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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 January, 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? Cahaba Collered
Location (town, county, or district)? Cahaba
Is it a Day or Night School?  day
Of what grade? third grade and No 1 school
When did your present session commence? 1 Nove 68
When to close?  31st day of July 1869
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? none
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? no  
Amount paid for this month? none
Have you had Bureau transportation this term?  no
Who owns the School-building? Collered people 
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?† 135 
68 Male? 
67 Female?  
Number enrolled last report? 160

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

Number left school this month? 25 moved off
Number new Scholars this month? none
What is the average attendance? 120 
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 120
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? 120
Number always punctual? 120
Number over 16 years of age? 35 
Number in Alphabet? 11
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 67
Number in advanced readers? 35
Number in Geography? 22 of the above named
Number in Arithmetic? 20 of the above 
Number in higher branches? none
Number in Writing? 40 of the above
Number in Needle-work? none
Number free before the war? none
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes
How many Teachers? 4
How many Pupils? 100
Have you an Industrial School? no  
Number of 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? 
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none
No. of Teachers, none
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? none 
No. of Teachers,  
White,  
Colored,  
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, not favorable  
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none  
Name of the Society?  
Remarks.  

(Signed)  W G Morris  P A Lattimore
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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