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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? Walnut Grove
Location (town, county, or district)? Ruiteution
Is it a Day or Night-School? day
Of what grade? Primary & Intermediate
When did your present session commence? October 12.
When to close? Probably the last of June 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? yes
What Society? New England
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* no  
Name of Board or Com.? not any  
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* in part  
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? in part
Amount paid this month? $22.30
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? yes
Who owns the School-building? [[strikethrough]]the[[/strikethrough]] Col'd people
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?  no 
How much per month? not any
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1  
White? 0
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† 23
Male? 18
Female? 5
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? 5
Number new Scholars this month? 4
What is the average attendance? 18

{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.} Have not lost any time

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 23
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? about 17
Number always punctual? about 16
Number over 16 years of age? 2
Number in Alphabet? 2
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 3
Number in advanced readers? 18
Number in Geography? 0
Number in Arithmetic? 17
Number in higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 15
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 5
Have you a Sabbath-School? no  
How many Teachers? 0
How many Pupils? 0
Have you an Industrial School? no
How many Teachers? 0 
How many Pupils? 0
State the kind of work done? not any

☞ 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? 0
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? not any 
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? no  
How many? 0
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none 
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? not any
Name of the Society? 0
Remarks. It is still a great source of discouragement that the school is no larger

(Signed) E. Mariana Lawton.
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.