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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of Aug & Sept 21st, 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? Forktown
Location (town, county, or district)?
Is it a Day or Night-School? day
Of what grade?
When did your present session commence? 21 June
When to close? 21 of Sept
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? it is pa
What Society? Presbyterian Board Home Mission
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* it is not
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* it is not
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month? none
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? it is not
Amount paid this month? none
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Partly
Amount paid this month?
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no sir
Who owns the School-building?
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? it is not
How much per month? $20
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? none
White?
Colored?
Total enrolment for the month?† 58
Male?
Female?

Number enrolled last report? 55
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? 21
Number new Scholars this month? 3

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
How many hours have you taught per day? 6
How many days have you taught this month?
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.
There has been no deficiency in time}

What is the average attendance? 37
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? 37
Number always punctual? 37
Number over 16 years of age? 4
Number in Alphabet? none
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 14
Number in advanced readers? 17
Number in Geography? 10
Number in Arithmetic?
Number in higher branches? 4
Number in Writing? 30
Number in Needle-work?
Number free before the war?
Have you a Sabbath-School? we have
How many Teachers? 6
How many Pupils? 32
Have you an Industrial School?
How many Teachers?
How many Pupils?
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? I do
How many? 1st
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? could be about 50
No. of Teachers, none
White,
Colored, Co
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? Yes Sir
How many? 1
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? about 50
No. of Teachers,
White,
Colored,
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, It is very favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?
Name of the Society?
Remarks. The school I refer to I meet with the people of that place by their request. They desire very much to have you sustain a teacher there the people are poor. They have a board of trustees but have not the money to sust. a teacher. They desired me to report to you. The place is named Upper Trap 8 miles from Here.
Mr Kimball please send me some money to go Home with. I have none and am feard I will be detained in getting to School

(Signed) Wm H Carter
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 2023-06-17 12:10:08 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-17 09:17:05