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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? Beverly School.
Location (town, county, or district)? Village.
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day School
Of what grade? 2nd Grade
When did your present session commence?  Nov 1st
When to close? 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?   
What Society? No
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.?   
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? It is not  
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Some books and a check on the National Bank for $20,00
Who owns the School-building? The Trustees.
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? It is not
How much per month? 50 cents per month.
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1  
White? 
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† 27 
Male?  
Female? 

Number enrolled last report? 25  
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment. 27}
Number left school this month? Not reported.
Number new Scholars this month? two

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
How many hours have you taught per day? 6 hours
How many days have you taught this month? All day excepting the Christmas holy days.
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.
The absence, and irregularity of many scholars may be attributed to the badness of the roads. At the turning from the main road is the one which leads to the school house the water for more than a quarter of a mile lies from three to six inches deep - in rainy weather.}

What is the average attendance? Seventeen
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Three
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? Eight
Number always punctual? Ten
Number over 16 years of age? None
Number in Alphabet? None
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Eight
Number in advanced readers? Seven
Number in Geography? Two.
Number in Arithmetic? Thirteen
Number in higher branches? One.
Number in Writing? Twelve
Number in Needle-work? Three
Number free before the war? All were free.
Have you a Sabbath-School? We have
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School? I know of none.
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
State the kind of work done? Plain 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?   
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, Generally favorable, political prejudices still exist.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Not me.
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. The character of the School at present competes favorably with the White schools.

(Signed) Anna L. Story
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. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-20 04:58:20