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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? Martinsburg Col. Location (town, county, or district)? Is it a Day or Night-School? Day Of what grade? Mixed When did your present session commence? Nov 10 When to close? do not know Is your School supported by an Educational Society? In part What Society? F.B. H.M. S. Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No Name of Board or Com.? - Am't pd. this month? [answer is a line] Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Yes Name of Board or Com.? Martinsburg School Board Am't pd. this month? $25.31 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? Yes Who owns the School-building? School Board Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No How much per month? Nothing What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One White? One Colored? None Total enrolment for the month?† Seventy six Male? Forty Female? Thirty six Number enrolled last report? Sixty Four {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? Four Number new Scholars this month? Sixteen What is the average attendance? Fifty five {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} How many hours have you taught per day? Six and one half How many days have you taught this month? Eighteen {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. Christmas.} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Number of White Pupils? One Number always present? Twelve Number always punctual? Six Number over 16 years of age? Seven Number in Alphabet? Twelve Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Seventeen Number in advanced readers? Forty Seven Number in Geography? Eleven Number in Arithmetic? Fifteen Number in higher branches? None Number in Writing? Thirteen Number in Needle-work? None Number free before the war? Six Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes How many Teachers? Five How many Pupils? Fifty Have you an Industrial School? No How many Teachers? None How many Pupils? None State the kind of work done? Nothing ☞ 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? 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, Improving 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? None Name of the Society? Remarks. (Signed) Laura E. Brackett. 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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