Report of the city of Somerville 1946, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1946
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.01012


1922


50 90


2 77


6 73


60 40


88,158,139


.01009


1923


50 39


2 85


9 24


62 48


92,519,400


.01010


1924


51 21


3 34


7 39


61 94


99,311,000


.00940


1925


51 25


2 79


8 35


62 39


104,769,800


.00920


1926


54 87


2 90


6 96


64 73


109,262,400


.00915


1927


60 89


2 94


8 49


72 32


116,406,900


.00969


1928


62 23


3 01


7 68


72 92


120,172,300


.00956


1929


63 95


3 19


8 33


75 47


118,840,900


.01021


1930


67 30


3 56


8 66


79 52


122,420,200


.01042


1931


69 92


3 19


9 79


82 90


123,051,300


.01105


1932


71 95


3 15


9 99


85 09


123,285,500


.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


1940


77 92


2 72


10 01


90 65


114,057,800


.01353


1941


75 80


2 55


9 75


88 10


113,273,800


.01348


1942


80 69


2 73


10 93


94 35


113,069,300


.01321


1943


86 61


3 04


12 31


101 96


113,470,800


.01340


1944


91 77


2 40


14 04


108 21


115,794,150


.01337


1945


92 29


3 36


15 49


111 14


116,941,600


.01351


1946


100 99


3 75


15 62


120 36


116,705,950


.01497


171


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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


72,419


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


1940


9,139


55,421


1,543,784


1,608,344


1941


59,692


1,526 809


1,586,501


1942


58,519


1,495,956


1,552,475


1943


56,935


1,520,250


1,577,185


1944


104,147


1,548,161


1,652,308


1945


149,801


1,579,961


1,729,762


1946


102,367


1,645,215


1,747,582


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


172


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 7-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1945-1946


1842


1,013


1908


75,500


1925


99,032


1850


3,540


1909


75,500


1926


101,000


1860


8,025


1910


77,236


1927


102,000


1865


9,366


1911


78,000


1928


104,000


1870


14,693


1912


80,000


1929


105,000


1875


21,594


1913


81,000


1930


103,604


1880


24,985


1914


85,000


1931


104,000


1885


29,992


1915


86,854


1932


104,000


1890


40,117


1916


88,000


1933


104,000


1895


52,200


1917


93,000


1934


104,000


1900


61,643


1918


91,000


1935


100,773


1901


63,000


1919


91,500


1936


101,000


1902


65,273


1920


93,033


1937


100,000


1903


67,500


1921


94,500


1938


100,000


1905


69,272


1922


98,000


1939


100,000


1906


70,875


1923


99,000


1940


102,304


1907


72,000


1924


100,440


1941


102,000


1942


102,000


1943


102,000


1944


102,000


1945


102,000


1946


105,888


School Census


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1946


16,235


School Registration


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1946:


In public schools


11,677


In private schools


4,541


Total


16,218


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 in- clusive:


In public schools, males


3,587


females


3,447


7,034


In private schools, males


1,595


females


1,590


3,185


Total


10,219


173


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools


For School Year 1945-1946


SCHOOLS.


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending


in October.


No. Attending in June.


High


2,906


2,649


2,346


88.6


2,757


2,510


Northeastern Jr. High


1,210


1,131


1,016


89.8


1,152


1,117


Southern Jr. High


1,089


1,009


918


90.9


1,029


972


Western Jr. High


1,035


960


884


92.1


984


936


Vocational


175


155


132


85.2


167


109


Prescott


722


640


572


89.4


671


625


Hanscom


205


185


169


91.4


182


184


Bennett


214


188


172


91.5


193


191


Baxter


169


154


140


90.9


154


153


Knapp


259


257


233


90.7


259


255


Perry


177


164


147


89.6


157


166


Pope


318


302


276


91.4


300


308


Cummings


326


280


258


92.1


289


288


Edgerly


306


275


243


88.4


283


265


Glines


408


391


360


92.1


394


390


Grimmons


244


237


219


92.4


239


237


Forster


789


731


660


90.1


748


727


Bingham


431


400


363


90.8


407


402


Carr


419


400


365


91.3


408


404


Morse.


392


376


340


90.4


373


364


Proctor


223


211


194


91.9


213


209


Durell


127


118


110


93.2


119


118


Burns


224


219


202


92.2


220


219


Brown


388


355


322


90.7


350


353


Choler ton


313


284


258


90.8


288


281


Hodgkins


424


402


373


92.8


401


405


Cutler


857


804


731


90.9


831


791


Lowe


206


205


188


91.7


205


209


Atypical


218


145


124


85.5


196


181


Sight Saving


13


11


10


90.9


11


11


Continuation, Jr. Voca.


24


32


22


68.8


28


24


Total


14,811


13,670


12,347


90.3


14,008


13,404


Total for 1944-1945


14,760


13,693


12,348


90.1


14,095 13,412


174


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1946


Number of teachers, including Head Master


122


Number or days schools kept


178


Number enrolled


2,906


Average number belonging


2,649.14


Average daily attendance


2,345.85


Tardinesses


5,963


Dismissals


3,290


In class of 1948, September


June


1,033


Per cent of loss


14.6%


In class of 1947, September


894


June


788


Per cent of loss


11.9%


In class 1946, September


661


June


688


Per cent of gain


3.9%


Special Students, September


3


June


1


Per cent of loss


66.7%


*Number of graduates, male


289


Number of graduates, female Total


688


Average age, male graduates


18


Average age, female graduates


17.6


Number of graduates entering Colleges and Engineering Schools


26


Number of graduates entering State Teachers' College


8


Number of graduates entering other institutions


75


Cost of instruction


$336,313.55


Cost of supplies


16,020.89


Total


$352,334.44


Per capita cost of instruction


$128.02


Per capita cost of supplies


6.10


Total cost per capita


$134.12


* This includes: 2 boys USAFI 6 boys Armed Forces


399


1,210


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 10-Pupils by Grades, June 1946


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


High


Post Graduate


1


......


Twelfth


289


399


688


Eleventh


354


434


788


Tenth


473


560


1033


Total


55


72


1117


1,393


2,510


Junior High


Ninth


533


539


1,072


Eighth


466


491


957


Seventh


496


500


996


Total


69


91


1,495


1,530


3,025


Elementary


Sixth


7


34


525


541


1,066


Fifth


34


495


529


1,024


Fourth


35


533


532


1,065


Third


35


562


499


1,061


Second


39


615


517


1,132


First


37


644


556


1,200


Total


7


214


3,374


3,174


6,548


Kindergarten


16


12


517


479


996


.


Special


6


10


Sight Saving


1


9


2


11


Cadets


8


Atypical.


2


10


116


65


181


Vocational


17


109


109


Independent


Household Arts


Americanization


1


....


Jr. Vocational


2


2


20


4


24


Grand Total


158


425


12


6,757


6,647


13,404


Never in First Grade Before


1


1078


175


Continuation &


176


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools 1945-1946


High


School


Junior High


Schools


Elementary


Schools


Kinder-


gartens


Vocational


School


Atypical


Schools


Sight


Saving


Class


Schools


Total


Annual enrollment


2906


3334


8141


1182


175


218


13


24


15,993


Average membership


2649


3100


6570


1008


155


145


11


32


13,670


Average attendance


2346


2818


6043


852


132


124


10


22


12,347


Per cent. of attendance :


88.6


90.3


91.9


84.5


85.2


85.5


90.9


68.8


90.5


No. cases of tardiness


5963


3308


4153


64


944


389


10


106


14,937


Number cases of dismissal


3290


1865


2690


153


42


0


29


8,071


Membership, October, 1945


2757


3165


6518


1166


167


196


11


28


14,008


Membership, June, 1946.


2510


3025


6547


997


109


181


11


24


13,404


No. cases corp. punishment


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


SCHOOL


1942


1943


1944


1945


1946


Prescott


60


43


72


53


59


Hanscom


43


43


31


21


. 31


Bennett


35


20


31


15


37


Baxter


23


34


15


26


21


Knapp


23


17


20


19


30


Perry


36


29


30


38


32


Pope


39


43


45


42


46


Cummings


42


36


49


39


36


Edgerly


44


47


59


76


54


Glines.


66


63


49


52


56


Grimmons


37


27


39


35


41


Forster


108


93


100


88


101


Bingham


60


43


37


64


59


Carr


51


41


56


45


34


Morse


35


49


69


32


54


Proctor


38


26


35


35


25


Durell


27


33


23


29


30


Burns


47


45


52


48


57


Brown


60


38


43


48


55


Hodgkins


64


69


57


47


53


Cutler


120


133


120


124


114


Lowe


43


43


55


46


53


Total


1,101


1,015


1,087


1,022


1,078


Jr. Voc. and


Continuation


177


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June 1946


Promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade in the Junior High School corresponds to the promotion from the last grade of an elementary school to the High School.


SCHOOL


Number in Class


in June


No. Promoted to


Grade 9


No. Entering Grade 9


No. Entering Schools


Outside City


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering Voca-


| No. Entering Other


Junior High Schools In City


Northeastern Junior High


362


346


343


2


0


1


00


Southern Junior High


300


276


259


9


4


000


1


Western Junior High


303


276


267


2


0


3


4


Total


965


898


869


13


4


0 0


5


7


Table 13a-Ninth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June 1946


Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the pro- motion from the Junior High School to the Senior High School. The tenth grade corresponds to the second year of a four-year High School.


SCHOOL


Number in Class in June


No. Promoted to


High School


No. Entering


Somerville High


Other Schools, Pub-


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering


No. Remaining


at Home


Northeastern Junior High


376


372


336


8


0


25


2


1 A


Southern Junior High


362


349


309


9


11


2


14


Western Junior High


348


343


342


1


2


0


3


0


Total


1086


1064


987


00


13


27


19


5


Vocational School


School


No. Entering


lic or Private


tional School


178


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1945-1946


1945


1946


Change


Number of visits to the schools ....


384


284


-100


Number of visits to the homes


5197


4812


-385


Number of cases investigated ...


4783


4499


-284


Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism


528


526


-2


Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual ab-


sentees


391


323


-68


Number of truants for the first time


247


212


-25


Number who were truants for the second time


81


60


-21


Number who were truants for three or more times


63


51


-8


Number of girls who were truants or absentees


240


283


+43


Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments ..


10


2


-8


Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates


7


3


-4


Number of employment certificates issued to boys


18


14


-4


Number of employment certificates reissued to boys


8


5


-3


Number of employment certificates issued to girls


5


11


+6


Number of employment certificates reissued to girls


1


4


+3


Number of educational literate certificates issued to minors


over 16 years of age (first is- sue)


3342


3309


-33


Number of newspaper licenses is- sued to boys 12 to 16 years of age


67


116


+49


Number of transfer cards inves- tigated


1863


1285


-578


Number of cards forwarded


333


393


+60


Number of truants in County


training School at the close of the year


6


4


-2


Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases


Warned and returned to schools


238


Transferred to other schools


13


Left school (over 16)


38


Removed from City


16


Obtained Certificates


7


Sent to Lancaster


2


Sent to House of Good Shepard


5


Middlesex County Training School


4


323


Amount of board paid for truants


$462.27


Table 14A-Truancies and Habitual Absentees by Age and Grades


BY AGES.


Total.


GRADE.


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17 or over


4


I.


7


4


2


1


II


9


3


1


13


1


2


4


4


2


IV.


17


V.


30


3


13


4


3


70


34


33


VII


26


47


46


42


4


5


X.


.


XI.


.


.


.


6


6


Voc. Girls


9


Voc. Boys


1


12


Jr. Voc. "


15


3


4


3


5


Ungraded


. . .. .


.


Total.


4


4


6


7


9


7


13


31


76


162


4


323


.


.


7


1


3


4


2


VI.


73


VIII. IX


.


.


.


5


XII ..


12


9


..


. .


.


13


..


. .


179


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


...


..


III.


3


2


.


...


7


1


2


..


4


180


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 15-Evening High School, Season 1945-1946


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


115


219


334


Average Membership


38


109


147


Average Attendance


21


58


79


Number of teachers


10


Number of sessions


41


Cost of instruction


$2,017.50


Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light


271.57


Total cost


$2,289.07


Table15a-Evening Vocational Classes, Season 1945-1946


Women


Enrolled


57


Average Membership


36


Average Attendance


26


Number of teachers


2


Number of sessions


38


Student hours


1978


Cost of instruction


$324.00


Cost of Janitor, Fuel & Light


46.48


Total expenditure


370.48


Reimbursement from State


167.77


Net cost


202.71


Net cost per pupil per evening


$0.155


Table .15b-Americanization Classes 1945-1946


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


32


157


189


Average Membership


25


87


112


Average Attendance


20


56


76


Number of classes


9


Number of teachers


3


Number of sessions


48


Membership hours


10,752


Cost of instruction


$3,606.49


Cost of supplies


38.93


Total cost


3,645.42


Reimbursement from the State .... Net cost per membership hour ...... $0.166


$1,787.25


and Supplies


181


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools


1941


1942


1943


1944


1945


1946


Prescott


189


174


173


165


247


156


Bennett


37


32


30


32


27


22


Knapp


100


110


97


78


77


80


Pope


66


51


59


53


47


49


Cummings


36


35


37


27


35


35


Glines


63


63


58


64


55


52


Grimmons


29


40


31


37


29


30


Forster


128


102


86


86


96


113


Bingham


54


62


42


52


47


57


Carr


70


74


84


67


71


68


Morse


47


47


47


35


24


43


Proctor


38


31


38


24


39


27


Brown


46


54


61


44


42


55


Cholerton


105


101


86


95


69


109


Hodgkins


44


75


54


55


54


49


Cutler


108


148


116


100


95


103


Total


1160


1199


1099


1014


954


1048


Average Membership of Elementary Schools


8556


8224


7950


7511


6606


7723


Per cent. of Average Membership Promoted


13.55


14.58


13.82


13.50


-


14.44


13.56


182


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


1944


14,975


13,742


12,296


89.5


18,497


1.504


1945


14,760


13,693


12,348


90.1


18,070


1.382


1946


14,811


13,670


12,347


90.3


14,937


1.209


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


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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


1944


13,742


2,719


19.78


677


4.93


1945


13,693


2,714


19.82


677


4.94


1946


13,670


2.850


20.85


688


5.03


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


184


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Tabie 19-Promotions for School Year Ending June, 1946 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


Total


3,030


2,627


229


174


8


11


Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June, 1946 1


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


Promotees


Dropped Back


after Two


Months' Trial


I


100


83.1


8.6


8.2


II


100


83.3


9.3


7.2


0.1


0.4


III


100


91.0


4.9


2.1


...


Average ..


100


86.7


7.6


5.7


0.2


0.3


I


986


820 800


85


81


7


co


II


960


90


70


1


4


III


1,084


1,007


54


23


4


..


Promotees


0.7


0.3


0.3


135


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Table 19a-Promotions for School Year Ending June, 1946 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


Months' Trial


I


1,203


944


70


189


...


..


II


1,137


964


92


81


.. .


.


22


III


1,059


918


91


50


.. .


. ..


IV


1,066


896


109


61


...


...


4


1,025


856


118


51


...


...


1


9


Total


6,557


5,537


569


451


1


70


Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June, 1946


Elementary Grades


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List.


Unconditionally


to next Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded.


Promoted more


than One Grade.


Special Promo-


tions during Year.


Dropped Back


after Two


Months' Trial


I


100


78.5


5.8


15.7


...


..


II


100


84.8


8.1


7.1


...


III


100


86.7


8.6


4.7


...


.. .


0.8


IV


100


84.0


10.2


5.7


...


...


0.8


V


100


83.5


11.5


4.9


..


...


1.7


VI


100


89.9


8.3


1.8


...


...


0.4


Average ....


100


84.4


8.7


6.9


1.1


Promotees


after Two


-


VI


1,067


959


89


19


...


Promotees


0.3


1.9


4


6


9


17


Promoted


Distribution of Pupils by Ages and Grades October 1, 1946


AGE


GRADE


TOTAL


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20


21 or over


Kdgn.


478


709


3


1


1


..


1


416


718


116


13


4


1,250


17


1.36


2


1


578


150


44


5


773


5


.65


3


305


536


157


62


8


2


998


72


7.21


4


267


506


181


6.2


16


2


954


80


8.39


5


1


247


496


186


79


23


2


930


104


11.18


6


1


260


467


181


63


3


L


909


92


10.12


7


241


490


226


101


45


1


957


147


15.36


8


11


218


453


195


80


15


1


877


96


10.94


9


2


240


446


206


40


1


894


44


4,92


10


5


307


623


180


41


5


1,115


16


4.13


11


5


225


516


180


19


2


1


926


22


. 2.38


12


3


269


445


3


720


3


42


P. G.


2


21


22


3


23


25


1.00


Total


478


1126


1299


572


848


911


937


905


891


924


953


1,057


965


625


5


21


3


12.517


Under Normal Grade


14


9


7.9


70


97


38


128


128


56


46


25


5


754


Per cent. Under Normal Grade


1.65


.99


6.62


7.73


10.89


9.52


13.43


12.11


5.80


7.36


5


23.80


- Above Normal Age


Per cent. Above Normal Age


-


1,191


1


.84


ANNUAL REPORTS


186


L. 252


.


3


3


23


Table 20-RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS IN 1946


School


Teacher


Took Effect


In Service


High


*William W. Obear


Jan. 31


39 yrs., 5 mos.


High


*Fred W. Carrier


Jan. 31


30 yrs., 5 mos.


High


*Louise M. Saunders


June 30


27 yrs.


High


*Florence L. McAllister


June 30


33 yrs.


High


*Ella B. Flagg


June 30


34 yrs., 5 mos.


High


*Forrest P. Miller Agnes F. Viano


June 30


26 yrs., 4 mos.


High


*Phebe R. Boole


June 30


24 yrs.


High


Anna Farren


Oct. 9


7 yrs., 1 mo.


High


Ellen McSweeney


June 30


10 yrs.


High


Leo Lapidus


June 30


14 yrs.


Northeastern Junior


*Pertie I. Gray


Jan. 25


28 yrs., 8 mos.


Northeastern


Rita A. Flanagan


June 30


10 yrs., 2 mos.


Northeastern


*Mary F. Mead Barbara Costigan


June 30


40 yrs.


Southern Junior


April 26


6 yrs., 8 mos.


Southern


Olive M. Brownell


Feb. 10


26 yrs., 5 mos.


Southern


Gertrude Robbins


May 31


2 yrs., 6 mos.


Southern


Ernestine R. Keach


June 30


10 yrs., 5 mos.


Western Junior


Beaumont Herman


June 30


14 yrs.


Western


*Florence M. Hopkins


June 30


39 yrs.,


4 mos.


Vocational


*Nehemiah E. Gillespie


June 30


35 yrs., 4 mos.


Prescott


*Eleanor W. Nolan Catherine Sutkus


June 30


11 yrs., 9 mos.


Hanscom


*Martha L. Littlefield


June 30


49 yrs., 2 mos.


Pope


*M. Abbie Tarbett Agnes Barry


June 30


16 yrs.


Pope


*Alice B. Frye


Jan. 31


41 yrs., 5 mos.


Resignations of Teachers in 1946-Continued on next page


187


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Jan. 31


39 yrs., 5 mos.


Prescott


June 30


39 yrs., 7 mos.


Pope


June 30


17 yrs., 6 mos.


High


188


Table 20- RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS IN 1946-Concluded


School


Teacher


Took Effect


In Service


Pope


Margaret Benson


June 30


8 yrs.


Cummings


Helen L. Crine


June 30


3 yrs.


Grimmons


Eleanor E. Aiken


June 30


3 yrs.


Forster


Frances Allen


June 21


12 yrs.


Forster


Helen M. Sharry


June 30


3 yrs.,


3 mos.


Carr


*Hazel F. Quinn


June 30


31 yrs., 6 mos.


Carr


Rita V. Collins


June 30


5 yrs.


Morse


Maybeth T. Folwell


Nov. 8


7 yrs.,


2 mos.


Morse


Virginia Holman


Oct. 18


7 yrs.


Morse


Eileen Knight


June 30


1 yr.


Durell


*Grace E. Packard


June 30


34 yrs.


Brown


*Anna M. Johnson


Dec. 1


32 yrs., 6 mos.


Brown


Frances N. Aylward


June 30


1 yr.


Cholerton


Grace M. Murphy


Mar. 29


12 yrs., 7 mos.


Morse


Helen T. Leddy


June 30


5 yrs.


Bingham


Elizabeth M. Callanan


June 30


8 yrs.


Morse


Mary J. Crotty


Feb. 13


9 yrs., 1 mo.


Hodgkins


Alice B. Seabrook


Feb. 28


11 yrs., 6 mos.


Knapp


Mary M. Sullivan


Nov. 30


3 yrs., 3 mos.


Hodgkins


Ruth J. Sprout


June 30


3 yrs.


Atypical-Prescott


Nicoletta Giacobbe


June 30


4 yrs.


Atypical-Southern


Marion E. Blanchard


June 30


4 yrs.


Atypical-Cholerton


Mary F. Clifford


Mar. 1


3 yrs., 6 mos.


ANNUAL REPORTS


* Retired


Table 21-TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1946


School


Teacher


Coming From


Salary


Service Began


High


Albert H. Giroux


Somerville


$4475


September 1


High


Arthur L. Morrissey


3250


"


High


John E. O'Loughlin


3250


High


Anna E. Connor


1650


",


High


Jane McCarthy


1750


Northeastern Junior


Mary V. Murray


1550


Did not accept September 1 "


Southern Junior


Francis M. McSweeney


"


1550


Southern Junior


Eugene I. Murray


"


1550


September 1


Western Junior


Charles Murphy


Somerville


1600


February 1


Western


Junior


John L. Murphy


1740


March 1


Western Junior


Frances M. Smith


1550


September 1


Western


Junior


Claire Gorman


1550


Western


Junior


John V. Guinee


1550


Bennett


Julia M. Leddy


1550


Bennett


Rita J. DeLeo


1650


Prescott


Mary H. Macera


1550


Pope


Redmond J. Mullins


Not teaching


1550


Cummings


Henry J. McMahon


1550


Did not accept


Glines


Robert Healey


1740


March 1


Glines ..


Margaret Baine


Somerville


1650


September 1


Grimmons


Rita P. McNamara


"


1950


October 1


Grimmons


Marion C. Drew


",


1550


September 1


Forster


Catherine Killilea


1200


Carr


Francis X. Leahy


",


1550


..


Southern Junior


Charles P. Kenney


Not teaching


1550


Declined


Southern Junior


Thomas R. Palombo


.


Teachers Elected in 1946- Continued on next page


189


SCHOOL DEL'ARTMENT


1650


Western Junior


Doris Johnson


"


"


"


"


-


1650


190


Table 21-TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1946-Concluded


School


Teacher


Coming From


Salary


Service Began


Carr


Helen T. Brooks


Not teaching


1000


September 1


Durell


Mary M. Sharry


Somerville


1550


Durell


Mildred I. O'Meara


Not teaching


1550


Brown


Carol Mullaney


Somerville


1550


Cholerton


Francis Escott


1750


Did not accept March 1


Hodgkins


Louise Gartland


"


1820


Cutler


Frances I. Cronin Paul Kelley


North Reading


1650


September 1


Director Music


Somerville


2100


Atypical-Bennett


Susanne Lombardi


Not teaching


1550


Atypical-Cholerton


Elena Alberghini


Somerville


1725


First Year Cadet


Catherine Frazer


Not teaching


1000


. First Year Cadet


Eileen M. Lynch


Somerville


1000


First Year Cadet


Catherine J. Russell


Not teaching "


1000


First Year Cadet


Mary E. Whelan


1000


Did not accept September 1


ANNUAL REPORTS


,


"


·


"


191


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 22-LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF TEACHERS


Mary L. McKenna from September 1, 1946 to June 30, 1947. Elizabeth M. Sliney from February 1, 1946 for six months. Dorothy Bozigian from September 1, 1946 to June 30, 1947. Eleanor Shanahan from March 1, 1946 to June 30, 1946 Doris C. McNicholas from March 4 to March 29, 1946. Rita L. Collins from March 4 to March 22, 1946. Clara B. Donlon from April 1 to May 6, 1946.


Anna N. Johnson from September 1, 1946 through December 31, 1946. Sarah L. Wolfe, Exchange.




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