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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? [[ORland?]] School  
Location (town, county, or district)? West River Md  
Is it a Day or Night-School? It is a day school
Of what grade? Primary school
When did your present session commence?  October 4th 
When to close? November 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes 
What Society? [[OR?]]--School Educational Society
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.?  [[strikethrough]]Eight Dollars[[/strikethrough]] 
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Yes 
Amount paid this month? (Eight Dollars) $8.00
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? Trustees
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? Yes  
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One  
White? 
Colored? Yes
Total enrolment for the month?†  23 
Male? 12 
Female? 11
Number enrolled last report? [[strikethrough]]5[[/strikethrough]] 14  

{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? 6
How many days have you taught this month? 19
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Oblidge to close school two Day on the account of having no wood for [[?]] fire.
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 22
Number of White Pupils? 
Number always present? 12
Number always punctual? 
Number over 16 years of age? All under 16
Number in Alphabet? 2
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 11
Number in advanced readers? 
Number in Geography? 4
Number in Arithmetic? 10
Number in higher branches? 
Number in Writing? 10
Number in Needle-work? 11 
Number free before the war? 19
Have you a Sabbath-School?   
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School? Yes  
How many Teachers? One 
How many Pupils? 15
State the kind of work done? Drawing Knitting & 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?  I 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? 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, All very favorable at the present
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) 
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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