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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of March, 186[[crossed out]]8[[/crossed out]]9. ☞ 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? Summerfield Colored School Location (town, county, or district)? Dallas Co Is it a Day or Night School? day School Of what grade? 3d grade When did your present session commence? 2d July When to close? the time to close not specified Is your School supported by an Educational Society? What Society? Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* Name of Board or Com.? Am't pd. this month? Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Name of Board or Com.? Am't pd. this month? Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Amount paid this month? Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Amount paid this month? Have you had Bureau transportation this term? had none Who owns the School-building? Commissions of Colored Methodist Church Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? is not How much? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One White? One Colored? Total enrolment for the month?† Seventy one (71) Male? 34 Female? 37 Number enrolled last report? about 56 Number left school this month? one Number new Scholars this month? Fifteen (15) {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} What is the average attendance? about sixty three (63) Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? Number always punctual? Number over 16 years of age? Number in Alphabet? none at this time Number who spell, and read easy lessons? about thirty five (35) Number in advanced readers? Six Number in Geography? Six Number in Arithmetic? (12) twelve Number in higher branches? none Number in Writing? about fifteen (15) Number in Needle-work? Number free before the war? Have you a Sabbath-School? answered in the report of last month How many Teachers? How many Pupils? 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? do not 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? do not 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, it is in favor of educating them 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? I do not [[strikethrough]] Name of the Society? [[/strikethrough]] know of any society of that kind Remarks. (Signed) John Finlayson 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]]