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[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? Mt. Zion Location (town, county, or district)? Montg. County Is it a Day or Night-School? Day School Of what grade? Third 3rd When did your present session commence? January 1869 When to close? Not known Is your School supported by an Educational Society? no Know What Society? none Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* Know Name of Board or Com.? none Am't pd. this month? n Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Know Name of Board or Com.? none Am't pd. this month? n Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Know Amount paid this month? none Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes Amount paid this month? $9.50 cts Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Know Who owns the School-building? Richard Stowers Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? Yes How much per month? $10.00 What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? none White? none Colored? none Total enrolment for the month?† 61 Male? 33 Female? 28 Number enrolled last report? 71 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? 22 Number new Scholars this month? two 2 What is the average attendance? about 50 {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? 21 Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any), in teaching. [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 61 Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? about 40 - 45 Number always punctual? about 40 Number over 16 years of age? 2 Number in Alphabet? one Number who spell, and ready easy lessons? about 55 Number in advanced readers? 16 sixteen Number in Geography? 4 four Number in Arithmetic? 5 five Number in higher branches? none Number in Writing? 22 Number in Needle-work? 3 three Number free before the war? none Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes How many Teachers? 4 How many Pupils? 160 Have you an Industrial School? Yes How many Teachers? one How many Pupils? 3 State the kind of work done? Sewing Reading Writing ☞ 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? none 2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none No. of Teachers, none White, none Colored, none 3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? no How many? none 4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none No. of Teachers, none White, none Colored, none 5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, It is a Great Addition to the Colored Race 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none Name of the Society? none Remarks. (Signed) Richard Stowers 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.