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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 February, 1870 ☞ 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? Macon Station Location (town, county, or district)? Hale Co. Is it a Day or Night School? Day Of what grade? 2nd When did your present session commence? Jan 3rd When to close? May sixth 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.? State 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? No Amount paid this month? None Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? No Amount paid this month? No Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No Who owns the School-building? G. Harris Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? Yes How much per month? ten dollars What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? none White? none Colored? none Total enrolment for the month?† 56 Male? 31 Female? 25 Number enrolled last report? 31 {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? 22 What is the average attendance? Full {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} How many hours have you taught per day? eight How many days have you taught this month? Nineteen {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} through bad weather the children failed to attend one day Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? all Number always punctual? all Number over 16 years of age? one Number in Alphabet? 35 Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 18 Number in advanced readers? 3 Number in Geography? none Number in Arithmetic? no Number in higher branches? no Number in Writing? no Number in Needle-work? no Number free before the war? no Have you a Sabbath-School? no How many Teachers? none How many Pupils? none Have you an Industrial School? no How many Teachers? no How many Pupils? no 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? dont know No. of Teachers, dont know White, [[strikethrough]] Colored, [[strikethrough]] 3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? no How many? dont know of any 4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? dont know No. of Teachers, [[strikethrough]] White, [[strikethrough]] Colored, [[strikethrough]] 5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Favourable 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none Name of the Society? [[strikethrough]] Remarks. (Signed) Patrick Dalton 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.