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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of March, 1869. ☞ To contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month. ☞ A School under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one Assistant, is to be reported as one School. [Answers placed here.] Name of your School? Freedmen's School Location (town, county, or district)? Is it a Day or Night-School? day school Of what grade? Primary Grade When did your present session commence? Jan 11th When to close? first of June Is your School supported by an Educational Society? no What Society? Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* no Name of Board or Com.? Am't pd. this month? Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* no Name of Board or Com.? Am't pd. this month? Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? no Amount paid this month? Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? no Amount paid this month? Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no Who owns the School-building? Mr Briscoe Col Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no How much per month? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? none White? Colored? Total enrolment for the month?† 48 Male? 23 Female? 25 Number enrolled last report? 40 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? none Number new Scholars this month? 8 What is the average attendance? 33 Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? 38 Number always punctual? 4 Number over 16 years of age? 12 Number in Alphabet? 6 Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 30 Number in advanced readers? 12 Number in Geography? 12 Number in Arithmetic? 35 Number in higher branches? none Number in Writing? 12 Number in Needle-work? none Number free before the war? none Have you a Sabbath-School? yes How many Teachers? 2 How many Pupils? 40 Have you an Industrial School? no How many Teachers? How many Pupils? State the kind of work done? none {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} How many hours have you taught per day? 7 How many days have you taught this month? 20 {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} none, but I thought once of closeing the school, untill the weather moderated. The house I am Teaching in, isent of Repair, and it is very cold in there. it is with difficult that I Teach at all. ☞ To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the latter the word "about." 1. Do you know of any Schools for Refugees or Freedmen not reported to the State Superintendent? none How many? 2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? No. of Teachers, White, Colored, 3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? none How many? 4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? No. of Teachers, White, Colored, 5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, quite favorable as far as I have learned 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none Name of the Society? Remarks. My school is now under the free school law (Signed) Anna P. Bond Teacher. * Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State? † A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.
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