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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.

Transcription Notes:
Please fill in answers. Per SI staff, these reports are not to be transcribed as tables. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-08 15:53:51