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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of March, 1868. ☞ 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? Excelsior Location (town, county, or district)? Tuscaloosa Is it a Day or Night School? Of what grade? When did your present session commence? Nov 1/68 When to close? 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 the Freedmen? No Amount paid for this month? Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? Yes Amount paid for this month? Have you had Bureau transportation this term? I have not Who owns the School-building? Mrs. J C. Avery Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? Yes How much? Twelve 50/100 pr month What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? none White? Colored? Total enrolment for the month?† 39 Male? 20 Female? 19 Number enrolled last report? 35 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? 7 Number new Scholars this month? 11 What is the average attendance? 32 15/22 Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 30 Number of White Pupils? none [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] Number always present? 19 Number always punctual? 29 Number over 16 years of age? 8 Number in Alphabet? none Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Number in advanced readers? All Number in Geography? All Number in Arithmetic? All Number in higher branches? 10 Number in Writing? 22 Number in Needle-work? Number free before the war? 4 Have you a Sabbath-School? Have classes in two How many Teachers? How many Pupils? About sixty in each Have you an Industrial School? no Number of 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? 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, Could hardly be worse than it is 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 25 Name of the Society? Lincoln Remarks. (Signed) Miss E. L. Benton 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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