Report of the city of Somerville 1953, Part 20

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1953
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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


192


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


1 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


3 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


75 47


2 61


10 17


88 25


113,453,300


.01335;


1938


77 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 77


2 40


14 04


108 21


115,794,150


.01337


1945


92 29


3 36


15 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


1951


170 34


6 08


35 87


212 29


127,760,800


.02181


1952


182 81


6 40


36 65


225 86


129,972,800


.02270


1953


193 14


6 00


41 53


240 67


130,714,000


.02404


308


ANNUAL REPORTS


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


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


72,413


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


1951


171,698


2,614,604


2,786,302


1952


156,290


2,794,588


2,950,878


1953


192,824


2,949,244


3,142,068


For years prior to 1914 see School Report of 1917.


309


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT TABLE 7-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS


For School Year 1952 - 1953


1842


1,013


1911


78,000


1935


100,773


1850


3,540


1912


80,000


1940


102,304


1860


8,025


1913


81,000


1945


105,883


1865


9,366


1914


85,000


1950


102,254


1870


14,693


1915


86,854


88,000


1880


24,985


1917


93,000


1885


29,992


1918


91,000


1890


40,117


1919


91,500


1895


52,200


1920


93,033


1900


61,643


1921


94,500


1901


63,000


1922


98,000


1902


65,273


1923


99,000


1903


67,500


1924


100,440


1905


69,272


1925


99,032


1906


70,875


1926


101,000


1907


72,000


1927


102,000


1908


75,500


1928


104,000


1909


75,500


1929


105,000


1910


77,236


1930


103,604


School Census


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1953 16,673


School Registration


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1953 In public schools


10,877


In private schools


5,767


Total


16,644


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 15 inclusive:


In public schools, males


3,737


females


3,869


7,606


In private schools, males


2,403


females


2,406


4,809


Total


12,415


1875


21,594


1916


310


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 8-ATTENDANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS For School Year 1952 - 1953


SCHOOLS.


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending


in October.


No. Attending


in June.


High


2,238


2,100


1,936


92.19


2,151


2,041


Northeastern Jr. High


897


850


778


91.52


852


845


Southern Jr. High


872


818


757


92.54


862


803


Western Jr. High


795


760


709


93.29


809


750


Vocational


238


206


183


88.83


197


137


Prescott


600


543


490


90.24


490


544


Hanscom


253


245


226


92.24


309


244


Bennett


224


190


173


91.05


217


182


Baxter


140


134


119


88.81


137


135


Knapp


253


239


220


92.05


251


237


Perry


185


167


148


88.62


169


168


Pope


200


193


176


91.19


186


197


Cummings


357


328


301


91.77


340


326


Edgerly


287


261


234


89.66


280


260


Glines


434


413


376


91.04


461


409


Grimmons


293


278


251


90.29


304


277


Forster


678


639


584


91.39


575


636


Bingham


429


390


355


91.03


431


380


Carr


458


437


402


91.99


547


437


Morse


410


386


349


90.42


360


378


Proctor


294


274


248


90.51


256


269


Durell


107


102


96


94.12


89


100


Burns


232


217


200


92.17


315


218


Brown


388


354


331


93.50


363


347


Choler ton


281


271


246


90.77


225


268


Hodgkins


414


400


371


92.75


405


398


Cutler


944


885


786


88.81


911


863


Lowe .


208


196


183


93.38


170


194


Atypical


180


161


139


86.34


156


152


Sight Saving


6


6


6


100.00


6


6


Continuation, Jr. Voca.


74


55


45


81.82


35


44


Total


13,369


12,498


11,418


91.36


12,859


12,245


Total for 1951-1952


13,384


12,465


11,293


90.60 12,854


12,154


311


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1953


Number of teachers, including Headmaster


126


Number of days school kept


180


Number enrolled


2,211


Average number belonging


2,099.72


Average daily attendance


1,936.30


Tardinesses


5,457


Dismissals


779


In class of 1955, September


836


June


773


Per Cent of loss


7.5


In class of 1954, September


702


June


631


Per Cent of loss


10.1


In class of 1953, September


643


June


636


Per Cent of loss


1,1


Special Students, September (Post Graduates)


2


June


1


Per Cent of loss


50.0


(includes 8 in Armed Forces)


Number of graduates, male


271


Number of graduates, female


365


Total 636


Average Age, male graduates


18


Average Age, female graduates


17.6


312


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 10-PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE, 1953


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


-


High


Post Graduate


1


1


Twelfth


271


365


636


Eleventh


288


343


631


Tenth


380


393


773


Total


59


63


940


1,101


2,041


Junior High


Ninth


410


403


813


Eighth.


321


407


728


Seventh


438


419


857


Total


63


59


1,169


1,229


2,398


Elementary


Sixth


9


20


472


419


891


Fifth


11


20


517


473


990


Fourth


1


33


502


482


984


Third


31


496


416


912


Second


31


443


379


822


First


42


763


651


1,414


Total


21


177


3,193


2,820


6,013


Kindergarten


Special


2


11


Sight Saving


1


4


2


6


Cadets


5


Atypical


3


9


96


56


152


Vocational


21


137


137


Americanization


1


Continuation &


Jr. Vocational


2


2


36


8


44


Independent


Household Arts


1


Total


171


347


273


66


339


Supervisors and


Principals, etc ..


18


3


Grand Total


189


350


15


6.341


5,904


12,245


Nøver in First Grade Before


1,202


18


15


766


688


1,454


313


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 11-PUPILS IN HIGH, JUNIOR HIGH, ELEMENTARY, VOCATIONAL AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS 1952 - 1953


High


School


Junior


High


Schools


Elementary


Schools


i nder- gulens


Voca nal


School


Atypical


Schools


Sight


Saving


Class


Jr. Voc. and


Continuation


Schools


Total


Annual enrollment


2238


2564


6431


1638


238


180


6


74


13,369


Average membership


2100


2428


6044


1498


206


161


6


55


12,498


Average attendance


1936


2244


5605


1260


183


139


6


45


11.418


Per cent. of attendance


92.19


92.42


92.74


84.11


88.83


86.34


100.0


81.82


91.36


No. cases of tardiness


5457


3195


3167


147


1548


176


12


56


13.758


Number cases of dismissal


779


1184


1575


15


234


79


0


36


3,902


Membership, October, 1952


2151


2523


6226


1565


197


156


6


35


12.859


Membership, June, 1953.


2041


2398


6013


1454


137


152


6


44


12,245.


TABLE 12-NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER.


SCHOOL


1949


1950


1951


1952


1953


Prescott


58


47


63


64


65


Hanscom


30


23


32


50


29


Bennett


18


21


15


40


32


Baxter


22


25


23


30


19


Knapp


24


23


22


26


24


Perry


39


28


35


32


35


Pope


49


29


19


33


30


Cummings.


48


42


45


70


59


Edgerly


42


58


33


67


62:


Glines


103


41


46


83


847


Grimmons


29


17


25


64


63


Forster.


99


70


43


111


104


Bingham


65


58


85


72


52


Carr


58


47


29


60


60


Morse


45


44


42


72


58


Proctor


33


39


29


49


41


Durell


44


21


23


28


25


Burn


54


4]


41


84


78


Brown


46


42


48


42


44


Hodgkins


71


59


46


83


60


Cutler


157


116


110


136


138


Lowe.


66


38


61


51


40


Total


1,189


936


900


1,347


1,202


314


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 13-EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1953


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-


| No. Entering Other


Junior High Schools In City


Northeastern Junior High


257


226


215


4


0


00


3


4


Southern Junior High


233


226


214


7


1


2


2


Western Junior High ..


236


215


205


4


0


0


5


1


Total


726


667


634


15


1


0


10


7


TABLE 13a-NINTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1953


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


273


268


233


19


10


6


Southern Junior High


296


292


258


17


00


000


OC


Western Junior High


247


234


206


13


~


8


01O


Total


816


794


697


49


25


0


22


1


Vocational School


School


No. Entering


lic or Private


in June


tional School


315


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department For School Year 1952 - 1953


1952


1953


Change


Number of visits to the school


382


379


-3


Number of visits to the homes


3,919


3,783


.136


Number of cases to be investigated ..


3,657


3,530


-127


Number of cases found to be trauncy or absenteeism


379


338


-41


truants or habitual absentees


201


184


-17


Number of truants for the first time ..


104


107


+3


Number who were truants for the second time .


56


39


-17


Number who were truants for three or more times


41


38


-3


Number of girls who were truants or absentees


189


108


-81


Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments ..


3


3


-


Number of minors found to be work-


4


1


-3


ing without employm't certificates Number of employment certificates issued to boys


7


16


+9


Number of employment certificates re-issued to boys


3


2


-1


Number of employment certificates issued to girls


0


2


+2


Number of employment certificates re-issued to girls


Number of educational literature cer-


tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)


1,382


1,367


-15


Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age


89


48


-41


Number of transfer cards investigated Number of cards forwarded


2,094


2,268


+174


Number of truants in County training School at the close of the year


1


0


-1


Amount of board paid for truants


..


$104.00


0


-$104.00;


Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases


Warned and returned to schools


145


Transferred to other schools


3


Left School (over 16)


17


Removed from City


6


Obtained certificates


8


Sent to House of Good Shepherd


3


Sent to Youth Service Board


2


Sent to County Training School


-


184


-


-


-


1,210


1,055


-155


Number of different pupils who were


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


2


.....


2


II.


3


III.


2


IV


8


V. ...


...


1


8


6


4


1


8


13


19


VII


7


26


VIII


9


27


JX


2


X.


...


..


XI.


. .


..


XII


. .


1


11


Jr. Voc. 1


.


...


Jr. Voc. 11


....


.


1


7


Voc. High


2


5


4


Ungraded


Total.


2


0


2


3


2


8


13


17


40


97


.


.


. .


.


1


....


.


.


20


VI.


44


.


34


·


36


.


.


#


.


.


...


12


Jr. Voc. 111


8


11


.


184


.


....


3


7


2


5


4


1


2


ANNUAL REPORTS


316


..


2


2


317


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 15-Evening High School, Season 1952 - 1953


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


177


306


483


Average Membership


64.71


162.17


326.88


Average Attendance


40.96


98.03


138.99


Number of Teachers


6


6


12


Number of Sessions


56


Cost of Instruction


$4,770.17


Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup-


plies


5,892.61


Total Cost


$10,662.78


TABLE 15a-Evening Practical Arts Season 1952 - 1953


Women


Enrolled


196


Average Membership


164


Average Attendance


136


Number of Teachers


6


Number of Sessions


57


Student Hours


8166


Cost of Instruction


$2,001.83


Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup-


plies


2,561.66


Total Expenditure


4,563.49


Reimbursement from State


965.52


Net Cost


$3,597.97


TABLE 15b-Americanization Classes


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


105


126


231


Average Membership


64


73


140


Average Attendance


43.6


61.5


105.1


Number of Classes


9


Number of Teachers


6


Number of Sessions


60


Membership Hours


16,800


Cost of Instruction


$5,996.50


Cost of Supplies


44.02


Cost of Janitor, Fuel and Light


2,323.78


Total Cost


$8,364.30


Reimbursement from State


2,857.34


Net Cost


$5,506.96


Net Cost per membership hour


.328


318


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools


1948


1949


1950


1951


1952


1953


Prescott


124


110


102


125


127


116


Bennett


19


20


20


15


26


17


Knapp


79


88


63


78


68


53


Pope


43


52


48


46


30


32


Cummings


34


33


37


33


32


29


Glines


47


48


30


34


57


35


Grimmons


29


26


24


28


36


30


Forster


86


100


82


82


76


70


Bingham


57


52


43


47


46


45


Carr


69


60


57


63


66


72


Morse


38


33


47


27


34


38


Proctor


33


24


34


21


20


36


Brown


41


37


35


36


34


35


Cholerton


90


101


31


65


81


88


Hodgkins


70


44


43


40


42


46


Cutler


103


94


70


88


88


87


Total


962


922


766


828


863


829


Average Membership of Elementary Schools


6348


6442


6391


6099


7364


7709


Per cent. of Average Membership Promoted to Jr. High


15.15


14.32


11.99


13.58


11 .2


10.75


319


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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


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


1950


13,888


12,957


11,966


92.4


16,189


1.352


1951


13,274


12,504


11,464


91.7


15,321


1.336


1952


13,384


12,465


11,293


90.6


14,042


1.243


1953


13,369


12,498


11,418


91.4


13,758


1.205


(For years prior to 1914 see School Report of 1917)


320


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.


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


606


3.90


1930


15,632


2,500


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


1950


12,957


2,278


17.50


646


4.98


1951


12,504


2,373


18.98


622


4.97


1952


12,465


2,237


17.95


641


5.14


1953


12,498


2,238


17.90


636


5.09


(For years prior to 1914 see School Report of 1917)


32


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 19-PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1953 Elementary Grades


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List.


U'nconditionally


Promoted


to next Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded.


Promoted more


than One Grade.


Special Promo-


tions during Year.


Dropped Back


Months' Trial


PERCENTAGE OF PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1953 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


1


100


84.4


4.5


11.0


..


. .


II


100


87.5


7.0


5.2


...


III


100


84.9


8.5


6.0


.. .


IV


100


87.6


8.4


3.2


...


...


.2


VI


100


90.9


6 2


2.4


..


...


.5


Average.


100


86.6


7.1


5.8


1


A


I


1,351


1140


61


149


1


II


813


711


57


42


..


III


897


762


76


54


..


1


OC


4


916


790


82


42


..


...


VI


820


745


51


18


1


5


Total


5,777


5,006


409


336


O.


20


Promotees


after Two


3


IV


980


858


82


31


..


.8


4


100


86.2


9.0


4.6


..


Promoted


Promotees


.1


.3


.1


1


2


...


322


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 19a-PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1953 Elementary Grades


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


after Two


Months' Trial


PERCENTAGE OF PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1953 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 IX


100


86.7


7.3


6.0


100


84.4


11.2


4.1


...


.. .


100


91.0


6.4


2.6


Average .


$ -. 6


8.2


4.2


....


. .


VII VIII


854


741


62


51


730


618


82


30


IX


816


743


52


21


Total


2,400


2,102


196


102


. .


..


Promotees


..


DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES AND GRADES OCTOBER 1, 1953


AGE


GRADE


TOTAL


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20


21 or over


Kdgn


634


1029


2


...


..


...


1


478


822


92


8


1.400


8


.57


2


447


99


19


3


1.244


22


1.77


3


239


436


113


24


6


815


30


3.67


4


233


445


132


51


5


1


867


57


6.57


5


217


487


135


-


9


892


53


5.94


6


14


283


477


186


55


10


1


1.029


69


6.70


7


216


441


142


97


21


917


118


12.86


8


2


202


415


1 4


62


1


1


832


10


1.20


9


231


409


149


27


3


819


3


3.66


10


6


292


409


51


1


915


52


5.68


11


222


444


115


800


12


1.50


12


S


349


224


41


630


8


1.27


P. G.


...


....


1


1


4


50.00


Total


534


1507


1007


SOS


931


1087


1322


766


617


696


954


392


54


1


12.732


Under Normal Grade


S


19


27


57


49


68


107


30


52


13


1


2


444


Per cent. Under Normal Grade


1.03


2.35


2.90


5.24


3.71


8.87


17.34


4.31


13.27


24.07


100.0


100.0


100.0


-


1,565


Above Normal Age


Per cent. Above Normal Age


323


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


.. .


-


..


S


156


12


1


1


1


776


1271


676


..


.42


324


TABLE 20-RETIREMENTS, RESIGNATIONS AND DEATHS OF TEACHERS IN 1953


SCHOOL


TEACHER


TOOK EFFECT


IN SERVICE


High


Elizabeth Guarnaccia


May 5, 1953


High


Irene E. Kenney


April 29, 1953


High


Bernice Newborg


High


Matthew Ryan


September 11, 1953 December 31, 1953 August 31, 1953 August 31, 1953


33 yrs., 4 mos. 3 yrs.


Northeastern


John A. Beckett


Southern


Edith L. French


December 31, 1953


41 yrs., 2 mos.


Baxter


Teresa Flanagan


August 31, 1953


1 yr.


Pope


Anne Brenton


August 31, 1953


1 yr.


Glines


Kathleen Cullinane


February 12, 1953


3 yrs., 6 mos.


Glines


Ida Kane


June 30, 1953


47 yrs., 8 mos.


Bingham


Bessie Nahigian


May 22, 1953


9 yrs., 9 mos.


Carr


Eva S. Bent


June 30, 1953


38 yrs., 3 mos.


Morse


Isabelle M. Leydon


August 31, 1953


32 yrs., 9 mos. 4 yrs.


Durell


..


Marion B. Lemander


June 30, 1953 February 28, 1953


40 yrs., 6 mos.


Burns


Josephine Lacy


Brown


Olivia H. Norcross


August 31, 1953


38 yrs., 8 mos.


Cutler


Bernice Andrews


November 30, 1953


39 yrs.


Special


James M. Clark


June 30, 1953


23 yrs.


Western Junior High School Office


Mary Dangora


August 1, 1953


8 yrs., 8 mos.


... Supt. Office


Anna M. Boyle


June 2, 1953


2 yrs., 6 mos.


ANNUAL REPORTS


23 yrs., 4 mos.


High


Elizabeth M. Welch


23 yrs., 8 mos. 47 yrs., 8 mos. 35 yrs.


..


TABLE 21-ELECTIONS IN 1953


SCHOOL


TEACHER


COMING FROM


SALARY


SERVICE BEGAN


High


Bernice F. Daley


Somerville


$3600


Sept. 1, 1953


High


Elda C. Govani


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


High


Mary C. Kacoyanis


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


High


Mary R. Lawless


Somerville


4500


Sept. 1, 1953


High


George H. Simmons Louis N. Arbeene


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Southern


Raymond J. Izzo


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Southern


Harold A. Radochia


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Southern


Marie T. Quirk


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Western


Elizabeth A. Gaffney


Somerville


4200


Sept. 1, 1953


Hanscom


William J. Sheehan


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1953


Perry


Mary J. Connors


Somerville


4500


Sept. 1, 1953


Pope


Charlotte Colbert


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Jane E. McGrath


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Bingham


James L. Sullivan


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


John P. Joyce


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Andrew J. Mountain


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Proctor


Nerio F. Restani


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1953


Burns


Helen Constant


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Martha M. Stanton


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Cutler


Barbara Lee


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Special Class


Joan N. Silverman


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Instructor Field Music


Arthur J. Bizier


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Head of Clerical Practice


Mary M. Brown


Somerville


5100


Sept. 1, 1953


Burns Kdgn.


Helen Brooks


Somerville


4300


Sept. 1, 1953


Glines Kdgn. Ass't.


Mary H. Botelho


Somerville


3000


Sept. 1, 1953


Forster Kdgn.


Catherine Killelea


Somerville


3950


Sept. 1, 1953


Carr Prin. Ass't.


Helen Hession


Somerville


4600


Sept. 1, 1953


Cutler Prin. Ass't.


Mary A. Ahern


Somerville


5000


Dec. 1, 1953


Second Year Cadet


Patricia Turner


Somerville


3000


Sept. 1, 1953


First Year Cadet


Winifred Crowley


Not Teaching


2800


Sept. 1, 1953


First Year Cadet


Patricia Daly


Not Teaching


2800


Sept. 1, 1953


First Year Cadet


Teresa N. Fantasia


Not Teaching


2800


Sept. 1, 1953


First Year Cadet


Patricia A. Owens


Not Teaching


2800


Sept. 1, 1953


Teacher


Catherine J. O'Neil


Did not accept


Teresa Flanagan


Did not accept


Teacher


.


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


325,


·


·


·


.


.


Pope


Morse


Proctor


Burns


..


.. .


Somerville


3200


Sept. 1, 1953


Southern


·


·


326


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 22-LEAVE OF ABSENCE


Frances M. Blute-Sabbatical Leave (January 1 to June 30, 1953) Elizabeth M. Sliney-Sabbatical Leave (February 1 to June 30, 1953) James C. Marchant-Military Leave (March 8 to March 22, 1953) Richard Obear-Leave of Absence (March to June, 1953) Richard Obear-Leave of Absence (School Year 1953-54) Thomas Horne-Military Leave (March 8 to March 22, 1953) Elena Alberghini-Leave of Absence (May 15 to June 30, 1953) Joseph McCabe-Military Leave (April 19 to May 3, 1953) Edith Murchie-Leave of Absence (School Year 1953-54) John I. Murray-Leave of Absence (School Year 1953-54) Alice M. Austin-Leave of Absence (School Year 1953-54) Catherine M. Scanlon-Sabbatical Leave (School Year 1953-54) Dorothy M. Leighton-Sabbatical Leave (School Year 1953-54) Alfred J. McDonald-Sabbatical Leave (School Year 1953-54) Gertrude McNamara-Sabbatical Leave (November 9 to June 30, 1954) Mary F. Maguire-Leave of Absence (November 20 to December 12, 1953) J. Edward Sharkey-Military Leave (November 15 to November 29, 1953) Caroline Shea-Sabbatical Leave (February 1 to June 30, 1954) Dorothy M. Smith-Sabbatical Leave (January 1 to June 30, 1954) Wallace E. Sinclair-Leave of Absence (January 1, 1954 for One Year) Rita A. Lawler-Indefinite Military Leave




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