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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of July, 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? Canton 
Location (town, county, or district)? Canton Cherokee County  
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? July 12
When to close? Sept 31st
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? No
Amount paid this month? None
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes 
Amount paid this month? 50 Cts
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Mr J.O. Dourdy.
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? Nothing
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? None
White? None
Colored? One
Total enrolment for the month?† 20 
Male? 14
Female? [[strikethrough]] 6 [[/strikethrough]] 6

Number enrolled last report? [[strikethrough]] None all none [[/strikethrough]] none
Number left school this month? 1
Number new Scholars this month? all
{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
How many days have you taught this month? 15
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

What is the average attendance?
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 13
Number always punctual? 5
Number over 16 years of age? 4
Number in Alphabet? None           
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 11
Number in advanced readers? 2
Number in Geography? 3
Number in Arithmetic? 6
Number in higher branches? None 
Number in Writing? None
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? None 
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes
How many Teachers? 2
How many Pupils? 37
Have you an Industrial School? yes 
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? x
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? x
No. of Teachers, x
White, x
Colored, x
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? No
How many? x
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? x
No. of Teachers, x
White, x 
Colored, x 
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, [[strikethrough]] Every body is glad [[/strikethrough]] very good 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? None
Name of the Society? x
Remarks. 

(Signed) William A Clarke,
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.