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It may be of interest to note in this connection that the ave- rage daily cost per pupil for the state, according to the report for 1910, was nineteen cents. 166 towns and cities paid more per pupil than Weymouth. 187_paid less. Of the six towns the nearest in population to Weymouth, one paid less per pupil, five paid more.
In proportion to its valuation Weymouth deals generously with its schools, there being but twenty-one towns in the State that pay more per thousand dollars valuation, but in proportion to its population Weymouth has more children in its schools than any other town of the same relative number of inhabitants. Taking the valuation of the town as a basis the total cost of the schools seems large, but considering the large school population as a basis the average cost per pupil is small.
The resources at the disposal of the school department have not been as large as desired owing to a small appropriation made last spring. At the annual meeting in March, 1909, when the present salary schedule was voted by the town, it was stated that an ap- propriation of $63,000 would be necessary as soon as the teachers reached the maximum salary, but at no time since then have we been able to get an appropriation equal to that amount. In con- sequence many things needed, but not absolutely necessary, have been omitted. It has been customary each year to equip a certain number of rooms with adjustable desks, but it has been impossible to do this for the last two years owing to a lack of money. It is quite essential that this work should be continued as many pupils in town are seated at desks which are not adapted to their size and which cannot be adjusted.
It has been evident for a number of years that additional school accommodations would soon be needed at North Weymouth, owing to the steady growth in population in that part of the town. Pre- vious to this year it has been possible to take care of the children without serious difficulty, although there have been two or more crowded rooms. The registers show that the average membership for the year closing June, 1909, was two hundred and sixty, for 1910 it was two hundred and seventy, for 1911 it was two hun-
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dred and seventy-eight, for 1912 it was three hundred and four, and since September of the present school year it has been three hundred and forty-five, with a total membership in October of three hundred and fifty-two.
Mathematically it is possible to seat three hundred and fifty pupils in a seven-room building, if you place fifty pupils in a room regardless of classification, but logically it is impossible to ac- commodate that number of children if you consider the grade as the unit of division. Four of the nine grades must be placed in two rooms, and even if you select those with the smallest number of pupils you cannot avoid having from sixty to eighty pupils in some rooms. For example, if the pupils who presented them- . selves at the Athens school in September had been assigned to rooms according to the regular plan we should have had sixty pupils in the first grade, seventy-seven in the second and third, forty-three in the fourth, thirty-two in the fifth, forty-nine in the sixth, thirty-one in the seventh, and sixty in the eighth and ninth. It can be very easily seen that such an arrangement could not be carried out, and for that reason the pupils of the first three grades were placed on half time. Actually they have had over half time as the afternoon session has been made an hour longer. Such an arrangement is of course temporary.
For several reasons it seems best that four rooms be added to the present structure :
First-A brick addition of the same material and design as the present structure can be built for less money than a separate wooden building would cost, if the price of land is included.
Second-The running expenses, heating, janitor service, re- pairs, etc., would be less.
Third-It could be done more quickly, as the delay attendant upon selecting and securing a new building site would be avoided.
Fourth-An eleven-room building lends itself more readily to the accommodation of a nine-grade system than two buildings, widely separated, one of seven rooms and the other of four.
Fifth-The architect states that such an addition would im- prove the appearance of the present structure.
Many factors enter into the success or failure of a school in its efforts to secure a high grade of work. Equipment, teaching force, home influence, previous preparation, and student effort, all have · a direct bearing on the position which a school occupies in a com-
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munity. I shall give more than the usual amount of time to the consideration of these factors, as I feel that there are many who do not fully appreciate the excellent quality of work being done in our High School.
The school desires to be of the greatest possible use to the pub- lic, but its efficiency depends in a large degree upon the co-opera- tion of the parents and the individual effort of the students. The parents are urged to consult with the principal and teachers, if the student shows lack of interest in his work or little progress. Students sometimes elect subjects which they are unable to master, more often they neglect their studies until they fall behind their classes and then report at home that they cannot do the work, are not interested in it and ask to be allowed to change. Such a change in the middle of the year, in the majority of cases, is the worst thing possible for the student, as he finds himself so far behind the class which he enters that he is unable to take up the work to advantage.
It is generally true that if a student enters the school before he has suitable preparation he is unable to profit by the work. If he enters with a narrow margin above the pass mark, due to the con- stant prodding of his teachers or outside assistance, he is almost sure to fail. High School work requires initiative and independ- ence. The shorter hours of the session make necessary a large amount of home work and such work should be carefully regulated and insisted upon by the parents. The fewer opportunities for individual help by the teachers make it necessary that the pupil should begin to master his difficulties by himself.
The teaching force is stronger than it has been at any time dur- ing my acquaintance with the school. A helpful spirit of eo-op- eration exists between the pupils and teachers. The discipline is excellent. A more advanced course is being offered to the students of the scientific department. The work of the business department has been divided, additional periods and more time per period being given to the typewriting and shorthand. Business penmanship has, been introduced and the work in book-keeping has been placed on a more practical basis.
In connection with the music of the school I wish to speak of the growing interest in the subject manifested by the student body. An excellent orchestra has been formed in the school, a Victor victrola has been bought and nearly paid for, and two concerts have been given which were highly appreciated by the
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parents and friends of the school. Much credit should be given Mr. Calderwood for his untiring energy and enthusiasm and for the large amount of time that he has given to the music outside of school hours I should also like to take this opportunity to ex- press our appreciation of the kindness of Mrs. Elizabeth B. Pratt who generously gave a number of valuable records for use on the victrola.
The recent graduates of the school are distributed among the colleges and normal schools as follows : Boston College 9, Boston University, 1, Brown 1, Amherst 1, Harvard 2, Amherst Agri- cultural 5, Wentworth Institute 2, Mt. Holyoke 2, Yale I, Dart- mouth 1, Wellesley 3, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4, 1 Radcliffe 1, Pratt Institute 1, Tufts Dental 1, Business colleges 14, Normal schools 4.
The present system of medical inspection has now been in force for two years. The table given on the following page shows the character and amount of work accomplished. The total number of examinations is less than last year although the quality of the work has been better. Owing to the previous lack of careful in- spection there were two hundred and thirty-nine cases of exami- nation for vaccination last year as against 74 for this year
From my own observation I can see that much of the work of the inspectors is nulliffied by the fact that many of the parents even after several notifications pay no attention to the recom- mendations sent them. This is due in many cases to the fact that the parents are unable to furnish the treatment necessary and I would suggest that here is a broad field for philanthropy on the part of individuals or organizations if there are those who care to assist in this line of work.
The inspectors have frequently called my attention to cases of neglected eyes, or cases where the hearing is being affected by growths in the nose or throat. There are also cases where the chil- dren are in serious need of general medical treatment. For finan- ancial reasons the work has been confined simply to recommenda- tion, treatment being given by the physicians only in case of accident on the school grounds.
A comparison of the eye and ear tests for the last three years shows results which are very satisfactory. These tests are bound to vary from year to year as they are dependent wholly on the efforts of the teachers who are not experts. They are intended to discover only the most serious defects of sight and hearing.
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1910.
1911.
1912.
No. of pupils examined
1554
1761
1835
No. defective in eyesight
147
184
149
No. defective in hearing
68
60
24
No. of parents or guardians notified .
153
178
142
Per cent. defective in eyesight .
9
10
8
Per cent. defective in hearing .
4
3
1
MEDICAL INSPECTORS REPORTS.
PHYSICIANS.
M.D.
M.D.
M.D.
M.D.
M. D.
M.D. j
DISEASE.
W. A. Drake,
Joseph Chase, Jr.,
J. C. Fraser,
F. P. Virgin,
K. H. Granger,
E. N. Mayberry,
Total
Adenoids
7
3
10
Chicken-pox
1
5
6
Chorea
1
2
3
6
Colds
1
1
2
4
Conjunctivitis .
2
2
Deafness
2
2
5
Earache
1
4
1
19
8
3
36
Eyes (weak)
1
4
5
Eczema
1
1
3
3
8
Glands (enlarged)
1
1
Hives
1
6
1
4
12
Impetigo-contagiosa .
1
1
1
2
5
Indigestion
6
6
Measles
23
23
Mumps .
4
4
2
1
3
132
146
Pediculosis
2
6
2
26
36
Ringworm .
1
1
2
Scarlet fever
1
1
Skin disease
1
17
2
20
Scabies .
1
3
4
Tonsilitis
2
2
Tonsils (enlarged)
5
85
28
118
Teeth (care of)
2
18
20
Vaccination examinations
20
3
16
35
74
Whooping cough .
1
6
7
Total
14
43
130
45
90
239
561
·
·
-
-
1
1
Miscellaneous .
1
1
Sore throat
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In accordance with the recommendation given in last year's re- port, the Penny Savings System has now become a part of the regular work of one of the local savings banks. On petition of the bank at Weymouth, which was the depository under the old system, permission was given to enter upon the work as soon after April 1st as possible. New folders were issued to the pupils who had money deposited under the old system, the money being transferred from the general fund of the Monday Club as fast as the new forms were made out.
The system is now on a permanent basis and deserves the hearty support of the parents. A collector makes regular trips to the build- ings every two weeks, notice is given the pupils a day in advance of the time the collector is expected, and bank books are made out promptly at the end of the month for all amounts over one dollar.
Some idea of the general scope of the work as well as the labor required of the bank can be gained by a study of the table given below, from which I select a few items worthy of notice. From the middle of April, 1912, to January 1, 1913 (about two-thirds of the school months), 4,453 deposits were made, varying from one cent to a few dollars. Over fifty per cent. of the pupils have opened accounts with the bank. In the primary grades the number depositing is much higher than in the upper grades. In the Lincoln school nearly eighty-five per cent. of the pupils have made deposits :
No. of Deposit.
Deposits.
Withdrawn for
Bank Books.
Withdrawn or
Transferred.
Balance.
Accounts.
Pupils in School.
Adams
623
$29 83
$20 00
$1 43
$8 40
163
Athens
.
..
285 96
185 50
13 64
86 82
369
Bates
130
132 92
91 20
4 30
37 42
66
171
Hollis .
30
13 82
11 00
2 82
9
20
Howe .
431
177 48
107 56
14 34
55 58
109
131
Hunt
327
164 09
121 00
5 97
37 12
90
216
J. Humphrey
365
263 38
189 00
11 64
62 74
105
318
Jefferson
534
203 58
129 00
3 64
65 94
118
167
Lincoln
316
115 00
67 00
5 81
42 19
72
85
Pond
8
12 97
8 00
4 97
13
17
Pratt
151
69 22
39 00
5 00
25 22
59
149
Shaw
254
78 97
50 00
1 47
27 50
78
107
Tufis
496
187 99
112 00
12 11
63 88
107
166
Washington
738
215 37
135 00
6 73
73 44
165
209
Totals . 4,453
$1,950 58
$1,265 26 $91 28
$594 04
1,159
.
.
.
. .
. .
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For the last three years the expense of teaching sewing to the girls of the eighth and ninthi grades has been met by the members of the Old Colony Club and the Monday Club. Now that the value of this work has been proved, the expense belongs legita- mately to the school department aud provision should be made to extend the number of lessons giveu by the sewing teacher and pay her salary from the school appropriation.
The Committee voted to pay part of the expense this year in order that the size of the classes might be reduced and the eighth and ninth grades receive separate instruction. Under the present arrangement the length of the lesson has been shortened, but the average number of pupils per class has been reduced to about fifteen which permits more individual instruction on the part of the teacher.
The boys have done exceptionally good work in manual train- ing considering that the subject has to be taught by the regu- lar teachers. The'equipping of the Hunt School with benches has made it possible to teach wood working to all the boys of the eighth and ninth grades. The boys of the Athens School make use of the benches at the James Humphrey, but the proposed addition to the building at North Weymouth includes a manual training room.
During the last few years considerable interest has been mani- fested in the introduction of some form of agricultural training in the schools. Courses have been introduced in many of our High Schools and the simpler forms of plant cultivation have been taught the pupils of the lower grades by means of home and school gardens. The State College offers free seed to the children taking part in certain of its home garden contests and, in conjunction with the State Board of Education and State Board of Agriculture, offers inducements of considerable monetary value to those taking part in some of its more extensive projects. A trip to Washing- ton, a trip to the Corn Show, a week's instruction free of charge in the College itself should stimulate the ambition of almost any healthy boy. The Legislature has authorized the agricultural fairs to offer a sum aggregating $200 for prizes to children under eighteen years of age and I understand that over $100 will be available for this purpose at our local fair the present year.
Although Weymouth is primarily a manufacturing town, there are few places that offer better opportunities for work along this
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line. Nearly every home has sufficient land around it to make possible a good sized garden, which, if well cultivated, would furnish many of the necessities of the table and in addition would give healthful and profitable employment to the children. An effort will be made to interest the pupils of all grades in this work.
An article will undoubtedly appear in the town warrant asking for an increase in the teacher's aalaries. This should receive favorable consideration as the neighboring towns of Rockland and Abington have raised the maximum for grade teachers to $700.
Rerpectfully submitted, PARKER T. PEARSON, Superintendent of Schools.
EAST WEYMOUTH, Mass., December 31, 1912.
APPENDIX.
CHANGES IN THE TEACHING CORPS 1912.
RESIGNATIONS.
Name.
Position. Month.
Fred'k A. Carpenter
E. Olive Grant
Elizabeth Chase
. High, English June
H. Catherine Paul
. High, English · June
Luzerne W, Crandall . Francis J. Godfrey
. Humphrey, Principal . June
. Humphrey. Grade VII . April
Ruth S. Ferguson
Florence E. Ramsdell
S. Isabelle Smith
. Drawing . June
Eva F. Leighton
Athens, Grade V.
. December
APPOINTMENTS.
Name.
Position. Month.
Louis H. Carter .
. High, Science
Sept.
John W. Cosgrove
. High, English Sept.
Audrey Duffey .
. High, English . Sept.
Margaret Dingwall
. Athens, Grade IV
. Sept.
Grace McDowell
. Humphrey, Grade V . Sept.
Emerson B. Savery Inez V. Allen
. Shaw, Principal
. Sept.
Ruth M. Reidy
·
. Jefierson, Grade III
. Sept.
Ruth G. Allen
.
. Pond, Grades I-IV
. Sept.
Louise Utpardel
. Hollis, Grades I-IV
. Sept.
Susan Avery
. Drawing
. Sept.
. High. Science June
. High, Math. History . June
. Humphrey, Grade V. - June
. Howe, Grade II . . June
. Howe, Grade I .
. Sept.
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TRANSFERS.
Name. Bertha F. Cunningham
Position. Month.
. Bates, Assistant to High School, Business September
Joseph E. Crowell
. Shaw, Principal to Hum- phrey, Principal September
Ida M. Cronin
. Jefferson, Grade III to Humphrey, Grade VII September
Gertrade L. Reed
. Howe, Grade I to Howe, Grade Il September
SCHOOL CENSUS, SEPTEMBER, 1912.
Number of children in town between 5 and 15
2099
Number of males in town between 5 and 15 . 1072
Number of females in town between 5 and 15 1027
Number of children in town between 7 and 14
1567
Number of males in town between 7 and 14
795
Number of females in town between 7 and 14
772
Number of illiterate minors over 14
0
STATISTICS FROM REGISTERS FOR SCHOOL YEAR, 1911-1912.
1911
1912
Number of public day schools
54
53
Total enrolment .
2306
2348
Number under 5 years of age
29
34
Number over 15 years of age
269
271
Number between 7 and 14 years of age
1443
1479
Average membership
2142
2218.3
Average attendance
1971
2045
Per cent. of attendance
'92
92
Number of teachers employed
67
69
Men
10
10
Women
57
59
Number of college graduates
11
11
Number of normal graduates
34
32
Aggregate number of months in school year
511-13
503-10
Average number of months .
9m 9gd 9m 10d.
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SCHOOL CENSUS BY WARDS, 1912.
WARD.
Boys,
5-15.
Girls,
5-15.
Total,
1912.
Total,
1911.
Gain or
Loss.
Boys, 7-14.
Girls, 7-14.
To al,
1912.
Total,
1911.
Gain or
Loss.
I.
181
191
372
353
G 19
141 296
152
.293
267
G 26
II.
382
338
720
673
G 47
264
560
517
G 43
III.
221
214
435
419
G 16
165
148
313
303
G 10
IV. V.
136
134
270
267
G 3
96
95
191
201
L 10
152
150
302
300
G 2
97
113
210
247
L 37
-
Total
1072
1027
2099
2012
G 87
795
772
1567
1535
G 32
HIGH SCHOOL STATISTICS.
SCHOOL.
Graduated from Grammar School June, 1912.
Entered High School September, 1912.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Boys. {
Girls.
Total.
Athens .
8
8
16
6
6
12
James Humphrey
9
8
17
4
10
14
Hunt
11
14
25
9
12
21
Pratt
4
3
7
3
1
4
Shaw
3
5
8
2
5
7
Bates
12
19
31
11
16
27
Other Sources . ·
10
7
17
Total .
47
57
104
45
57
102
.
-
.
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ROLL OF HONOR.
HIGH SCHOOL.
*J. Albert Ahern
*Norman Dizer
*Catherine Galvin Margaret McCarthy
*Julian Rea Leo Fraher
* Edith Hollis
*Susie Humphrey Bertha Nash
*Grace Pierce
*Norman Walker
Clara Wilder Alice Bentley Mildred Newcomb
Sarah Trainer
ATHENS SCHOOL.
1Lawrence Pratt
Mamie Nelson
ADAMS SCHOOL.
Hannah M. Sheehan
HUMPHREY SCHOOE.
1Rosamond E. Cunniff 1Ruth E. Joy
1 Margaret F. Gannon
1Velma Abbot
John Carroll 1John Gallant
1George Curtin
1Percy Vogell
1Donald Gagion 1Catherine Reid
1Hazel Blanchard
1Olindo Garofalo
1Robert Hussey
1 Margaret Terry
1Beatrice Denbroeder
Lester Coffey
Alton Estabrooks Edmund Killory Margaret Ralston 1Joseph Hussey
Russell Curtin
WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
1Christine M. Carter Joseph Moriarty
JEFFERSON SCHOOL. 1Ethel Ralston
Leo Fitzgerald
HUNT SCHOOL.
1 Alice Mary Marr 1Henry Smith McIntosh Marion Bullock
1Lillian Janet Smith Pauline Rose Dowd Alice Theresa Dowd
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Barbara Newell Harris 1Duncan Robertson
1Ida Flanagan Arthur Williamson
Paul F. Slattery William Nolan 1John Brownlee Cochran
Jennie Eveline Richmond 1Wallace Lovering Whittle 1Esther Neal
Everett McIntosh Samuel R. Westcott 1Gladys Louise Horte Dorothy Smith
SHAW SCHOOL. 1Waldo Tirrell
Donald Desmond
PRATT SCHOOL.
Marjorie Rea 1Lester Tisdale 1Hollis Pitcher 2
1Bryant Sprague 1Edna Newcomb Donald Martin
1Evlyn Greeley 1Gerald Proctor 1Louise Gay 1Marion A. Pierce 1Newton Loud
BATES SCHOOL.
Roland Torrey 1Otto Zwecker 1Erle Holbrook 1George Reed 1Doris Churchill 1Dora Pierce
HOWE SCHOOL.
Everett Burett Doble
1Indicates that pupil was neither absent or tardy. List of pupils who finished work of ninth grade, June 20, 1912 :
ATHENS.
Michael Dwyer - Nelson Fuller Reginald Gilmore Donald Hunt
Fred Lunt Frank Rand Marshall Reis Arthur Sampson
Wilhelmina Coleman Mary Delorey Marjorie Dunn . Josie Dwyer Dorothy Hunt Isabelle Jones Agnes Sullivan Clara Tanguy
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William Flannery Reynolds Higgins John Hughes Daniel Lynch John Ries Merton Rix Eric Sears Hiram Wheaton
Albert Cain John Clancy
Edward Condrick Philip Haviland George McCarthy Henry McIntosh Harry McNeill James Preston Alexander Robb John Walsh William White Edna Coffey
Raymond Hunt Herbert Morrison Lester Tisdale
HUMPHREY.
Roy Wheaton
Rosamond Cunniff Dorothy Halnan Margaret Gannon
Ruth Joy Alice Killory
Elizabeth King Agnes Lyons
Catherine Lonergan
HUNT.
Alice Coyle
Helen Cronin
Hazel Dexheimer
Pauline Dowd
Julia Gagan Lillie Guertin
Bertha Johnson Marion Remick
Lillian Smith Winifred Smith
Alice Trask Priscilla Warner
Marjorie White
PRATT.
Arthur White Dorothy Drinkwater Ada Gardner Viola Martin
Fred Abel Francis Ahern Bertie Newcomb Marion Melville
Albert Baker W. Clayton Benjamin Donald Cole
SHAW. Nettie Mahoney Margaret O'Connor Flora McDonald Laura Sherman
BATES. Carolyn French Mildred French Ruth Ford
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Ralph Greene Timothy Mielbye Gerald Proctor
William Ralph Arthur Sargent Herbert Selmer F. Carl Stone Joseph Sullivan Otto Zwecker
Helen Clapp
Fredericka Clark
Leonora Descalzo
Marion Gerstley S. Evelyn Greeley Mary L. Healey Emma Johnson Edna Mahn Helen Holbrook Katherine McGovern
Emily Sampson Ruth Sargent A. Jeanette Shaw Alma Vining Margaret Vining Annie Welch
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Class Motto-"Aut Viam Inveniam Aut Faciam."
High School Building, Weymouth Center, Thursday afternoon, June 20, at 2.30 o'clock.
PROGRAM.
Processional.
Invocation Rev. Walter H. Commons
Chorus .- " The Yoeman's Wedding Song." . (Poniatowski)
Salutatory Address Marion Louise Fisher
Mr. J. E. Burke Address
Asst. Supt. of Boston Schools.
Selection-"The Wedding of the Winds." . School Orchestra.
(Hall)
Valedictory Address .
Mattie Louisa Sampson
Chorus-" Carmena."
(H. Lane Wilson)
Presentation of Diplomas.
Class Ode.
Benediction.
Class Color-Blue and Gold.
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CLASS ODE. GERALD CUSHING FITZGERALD. Almighty God, hear Thou thy children's prayer, Lead Thou us forth ! Almighty Father, take us neath Thy care, Lead Thou us forth ! Into a broader life pass we this day ; Into a nobler life show us the way.
Whatever path upon this earth we go, Lead Thou us on ! Whatever joys or griefs we come to know, Lead Thou us on ! And in the bitter strife and future fight, May we, Thy henchmen, Lord, strike for the right.
And when, dear Lord, our work is done at last, Lead Thou us home ! When darkness thickens and the day is past, Lead Thou us home ! No matter where upon this earth we roam, Into Thy kingdom, Lord, take Thou us home !
GRADUATES.
Mae Agnes Bresnahan
Margaret Theresa Connell Alice Louise Curley
Ethel Cecilia Preston
Nina Leslie Quinn
Fanny Baker Hollis Alice Elizabeth Morton
Ernest Wilbur Callahan
Ralph Augustine Curtin
Francis Aloysius Duffey Joseph Lane Dunn
Edward Leo Madden
Gerald Cushing Fitzgerald
Frederick Walter Phillips
Robert Brassill Fitzgerald
Thomas Herbert Hannaford
Vincent Bowditch Robinson Russell Daniel Tufts James Williard Wendell
SPECIAL CERTIFICATE. Mabelle Elizabeth Dowd.
CLASS OFFICERS.
Gerald C. Fitzgerald, President Ralph A. Curtin, Vice-Pres.
Helen M. O'Dowd, Secretary Mattie L. Sampson, Treasurer
CLASS MARSHALL. Thomas H. Hannaford
HONOR LIST.
Marion L. Fisher
Fanny B. Hollis
Mattie L. Sampson
Helen Mae O'Dowd
Helen Oliver Perry
Marion Louise Fisher Ruth Helen Gardner
Mattie Louisa Sampson
Cora Evelyn Sargent Cecilia Clarissa Whelan George Lewis Lunt Thomas Addis Lyons
Philip Beaman Miller
Statistics from Registers for Year 1911-1912.
SCHOOLS.
Grades.
Number
Enrolled.
Boys.
Girls.
Total
Average
Average
Attendance.
Per cent of
Attendance.
of Tardiness. No. of Cases
Cases of
Dismission.
Sessions of
Absence.
No. of
Sessions of
No. of Cases
of Suspension.
Visitors.
WARD 1.
Athens .
8-9
49
27
22
52
47.90
44.17 34.97
90.11 90.90
200
64
1,208
2
2
46
Athens ..
7
38
15
23
40
38.44
26.0
141
24
899
36
0
36
Athens ..
5
46
25
21
53
49.17
45.48
268
21
1,477
1
0
23
3-4
54
32
22
66
56.77
50.59
106
23
2,074
12
0
20
2
33
12
21
38
35.73
32.79 40.96
85.
67
5
2,740
0
0
28
316
150
166
357
304.57
274.96
90.27
950
194
10,629
. 51
2
244
Adams
1-3
33
17
16
35
29.30
27.34
93.3
100
20
715
0
0
77
WARD 2.
James Humphrey ..
9
27
13
14
31
25.14
23.49
93.4
41
13
617
3
3
58
James Humphrey .
... ....
8
51
27
24
51
44.36
41.96
94.5
38
44
891
1
1
41
James Humphrey ..
41
24
17
11
40.33
38.83
96.2
24
66
540
0
0
45
James Humphrey ..
42
22
20
45
38.92
35.21
90.4
27
46
1,377
0
0
35
8
38
21
17
38
37.40
35.19
94.
17
37
820
4
0
22
6
43
20
23
46
39.02
36.78
94.2
28
13
821
4
1
29
5
40
23
17
41
37.60
34.55
91.8
48
18
1,121
0
0
33
5
40
23
17
41
39.21
37.19
94.8
19
17
759
10
0
26
Total
322
173
149
334
301.98
283.20
93.78
242
254
6,946
22
5
289
Washington.
38
18
20
39
37.51
35.46
94.5
32
21
752
0
69
Washington .
48
28
20
50
48.20)
44.16
91.6
45
0
1.491
4
0
33
Washington .
43
13
30
44
39.73
36.54
91.9
28
0
1,187
0
0
68
Washington.
1
34
14
20
35
30.68
27.35
89.1
46
3
1,184
0
0
103
Washington
1
31
18
13
32
29.63
25.98
87.6
143
30
1,341
0
0
108
Total
194
91
103
200
185.75
169.49
91.24
294
54
5,955
0
382
..
..
.
1
63
28
35
72
48.16
89.1 91.77
14
12
1,032
0
0
21
Athens .
Total
..
...
......
...
. .
......
....
....
James Humphrey
.
6
33
11
22
36
28.40
91.5 92.5
154
45
1,199
0
0
10
Athens .
Athens .
Athens .
. ·
....
4
3
.
. .
.
James Humphrey .
James Humphrey ..
James Humphrey ..
Membership.
Membership.
No. of
Truancy.
24
Jefferson .
4
41
25
16
42
38.13
34.49
90.4
46
25
983
1
0
22
Jefferson.
3
42
19
23
45
42.17
38.67
91.6
46
8
13,22
3
0
35
Jefferson.
39
18
21
44
37.32
33.82
90.6
34
4
1,289
16
0
38
Jefferson.
1
40
19
21
44
36.10
31.56
87.4
45
0
1,657
2
0
30
Total
162
31
81
175
153.72
138.54
90.12
171
37
5,251
22
0
125
WARD 3.
Hunt .
9
32
14
18
32
29.53
28.40
96.1
12
49
434
0
1
68
Hunt.
8
39
19
20
40
36.94
35.
94.7
33
75
688
0
0
59
Hnut ..
44
24
20
48
44.36
41.59
93.7
66
139
1,026
0
0
52
6
18
25
23
52
47.01
44.13
93.8
32
75
1,311
22
0
95
5
50
22
28
57
48.61
45.7
95.
11
62
1,092
0
0
75
2
46
22
24
51
42.79
38.98
91.
12
7
1,403
0
0
50
Ilunt
1
36
18
18
37
31.9
27.9
87.3
9
14
1,499
0
0
95
Total
295
144
151
317
291.14
261.70
93.80
175
421
7,453
22
1
494
4
47
22
25
50
43.82
40.50
92.4
24
34
1,214
3
0
82
3
46
27
19
50
43.67
40.83
90.3
.18
18
1,033
0
0
51
2-4
33
15
18
34
31.00
27.36
88.2
42
32
1,311
3
0
55
Tufts
40
18
22
43
35.87
31.84
88.7
56
7
1,480
0
0
76
Total
166
32
84
177
154.36
140.53
91.04
140
91
5,038
8
0
264
WARD 4.
Shaw .
8-9
24
10
14
27
22.24
20.90
93.9
63
44
494
1
1
48
Shaw
6-7
35
17
18
36
34.93
33.22
95.1
37
49
661
0
0
22
Shaw ...
3-5
28
16
12
34
27.
25.47
94.3
32
39
555
0
0
55
Shaw .
1-2
19
9
10
27
21.71
20.07
92.4
29
9
654
0
0
64
Total
106
52
54
124
105.88
99.66
94.12
161
141
2,364
1
1
189
Pratt
7-9
43
17
26
45
41.93
40.29
96.1
22
45
605
0
0
141
Pratt
5-6
38
22
16
40
35.28
33.30
94.3
31
37
729
0
0
42
Pratt .
3-4
28
15
13
33
25.85
23.60
91.2
32
12
826
0
0
21
Pratt
32
19
13
35
26.77
21.36
79.7
33
4
1,752
0
1
65
Total
141
73
68
153
129.83
118.55
91.31
118
98
3,912
0
1
269
.
. .
.
.
...
. ..
.. .
.
.
.
..
.
... .
..
...
.
. .
.... ... .. .. . .
...
......
. ...
...
.. . .. .
... . .
.
.
.
.
.
....
.
....
Hunt.
Hunt ...
Hunt .
-
Tufts
Tufts
Tufts .....
1
1-2
--
25
STATISTICS FROM REGISTERS FOR YEAR 1911-1912 .- Continued.
SCHOOLS.
Grades.
Number
Et rolled.
Boys.
Girls.
Total Membership.
Average
Average
Per cent of
of Tardiness. No. of Cases
Dismission.
Sessions of
No. of
Sessions of
No. of Cases
of Suspension.
Visitors.
WARD 5.
8-9
64
29
35
65
62.70 26.61
59.11 24.92 33.15 40.57
94.2 93.6 93.6
33
601
9
3
180
Bates
6
35
12
23
38
35.27
54
35
175
0
0
166
Bates .
45
21
24
48
42.85
94.6
40
56
848
10
0
30
Total
174
78
96
181
167.43
157.75
94.21
211
214
3,413
20
3
557
Howe ...
4
39
17
22
39
36.62
34.56
94.3
41
38
692
3
0
150
Howe .
40
17
23
42
35.93
32.55
90.6
94
24
1,216
0
0
40
Howe ...
40
25
15
42
35.68
32.55
91.2
77
13
1,141
0
0
65
Howe .
44
22
22
51
38.03
33.02
86.83
91
15
1,826
0
0
91
Total
163
81
82
174
146.26
132.68
90.71
303
90
4,875
3
0
346
High
284
155
129
285
258.08
241.12
93.42
977
632
3,285
0
3
31
WARD TOTALS.
Ward 1.
349
167
182
392
333.87
302.30
90.54
1050
214
11,344
51
2
321
Ward 2 ..
578
245
333
709
641.45
591.23
92.17
707
345
18,152
493
796
Ward 3.
461
:26
235
494
435.50
402.23
92.36
315
512
12,491
28
1
758
Ward 4. .
247
125
122
277
235.71
218.21
92.57
279
239
6,276
1
2
458
Ward 5 ...
337
159
178
355
313.69
290.43
92.58
514
304
8,288
23
3
903
High School.
284
155
129
285
258.08
241.12
93.42
977
632
3,285
0
3
31
Grand Total
2256
1077
1179
2512
2218.30
2045.52
92.21
3842
2246
59,836
1522
16
3267
..
.
.. .
.. . ...
. .
....
7
30
16
14
30
Bates .
82 41
1,189
1
0
181
Bates .
84
Cases of
No. of
Absence.
Truancy.
Membership.
Attendance.
Attendance.
1
.
26
27
Teachers' Directory - 1913.
NAME.
GRADE-SCHOOL.
ELEC.
SAL.
ADDRESS.
Fred W. Hilton.
Higlı
1911
$1700
Manomet rd., N. W.
Louis H. Carter.
1912
800
61 Middle st., E. W.
Helen M. Curtis ...
1899
700
8 East st., Wey. Heights.
Mary L Sheehy
1905
900
401 Broad st., E. W.
John W. Cosgrove.
1912
700
87 (): is st., Medford.
Irene A. Fraser.
1911
700
677 Broad st .: E. W.
Mildred E. S . ith ...
1908
700
175 Washington st .. W.
Bertha F Cunningham .. .
66
1912
600
70 Middle st., E. W.
Angeline C. Heartz ..
1911
700
190 Middle st , E. W.
Alice W. Dwyer
1910
700
324 Washington st., W.
Audrey L. Duffey
. .
1912
600
229 Middle st., E. W.
E. J. Goulart. Prin.
Athens, 8-9.
1910
$1000
12 Pierce court. N. W.
Catherine C. Fogarty
7.
1905
550
Edith H. Fox ...
66
6.
1908
550
Maud C. Dick
66
66
. .
,2-3 ...
1900
550
102 Summer st., W.
Grace E. Wallis.
1. .
1910
550
154 North st., N. W.
Cora L. Beard.
Adams, 1-3 ... WARD II.
1898
550
193 Pearl st., N. W.
Joseph E. Crowell.
Jas. Humphrey .. 66
8
1889
550
38 Hill Crest rd., E. W.
Ida M. Cronin ..
66
.7
1905
550
Annie A. Fraher
6
1891
550
Annie F. Conroy
6
1894
550
Grace McDowell.
66
5
1912
450
Ethel F. Wood.
Washington, 4. ..
1887
5.75
21 Fairmount ave., E. W.
Annie J. MeGreevy.
66
2 ...
1906
550
39 Center st., E. W.
Lizzie G. Hyland
1 ...
1896
550
16 Water st., E. W.
Rita (, Page ..
1. ..
1911
500
163 Norih st., N. W.
Persis G. Tutttle, Prin
Jefferson, 4. .
1909
575
143 Middle st., E W.
Ruth M. Reidy
6.
3.
1912
450
844 Commercial st., E. W.
Annie M. Chase
6
1.
1911
500
19 Bates ave., E. W.
Charles Y. Berry, P in. ..
175 Washington st , W.
Susan G. Shechan ..
8
1906
5:0
29 Grove st., E. W.
66
7.
1911
500
130 Au-tin st., Cambridge.
Elizabeth T Tracy.
6
1902
550
103 Keith st., W.
Ehzabeth L. Ilallahan
5.
1896
550
793 Main st., S W.
Grace A. Randall.
Lincoln, 2.
1903
550
441 Washington st., W.
Katherine C. Keohan .
66
1.
1881
550
39 Keitlı st., W.
Elizabethı S. Hall, Prin ...
Tufts 4.
1910
575
66
3.
1887
550
79 Granite st., W.
Susan M. Tracy
1
1907
550
103 Keith st., W.
Alice M Nash.
2-4
1911
500
335 Centre avc .. Abington.
Lottie M. Murphy.
Pratt, 7-9. .
1911
$700
Agnes M. L ng.
66
5-6.
1909
550
Nellie M. Holbrook.
3-4.
1890
550
806 Pleasant st .. E. W.
Margaret A. Donovan
66
1-2.
1910
550
65 Central st., Abington.
Emerson B. Savery.
Slaw, 8-9.
1912
700
903 Front .sr., S. W.
66
5-6.
1907
550
Ethel G. Iliggins
3-4.
1907
550
66
1-2.
1907
550
WARD V.
Everett N Hollis, Prin ...
Bates, 8-9.
1899
$1000
Bates ave., S. W.
..
7. .
1892
550
28 Pond st .. S. W.
Emma J. Smithı. .
6. .
1884
550
134 Pleasant st., S. W.
Joanna Connell
5.
1907
550
57 Richmond st., W.
Stella L. Tirrell, Prin
Howe, 5 ..
1891
575
41 Union st., S. W.
Pearl Grant
66
3 ..
1904
550
41 Colun bian st . S. W.
Gertrude L. Reid
66
2 ..
1902
550
Inez V. Allen.
1
1912
450
Ruth G. Allen.
P. nd, 1-4.
1912
450
Louise Utpardel.
Hollis, 1-4.
1912
450
H. Mildred Cowan
Sewing.
...
. .
. 6 Byland rd., W Somerv'l
Aiice L. Turker.
Manual Training,
....
....
Susan Avery ..
Drawing
1912
600
265 Cin're'l st, E. Braintree.
Helen S. Carleton
Writing
1910
450
Prabody, Mass.
James W. Calderwood
Music ..
1910
700
16 Reedsdale st., Allston.
Parker T. Pearson .. . .
Supt. of Schools .
1909
2000
511 Commercial st., E. W.
66
3 .. .
1887
550
60 Myrtle st., E. W.
Theresa B. Conroy
66
2 ..
1909
550
27 Centre st , E. W.
Marguerite Connor.
WARD IFI.
Hunt, 9
1910
$1000
38 Hill Crest rd , E. W.
Adcline M. Canterbury ..
·
1912
500
1050 Pleasant st., E. W.
Gertrude L. Moran
53 ('enter st., E. W. 168 Middle st., E. W.
39 Center st., E. W. 185 F, ont st .. W.
.
1911
500
159 Middle st., E. W.
Martha J Hawes, Prin. . .
1102 Pleasant st., E. W. 43 Butler rd , Quincy. 1 Sea st , N. W.
Margaret Dingwall.
1912
450
30 Shaw st , N. W.
L. May Chessman.
...
.....
.. . .
.....
WARD IV.
114 Hawthorne st., E. W. Hull st. Nan'asket.
M. Evangeline Martel.
ville.
Mary O. Nolan
553 Wa ertown st., Newton- 389 Front st., W. 458 Main st . S. W .
46 Randall ave. E. W.
¿58 Mam st .. S. W.
358 Main st , S W
Holb o k.
40 Berkley st .. Boston
Helen L Rockwood.
5 Field ave., W.
Mary E Crotty.
1912
$900
WARD I.
...
..
Prescott B. Brown.
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