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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? (Col) Union Location (town, county, or district)? Is it a Day or Night-School? Both Of what grade? Primary Leonardtown St. Mary's Co. Md. When did your present session commence? Dec 24th When to close? June 30th 1869 Is your School supported by an Educational Society? yes What Society? American Union Freedmen Society 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? no Amount paid this month? Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? yes Amount paid this month? Have you had Bureau transportation this term? yes Who owns the School-building? Freedmen Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no How much per month? twenty Dollars What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 White? Colored? Colored Total enrollment for the month?† 68 Male? males Female? Number enrolled last report? 24 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? 4 Number new Scholars this month? 29 What is the average attendance? 58 Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? Five Number always punctual? 40 Number over 16 years of age? 14 Number in Alphabet? 19 Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 35 Number in advanced readers? 14 Number in Geography? Number in Arithmetic? Number in higher branches? Number in Writing? 14 Number in Needle-work? Number free before the war? 14 Have you a Sabbath-School? yes How many Teachers? 1 How many Pupils? 68 Have you an Industrial School? none How many Teachers? 1 How many Pupils? 68 State the kind of work done? none [[Additional Note]] In my last report I only reported 24 pupils enrolled as that was the number that had been at school steady for five days before the 4th evening of last month when I had actually 39 registered on the Roll Book. After January commenced, their was 29 new scholars who registered which added to - 39 = 68 the number of scholars. I. have enrolled at present- These are the enrolled ones although there. are five who have not been at- school five days which are not added. ☞ 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? none How many? none 2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none 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, Prejudice Dying out sentiment getting better 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 15 Name of the Society? Total Abstinence Remarks. Progressing slowly but surely. Morally improving a little (Signed) John [[C ajay?]] 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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1. Please fill in answers. Per SI staff, these reports are not to be transcribed as tables.
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2. Still a few words that are very hard to read at the top, I built off the previous transcriber's guesses.
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