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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?  Cross Roads St Mary's Co  
Location (town, county, or district)?  Maryland
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence?  Nov 1st 
When to close? June 20 '70
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  yes 
What Society? Freedmen Relief 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.?   
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? board for the teacher & fire woods.
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no
Who owns the School-building? Freedmens
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no  
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One  
White? 0
Colored? one
Total enrolment for the month?†  32 
Male?  16
Female? 16
Number enrolled last report? 21  

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

Number left school this month? Two
Number new Scholars this month? 11
What is the average attendance? 20

{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? 18
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.  A recess of five days, from the 24th until the first of January '70 Christmas week.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? 3
Number always punctual? 0
Number over 16 years of age? Two
Number in Alphabet? 4
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 9
Number in advanced readers? 19
Number in Geography? 0
Number in Arithmetic? 17
Number in higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 7
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 8
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes  
How many Teachers? one   
How many Pupils? 25
Have you an Industrial School?  no 
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
State the kind of work done? 

☞ 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?   no
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?   yes
How many? one
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  15 
No. of Teachers, one
White, one
Colored, 
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, The whites are opposed to colored schools
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   2
Name of the Society? Band gard of Freedom
Remarks. School House in want of repair. Trustees very dilatory. I have a great deal of difficulty to getting my board.

(Signed) Daniel W. Fry
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:
Re #6 on the bottom -- the true organization's name is "Vanguard of Freedom", but I typed what he wrote.