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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of January, 1869.

☞ 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? No. 7   
Location (town, county, or district)? Smyrna Kent Co 
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? October
When to close? June 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? In part
What Society? Del Educational Association
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* no
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
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? Sixteen Dollars
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no
Who owns the School-building? Col'd People (Church) 
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1
White? 0
Colored? 1 
Total enrolment for the month?† 64 | 40
Male? 42
Female? 22
Number enrolled last report? 28

{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}

Number left school this month? 5
Number new Scholars this month? 40
What is the average attendance? Sixty four

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 6
How many days have you taught this month? 20 
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Sixty four
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? Fifty eight
Number always punctual? Fifty eight
Number over 16 years of age? Twelve
Number in Alphabet? Ten
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Six
Number in advanced readers? Twelve
Number in Geography? Eight
Number in Arithmetic? Eighteen
Number in higher branches? Not any
Number in Writing? Eighteen
Number in Needle-work? Not any
Number free before the war? All
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 1  
How many Pupils? 64
Have you an Industrial School? not any
How many Teachers? 1
How many Pupils? 64
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, 0 
Colored, 1 
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, 1
White, 0
Colored, 1 
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. 

(Signed) Margaretta P Moses
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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