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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of November, 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? New Market Col'd  
Location (town, county, or district)? New Market 
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? 1st Grade
When did your present session commence? 9th   
When to close? the 30th
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes   
What Society? Freedmen's Association
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.? No
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.? No   
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? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No 
Who owns the School-building? Colored people
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?† 16   
Male? 3  
Female? 13 
Number enrolled last report? 13  

{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? Four 
What is the average attendance? 12 8/15 

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 
How many days have you taught this month? 
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. Was not appointed in time to commence sooner.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None 
Number of White Pupils? None 
Number always present? Seven 
Number always punctual? Two
Number over 16 years of age? Two 
Number in Alphabet? Three
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Seven 
Number in advanced readers? Six 
Number in Geography? Six
Number in Arithmetic? Eleven
Number in higher branches? One
Number in Writing? Ten
Number in Needle-work? None 
Number free before the war? Sixteen 
Have you a Sabbath-School? No   
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School? No   
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
State the kind of work done? 

☞ 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? 
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? No  
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, Think it has improved since last report 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Eleven  
Name of the Society? New Market & Ebenezer
Remarks. The school will remain small this month

(Signed) James Russell
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.

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