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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)
183
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
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
ANNUAL REPORTS
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
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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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