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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? Walnut Grove 
Location (town, county, or district)? Reisterstown 
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day 
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Oct. 2 1868  
When to close? Last of June 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  Yes 
What Society? New England.
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* no  
Name of Board or Com.? no name
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* in part  
Name of Board or Com.? no name
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? [[strikethrough]] in part [[/strikethrough]] No
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? in part  
Amount paid this month? $22.50
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? The col'd people
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No  
How much per month? 0
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1  
White? 0
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† 12  
Male?  9
Female? 3
Number enrolled last report? 0  

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

Number left school this month? 0
Number new Scholars this month? 0
What is the average attendance? 12

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 6
How many days have you taught this month? 15
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Have not lost any time since I opened school.

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 12
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 11
Number always punctual? 11
Number over 16 years of age? 0
Number in Alphabet? 1
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 8
Number in advanced readers? 3
Number in Geography? 0
Number in Arithmetic? 3
Number in higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 4
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 3
Have you a Sabbath-School?  No
How many Teachers?  0 
How many Pupils? 0
Have you an Industrial School?   No
How many Teachers?   0
How many Pupils? 0
State the kind of work done? Not any

☞ 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?   0
How many? 0
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  0 
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent?  0 
How many? 0
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  0 
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, As in all places some are very favorable and others are not.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?  0 
Name of the Society? there is no society here
Remarks. Owing to the fall work on the farms the school is very small, but as the term advances I hope the number will increase

(Signed) E. Mariana Lawton.
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. [[?]] Areas need review and answered ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-24 09:47:58