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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of May, 1869.

☞ To Contain the entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon 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? Cooper Memphis 
Location (town, county, or district)? 
Is it a Day or Night-School? day  
Of what grade?
When did your present session commence? July 4  
When to close? June 30th
Is your School supported by an Education 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? $60.00
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? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no  
How much per month?
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1  
White? - Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† 120
Number enrolled last report? 130  

{Number enrolled last report by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}

Number left school this month? 10
Number new Scholars this month?  -
What is the average attendance? 100
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 120

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
How many hours have you taught per day?
How many days have you taught this month?

Number of White Pupils? ~  
Number always present? 120  
Number always punctual? 110
Number over 16 years of age? 20
Number in Alphabet? 10
Number who spell and read easy lessons? 40
Number in advanced readers? 70
Number in Geography? 50 

{Give reason for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number in Arithmetic? 70
Number in higher branches? 20
Number in Writing? 50  
Number in Needle-work?  ~
Number free before the war? 1
Have you a Sabbath-School? 1  
How many Teachers? 20  
How many Pupils? 300
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 later 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,
State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools,
How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Name of the Society?
Remarks. 
(Signed) M. E. McCain
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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