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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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