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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of April, 1868.9.

☞ 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? Trappe Colored School   
Location (town, county, or district)?  Talbot Co.
Is it a Day or Night School?  Day
Of what grade?  Of the Primary Department.
When did your present session commence? January 11 
When to close?  
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  No. 
What Society? None
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No  
Name of Board or Com.?   None
Am't pd. this month?  
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Yes.   
Name of Board or Com.? Baltimore Association  
Am't pd. this month?  
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen?  No 
Amount paid for this month?  None at this time.
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen?  Yes 
Amount paid for this month?  None at this time.
Have you had Bureau transportation this term?  No
Who owns the School-building?  The people of Trappe.
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau?  No 
How much?  None.
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?  1. 
White?  No.
Colored? Yes. 
Total enrolment for the month?†  25. 
Male?  13
Female? 12. 
Number enrolled last report?  32. 

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

Number left school this month?  7.
Number new Scholars this month? None. 
What is the average attendance?  13.
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid?  25.
Number of White Pupils?  None.
Number always present?  12.
Number always punctual?  10.
Number over 16 years of age? 3.
Number in Alphabet? 3.
Number who spell, and read easy lessons?  12.
Number in advanced readers?  10.
Number in Geography? 10.
Number in Arithmetic? 15 .
Number in higher branches?  None.
Number in Writing? 10.
Number in Needle-work?  None.
Number free before the war?  10.
Have you a Sabbath-School?  Yes.
How many Teachers?  3.
How many Pupils? 36.
Have you an Industrial School? No   
Number of Pupils?  None
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?   Do not
How many? None
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  Cannot
No. of Teachers,  No
White,  None
Colored,  None
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?  Cannot
No. of Teachers,  None
White,  None
Colored,  None
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, The public has been tolerant towards the school.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?  None 
Name of the Society?  Not any
Remarks.  The scarcity of farm labor has caused many boys to be employed.

(Signed) Josephine Booth
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:
Talbot county has a city called Trappe so I'm pretty sure it's the Trappe Colored School.