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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?  Swayne School
Location (town, county, or district)?  Montgomery, Ala.
Is it a Day or Night School?  Day
Of what grade?  Advanced and Intermediate 
When did your present session commence?  Jan 4 1869 
When to close?  March 26 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  Yes  What Society?  American Missionary Association 
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?  Yes
Amount paid this month?  $219.30
Have you had Bureau transportation this term?  No
Who owns the School-building? 
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?  Yes
How much per month?  $24.00
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?  Three  
White?  Three   Colored?
Total enrolment for the month?†  131  
Male?  Female?
Number enrolled last report?  139

{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}

Number left school this month?  11
Number new Scholars this month?  3
What is the average attendance?  119 1/2

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid?  98
Number of White Pupils?

How many hours have you taught per day?
How many days have you taught this month?

Number always present?  47
Number always punctual?
Number over 16 years of age?  21

{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.
[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]}

Number in Alphabet?  0
Number who spell, and read easy lessons?  0
Number in advanced readers?  131
Number in Geography?  131
Number in Arithmetic?  131
Grammar
Number in higher branches?  42
Number in Writing?  130
Number in Needle-work?
Number free before the war?  5
Have you a Sabbath-School?  Yes
How many Teachers?  6  
How many Pupils?  350
Have you an Industrial School?  No
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?
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, 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?  
Name of the Society?
Remarks.

(Signed) G. S. Pope  M E H Pope
J N Smock
Teachers.

* 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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