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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? Union School Location (town, county, or district)? Seaford Sussex Co. Is it a Day or Night-School? _____ Of what grade? Primary When did your present session commence? Sept. 1st When to close? in June Is your School supported by an Educational Society? In part What Society? Delaware 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? _____ Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes Amount paid this month? $15.00 Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No Who owns the School-building? School Trustees Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No How much per month? _____ What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 White? No [[strikethrough]]Colored[[/strikethrough]]? Assistant Total enrolment [[enrollment]] for the month?† 40 Male? _____ Female? _____ Number enrolled last report? 40 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment [[enrollment]].} Number left school this month? _____ Number new Scholars this month? _____ What is the average attendance? 28 {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 25 Number of White Pupils? _____ How many hours have you taught per day? 6 Number always present? 25 How many days have you taught this month? 21 Number always punctual? 25 Number over 16 years of age? 2 {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} Number in Alphabet? 5 Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 7 Number in advanced readers? 16 Number in Geography? 13 Number in Arithmetic? 16 Number in higher branches? Number in Writing? 14 Number in Needle-work? Number free before the war? Have you a Sabbath-School? We have How many Teachers? 2 How many Pupils? 30 Have you an Industrial School? Yes How many Teachers? 1 How many Pupils? 12 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? _____ Name of the Society? _____ Remarks. _____ (Signed) Fannie J. Botts 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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