Report of the city of Somerville 1950, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1950
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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


.


.


· ·


·


.


.....


.....


·


.


·


·


· .


·


...


..


.


..


.....


...


.


....


....


41,200


1901


Baxter


.. .


..


..


...


.....


.....


. .


..


.


.


Furniture


Enlargements


1899


. ·


.


175


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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