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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.

Transcription Notes:
Please fill in answers. Per SI staff, these reports are not to be transcribed as tables. Answers filled in. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-30 07:56:10 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-30 03:26:08