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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 December, 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?   A.M.A. School 
Location (town, county, or district)?  Selma, Ala.
Is it a Day or Night School?  Day 
Of what grade?  Four Grades, Normal 1 and 2 and Intermediate and Primary
When did your present session commence?   Oct 1st.
When to close?  31 July
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  State
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?  No 
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?  Jas. Hardie
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?   Yes
How much per month?  25,00
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?  4 
White?  4
Colored?  -
Total enrolment for the month?†   225
Male?  105
Female?  120
Number enrolled last report?  232 

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

Number left school this month?  14
Number new Scholars this month?  7
What is the average attendance?  196
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid?   None
Number of White Pupils?  None
Number always present?  61
Number always punctual?  140
Number over 16 years of age?  8 
Number in Alphabet?  17
Number who spell, and read easy lessons?  118 
Number in advanced readers?  92
Number in Geography?  208
Number in Arithmetic?   208
Number in higher branches?   90
Number in Writing?  208
Number in Needle-work?   None
Number free before the war?   8
Have you a Sabbath-School?   Yes
How many Teachers?  6
How many Pupils?  250
Have you an Industrial School?  No
How many Teachers?   None
How many Pupils?  None
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?  None
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   None
No. of Teachers,  None
White,  None
Colored,  None
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent?   None
How many?   None
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  None 
No. of Teachers,   None 
White,   None
Colored,   None
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools,  Improving
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   Yes
Name of the Society?  Lincoln Div of Band of Hope
Remarks. 

(Signed) Miss E. C. Stowe  Miss Jessie R Little
Miss V. R. Stevens and Jos. H. Sears
Teachers.

* 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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