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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of December, 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
Location (town, county, or district)? Benedict, Chailes Co
Is it a Day or Night School? Day 
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Oct 18
When to close? In July
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes
What Society? Pennsylvania Freedmans Association
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 Committee
Am't pd. this month? $12.00
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen? No 
Amount paid for this month?
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? Yes 
Amount paid for 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 the Freedmen's Bureau? No 
How much? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One
White? 
Colored? Colored
Total enrolment for the month?† 27
Male? 8
Female? 19
Number enrolled last report? 26

{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}

Number left school this month? Three
Number new Scholars this month? One
What is the average attendance? 21

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}

How many hours have you taught per day? Five
How many days have you taught this month? 18

{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.
Christmas Holidays 
One Week}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 25
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 21 
Number always punctual? 14
Number over 16 years of age? None
Number in Alphabet? None
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Nine
Number in advanced readers? Seven
Number in Geography? None
Number in Arithmetic? 12
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? Four
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? 14
Have you a Sabbath-School?
How many Teachers?
How many Pupils?
Have you an Industrial School? Yes
How many Teachers? One
How many Pupils? 14
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 more Favorable than formerly
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.