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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.