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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.

Name of your School? High Point 
Location(town, country, or district)? near Calhoune Ala [[Calhoun, Alabama]]
Is it a Day or Night School? Day 
Of what Grade? Secondary
When did your present session commence? Febry 1st 69 
When to close? 30 June 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No. 
What Society?
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No.
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd, this month?
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No.
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd, this month?
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen? No.
Amount paid for this month? Do not know what the state will pay
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? No.
Amount paid for this month? Do not know what the state will pay
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? The Freedman P.J. King furnished the lumber
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? Yes
How much? $10.00
What number of Teaches and Assistants in your School? 1
White? 1
Colored? 0
Total enrolment for the month?† 63
Male? 30
Female? 33
Number enrolled last report? 67
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? 4
Number new Scholars this month? 0
What is the average attendance? 41 1/2
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 0
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 25
Number always punctual? 20
[[Stamp: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]]
Number over 16 years of age? 0
Number in Alphabet? 1
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 33
Number in advanced readers? 29 in Second Reader
Number in Geography? 0
Number in Arithmetic? 6
Number in higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 14
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 0
Have you a Sabbath-School? No
How many Teachers? 0
How many Pupils? 0
Have you an Industrial School? No
Number of Pupils? 0
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? 0
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, Favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 0
Name of Society? 0

Remarks,
(Signed) E.S. Grover 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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