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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of April, 1870. ☞ 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? Spring Hill. Location (town, county, or district)? Stafford Co. Is it a Day or Night School? Day. Of what grade? Primary When did your present session commence? April 1st. When to close? 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? yes Amount paid this month? Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? 0 Amount paid this month? Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no Who owns the School-building? Elijh [Elijah] Curtis Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no How much per month? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 White? 0 Colored? 1 Total enrolment for the month?† 18 Male? 10 Female? 8 Number enrolled last report? 18 {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? none What is the average attendance? 18 {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} How many hours have you taught per day? 6 How many days have you taught this month? 17. {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. Easter holidays.} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 10 Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? 18 Number always punctual? 18 Number over 16 years of age? 1 Number in Alphabet? none Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 8 Number in advanced readers? 10 Number in Geography? 3 Number in Arithmetic? 18 Number in higher branches? none Number in Writing? 18 Number in Needle-work? none Number free before the war? none Have you a Sabbath-School? no How many Teachers? 0 How many Pupils? 0 Have you an Industrial School? no How many Teachers? 0 How many Pupils? 0 State the kind of work done? none ☞ 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? no How many? 0 2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 0 No. of Teachers, 0 White, 0 Colored, 0 3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? 0 How many? 0 4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 0 No. of Teachers, 0 White, 0 Colored, 0 5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Indifferent. 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none Name of the Society? 0 Remarks. please send some Blanks. (Signed.) Isaac T. Duvall. 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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