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TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of June, 1869.

☞ contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month.
☞ School under the district control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one Assistant, is to be reported as one School.

[Answers placed here]
Name of your School? Excelsior 
Location (town, county, or district)? Americus Ga
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day  
Of what grade? Common  
When did your present session commence? May 
When to close? June 30th 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Partly What Society? A. Missionary Association
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 wholly by Freedmen? No 
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes 
Amount paid this month? Seventeen dollars ($17)
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? Colored citizens built it
Is rent paid Freedmen's Bureau? No 
How much per month?
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 2 White?
Colored? 2
Total enrollment for the month? 120 
Male 60 
Female 60

Number enrolled last report? 70 
Number left School this month? 3
Number of new Scholars this month? 53
{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? 6 1/2
How many days have you taught this month? 19
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. On account of leaving for home on Monday 28th inst, in Bridgeton N. Jersey}

What is the average student attendance? 72 
Number of pupils for whom tuition is paid? 34
Number of white pupils? [[strikethrough]] 65 [[/strikethrough]] 
Number always present? 65 
Number always punctual? 60 
Number over 16 years of age? 5 
Number in Alphabet? None
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 60
Number in advanced readers? 57
Number in Geography? 33
Number in Arithmetic? 33
Number in higher branches? 24
Number in Writing? 40
Number in Needle-work? 
Number free before the war? 
Have you A Sabbath-School? yes How many Teachers? 20 How many pupils? 165
Have you an Industrial School? How many Teachers? How many Pupils?
State the kind of work done? 

☞ To the following questions give exact or appropriate answers, prefixing the latter the word "about".
1. Do you know of any Schools for Refugees or Freedmen not reported to the State Superintendent? 
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? 
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, Of this place is very good especially to my school
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 36 
Name of the Society? Excelsior [[?]]tallers
Remarks. 
The prevailing desire is for colored teachers when good ones can be procured -- They are enthusiastic for education

(Signed) William Steward
Teacher 
& Sarah Lowry

* Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State?
† A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance