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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? John Wesley  
Location (town, county, or district)? Pr Geo. Co. 
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Oct 12th  
When to close? July 1st 1969
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Partly  
What Society? Am Freedmans Union Commission.
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*   
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? Yes  
Amount paid this month? Nothing as yet
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? Nothing
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One  
White? 
Colored? Colored
Total enrolment for the month?† forty 
Male? 18
Female? 22
Number enrolled last report? 1st Re.  

{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? None
What is the average attendance? Thirty

{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? 15
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? All
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? 25
Number always punctual? 22
Number over 16 years of age? Three
Number in Alphabet? 15
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 18
Number in advanced readers? Two
Number in Geography? One
Number in Arithmetic? Six
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? Three
Number in Needle-work? 12
Number free before the war? Ten
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? Five  
How many Pupils? Fifty
Have you an Industrial School? Yes  
How many Teachers? One 
How many Pupils? 18
State the kind of work done? Sewing

☞ 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 all 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. 

(Signed) Dellie Gordon
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:
Please fill in answers. Per SI staff, these reports are not to be transcribed as tables. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-24 09:46:21