Report of the city of Somerville 1955, Part 18

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1955
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23


30


19


17


11


Knapp


22


26


24


20


18


Perry


35


32


35


25


23


Pope


19


33


30


34


31


Cummings


45


70


59


47


.50


Edgerly


33


67


62


62


59


Glines


46


83


84


90


77


Grimmons


25


64


63


51


65


Forster


43


111


104


114


97


Bingham


85


72


52


52


54


Carr


29


60


60


56


41


Morse


42


72


58


49


52


Proctor


29


49


41


31


29


Durell


23


28


25


25


17


Burns


41


84


78


64


53


Brown


42


48


44


54


38


Hodgkins


46


83


60


49


52


Cutler


110


136


138


141


110


Lowe


61


51


40


40


55


Total


900


1,347


1,202


1,146


1,024


...


1992


2516


6051


1367


142


145


7


26


12,146


.


.


·


.


.


283


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 13-EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1955


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


Girade 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


263


239


223


12


0


0


3


1


Southern Junior High


273


255


238


5


2


0


5


Western Junior High


272


253


229


16


1


0


6


1


Total


808


747


690


33


3


0


14


7


TABLE 13a-NINTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1955


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


284


279


249


18


4


0


8


Southern Junior High


268


231


202


18


6


0


5


Western Junior High


249


244


230


10


1


0


3


000


Total


801


754


681


46


11


0


16


0


Vocational School


in June


School


No. Entering


lic or Private


284


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 14 COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE ATTENDANCE DEPARTMENT For School Year 1954-1955


1954


1955


Change


Number of visits to the schools


381


481


+ 100


Number of visits to the homes


3449


4048


++401


Number of cases to be investigated ..


3277


3704


+ 427


Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism ..


326


352


+ 26


Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual absentees


180


191


+


11


Number of truants for first time


99


105


+


6


Number who were truants for the second time


40


46


+


6


Number who were truants for three or more times


41


40


1


Number of girls who were truants or absentees


169


82


- 87


Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments


1


0


1


Number of minors found to be work- ing without employment certificates Number of employment certificates issued to boys


7


4


-


3


Number of employment certificates re-issued to boys


3


3


Number of employment certificates issued to girls


3


-


-


3


Number of employment certificates re-issued to girls


1


-


-


1


Number of educational literate cer- tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)


1892


2994


++1102


Number of newspaper licenses issued


to boys 12 to 16 years of age


38


54


+


16


Number of transfer cards investigated Number of cards forwarded


1107


1268


+ 101


Number of truants in County training


School at the close of the year ..


Amount of board paid for truants


$41.71


$41.71


Disposition of truancy and habitual absentees cases


Warned and returned to schools


151


Left School (over 16)


21


Removed from City


7


Obtained certificates


1


Sent to House of Good Shepherd


1


Sent to Youth Service Board


6


Sent to County Training School


0


Sent to Division of Child Guardiandship . .


1


Transferred to other schools


3


-


-


1


1


-


2117


3088


+ 971


-


191


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


3


I


1


2


.


1


II


. .


3


III


...


2


1


2


'2


IV


...


1


1


2


...


3


7


1


VI.


4


15


10


10


39


VII


3


20


23


I


47


VIII


5


24


29


IX


5


2


x


0


XI


XII.


...


4


20


1


25


Vocational Ungraded


1


2


1


11


15


.


.


Total


1


2


1


4


2


4


12


27


46


90


2


191


.


.


.


.


4


V


..


. .


..


.


.


.


.


.


..


.


.


.


..


.


.


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


. .


.


1


. . ...


..


..


...


. . .


.


11


.


7


.


2


7


285


286


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 15 EVENING HIGH SCHOOL Season 1954-1955


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


144


303


447


Average Membership


62


151


213


Average Attendance


50


101


151


Number of Teachers


4


5


9


Cost of Instruction


$4,839.34


Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup-


9,436.35


Total Cost


$14,275.69


TABLE 15a EVENING PRACTICAL ARTS Season 1954-1955


Women


Enrolled


377


Average Membership


265.14


Average Attendance


196.27


Number of Teachers


7


Number of Sessions


58


Student Hours


11,119


Cost of Instruction


$3,768.41


Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and sup-


plies


4,260.61


Total Expenditure


$8,029.02


Reimbursement from State


1,889.70


Net Cost


$6,139.32


TABLE 15b AMERICANIZATION CLASSES Season 1954-1955


Male


Female


Total


Enrolled


103


113


216


Average Membership


65


97


162


Average Attendance


51.32


65.72


117.04


Number of Classes


8


Number of Teachers


7


Number of Sessions


41


Membership Hours


21,060


Cost of Instruction


$6,897.50


Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup- plies


4,016.10


Total Cost


$10,913.60


Reimbursement from State


3,338.55


Net Cost


$7,575.05


Net Cost per membership hour ..


$.36


...


Number of Sessions


56


plies


287


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools


1950


1951


1952


1953


1954


1955


Prescott


102


125


127


116


49


44


Hanscom


-


-


-


67


60


Bennett


20


15


26


17


19


16


Knapp


63


78


68


53


73


67


Pope


48


46


30


32


36


34


Cummings


37


33


32


29


32


34


Glines


30


34


57


35


52


41


Grimmons


24


28


36


30


27


30


Forster


82


82


76


70


87


102


Bingham


43


47


46


45


48


35


Carr


57


63


66


72


84


68


Morse


47


27


34


38


34


46


Proctor


34


21


20


36


37


25


Brown


35


36


34


35


41


39


Cholerton


31


65


81


88


83


89


Hodgkins


43


40


42


46


34


57


Cutler


70


88


88


87


115


102


Total


766


828


863


829


918


889


Average Member- ship of Elementary Schools


6391


6099


5815


6044


6579


6104


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


11.99


13.58


14.84


13.72


13.95


14.56


288


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 17-ATTENDANCE STATISTICS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS


JUNE


ENROLLMENT


Average Membership


Average Attendance


Per cent. of Attendance


Number of Tardi- nesses


Ratio of Tardiness to Average Attendance


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


3,647


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


1955


13,377


12,448


11,386


91.5


15,865


1.393


(For years prior to 1915 see School Report of 1917)


289


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


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


1954


12,566


2,177


17.32


566


4.50


1955


12,448


2,155


17.3]


613


4.92


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


290


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 19 PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1955 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, 1955 Elementary Grades


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List.


Unconditionally


to next Grade.


Promoted on Trial.


Retarded.


Promoted more


than One Grade.


Special Promo-


tions during Year.


Dropped Back


after Two


Months' Trial


I


100


82.6


4.1


13.3


.


.II


100


90.8


5.4


3.8


100


88.4


6.3


5.3


. .


...


.03


IV


100


86.3


10.2


3.5


..


1


.05


VI


100


88.8


9.1


2.1


...


. .


Average ...


100


86.7


7.5


5.8


..


.02


.04


I


1,250


1,032


51


167


. .


II


1,179


1,071


63


45


...


..


1,134


1,002


72


60


...


...


IV


877


757


89


31


...


...


V


796


660


99


36


...


VI


907


805


83


19


...


...


Total


6,143


5,327


457


35S


...


1


25


V


100


83.0


12.5


4.5


..


.03


.03


. .


Promotees


4


4


4


1


1


4


00


Promoted


.01


.09


Promotees


291


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 19a PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1955 Junior High Schools


GRADE.


On June


Promotion List


Unconditionally


Promoted to


Next Grade


Promoted


on Trial


Retarded


Promoted more


than One Grade


Special Promo-


tions during Year


Dropped Back


after Two


Months' Trial


VII VIII


910


752


91


67


1


IX


793


70


72


15


3


Total


2,484


2,091


252


141


...


...


PERCENTAGE OF PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1955 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


100


82.6


10.0


7.3


......


. .


.1


VIII


100


81.0


11.4


7 6


..


.....


IX


100


89.0


9.1


19


.4


Average ......


100


84 2


10.1


5.7


.02


. .


..


781


633


89


59


..


4


Promotees


DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES AND GRADES OCTOBER 1, 1955


AGE


GRADE


TOTAL


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20


21 or over


-


Kdgn.


583


791


1


1,375


1


421


644


84


10


1


...


2


907


646


98


17


3


1,071


20


1.86


3


320


645


119


25


1


1,116


32


2.87


4


1


379


526


81


34


8


1


1,030


13


4.17


5


224


388


120


41


8


781


19


6.27


6


5


242


359


119


41


11


4


751


56


7.46


7


204


461


170


52


16


903


68


7.53


8


8


250


399


155


45


8


865


53


6.13


9


10


207


412


152


51


6


838


57


6.80


10


205


426


86


5


1


816


42


5.15


11


2


180


376


87


4


0


1


650


5


.77


12


7


334


215


36


1


1


800


1.33


P. G.


5


1


6


0


0


Total


583


1212


951


1057


892


709


732


889


826


837


830


912


344


50


8


2


1


11,967


Under Normal Grade


10


18


28


41


19


50


65


59


42


9


7


2


1


444


Per cent. Under Normal Grade


.88


2.02


3.95


5.60


5.51


6.05


7.53


7.83


6.47


12.21


18.0


87.5


100.0


100.0


..


1,165


11


.94


292


ANNUAL REPORTS


..


Above Normal Age


Per cent. Above Normal Age


.


143


6


1132


-


TABLE 20-RETIREMENTS, RESIGNATIONS, AND DEATHS OF TEACHERS IN 1955


SCHOOL


TEACHER


TOOK EFFECT


IN SERVICE


High


Alice M. Austin


Feb. 1955


25 yrs., 4 mos.


High


James P. Curtin


Apr. 14, 1955


22 yrs., 6 mos.


High


Marguerite A. Ellison


Apr. 30, 1955


29 yrs., 8 mos.


Northeastern


M. Ann Mirabello


Aug. 31, 1955


1 yr.


Bennett .


Mary T. Shanahan


Feb. 11, 1955


7 yrs., 5 mos.


Perry


Mary A. Withington


Dec. 31, 1955


46 yrs., 4 mos.


Pope .....


Aug. 31, 1955


3 yrs.


Morse


Aug. 31, 1955


20 yrs.


Burns


Nov. 28, 1955


2 yrs., 3 mos.


Burns ....


Mar. 1, 1955


13 yrs., 6 mos.


Principal, Forster District


June 30, 1955


40 yrs.


Principal, Glines District


Joseph S. Hawthorne Wilfred H. Roberts


July 1, 1955


28 yrs.


Special


Arthur F. Sullivan


Mar. 14, 1955


20 yrs., 5 mos.


Superintendent's Office


Dorothea L. Shanney


Oct. 1, 1955


1 yr.


SCHOOL. DEPARTMENT


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TABLE 21-ELECTIONS IN 1955


TEACHER


SCHOOL


COMING FROM


SALARY


SERVICE BEGAN


Norman Burns


High


Somerville


$3300


Sept. 1, 1955


Chester F. Hill


High


Somerville


2900


Sept. 22, 1955


Francis X. Thornton


High


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1955


Russell Smith


High


Somerville


3100


Sept. 1, 1955


Catherine M. Sherman


Northeastern


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1955


Eleanor M. Shanahan


Western


Somerville


4200


Sept. 1, 1955


Mary E. Wilton


Hanscom


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1955


William A. Leahy


Knapp


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1955


John McDonald


Knapp ..


Somerville


3100


Sept. 1, 1955


William McDonald


Knapp


Somerville


2900


Sept. 1, 1955


Clare E. Bennett


Cummings


Somerville


3100


Sept. 1, 1955


Jeanne E. Bannon


Glines


Somerville


2900


Sept. 1, 1955


Marie A. Purcell


Grimmons


Somerville


3100


Sept. 1, 1955


Richard Heneghan


Forster


Somerville


3100


Sept. 1, 1955


Anne K. McGovern


Forster


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1955


Patricia Owens


Forster


Somerville


4200


Sept. 1, 1955


Margaret Trayers


Forster


Somerville


3700


Sept. 1, 1955


Marie L. Ahern


Bingham


Somerville


2900


Sept. 1, 1955


Angelina Faccini


Bingham


Somerville


3100


Sept. 1, 1955


Patricia McSorley


Carr


Somerville


4200


Sept. 1, 1955


Helen P. O'Connor


Morse . .


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Somerville


2900


Sept. 1, 1955


Frank A. Sestito


Morse .


Somerville


3100


Sept. 1, 1955


Ann P. Lynch


Proctor


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1955


Maurice J. Pomfret


Proctor . .


.


.


.


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. ....


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1955


Winifred M. Crowley


Burns


...


. .


.


.


.....


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1955


M. Virginia Jennings


Brown


...


.


. .....


Edward G. Murray


Brown


...


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Somerville


3100


Sept. 1, 1955


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Somerville


3100


Sept. 1, 1955


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3100


Sept. 1, 1955


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Ruth Buttery


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294


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 21-ELECTION IN 1955-Continued


TEACHER


SCHOOL


COMING FROM


SALARY


SERVICE BEGAN


Ernest J. Bennett


Cholerton


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1955


John J. Madden


Hodgkins


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1955


Charlotte O'Brien


Hodgkins


Somerville


2900


Sept. 1, 1955


Rose Santosuosso


Cutler


Somerville


3300


Sept. 1, 1955


Alice W. Sullivan


Cutler


Somerville


3100


Sept. 1, 1955


Richard Lombard


Personell Worker High School


Somerville


4825


Oct. 1, 1955


James Mooney


Head of Latin Dept. High School


Somerville


5400


Dec. 29, 1955


Bernard F. Koen


Northeastern


Somerville


5400


Dec. 29, 1955


Francis W. Escott


Principal, Knapp Dist.


Somerville


5200


Jan. 25, 1955


Walter Buckley


Principal, Bingham Dist.


Somerville


5600


Nov. 22, 1955


Joseph M. Thornton


Principal Healey Dist


Somerville


6000


Nov. 30, 1955


Helen Armstrong


Principal's Assistant Perry


Somerville


4875


Dec. 19, 1955


Agnes O'Brien


Principal's Assistant Morse


Somerville


5200


Nov. 17, 1955


Mary Mccarthy


Principal's Assistant Proctor


Somerville


5200


Nov. 17, 1955


Frances Shea


Principal's Assistant Burns


Somerville


4950


Nov. 17, 1955


A. Teresa Diotaiuti


Director of Remedial Reading ...


Somerville


5800


Sept. 1, 1955


Edward Harrington


Supervisor of Audio-Visual Aid


Somerville


5000


Dec. 28, 1955


William A. Howard


Supervisor of Elementary School Music


Somerville


5100


Sept. 14, 1955


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


. .


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..


295


296


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 22-LEAVE OF ABSENCES


James Marchant. Leave of Absence, Jan. 1, 1955 to Dec. 31, 1955


Mary L. Swansey .Sabbatical Leave, Feb. 1, 1955 to Feb. 1, 1956


Joseph B. Weene. Sabbatical Leave, School Year 1955-1956


Edward G. Giroux .. Military Leave, April 17 to April 30, 1955


Lawrence J. Fitzpatrick .. Military Leave, June 6 to June 16, 1955


Alfred L. Perry.


.Military Leave, June 13 to June 24, 1955


Joseph F. Durant.


Military Leave, June 16 to June 22, 1955


Dorothy T. Rice.


Military Leave, June 20 to June 22, 1955


Daniel M. Toomey


Military Leave, June 6 to June 16, 1955


Edith H. Murchie.


.Leave of Absence, School Year 1955-56


Phyllis M. Angelo.


Leave of Absence, School Year 1955-56


Margaret Donovan.


Leave of Absence, Sept. 22 to Oct. 1


Anne Canniff


Leave of Absence, Sept. 26 to Oct. 7


Nerio F. Restani.


Leave of Absence, School Year 1955-56


Perry Yanow. Leave of Absence, Sept. 22 to Nov. 4


Melvin T. Carver. Leave of Absence, March 28 to April 4


Charlotte T. Colbert. Leave of Absence, April 25 to April 29


Marie L. Ahern. Leave of Absence, School Year 1955-56


Ruby F. Sutherland. Sabbatical Leave, School Year-Effective Oct. 10, 1955 Wallace E. Sinclair. Leave of Absence Jan. 1, 1956 to Dec. 31, 1956


TABLE 23-TRANSFERS


Name


From


To


Mrs. Dorothy Merrifield


Prescott Special Class


Forster Special Education


Patricia Owens


Forster


Testing Program


James L. Sullivan


Bingham


High


Charles W. Buckley


Northeastern Jr. High


Perry Yanow


Cholerton


Southern Junior


Claire Gorman


Western Jr.


Forster


Frances H. Shea


Bennett


Burns


Rita J. De Leo


Bennett


Brown


Ann M. O'Brien


Bennett


Cholerton


Julia M. Leddy


Bennett


Forster


Mrs. Abigail R. Bailey


Bennett


Pope


Mary T. Mahoney


Bennett


Pope


Nathaniel A. Colbert


High


Southern Junior


297


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 24-NUMBER OF TEACHERS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS


YEAR.


High School.


Junior High Schools.


*Elemen- tary Schools.


Special Teach- ers.


Supv.s Prins. etc.


Assistants not in Charge of Room.


Contin.


Amer.


Men


Women


Total.


1917


70±


65


238


33


17


49


374


423


1918


70±


108


207


28


5


49


369


418


1919


70°


106


207


26


9


48


370


418


1920


69°


113


212


23


8


54


371


425


1921


75°


115


216


25


14


5


2


60


392


452


1922 1923


75°


120


222


24


18


4


2


55


410


465


1924


76°


117


221


24


16


4


2


59


401


460


1925


76°


118


229


23


16


4


2


59


409


468


1926


75°


118


228


27


11


3


2


58


406


464


1927


77°


123


233


30


11


3


1


62


416


478


1928


80°


123


239


33


10


3


1


64


425


489


1929


88°


125


239


33


27


3


1


70


446


516


1930


95°


131


241


39


33


3


1


78


465


543


1931


104*


138


235


50


46


4


1


93


485


578


1932


105 **


154


251


46


29


4


1


105


485


590


1933


106 **


154


256


44


33


3


1


120


477


597


1934


116 **


160


257


43


39


3


1


125


494


619


1935


116 **


164


257


42


40


3


1


128


495


623


1936


120 **


165


265


40


43


3


1


133


504


637


1937


126 **


167


271


38


31


3


1


142


495


637


1938


133 **


178


263


39


26


3


1


157


486


643


1939


127 **


173


260


43


19


5


1


163


465


628


1940


129a


167


259


44


14


5


1


164


455


619


1941


129a


160


253


53


12


5


1


163


450


613


1942


127a


155


247


52


12


4


1


155


443


598


1943


118a


145


234


49


12


4


1


127


436


563


1944


113a


142


235


48


12


4


1


121


434


555


1945


110a


139


238


46


9


4


1


131


416


547


1946


127a


160


249


46


8


4


1


158


437


595


1947


119a


129


223


43


21


5


3


1


149


395


544


1948


119a


124


229


42


21


4


4


1


157


388


544


1949


123a


122


224


47


21


7


4


1


162


387


549


1950


127a


125


227


48


21


9


4


1


174


388


562


1951


127a


123


227


49


21


12


4


1


182


382


564


1952


125a


126


226


49


21


9


4


1


193


368


561


1953


124a


122


231


48


21


5


4


1


189


365


556


1954


124a


120


238


48


21


5


4


1


199


362


561


1955


121a


120


242


48


22


7


2


1


192


370


562


..


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72₺


114


216


22


16


5


2


57


390


447


· Including Kindergartners


* Including a secretary.


** Including a secretary and two matrons. Including a secretary and a matron.


a Including two school nurses.


298


ANNUAL REPORTS


PART I BOOKS TO BE ADDED TO THE AUTHORIZED LIST OF TEXTBOOKS-1955


A. ELEMENTARY


Grade


The Macmillan Readers; The Macmillan Company; basal reading Readiness Pictures (4 color, 18" × 24", set of 12), Gates-Huber- Salisbury


1


Here We Come, Pre-Reading Book, Pupils Edition; Gates-Huber- Salisbury Teachers Edition, Here We Come Gates-Huber-Salisbury 11


1


Splash, Pre-Primer 1


1


Tuffy & Boots, Pre-Primer 2


1


Preparatory Book to Splash and Tuffy and Boots; Gates-Huber- Salisbury


Gates-Huber-Salisbury


11


1


Ted and Sally, Primer


11


11


1


Tommy Little, Supplementary Primer Snow


11


1


Christmas Tree


11


1 1 1


Two Boys and a Tree, Supplementary 1st Reader; Gates-Huber- Salisbury


Three Little Elephants


Gates-Huber-Salisbury


1


Toby


1


The Open Window


1


Teachers Manual for Grade 1, Part 3


11


11


2


Preparatory Book for Friends and Fun


"


11


2


Teachers Manual for Friends and Fun


2


Today We Go, 2nd Reader, 1 st Semester


2


Preparatory Book to Today We Go


1


2 New Friends and New Places, 2nd Reader, 2nd Semester; Gates- Huber-Salisbury


2 Preparatory Book to New Friends and New Places; Gates-Huber- Salisbury


2 Teachers Manual for Grade 2, 2-Part Edition; Gates-Huber- Salisbury 2 It Is A Big Country, Supplementary 2nd Reader; Gates-Huber- Salisbury


2 Buster the Burro


Gates-Huber-Salisbury


2 Skippy the Monkey


2 On A Tugboat


2 The Princess With the Dirty Face 11


3 Good Times Today and Tomorrow, Full year 3rd Reader; Gates- Peardon


3 Preparatory Book for Good Times Today and Tomorrow; Gates- Peardon


3 Teachers Manual for Grade 3, Full Year


Gates-Peardon


3 Good Times Today, 3rd Reader, 1 st Semester


11


3 Preparatory Book for Good Times Today


3 Good Times Tomorrow, 3rd Reader, 2nd Semester


3 Preparatory Book for Good Times Tomorrow


3 Teachers Manual for Grade 3, 2-Part Edition 11


11


1 1


Mr. and Mrs. Big


11


Teachers Manual for grade 1, Part 2


On Four Feet, Basal First Reader


Preparatory Book for On Four Feet


1 1


1


Teachers Manual for Grade 1, Part 1


1 At the Lake, Pre-Primer 3


1


Preparatory Book for Ted and Sally


11


2


Friends and Fun, Full Year 2nd Reader


1


299


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


3 Good Times Together, Supplementary 3rd Reader


3 Susan and the Sheep


11


11


3 Robin Fly South


3 A Cat Becomes Contented


3 Sandy in the Green Mountains


11


11


4 Sharing Adventures, Basal 4th.Reader


Gates-Clark 11 11


4


4 Sharing More Adventures, Supplementary 4th Reader


11


11


5


The World I Know, Basal 5th Reader


Gates-Peardon 11 5


5


Teachers Manual to The World I Know


11


11


5


A World to Enjoy, Supplementary 5th Reader


11


6


All Around Me, Basal 6th Reader Preparatory Book to All Around Me


Gates-Bartlett 11 11


6


Teachers Manual to All Around Me Stories to Enjoy, Supplementary 6th Reader


11


11


6 6 4-5-6


The First Book of Airplanes; D. C. Heath and Company; Jeanne Bendick; Supplementary Reading


4-5-6


The First Book of Horses; D. C. Heath & Co .; McMeekin; Supple- mentary Reading


4-5-6 The First Book of Dogs; D. C. Heath & Co .; Taber; Supplementary Reading


4-5-6 The First Book of Birds; D. C. Heath & Co .; Williamson; Supple- mentary Reading


4-5-6 The First Book of Bees; D. C. Heath & Co .; Tibbets; Supplementary Reading


4-5-6 The First Book of Trees; D. C. Heath & Co .; M. B. Cormack; Supple- mentary Reading


4-5-6 The First Book of Presidents; D. C. Heath & Co .; Harold Coy; Supple- mentary Reading


4-5-6


The First Book of Electricity; D. C. Heath & Co .; S. & B. Epstein; Supplementary Reading


4-5-6


The First Book of America; D. C. Heath & Co .; Heal; Supplementary Reading


4-5-6 The First Book of Japan; D. C. Heath & Co .; Helen Mears; Supple- mentary Reading


The Wonder Story Books; Row, Peterson and Company; Supplemen- tary Reading


4


It Must Be Magic - Huber-Salisbury


They Were Brave and Bold - Huber-Salisbury-Huber


5 6 The Tales They Tell - Huber-Salisbury-Huber


The Alice and Jerry Basic Readers; Row, Peterson and Company; Sup- plementary Reading


4


The New Singing Wheels - O'Donnell


5


The New Engine Whistles - O'Donnell


6


The New Runaway Home - Coatsworth


Reading for Meaning Series; Houghton Mifflin Company; Supplemen- tary Reading


4 High Roads - McKee, Harrison, McCowen, and Lehr


11


5 Sky Lines -


6 Bright Peaks - -


11


11


3 Climbing Higher - 1-2 Tiny Toosey's Birthday; Houghton Mifflin Company; LaRue; Supple- mentary Reading


6 Stories to Remember (Developmental Reading Series); Lyons & Carnahan; Bond & Cuddy; (Classmate Edition); Supplementary Reading


11


11


11


11


4 Manual for Sharing Adventures


Preparatory Book for Sharing Adventures




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