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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of July, 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?  Saltmarsh Place  
Location (town, county, or district)?  Dallas co.
Is it a Day or Night School?  Day
Of what grade? so three
When did your present session commence? June 14  
When to close? 
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?*  no 
Name of Board or Com.?  none 
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen?  no 
Amount paid this month? nothing
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?  no 
Amount paid this month? none
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no
Who owns the School-building? Myron [[?]] Boynton
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?  yes
How much per month? Ten dollars ($10.00/100)
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?  1 
White?  -
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?†   40
Male?  22
Female? 18
Number enrolled last report?  30

{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}

Number left school this month? none
Number new Scholars this month? Ten
What is the average attendance? 40

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}

How many hours have you taught per day? 6
How many days have you taught this month? 22
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? 40
Number always punctual? 25
Number over 16 years of age? 2
Number in Alphabet? -
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 14
Number in advanced readers? 15
Number in Geography? 10
Number in Arithmetic? 14
Number in higher branches? -
Number in Writing? 10
Number in Needle-work? none
Number free before the war? -
Have you a Sabbath-School?  none 
How many Teachers?  - 
How many Pupils? -
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 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, favorable.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) P.A. Latimore
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.

Transcription Notes:
Form corrected. This is a questionnaire, not a table.