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5
10
2401
49,310
C
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
13
473
24,517
C
Steam
Gravity
58,500
1889
° Pope
Southern Junior High
47
1,308
64,460 A-C
Steam
Fan
374,400
1918
[ Edgerly Elementary
10
304
1931, 1933
Vocational
₹ Continuation
6
30
43,927
A
Steam
Unit System
412,800
1936
[ Boys' Vocational ..
18
110
515
28,800
C Steam
Gravity
101,400
1891
Chandler (Northeastern Jr. High)
42
1,290
74,124
A Steam
Gravity
638,000
1923
Folsom
-
Forster
1 ..
12
S
Carried forward
296
9,033
$3,099,800
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.
A-Brick walls, concrete floors and corridors.
B-Brick walls, concrete corridors, wooden floors.
C-Brick exterior walls. o Not used School Year 1949-1950 :- ordered closed by Building Commissioner August 1949. Organization housed at Bennett and Hanscom Buildings.) Dental Clinics in Prescott, Knapp and Glines.
173
.
.
1894 Razed, December 1950
Glines
15
8
756
30,632
C Steam
Gravity
112,000
1899
.
1866
by Building
Enlargements
2.
TABLE 1-CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1950
Name
o Ž ONo. 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
Brought forward
296
9,033
$3,099,800 82,000
1886
1904
Bingham
16
462
35,586
C
Steam
Gravity
Carr
14
649
20,450
C
Steam
Gravity
63,100
1898
Morse
12
484
29,000
C
Steam
Gravity
64,000
1869
1890
Cholerton (Highland)
12
458
23,260
C
Steam
Gravity
73,600
1880
1891
Hodgkins
11
584
35,034
C
Steam
Gravity
126,200
1896
Cliff (Western Jr. High)
43
1,480 218,071
B
Steam
Fan
548,000
1917
1923, 1931
Cutler
20
929
53,719
C
Steam
Fan
154,000
1912
1915
Bennett
12
475
21,964
C
Steam
Gravity
58,000
1902
Hanscom
10
364
16,767
C
Steam
Fan
70,500
1897
1907
Brown
10
472
26,733
C
Steam
Gravity
83,700
1901
1907
C
Steam
Gravity
147,000
1905
Proctor
8
252
T ..
...
.
·
8
331
22,800
A
Steam
Unit System
89,500
1932
Cummings
8
324
84,354
B
Steam
Unit System
100,800
1930
Grimmons
8
336
16,080
C
Steam
Gravity
49,000
1886
Burns
8
386
21,650
C
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Lowe
6
210
11,000
C
Steam
Gravity
Perry
6
242
46,080
C Steam
Gravity
56,100
1899
Durell
4
163
13,883
C
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Total
512
17,634
$4,891,600
1 State property; land not included in valuation.
* Dental Clinics in Proctor, Hodgkins
ANNUAL REPORTS
174
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41,200
1901
Baxter
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Furniture
Enlargements
1899
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1949-1950
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$505,434.74
$22,591.15
$75,808.27
$603,834.16
Northeastern Jr
174,812.94
5,457.64
32,077.31
212,347.89
Southern Jr.
152,822.45
6,055.25
39,488.67
198,366.37
Western Jr.
166,465.14
5,510.23
40,530.90
212,506.27
Prescott
67,469.26
2,071.06
19,250.10
88,790.42
Hanscom
22,499.23
603.19
8,381.62
31,484.04
Bennett
26,747.51
559.34
10,039.53
37,346.38
Baxter
15,602.00
445.07
5,019.76
21,076.83
Knapp
33,692.65
1,055.73
9,210.57
43,958.95
Perry
19,626.26
512.93
5,019.76
25,158.96
Pope
40,904.09
1,039.75
20,893.53*
62,837.37
Cummings
32,200.69
801.77
6,700.70
39,703.16
Edgerly
33,762.97
917.31
5,871.74
40,552.02
Glines
51,239.32
1,408.39
11,720.45
64,368.16
Grimmons
30,185.61
857.39
6,700.70
37,743.70
Forster
81,674.49
2,229.17
21,783.01
105,686.67
Bingham
49,972.95
1,242.31
13,401.38
64,616.64
Carr
53,071.59
1,547.91
12,549.40
67,168.90
Morse
40,379.70
1,136.85
10,039.53
51,556.08
Proctor
30,030.35
948.33
6,700.70
37,679.38
Durell
14,749.84
580.48
3,361.86
18,692.18
Burns
25,927.44
716.22
6,700.70
33,344.36
Brown
42,903.39
1,150.72
8,381.62
52,435.73
Cholerton
30,291.62
1,056.10
8,381.62
39,729.34
Hodgkins
54,390.94
1,320.94
11,720.45
67,432.33
Cutler
87,240.53
2,357.35
16,740.21
106,338.09
Lowe
28,599.61
769.15
6,700.70
36,069.46
Vocational
89,094.35
7,891.58
13,228.89
110,214.82
Independent House- hold Arts
4,970.70
88.83
5,623.31
10,682.84
Atypical.
45,508.99
3,098.17
10,341.28
58,948.44
Sight Saving
3,777.60
114.06
828.95
4,720.61
Cont'uation & Jr. Voc.
16,388.68
952.58
3,236.47
20,577.73
Americanization
5,550.50
16.80
2,887.12
8,454.42
Evening High & Elem.
3,818.50
444.40
6,532.10
10,795.00
Evening Practical Arts
2,298.50
2,610.43
4,908.93
Evening Vocational
3,185.00
135.95
1,769.19
5,090.14
Dist. Occupations
4,405.88
72.50
720.94
5,199.32
Total
$2,091,696.02
$77,766.60
$470,953.47
$2,640,416.09
* Includes $10,854 for Buses.
176
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1949-1950
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$227.57
$10.17
$34.13
$271.23
Northeastern Jr.
188.58
5.89
34.60
229.07
Southern Jr.
174.45
6.91
45.08
226.44
Western Jr
187.67
6.21
45.70
239.58
Prescott
115.33
3.54
32.91
151.78
Hanscom
122.95
3.29
45.80
172.04
Bennett
181.95
3.81
68.30
254.06
Baxter
128.94
3.76
41.49
174.19
Knapp
122.97
3.85
33.61
160.43
Perry
128.28
3.35
32.81
164.44
Pope
127.83
3.25
65.29
196.37
Cummings
115.00
2.86
23.93
141.79
Edgerly
130.86
3.56
22.76
157.18
Glines
114.63
3.15
26.22
144.00
Grimmons
123.21
3.50
27.35
154.06
Forster
119.93
3.27
31.99
155.19
Bingham
120.42
2.99
32.29
155.70
Carr
118.20
3.45
27.95
149.60
Morse
104.61
2.95
26.01
133.57
Proctor
125.65
3.97
28.04
157.66
Durell
109.26
4.30
24.90
138.46
Burns
120.59
3.33
31.17
155.09
Brown
121.54
3.26
23.74
148.54
Cholerton
135.84
4.74
37.58
178.16
Hodgkins
132.34
3.21
28.52
154.07
Cutler
114.19
3.09
21.91
139.19
Lowe
126.55
3.40
29.65
159.60
Atypical
270.89
18.44
61.55
350.88
Sight Saving
419.73
12.67
92.11
524.51
Evening High & Elem.
18.81
2.19
32.18
53.18
All Elementary
125.20
3.71
32.06
160.97
All schools ( without state-aided schools)
155.74
5.41
34.48
195.63
Vocational
331.20
29.34
49.18
409.72
Jr. Voca. & Cont.
496.63
28.87
98.07
623.57
Eve. Prac. Arts
10.40
11.81
22.21
Eve. Voca.
28.19
1.20
15.66
45.05
Ind. Household Arts
165.69
2.96
187.44
356.09
Dist. Occupations
163.18
2.69
26.70
192.57
Americanization
41.73
.13
21.71
63.57
177
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.
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
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 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
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
1,826,191
1948
13,507
1,750,083
79,201
26,554
85,166
175,696
2,116,700
1949
13,282
1,928,593
71,356
32,976
77,059
163,244
2,273,228
1950
12,957
2,091,696
77,767
30,331
60,648
182,504
2,442,946
+ $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, "
in 1922.
37,083
56,381
*757,679
1921
13,396
714,859
26,329
46,175
22,785
31,822
113,991
1,526,809
1941
15,988
11,312,036
Total.
178
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.
Ratio of Cost of School Main- tenance to Valuation.
1912
$23 61
$2 12
$3 99
$29 72
$69,632,540
$ .00556
1913
24 54
1 91
4 18
30 63
71,848,811
.00559
1914
24 55
1 89
4 27
30 71
74,887,800
.00568
1915
24 90
2 03
3 92
30 85
77,153,500
.00575
1916
26 25
1 88
4 41
32 54
79,304,329
.00569
1917
26 72
2 05
4 61
33 38
78,921,472
.00595
1918
29 58
2 40
6 09
38 07
84,639,280
.00625
1919
31 82
2 45
6 43
40 70
87,353,424
.00643
1920
44 34
2 80
7 45
54 59
83,910,855
.00903
1921
50 07
1 60
9 62
61 29
86,718,290
.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
5 47
2 61
10 17
88 25
113,453,300
.01335
1938
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
2 40
14 04
108 21
115,794,150
.01337
1945
92 29
3 36
5 49
111 14
116,941,600
.01351
1946
100 99
3 75
15 62
120 36
116,705,950
.01497
1947
111 83
3 67
32 56
148 06
133,975,950
.01497
1948
129 57
5 86
32 74
168 17
139,631,300
.01627
1949
145 20
5 37
30 92
181 49
131,136,700
.01838
1950
155 74
5 41
34 48
195 63
128,191,550
.02060
179
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
1936
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
1,493,956
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
1947
151,315
1,854,854
2,006,169
1948
146,239
2,125,275
2,271,514
1949
122,295
2,288,365
2,410,660
1950
147,363
2,493,053
2,640,416
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
180
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1949-1950
1842
1,013
1911
78,000
1931
104,000
1850
3,540
1912
80,000
1932
104,000
1860
8,025
1913
81,000
1933
104,000
1865
9,366
1914
85,000
1934
104,000
1870
14,693
1915
86,854
1935
100,773
1875
21,594
1916
88,000
1936
101,000
1880
24,985
1917
93,000
1937
100,000
1885
29,992
1918
91,000
1938
100,000
1890
40,117
1919
91,500
1939
100,000
1895
52,200
1920
93,033
1940
102,304
1900
61,643
1921
94,500
1941
102,000
1901
63,000
1922
98,000
1942
102,000
1902
65,273
1923
99,000
1943
102,000
1903
67,500
1924
100,440
1944
102,000
1905
69,272
1925
99,032
1945
105,883
1906
70,875
1926
101,000
1946
105,883
1907
72,000
1927
102,000
1947
105,883
1908
75,500
1928
104,000
1948
105,883
1909
75,500
1929
105,000
1949
105,883
1910
77,236
1930
103,604
1950
102,254
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years
of age inclusive, October 1, 1950
16,552
School Registrations
Number of children between 5 and 15 years
of age inclusive, October 1, 1950
In public schools
10,670
In private schools
5,342
Total
16,012
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive:
In public schools, males
3,414
females
3,243
6,657
In private schools, males
1,855
females
1,821
3,676
Total
10,333,
181
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 8-ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS For School Year 1949-1950
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No Attending
in October.
No. Attending in June.
High
2,434
2,278
2,103
92.31
2,395
2,231
Northeastern Jr. High
1,012
927
863
93.09
945
915
Southern Jr. High
924
876
811
92.57
883
866
Western Jr. High
923
S87
833
93.91
900
880
Vocational
296
269
243
90.33
286
199
Prescott
634
585
530
90.60
580
592
Hanscom
191
183
170
92.39
191
185
Bennett
152
147
139
94.55
147
147
Baxter
136
121
111
91.73
128
117
Knapp
287
274
255
93.06
271
274
Perry
165
153
143
93.46
156
148
Pope
343
320
293
91.56
314
317
Cummings
296
280
256
91.43
281
280
Edgerly
289
258
234
90.69
268
248
Glines
504
447
406
90.82
462
446
Grimmons
259
245
231
94.28
250
230
Forster
695
681
630
92.51
694
671
Bingham
444
415
389
93.73
419
415
Carr
465
49
423
94.20
457
447
Morse
396
386
355
91.96
389
344
Proctor
297
239
220
92.05
252
234
Durell
155
135
129
95.55
138
133
Burns
231
215
201
93.48
223
209
Brown
375
353
331
93.76
370
307
Choler ton
239
223
205
91.92
231
188
Hodgkins
431
411
378
91.97
409
412
Cutler
822
764
691
90.44
769
777
Lowe
233
226
213
94.24
229
224
Atypical
197
168
143
85.11
183
121
Sight Saving
9
9
8
88.89
65
9
Continuation, Jr. Voca.
5
33
29
87.88
9
54
Total
13,888
12,957
11,966
92.35
13,294
12,620
Total for 1948-1949
14,139
13,282
12,189
91.8
13,610| 13,061
182
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1950
Number of teachers, including Headmaster
128
Number of days school kept
181
Number enrolled
2,434
Average number belonging
2,278.46
Average daily attendance
2,102.59
Tardinesses
6,873
Dismissals
1,088
In class of 1952, September
955
June
874
Per cent of loss
8.5%
In class of 1951, September
762
June
688
Per cent of loss 9.7%
In class of 1950, September
661
June
663
Per cent of gain .3 %
Special Students, September (Post Graduates)
9 6
June
Per cent of loss
33.3%
Number of graduates, male
285
Number of graduates, female
361
Total
646
Average age, male graduates
18
Average age, female graduates
17.6
Number of graduates entering Colleges and Engineering Schools
95
Number of graduates entering State Teachers' College
14
Number of graduates entering other institutions
145
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
183
TABLE 10-PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE, 1950
TEACHERS.
PUPIS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
High
Post Graduate
5
1
6
Twelfth
298
365
663
Eleventh
335
353
688
Tenth
424
450
874
Total
59
68
1,062
1,169
2,231
Ninth
410
453
863
Eighth
415
478
888
Seventh
463
447
910
Total
60
65
1,288
1,373
2,661
Elementary
Sixth
3
26
454
436
890
Fifth
4
26
473
465
938
Fourth
30
519
477
996
Third
34
569
521
1,090
Second
34
623
576
1,199
First
40
669
587
1,256
936
Total
7
190
3,307
3,062
6,369
Kindergarten
19
11
504
472
976
Special
2
11
Sight Saving
1
8
1
9
Cadets
2
7
Atypical.
3
9
76
45
121
Vocational
21
199
199
Americanization
1
Continuation &
Jr. Vocational
2
2
54
54
Independent Household Arts
1
Total
156
374
337
46
383
Supervisors and
Principals, etc.
18
3
Grand Total
174
377
11
6,498
6,122
12,620
184
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 11-PUPILS IN HIGH, JUNIOR HIGH, ELEMENTARY, VOCATIONAL, AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS 1949-1950
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Elementary
Schools
Kinder-
gartens
Vocational
School
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Jr. Voc. and
Continuation
Schools
Total
Annual enrollment
2434
2859
6766
1273
296
197 168
9
54
13,888
Average membership
2278
2690
6391
1119
269
9
33
12,957
Average attendance
2103
2507
5975
958
243
143
8
29
11,966
Per cent. of attendance
92.31
93.20
93.49
85.61
90.33
85.11
88.89
87.88
92.35
No. cases of tardiness
6873
3457
3471
136
1888
116
30
218
16,189
Number cases of dismissal
1088
1700
1847
23
192
99
1
49
4,999
Membership, October, 1949
2395
2728
6455
1173
286
183
9
65
13,294
Membership, June, 1950.
2231
2661
6369
967
199
121
9
54
12,620
No. cases corp. punishment
.....
TABLE 12-NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER
SCHOOL
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
Prescott
59
57
60
58
47
Hanscom
31
3S
45
30
23
Bennett
37
18
28
18
21
Baxter
21
27
26
22
25
Knapp
30
22
39
24
23
Perry
32
39
39
28
35
Pope ..
46
43
55
49
29
Cummings
36
55
41
48
42
Edgerly
54
50
68
42
58
Glines.
56
56
77
103
41
Grimmons
41
50
51
29
17
Forster
101
97
126
99
70
Bingham
59
68
75
65
58
Carr
34
54
53
58
47
Morse
54
48
51
45
44
Proctor
25
32
52
33
39
Durell
30
32
33
44
21
Burns
57
51
56
54
41
Brown
55
58
54
46
42
Hodgkins
53
52
61
71
59
Cutler
114
119
146
157
116
Lowe
53
47
61
66
38
Total
1,078
1,113
1,297
1,189
936
Class
185
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 13-EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTIONS, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1950
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
311
290
266
12
1
000
0
co
Southern Junior High
278
274
247
15
5
7
0
Western Junior High
315
304
298
2
0
0
1
3
Total
904
868
811
29
6
00
8
6
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
No. Entering
lic or Private
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering
No. Remaining at Home
Northeastern Junior High
315
304
279
10
4
4
1
6
Southern Junior High
263
257
244
Or
2
0
6
O
Western Junior High
271
262
245
15
0
0
2
O
Total
849
823
768
30
00
4
9
6
Vocational School
in June
School
Other Schools, Pub-
186
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1949-1950
1949
1950
Change
Number of visits to the school
348
344
-- 4
Number of visits to the homes
3948
3697
-251
Number of cases to be investigated ..
3526
3504
-22
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
364
356
-8
Number of different pupils who were
truants or habitual absentess ...
178
188
+10
Number of truants for the first time
86
91
+5
Number who were truants for the second time .
53
54
+1
Number who were truants for three or more times
39
36
-3
Number of girls who were truants or absentees
102
99
-3
Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments
4
-
-
Number of minors found to be work-
1
-
-
-
Number of employment certificates re-issued to boys
5
1
-4
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
1
1
-
-1
Number of educational literature cer-
tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
1488
1297
-191
Number of newspaper licenses issued
to boys 12 to 16 years of age ....
56
64
+8
Number of transfer cards investigated
1468
2232
+764
Number of cards forwarded
750
900
+ 150
Number of truants in County training School at the close of the year ... ..
2
1
Amount of board paid for truants ..
$210.28
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases
Warned and returned to schools
152
Transferred to other schools
1
Left School (over 16)
18
Removed from City
4
Obtained certificates
3
Sent to Lancaster
2
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
1
Sent to Youth Service Board
6
Committed to S. P. C. A.
1
ing without employm't certificates Number of employment certificates issued to boys
11
11
Number of employment certificates re-issued to girls
1
-
188
TABLE 14a TRUANCIES AND HABITUAL ABSENTEEISM BY AGES AND GRADES
BY AGES.
Total.
GRADE.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
I
1
II
0
III
9
2
2
3
2
IV.
10
V.
1
1
3
VI
7
5
13
22
VII
4
8
27
VIII
32
2
9
18
3
JX
6
X
1
XI
0
XII.
2
17
1
1
Voc. 1
3
Voc. 11
0
Voc. 111
12
2
4
2
2
1
1
Ungraded
.
Total
2
1
2
4
4
17
19
38
94
5
2
188
.
·
.
.
39
....
.
.
1
5
1
.
.
3
.
187
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
2
2
1
.
1
7
3
.
5
47
21
188
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 15-Evening High School, Season 1949-1950
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
130
264
394
Average Membership
82.29
121.03
203.32
Average Attendance
55.75
73.12
128.87
Number of teachers
2
7
9
Number of sessions
57
Cost of Instruction
3,818.50
Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light
and Supplies
6,976.50
Total Cost
10,795.00
Table 15a-Evening Practical Arts Classes, Season 1949-1950
Women
Enrolled
252
Average Membership
220.92
Average Attendance
199.28
Number of teachers
5
Number of sessions
60
Student Hours
10,321
Cost of Instruction
2,298.50
Cost of Janitor, Fuel and Light
2,610.43
Total expenditures
4,908.93
Reimbursements from State
1,105.76
Net cost
3,803.17
Table 15b-Americanization Classes
Male
Women
Total
Enrolled
59
154
213
Average Membership
44
89
133
Average Attendance
33.14
43
76.14
Number of classes
9
Number of teachers
5
Number of sessions
63
Membership hours
16,758
Cost of instruction
$5,550.50
Cost of supplies
16.80
Cost of Janitors, Fuel and Light
2,887.12
Total cost
$8,454.42
Reimbursement from the State.
2,774.00
Net cost
$5,680.42
Net cost per membership hour ...
$ .339
189
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
Prescott
247
156
137
124
110
102
Bennett
27
22
23
19
20
20
Knapp
77
80
70
79
88
63
Pope
47
49
51
43
52
48
Cummings
35
35
36
34
33
37
Glines
55
52
48
47
48
30
Grimmons
29
30
29
29
26
24
Forster
96
113
95
86
100
82
Bingham
47
57
46
57
52
43
Carr
71
68
60
69
60
57
Morse
24
43
44
38
33
47
Proctor
39
27
27
33
24
34
Brown
42
55
38
41
37
35
·
Cholerton
69
109
10
90
101
31
Hodgkins
54
49
50
70
44
43
Cutler
95
103
96
103
94
70
Total
954
1048
951
962
922
766
Average Membership of Elementary Schools
6606
6570
6387
6348
6442
6391
Per cent. of Average Membership Promoted to Jr. High
14.44
15.95
14.88
15.15
14.32
11.99
190
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 17-ATTENDANCE STATISTICS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
JUNE
ENROLLMENT
Average Membership
Average Per cent. of Attendance Attendance
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
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