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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of February, 1868. ☞ 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? Whatcoat Location (town, county, or district)? Dover, Del. Is it a Day or Night-School? Day Of what grade? Primary When did you present session commence? Jan 4 When to close? June Is your school supported by an Educational Society? Yes What Society? Delaware Association Is your School supported wholly by local School Board? No [[strikethrough]] Name of Board or Com.? [[/strikethrough]] Am't pd. this month? Is your School supported in part by the local School Board? No [[strikethrough]] Name of Board or Com.? [[/strikethrough]] Am't pd. this month? Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No [[strikethrough]] Amount paid this month? [[/strikethrough]] Is your school supported in part by Freedmen? Yes Amount paid this month? $25 Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No Who owns the School-building? Colored People Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No How much per month? Not any What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One White? None Colored? One Total enrolment for the month?† 75 Male? 34 Female? 41 Number enrolled last report? 82 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? 10 Number new Scholars this month? 3 What is the average attendance? 63 Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 73 Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? 63 Number always punctual? 55 Number over 16 years of age? 16 Number in Alphabet? 2 Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 43 Number in advanced readers? 30 Number in Geography? 10 Number in Arithmetic? 21 Number in higher branches? none Number in Writing? 30 Number in Needle-work? none Number free before the war? 73 Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes How many Teachers? 16 How many Pupils? 100 Have you an Industrial School? No [[strikethrough]] How many Teachers? [[/strikethrough]] [[strikethrough]] How many Pupils? [[/strikethrough]] 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? No [[strikethrough]] How many? [[/strikethrough]] 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 [[strikethrough]] How many? [[/strikethrough]] 4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? - No. of Teachers, - White, - Colored, - 5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Favorably inclined 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? None. [[strikethrough]] Name of the Society? [[/strikethrough]] Remarks. Our school has been visited this month by several of the most prominent citizens of this town, they were well pleased with the result. (Signed) J.A. Rodgers 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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