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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 Aug, 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?  Bryan Place  
Location (town, county, or district)?  
Is it a Day or Night School?  Day
Of what grade? 2
When did your present session commence?  1st ags 
When to close? closed
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? not 
What Society? 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* not  
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* not  
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? it is  
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? not
Who owns the School-building? Augustus Pearce
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?  not
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? none  
White? none
Colored? 55
Total enrolment for the month?†   
Male?  
Female? 
Number enrolled last report?  56 

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

Number left school this month? 2
Number new Scholars this month? 1
What is the average attendance? 19 in 20 days

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 61/2 7
How many days have you taught this month? 15
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Taught 15 days Public school out short - 5 days.
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 
Number of White Pupils? 
Number always present? 40
Number always punctual? 40
Number over 16 years of age? 2
Number in Alphabet? 4
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 8
Number in advanced readers? 3
Number in Geography? 3
Number in Arithmetic? 4
Number in higher branches? none
Number in Writing? 4
Number in Needle-work? none
Number free before the war? none
Have you a Sabbath-School?  Yes 
How many Teachers?  one 
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School?  none
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
State the kind of work done? not

☞ 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? not  
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, Majority in favor of them
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none  
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. The government is taking more interest in the schools than the blacks do.

I cannot answer all these questions [[strikethrough]] and am official [[/strikethrough]] correctly but all that is answer is correct to the best of my knowledge. 

(Signed) D. Drake
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.