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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?    No 7
Location (town, county, or district)?  Smyrna Kent Co
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence?   April
When to close? June 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?   In part
What Society? Del Educational Association
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   No
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*   No
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen?   No
Amount paid this month? $16.00
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? Col'd People (Church)
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?   No
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?   One
White? 0
Colored? 30 
Total enrolment for the month?†   Thirty
Male?  [[strikethrough]] 18 [[/strikethrough]] 12
Female? 18
Number enrolled last report?   Eight

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

Number left school this month? Five
Number new Scholars this month? Not any
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? Six
How many days have you taught this month? Twenty one
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Thirty
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? Twenty eight
Number always punctual? Twenty eight
Number over 16 years of age? Not any
Number in Alphabet? Two
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Six
Number in advanced readers? Five
Number in Geography? Three
Number in Arithmetic? Six
Number in higher branches? Not any
Number in Writing? Seven
Number in Needle-work? Not any
Number free before the war? All
Have you a Sabbath-School?   Yes
How many Teachers?   One
How many Pupils? Thirty
Have you an Industrial School?   No
How many Teachers?   One
How many Pupils? Thirty
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?   
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?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) Margaretta Moses
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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