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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? Marlboro Seminary Location (town, county, or district)? Upper Marlboro Is it a Day or Night-School? Day Of what grade? Intermediate When did your present session commence? Oct 1st When to close? July 1st Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No What Society? 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 Freedmen? Yes Amount paid this month? twenty four dollars & thirty two cents Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? No Amount paid this month? twenty four dollars & thirty two cents Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes Who owns the School-building? Church Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No How much per month? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One White? Colored? Total enrolment for the month?† 90 Male? Female? Number enrolled last report? Cant tell {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? not any Number new Scholars this month? was not the school register for last month What is the average attendance? eighty-two {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} How many hours have you taught per day? six How many days have you taught this month? twenty {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 90 Number of White Pupils? not any Number always present? 46 Number always punctual? 46 Number over 16 years of age? Not any Number in Alphabet? Four Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 78 Number in advanced readers? Eight Number in Geography? Eight Number in Arithmetic? Eight Number in higher branches? Not any Number in Writing? Not any Number in Needle-work? None Number free before the war? Fifteen Have you a Sabbath-School? No How many Teachers? Six How many Pupils? Sixty Have you an Industrial School? No How many Teachers? Not any How many Pupils? Not any State the kind of work done? None whatever ☞ 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? Not any as I know of 2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? I do not know No. of Teachers, cannot tell White, Colored, 3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? I do not How many? Not any as I know of 4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? Cannot say No. of Teachers, cannot say White, Cannot say Colored, cannot say 5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Has no knowledge of the public sentiment 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Not any Name of the Society? Remarks. (Signed) John B. Douglas 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.