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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of April, 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?  Bay side  
Location (town, county, or district)?  Talbot County
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence?  April 30 
When to close? April 31
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  It is 
What Society? Baltimore Educational society
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* It is not   
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* It is not  
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
Amount paid this month? $5.
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? I have
Who owns the School-building? Freedman.
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? It is not 
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?   
White? 
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† 25 
Male? 15
Female? 10
Number enrolled last report? 35

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

Number left school this month? 0
Number new Scholars this month? 0
What is the average attendance? 22

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}

How many hours have you taught per day? 6
How many days have you taught this month? 20
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 25
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 22
Number always punctual? 19
Number over 16 years of age? 0
Number in Alphabet? 1
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 7
Number in advanced readers? 10
Number in Geography? 10
Number in Arithmetic? 19
Number in higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 8
Number in Needle-work? 10
Number free before the war? 22
Have you a Sabbath-School? I have 
How many Teachers? 4  
How many Pupils? 23
Have you an Industrial School? I have 
How many Teachers? 1
How many Pupils? 10
State the kind of work done?  Sewing [[knitting?]].

☞ 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? [[solo?]]
How many? about one
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? about 19
No. of Teachers, one
White, 
Colored, 
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? 0  
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, 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) Mary L Seymour
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:
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