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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 September, 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? Marion Junction 
Location (town, county, or district)? Dallas Co. Ala. Township 17 Range 8 
Is it a Day or Night School? day 
Of what grade? 
When did your present session commence?   Aug 1st
When to close? 
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? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Yes  
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?  No Who owns the
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Shadr Toodle
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? Yes  
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? one  
White? 1
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† Forty Five  
Male?  
Female? 
Number enrolled last report? Forty Eight  

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

Number left school this month? Three
Number new Scholars this month? None
What is the average attendance? Forty Five

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

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

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Forty Five
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? Forty Two
Number always punctual? Forty Five
Number over 16 years of age? Two
Number in Alphabet? Three
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Twenty
Number in advanced readers? Twenty Two
Number in Geography? Fifteen
Number in Arithmetic? Fifteen
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? None
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? Two
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes  
How many Teachers? 90  
How many Pupils? 3
Have you an Industrial School? No  
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
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?   
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, Good
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed)
Geo. A. Harrington 
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:
Who owns the school building? Shadrack Toodle was an Alabama resident in this time period.