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[Ed. Form, No.3.]
Teacher's Monthly School Report 
For the Month of June, 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? Muirkirk   Location (town, county, district)?  Prince Geo. Co. Md.
Is it a Day or Night School? day    Of what grade? not graded 
When did your present session commence? Oct 8 67    When to close? Closed June 29, 1868 
Is your school supported by an Educational Society? in part   What Society? New England 
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 the Freedmen? no   Amount paid for this month?  
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? no  amount paid for this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? yes 
Who owns the School-building? Mr. Charles E. Griffin
Is the rent paid by the Freemen Bureau? - How much? no rent paid 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?  1   White? 1 Colored?  
Total enrolment for the month? †  25     Male? 12  Female? 13 
Number enrolled last report? 37 
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment} 
Number left school this month? 12
Number new Scholars this month? - 
What is the average attendance? 18
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? - 
Number of White Pupils? 14 
Number always present? 4
Numbers always punctual? - 
Number over 16 years of age? 1 
Number in Alphabet? 1
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 18 
Number in advanced readers? 6 
Number in Geography? 10 
Number in Arithmetic? 11
Number in higher branches? 5 
Number in Writing? 11
Number in Needle-work? - 
Number free before the war? - 
Have you a Sabbath-School? one in Sc H |  How many Teachers? 7 How many Pupils? 40 
Have you an Industrial School? -   Number of Pupils? A sewing school in S.H. on Saturday under the patronage of Mrs. Wm. S. Coffin of Boston, Pupils 12 
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?  -  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 such Schools? -  No. of Teachers, -  White, -   Colored, -  
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, - 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? - Name of the Society? -
Remarks.  The record for the month shows a smaller average than any other month in the year.  This is owing principally to the fact that June is the strawberry month.  A gentleman near this place has 40 acres in strawberries, and employs at the little boys and girls in the neighborhood that he can get to pick them.

(Signed)  P.P. Whitehouse 
Teacher.

* Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, or State? 
† A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.
 

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