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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.

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