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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? Helins Creek Location (town, county, or district)? County Is it a Day or Night-School? Day Of what grade? Primary When did your present session commence? When to close? September 24th 1870 Is your School supported by an Educational Society? yes What Society? Freedmens Bureau Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* no Name of Board or Com.? Bureau Am't pd. this month? none Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* yes Name of Board or Com.? Bureau Am't pd. this month? none Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? no Amount paid this month? [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] Nothing Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? yes Amount paid this month? Nothing Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no Who owns the School-building? Freedmens Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? yes How much per month? 20 Dollars What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? one White? none Colored? 35 Total enrolment for the month?† thirty five 35 Male? 15 Female? 20 Number enrolled last report? twenty six 26 {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? nine 9 What is the average attendance? thirty 30 {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? all {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? twenty eight 28 Number always punctual? twenty five 25 Number over 16 years of age? Five 5 Number in Alphabet? one 1 Number who spell, and read easy lessons? twenty 20 Number in advanced readers? none Number in Geography? twelve 12 Number in Arithmetic? nine 9 Number in higher branches? none Number in Writing? nine 9 Number in Needle-work? none Number free before the war? ten 10 Have you a Sabbath-School? yes How many Teachers? one How many Pupils? 35 Have you an Industrial School? no How many Teachers? one How many Pupils? 35 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? no How many? none 2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none No. of Teachers, none White, none Colored, none 3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? do not How many? none 4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none No. of Teachers, none White, none Colored, none 5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Very good 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none Name of the Society? Remarks. (Signed) J W Grimke [[best guess?]] 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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