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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? Summerfield Colored
Location (town, county, [[strikethrough]] or district [[/strikethrough]])? Dallas
Is it a Day or Night-School? day
Of what grade? 3d
When did your present session commence? 2d Feby
When to close? 25th June
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? is not
What Society?
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* is not
[[note written over answers]] 00 [[/note]]
Name of Board or Com.? State
Amount paid this month?
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* is not
Name of Board or Com.? 
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? is not
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? is not
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? [[strikethrough]] had no [[/strikethrough]] no
Who owns the School-building? Communal owners of Colored church
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? [[strikethrough]] is not [[/strikethrough]] yes
How much per month? 10,
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 2
White? 1
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† about 50 50
Male?
Female?
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number enrolled last report? 
Number left school this month? 2
Number new Scholars this month? 2
What is the average attendance? About 44
{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none
Number of White Pupils? none
How many hours have you taught per day? 6 1/2 to 7
Number always present?
How many days have you taught this month? 22
Number always punctual? about 44
Number over 16 years of age?
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any), in teaching.
[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]}
Number in Alphabet? 
Number who spell, and ready easy lessons? about 23
Number in advanced readers? about 24
Number in Geography? 14
Number in Arithmetic? 16
Number in higher branches? 1 in Grammar
Number in Writing? about 16
Number in Needle-work? 
Number free before the war? 
Have you a Sabbath-School? we have
How many Teachers? 2
How many Pupils? about 50
Have you an Industrial School? have not
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? none
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 generally of advocating
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. Number now in attendance from 44 to 50

(Signed) John Finlayson
Teacher.
Edward Vaughan. 
 
*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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