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1. That the School Committee continue to maintain vig- orously the well founded tradition and conception of the un- hampered control of education by the School Committee, ex- ert its utmost influence to repel any encroachments upon its powers and its jurisdiction, which would result in detriment to the schools and the children, and endorse and use every means at its disposal to foster the support of all groups of citizens within the community in the interest of increased state aid for education, which will be based upon comparative assessed valuations of communities and pupil memberships.
2. That the School Committee renew its endeavors to obtain the replacement of certain school buildings, in accord- ance with the plans presented for consideration to the Fed- eral Works Administration in 1946.
3. That the School Committee demand that all possible consideration be given by His Honor the Mayor and the City Government to providing an adequate stadium for High School athletic and other activities, to providing suitable and adequate bleacher accommodations for the High School gym- nasium, and to providing necessary seatings in the audito- riums of the Southern and Northeastern Junior High Schools.
4. That consideration be given to the advisability of establishing as an integral part of the school system a reading disability clinic, the need and benefits of which have been so well demonstrated by the project of the Somerville Kiwanis Club during the last five summers.
5. That consideration be given to an extension of the present offerings at the Vocational School to provide for the need of trained workers in comparatively new fields, such as Diesel engines, radio, television, and refrigeration.
152
ANNUAL REPORTS
6. That formal action be taken to request the Board of Health to consider the advisability of revising the present medical inspection plan for school children in order to make possible a more thorough annual examination, by the employ- ment of an adequately compensated full-time force of two or three physicians to replace the force of seven inadequately compensated inspectors of the present time. This recommen- dation, when previously presented on two occasions, received much favorable commendation from prominent citizens, par- ticularly doctors and parents.
7. That continued study be given to making the single salary schedule now being considered sufficiently adequate in financial remuneration to compensate the employees for their services in a manner comparable with the amounts of remun- eration offered by communities comparable in size to Somer- ville, and located near Somerville, to the end that our neigh- bors will not be able to entice our best teachers to other com- munities or allow them to become interested in other fields of endeavor, and to offer some inducements to qualified high school graduates to present themselves for preparation for re- cruitment into the teaching service.
8. That very serious consideration be given to the ad- visability of reestablishing the summer school program, which was discontinued in 1933 as an economy measure. The need of a summer school is definitely manifested by the establish- ment of at least three privately operated summer schools within our community.
CONCLUSION
In concluding this, his twentieth annual report, the Super- intendent of Schools, having set forth evidence of the fact that those involved in the education of the Somerville youth have recognized their responsibilities and obligations and have en- thusiastically, energetically, and effectively performed their tasks to their charges, and being cognizant of the fact that the successful results enumerated among the accomplishments of the year could not have been attained without loyal and coop- erative associates, hereby requests the citizenry of our com- munity to join him in expressing appreciation to the officers and members of the School Committee and all their employees for the part they played in a job well done.
153
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
It has been a sincere pleasure to have been associated for a period of twenty-seven years with an organization so intensely interested in and devoted to its responsibilities, and it is the Superintendent's earnest hope that these fine associations and attitudes may be maintained to the end that the citizens of Somerville will be assured of the continuance of an adequate educational program.
EVERETT W. IRELAND, Superintendent of Schools
December 29, 1947
154
ANNUAL REPORTS
PART II
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Population and school census. School buildings.
Teachers.
Attendance for year.
Cost of school maintenance.
Miscellaneous
Cost of Schools
MISCELLANEOUS TABLES
CONCERNING FINANCE
No. of Table
1. Schedule of School property.
2. Cost of maintaining schools, school year 1946-1947.
3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, school year 1946-1947.
4. Cost of maintaining schools for a series of years.
5. Cost per capita for maintaining schools for a series of years.
6. Amount spent annually for new school buildings and for repairs for a series of years.
CONCERNING PUPILS
7. Population and school registration.
8. Attendance, etc., of the schools for school year 1946-1947.
9. Statistics of the high school for school year 1946-1947.
10. Pupils by grades, June 1947.
11. Separate statistics for high, junior high, elementary and vocation- al schools, for school year 1946-1947.
12. Admission to first grade in September 1947.
13. Number of junior high school graduates, 1947.
14. Truant statistics for a series of years.
15. Evening school statistics, 1946-1947.
16. Elementary school promotees for a series of years.
17. Attendance statistics of all schools for a series of years.
18. Statistics of the high school for a series of years.
19. Promotions, junior high schools, 1947.
19a. Promotions, elementary schools, 1947.
CONCERNING TEACHERS
20. Resignations of teachers, 1947.
21. Teachers elected in 1947.
22. Leave of absence of teachers.
23. Transfers of teachers.
24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.
25. Changes in text books, 1947.
26. High and Junior High School graduation exercises, 1947.
26a. Evening High School graduation exercises, 1947.
27. Vocational School graduation exercises, 1947.
28. Organization of school board for 1948.
29. Teachers in service, December, 1947.
30. Officers in service, December, 1947.
31. School Custodians.
STATEMENT OF WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES For School year Ending June 30, 1947
PUPILS ESCORTED TO CLINICS
Oper-
ations
Conta- gion found in
*Home Visits
Hy- giene Talks
Pedic- ulosis
Un- clean
Eye
Ear
Nose and Throat
*Med- ical
Sur- gical
Skin
Dental
Corrected Vision
Corrected Hearing
Tonsils
Adenoids
School
Home
New
Old
School
Home
September ..
144
12625
1353
570
19
218
735
98
259
21
12
1
72
14
2
29
2
156
156
27
6
45
3
117
10
October
190
18715
3124
585
38
41.26
1
132
367
4
12
2
260
26
26
28
19
3
37
23
4
104
12
November ..
137
12465
2747
482
23
2512
1854
79
457
29
1
1
36
2
1
13
35
6
59
2
December ...
110
8331
3474
434
16
469
898
2
28
505
6
21
5
2
14
1
20
14
32
19
5
61
4
January ..
147
10198
1901
623
20
490
1996
19
69
909
6
68
11
3
1
52
27
5
2
63
1
36
8
85
15
February ...
100
6335
21-23
437
10
76
2140
19
449
39
8
1
5
24
7
1
2
9
1
23
90
7
March
127
7737
2128
462
12
332
893
37
53
819
2
42
22
.3
4
2
2
2
2
33
3
3
3
37
1
24
9
87
18
April
152
S318
2040
599
21
-225
642
4
29
639
5
38
12
5
5
2
2
2
4
45
14
2
1
1
19
35
5
78
17
May
205
11267
3617
749
37
215
802
10
515
99
15
1
1
27
6
3
27
36
1
3
...
..
61
26
13
84
11
June
1.25
5574
1769
499
12
215
2
2
211
12
8
1
5
46
2
2
1
8
19
4
1
1
16
2
12
2
64
3
Total ...
1437
101565
24276 5440
208 8878
81
608 5130
26
311
16
21
9
423
53
5
42
2
173
3
5
20
...
163 158 314
11
278
55
829
99
* Treated by family physician or dentist.
New: Seen first time during school year. Old: Cases followed up.
23,253 Children weighed and measured. 19,709 Physical Examinations made.
DATE
Total No. of Pupils
Notice sent to
Guardian
Teachers
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
Optician
[ School Visits
seen
Consultation with
Consultation with
Treatment in School
Dental
Med. Inspector
3
...
...
...
...
.. .
...
..
...
...
...
99
2
6
3
9962
04
5
311
-
..
...
...
INSPECTIONS
9
42
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS 1-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS
Population, United States census, 1895
52,200
Population, United States census, 1900
61,643
Population, State census, 1905
69,272
Population, United States census, 1910
77,236
Population, State census, 1915
86,854
Population, United States census, 1920
93,033
Population, State census, 1925
99,032
Population, United States census, 1930
103,604
Population, State census 1935
100,773
Population, United States census, 1940
102,304
Population, State Census, 1945
105,883
·Children, between five and fifteen years of age inclusive,
October, 1947 by school census
17,330
2-SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Number of school buildings in June
31
Number of classrooms in use in June
527
Valuation of school property
$4,908,400
3-TEACHERS
*1946
*1947
Changes
In high school
126
119
-7
In junior high schools
157
129
-28
In elementary schools
214
197
-17
In kindergartens
28
26
-2
Total: elementary and
kindergartens
242
223
-19
Vocational School for Boys
17
18
+1
Independent Household Arts
1
1
0
Atypical classes
10
10
0
Sight saving
1
1
0
Cadet teachers
8
5
-3
Special
13
13
0
Continuation
4
3
-1
Americanization
1
1
0
Total Teachers
580
523
-57
Supervisors, Principals, etc.
21
21
0
Total
601
544
-57
4-ATTENDANCE FOR YEAR
*1946
*1947
Changes
Entire enrollment for the year
14,811
14,656
-155
Average number belonging
13,670
13,549
-121
Average number attending
12,347
12,465
+118
Per cent of daily attendance
90.3
92.4
+2.1
High School graduates
688
726
+38
Junior High School graduates
1064
887
-177
156
ANNUAL REPORTS
5-COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE
*1946
*1947
Change
Salaries of teachers
$1,341,914.33
$1,470,856.10
+$128,941.77
Salaries of officers
38,633.98
44,307.24
+5,673.26
Cost of books and supplies ..
51,194.12
49,832.25
-1,361.87
Cost of care of buildings
315,839.40
441,173.95
+125,334.55
Total cost of day and
evening schools
1,747,581.83
2,006,169.54
+258,587.71
Per Capita cost
127.84
148.06
+20.22
Cost of high school
instruction
327,819.92
381,776.00
+53,956.08
Per capita cost
128.02
140.20
+12.18
6-MISCELLANEOUS
*1946
*1947
Change
Paid for new school build- ings
..
..
......
Repairs and permanent im- provements
$102,367.11
$151,314.54
+$48,947.43
Total school expenditures ..
1,747,581.83
2,006,169.54
+258,587.71
Valuation of city
116,705,950.00 133,975,950.00 +17,270,000.00
Number of dollars spent to
maintain schools out of
every $1,000 of valuation
.88
1.13
+0.25
Number of dollars spent for
all school purposes out of
every $1,000 of valuation
14 97
14.97
* School year.
7-COST OF THE SCHOOLS
The total amount spent for the maintenance of the schools of Somerville for the school year ending June 30, 1946, is $2,006,169.54.
This includes the sum spent for care of school buildings, including salaries of officers, the amount spent for school and administrative supplies and services, and the sum paid for sal- aries of teachers.
The expenditures for care for school buildings is wholly in charge of the City Government.
The amount paid for janitors is
$163,740.31
The cost of fuel is
63,312.30
The cost of light is 62,806.80
A total cost of 289,859.41
A total cost per capita of
21.39
Cost of repairs
151,314.54
The second important expenditure is wholly under the control of the School Committee and is covered by what is known as the "School Contingent" appropriation. The following is the itemized account :
Day School -
Expenditures
Total
High
Junior
Elementary
Vocational
High
-Evening Schools- Elementary
Vocational
Jr. Vocational Continuation School and American- ization Work
Office Salaries
$44,307.24
..
Office expenses
3,726.39
Text Books
14,466.41
$4,187.18
$2,996.82
$6,676.26
$584.76
$21.39
..
..
..
Stationery and
Supplies and
Other expenses
of Instruction ....
27,908.50
8,421.78
4,367.99
11,018.28
3,324.39
14.70
$306.99
$454.37
Miscellaneous
(Tuition, etc.) ..
9,178.31
4,976.00
3,,600.00
602.31
...
.........
Total
$99,586.85
$17,584.96
$10,964.81
$18,296.85
$3,909.15
$36.09
..
...
The third, and by far the largest element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. This expenditure is under the control of the School Committee.
The following statement shows the distribution of the sums paid for salaries :
Expenditures
Total
High
Junior
Day School Elementary
Vocational
High
-Evening Schools- Elementary
Vocational
Jr. Vocational Continuation School and American- ization Work
Supervisors
$26,460.00
$2,595.00
$5,453.00
$15,417.50
$2,994.00
Principals
52,557.50
5,045.00
13,425.00
28,975.00
$4,475.00
$457.50
$180.00
Teachers
1,391,838.60
374,136.00
368,733.51
574,588.21
58,736.64
3,349.50
$273.00
1,548.00
10,473.74
Total
$1,470,856.10
$381,776.00
$387,612.01
$618,980.71
$63,211.64
$3,807.00
$273.00
$1,728.00
$13,467.74
157
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
..
$306.99
$454.37
..
158
ANNUAL REPORTS
The total outlay for all school purposes includes all the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings :
The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1947, is as follows :
Care
$289,859.41
Contingent
49,832.25
Salaries
1,515,163.34
Total for school maintenance
1,854,855.00
Paid for repairs
151,314.54
Paid for new buildings
Total for all school purposes
2,006,169.54
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :
1942
1943
1944
1945 $0.082
1946 $0.083
1947
Janitors salaries
$0.075
$0.074
$0.074
$0.088
Heat and light
0.039
0.047
0.056
0.058
0.047
0.068
Administration
0.021
0.022
0.023
0.021
0.023
0.024
School supplies
0.031
0.031
0.023
0.032
0.031
0.027
Teachers salaries
0.834
0.826
0.824
0.807
0.816
0.793
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for 1946 and 1947
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1946.
1947.
Change
1946.
1947.
Change
1946.
1947.
Change
1946.
1947.
Change
Instruction. Supplies Care ...
$128.02 6.10 24.38
$142.29 3.88 29.46
+$14 27 . - 2.22 +5.08
$116.67 3.26 23.68
$134.64 2 49 35.53
+ $17.97 -. 77 11.85
$76.18 2.74 20.98
$82.51 3.48 29.81
+$6.33 +.74 +8.83
$94.39 3.42 21.74
$108.11 3.42 31.67
... +9.93
Total.
$158.50
$175.63
+$17.13
$143.61
$172.66
+$29.05
$99.90
$115.80
+$15.90
$119.55
$143.20
+$23.65
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
159
Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent for each pupil in the average membership. In this computation we
exclude the cost of evening schools, and the vocational schools.
The following shows :
+$13.72
160
ANNUAL REPORTS
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
Cost of Instruction
$81.26
$86.12
$91.77
$92.29
$94.39
$108.11
Cost of Supplies
2.73
3.05
2.40
3.36
3.42
3.42
Cost of Care
10.92
12.35
14.04
15.49
21.74
31.67
Total
$94.91 $101.52 $108.21 $111.14 $119.55 $143.20
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $14.27 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1946, and $2.22 less per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost $6.63 more per pupil for instruction, and $0.74 more for supplies.
The amount yielded for each child in the average member- ship of the schools for 1947, not including the vocational schools, was $143.20.
TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1947
Name
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ-
ing Space occupied
by Building
Class of
Construction
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation including
When Built
Enlargements
High School
*102
3,407
+ ........ A-C
Steam
Fan
+$1,263,500
1895
8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1918 27 rooms and Gym- nasium added 1928
Prescott
13
C Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth
¢11
2863
49,310
C
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
#13
486
24,517
C
Steam
Gravity
59,900
1889
4 rooms added 1894
Pope
12
564
27,236
C Steam
Gravity
88,600
1891
Southern Junior High
47
1,308
64,460
A-C
Steam
Fan
374,400
1918
8 rooms added 1933 Alterations and Ad- [ ditions made in 1931
( Edgerly Elementary
8
335
Vocational { Continuation
6
43,927
A
Steam
Unit System
412,800
1936
[ Boys' Vocational ..
§18
Į14
642
28,800
C Steam
Gravity
101,400
1891
Chandler (Northeastern Jr. High)
35
1,499
74,124
A Steam
Fan
638,000
1923
Folsom
13
1,756
30,632
C Steam
Gravity
112,000
1866
Carried forward
305
9,500
$3,189,800
f Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13-1/10 acres; land not included in valuation.
* Includes home rooms, laboratories, shops. assembly rooms, etc.
# One room used for dental clinic. § Includes related work rooms.
A-Brick walls, concrete floors and corridors.
B-Brick walls, concrete corridors, wooden floors.
C-Brick exterior walls.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
161
..
..
13
..
..
..
..
Glines
...
1899
Forster
Furniture
TABLE 1-CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1947
Name
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ-
ing Space occupied
by Building
Class of
Construction
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation including
When Built
Enlargements
Brought forword
305
9,500
Bingham
16
657
35,586
C
Steam
Gravity
$3,189,800 82,000
1886
4 rooms added 1904 8 rooms added 1904
Carr ..
15
649
20,450
C
Steam
Gravity
63,100
1898
Morse
12
484
29,000
C
Steam
Gravity
64,000
1869
Cholerton (Highland)
12
422
23,260
C
Steam
Gravity
73,600
1880
Hodgkins
*14
584
35,034
C
Steam
Gravity
126,200
1896
Cliff (Western Jr. High)
14
1,512
218,071
B
Steam
Fan
483,000
1917
Cutler
20
929
53,719
C
Steam
Fan
145,800
1912
Bennett
12
475
21,964
C
Steam
Gravity
58,000
1902
Hanscom
10
441
16,767
C
Steam
Fan
70,500
1897
Brown
10
472
26,733
C
Steam
Gravity
83,700
1901
Proctor
* 9
356
C
Steam
Gravity
147,000
1905
Cummings
8
331
22,800
A
Steam
Unit System
89,500
1932
Grimmons
8
324
84,354
B
Steam
Unit System
100,800
1930
Burns
8
336
16,080
C
Steam
Gravity
49,000
1886
Lowe
8
386
21,650
C
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Baxter
6
290
11,000
C Steam
Gravity
41,200
1901
Perry
6
242
46,080
C
Steam
Gravity
56,100
1899
Durell
4
163
13,883
C
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Total
527
18,553
$4,908,400
" State property; land not included in valuation.
* One room for Dental Clinic.
162
ANNUAL REPORTS
9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- [ ditions made in1931 6 rooms added 1915
4 rooms added 1907
4 rooms added 1907
...
Original built 1884
4 rooms added 1899
..
..
...
..
Furniture
·
2
6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891
163
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1946-1947
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$387,464.36
$10,556.07
$80,238.66
$478,259.09
Northeastern Jr.
146,087.38
2,704.32
29,207.44
177,999.14
Southern Jr.
118,816.92
2,049.12
37,642.80
158,508.84
Western Jr.
128,234.43
2,521.44
36,904.70
167,660.57
Prescott
45,150.64
1,601.83
19,262.40
66,014.87
Hanscom
12,417.34
814.82
7,557.47
20,789.63
Bennett
17,433.41
1,015.11
9,216.46
27,664.98
Baxter
12,531.79
958.20
5,022.96
18,512.95
Knapp
25,833.18
1,109.00
10,045.94
36,988.12
Perry
14,874.24
909.41
5,022.95
20,806.60
Pope
27,099.09
900.59
10,045.93
38,045.61
Cummings
22,475.22
1,177.93
6,704.95
30,358.10
Edgerly
26,169.63
1,239.98
5,022.96
32.432.57
Glines.
32,818.42
1,243.45
11,727.96
45,789.83
Grimmons
19,084.18
965.10
6,704.98
26,754.26
Forster
56,447.29
1,474.67
21,796.92
79,718.88
Bingham
34,743.02
1.222,07
13,409.94
49,375.03
Carr
34,925.43
1,228.13
12,557.42
48,710.98
Morse
25,270.56
1,271.77
10,045.94
36,588.27
Proctor
18,217.10
983.83
6,704.98
25,905.91
Durell
10,289.51
781.40
3,364.01
14,434.92
Burns
19,532.24
857.19
6,704.98
27,094.41
Brown
30,007.49
1,199.07
8,386.98
39,593.54
Cholerton
22,364.44
1,327.39
8,386.98
32,078.81
Hodgkins
35,131.74
1,220.86
11,727.96
48,080.56
Cutler
55,079.36
1,701.98
16,750.91
73,532.25
Lowe
19,018.45
844.48
6,704.98
26,567.91
Vocational
63,211.64
3,909.15
13,601.67
80,722.46
Independent House- hold Arts
2,932.50
131.83
3,343.27
6,407.60
Atypical.
29,574.57
1,093.47
8,392.06
39,060.10
Sight Saving
2,652.03
21.14
829.49
3,502.66
Cont'uation & Jr. Voc.
9,396.24
434.28
5,559.03
15,389.55
Americanization
4,071.50
20.09
856.37
4,947.96
Evening High & Elem.
3,707.00
36.09
980.92
4,724.01
Evening Practical Arts
373.00
217.98
590.98
Evening Vocational
1,728.00
306.99
522.60
2,557.59
Total
$1,515,163.34
$49,832.25
$441,173.95
$2,006,169.54
164
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS
For School Year 1946-1947
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$142.29
$3.88
$29.46
$175.63
Northeastern Jr.
132.08
2.44
26.41
160.93
Southern Jr.
128.45
2.21
40.69
171.35
Western Jr
144.25
2.83
41.51
188.59
Prescott
77.31
2.74
32.98
113.03
Hanscom
93.36
6.13
56.82
156.31
Bennett.
92.24
5.37
48.76
146.37
Baxter
103.57
7.91
41.51
152.99
Knapp
94.28
4.05
36.66
134.99
Perry
85.48
5.22
28.87
119.57
Pope
86.30
2.87
31.99
121.16
Cummings
74.17
3.89
22.13
100.19
Edgerly
83.88
3.97
16.10
103.95
Glines
86.82
3.28
31.03
121.13
Grimmons
75.13
3.80
26.40
105.33
Forster
79.17
2.06
30.57
111.80
Bingham
84.12
2.96
32.47
119.55
Carr
90.95
3.20
32.70
126.85
Morse
66.15
3.33
26.30
95.78
Proctor
93.42
5.05
34.38
132.85
Durell
83.65
6.35
27.35
117.35
Burns
93.45
4,10
32.08
129.63
Brown
85.01
3.39
23.76
112.16
Cholerton
79.59
4.72
29.84
114.15
Hodgkins
88.05
3.06
29.39
120.50
Cutler
70.08
2.16
21.31
93.55
Lowe
93.68
4.16
33.03
130.87
Atypical
157.31
5.82
44.63
207.76
Sight Saving
241.09
1.92
75.41
318.42
Continuation Jr. Voca.
199.92
9.24
118.27
327.43
Americanization
29.71
.15
6.25
36.11
Evening
31.41
.31
8.31
40.03
Elementary
82.51
3.48
29.81
115.80
All schools ( without
state-aided schools)
108.11
3.42
31.67
143.20
Vocational
345.42
21.36
74.32
441.10
Ind. Household Arts
112.79
5.07
128.58
246.44
Americanization.
29.71
.15
6.25
36.11
165
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 4-ANNUAL COST OF MAINTAINING THE SCHOOLS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.
YEAR.
Average Member- ship.
Instruction and Super- vision.
School Supplies.
Light.
Heating.
Janitors.
School Tele- phones.
1912
11,710
$306,709
$30,319
$5,995|$15,676
$30,219
$512
$389,431
1913
11,856
320,744
25,877
5,842
16,055
32,939
542
402,092+
1914
12,320
338,587
26,843
6,448
18,952
33,711
624
425,165
1915
12,903
357,581
29,389
5,755
18,366
32,674
213
443,978
1916
13,191
363,948
26,098
6,233
20,197
34,667
451,143
1917
12,770
376,138
29,221
5,429
25,487
35,718
471,993
1918
12,656
410,589
33,587
6,966
35,839
42,063
18
529,062
1919
12,733
437,730
33,225
8,821
22,960
55,710
*559,328
1920
12,836
613,294
40,079
10,092
37,083
56,381
*757,679
1921
13,396
714,859
26,329
12,163
63,017
61,435
*878,153
1922
14,109
747,905
42,682
10,531
26,521
61,987
*889,877
1923
14,308
752,272
44,106
9,883
64,726
63,408
934,395
1924
14,544
769,773
52,757
9,803
34,162
67,277
933,772
1925
14,699
790,963
45,259
12,226
41,846
73,967
964,261
1926
15,042
851,758
46,497
13,319
23,316
74,924
1,009,814
1927
15,042
944,588
47,388
13,187
39,524
82,773
1,127,460
1928
15,190
974,328
51,041
13,898
23,544
86,580
1,149,391
1929
15,521
1,021,916
54,663
19,458
30,032
87,452
1,213,521
1930
15,632
1,076,845
59,560
18,403
31,827
89,483
1,276,118
1931
15,915
1,141,065
56,074
22,411
41,502
98,823
1,359,876
1932
16,030
1,188,529
53,788
26,819
32,306
104,709
1,406, 151
1933
16,303
1,200,830
48,644
22,777
29,751
105,412
1,407,413
1934
16,616
1,231,330
45,837
20,944
29,371
107,468
1,434,957
1935
16,613
1,238,414
44,462
22,577
38,186
105,058
1,448,690
1936
16,779
1,265,145
43,295
18,157
25,463
105,138
1,457,378
1937
16,626
1,293,317
45,373
22,077
42,028
112,885
1,515,680
1938
16,623
1,329,084
53,473
22,769
34,703
106,429
1,550,748
1939
16,307
1,329,422
48,963
24,393
33,285
111,577
1,547,640
1940
16,325
1,325,599
47,678
24,813
33,858
111,836
1,543,784
1941
15,988
1,312,036
46,175
22,785
31,822
113,991
1,526,809
1942
15,170
1,277,111
45,597
19,541
39,057
112,650
1,493,956
1943
14,304
1,289,636
47,120
22,494
48,533
112,467
1,520,250
1944
13.742
1,311,827
36,079
23,350
63,037
113,868
1,548,161
1945
13,693
1,309, 400
50,046
26,712
64,219
129,584
1,579,961
1946
13,670
1,380,548
51,194
23,464
53,555
136,454
1,645,215
1947
13,549
1,515,163
49,832
34,414
63,312
163,740
2,006,169#
¡ $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.
*
Includes $882.50, rent of Armory in 1919.
*
750.00
in 1920.
*
350.00,
in 1921.
*
250.00,
11 in 1922.
# Also includes under "Spent By City Gov't", $151, 315 for repairs & upkeep and $28,393 for miscellaneous expenses of operation.
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
166
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 5-ANNUAL COST PER CAPITA OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS (Based on the average membership)
YEAR.
Instruction and Supervision.
School Supply Expenses.
Care
Total.
Assessors' Valuation of City.
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