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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] 
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of  April, 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)?  Spring Crk. Bullard Ala/County
Is it a Day or Night School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Feb.8-'69
When to close? Last in [[?]] in June |school to close in july
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? Nothing
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No
Name of Board or Com.? "
Am't pd. this month? Nothing
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen? Yes
Amount paid for this month? Nothing
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? 
Amount paid for this month?
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? P. d. Bird
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? Yes
How much? $10 00/ per month- no rent has been yet received
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One 
White? 1
Colored? None
Total enrolment for the month?† 51 
Male? 26
Female? 25
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}
Number enrolled last report? 46
Number left school this month? none
Number new Scholars this month? 5
What is the average attendance? 48
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None- The parents all promise to pay tuition
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 48
Number always punctual? 48
Number over 16 years of age? None 
Number in Alphabet? 2
[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 16
Number in advanced readers? [[strikethrough]] 4 [[/strikethrough]]
Number in Geography? none
Number in Arithmetic? 1
Number in higher branches? none
Number in Writing? 1
Number in Needle-work? none
Number free before the war? none
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 2
How many Pupils? 60
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,   more favorable than at first- but not entirely
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? None
Name of the Society? None
Remarks.  Pupils studious + learn readily

(Signed) P 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.

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-22 16:30:07 Educational Society, not Education Society ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-22 21:59:47