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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? Cross Roads Location (town, county, or district)? St Marys Md Is it a Day or Night-School? Day Of what grade? Primary When did your present session commence? 11th When to close? Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes What Society? Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* Name of Board or Com.? Am't pd. this month? $2.50 Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Name of Board or Com.? Am't pd. this month? $2.50 Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No Amount paid this month? Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes Amount paid this month? Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No Who owns the School-building? Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? How much per month? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 White? Colored? Total enrolment for the month?† Fifty three 53 Male? Female? 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? one Number new Scholars this month? What is the average attendance? Thirty one {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} How many hours have you taught per day? 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? none Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? twenty Number always punctual? twenty Number over 16 years of age? Two Number in Alphabet? Eight Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Thirteen Number in advanced readers? Thirty three Number in Geography? None Number in Arithmetic? None Number in higher branches? None Number in Writing? None Number in Needle-work? Number free before the war? Fourteen Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes How many Teachers? How many Pupils? Have you an Industrial School? No 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? no How many? none 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? none 4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? No. of Teachers, White, Colored, 5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, They are Hostile, very indeed 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 23 Name of the Society? The Vanguard of freedom Remarks. progressing finely School on an increase (Signed) Simeon J.R. Nelson 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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