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Huntsville, Church Ala [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? Garrisonian, Location (town, county, or district)? Huntsville.
Is it a Day or Night-School?  Day 
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence?  Jan. 6
When to close? Uncertain
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  No  
What Society?
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*  Yes
Name of Board or Com.? District.      Am't pd. this month? 0
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?  Yes.
Who owns the School-building?   Colored People.
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?  No. 
How much per month?
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 2
White? 1   Colored?  1
Total enrolment for the month?+  170
Male?  83  Female?  87
Number enrolled last report?  186
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month?  30
Number new Scholars this month? 14
What is the average attendance?  142
{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day}
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 0
Number of White Pupils? 0 How many hours have you taught per day?  7 to 8
Number always present?  138  How many days have you taught this month?  21
Number always punctual?  112
Number over 16 years of age?  17
Number in Alphabet?  35
Number who spell, and read easy lessons?  47
Number in advanced readers?  88+
Number in Geography? 109
Number in Arithmetic?  109
Number in higher branches?  00
Number in Writing?  39
Number in Needle-work?  0
Number free before war?  0
Have you a Sabbath-School?  Yes  How many Teachers? 20  How many Pupils? 210
Have you an Industrial School?  No  How many Teachers?    How many Pupils?
State the kind of work done?

{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any), in teaching.  Sick one day.}


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?  No.  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?  No  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 seems to be more favorable of late.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?  None.  Name of Society?
Remarks.  We have but three (3) desks!!!
+Second & Third Readers
(Signed) M. Maria Harrington.  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.

- About 70 use textbooks in Geography & Mental Arithmetic, the above numbers receive Oral lessons.

Transcription Notes:
---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-20 16:39:18 Reworked to place some followup questions closer to original spacing as make sense. Changed enrollment to as written with one "l", Teacher name Harrington.