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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of March, 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?    Oakwood
Location (town, county, or district)?  Brighton Md.
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day school
Of what grade? 
When did your present session commence?   Feb. 1[[?]]
When to close? The last of July
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?   No
What Society? 
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?   It is not
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? It is not  
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? I have not
Who owns the School-building? Colored people
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?   It is not
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? one  
White? 
Colored? Colored
Total enrolment for the month?†  Thirty three 
Male?  
Female? Female
Number enrolled last report?  Forty Two 

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

Number left school this month? Nineteen
Number new Scholars this month? Ten
What is the average attendance? Thirty
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? all
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? Thirty
Number always punctual? Thirty six
Number over 16 years of age? Four
Number in Alphabet? Not any
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Eight
Number in advanced readers? Twenty five
Number in Geography? Six
Number in Arithmetic? Twelve
Number in higher branches? Three
Number in Writing? fourteen
Number in Needle-work? 
Number free before the war? 
Have you a Sabbath-School? No  
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School?  I have not
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
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?   
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, It is very Favorable.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) Christiana Howard
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 17:08:16