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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?  Freedmans Columbia
Location (town, county, or district)? Shelly Co ty
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Day Of what grade? First grade
When did your present session commence?  October 1st 
When to close? July 3rd
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  No
What Society? 00
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*  Yes
Name of Board or Com.?    Columbia Board  
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* 00
Name of Board or Com.? 0000
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No
no Amount paid this month? 0 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? No
no Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Beanrs owns the building
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?  1
White?  1
Colored? 00
Total enrolment for the month?†  104
Male?  49
Female? 55
Number enrolled last report?  106
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day}

How many hours have your taught per day ? 
How many days have you taught this month? 
 
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, {if any) in teaching
[[Stamp]]
THE NATIONAL ATCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES}
Number left school this month? 0
Number new Scholars this month? 12
What is the average attendance? 86
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 1
Number of White Pupils? 000
Number always present? 80
Number always punctual? 59
Number over 16 years of age? 20
Number in Alphabet? 000
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 30
Number in advanced readers? 40
Number in Geography? 19
Number in Arithmetic? 20
Number in higher branches? 000
Number in Writing? 40
Number in Needle-work? 000
Number free before the war? 6
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes 4 edens
How many Teachers? 1 white 
How many Pupils? 129
Have you an Industrial School? no 
How many Teachers? 0 
How many Pupils? 0 
State the kind of work done? 000

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? 00
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  an
No. of Teachers, 00
White, 00
Colored, 00 
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? Yes
How many? 4
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 84
No. of Teachers, 1
White, 00
Colored,  1
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Very indignant
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 12
Name of the Society? [[?]]
Remarks. School room needs furnishing and & Desks

(Signed) 
Teacher. E. S. Thompson

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