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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 Union Location (town, county, or district)? Is it a Day or Night-School? both Of what grade? Col Primary [[?]] St. Mary's Co. Md When did your present session commence? Oct 1st When to close? June 30 1870 Is your School supported by an Educational Society? yes What Society? H.M.F Commission Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* Name of Board or Com.? Am't pd. this month? Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Name of Board or Com.? Am't pd. this month? 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? no Who owns the School-building? Freedmen Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no How much per month? twenty Dollars What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 White? no Colored? yes Total enrolment for the month?† forty five Male? yes Female? no Number enrolled last report? last report school closure {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? none Number new Scholars this month? none What is the average attendance? twenty six {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} How many hours have you taught per day? How many days have you taught this month? {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} No lost hours school open at 9 a.m. closure at 3 1/2 P.M. Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? Eighteen Number always punctual? Eighteen Number over 16 years of age? none Number in Alphabet? four Number who spell, and read easy lessons? thirty five Number in advanced readers? six Number in Geography? all [[?]] six in books Number in Arithmetic? 25 [[mentally?]] 12 practical Number in higher branches? none Number in Writing? twenty Number in Needle-work? none Number free before the war? two Have you a Sabbath-School? yes How many Teachers? 1 How many Pupils? 45 Have you an Industrial School? no How many Teachers? How many Pupils? State the kind of work done? none ☞ 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? none How many? none 2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none No. of Teachers, none White, none Colored, [[strikethrough]] -- [[/strikethrough]] 3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? none How many? none 4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none No. of Teachers, White, Colored, 5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, very good [[?]] more so than last year 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 23 Name of the Society? Total Abstinench Remarks. Would like to have some sabbath school papers (Signed) John C. Cajay 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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