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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? Bellewood School
Location (town, county, or district)? St Mary's County Md
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Jan 13th 
When to close? June 30th
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? In part 
What Society? American Freedmen's Union Commission
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.?   
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? $ 8.00
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? In part
Who owns the School-building? The Colored people - not free from debt.
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No.  
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1.  
White? Yes
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† 50.   
Male? 38.
Female? 12.

Number enrolled last report? 41. 
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? 5.
Number new Scholars this month? 14.

What is the average attendance? 20.
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? I cannot tell. none systematically
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? 12 or 15.
Number always punctual? 12 or 15.
Number over 16 years of age? 28.
Number in Alphabet? 3.
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 40.
Number in advanced readers? 7.
Number in Geography? 4 in books - almost all orally or on maps -
Number in Arithmetic? All except 4 or 5.
Number in higher branches? Not any -
Number in Writing? All write on slates - a few on paper -
Number in Needle-work? Not any -
Number free before the war? 8.
Have you a Sabbath-School? Not yet.  
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School? No.    
Number of Pupils? 
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? none  
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 to the State Superintendent?   
How many? 
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   
No. of Teachers, 
White, 
Colored, 
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Rather unfriendly
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 16.   
Name of the Society? Bellewood Society
Remarks. 
The people are given to indulgence in intoxicating drink so that it is difficult to form a temperance society

(Signed) Sarah B Howell
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.