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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 May, 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? Mill Town  
Location (town, county, or district)? Chambers 
Is it a Day or Night School? day 
Of what grade?  
When did your present session commence? 1st Apr  
When to close? no time specified
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? no  
What Society? none
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? none  
Have you had Bureau transportation this term?  
Who owns the School-building? Amanda Patterson  
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? yes    
How much? $10.00 per mo.  
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? none  White? none  Colored? none 
Total enrolment for the month?† 40   
11 Male?  29  Female?  
Number enrolled last report?  37 

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

Number left school this month? none 
Number new Scholars this month? 3 
What is the average attendance?  38
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none 
Number of White Pupils?  none
Number always present?  
Number always punctual?  36
Number over 16 years of age? 8 
Number in Alphabet?  5
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 25 
Number in advanced readers? none 
Number in Geography?  none
Number in Arithmetic?  none
Number in higher branches?  
Number in Writing? 10 
Number in Needle-work? 1 
Number free before the war? none 
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes x
How many Teachers? 1  
How many Pupils? 40 
Have you an Industrial School? no  
Number of 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, unfavorable 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society?  
Remarks.  

(Signed)  Amanda Patterson
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.