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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 June, 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?   Marion Junction 
Location (town, county, or district)?  Dist No 26 Dallas Co Township 17 R 8
Is it a Day or Night School?  Day
Of what grade? 
When did your present session commence?  Jany 15 
When to close? June 30th
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.?   
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?  Yes 
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?   No
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Shade Toodle
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?   
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One  
White? 1
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?†   Fifty
Male?  29
Female? 21
Number enrolled last report?  Sixty

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

Number left school this month? Ten  
Number new Scholars this month? None  
What is the average attendance? Fifty  

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 
How many days have you taught this month? 22
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Fifty  
Number of White Pupils? None  
Number always present? Fifty  
Number always punctual? Fifty  
Number over 16 years of age? Two
Number in Alphabet? Two 
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Thirty Two 
Number in advanced readers? Sixteen  
Number in Geography? Sixteen  
Number in Arithmetic? Sixteen  
Number in higher branches? None  
Number in Writing? Twenty Two  
Number in Needle-work? None  
Number free before the war? Two  
Have you a Sabbath-School?   Yes
How many Teachers?   3
How many Pupils? 85
Have you an Industrial School?   No  
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? 
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   
No. of Teachers, 
White, 
Colored, 
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?   
No. of Teachers, 
White, 
Colored, 
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Good
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) Geo. A. Harrington
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.

Transcription Notes:
Unclear: Who owns the School-building? [[Shade Toodle?]] [Shade Toodle Appears in 1870 census] (Signed) Leo H Carrington, [It is Geo. H. Harrington on pg 217] Teacher. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-01-16 13:18:17 stamp in wrong location, wrong form copied (see remarks, signed, needle, reader, and sabbath), do not place transcribers notes in [ ], ONLY transcibe what is written by the original author, remove unneeded spaces between form questions and written answers Name is George A. Harrington - look at difference between middle and last initials. Stamp not original to document - put at top to not interfere with the reading of the document