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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of April & 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? Providence Harris Co 
Location (town, county, or district)? 18 Dist
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day school
Of what grade? Colored mixed schol
When did your present session commence? April 5
When to close? 5th October
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  No
What Society? -
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? about $14.50
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? It is 
Amount paid this month? 14.50 paid for April & May
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? None
Who owns the School-building? Dr W. W. Brown of Harris Co Ga
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? For this term no Rent is charged
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? Myself
White? -
Colored? [[strikethrough]] None. [[/strikethrough]]
Total enrolment for the month?† About 27
Male? 10
Female? 17

Number enrolled last report? This is the first report
Number left school this month? 1
Number new Scholars this month? None
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
How many hours have you taught per day? 9 hours
How many days have you taught this month? 20 this month.
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. only in extreme bad weather}

What is the average attendance? About 19
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? to this date 5
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? About 19 or 20
Number always punctual? About 19 or 20
Number over 16 years of age? 3
Number in Alphabet? None         
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 8
Number in advanced readers? 1 or 2
Number in Geography? None
Number in Arithmetic? None
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? 4
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? None
Have you a Sabbath-School? one at the Davis house
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
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? none
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? None
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, Very good in this section & as far as I know
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? don't know
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. I would sugges to this Bureau, a supply of Books for the Poor, such as 1st & 2nd Readers

(Signed) S. J. Hightower
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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