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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?    Baxter School
Location (town, county, or district)?  Harper's Ferry  
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence?   Feb 24
When to close? Closed March 27
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  In part 
What Society?   Free Baptist Home Mission Society
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   It is not
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*   It is not
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen?   It is not
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?   It is
Amount paid this month? $5.75
Have you had Bureau transportation this term?  Have not
Who owns the School-building? Government
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?   It is not
How much per month? Nothing
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?   One
White? One
Colored? None
Total enrolment for the month?†   Twenty-Six
Male?  Seventeen
Female?  Nine
Number enrolled last report?   Nineteen

{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}

Number left school this month?  One
Number new Scholars this month?  Seven

What is the average attendance?  Nineteen
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Not any
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? Twelve
Number always punctual? Twelve
Number over 16 years of age?  Three
Number in Alphabet?  Two
Number who spell, and read easy lessons?  Twenty-one
Number in advanced readers?  Three
Number in Geography?  Not any
Number in Arithmetic? Five
Number in higher branches? Not any 
Number in Writing? Not any
Number in Needle-work? Not any
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?   Do not
How many? None
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   Not any
No. of Teachers, Not any
White, Not any
Colored, Not any
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent?   Do not
How many? None
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   Not any
No. of Teachers, Not any
White, None
Colored, None
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools,  Very unfriendly
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?  None  
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) Fanny B. Clemmer
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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