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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of January 31, 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? Perrymansville   
Location (town, county, or district)? No 2 
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day 
Of what grade? Intermediate
When did your present session commence? Oct 6  
When to close? June
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? It is   
What Society? N. Eny Br,F.W.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?* It is  
Name of Board or Com.?  Perrymansville S.B.
Am't pd. this month? $25
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No  
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?  It is
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? I have 
Who owns the School-building? It is a church owned by the Colored People
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No  
How much per month? Not any thing
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One school  
White? 
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† Sixty eight  
Male?  Forty two
Female? Twenty six
Number enrolled last report?  Twenty

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

Number left school this month? Not one
Number new Scholars this month? Forty eight
What is the average attendance? Sixty two

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}

How many hours have you taught per day? Seven
How many days have you taught this month? 20
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Sixty eight 
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? Sixty
Number always punctual? Ten
Number over 16 years of age? Sixteen
Number in Alphabet? Five
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Forty eight
Number in advanced readers? Fifteen
Number in Geography? Five
Number in Arithmetic? Thirty
Number in higher branches? One 
Number in Writing? Fifty eight
Number in Needle-work? Not any
Number free before the war? Fifty
Have you a Sabbath-School? No   
How many Teachers? Not any 
How many Pupils? Not any
Have you an Industrial School?  No 
How many Teachers?  Not any 
How many Pupils? Not any
State the kind of work done? Not any kind

☞ 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?   
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? No   
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, Seemingly favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Not any  
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. The school is progressing rapidly

(Signed) J.F. Pierpont Dickson
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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