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Teacher's Monthly School Report 
For the month of March 2d, 1868

To contain 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

Name and location of your School?  Monroe Street
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence?  March 2 When to close? .March 27th 
Is your School supported by any Ed. Soc.?  What Society? 0
Is your School supported wholly or in part by a local Pub. School Board? By the School Board of Education in the city of Wheeling
Is your school supported wholly or in part by Freemen? 0
Have you had Bureau transportation? 0
Who owns the School building? It belongs to the school board 
Is rent paid by Freedman's Bureau? How much? 0
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? White 0      Colored 1
What number of pupils enrolled during the month? 63      Male 35    Female 28
What number of pupils enrolled last report? 62 
{Number enrolled last report by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal whole number now enrolled}  
What number left School this month? 5
What number of new scholars this month? 3
What is the average attendance? 25...16
What number of pupils pay tuition? 0...0
What number of white pupils? 0..0
What number always present? 20...10
What number always punctual? .20..12
What number over sixteen years of age? 12...3
What number in Alphabet?  1..2
What number spell and read easy lessons? 5..6
What number of advanced readers? 20....11
What number in Geography? 21....3 Total
What number in Arithmetic? 6....6  12
What number in higher branches 8...2.....10
What number in writing? Algebra 1......2
What number in needlework? 0.....
What number free before the war? 2......8.....10 
Have you a Sabbath School? yes 
What number of Teachers in Sabbath School? 8
What number of pupils in Sabbath School? 2
Have you an Industrial school? State of work done? yes

To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the later the word "about"

1. How many Day or Night Schools within your knowledge, not reported to the Bureau? 1 
Number of pupils (estimated) in such schools? 23

2. How many Teachers in such Schools? White   Colored 1

3. Give name and Post Office address of the Teachers, Jno. W West. Wheeling W. Va

4. How many Sabbath Schools within your knowledge, not reported to the Bureau? 1

5. How many Teachers (estimated) in such Schools? White 8  Colored  

6. Whole amount of tuition paid by colored pupils during the month? 0

7. Whole expense for your School by Public School Board for the month?  $50

8. Whole expense for your School by the Freedmen's Bureau for the month? 0

9. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, It is very much in their favor 

10. Remarks. Percent of attendance 80% Regular 

(Signed) Jno. W. West
Teacher of Freedmen's School at

*A pupil is not to be reported as enrolled until after five days' attendance. 

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