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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? Hunting Creek Hunting Creek 
Location (town, county, or district)? Mid. Dis.
Is it a Day or Night-School? A Day School
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Oct. 26/68
When to close? 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? -
What Society? 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* -
Name of Board or Com.? Mr. Robert Gray 
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* -
Name of Board or Com.? Mr. Joseph Bowman
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Yes
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? -  
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? The Color'd People
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? -
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One 
White? 
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† Twenty-two 30
Male? Ten
Female? Twenty

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? -
Number new Scholars this month? Three
What is the average attendance? 14/15 days

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

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 
Number of White Pupils? -
Number always present? Eleven
Number always punctual? Fifteen
Number over 16 years of age? -
Number in Alphabet? Two
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Twenty-eight
Number in advanced readers? -
Number in Geography? -
Number in Arithmetic? -
Number in higher branches? -
Number in Writing? -
Number in Needle-work? -
Number free before the war? -
Have you a Sabbath-School? -
How many Teachers? -
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School? -
How many Teachers? One 
How many Pupils? Thirty
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?   
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, The white people are somewhat approved of them.  
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. This report is only for two weeks commencing Nov. 16 + ending Nov. 28.
Not receiving my register Nov. 1st 

(Signed) Macon B. Allen
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 2023-05-25 09:26:13