Report of the city of Somerville 1949, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1949
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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


·


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


·


·


.


·


·


·


.


.


.


·


·


·


.


·


.


·


·


.


·


·


·


.


.


·


.


·


·


·


·


· ·


·


·


.


.


.


.


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


·


.


·


·


.


.


.


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


·


·


.


.


.


.


·


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


"


"


2000


Second Year Cadet


Perry Yanow


Somerville


2200


Morse Kgn. Assistant


Ruth Kaup


2750


Bingham Kgn. Assistant


Margaret K. Grady


"1


2750


·


·


·


. ·


·


·


·


.


·


· ·


·


.


·


·


·


·


·


·


.


·


·


·


·


·


.


·


.


.


·


·


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


195


"


Southern Junior


2900


Southern Junior


James J. Sharry


2400


Bennett


Mary T. Shanahan


High


Northeastern Junior


·


·


·


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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