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[Ed. Form, No.3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the month of October, 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?  O St. Location (town, county, or district)?  Washington DC
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day Of what grade?  Intermediate
When did your present session commence?  14 Sept  When to close?  Last June
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  No What Society?  None
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?  Yes  Name of Board or Com.?  Am't pd. this month?  0
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?  Wholly  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?  No  Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term?  No
Who owns the School-building? Timesles [?]
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No How much per month?
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 White? 1 Colored? 0
Total enrolment for the month?+  54 Male?  Female?
Number enrolled last report? 48 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? 9
Number new Scholars this month? 6
What is the average attendance? 43 {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 0
Number of White Pupils? 0 How many hours have you taught per day? 5 1/2
Number always present? 12 How many days have you taught this month? 22
Number always punctual? 6
Number over 16 years of age? 0 {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. 
1/2 day lack wood
1/2 is funeral of a former teacher}
Number in Alphabet? 0
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 0
Number in advanced readers? 45
Number in Geography? 43
Number in Arithmetic? 45
Number in higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 45
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 15
Have you a Sabbath-School? 0 How many Teachers? How many Pupils?
Have you an Industrial School? 0 How many Teachers? How many 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? No How many? 0
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? Cannot No. of Teachers, Cannot White, Colored,
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? No How many? 0
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? Cannot No. of Teachers, White, Colored,
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, bonparring [?] I hope
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 38 Name of the Society? ryit names [?]
Remarks.
(Signed) Sarra Netlething

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

Transcription Notes:
unsure of the answer to the public sentiment on colored schools and the name of the temperance society