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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of May, 1869.

☞ 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?    -
Location (town, county, or district)?  Greensboro Ga
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Both
Of what grade? Mixed
When did your present session commence?  May 10th
When to close? Not decided
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? it is
What Society? The Am. Miss. Asso'n No 4
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* it is  not 
Name of Board or Com.?  
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* it is not
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? it is not
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?  It is 
Amount paid this month? $24.60 (3.75 as subscriptions 20.85 as tuition)
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Not since last October
Who owns the School-building? Col'd Baptist Society
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? Three
White? One
Colored? Two
Total enrolment for the month?†  90
Male?  47
Female? 43

Number enrolled last report?  88
Number left school this month? 18
Number new Scholars this month? 20
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}

{Schools are to kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
How many hours have you taught per day? 6 (& over) 2 at night
How many days have you taught this month? 16 (17 nights -

{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Took one week to rest & do my writings; as I am somewhat overworked.

What is the average attendance? 70
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 85
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present?  25
Number always punctual? 38
Number over 16 years of age? abt. 17
Number in Alphabet?  None          
Number who spell, and read easy lessons?  55
Number in advanced readers? 25
Number in Geography? 15
Number in Arithmetic? 90
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? 60
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? Not known
Have you a Sabbath-School? Have general charge of two
How many Teachers? 3 in each  
How many Pupils? 110 in both
Have you an Industrial School?  No
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
State the kind of work done? 

☞ 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? 
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? No
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, No change perceivable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? None
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) R. H. Gladding
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.
Levi Thornton & Mary Colby Asst. Teacher

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