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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of February, 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? Marlbro Seminary   
Location (town, county, or district)? Prince George Co. 
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day 
Of what grade? Intermediate
When did your present session commence? Oct 1st.
When to close? July 1st
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? no
What Society? not by any
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* no
Name of Board or Com.? not by any  
Am't pd. this month? not any
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* no
Name of Board or Com.? not by any 
Am't pd. this month? not any
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? yes  
Amount paid this month? Eleven dollars & twenty five cents
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? no  
Amount paid this month? 

Have you had Bureau transportation this term? yes
Who owns the School-building? Church
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no  
How much per month? not any
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 Teacher  
White? 
Colored? teacher
Total enrolment for the month?† 70  
Male? 51
Female? 19
Number enrolled last report? 65

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

Number left school this month? 1
Number new Scholars this month? 1 
What is the average attendance? 40 

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 8 hrs.
How many days have you taught this month? 
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 45
Number of White Pupils? not any
Number always present? not any
Number always punctual? not any
Number over 16 years of age? 1
Number in Alphabet? not any
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 50
Number in advanced readers? 8
Number in Geography? 8
Number in Arithmetic? 8
Number in higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 16
Number in Needle-work? 0 
Number free before the war? 15
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes  
How many Teachers? 6
How many Pupils? 60
Have you an Industrial School? no
How many Teachers? not any
How many Pupils? not any
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? I do not  
How many? not any
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? I dont know  
No. of Teachers, cant say
White, dont know
Colored, dont know
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? I do not  
How many? not any as I know of
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? I do not know   
No. of Teachers, cant say  
White, dont know
Colored, dont know
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, they say they are willing for the schools to go on but give no aid
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 3  
Name of the Society? not named to my knowledge
Remarks. 

(Signed) John B. Douglass
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 2023-06-07 16:47:47