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

[[index]] To contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month.
[[index]] 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 Location (town, county, or district)? Waco

Is it a Day or Night School? Day Of what grade? Grammar School

When did your present session commence? Jan When to close? July. 3rd 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? Thirty Dollars

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? Freedman

Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau Yes How much per month?  Fifteen Dollars

What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? Two [[strikethrough]] White? [[/strikethrough]] Colored?

Total enrolment for the month?+ 180 Male? Female?
Number enrolled last report? 128 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left behind, must equal the present total enrolment}

Number left School this month? 6

Number new Scholars this month? 8 {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}

What is the average attendance? 85

Number of Pupils for whom tuition it paid? 75 How many hours have you taught per day? 6

Number of White Pupils? None How many days have you taught this month? 25 

Number always present? 75 {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. 1. Day given to Scholar for Pic Nic May 19.th}

Number always punctual? 60

Number over 16 years of age? 10

Number in Alphabet? 5

Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 25

Number in advanced Readers? 100

Number in Geography? 12

Number in Arithmetic? 50

Number in higher branches? 00

Number in Writing? 40

Number in needle-work? 00

Number free before the war? 00

Have you a Sabbath School? yes How many Teachers? 10 How many Pupils? 75

Have you an Industrial School? No How many Teachers? How many Pupils?

State the kind of work done?

[[index]] 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? Yes How many? 1

2. Give (estimated) whole numbers of pupils in all such Schools? 30. No. of Teachers. 1 [[strikethrough]] White [[/strikethrough]] Colored

3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the Superintendent? No 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. Favorable

6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Name of the Society?

Remarks:
(Signed.) Jones H Townsend.
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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