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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 Feb 20, 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?  Courtland Colored School
Location (town, county, or district)?  
Is it a Day or Night School?  Day School
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Feb 2oth 1869  
When to close? June 25th 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  No 
What Society? 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No
Amount paid this month? 00
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? No  
Amount paid this month? 00
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? J. Owens
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? Yes  
How much per month? $8.00
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 teacher  
White? 
Colored? Colored
Total enrolment for the month?†  75 
Male?  47
Female? 28
Number enrolled last report?   

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

Number left school this month? 10
Number new Scholars this month? 5
What is the average attendance? 65

{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? 22
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 
Number always punctual? 65
Number over 16 years of age? 8
Number in Alphabet? 12
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 53
Number in advanced readers? 11
Number in Geography? 10
Number in Arithmetic? 12
Number in higher branches? 
Number in Writing? 24
Number in Needle-work? 4
Number free before the war? 
Have you a Sabbath-School?  Yes 
How many Teachers?  4 
How many Pupils? 100
Have you an Industrial School? No  
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
State the kind of work done? 

☞ 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?   None
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?   
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, Bad, but are gradually clearing up
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?  12 
Name of the Society? Temperence [[Del?]] Society
Remarks. I find rapid improvement in all considering the disadvantage under what we labor

(Signed) C M Haywood
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:
----------- Reopened for editing 1-23-2024 Fixed and typed in illegible answers to the best of my ability