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[Ed. Form, No. 3]

TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT

For the Month of April, 1868.

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? Howard Location (town, county, or district)? Chattanooga Tenn.

Is it a Day or Night School? day Of what grade? 3 grades

When did your present session commence? April 1st When to close? June 30th

Is your School supported by an Educational Society? in part What Society? The a.m. as W.H. aid. com.

Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* no Name of Board or Com.? 0 0 Am't pd. this month? 0

Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* no Name of Board or Com.? 0 0 Am't pd. this month? 0

Is your school wholly by the Freedmen? no Amount paid for this month? 0 0

Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? no Amount paid for this month 0 0

Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no

Who owns the School-building? Bureau

Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? yes How much? 100$ per month

What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 7 White? 7 Colored? 0

Total enrolment for the month?+ 261 Male? 102 Female? 159
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}

Number enrolled last report? 293

Number left school this month? 54

Number new Scholars this month? 22

What is the average attendance? 189

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 5

Number of White Pupils? 0

Number always present? 21

Number always punctual? 173

Number over 16 years of age? 42

Number in Alphabet? 57

Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 88

Number in advanced readers? 116

Number in Geography? 120

Number in Arithmetic? 130

Number in higher branches? 0

Number in Writing? 121

Number in Needle-work? 0

Number free before the war? 10

Have you a Sabbath-School? yes How many teachers? 12 How many Pupils? 200

Have you an Industrial School? no Number of Pupils? 0

State the kind of work done? 0

[Hand pointing symbol] To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the latter the word "about."

1. Do you know of any School for Refugees or Freedmen not reported to the State Superintendent? yes How many? 1
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 25 No. of Teachers, 1 White, 1 Colored, 0
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? Yes How many? 3
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 150 No. of Teachers, 15 White, 0 Colored, 15
5. Sate the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Improving
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 200 Name of the Society? “Band of Hope” Lincoln Temperance League

Remarks.

(Signed)
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.