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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? Churchille
Location (town, county, or district)? Harford Co., Md.
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary & Intermediate
When did your present session commence? October, 1868
When to close? June 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes
What Society? Baltimore Association
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?* Yes
Name of Board or Com.? Churchille Board
Am't pd. this month? $10.00
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No
Amount paid this month?
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes
Amount paid this month? Eight dollars & Fifty cents.
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? None
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One
White? None
Colored? One
Total enrolment for the month?† Seventeen
Male? Eight
Female? Nine
Number enrolled last report? None

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

Number left school this month? None
Number new Scholars this month? Seventeen
What is the average attendance? 14 16/19

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}

How many hours have you taught per day?
How many days have you taught this month?
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. Lost one day driving in a severe storm and the distance from the school-house to the homes of most of the pupils and myself. School was not organized until the 5th of October.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Seventeen
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? Five
Number always punctual? Five
Number over 16 years of age? Four
Number in Alphabet? Four
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Five
Number in advanced readers? Eight
Number in Geography? Six
Number in Arithmetic? Seven
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? Six
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? Fourteen
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? Seven
How many Pupils? Forty
Have you an Industrial School? No
How many Teachers? None
How many Pupils? None
State the kind of work done? None

☞ 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? None
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? None
No. of Teachers, None
White, None
Colored, None
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? No
How many? None
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? None
No. of Teachers, None
White, None
Colored, None
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Tolerable good, and apparently increasing
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? One
Name of the Society? Churchille Division No. 2
Remarks. The Churchille Board is composed of the colored committee.

(Signed) Ida P. Marshall
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.

Transcription Notes:
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