Report of the city of Somerville 1960, Part 16

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1960
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IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOL FACILITIES


The responsibility for maintaining school buildings, many of which are extremely old, is not a simple task. Age, weather, vandalism, and deterioration in general present constant prob- lems to the Commissioner of Public Works.


It was necessary to repair the acoustical plaster ceiling and do miscellaneous plaster repair work in parts of the High School building. In the science laboratory the following equip- ment was installed: four laboratory tables, forty chairs, one birch cabinet with sliding doors and shelving, and two stainless steel sinks. Protective screens, designed to shield the windows in the Guidance and Counseling offices at the Somerville High School were installed. The basement area in this school, in- cluding the locker, shower rooms, corridors, cafeteria, and kitchen were attractively painted. Cornice stones on the east and west buildings were pointed and the roofs on each building were also repaired. Other improvements included the painting of lavatory rooms and the carpentry room. Painting, plastering, installation of electrical outlets, plumbing, and the replace-


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ANNUAL REPORTS


ment of furniture constituted the greater part of the work completed in the High School building.


Hand rails were installed in the cafeteria at the North- eastern Junior High School and all desks were sanded and varnished. Seventy new desk chairs were furnished. Many windows were replaced. Doors leading into the building were repaired and reinforced. A new floor was constructed in Room 313. Extensive repairs were completed on the floor in Room 310. The lavatories were painted.


Drains in the shower room at the Southern Junior High School were cleaned and repaired. The roof was repaired and leaks eliminated. Various ceilings were refinished. Assistance was given in the installation of a public address system in this building.


A flameproof cyclorama was furnished for the stage in the auditorium of the Western Junior High School. The area around the vent shaft and skylights was repaired. Damaged framework of the hood over the vent shaft in the cafeteria was removed. The outer side of the parapet wall was reinforced. Boiler repairs were completed. Clogged drains in the shower room were cleaned and repaired. Various rooms, corridor walls, and ceilings on the first floor area were plastered and reconditioned.


In addition to the numerous instances of ordinary repair work in buildings, it was necessary to replace boiler tubes in the Bingham, Cutler, and Proctor Schools.


Thirty-five new classroom chairs were installed in room nine at the Edgerly School to replace chairs which were beyond repair.


Repairs were completed on the roof at the Burns School. A new and attractive teachers' room is being built in a section of the main office. This project involves much labor and ex- pense, but it will serve a definite need. All desks were sanded and varnished at this school.


Lavatory rooms in the Cutler School were painted, tiled, and refinished.


The Forster School entrance to the Special Class room was painted and the casement repaired. Thirty desks and chairs were installed.


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Plaster was repaired at the Hanscom School. The outside steps were cemented and strengthened.


Thirty new chairs were supplied the Brown School for the sewing class. Two rooms in the lower area of the Brown School were renovated. One is presently occupied by a new kinder- garten class. This is a very attractive room with a new floor, freshly painted walls, settees, chairs, tables, chalkboard, and closet space. Access to the schoolyard or stairway is available. All desks were sanded and varnished in the Brown School.


A first grade room located at the Knapp School has been equipped with thirty new movable desks and chairs.


Additional drinking fountains were installed in the base- ment of the Hodgkins School.


In order to accommodate the new class for the partially- seeing pupils at the Cholerton School it was necessary to install modern fluorescent lights and equip the room with new mov- able desks and chairs. Two additional rooms in this building were also reconditioned and equipped with forty-two new desks and chairs.


In all schools circles were painted on kindergarten floors for the children's regular activities.


All desks were sanded and varnished at the Lowe School.


It is strongly recommended that school buildings continue to be granted priority in maintenance, repairs, and improve- ment. It is important that a survey of lighting conditions be conducted and that obsolete fixtures and lights be removed. Modern lights should be installed to coincide with present day candle power specifications. New classroom desks and chairs are needed in many buildings to replace the antiquated furni- ture which has been in use for many years. Many chalkboards need to be resurfaced or replaced. The modernization of a large number of our present buildings should be included in a long range plan of improvement. Window shades and cords are lacking in many classrooms. Additional classrooms to re- lieve overcrowded conditions at the Pope, Cummings, Healey, and Brown Schools should be provided if a sound educational program is to be maintained.


Despite the fact that the Police and the Building Depart- ments have been very cooperative and responsive, the wanton destruction of windows continues to plague the city. Glass has


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been replaced with regularity. Window sashes have been dam- aged to such an extent as to require the replacement of entire units. In many instances it appeared as if much of the de- struction occurred during the holiday seasons and week-end periods. The advisability of assigning Building Department personnel to supervise school buildings when schools are not in session should be given serious consideration. In addition to damage and expense it must be remembered that teachers and classes are often transferred to other rooms when, because of broken glass or sashes, the regularly assigned rooms must be abandoned temporarily. This has been a problem to the school system for many years. It is recommended that some action be taken to eliminate the problem.


An expression of gratitude is extended to the Commis- sioner of Public Works, the Superintendent of Buildings, and to their assistants for their splendid cooperation. Although much work remains to be done, a great deal has already been accomplished.


STAFF CHANGES


Miss Gertrude W. Burns, Head of the Commercial Course and Guidance Counselor at Somerville High School, retired in June after serving a total of twenty-four years in the Somer- ville Public Schools. She began service in 1936 as a teacher of commercial subjects at Somerville High School. From No- vember 1942 to December 1945 she served in the WAVES. In 1949 she was elected Head of the Commercial Course. She was a devoted and conscientious teacher.


On June 28, 1960 llene C. Ritchie was elected Head of the Commercial Course and Guidance Counselor to succeed Miss Burns. Miss Ritchie began service as a teacher of type- writing at Somerville High School in September 1912. In September 1940 she was elected Head of the Stenography and Typewriting Department.


On September 28, 1960 Katherine T. Lombard was elected Head of the Stenography and Typewriting Department. She has served as a teacher of commercial subjects since September 1936.


In July 1960 Robert E. McKelvey was elected to the posi- tion of Head of the Bookkeeping Department at Somerville High School, which position was vacant because of the death of Mary A. Hickey. Mr. McKelvey has taught commercial sub- jects in the Somerville High School since 1929.


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Miss Anna R. Canfield, Vice Principal of the Bingham School, retired in June 1960, after serving a total of forty-five years as an elementary school teacher. She was made Master's Assistant at the Bingham School in 1933. She was a devoted and dedicated teacher.


On November 17, 1960 Mary Albano was elected Vice Principal of the Bingham School to succeed Miss Canfield. Miss Albano has taught in the elementary schools of Somer- ville since September 1937.


CONCLUSION


It is very gratifying to be able to report further progress in educational accomplishment and to express appreciation for the earnest, cooperative efforts of the School Committee mem- bers, and for the devotion to their duties and responsibilities of all members of the teaching staff, administrators, clerks, and all others associated with the school system.


Sincere appreciation is also extended to the members of the press for their fair and impartial treatment of school matters.


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ANNUAL REPORTS NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER


School


1956


1957


1958


1959


1960


Prescott


57


61


63


53


73


Hanscom


26


24


28


24


31


Baxter


16


20


21


23


24


Knapp


27


19


22


31


37


Perry


27


28


28


29


36


Pope


48


46


53


65


36


Cummings


51


44


55


55


58


Edgerly


48


40


47


54


42


Healey


148


154


132


140


136


Grimmons


28


37


38


21


26


Forster


82


64


56


73


70


Bingham


39


53


48


44


47


Carr


35


44


40


28


39


Morse


37


40


37


45


48


Proctor


27


33


37


34


38


Durell


15


12


14


21


18


Burns


46


53


33


48


58


Brown


45


49


54


55


58


Hodgkins


70


58


49


56


65


Cutler


86


70


80


95


106


Lowe


41


48


50


44


50


Conwell


27


31


29


28


34


Total


1,026


1,028


1,014


1,066


1,130


DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES AND GRADES OCTOBER 3, 1960


AGE


GRADE


TOTAL


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20


21 or over


Above Normal Age


Kdgn.


533


1072


1


1606


1


409


698


85


5


1


1198


6


2


309


586


106


13


1


1015


14


3


242


529


102


26


7.


901


28


4


3


226


486


118


44


6


2


885


52


5


249


449


137


44


7


1


887


52


6


224


445


154


54


1


886


63


7


197


489


160


67


24


1


938


92


8


251


505


171


56


987


60


9


316


469


124


44


2


955


46


10


95


307


296


88


7


793


95


=


109


23


5


648


28


176


246


147


6


577


8


2


3


5


0


Total


533


1481


1008


916


866


850


819


825


944


1044


811


681


863


447


180


11


2


12,281


Under Normal Grade


5


13


28


46


50


63


76


81


49


90


30


11


2


0


544


Does not include Trade High, Special Classes, Language Classes, or Homebound


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE


169


342


2


12


P. G.


....


8


1


4


266


ANNUAL REPORTS


POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1959-1960


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


1955


97,032


1875


21,594


1916


88,000


1960


94,697


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 Registration


Number of children between 5 and 15 years


of age inclusive, October 1, 1960:


In public schools


10,517


In private schools


6,110


Total


16,627


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 15 inclusive:


In public schools, males


4,425


females


3,847


8,272


In private schools, males


2,594


females


2,521


5,115


Total


13,387


267


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


ATTENDANCE DATA FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 1960


Annual


Enrollment


Average


Membership


Average


Attendance


Percent of


Attendance


No. Attending


in October


No. Attending in June


High


2,152


2,002


1,871


93.46


2,131


1,968


Northeastern Jr.


1,025


978


892


91.21


987


977


Southern Jr.


877


795


733


92.20


868


777


Western Jr.


916


881


819


92.96


900


869


Trade High


229


233


208


89.27


255


176


Prescott


445


392


362


92.35


507


393


Hanscom


286


269


249


92.57


267


276


Baxter


109


99


91


91.92


106


93


Knapp


283


261


238


91.19


261


266


Perry


182


168


152


90.48


168


163


Pope


374


334


309


92.52


356


324


Cummings


365


334


309


92.52


325


340


Edgerly


246


230


206


89.57


236


228


Healey


932


898


817


90.98


924


901


Grimmons


203


192


177


92.19


187


178


Forster


569


550


506


92.00


543


553


Bingham


349


332


310


93.38


337


332


Carr


344


316


294


93.04


334


318


Morse


337


318


295


92.77


322


312


Proctor


281


267


249


93.26


270


267


Durell


76


69


61


88.41


62


71


Burns


282


268


243


90.67


274


265


Brown


426


374


348


93.05


414


405


Cholerton


245


235


218


92.77


232


241


Hodgkins


430


413


364


88.14


408


400


Cutler


636


596


542


90.94


605


587


Lowe


202


177


163


92.09


183


175


Conwell


191


176


163


92.61


178


176


Atypical


214


192


167


86.98


198


171


Non-English


36


16


15


93.75


35


18


13,242


12,365


11,372


91.97


12,873


12,220


268


ANNUAL REPORTS


ATTENDANCE STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1915-1960


June


Enrollment


Average Membership


Average Attendance


Per cent. of


Attendance


Number of


Tardinesses


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 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


1956


12,957


12,148


11,220


92.36


17,510


1.561


1957


12,907


11,786


10,847


92.03


15,705


1.448


1958


12,757


12,025


10,917


90.79


13,831


1.267


1959


13,088


12,212


11,112


90.99


13,912


1.252


1960


13,242


12,365


11,372


91.97


14,491


1.274


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


0.891


1932


17,389


16,030


15,104


94.2


Ratio of Tradiness


269


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


NUMBER OF TEACHERS BY YEARS, 1917-1960


Year


High School


Junior High Schools


*Elementary Schools


Special Teachers


Supervisors,


Principals, Etc.


Assistants not in


Charge of Room


Continuation


Americanization


Men


Women


Total


1917


70±


65


238


33


17


....


....


49


374


423


1918


70本


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


721


114


216


22


16


5


2


57


390


447


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


44


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


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


1956


118a


121


250


49


23


0


2


1


194


370


564


1957


119a


124


260


51


24


0


0


1


198


381


579


1958


122a


125


267


53


25


0


0


1


202


391


593


1959


123a


126


263


54


26


0


0


1


204


389


593


1960


120a


129


254


54


26


0


0


1


205


379


584


* Including Kindergarten


¿ Including a Secretary


# Including a Secretary and two Matrons


° Including a Secretary and a Matron


a Including two School Nurses


382


564


1951


127a


123


227


49


21


12


4


1


182


270


ANNUAL REPORTS


RETIREMENTS, RESIGNATIONS AND DEATHS OF TEACHERS IN 1960


TERMINATION


Retired


Retired


Retired


Retired


Retired


Resigned


Retired


Resigned


Resigned


Resigned


Retired


Retired


Resigned


Resigned


Resigned


Died


Died


Resigned


Resigned


Retired


Resigned


Resigned


Resigned


Resigned


Resigned


Retired


Retired


Resigned


Resigned


Retired


Resigned


Retired


Retired


Resigned


TEACHER


Ellen L. Bellemy


Gertrude W. Burns


Anna R. Canfield


Gertrude W. Chaffin


Ruth H. Conner


Frances Cronin


Edson E. Dewey


George Ellison


Ann M. Finnegan


Wilson L. Geary


Catherine E. Giles


Jeanne Gillis


Mary D. Girouard


Carol C. Hanley


Mary A. Hickey


Christopher J. Kirk, Jr.


Helen P. Keegan


Faith M. King


Edmund M. Lanigan


Ada Mawhinney


Gloria Mawhinney


Carolyn May


Mary O'Hara


Katherine R. O'Connor


Francis G. Parker Madeleine N. Parsons Agnes Reilly


Elda C. Radochia


Dorothy T. Rice Richard J. Scopa


Amy I. Webber


Evelyn E. Weston Perry Yanow


SCHOOL


High


High


High


Special


Western


Cholerton


Western


Western


Western


Healey


Lowe


Cutler


Trade


High


Healey High


Cutler


Forster


Forster Durell


Trade


Northeastern


Pope


High High


High


Southern


Southern


TOOK EFFECT


June, 1960


August 31, 1960


June 30, 1960


Sept. 30, 1960


July 31, 1960


June 30, 1960


June 30, 1960


June 14, 1960


Oct. 11, 1960


Sept. 15, 1960


June 30, 1960


June 30, 1960


Aug. 30, 1960


Dec. 31, 1959


March 4, 1960


March 30, 1960


May 29, 1960


Aug. 30, 1960


Aug. 30, 1960


Jan. 2, 1960 June 30, 1960


June 30, 1960


June 30, 1960


June 30, 1960


Aug. 31, 1960


Aug. 31, 1960


Aug. 31, 1960


Feb. 23, 1960


Aug. 30, 1960 Aug. 31, 1960 Nov. 22, 1960


June 30, 1960


36 yrs.


11 yrs.


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46 yrs.


44 yrs.


39 yrs.


4 yrs.


33 yrs.


6 yrs.


4 yrs.


13 yrs.


28 yrs.


41 yrs.


5 yrs.


2 yrs.


2 yrs.


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9 yrs.


30 yrs.


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12 yrs.


2 yrs.


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271


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS SCHOOL YEAR 1959-1960


Instruction


Kgn., E!em. Grades


Junior High Grades $780,207.60


Senior High Grades


Total


Salaries of principals, super-


visors and teachers


$1,759,324.34


$753,263.83 $3,292,795.77


Expenses of principals, super- visors and teachers


1,330.32


13,082.69


13,668.46


28,081.47


Textbooks


21,577.00


7,730.52


11,934.40


41,241.92


Stationery, supplies, and other expenses of instruction


33,074.20


21,327.54


31,316.36


85,718.10


Operation of School Plant


Janitor Service


153,790.28


72,300.14


45,758.23


271,848.65


Fuel


43,872.02


20,625.13


13,053.49


77,550.64


Misc. expenses of operation.


(Include water, light, power, janitors' supplies)


62,824.15


29,144.28


19,666.51


111,634.94


Maintenance of School Plant


Repairs, replacement, and up- keep


121,151.30


56,955.67


36,046.83


214,153.80


Auxiliary Agencies


Libraries


387.07


2,631.74


3,018.81


Promotion of health


25,552.83


9,095.79


16,363.57


51,012.19


Transportation to schools with- in town or city


5,091.60


466.85


101.60


5,660.05


Transportation to schools in other towns and cities


1,394.40


616.00


10.40


2,020.80


Tuition


3,497.06


125.21


3,622.27


Physical Education (Athletics)


8,865.80


29,060.15


37,925.95


School Lunch


7,026.28


10,717.74


6,601.12


24,345.14


Miscellaneous


10,426.48


4,901.70


3,284.88


18,613.06


Total


$2,249,932.26 $1,036,549.73


$982,761.57 $4,269,243.56


General Control


Expenses of School Committee


35,658.52


Superintendents Office, Salaries and Expenses


47,966.87


Total


$83,625.39


Expenses of Evening Schools


Salaries


Kdgn., Elem. $486.89


Junior High


Senior High


Total


Textbooks and Supplies


1,479.93


1,479.93


Janitors, Fuel and Light


722.67


6,575.30


7,297.97


Repairs, Replacement and Up- keep (Maintenance)


355.12


3,223.74


3,578.86


Total


$1,564.68


$24,226.83


$25,791.51


Total for Support of Day and Evening Schools (Per Capita Cost)


$4,378,660.46


Expenditures (Exclusive of Trans- portation and School Lunch Program)


$2,236,419.98 $1,024,749.14


$976,048.45 $4,237,217.57 2,002 12,114


Average Membership


7,477 2,635 299.11 388.90


487.59


349.78


Average Per Pupil Cost


$12,947.86


$13,434.75


272


ANNUAL REPORTS


COST OF MAINTAINING VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1959-1960


Trade High School


$163,803.55


Evening Vocational


4,852.75


Household Arts Dept .- High School


11,910.95


Evening Practical Arts Classes


6,460.55


Distributive Occupations Course - High School


8,524.99


Cost of All Vocational Education


$195,552.79


Receipts


Tuition - Trade High


$8,759.39


Tuition - Evening Vocational


606.60


Smith-Hughes Fund


1,113.00


George-Barden Fund


3,980.00


Cash Receipts


251.25


Miscellaneous


23.93


State Reimbursement


85,969.44


Total Receipts


$100,703.61


Net Cost Vocational Education


$94,849.18


Cost Per Pupil In Trade High School



Expenditures


Receipts


Net Cost


Average Membership 233


Average Per Pupil Cost $391.91


Cost of Adult Civic Education Program


Instruction and Supervision


$9,740.00


Text Books and Supplies


628.97


Janitors, Heat, Light, etc.


5,074.37


$15,443.34


State Reimbursement


4,870.00


Net Cost


$10,573.34


Average Membership


220


Average Per Capita Cost


$48.06


Average Cost per Membership Hour


$17.67


$163,803.55


$72,487.37


$91,316.18


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE


FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JANUARY 1, 1960 TO DECEMBER 31, 1960


Expenditures Under Control of School Committee


Teachers Salaries Account


$3,602,011.50


School Contingent-Personal Service Account 116,820.84


School Contingent-Ordinary Maintenance Account 189,655.80


High School Athletic Account


9,997.54


Outside Tuition Account


11,779.13


Hot Lunch Program Account


19,999.79


Total


$3,950,264.60


Expenditures for Buildings Under Commissioner of Public Works


For Repair and Maintenance of School Buildings


$805,785.29


Total Cost Support of School Fiscal Year 1960 $4,756,049.89


Receipts and Reimbursements


State Aid Chapter 70


$492,961.13


Special Education and Trans.


55,339.40


Adult Civic Education Classes


4,861.00


Public Law 874


64,617.94


Public Law 864


9,521.95


Adjustment Counsellor


4,500.00


Vocational Education


94,302.29


Tuition-Trade Schools


9,830.39


Tuition-State Wards


7,667.50


Sale of Books


71.61


Sale of Material-Trade School


262.38


George-Barden Fund


3,500.00


Smith-Hughes Fund


1,311.00


Total Receipts for Year 1960 $748,746.59


Net Cost of Maintaining Schools for Year 1960


$4,007,303.30


274


ANNUAL REPORTS


ANNUAL COST OF MAINTAINING THE SCHOOLS FOR THE YEARS 1915-1960


Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.


Year


Average


Membership


Instruction & Supervision


School Supplies


Light


Heating


Janitors


School Telephones


Total


1915


12,903


$357,581


$29,389


$5,755


$18,366


$32,674


$624


$443,978


1916


13,191


363,948


26,098


6,233


20,197


34,667


213


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


529,062


1919


12,733


437,730


33,225


8,821


22,960


55,710


18


*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


63,403


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




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