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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of April, 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? "American Union"
Location (town, county, or district)? Sharpsburg, Md.
Is it a Day or Night School? Both 
Of what grade? Primary and Intermediate
When did your present session commence? April 6th
When to close? Continues without limit.
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? It is not.
What Society? By no Society.
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* It is not.
Name of Board or Com.? No Name, there being no Board
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* It is not
Name of Board or Com.? No Name, there being no Board
Am't pd. this month
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen? It is
Amount paid for this month Nothing, but board received as yet.
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? Entirely 
Amount paid for this month? Nothing, but board received as yet.
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes, in part - from Washington to Harpers Ferry, Va.
Who owns the School-building? The Freedmen.
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? It is not.
How much? Not any.
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One Teacher
White? One.
Colored? None.
Total enrolment for the month?† Eighteen. 
Male? Nine.
Female? Nine.

Number enrolled last report? None.
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}

Number left school this month? Three.
Number new Scholars this month? Eighteen. - All are "new" this being the first month of the schools establishment.
What is the average attendance? Fifteen.
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Eighteen.
Number of White Pupils? None.
Number always present? Sixteen.
Number always punctual? Six.
Number over 16 years of age? Three.
Number in Alphabet? Eight.
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Seven.
Number in advanced readers? One.
Number in Geography? One.
Number in Arithmetic? One.
Number in higher branches? None.
Number in Writing? None.
Number in Needle-work? None.
Number free before the war? Six.
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes.
How many teachers? Three
How many Pupils? About 25, regular.
Have you an Industrial School? Have not.
Number of pupils? None. -- We have no Industrial School, but, industrious, and economical habits and sound moral and religious principles, are endeavored to be imparted in school and out of it.
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? I do not.
How many? None, to my knowledge.
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? I do not.
How many? None that I know of.
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 
No. of Teachers 
White,
Colored,
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, In a few cases, favorable; but in the great majority, quite unfavorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? None, as yet.    
Name of the Society? None. -- Having had my time so much engrossed this month with the establishing and organizing the school, could not form Temperance Society, but shall soon.
Remarks. 

(Signed) Ezra A. Johnson
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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