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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of May, 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? Jamestown  
Location (town, county, or district)? Somerset Co.  
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day 
Of what grade? Intermediate
When did your present session commence? Oct 11th
When to close? June 30th 1870
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? In part  
What Society? N. Eng. Br. Freedmens Union Com.
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? No  
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes  
Amount paid this month? $12 for board.
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? The Colored People
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No  
How much per month? 0
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One  
White? 0
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† 35
Male? 19
Female? 16

Number enrolled last report? 48 
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? 15
Number new Scholars this month? 3

{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. 11th inst very stormy.}

What is the average attendance? 20
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 35
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 17
Number always punctual? 8
Number over 16 years of age? 0
Number in Alphabet? 3
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 12
Number in advanced readers? 20
Number in Geography? 4
Number in Arithmetic? 20
Number in higher branches? 2
Number in Writing? 19
Number in Needle-work? 16
Number free before the war? 20
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 4
How many Pupils? 56
Have you an Industrial School? Yes  
How many Teachers?  2 
How many Pupils? 16
State the kind of work done? Needlework

☞ 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? 0
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? No
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? No 
How many? 0
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Favorable 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 35  
Name of the Society? Van Guard of Freedom
Remarks. The falling of in attendance is caused by the withdrawal of the larger pupils, who are now employed in strawberry picking.

(Signed) 
Teacher. Henry A. Monroe

* Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State?
† A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.

Transcription Notes:
Please fill in answers. Per SI staff, these reports are not to be transcribed as tables. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-29 09:11:46