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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of January, 186 1870. 

☞ 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? Worton Point Colored Sc  
Location (town, county, or district)? Kent Co 
Is it a Day or Night-School? Both 
Of what grade? Of the Primary Departments
When did your present session commence? Oct 1st  
When to close? Probably the last of June
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No  
What Society? None
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No  
Name of Board or Com.? None.  
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Yes  
Name of Board or Com.? Baltimore Association  
Am't pd. this month? None.
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No  
Amount paid this month? None
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes.  
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes.
Who owns the School-building? The Colored people of Worton Point.
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No.  
How much per month? None.
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1.  
White? No.
Colored? Yes.
Total enrolment for the month?† 35.  
Male? 26. 
Female? 9.

Number enrolled last report? 23.  
{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? 2.

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
How many hours have you taught per day? 6½.
How many days have you taught this month? 20.
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.
No interruption from the weather this month. The attendance has been quite uniform and the school is made up mostyle of large boys and men who attend for three months.}

What is the average attendance? 22.
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? All.
Number of White Pupils? None.
Number always present? 20.
Number always punctual? 15.
Number over 16 years of age? 22.
Number in Alphabet? 13.
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 15.
Number in advanced readers? 7.
Number in Geography? 7.
Number in Arithmetic? 23.
Number in higher branches? Grammar 3
Number in Writing? 20.
Number in Needle-work? None.
Number free before the war? 25.
Have you a Sabbath-School?  Yes.
How many Teachers? 1.  
How many Pupils? 12.
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? None  
How many? None
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? Could not
No. of Teachers, None
White, None
Colored, None.
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? No 
How many? None.
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? Could not  
No. of Teachers, None
White, None
Colored, None.
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, There is no disturbance from the public.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? None  
Name of the Society? None.
Remarks. I believe the Scholars are progressing in studies more than formerly.

(Signed) Josephine Booth.
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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