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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? 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.? Trustees
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? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? I have
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? None Church Trusts the Bureau
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 2
White? 1
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† 179
Male? 86
Female? 93
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number enrolled last report? 170
Number left school this month? 6
Number new Scholars this month? 15
What is the average attendance? 151
{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? 8.
Number always present? 135
How many days have you taught this month? 17.
Number always punctual? 135
Number over 16 years of age? 18
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.
Sickness.
[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]}
Number in Alphabet? 31
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 53
Number in advanced readers? 95 Second and Third Readers
Number in Geography? 121 General Exercises. 57 use textbooks.
Number in (mental) Arithmetic? 121 General Exercises. 80 use textbooks.
Number in higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 41
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 0
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes
How many Teachers? 20
How many Pupils? 237
Have you an Industrial School?
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?
How many?
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?
No. of Teachers,
White,
Colored,
3. Do you know of any Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent?
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,
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?
Name of the Society?
Remarks.

(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.
[[footnote]] + No money has yet been ddrawn; one hundred dollars per month, is the amount pledged. [[/footnote]]

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