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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 Union  
Location (town, county, or district)?   
Is it a Day or Night-School? both
Of what grade? Intermediate- Leonardtown Md. 
When did your present session commence? Oct 1st /69 
When to close? June 30th 1870
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? yes  
What Society? Freedmen Relief Ass. of P.a. 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*   
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? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? already three
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no  
How much per month? twenty dollars
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1  
White? no
Colored? yes
Total enrolment for the month?† fifty five 
Male? yes
Female? no

Number enrolled last report? fifty five
{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? Ten

{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? eighteen
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.
Closed during Christmas Hollidays.}

What is the average attendance? 43
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? seven
Number always punctual? seven
Number over 16 years of age? 24
Number in Alphabet? 24
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? forty
Number in advanced readers? nine
Number in Geography? all Orally 9 in books
Number in Arithmetic? 25 mental 5 practical
Number in higher branches? none
Number in Writing? twenty five
Number in Needle-work? none
Number free before the war? none
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes
How many Teachers? 1  
How many Pupils? 55
Have you an Industrial School? none 
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
State the kind of work done? none

☞ 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?   
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, very good indeed can not be any better,
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? yes
Name of the Society? Total Abstinence
Remarks. Temperance is on the increase, with good results,

(Signed) John Cajay
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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