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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? New Market Col'd Location (town, county, or district)? Fred'k Co Md Is it a Day or Night-School? Day Of what grade? First When did your present session commence? Nov 1st When to close? March 20th Is your School supported by an Educational Society? yes What Society? Freedmens Association of Baltimore Md. 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? Yes Amount paid this month? [[strikethrough]] Seven [[/strikethrough]] Only Seven Dollars pd. yet. Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No Who owns the School-building? The Colored People Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No How much per month? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One White? Colored? Total enrolment for the month?† 48 Male? 24 Female? 24 Number enrolled last report? 49 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? Ten Number new Scholars this month? Four What is the average attendance? 30 1/15 {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. The measles became so bad among the scholars that I thought it advisable to adjourn for a fortnight.} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None Number of White Pupils? None Number always present? 4 [[strikethrough]] None [[/strikethrough]] Number always punctual? one Number over 16 years of age? twenty Number in Alphabet? one Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 25 Number in advanced readers? 22 Number in Geography? Ten Number in Arithmetic? 43 Number in higher branches? One Number in Writing? Forty on paper and the rest on slate. Number in Needle-work? None Number free before the war? Did not ascertain but think about 24. Have you a Sabbath-School? None How many Teachers? How many Pupils? Have you an Industrial School? None 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? 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? 4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? No. of Teachers, White, Colored, 5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Am of the opinion it is improving 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? None Name of the Society? Remarks. (Signed) James Russell 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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