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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of March, 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? Spring Creek 
Location (town, county, or district)? Bullock County Ala.
Is it a Day or Night School? Day Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? 5th Feby /69 When to close? 15 June /69
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No What Society? None
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No Name of Board or Com.? none
Am't pd. this month? 00
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No Name of Board or Com.? none
Am't pd. this month? 00
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen? It is Amount paid for this month? nothing
Is your School supported in part by the Freedman? Amount paid for this month?
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Philemon D Bird
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? Yes 
How much? Ten dollars per month
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? one White? 1 Colored?
Total enrolment for the month?† 46 Male? 25 Female? 21
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}
Number enrolled last report? 
Number left school this month? none
Number new Scholars this month? none
What is the average attendance? 45
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 00
Number of White Pupils? 00
Number always present? 45
Number always punctual? 45
Number over 16 years of age? 2
Number in Alphabet? 5
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 6
Number in advanced readers? 0
Number in Geography? 0
Number in Arithmetic? 1
Number n higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 1
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 0
Have you a Sabbath-School? No How many Teachers? none 
How many Pupils? none
Have you an Industrial School? No 
Number of Pupils? none
State the kind of work done? none
☞ 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? none 
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? none
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? No. of Teachers, White, Colored, 
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools. Not very good but becoming more favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none Name of the Society?
Remarks. My students all commenced in their alphabets except seven I also teach a night school for grown persons. The class numbers 12  - Females 4 Males 8
 
(Signed) Philemon D. Bird
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. 

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

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