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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 April, 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? Prairie Bluff Location (town, county, or district)? Wilcox Co. Ala Is it a Day or Night School? Day Of what grade? When did your present session commence? March 30th 1868 When to close? June 30th 1868 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? Yes Amount paid for this month? about $45.00 Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? Amount paid for this month? Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no Who owns the School-building? S.W. Erwin & co. Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? no How much? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 2 White? 1 Colored? 1 Total enrolment for the month?† 73 Male? Female? Number enrolled last report? {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.} This report is not complete because aid not having been expected at first, a diary has not been kept Number left school this month? Number new Scholars this month? What is the average attendance? Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? Number always punctual? Number over 16 years of age? Number in Alphabet? Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 5 Number in advanced readers? none Number in Geography? none Number in Arithmetic? none Number in higher branches? none Number in Writing? none Number in Needle-work? none Number free before the war? none Have you a Sabbath-School? How many Teachers? How many Pupils? 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? 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? 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 owing greatly to the political views of teachers 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none Name of the Society? Remarks. (Signed) Thomas D. McCarthey 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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