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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? Oakland S.  West River
Location (town, county, or district)? A A Co. Md. 
Is it a Day or Night-School?  It is a day school
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Feb [[?]]  
When to close? [[?]] 1870
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  Yes 
What Society? Society [[?]] Trustees of the School
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?* No  
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Yes  
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Trustees
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?   
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One   
White? 
Colored? Yes
Total enrolment for the month?† Fifty eight 58 
Male?  45
Female? 13
Number enrolled last report?  Fifty

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

Number left school this month? [[strikethrough]] eight [[/strikethrough]] [[?]]
Number new Scholars this month? Eight 8
What is the average attendance? Fifty seven

{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? 20
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Twenty 20
Number of White Pupils? 
Number always present? Thirty two 32
Number always punctual? 
Number over 16 years of age? Five 5
Number in Alphabet? 
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Seventeen 17
Number in advanced readers? Forty one 41
Number in Geography? Ten 10
Number in Arithmetic? Thirty 30
Number in higher branches? Six 6
Number in Writing? Thirty 30
Number in Needle-work? 
Number free before the war? Fifty four 54
Have you a Sabbath-School?   
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School?  Yes
How many Teachers? One  
How many Pupils? 20
State the kind of work done? Embroidery, Knitting Heming & drawing.

☞ 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?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) 
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.