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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of  October, 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)?  Montgomery
Is it a Day or Night School?  day School
Of what grade? primary
When did your present session commence? oct 1st 
When to close? not Known
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? 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? none
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? [[strikethrough]]$10[[/strikethrough]]$7.00
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? one  White? none Colored? one 
Total enrolment for the month?† 41  Male? 21
Female? 20
Number enrolled last report? 61  

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

Number left school this month? 4
Number new Scholars this month? 4
What is the average attendance? bout 36

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 40
Number of White Pupils? None  
How many hours have you taught per day? 6
Number always present? 36  
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 always punctual? bout 20
Number over 16 years of age? 2
Number in Alphabet? 1
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 20
Number in advanced readers? 15
Number in Geography? 6
Number in Arithmetic? 4
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? 17
Number in Needle-work? 3
Number free before the war? None
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes  
How many Teachers? 3  
How many Pupils? 1.60
Have you an Industrial School? yes 
How many Teachers? None  
How many Pupils? 3
State the kind of work done? Serving Waiting

☞ 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? know   How many? none
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none   No. of Teachers, none 
White, N  Colored, N
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? know  How many? none
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? n  No. of Teachers, n 
White, n  Colored, n 
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? N. T.Society
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.

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