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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? Girard Colored School
Location (town, county, or district)? Russell Co
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Oct 1st 1869
When to close? May 14/69
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.? State
Am't pd. this month?
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? No
Amount paid this month?
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? No
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? U.S. Bu. R.F.and A.L
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? 
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? Two
White? Yes
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† 124
Male? 52
Female? 72
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number enrolled last report? 124
Number left school this month? 15
Number new Scholars this month? 15
What is the average attendance? 85
{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 124
Number of White Pupils? None
How many hours have you taught per day? 6
Number always present? 100
How many days have you taught this month? 10
Number always punctual? 50
Number over 16 years of age? 9
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]}
Number in Alphabet? 0
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 91
Number in advanced readers? 33
Number in Geography?  33
Number in Arithmetic? 33
Number in higher branches? 6
Number in Writing? 55
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? 0
Have you a Sabbath-School? No
How many Teachers?
How many Pupils?
Have you an Industrial School? No
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? No
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, very little opposition is manifested 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?
Name of the Society?
Remarks. School closed May 14 by order of County Supt to await distribution of funds.

(Signed)
Teacher. Fannie M Cady

*Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State?
†A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.