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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of [[strikethrough]] January [[/strikethrough]] February, 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? Mount Hill 
Location (town, county, or district)? Port Tobacco
Is it a Day or Night School? Day 
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Nov 18 
When to close? June 30th 1868
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes
What Society? Freedmens Union Commission NY Branch
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No
Name of Board of 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 the Freedmen? No
Amount paid for this month?
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? Yes 
Amount paid for this month? Freedmen Promise to pay Board
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No.
Who owns the School-building? Five Trustees 2 white 3 colored
Is rent paid by the Freedman's Bureau? No 
How much? Number was given by Bureau
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One 
White? 
Colored? One
Total enrollment for the month?† 29 
Male? 9 
Female? 20
Number enrolled last report? 16 
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}

Number left school this month? None
Number new Scholars this month? 10
What is the average attendance? 20
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 15
Number always punctual? 10
Number over 16 years of age? 3
Number in Alphabet? 8
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 12
Number in advanced readers? 4 in Second Readers
Number in Geography? None
Number in Arithmetic? None
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? 21 learning to make letters on slates
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? 6
Have you a Sabbath-School? No 
How many Teachers? 
How many Pupils?
Have you an Industrial School? 
No Number of Pupils?
State the kind of work done? None

☞ To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing 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 of the State Superintendent? How many?
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all Schools? 
No. of Teachers, 
White, 
Colored,
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, With few exceptions it is against it
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Name of Society?
Remarks.

(Signed) Martha A Swann
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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