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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? Marlbro Seminary
Location (town, county, or district)?  
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day
Of what grade? P Intermediate
When did your present session commence? Oct 1st  
When to close? July 1st
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  No 
What Society? Not by any
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*  No 
Name of Board or Com.? Not by any  
Am't pd. this month? Not any
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No  
Name of Board or Com.? Not any  
Am't pd. this month? Not any
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Yes  
Amount paid this month? Eleven dollars
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? No  
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? Church
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No 
How much per month? Not any
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One  
White? 
Colored? [[underlined]]
Total enrolment for the month?†  65 
Male?  42
Female? 3
Number enrolled last report?  77 

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

Number left school this month? 12
Number new Scholars this month? 5 
What is the average attendance? 43

{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? 22
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 44
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? Not any
Number always punctual? Not any
Number over 16 years of age? Not any
Number in Alphabet? Not any
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 57
Number in advanced readers? 8
Number in Geography? 8
Number in Arithmetic? 8
Number in higher branches? Not any 
Number in Writing? 12
Number in Needle-work? Not any
Number free before the war? Fifteen
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes  
How many Teachers? 6  
How many Pupils? 60
Have you an Industrial School? No 
How many Teachers? Not any  
How many Pupils? Not any
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?  I do not 
How many? Not any as I know
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  I do not know 
No. of Teachers, Can't tell
White, cant tell
Colored, Cant tell
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? I do not   
How many? Not any as I know of
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? Cant say  
No. of Teachers, Cant say
White, cant say
Colored, cant say
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Majority say they are willing for the schools but give no aid
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Not any  
Name of the Society? We organized 28th Dec
Remarks. 

(Signed) John B. Douglas
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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