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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of May, 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? John Wesley
Location (town, county, or district)? Woodville
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Oct 68   
When to close? June 30th 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Partly 
What Society? Penn Freedman's Relief
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*   Yes
Name of Board or Com.? John Wesley [[?]]
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes
Amount paid this month? $6.50
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes 
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No   
How much per month? Nothing at all
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One   
White? No 
Colored? Yes
Total enrolment for the month?† 93
Male? 47
Female? 46 
Number enrolled last report? Not any

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

Number left school this month? Not any
Number new Scholars this month? Not any
What is the average attendance? 40

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

How many hours have you taught per day?  Six
How many days have you taught this month? 22
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? All
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? 30
Number always punctual? 20
Number over 16 years of age? 9 
Number in Alphabet? Not any
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 30
Number in advanced readers? 18
Number in Geography? 7
Number in Arithmetic? 18
Number in higher branches? 
Number in Writing? 16
Number in Needle-work? 18 
Number free before the war? Ten 
Have you a Sabbath-School?  Yes
How many Teachers? Four
How many Pupils? Sixty
Have you an Industrial School? Yes  
How many Teachers? One   
How many Pupils? 18
State the kind of work done? Sewing

☞ 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?   
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?   
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? 24  
Name of the Society? Howard Division, Tanguar of Freedom
Remarks. 

(Signed) Dellie Gordon
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 2023-06-09 01:16:48