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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of 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? Stover Normal
Location (town, county, or district)? Harper's Ferry
Is it a Day or Night School? Day
Of what grade? Normal
When did your present session commence? Jan 6
When to close? Last Friday in March
Is your School supported an Educational Society? -
What Society? Stover College Corporation
Is your School supported wholly by a local School Board?* No
Name of Board or Com.? -
Am't pd. this month? Nothing
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No
Name of Board or Com.? -
Am't pd. this month? Nothing
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen? No
Amount paid for this month? -
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? NO
Amount paid for this month? -
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Not had it at the commencement of the year
Who owns the School building? Government
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much? -
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? Three
White? Three
Colored? -
Total enrolment for the month?† Fifty
Male? Twenty eight
Female? Twenty two
Number enrolled last report? Forty three  {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the whole number now enrolled. }
Number left School this month? Four
Number new Scholars this month? Eleven
What is the average attendance? Thirty nine
Number of Pupils for whom Tuition is paid? None
Number of White Pupils? One
Number always present? Twelve
Number always punctual? Four
Number over 16 years of age? Twenty one
Number in Alphabet? None
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Five
Number in advanced readers? Forty five
Number in Geography? [[strikethrough]]Sixteen[[/strikethrough]] Twenty two
Number in Arithmetic? Forty
Number in higher branches? Ten
Number in Writing? Twenty four
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? Five
Have you a Sabbath School? Yes
How many Teachers? Four
How many Pupils? Fifty
Have you an Industrial School? No
Number of Pupils? None
State the kind of work done? -

☞ To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to 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? None
No. of Teachers, -
White, -
Colored, -
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? Yes
How many? One
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? Sixty
No. of Teachers, Two
White, Two
Colored, -
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Very low
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? -
Name of the Society? -
Remarks. Several pupils have signed the pledge.

(Signed) N.C. Brackett
[[strikethrough]]Teacher.[[/strikethrough]] Principal

* 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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