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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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