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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? Millington   
Location (town, county, or district)? Kent Co. 
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day 
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Oct  
When to close? June
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes  
What Society? Balto Association
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No 
Name of Board or Com.? It is supported  
Am't pd. this month? by none
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No  
Name of Board or Com.? It is supported 
Am't pd. this month? by none
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No  
Amount paid this month? Nothing as Yet
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes  
Amount paid this month? Nothing as Yet
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No 
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? No
Colored? Yes
Total enrolment for the month?† 24  
Male? 12
Female? 12
Number enrolled last report?   

{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? 24
What is the average attendance? 20

{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? 19
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} Lost one day, no wood for school.

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 20
Number always punctual? 18
Number over 16 years of age? None
Number in Alphabet? 7
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 8
Number in advanced readers? 13
Number in Geography? 3
Number in Arithmetic? 9
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? I have no ink stands
Number in Needle-work? 8
Number free before the war? About 3/4
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 5 
How many Pupils? 30
Have you an Industrial School? No 
How many Teachers? None  
How many Pupils? None
State the kind of work done? Have no Industrial School.

☞ 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, No
Colored, No
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? None  
How many? None
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? None  
No. of Teachers, None 
White, No
Colored, No
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Very good
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? None   
Name of the Society? They are all small
Remarks. It is very unhealthy here at present with children

(Signed) Harriette T Sprigg
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 08:08:49