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TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of December, 1867. 

☞ 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 and location of your School? Mount Hill, near Port Tobacco
Of what grade?
When did your present session commence? Nov 18

When to close? 
Is your School supported by any Ed. Soc.?
What Society? 

Is your School supported wholly or in part by a local Pub. School Board?
No

Is your School supported wholly or in part by Freedmen? Teachers board paid by freedmen

Have you had Bureau transportation? No
Who owns the School building? five Trustees, Three Colored [[and]] two white 

Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No 
How much?   
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?   
one [[Crossed-out]]White?[[/Crossed-out]] One Colored? 

What number of pupils enrolled during the month?* Twenty Seven Male? Eight Female? nineteen

What number of pupils enrolled last report? Twenty six  

{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the whole number now enrolled.}

What number left school this month? one
What number new scholars this month? two

What is the average attendance? fifteen
What number of pupils pay tuition? None
What number of white Pupils? None
What number always present? Ten
What number always punctual? eight
What number over 16 years of age? three
What number in Alphabet? Eight
What number who spell, and read easy lessons? Twelve
What number of advanced readers? None 
What number in Geography? None
What number in Arithmetic? None
What number in higher branches? None
What number in Writing? None
What number in needlework? None
What number free before the war? Six
Have you a Sabbath-School? No
What number of Teachers in Sabbath School?
What number of Pupils in Sabbath School? 
Have you an Industrial School? No 
State kind of work done? 

☞ To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the latter the word "about."
1. How many Day or Night Schools within your knowledge, not reported to the Bureau?  None 
Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? None
2. How many Teachers (estimated) in such Schools? None  
White, 
Colored, 
3. Give name and Post Office address of the Teachers?   
4. How many Sabbath Schools within your knowledge, not reported to the Bureau? None
5. How many Teachers (estimated) in such Schools?  None 
White, 
Colored, 
6. Whole amount of tuition paid by colored pupils during the month? None
7. Whole expense for your School by Public School Board for the month? 
8. Whole expense for your School by the Freedmen's Bureau for the month? $20.00
9. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Doubtful  
10. Remarks. I don't expect a very large school during winter as the weather is generally too bad, except for those living very near, to attend

(Signed) Martha A Swann
Teacher of Freedmen's School at Mount Hill, Port Tobacco

* A pupil is not to be reported as enrolled until after five days' attendance.

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