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TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of February, 1868. β To contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month. β 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? Primary O St. bet. 4th & 5th District No 2. Of what grade? Primary Grade. When did your present session commence? October When to close? June 30. Is your School supported by any Ed. Soc.? It is not. What Society? Is your School supported wholly or in part by a local Pub. School Board? Wholly. Is your School supported wholly or in part by Freedmen? It is not. Have you had Bureau transportation? I have not Who owns the School building? Trustees Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? It is not How much? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 0 White Colored 0 What number of pupils enrolled during the month?* 57 Male 27 Female 30 What number of pupils enrolled last report? 60 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the whole number now enrolled.} What number left school this month? 8 What number new scholars this month? 5 What is the average attendance? 55 What number of pupils pay tuition? None What number of white Pupils? None What number always present? 21 What number always punctual? 12 What number over 16 years of age? None. What number in Alphabet? 0 What number who spell, and read easy lessons? All read and spell easy lessons What number of advanced readers? None. What number in Geography? All answer easy questions What number in Arithmetic? All answer easy questions What number in higher branches? None What number in Writing? None What number in needlework? None What number free before the war? Twenty five Have you a Sabbath-School? I have What number of Teachers in Sabbath School? twenty five What number of Pupils in Sabbath School? About 200. Have you an Industrial School? No. State kind of work done? β 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? Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? 2. How many Teachers (estimated) in such Schools? 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? 5. How many Teachers (estimated) in such Schools? White, Colored, 6. Whole amount of tuition paid by colored pupils during the month? 7. Whole expense for your School by Public School Board for the month? about $55. 8. Whole expense for your School by the Freedmen's Bureau for the month? 9. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, 10. Remarks. (Signed) Maria A. Dorster Teacher of Freedmen's School at Washington City D.C. *A pupil is not to be reported as enrolled until after five days' attendance.