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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of May, 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? 1st Col'd School of Fincastle Location (town, county, or district)? Botetourt Co Is it a Day or Night School? Day Of what grade? Primary & Intermediate When did your present session commence? Nov. When to close? June 1st Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes. What Society? Penn F. Relief Association. Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No. Name of Board or Com.? Am't p'd. this month? Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No. Name of Board or Com.? Am't p'd. this month? Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No. Amount paid this month? Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes Amount paid this month? $7. Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes Who owns the School-building? Freedmen Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No. How much per month? -- What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? Two. White? Yes. Colored? Total enrolment for the month?† 57 Male 23 Female? 34 Number enrolled last report? 83 till Apr 7th; 48 after. {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left School this month? 5 Number new Scholars this month? 14 What is the average attendance? 35 {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} How many hours have you taught per day? 6, 5 1/2 & 5 How many days have you taught this month? 18 {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. The fire interfered. One day lost for want of fuel, weather wet and chilly.} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 28, 25 cts each. Number of White Pupils? 0 Number always present? -- Number always punctual? -- Number over 16 years of age? 6 Number in Alphabet? 0 Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 31 Number in advanced Readers? 26 Number in Geography? 14 Number in Arithmetic? Mental 16, written 18 Number in higher branches? Grammar 4 Number in Writing? On Slates 25, on paper 24 Number in needle-work? 0 Number free before the war? -- Have you a Sabbath School? Assist. How many Teachers? How many Pupils? Have you an Industrial School? No. How many Teachers? How many Pupils? State the kind of work done? -- ☞ 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? 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? 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, 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Name of the Society? Remarks: (Signed.) F. A. Couch. 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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