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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. 

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| --- | --- |
|    | [Answers placed here.] |
| Name of your School? Lincoln Fayetteville. | Location (town county or district)? Fayette Co. Texas |
| Is it a Day or Night School? Both | Of what grade? |
| When did your present session commence? Jan'y 1st | When to close? July 1st 1870 |
| 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 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 $1.00 |
| Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no |   |
| Who owns the School-building? |   |
| Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? yes | How much per month? $20.00 |
| What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 | White? 1 Colored? none |
| Total enrolment for the month? 56 | Male? 28 Female? 28 |
| Number enrolled last report? 44 |{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and substracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} |
| Number left School this month? 2 |   |
| Number new Scholars this month? 14 | {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} |
| What is the average attendance? 44 |   |
| Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 14 | How many hours have you taught per day? 6 1/2 |
| Number of White Pupils? none | How many have you taught this month? 20 |
| Number always present? 41 | {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. One or two Rainy days are made of by extra  hours on succeeding days. |
| Number always punctual? 36 |   |
| Number over 16 years of age? 22 |   |
| Number in Alphabet? 3 |   |
| Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 19 |   |
| [[left margin]]3 & 4th Readers [left margin]] Number in advanced Readers? 34 |   |
| Number in Geography? 9 |   |
| Number in Arithmetic? 18 |   |
| Number in higher branches? 5 |   |
| Number in Writing? 24 |   |
| Number in needle-work? none |  |
| Number free before the war? none |   |
| Have you a Sabbath School? yes | How many teachers? 12  How many Pupils? [[70?]] |
| Have you an Industrial School? no | How many Teachers?  How many Pupils? |
| State the kind of work done?  |   |
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☞ 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 Society?
Remarks: More interest taken in educating children then at any time during previous year.
Signed M. C. Keith.
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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