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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of Oct. 31., 189.

☞ 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? Carthagenian  
Location (town, county, or district)? Dorchester
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day
Of what grade? Intermediate.
When did your present session commence? Oct 18.  
When to close? June
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes  
What Society? N. Eng. Br. F & U. C.
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?* Yes  
Name of Board or Com.? N. Market S.B.
Am't pd. this month? $7.50
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? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? The Colored People 
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No  
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One school  
White? 
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† Eight 
Male? Four 
Female? Four
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? Not one
Number new Scholars this month? Eight
What is the average attendance? 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? Ten
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Eight
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? Seven
Number always punctual? Four
Number over 16 years of age? Not any
Number in Alphabet? Two
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Five
Number in advanced readers? One
Number in Geography? One
Number in Arithmetic? Five 
Number in higher branches? Not any
Number in Writing? One
Number in Needle-work? Not any
Number free before the war? Seven
Have you a Sabbath-School? No 
How many Teachers? Not any
How many Pupils? Not any
Have you an Industrial School? No  
How many Teachers? Not any  
How many Pupils? Not any
State the kind of work done? Not any kind.

☞ 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? I do not 
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, Seemingly favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Not one 
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. This school has been organized only about two years.

(Signed) J. F. Pierpont Dickson.
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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