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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? Jamestown  
Location (town, county, or district)? Somerset Co.
Is it a Day or Night School? Both 
Of what grade?  Intermediate
When did your present session commence? Oct. 5th   
When to close?  June 30th 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? In part
What Society? N.E. Freedmen's Union Commission
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?* Yes
Name of Board or Com.?  Jas. Col'd Sch. Com.
Am't pd. this month? $10
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen? No   
Amount paid for this month?  -
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? Yes   
Amount paid for this month? $12. for board
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes  
Who owns the School-building? The Colored People
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? No   
How much?  -
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One
White?  0
Colored? 1 
Total enrolment for the month?† 72  
Male? 36
Female? 36

Number enrolled last report? 59  
Number left school this month? 0  
Number new Scholars this month? 13  
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}

What is the average attendance? 53
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 72 
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 17
Number always punctual? 10
Number over 16 years of age? 27
Number in Alphabet? 10
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 23 
Number in advanced readers? 39
Number in Geography? 19
Number in Arithmetic? 39
Number in higher branches? 8
Number in Writing? 38  
Number in Needle-work? 0  
Number free before the war? 8  
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 7
How many Pupils? 70
Have you an Industrial School? No   
Number of Pupils?  0
State the kind of work done? 0

☞ 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? 22
No. of Teachers, 1
White, 0
Colored, 1
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? Yes  
How many? 2
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 100
No. of Teachers, 5 
White, 0 
Colored, 5 
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 50
Name of the Society?  Van Guard of Freedom
Remarks. This school is doing well in every particular

(Signed) Henry A. Monroe
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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