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5,067
Total
16,177
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive:
In public schools, males
3,510
females
3,343
6,853
In private schools, males
1,759
females
1,686
3,445
Total
10,298
1875
21,594
1934
104,000
1880
24,985
1916
85,000
1933
104,000
180
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 8-ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS For School Year 1948-1949
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending in June.
High
2,570
2,392
2,183
91.3
2,525
2,338
Northeastern Jr. High
1,048
993
909
91.5
1,004
979
Southern Jr. High
909
874
807
92.3
880
856
Western Jr. High
942
901
839
93.1
916
898
Vocational
271
239
215
90.0
267
161
Prescott
59.
559
508
90.9
578
556
Hanscom
164
150
136
90.7
150
152
Bennett
182
163
154
94.3
167
164
Baxter
138
127
117
92.1
132
123
Knapp
307
293
269
91.8
296
315
Perry
170
161
146
90.7
164
156
Pope
384
367
334
91.0
362
368
Cummings
299
264
246
93.2
276
265
Edgerly
337
307
279
90.9
325
302
Glines
392
415
390
94.0
418
416
Grimmons
282
266
249
93.6
267
259
Forster
773
684
647
94.6
688
688
Bingham
457
436
402
92.2
433
426
Carr
458
429
393
91.6
432
431
Morse
370
362
330
91.2
365
366
Proctor
294
269
244
90.7
276
266
Durell
131
128
120
93.8
131
129
Burns
231
217
202
93.1
218
217
Brown
377
362
335
92.5
378
353
Choler ton
300
278
250
90.0
280
274
Hodgkins
420
395
360
91.1
409
396
Cutler
839
789
717
90.9
802
781
Lowe
237
217
201
92.6
215
217
Atypical
187
179
151
84.4
184
176
Sight Saving
9
10
9
90.0
9
10
Continuation, Jr. Voca.
64
56
47
83.9
63
43
Total
14,139
13,282
12,189
91.8
13,610
13,061
Total for 1947-1948
14,591
13,507
12,263
90.8
13,899 13,312
18T
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1949
Number of teachers, including Head Master
125
Number of days schools kept
181
Number enrolled
2,570
Average number belonging
2,392.35
Average daily attendance
2,183.12
Tardiness 6,922
Dismissals
1,005
In class of 1950, September
923
June
805
Per cent of loss 12.8%
In class of 1950, September
791
June
722
Per cent of loss
8.7 %
In Class of 1948, September
816
June
802
Per cent of loss
1.7%
Special Students, September (Post Graduates)
8
June
9
Per cent of gain
12.5%
Number of graduates, male
361
Number of graduates, female Total
427
788
Average age, male graduates
18
Average age, female graduates
17.6.
Number of graduates entering Colleges and Engineering Schools
33
Number of graduates entering State Teachers' College ....
11
Number of graduates entering other institutions 40
182
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 10-PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE 1949
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
-
High
Post Graduate
8
1
9
Twelfth
369
433
802
Eleventh
329
393
722
Tenth
381
424
805
Total
58
64
1,087
1,251
2,338
Ninth
438
492
930
Eighth
411
459
870
Seventh
447
486
933
Total
54
68
1,296
1,437
2,733
Elementary
Sixth
3
29
490
459
949
Fifth
3
25
481
476
957
Fourth
33
499
487
986
Third.
32
514
487
1,001
Second
30
608
524
1,132
First
39
738
673
1,411
Total
6
188
3,330
3,106
6,436
Kindergarten
19
11
567
597
1,164
Special
2
12
Sight Saving
1
8
2
10
Cadets
7
Atypical
2
9
112
64
176
Vocational
20
161
161
Americanization
1
Continuation &
Jr. Vocational
2
2
28
15
43
Independent
Household Arts
1
Total
144
372
...
309
81
390
Supervisors and
Principals, etc ..
18
3
Grand Total
162
375
11
6,589
6,472
18,061
Never in First Grade Before
1189
183
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 11-PUPILS IN HIGH, JUNIOR HIGH, ELEMENTARY, VOCATIONAL, AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS 1948-1949
.
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Schools
Kinder-
gartens
Vocational
School
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Class
| Jr. Voc. and
Continuation
Schools
Total
Annual enrollment
2570
2899
6816
1323
271
187
9
64
14,139
Average membership
2392
2768
6442
1196
239
179
10
56
13,282
Average attendance
2183
2555
5993
1036
215
151
9
47
12,189
Per cent. of attendance
91.3
92.3
93.0
86.6
90.0
84.4
90.0
83.9
91.8
No. cases of tardiness
6922
3355
3652
46
1580
347
21
98
16,021
Number cases of dismissal
1005
1605
1833
13
117
151
0
25
4,749
Membership, October, 1948
2525
2800
6566
1196
267
184
9
63
13,610
Membership, June, 1949
2338
2733
6436
1164
161
176
10
43
13,061
No. cases corp. punishment
...
....
TABLE 12-NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER
SCHOOL
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
Prescott
53
59
57
60
58
Hanscom
21
31
38
45
30
Bennett
15
37
18
28
18
Baxter
26
21
27
26
22
Knapp
19
30
22
39
24
Perry
38
32
39
39
28
Pope
42
46
43
55
49
Cummings
39
36
55
41
48
Edgerly
76
54
50
68
42
Glines
52
56
56
77
103
Grimmons
35
41
50
51
29
Forster
88
101
97
126
99
Bingham
64
59
68
75
65
Carr
45
34
54
53
58
Morse
32
54
48
51
45
Proctor
35
25
32
52
33
Durell
29
30
32
33
44
Burns
48
57
51
56
54
Brown
48
55
58
54
46
Hodgkins
47
53
52
61
71
Cutler
124
114
119
146
157
Lowe.
46
53
47
61
66
Total
1,022
1,078
1,113
1,297
1,189
Elementary
184
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 13-EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTIONS, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1949
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-
tional School
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools
In City
Northeastern Junior High
314
297
282
7
1
0
3
4
Southern Junior High
265
246
227
2
2
2
4
9
Western Junior High
277
263
251
6
1
0
1
4
Total
856
806
760
15
A
2
8
17
TABLE 13a-NINTH GRADE PROMOTIONS, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1950
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
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
366
359
313
11
2
14
19
0
Southern Junior High
268
252
229
10
5
0
7
1
Western Junior High
305
299
278
00
0
0
13
0
Total
939
910
820
29
7
14
39
1
Vocational School
in June
School
No. Entering
lic or Private
185
SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1948-1949
1948
1949
Change ·
Number of visits to the school
346
348
+2
Number of visits to the homes
3929
3948
+19
Number of cases to be investigated
3457
3526
+69
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
411
364
-47
Number of different pupils who were
truants or habitual absentees
..
211
178
-33
Number of truants for the first time
125
86
-39;
Number who were truants for the second time
36
53
+17
Number who were truants for three or more times
36
39
+3
Number of girls who were truants or absentees
128
102
-26
Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments ....
6
4
-2
Number of minors found to be work- ing without employm't certificates Number of employment certificates issued to boys
17
11
-6
Number of emloyment
certificates
re-issued to boys
7
5
-2
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
4
1
-3
Number of employment certificates re-issued to girls
1
1
-
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases
Warned and returned to schools
150
Transferred to other schools
3
Left School (over 16)
13
Removed from City
3
Obtained certificates
-
Sent to Lancaster
1
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
2
Sent to Lyman ..
5
Placed on Probation
0
Sent to County Training School
1
178
+7
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age .... Number of transfer cards investigated Number of cards forwarded
1733
1468
-265
Number of truants in County training
School at the close of the year
3
2
-1
Amount of board paid for truants
$292.00
$210.28
$81.72.
6
1
-5
Number of educational literature cer-
tificates issued to minors over 16
3004
1488
-1516
years of age (first issue)
49
56
739
750
+11
186
TABLE 14a TRUANCIES AND HABITUAL ABSENTEEISM BY AGE AND GRADES
BY AGES.
Total.
GRADE.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
I
1
. ..
...
.
. ...
2
II
....
2
1
IV
10
V
11
VI.
4
13
16
13
VII
5
11
18
28
IX.
4
x
1
XI
XII
. .
.
.
4
6
Voc. 1
10
Voc. 11
..
..
..
.
3
3
3
9
18
Ungraded
Total.
1
2
1
3
9
11
28
43
76
4
178
.
.
..
....
..
.....
..
.
.
.
.....
.
.
4
3
4
46
34
VIII
1
6
17
4
.. .
. .
.
1
Vocational
10
..
2
8
Voc. 111
. .
.
.
2
2
.
1
5
1
2
1
·
.
·
ANNUAL REPORTS
.....
.
. .
4
187
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 15-Evening High School, Season 1948-1949
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
147
274
421
Average Membership
80
153
233
Average Attendance
56
94
150
Number of teachers
9
Number of sessions
56
Cost of Instruction
$2,059.17
Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light
and supplies
3,793.59
Total Cost ...
$5,852.76
Table 15a-Evening Practical Arts Classes, Season
Women
Enrolled
143
Average Membership
99
Average Attendance
75
Number of teachers
5
Number of sessions
56
Student hours
168
Cost of Instruction
$1,816.83
Cost of Janitor, Fuel & Light
1,482.01
Total expenditures
$3,298.84
Reimbursements from State
919.05
Net cost
$2,379.79
Table 15b-Americanization Classes
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
77
97
174
Average Membership
40.5
92.5
133
Average Attendance
34.67
76.1
110.77
Number of classes
8
Number of teachers
5
Number of sessions
62
Membership hours
16,492
Cost of Instruction
$5,107.50
Cost of supplies
85.90
Cost of Janitors, Fuel & Light
741.00
Total cost
$5,934.40
Reimbursement from the State
2,553.75
Net cost
$3,380.65
Net cost per membership hour
$0.205
188
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
Prescott
165
247
156
137
124
110
Bennett
32
27
22
23
19
20
Knapp
78
77
80
70
79
88
Pope
53
47
49
51
43
52
Cummings
27
35
35
36
34
33
Glines
64
55
52
48
47
48
Grimmons
37
29
30
29
29
26
Forster
86
96
11
95
86
100
Bingham
52
47
57
46
57
52
Carr
67
71
68
60
69
60
Morse
35
24
43
44
38
33
Proctor
24
39
27
27
33
24
Brown
44
42
55
38
41
37
Cholerton
95
69
109
101
90
101
Hodgkins
55
54
49
50
70
44
Cutler
100
95
103
96
103
94
Total
1014
954
1048
951
962
922
Average Membership of Elementary Schools
7511
6606
6570
6387
6348
6442
Per cent. of Average Membership Promoted to Jr. High
13.50
14.44
15.95
14.88
15.15
14.32
189
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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
1947
14,876
13,549
12,465
92.4
18,258
1.465
1948
14,591
13,507
12,263
90.7
16,087
1.312
1949
14,139
13,282
12,189
91.8
16,021
1.314
(For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917)
190
ANNUAL REPORTS
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 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
1947
13,549
2,921
21.56
726
5.36
1948
14,591
2,751
18.85
742
5.09
1949
13,282
2,538
19.11
788
5.93
(For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917).
606
3.90
1930
15,632
2,500
191
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 19-PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1949 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
Months' Trial
VII VIII IX
937
821
66
50
874
743
91
40
929
876
30
23
2
Total
2,740
2,440
187
113
2
.
PERCENTAGE OF PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1949 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
VII VIII
100
87.6
7.1
5.3
100
85.0
10.4
4.6
IX
100
94.3
3.2
2.5
0.2
Average . ....
100
89.1
6.8
4.1
0.07
Promotees
after Two
192
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 19a-PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1949 Elementary Grades
GRADE.
On June
Promotion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted
to next Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Retarded.
Promoted more
than One Grade.
Special Promo-
Dropped Back
after Two
Months' Trial
I
1,381
1,089
87
203
2
II
1,130
956
82
91
III
1,000
841
103
56
. .
:
IV
982
825
97
60
..
...
V
959
810
103
45
...
1
5
VI
950
857
73
18
...
2
4
Total
6,402
5,378
545
473
2
4
37
PERCENTAGE OF PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1949 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
78.9
6.3
14.7
.1
...
II
100
84.6
7.3
8.0
...
.1
.7
III
100
84.1
10.
5.6
...
...
.7
IV
100
84.0
9.9
6.1
..
...
.6
V
100
84.5
10.7
4.7
...
1
.5
VI
100
90.2
7.7
1.9
..
.2
.4
Average ... |
100
84.0
8.5
7.4
.03
.07
9
tions during Year.
Promotees
7
1:
8
7
6
Promoted
Promotees
.5
DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES AND GRADES OCTOBER 1, 1949
AGE
GRADE
TOTAL
Above Normal Age
Per cent. Above Normal Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 or over
Kdgn.
509
659
2
3
1,173
..
1
430
777
118
10
2
1,337
12
.89
2
389
642
133
37
1
1.209
45
3.72
3
2
290
558
148
45
7
1,0 0
52
4.95
4
247
522
174
52
7
1
1,003
60
5.98
5
8
234
446
176
65
22
3
954
90
9.43
6
1
223
412
172
74
14
4
2
902
94
10.42
7
70
307
369
130
47
9
932
56
6.01
8
61
282
331
169
53
11
1
908
65
7.16
9
1
68
263
407
121
26
886
26
2.93
10
7
248
460
29
1
958
30
3.13
11
397
156
13
7
2
763
22
2.88
12
216
387
49
7
1
660
8
1.21
P. G.
Total
509
1089
1170
1053
944
965
1017
963
828
931
832
825
579
66
17
4
1
12,749
Under Normal Grade
10
39
52
60
72
97
64
66
39
30
14
14
3
562
Per cent. Under Normal Grade
1.05
4.13
5.39
5.01
7.48
10.51
6.87
7.93
4.70
5.01
21.21
82.35 75.00
14
2
14.29
6
3
3
1
1
956
193
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
173
3
185
194
TABLE 20-RETIREMENTS, RESIGNATIONS AND DEATHS OF TEACHERS IN 1949
School
Teacher
Took Effect
In Service
High
tMargaret Brown
February 3
16 yrs.
High
Daniel J. Cotter
Sept. 6
16 yrs., 4 mos.
High
Joseph J. Nangle
Sept. 8
18 yrs., 8 mos.
High
Marguerite M. Ryan Louise Dalton
Oct. 11
2 yrs., 2 mos.
Northeastern Junior
Sept. 6
4 yrs.
Northeastern Junior
*Gladys M. Sheldon
August 16
30 yrs.
Southern Junior
Rita Harrington
Sept. 6
5 yrs.
Southern Junior
M. Paul McSweeney
Sept. 26
11 yrs.
Western Junior
Isabelle Sheehan
July 25
6 yrs., 8 mos.
Knapp
Mary J. Gilhooly
June 30
7 yrs.
Knapp
Josephine P. Hourihan
June 30
8 yrs.
Edgerly
Julia Arata
Sept. 6
5 yrs.
Cummings
* Lois P. Wilbur
June 30
26 yrs.
Durell
Marie Burlingame
July 25
6 yrs., 8 mos.
Morse
Eleanor Shanahan
June 30
15 yrs.
Morse
Mildred Williston
June 30
15 yrs.
Burns
Beatrice B. Ahern
June 30
2 yrs., 6 mos.
Burns ..
Rhoda M. Crowell
Sept. 6
1 yr.
Cutler
Eleanor R. Walker
June 30
7 yrs.
Special
Vincent R. Cronin
Sept. 26
7 yrs.
ANNUAL REPORTS
Died
+ -*
* Retired
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TABLE 21-ELECTIONS IN 1949
School
Teacher
Coming from Somerville
Salary $2400
Service Began September 1
High
Robert J. Barker
High
James J. Hickey
2900
"1
High
Joseph C. Kelley
2400
"1
High
Marion E. Lyons
2600
Kathryn A. McCann
3100
Eleanor M. Reagan
Medford Somerville
2400
John Gartland
"1
2400
Vocational
John J. Donoghue
"
2400
Knapp
Evelyn J. Dewire
2400
Grimmons
Leda L. Dini
2400
Durell
Rosetta T. Sharry
2400
First Year Cadet
Kathleen Mary Cullinane
Not Teaching
2000
First Year Cadet
Carolyn B. Macdonald
11
2000
First Year Cadet
Mary F. Maguire
"
2000
First Year Cadet
Shirley Agnes Mckenzie
11
2000
First Year Cadet
Frederick E. Tirrell
"
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2000
Second Year Cadet
Perry Yanow
Somerville
2200
Morse Kgn. Assistant
Ruth Kaup
2750
Bingham Kgn. Assistant
Margaret K. Grady
"1
2750
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
195
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Southern Junior
2900
Southern Junior
James J. Sharry
2400
Bennett
Mary T. Shanahan
High
Northeastern Junior
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196
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 22-LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF TEACHERS
Abigail R. Bailey leave of absence from January 31 to March 4, 1949. Ruth Bridges leave of absence for remainder of the school year 1948-1949. Irene Allen Sabbatical Leave from March 1 to June 30, 1949. Francis X. Foley leave of absence from April 18 to June 24, 1949. Leda L. Dini leave of absence from June 15 to June 24, 1949. Mary Pineo leave of absence September 7 to September 13, 1949. Ruth Bridges continuance of leave of absence to February 1, 1950.
TABLE 23-TRANSFERS OF TEACHERS
Teacher
From
To
Mary Whelan
Baxter
High
Helen Hesson
Northeastern Jr.
Hodgkins
Carolyn Crockett
Cholerton
Hodgkins
Phyllis Angelo
Edgerly
Hanscom
Perry Yanow
Hodgkins
Cholerton
197
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 24-Number of Teachers FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
YEAR.
High School.
Junior High Schools.
*Elemen- tary Schools.
Special Teach- ers.
Supv.s Prins. etc.
Assistants not in Charge of Room
Contin.
Amer.
Men
Women Total.
1912
66₺
252
22
9
40
309
349
1913
68₺
257
28
12
39
326
365
1914
75₺
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
.
5
2
60
392
452
1922
721
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
77°
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
129a
167
259
44
14
5
1
164
455
619
1941
129a
160
253
53
12
5
1
163
450
613
1942
127a
155
247
52
12
4
1
155
443
598
1943
118a
145
234
49
12
4
1
127
436
563
1944
113a
142
235
48
12
4
1
121
434
555
1945
110a
139
238
46
9
4
1
131
416
547
1946
127a
160
249
46
8
4
1
158
43
595
1947
119a
129
223
43
21
5
3
1
149
395
544
1948
119a
124
229
42
21
4
4
1
157
388
544
1949
122a
122
224
47
21
7
4
1
162
386
548
* Including Kindergartners
# Including a secretary.
** Including a secretary and two matrons.
0 Including a secretary and a matron.
a Including two matrons.
54
371
425
1921
75°
115
216
25
14
198
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 25-BOOKS AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN 1949
PART I
Books to be added to the authorized list of textbooks
A-Elementary
Grade
Iroquois New Standard Arithmetics, Enlarged Edition; Patton & Young; Iroquois Pub. Co., basic textbooks in Arithmetic
3 Grade 3
4 Grade 4
5 Grade 5
6 Grade 6
Number Readiness Series, Campbell & Wren; D. C. Heath & Co .; basic textbook in Arithmetic
3 Discovering Numbers
4 Number Experiences
5 Number Activities
6 Exploring Numbers
Living Arithmetic Series, Buswell-Brownell-John; Ginn and Company; basic textbooks in Arithmetic
3 Grade Three
4 Grade Four
5 Grade Five
6 Grade Six
6 Old World Lands; Barrows, Parker, Sorenson; Silver Burdett Co .; basic textbook in Geography
4 Neighbors Around the World; Smith & Sorenson; John C. Winston Co .; basic textbook in Geography
4 Using Our Earth; Whipple & James; Macmillan Company; basic text- book in Geography
6 History on the March Series-"Makers of the Americas"; Marion Lansing; D. C. Heath & Co .; basic textbook in History
5 Heroes, Heroines, and Holidays; Thomas-Kelty; Ginn & Company: supplementary textbook in History
Our Growing World Series; Mitchell, Stall, and Snyder; D. C. Heath and Co .; supplementary textbooks
5 Our Country
.3-4 Animals, Plants, and Machines
1-2 Farm and City
5 Aviation Readers: The Men Who Gave Us Wings; Rose N. Cohen; The Macmillan Company; supplementary reading
6 Living Literature for Supplementary Reading; Story Treasures; Theisen and Bond; Macmillan Company; supplementary reading Reading for Interest Series; Witty and Wright; D. C. Heath & Co .; supplementary reading
1 A Home for Sandy
1 Rain and Shine
1 Something Different
2 Lost and Found
3 Fun and Frolic
Sports Readers; Prissell and Friebele; The Macmillan Company; sup- plementary reading
2 Fun at the Playground
199
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
3 Fun in Swimming
Stories to Remember; Bennett-Dowse-Edmonds; Silver Burdett Co .; supplementary reading
4 Wonder and Laughter Dreaming and Daring
5 -4-5-6 Reading Fun; Reynolds; Noble and Noble; supplementary reading for slow-working group or for slow individual
B-Junior High
8-9 Modern French Course, Book I-Dondo; D. C. Heath & Co,, basic textbook
C-High
10 Commencons A Lire-De Sauze and Dureau; Henry Holt and Com- pany; Supplementary reading
10-11 Modern French Course, Revised Edition-Dondo; D. C. Heath & Co .; basic textbook
11-12 Kimball Contest Copy-J. N. Kimball; The Gregg Publishing Com- pany; supplementary
12 Applied Economics-J. H. Dodd; South-Western Publishing Company; basic textbook
12 Our Changing Social Order-Gavian, Gray, Groves; D. C. Heath & Co .; basic textbook
PART II Books to be deleted from the authorized list of textbooks
3-4 Neighborhood Stories (Atwood-Thomas Series)
5 World Geograhy, Book I-The New World
6 World Geography, Book II-The Old World
3-6 Language Arts for Boys and Girls (Trabue-Goodrich)
3-6 New Everyday Arithmetic Series (Hoyt et al.) First Book and Second Book
Stone and Mills Arithmetic Series (Unit Mastery Arithmetic)
3-4 Three Book Series: Primary
5-6 Intermediate
3-6 Six Book Series: Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Books
200
ANNUAL REPORTS
PART III
ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL BOARD, 1950 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Somerville, Massachusetts 1950
FRANCIS H. BROWN WILLIAM J. SHEA
Chairman· Vice-Chairman®
MEMBERS Ex-Officiis
JOHN M. LYNCH, Mayor
34 Browning Rd ..
PAUL I. MCCARTHY President, Board of Aldermen
472 Medford St.
Ward One
JOSEPH F. LEAHY
16 New Hampshire Ave.
Ward Two
FRANCIS H. BROWN
Ward Three
59 Preston Rd ..
Ward Four
167 Central St ..
Ward Five
27 Aberdeen Rd ..
Ward Six
17 Warner St ..
Ward Seven
86 Yorktown St.
Superintendent of Schools EVERETT W. IRELAND
Office: West Building, High School, Highland Avenue
Residence: 18 Day Street
The Superintendent's Office will be open on school days from 8:00 to 5:00. His office hour is 4:00 on school days.
Assistant Superintendent of Schools LEO C. DONAHUE 108 Summer Street
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