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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? Bethelder  Location (town, county, or district)? 
Is it a Day or Night School?  Day  Of what grade? 
When did your present session commence? Jan 1, 1870  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?  Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No  
Who owns the School-building? Church property owned by freedmen paid by contributions
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?  How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? None  White?  Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† 88  Male?  Female?  
Number enrolled last report? 86  {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment}
Number left school this month? 8
{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day}
Number new Scholars this month? 10
What is the average attendance? 78
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 29  How many hours have you taught per day? 8 hours
Number of White Pupils? 0  How many days have you taught this month? 20 days
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Number always present? 76
Number always punctual? 76 
Number over 16 years of age? 18
Number in Alphabet? 1
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 20
Number in advanced readers? 10
Number in Geography? 5
Number in Arithmetic? 12
Number in higher branches? 
Number in Writing? 46
Number in Needle-work? 
Number free before the war? 00
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes  How many Teachers? One  How many pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School?  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? 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?  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, Becoming more favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   Name of the Society? 
Remarks: School in a state of rapid progress

(Signed) E.C. Pinell
Teacher

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