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Township R
[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? Trinity
Location (town, county, or district)? Athens
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Day Of what grade? Prim. - - - High & Normal
When did your present session commence? Nov 
When to close? June
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes
What Society? A.M.A & N.F.A.C.
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No 
Name of Board or Com.? 0   
Am't pd. this month?0
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No
Name of Board or Com.? 0
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No
Amount paid this month? 0
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? No
no Amount paid this month? 0
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? Fred Salzner of Mobile
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?  Yes
How much per month? $150.00 per month
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? Three 
White? Three
Colored? None
Total enrolment for the month? † 160
Male? 65
Female? 95
Number enrolled last report? 145

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

Number left school this month? 5
Number new Scholars this month? 20
What is the average attendance? 180

{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 your taught per day ? 
Number always present? 75 
How many days have you taught this month? 
Number always punctual? 90

{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any) in teaching.
No deficiency
[[stamp]]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
[[/stamp]]

Number over 16 years of age? 50
Number in Alphabet? 0
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 20
Number in advanced readers? 140
Number in Geography? 60
Number in Arithmetic? 70
Number in higher branches? 26
Number in Writing? 70
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 0
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes 
How many Teachers? Three 
How many Pupils? 200
Have you an Industrial School?  No
How many Teachers?  None
How many Pupils? None
State the kind of work done? 0

☞ 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?, 0 
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 0
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent?, No
How many?, 0
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?, 0
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0 
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, The uncolored public accept the situation but grimly
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?, All
Name of the Society?, Lincoln
Remarks. We need nothing as much as a school house. The trustees of public schools promise us public funds to defray current expenses.

(Signed), M F Wells 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.

Transcription Notes:
In the remarks, I can't tell if it is saying "and delay current expenses" or "but delay current expenses" ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-27 13:39:43 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-27 11:54:20