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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? Churchville Churchville    
Location (town, county, or district)? Harford Co. Md.
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day
Of what grade? Primary & Intermediate
When did your present session commence? October 1868   
When to close? June 1869.
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes   
What Society? Baltimore Association
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No   
Name of Board or Com.? [[Blank]]
Am't pd. this month? [[Blank]]
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Yes  
Name of Board or Com.?   Churchville Board
Am't pd. this month? $10.00
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No   
Amount paid this month? [[Blank]]
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes  
Amount paid this month? Fifteen Dollars.
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? None
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One   
White? None
Colored? One
Total enrolment for the month?† Eighteen   
Male? Eleven 
Female? Seven
Number enrolled last report? Sixteen   

{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? Seven
What is the average attendance? Twelve

{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 
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} Monday is Whitsun-[[weekx?]]; being an Annual Holiday

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Eighteen
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? Six
Number always punctual? Six
Number over 16 years of age? Nine 
Number in Alphabet? One
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Eight
Number in advanced readers? Nine 
Number in Geography? Six
Number in Arithmetic? Nine
Number in higher branches? Nine 
Number in Writing? Fourteen
Number in Needle-work?  Seven
Number free before the war? Sixteen
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes   
How many Teachers? Seven   
How many Pupils? Forty
Have you an Industrial School? Yes   
How many Teachers? One
How many Pupils? Seven
State the kind of work done? Needlework

☞ 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? None 
No. of Teachers, None
White, None
Colored, None
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent?   
How many? No
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? None   
No. of Teachers, None
White, None
Colored, None
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Very favorable indeed
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Six   
Name of the Society? Churchville [[?]] No, 2
Remarks. [[Blank]]

(Signed) Ida S. Marshall
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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