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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of June, 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? Houstons Location (town, county, or district)? Country Is it a Day or Night-School? day Of what grade? Primary When did your present session commence? April When to close? closed last this month 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? none as yet Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? yes Amount paid this month? none as yet Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Amount paid this month? Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no Who owns the School-building? Freedmen Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? †yes How much per month? 10 dollars What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 White? 1 Colored? Total enrolment for the month?† 48 Male? 25 Female? 23 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number enrolled last report? 40 Number left school this month? none Number new Scholars this month? 8 What is the average attendance? 37 {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? *none Number of White Pupils? none How many hours have you taught per day? 8 Number always present? 34 How many days have you taught this month? 20 Number always punctual? 30 Number over 16 years of age? 1 {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} We taught only 20 days because I expected to get pay from the state and that was the school month but the money being exhausted I have to look to the Freedmen themselves [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]} Number in Alphabet? 8 Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 40 Number in advanced readers? none Number in Geography? none Number in Arithmetic? none Number in higher branches? none Number in Writing? none Number in Needle-work? none Number free before the war? none Have you a Sabbath-School? no How many Teachers? none How many Pupils? none Have you an Industrial School? no How many Teachers? none How many Pupils? none State the kind of work done? none ☞ 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, 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none Name of the Society? no society in the Remarks. (Signed) Teacher. Wm Sheffield *Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State? †A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance. †we have to get the amount put down above from you we have received none from any Freedmen Wm P. [[Muller?]] Supt o/ E.C.C. * none has paid any thing yet.
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