Viewing page 171 of 253

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

[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? Buck Creek Buck Creek
Location (town, county, or district)? Pulaski Co.
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Second Primary
When did your present session commence? Feb 2
When to close? 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes
What Society? Buck Creek Association
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*  
Name of Board or Com.? James Brown
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*  
Name of Board or Com.? A Perkins
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Yes
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Freedman
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? 25
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One
White? 
Colored? Colored
Total enrolment for the month?† 49
Male? 26 
Female? 23

Number enrolled last report? 41
Number left school this month? None
Number new Scholars this month? 2
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrollment.}

{Schools are to 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? 21
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. No any at present}

What is the average attendance? 40
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 38
Number always punctual? 63
Number over 16 years of age? 3
Number in Alphabet? 5          
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 10
Number in advanced readers? 2
Number in Geography? 1
Number in Arithmetic? 2
Number in higher branches? 
Number in Writing? 2
Number in Needle-work? 
Number free before the war? None
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 3
How many Pupils? 60
Have you an Industrial School?  
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, Sir it is very discouraging here
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. Sir you will please to send me some Sunday School Book and papers for this schools

(Signed) William. C. Cole
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.