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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of March, 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? Everett Colored School  
Location (town, county, or district)? Williamsport. Md
Is it a Day or Night-School? both 
Of what grade? Intermediate
When did your present session commence? October  
When to close? Probably last of June. Unless removed to new locality of which there is strong probability.
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes 
What Society? N.E. Freedmen's aid Asso.
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* no  
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* no  
Name of Board or Com.? $40 has been given me by the County Commissioner
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? no
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes 
Amount paid this month? $10
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes 
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no 
How much? 0
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? one 
White? 00
Colored? 00
Total enrolment for the month?† 30
Male?  
Female? 
Number enrolled last report? 35  
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.} this is the number at the first of month.

Number left school this month? five at the close reduced to an average 25 scholars
Number new Scholars this month? None
What is the average attendance? 25 Some days not over 20.
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 25
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 25  
Number always punctual? 25
{those who do attend are usually punctual
Number over 16 years of age? 3
Number in Alphabet? None
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 15
Number in advanced readers? 10
Number in Geography? 10
Number in Arithmetic? 10
{these studies are taught orally to whole school. few only use books
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? 25 use slates and books
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? Unknown - probably none
Have you a Sabbath-School? part of time
How many Teachers? 40
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School? No  
Number of Pupils? 00
State the kind of work done? 00

☞ 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? 00
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 00
No. of Teachers, 00
White, 00
Colored, 00
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? No
How many? No
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 00
No. of Teachers, 00
White, 00
Colored, 
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Good
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 0
Name of the Society? There is a temperance Society among adults
Remarks. The canal takes a large number of my old scholars and the weather is not yet settled sufficient for younger scholars.

(Signed) Henry T. Aborn
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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