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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of May, 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 School Location (town, county, or district)? Dallas Co Is it a Day or Night-School? day School Of what grade? Third When did your present session commence? 2d Feby [[strikethrough]] When to [[/strikethrough]] closed 1st day of June Is your School supported by an Educational Society? is not What Society? Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* is not Name of Board or Com.? Am't pd. this month? Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* is not Name of Board or Com.? Am't pd. 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? have not Who owns the School-building? [[Commission?]] African Church Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? How much per month? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 2 White? 1 Colored? 1 Total enrolment for the month?† 48 Male? 18 Female? [[strikethrough]] Male Teachers. [[/strikethrough]] 22. {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number enrolled last report? 55 Number left school this month? [[strikethrough]] None [[/strikethrough]] 7 Number new Scholars this month? 1 What is the average attendance? 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? from 6 to 7 Number always present? How many days have you taught this month? 22 including 1st day of June Number always punctual? about 44 {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any), in teaching. No School day lost from the 2d Feby to 1st June [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]} Number in Alphabet? none Number who spell, and ready easy lessons? 17 Number in advanced readers? 31 Number in Geography? 10 Number in Arithmetic? 18 Number in higher branches? none Number in Writing? 31 Number in Needle-work? none Number free before the war? none Have you a Sabbath-School? We have How many Teachers? 2 How many Pupils? 48 in May Have you an Industrial School? We have not How many Teachers? How many Pupils? 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? 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? 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, In this vicinity it is in favor of educating them. 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none Name of the Society? Remarks. My examination was held Tuesday 1st [[?]]. The School patrons expressed themselves highly pleased with the improvement of the pupils and wished me to continue (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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