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[Ed. Form No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of May 1870. 

[[image]] To contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month. 
[[image]] School under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one Assistant is to be reported as one School. 

Name of your School?  Fork's Mill Creek Location (town, county, or district )?
Is it a Day or Night School?  Day  Of what grade?  Primary
When did your present session commence?  4th Aprl
When to close? Commenced for Three months
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  No  What Society?  Not Sectarian 
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?  Yes Amount paid this month?
Is your school supported in part by Freedmen? Amount paid this month?
Have you had Bureau transportation this term?  Yes
Who owns the School-building?  [[J?]] N Wilson
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?  No  How much per month? One dollar and fifty cents
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?.  One  White?  One Colored? none
Total enrollment for the month?  20  Male? Female?
Number enrolled last report? - {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrollment.}
Number left School this month?  None
Number new Scholars this month?  None {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
What is the average attendance?  18
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid?  10 How many hours have you taught per day?  7
Number of White Pupils?  None  How many days have you taught this month?  22
Number always present?  15
Number always punctual?  15
Number over 16 years of age?  3
Number in Alphabet?  15 [[?]
Number who spell, and read easy lessons?  3
Number in advanced Readers?  none
Number in Geography?  none
Number in Arithmetic?  none
Number in higher branches?  none
Number in Writing?  none
Number in needle-work?  none
Number free before the war?  none
Have you a Sabbath School?  Yes  How many Teachers? One  How many Pupils? 20
Have you an Industrial School?  No  How many Teachers? How many Pupils?
State the kind of work done?

Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any) in teaching.
adjorned for 1 week for Subcribers to work out there Crops

[[image]] To the following question 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? 
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?  yes  How many  one
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such schools?  No. of Teachers.  White.  Colored.
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools.  Among the better class favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?  None  Name of the Society?
Remarks:

(Signed.) Benjamin L Cheek
Teacher.

*Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State?
A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendances

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