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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of January, 1868. 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? Trapps Colored School  
Location (town, county, or district)? Talbot Co. 
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day
Of what grade? Of the primary department.
When did your present session commence? Jany 11  
When to close? Probably the last of June
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No
What Society? none
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No
Name of Board or Com.? none
Am't pd. this month? none
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Yes 
Name of Board or Com.? Baltimore Association
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No 
Amount paid this month? None at this time
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes  
Amount paid this month?  None at present
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? The colored people of Trappe
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? None
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?  1
White? No
Colored? Yes
Total enrolment for the month?† 27 
Male? 18
Female? 9

Number enrolled last report? Cannot say
Number left school this month? None
Number new Scholars this month? 5
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}

What is the average attendance? 17
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 27
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 16
Number always punctual? 14
Number over 16 years of age? 7
Number in Alphabet? 6
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 7
Number in advanced readers? 15
Number in Geography? 11
Number in Arithmetic? 16.16.
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? 11
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? 10
Have you a Sabbath-School?  Yes
How many Teachers? 3 
How many Pupils? 35
Have you an Industrial School? No  
How many Teachers?  None
How many Pupils? None
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? Do not
How many? None
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  Could not 
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0
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? Could not   
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, The public sentiment appears to be tolerant.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?  None
Name of the Society? None
Remarks. 

(Signed) Josephine Booth.
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. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-01 10:43:19 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-01 10:24:33 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-01 12:27:07