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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
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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
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
. .
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1
. . ...
..
..
...
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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)
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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
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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.
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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
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Somerville
3300
Sept. 1, 1955
M. Virginia Jennings
Brown
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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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Somerville
3100
Sept. 1, 1955
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Ruth Buttery
Morse
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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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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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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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