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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of December, 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? Mount Zion West of 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? January When to close? Not known Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No What Society? None Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No Name of Board or Com.? None Am't pd. this month? N Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No Name of Board or Com.? None Am't pd. this month? N Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No Amount paid this month? None Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes Amount paid this month? $2.50 cts Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No Who owns the School-building? Richard Stowers Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? Yes How much per month? Ten dollars What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One White? N Colored? One Total enrolment for the month?† 54 Male? 32 Female? 22 Number enrolled last report? 41 {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? 13 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? 15 {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? 53 Number of White Pupils? None Number always present? 35 Number always punctual? 35 Number over 16 years of age? 4 Number in Alphabet? None Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 30 Number in advanced readers? 15 Number in Geography? 5 Number in Arithmetic? 8 Number in higher branches? N0ne Number in Writing? 18 Number in Needle-work? None Number free before the war? None Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes How many Teachers? 3 How many Pupils? 9.6 Have you an Industrial School? 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? 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? 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 good if thy parents will attend to thy schooling. 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.