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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of October, 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? Colored School of Benedict Location (town, county, or district)?Charles(Co) Is it a Day or Night-School? Day Of what grade? Primary When did your present session commence? Oct 18 When to close? July Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes What Society? Pensylvania Freedman's Asso 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.? School Committee Am't pd. this month? Benedict Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Amount paid this month? No Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Amount paid this month? Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No Who owns the School-building? Materials For Building Furnished By Bureau Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No How much per month? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One White? Colored? Colored Total enrolment for the month?† 20 Male? Seven Female? Thirteen 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? Number new Scholars this month? What is the average attendance? {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.} Arrived Here On Wednesday 13th cist School not quite finished Opened on Following Monday 18th Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 20 Number of White Pupils? None Number always present? 20 Number always punctual? Number over 16 years of age? None Number in Alphabet? None Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 13 Number in advanced readers? Seven Number in Geography? None Number in Arithmetic? Five Number in higher branches? None Number in Writing? None Number in Needle-work? None Number free before the war? Have you a Sabbath-School? Not Opened yet (Friend to Have One) How many Teachers? How many Pupils? 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? Do Not 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? 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, In This Country It Seems Very Favorable 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Name of the Society? Remarks. (Signed) Pauline Allen 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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