.70


7.81


4.00


5.68


19.40


66.67


..


1


1


0


0


178


ANNUAL REPORTS


186


10


2


1


Above Normal Age


Per cent. Above Normal Age


Total


1,172


Table 20-RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS IN 1943


School


Teacher


Took Effect


In Service


High


Margaret C. Flynn


September 1


18 yrs.


High


*George M. Hosmer


September 1


42 yrs.


High


*George E. Pearson


August 2


28 yrs., 5 mo.


Northeastern Junior


Mary A. Rooney


January 8


8 yrs., 4 mo.


Northeastern Junior


Ruth Strehlis


June 30


8 yrs., 1 mo.


Southern Junior


Clara P. Henry


June 30


14 yrs.


Western Junior


Prescott E. Whitfield


October


22 yrs.


Prescott


Kathryn Sullivan


June 30


9 yrs., 9 mo.


Hanscom


Ethel H. Werner


. April 16


24 yrs., 7 mo.


Hanscom


Rita Shea Griffin


June 30


5 yrs., 5 mo.


Perry


Helen McK. Curry


October 1


11 yrs., 1 mo. None


Pope


Elizabeth Crine


June 30


2 yrs.


Glines


B. Irene Belanger


September 8


14 yrs.


Glines


Florence Coyne


January 1


5 yrs., 5 mo.


Grimmons


Margaret C. Sullivan Donovan


February 26


14 yrs., 5 mo.


Grimmons


Mary E. Forrest


February 24


15 yrs., 6, mo.


Bingham


Esther Barrett


February 28


12 yrs., 6 mo.


Proctor


Emma B. Givan


June 30


7 yrs.


Southern Special


Marion Cotter


April 26


6 yrs., 8 mo.


Cadet


Marion McCarthy


Did not accept


* Retired


t Died


179


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Pope


Thelma Blanchard


October 1


180


Table 21 -- TEACHERS ELECTED IN ,1943


School


Teacher


Coming From


Salary


Service Began


Northeastern Junior


Catherine L. Croy


Somerville


$1400


September 1


Northeastern Junior


Helen E. Jameson


Somerville


1540


September 1


Prescott


Bessie Nahigian


Somerville


1400


September 1


Hanscom


Anna M. O'Brien


Somerville


1400


September 1


Bennett


Mary G. McNulty


Somerville


1400


September 1


Baxter


Nora F. Keniry


Somerville


1400


September 1


Pope


Thelma A. Blanchard


Hanson


1400


September 1


Pope


Elsa K. Hall


Not Teaching


1400


September 1


Cummings


Margaret McCarthy


Somerville


1400


September 1


Giines


Rita Ahern


Somerville


1400


September 1


Glines


Phyllis Angelo


Somerville


1400


September 1


Glines


Lauretta Waters


Somerville


1400


September 1


Grimmons


Eleanor E. Aiken


East Bridgewater


1400


September 1


Grimmons


Catherine O'Connor


Somerville


1400


September 1


Grimmons


Agnes M. Hayes


Somerville


1400


September 1


Forster


Mary A. Clark


Somerville


1400


September 1


Bingham


Regina Pimentel


Somerville


1400


September 1


Morse


Helen T. Leddy


Somerville


1400


September 1


Morse


Frances E. O'Brien


Somerville


1400


September 1


Morse


Eleanor Shanahan


Somerville


2255


September 1


Durell


Josephine Hourihan


Somerville


1400


September 1


Burns


M. Constance MacDonald


Somerville


1400


September 1


Cutler


Alice McNally


Somerville


1400


September 1


Lowe


Ruth Brooks


Somerville


1400


September 1


Edgerly-Kgn. Asst.


Eleanor R. Walker


Somerville


1400


September 1


-


1


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 21-TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1943-Concluded


School


Teacher


Coming From


Salary


Service Began


Glines-Kgn. Asst.


Doris F. Herlihy


Somerville


1400


September 1


Bingham


"


Claire O'Brien


Somerville


1400


September 1


Highland


,


Marjorie Glendon


Somerville


1400


September 1


Cutler


Marion Pugh


Somerville.


1400


September 1


First Year Cadet


Helen B. Busher


Not Teaching


1000


September 1


"


Mary Dalaklis


Not Teaching


1000


September 1


",


Norma Morandi


Somerville


1200


September 1


Marion McCarthy


Somerville


1200


Did not accept


Eleanor Rose


Somerville


1200


September 1


Frances A. Welch


Not Teaching


1000


September 1


Baxter, Knapp, Perry, Durell, Supervising Principal


*Francis X. Rooney


Somerville


3250


1 April 1


* Elected for duration


181


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


",


182


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 22-LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF TEACHERS


George M. Hosmer, Sabbatical Leave from March 1 to September 1 Marion A. Newell, from April 27 to September 1


Esther D. Cronin, from March 1 to January 1, 1944 Ruby F. Sutherland, Sabbatical Leave from November 1 to May 1, 1944 Gertrude C. Dooley, Sabbatical Leave from September 1 to January 1, 1944


Barbara Shay, from November 1 to February 1, 1944 Bertha Corfield, Sabbatical Leave from October 1 to March 3, 1944 Greta K. MacDonald, from October 1 to June 30, 1944 Elizabeth Dalton, from September 1 to January 1, 1944 Anna Dee, Sabbatical Leave from January 1 to December 31 Alice Hagan Seabrook, from February 1 to February 1, 1944 Eliza I. Patterson, from March 1 to June 30


Daniel J. Cotter, for duration of War Service, from June Ellen McSweeney,


from April


Edmund Lanigan, John O'Loughlin,


from February


from April


John C. Palmer,


from October


Raymond Faxon,


from February


Helen Gradella,


from February


William Howard,


from February


Marion Blanchard,


from June


Table 23-TRANSFERS OF TEACHERS


Teacher


From


To


Bernard F. Walsh


Prescott


Southern Junior High


Guy Piro


Western Junior High


Vocational


Ruth Bridges


Hanscom


Prescott


Muriel F. Adams


Pope


Hanscom


Francis X. Rooney


High


Mastership Baxter, Knapp, Perry, Durell for duration


Sarah Tashjian


Forster


Perry


Frances Allen


Cummings


Forster


Jeanne H. Dinand


Forster


Grimmons


Alice Fitzpatrick


Lowe


Brown


Anne M. Doherty


Brown


Highland


183


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 24-Number of Teachers


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.


YEAR.


High School.


Junior High Schools.


*Elemen- tary Schools.


Special Teach- ers.


Assistants not in Charge of Room.


Contin.


Amer.


Men


Women


Total.


1912


66±


25


22


9


40


309


349


1913


68₺


257 266


30


20


44


347


391


1915


76±


272


31


15


45


349


394


1916


77±


290


30


15


46


366


412


1917


70±


65


238


33


17


49


374


423


1918


70±


108


207


28


5


49


369


418


1919


70°


106


207


26


9


48


370


418


1920


69°


113


212


23


8


54


371


425


1921


75°


115


216


25


14


5


2


60


392


452


1922


72₺


114


216


22


16


5


2


57


390


447


1923


75°


120


222


24


18


4


2


55


410


465


1924


76°


117


221


24


16


4


2


59


401


460


1925


76°


118


229


23


16


4


2


59


409


468


1926


75°


118


228


27


11


3


2


58


406


464


1927


77º


123


233


30


11


3


1


62


416


478


1928


80°


123


239


33


10


3


1


64


425


489


1929


88°


125


239


33


27


3


1


70


446


516


1930


95°


131


241


39


33


3


1


78


465


543


1931


104 **


138


235


50


46


4


1


93


485


578


1932


105 **


154


251


46


29


4


1


105


485


590


1933


106 **


154


256


44


33


3


1


120


477


597


1934


116 **


160


257


43


39


3


1


125


494


619


1935


116*


164


257


42


40


3


1


128


495


623


1936


120 **


165


265


40


43


3


1


133


504


637


1937


126 **


167


271


38


31


3


1


142


495


637


1938


133 **


178


263


39


26


3


1


157


486


643


1939


127 **


173


260


43


19


5


1


163


465


628


1940


1291


167


259


44


14


5


1


164


455


619


1941


1291


160


253


53


12


5


1


163


450


613


1942


127+


155


247


52


12


4


1


155


443


598


1943


118+


145


234


49


12


4


1


127


436


563


1914


75₺


28


12


39


326


365


· Including Kindergartners. ** Including a secretary and two matrons. Including a secretary and a matron.


t Including a secretary.


+ Including two matrons.


184


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 25-BOOKS AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN 1943 FOR HIGH SCHOOLS


As Text Books:


Grade


12 Virgil's Aeneid Complete, Revised Edition; American Book Company; Frieze; to supplement Virgil's Aeneid by Green- ough & Kittredge.


12 Earth Science; D. C. Heath & Company; Fletcher; Geology.


FOR HIGH AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS


As Text Books:


9-12 Casear's Gallic War; Ginn and Company; Allen & Greenough, supplement Caesar's Commentaries by Kelsey.


9-12 Latin for Americans, I; Macmillan; Ullman & Henry; replace Smith & Thompson.


9-12 Latin for Americans, II; Macmillan; Ullman & Henry; replace Smith & Thompson.


FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS


As Text Books:


8-9 Everyday Science; Ginn & Company; Caldwell & Curtis; revi- sion to replace "Science for Today."


8 New World Horizons; Silver Burdett Co .; Laurence & Ramsey; supplementary geography.


9 America In a World at War; Silver Burdett Co .; supplementary Civics.


7-8-9 Music of Many Lands and Peoples; Silver Burdett Co .; supple- mentary Music.


9 Choosing Your Course; Henry Holt & Co .; Smith & Baron; Guidance textbook (one set).


7-8 Preparing for Business; Prentice-Hall Inc .; Hamilton, Gal- lagher, Fancher; Commercial - supplementary to "Introduc- tion to Business," Kirk et al.


7 Mathematics in Action, Book One; D. C. Heath & Co .; Hart &- John; textbook.


8 Mathematics in Action, Book Two; D. C. Heath & Co .; Hart & John; textbook.


9 Our Democracy; Macmillan; Broome & Adams; Civics supple- mentary.


7 Growing Up Healthily; Macmillan; Charters - Smiley - Strang; Hygiene supplementary.


7-8 The Growth of Democracy; Macmillan; McGuire & Rogers; History supplementary.


7-8 Working for Democracy; Macmillan; Bryson, Smith; History supplementary.


7-8-9 The Rise of Our Free Nation; Macmillan; McGuire & Port- wood; History reference book.


7 Challenge to Grow; Harcourt, Brace & Co .; Cook, Norwell, Mc- Call; revision of "Hidden Treasures in Literature."


8 Challenge to Explore; Harcourt, Brace & Co .; Cook, Norwell, McCall; revision of "Hidden Treasures in Literature."


9 Challenge to Understand; Harcourt, Brace & Co .; Cook, Nor- well, McCall; revision of "Hidden Treasures in Literature."


185


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS


As Text Books :


Grade


3 Learning to Look at Our World; Silver Burdett Company; Dorris & Tapp; Reading Aid to Geography.


3 When Today Began; Macmillan; Angell; Reading Aid to History.


5 Our Good Neighbors in Latin America; Noble & Noble; West; Reading Aid to History and Geography.


6 Twelve Bright Trumpets; Houghton Mifflin Company: Leighton; Reading Aid to History.


6 Life in Modern America; Ginn & Company; Kelty; History text- book-modern version of book by same author.


5 Life in Early America; Ginn & Company; Kelty; History, text- book-modern version of book by same author.


1 The Ranch Book, Primer; Macmillan; Huber, Salisbury & Gates; supplementary reading (Vocabulary Readers).


1 Rusty Wants a Dog, First Reader (Vocabulary Readers) Macmil- lan; Huber et al .; supplementary reading.




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