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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of February, 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? Lincoln Mission Night School Location (town, county, or district)? Is it a Day or Night-School? Of what grade? When did your present session commence? Oct 11/69 When to close? July 1 Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes What Society? American Min. & Association 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? $77.25 Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Who owns the School-building? U.S. Government Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? How much per month? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 31 White? 2 Colored? 29 Total enrolment for the month?† 310 Male? 159 Female? 151 Number enrolled last report? 229 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? 51 Number new Scholars this month? 35 What is the average attendance? 229 {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} How many hours have you taught per day? How many days have you taught this month? {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 310 Number of White Pupils? 0 Number always present? 136 Number always punctual? 120 Number over 16 years of age? 273 Number in Alphabet? 0 Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 190 Number in advanced readers? 120 Number in Geography? 120 Number in Arithmetic? 293 Number in higher branches? 0 Number in Writing? 169 Number in Needle-work? 0 Number free before the war? 38 Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes How many Teachers? 50+ How many Pupils? About 500 av. Have you an Industrial School? Yes How many Teachers? 5 How many Pupils? 75 State the kind of work done? Plain sewing & cutting; also sewing machine. ☞ 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, 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 81 Name of the Society? Sons of Temp. & others Remarks. Want of employment renders some unable to continue at school, with poverty of mid winter. (Signed) Geo. N. Marden Teacher. With this class very connection to the school I have taken within the year $4500+ for tuition and $250.+ for books sold at cost. G.N.M. * Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State? † A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.