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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of January, 1869. [[strikethrough]] 8 [[/strikethrough]]

☞ 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? Lincoln
Location (town, county, or district)? Hagerstown Md
Is it a Day or Night-School? Both
Of what grade? Not graded
When did your present session commence? Oct 6
When to close? June 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  yes 
What Society? New England B. F. A. C
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? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes 
Amount paid this month? $20.25
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? African M. C.
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?   1
White? 1
Colored? 0
Total enrolment for the month?† 81
Male? 53
Female? 28

Number enrolled last report? 80
Number left school this month? 0
Number new Scholars this month? 1
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}

What is the average attendance? 60
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Nearly all.
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 48
Number always punctual? 47
Number over 16 years of age? 14
Number in Alphabet? 1
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 31
Number in advanced readers? 28
Number in Geography? 8
Number in Arithmetic? 28
Number in higher branches? 8
Number in Writing? 38
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 1/4 estimated
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 12
How many Pupils? 110
Have you an Industrial School? No
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
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? Yes  
How many? 1
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 60
No. of Teachers, 1
White, 1
Colored, 0
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? Yes
How many? 1
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 50
No. of Teachers, 10
White, 1
Colored, 9
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Good
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. The average attendance better than any one since the S. commenced to sickness and the weather good. Both schools have made good progress.

(Signed) J.S. Littlefield
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. A few words I'm unsure of. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-01 02:29:11