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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

Township B. Range 1. Near Madison Co. Ala  

[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? Jones School   
Location (town, county, or district)? T.B.R.1. Al.
Is it a Day or Night School?  day
Of what grade? "2nd Grade"
When did your present session commence? Jan 1st
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?*   Yes
Name of Board or Com.? State
Am't pd. this month? $40
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No
Name of Board or Com.? none
Am't pd. this month? none
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? none
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Thos. [Thomas] B. Crawford
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? None
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One
White? None
Colored? One
Total enrolment for the month?† 54
Male? 26
Female? 28
Number enrolled last report?   47

{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? 7
What is the average attendance? 41

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 6-8
How many days have you taught this month? 20
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 26
Number always punctual? 22
Number over 16 years of age? 7
Number in Alphabet? 5
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 26 - i.e. in primer + 1st Reader
Number in advanced readers? 23 - i.e. in primer, 2nd 3rd 4th readers.
Number in Geography? 25 - Mantains 1st 2nd + 3rd Geography 
Number in Arithmetic? 25 - Davies Rudiments written Arith..
Number in higher branches? 1 "Greenleaf's High School"
Number in Writing? 38 - States + copy-books.-
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? 5
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? One
How many Pupils? 54-70
Have you an Industrial School? No
How many Teachers? None
How many Pupils? None
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? Yes   
How many? All the County
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? About 400   
No. of Teachers, 25
White, about 4
Colored, about 21
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, In sections known to me it is good.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?  About 50 
Name of the Society? Band of Hope
Remarks. 

(Signed) Wm Councill
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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