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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of December, 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? Forks Pa   
Location (town, county, or district)? Forks Patuxent 
Is it a Day or Night-School? day  
Of what grade? Primary branches
When did your present session commence?  Nov 9th 
When to close? depending on condition of school
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No  
What Society? 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No   
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? Nothing
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No   
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No  
Amount paid this month? Nothing
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? No  
Amount paid this month? Nothing
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Joseph Coroman
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No  
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One 
White? 
Colored? One
Total enrolment for the month?† 20
Male?  
Female? One
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? All
What is the average attendance? about 18

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 6 hours
How many days have you taught this month? 19
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? No payment
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? Sixteen
Number always punctual? all quite punctual
Number over 16 years of age? None
Number in Alphabet? four
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? four
Number in advanced readers? Nine
Number in Geography? Not started for want of books
Number in Arithmetic? All
Number in higher branches? None 
Number in Writing? Eight
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? Eleven 
Have you a Sabbath-School?   Yes
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School?   
How many Teachers?  One 
How many Pupils? About 20
Have you an industrial school? No
How many teachers? One
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, 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. Should doubtless have a large school if there was means of support.

(Signed) Anna M. Powell.
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 2023-05-30 11:26:55