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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of Dec 23., 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? Chestertown  Chestertown    
Location (town, county, or district)? Kent Co Md  
Is it a Day or Night-School? both  
Of what grade? Primary 
When did your present session commence? Nov   
When to close? 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?    
What Society? Baltimore association 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? none 
Who owns the School-building? the people 
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?   
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?   
White? 
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† 24  56   
Male? 39  
Female? 17 
   
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number enrolled last report? 32

Number left school this month? none 
Number new Scholars this month? 

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
What is the average attendance? 40 
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 56

Number of White Pupils? none
How many hours have you taught per day? 6
Number always present? 30
How many days have you taught this month? 17 
Number always punctual? 10

{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Number over 16 years of age? 25 
Number in Alphabet? 2 
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 43 
Number in advanced readers? 11 
Number in Geography? 18 
Number in Arithmetic? 45
Number in higher branches? 
Number in Writing? 39 
Number in Needle-work? none 
Number free before the war? 
Have you a Sabbath-School? I have   
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School? I have not   
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? I do not   
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? I do not   
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, not very good 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. Progress of School good 

(Signed) Wm S. Anderson
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:
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