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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.
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Re #6 on the bottom -- the true organization's name is "Vanguard of Freedom", but I typed what he wrote.