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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?    Martinsburg
Location (town, county, or district)?  Berkeley Co.
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day
Of what grade? Mixed
When did your present session commence?   April 5th
When to close? June 30th
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?   in part
What Society? [[? F.B. H.M.S.]]
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   No
Name of Board or Com.?   Martinsburg School Board
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*   It is
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?   No
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? School Board
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?   No
How much per month? Nothing
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?   One
White? One
Colored? None
Total enrolment for the month?†   Seventy three
Male?  Forty one
Female? Thirty two
Number enrolled last report?   

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

Number left school this month? 
Number new Scholars this month? 
What is the average attendance? Fifty Seven

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

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None
Number of White Pupils? one
Number always present? Thirty
Number always punctual? Ten
Number over 16 years of age? Eleven
Number in Alphabet? Nine
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Twenty
Number in advanced readers? Forty four
Number in Geography? Twelve
Number in Arithmetic? Eighteen
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? Forty
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? Six 
Have you a Sabbath-School?   yes
How many Teachers?  Six 
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School?   No
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
State the kind of work done? Nothing

☞ 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?   
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, Favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) Laura E. Brackett
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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