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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? Harper's Ferry Location (town, county, or district)? Jefferson Co. Is it a Day or Night-School? Day Of what grade? Primary When did your present session commence? Jan 4 When to close? Is not known Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes What Society? Free Bap. H.M.S. 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? No Amount paid this month? - Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No Who owns the School-building? [[?]] Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No How much per month? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One White? One Colored? None Total enrolment for the month?† Forty three Male? Twenty eight Female? Fifteen Number enrolled last report? - {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? - Number new Scholars this month? Forty-Three What is the average attendance? Thirty-three {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} How many hours have you taught per day? Five 1/2] How many days have you taught this month? Twenty {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None Number of White Pupils? None Number always present? Thirty three Number always punctual? Twenty Number over 16 years of age? Twenty Number in Alphabet? Four Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Thirty Number in advanced readers? Nine Number in Geography? Three Number in Arithmetic? Ten Number in higher branches? None Number in Writing? Thirteen Number in Needle-work? None Number free before the war? Two Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes How many Teachers? Six How many Pupils? about fifty Have you an Industrial School? No How many Teachers? None How many Pupils? None State the kind of work done? Not any ☞ 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? No 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? 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, Hateful 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Name of the Society? Remarks. (Signed) Laura E. Brackett 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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