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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of November, 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? Penna. Freedmans 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.? Colored Committe 
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? $8.00
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No 
Who owns the School-building? Materials 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?† 26  
Male? 8
Female? 18
Number enrolled last report? 20  

{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? Six
What is the average attendance? 23

{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? 22
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 26
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 23
Number always punctual? 12
Number over 16 years of age? None
Number in Alphabet? One
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 24
Number in advanced readers? None
Number in Geography? None
Number in Arithmetic? Five
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? Four
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? 16
Have you a Sabbath-School? No   
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School? [[strikethrough]]smudge[[/strikethrough]]  
How many Teachers? One
How many Pupils? 26
State the kind of work done? 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? 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, Rather unfavorable Among Whites
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? None  
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.

Transcription Notes:
Please fill in answers. Per SI staff, these reports are not to be transcribed as tables.