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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? Baxter School.
Location (town, county, or district)? Harper's Ferry
Is it a Day or Night School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did you present session commence? Feb 24
When to close? 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? In part
What Society? F. Baptist Home Mission Society
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* It is not
Name of Board or Com.?
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* It is not
Name of Board or Com.?
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen? It is not
Amount paid for this month? Nothing
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen?* It is
Amount paid for this month? Nothing
Have your had Bureau transportation this term? Have not
Who owns the School-building? Government.
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? It is not
How much? Nothing
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One
White? One
Colored? None.
Total enrolment for the month?† Nineteen.
Male? Twelve.
Female? Seven.
Number enrolled last report? Not any.
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? One.
Number new Scholars this month? -
What is the average attendance? Nineteen.
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None.
Number of White Pupils? None.
Number always present? Nineteen.
Number always punctual? Nineteen.
Number over 16 years of age? Two.
Number in Alphabet? None.
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Sixteen.
Number in advanced readers? Three.
Number in Geography? None.
Number in Arithmetic? Four.
Number in higher branches? None.
Number in Writing? None.
Number in Needle-work? None.
Number free before the war? Three.
Have you a Sabbath-School? Have not
How many Teachers? None
How many Pupils? None
Have you an Industrial School? Have not
Number of Pupils? None
State the kind of work done? Not any.

☞ 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? None
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? None
No. of Teachers. None
White, None
Colored, None
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? No
How many? None
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? None
No. of Teachers. None
White, None
Colored, None
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Quite unfriendly.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? None
Name of the Society?
Remarks. This school is a tuition school, but no tuition has been paid in this month.

(Signed) Fanny B. Clenner. 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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