Report of the city of Somerville 1954, Part 16

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1954
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$753,080.28


Northeastern Jr.


212,019.21


7,570.83


44,784.81


264,374.85


Southern Jr.


201,673.19


6,342.89


43,708.90


251,724.98


Western Jr.


203,666.23


6,916.21


45,995.22


256,577.66


Prescott


76,600.69


2,139.41


22,774.89


101,514.99


Hanscom


37,014.51


1,507.27


10,302.93


48,824.71


Bennett


35,111.93


895.93


7,320.50


43,328.36


Baxter


22,434.09


587.54


5,151.46


28,173.09


Knapp


42,022.70


1,231.55


12,471.97


55,726.22


Perry


25,268.41


647.78


6,235.98


32,152.17


Pope


26,990.67


885.92


* 15,742.98


43,619.57


Cummings


49,626.93


1,231.39


10,302.93


61,161.25


Edgerly


43,305.28


957.76


7,320.50


51,583.54


Glines


64,157.90


2,023.16


15,454.39


81,635.45


Grimmons


47,248.80


1,181.71


8,405.02


56,835.53


Forster


101,362.79


2,447.67


20,876.99


124,687.45


Bingham


65,624.89


1,418.09


15,454.39


82,497.37


Carr


62,040.34


2,077.58


14,641.00


78,758.92


Morse


53,994.83


1,595.86


11,658.58


67,249.27


Proctor


41,691.73


1,492.05


8,405.02


51,588.80


Durell


18,539.24


441.05


4,066.95


23,047.24


Burns


35,705.95


1,360.56


8,405.02


45,471.53


Brown


53,221.72


1,345.55


10,302.93


64,870.20


Cholerton


34,947.92


1,119.66


10,302.93


46,370.51


Hodgkins


63,347.36


1,705.73


11,387.45


76,440.54


Cutler


119,452.79


3,363.88


20,605.86


143,422.53


Lowe


34,625.45


878.89


8,405.02


43,909.36


Vocational


110,703.10


8,263.39


16,004.17


134,970.66


Ind'p. Household Arts


7,426.85


69.49


7,151.15


14,647.49


Atypical


55,881.14


1,152.70


13,556.48


70,590.32


Sight Saving


4,508.86


6.63


1,084.52


5,600.01


Cont. & Junior Voc.


19,866.25


1,405.69


6,455.46


27,727.40


Americanization


6,926.50


7.07


2,177.22


9,110.79


Evening High &


Elem.


3,817.05


13.27


5,232.10


9,062.42


Evening Practical


Arts


2,599.95


35.39


2,492.49


5,127.83


Evening Vocational


3,632.00


1,052.63


2,824.27


7,508.90


Distributive Educa-


tion


6,100.00


5.51


920.65


7,026.16


Total


$2,630,929.02


$91,606.64


$547,462.69 $3,269,998.35


..


* Includes $9,507.00 for Buses


266


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1953 - 1954


From School Appropriation


Spent By City Government


Schools


Instruction and Supervision


Supplies


Care


Total


High


$310.35


$12.76


$43.35


$366.46


Northeastern Jr.


250.91


8.96


53.00


312.87


Southern Jr.


235.60


7.41


51.06


294.07


Western Jr.


253.00


8.59


57.14


318.73


Prescott


165.09


4.61


49.08


218.78


Hanscom


118.64


4.83


33.02


156.49


Bennett


160.33


4.09


33.43


197.85


Baxter


175.27


4.59


40.24


220.10


Knapp


166.10


4.87


49.29


220.26


Perry


151.31


3.88


37.34


192.53


Pope


147.49


4.84


86.03


238.36


Cummings


150.84


3.74


31.32


185.90


Edgerly


158.63


3.51


26.82


188.96


Glines


141.63


4.47


34.11


180.21


Grimmons


158.55


3.97


28.20


190.72


Forster


153.12


3,70


31.53


188.35


Bingham


156.63


3.38


36.88


196.89


Carr


139.42


4.67


32.90


176.99


Morse


154.71


4.57


33.41


192.69


Proctor


162.86


5.83


32.83


201.52


Durell


213.09


5.07


46.75


264.91


Burns


115.55


4.40


27.20


147.15


Brown


158.40


4.00


30.66


193.06


Cholerton


161.80


5.18


47.70


214.68


Hodgkins


157.97


4.25


28.40


190.62


Cutler


133.47


3.76


23.02


160.25


Lowe


201.31


5.11


48.87


255.29


Atypical


375.04


7.74


90.98


473.76


Sight Saving


751.47


1.11


180.75


933.33


Evening High & Elem.


21.69


.08


29.72


51.49


All Elementary


156.50


4.34


36.15


196.99


All Schools (With-


out state-aided


schools)


200.22


6.55


40.87


247.64


Vocational


588.84


43.95


85.13


717.92


Cont. & Junior Voc.


551.84


39.05


179.31


770.20


Eve. Prac. Arts


14.05


.19


13.47


27.71


Eve. Voca.


19.96


5.78


15.52


41.26


Ind'p. Household


Arts


464.17


4.34


446.95


915.46


Dist. Occupations ..


152.50


.14


23.01


175.65


Americanization


51.31


.05


16.13


67.49


267


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.


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


37,083


56,381


*757,679


1921


13,396


714,859


26,329


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


1941


15,988


1,312,036


46,175


22,785


31,822


113,991


1,526,809


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


1951


12,504


2,225,289


84,320


31,955


59,560


182,207


2,583,331


1952


12,465


2,377,823


87,266


32,575


62,646


205,676


2,765,986


1953


12,498


2,509,084


82,822


37,863


60,301


204,177


2,894,247


1954


12,566


2,630,929


91,607


38,211


68,305


232,168


3,061,220


Includes $882.50, rent of Armory in 1919.


750.00


in 1920.


350.00,


in 1921.


250.00,


in 1922.


Total.


268


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.


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


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


61627


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 55


225 86


129,972,800


.02270


1953


193 14


6 00


41 53


240 67


130,714,000


.02404


1954


200 22


6 55


40 87


247 64


131,065,450


.02490


269


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


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


1,495,956


1,552,475


1943


56,935


1,520,250


1,577,185


1944


101,147


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


1954


186,927


3,083,071


3,269,998


For years prior to 1914 see School Report of 1917.


270


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 7-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1953 - 1954


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


1875


21,594


1916


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, 1954


16,548


School Registration


Number of children between 5 and 15 years


of age inclusive, October 1, 1954 In public schools


10,657


In private schools


5,877


Total


16,534


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 15 inclusive:


In public schools, males


4411


females


3904


8315


In private schools, males


2462


females


2450


4912


Total


13,227


.


27


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 8-ATTENDANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS For School Year 1953 - 1954


Schools


Annual


Enrollment


Average


Membership


Average


Attendance


Per cent of


Attendance


No. Attending


In October


No. Attending


In June


High


2,202


2,055


1,900


92.45


2,151


2,007


Northeastern Jr.


894


845


769


91.01


852


832


Southern Jr.


927


856


788


92.06


862


845


Western Jr.


844


805


755


93.79


809


800


Vocational


204


188


167


88.82


197


129


Prescott


496


464


419


90.30


490


453


Hanscom


337


312


290


92.94


309


315


Bennett


244


219


197


89.95


217


217


Baxter


142


128


115


89.84


137


128


Knapp


270


253


234


92.49


251


254


Perry


178


167


151


90.42


169


160


Pope


191


183


168


91.80


186


184


Cummings


360


329


300


91.19


340


319


Edgerly


292


273


248


90.84


280


268


Glines


490


453


419


92.49


461


448


Grimmons


318


298


273


91.61


304


294


Forster


709


662


606


91.54


664


663


Bingham


438


419


388


92.60


431


418


Carr


488


445


413


92.81


458


452


Morse


383


349


320


91.69


360


349


Proctor


277


256


236


92.19


256


259


Durell


98


87


82


94.25


89


86


Burns


336


309


279


90.29


315


312


Brown


359


336


319


94.94


363


337


Cholerton


232


216


200


92.59


225


227


Hodgkins


428


401


373


93.02


405


393


Cutler


961


895


825


92.18


911


881


Lowe


188


172


161


93.60


170


176


Atypical Classes


161


130


129


99.92


211


126


Sight Saving Classes


7


6


5


83.33


6


6


Cont. & Jr. Voc.


45


36


31


86.11


35


35


Total


13,499


12,566


11,560


91.99


12,914


12,373


Total for 1952-1953


13,369


12,498


11,418


91.36


12,859


12,245


272


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 9-STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL For School Year Ending June, 1954


Number of teachers, including Head Master


126


Number of days school kept


180


Number enrolled


2,170


Average number belonging


2,055.41


Average daily attendance


1,900.11


Tardiness


5,148


Dismissals


700


In class of 1956, September


587


June


584


Per cent of loss


0.9


In class of 1955, September


730


June


668


Per cent of loss


9.1


In class of 1954, September


830


June


751


Per cent of loss


9.0


Special Students, September (Post Graduates)


2


June


6


Per cent of gain


33.3


Number of graduates, male-(includes 5 in Armed Forces)


257


Number of graduates, female


309


Total


566


Average Age, male graduates


18


Average Age, female graduates


17.6


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


273


TABLE 10-PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE, 1954


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


Never in First Grade Before


High


Post Graduate


1


3


4


Twelfth


270


314


584


Eleventh


330


338


668


Tenth


361


390


751


Total


6.2


62


962


1,045


2,007


Junior High


Ninth


377


419


796


Eighth


404


408


812


Seventh


461


408


869


Total


64


56


1,242


1,235


2,477


Elementary


Sixth


12


19


474


470


944


Fifth


15


16


514


453


967


Fourth


32


462


393


855


Third


30


436


391


827


Second


36


635


569


1,204


First


44


7:20


624


1,344


1,202


Total


27


177


3,241


2,900


6,141


Kindergarten


20


14


745


707


1,452


Special


2


12


Sight Saving


1


2


4


6


Cadets


5


Atypical


3


8


79


47


126


Vocational


21


129


129


Americanization


1


Continuation &


Jr. Vocational


2


2


22


13


35


Independent


Household Arts


Total


181


345


232


64


296


Supervisors and


Principals, etc ...


18


3


Grand Total


199


348


14


6,422


5,951


12,373


274


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 11-PUPILS IN HIGH, JUNIOR HIGH, ELEMENTARY, VOCATIONAL AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS, 1953-1954


High


School


Junior


High


Schools


Elementary


Schools


K ndor-


g tons


Vocational


School


Atypical


Schools


Sight


Saving


Class


Jr. Voc. and


Continuation


Schools


Total


Annual enrollment


2:202


2665


6579


1425


204


161


7


45


13,499


Average membership


2055


2506


6144


1482


188


149


6


36


12,566


Average attendance


1900


2313


5733


1282


167


129


5


31


11.560


Per cent. of attendance


92.45


92.30


93.31


86.50


55.82


86 5%


83.33


91.99


No. cases of tardiness


5148


3618


3143


127


1371


283


86.11 120


13.810


Number cases of dismissal


700


1678


1633


14


199


93


36


4,353


Membership. October, 1953


2151


2523


6226


1565


197


211


6


35


12,914


Membership, June, 1954


2007


2477


6141


1452


129


126


6


35


12,373


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


SCHOOL


1950


1951


1952


1953


1954


Prescott


47


63


64


65


65


Hanscom


23


32


50


29


29


Bennett


21


15


40


32


31


Baxter


25


23


30


19


17


Knapp


23


22


26


24


20


Perry


28


35


32


35


25


Pope


29


19


33


30


34


Cummings


42


45


70


59


47


Ldgerly


58


33


67


62


62


Glines


41


46


83


84


90


Grimmons


17


25


64


63


51


Forster


70


43


111


104


114


Bingham


58


85


72


52


52


Carr


47


29


60


60


56


Morse


14


42


72


58


49


Proctor


39


29


49


41


31


Durell


21


23


28


25


25


Burns


4]


41


84


78


64


Brown


42


48


42


44


54


Hodgkins


59


46


83


60


49


Cutler


116


110


136


138


141


Lowe


38


61


51


40


40


Total


936


900


1,347


1,202


1,146


275


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 13-EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1954


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


301


280


243


12


0


0


20


5


Southern Junior High


224


213


205


3


0


1


1


3


Western Junior High.


266


245


231


00


1


0


6


1


Total


791


738


679


21


1


1


27


9


TABLE 13a-NINTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1954


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 in June


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


268


262


229


17


2


0


14


0


Southern Junior High


278


273


255


11


0


1


6


0


Western Junior High


254


245


222


13


0


0


10


0


Total


800


780


706


41


2


1


30


0


Vocational School


School


No. Entering


lic or Private


-


276


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 14 COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE ATTENDANCE DEPARTMENT For School Year 1953-1954


1953


1954


Change


Number of visits to the school


379


381


+2


Number of visits to the homes


3783


3449


-334


Number of cases to be investigated ..


3530


3277


-253


Number of cases found to be trauncy or absenteeism


338


326


-12


Number of different pupils who were


truants or habitual absentees


184


180


-4


Number of truants for first time


107


99


-8


Number who were truants for the second time


39


40


+1


Number who were truants for three or more times


38


41


+3


Number of girls who were truants or absentees


108


169


+61


Number of visits to mercantile or


3


1


-2


Number of minors found to be work-


1


1


2


Number of employment certificates issued to boys


16


7


-9


Number of employment certificates re-issued to boys


2


3


+1


Number of employment certificates issued to girls


2


3


+1


Number of employment certificates re-issued to girls


0


1


+1


Number of educational literate cer-


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


1367


1892


+425


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


48


38


-10


Number of transfer cards investigated


2268


2117


-151


Number of cards forwarded


1055


1107


+52


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


0


Amount of board paid for truants


0


-


Disposition of truancy and habitual absentees cases


Warned and returned to schools


153


Left School (over 16)


14


Removed from City


5


Obtained certificates


1


Sent to House of Good Shepherd


2


Sent to Youth Service Board


5


Sent to County Training School


180


manufacturing establishments ..


ing without employment certificates


TABLE 14a TRUANCIES AND HABITUAL ABSENTEEISM BY AGES AND GRADES


BY AGES.


GRADE.


Total.


6


1


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


I


1


1


2


II.


3


3


IJI.


1


2


3


IV.


2


1


1


1


5


V.


1


1


1


4


6


4


14


VII


3


15


8


13


39


VIII


1


3


22


24


50


IX


8


22


4


34


X


1


1


XI.


0


Voc. 1


4


4


Voc. 11


2


5


7


Voc. 111


1


1


1


1


6


13


Total


1


5


0


2


5


6


13


23


44


77


4


180


..


..


3


VI ..


.


.


.


.


.


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


()


XII


2


Ungraded


277


278


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 15 EVENING HIGH SCHOOL Season 1953-1954


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


102


269


371


Average Membership


53


123


176


Average Attendance


35


82


117


Number of Teachers


4


4


8


Number of Sessions


53


Cost of Instruction


$3,817.05


Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup-


plies


5,245.37


Total Cost


$9,062.42


TABLE 15a EVENING PRACTICAL ARTS Season 1953-1954


Women


Enrolled


342


Average Membership


234.95


Average Attendance


185.31


Number of Teachers


7


Number of Sessions


60


Student Hours


9547


Cost of Instruction


$2,599.95


Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup-


plies


2,527.88


Total Expenditure


$5,127.83


Reimbursement from State


1,261.50


Net Cost


$3,866.33


TABLE 15b AMERICANIZATION CLASSES Season 1953-1954


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


103


120


223


Average Membership


. : 50


85


135


Average Attendance


31.22


64.02


95.24


Number of Classes


10


Number of Teachers


7


Number of Sessions


65


Membership Hours


17,550


Cost of Instruction


$6,926.50


Cost of Supplies


7.07


Cost of Janitor, Fuel & Light


2,177.22


Total Cost


$9,110.79


Reimbursement form State


3,315.20


Net Cost


$5,795.59


Net Cost per membership hour ..


.33


279


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools


1949


1950


1951


1952


1953


1954


Prescott


110


102


125


127


116


49


Hanscom


-


-


-


-


67


Bennett


20


20


15


26


17


19


Knapp


88


63


78


68


53


73


Pope


52


48


46


30


32


36


Cummings


33


37


33


32


29


32


Glines


48


30


34


57


35


52


Grimmons


26


24


28


36


30


27


Forster


100


82


82


76


70


87


Bingham


52


43


47


46


45


. 48


Carr


60


57


63


66


72


84


Morse


33


47


27


34


38


34


Proctor


24


34


21


20


36


37


Brown


37


35


36


34


35


41


Cholerton


101


31


65


81


88


83


Hodgkins


44


43


40


42


46


34


Cutler


94


70


88


88


87


115


Total


922


766


828


863


829


918


Average Member- ship of Elementary Schools


6442


6391


6099


5815


6044


6579


Per cent of Average Membership Pro- moted to Jr. High


14.32


11.99


13.58


14.84


13.72


13.95


1


-


280


ANNUAL REPORTS


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


1954


13,499


12,566


11,560


92.0


13,810


1.195


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


281


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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


871 920


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 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


1954


12,566


2,177


17.32


566


4.50


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


5.24


1938


16,623


3,626


21.81


788


5.93


1950


2,538


19.11


282


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 19 PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1954 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.


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