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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the 3rd of 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? 'Mc,Comas Inst.' Location (town, county, or district)? Clayton, Harford Co Md. Is it a Day or Night-School? Both Of what grade? Primary When did your present session commence? When to close? Is your School supported by an Educational Society? In part What Society? Balto. Asso'cn. M. & E.L.C.P. Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* Partly Name of Board or Com.? 'Trustees' Am't pd. this month? Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Partly Name of Board or Com.? Am't pd. this month? Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Partly 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? 'Board of Trustees' Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? How much per month? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? White? Colored? Total enrolment for the month?† 31 Male? 19 Female? 12 Number enrolled last report? Number left school this month? Number new Scholars this month? {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} What is the average attendance? 31 {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? 5 {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. Owing to the Resignation of Miss Green, the school has been without a teacher until the 25th of the present month when I [[strikethrough]]offered school, [[/strikethrough]] taken charge} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Number of White Pupils? Number always present? 31 Number always punctual? 31 Number over 16 years of age? Number in Alphabet? Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 18 Number in advanced readers? 13 Number in Geography? Number in Arithmetic? 13 Number in higher branches? Number in Writing? 13 Number in Needle-work? Number free before the war? Have you a Sabbath-School? How many Teachers? How many Pupils? Have you an Industrial School? 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? I do not How many? 2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? No. of Teachers, White, Colored, 3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? I do not 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, Here (in Harford) it is healthy 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Name of the Society? Remarks. The teacher, (Miss Green) whom I succeeded here, having taken the school register with her when she left, prevents me from accurately answering several quest. contained in this blank (Signed) Richard D. Mason 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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