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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?  Crossroads    
Crossroads Location (town, county, or district)? St. Marys Co Md
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day  
Primary Of what grade? Primary 
When did your present session commence? March 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? $5.54
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*   
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? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No  
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1  
White? 
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† Fifty one
Male?  
Female? 
Number enrolled last report? Fifty three   

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

Number left school this month? Thirteen
Number new Scholars this month? Nine
What is the average attendance? Thirty

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 7 seven
How many days have you taught this month? 

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? Five
Number always punctual? Two

{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number over 16 years of age? Two
Number in Alphabet? [[strikethrough]] Eleven [[/strikethrough]] Seven
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Twelve
Number in advanced readers? Twenty
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? 
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes 
How many Teachers?  One 
How many Pupils? 51
Have you an Industrial School?   
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 Sociable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. Progressing finely. Though a few have left for sickness 

(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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