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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? Public School
Location (town, county, or district)? Selma Ala
Is it a Day or Night School? Both 
Of what grade? 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th
When did your present session commence? Oct 5th 
When to close? June 25
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? State  
What Society? No Society
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* no  
Name of Board or Com.? none
Am't pd. this month?  
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* no
Name of Board or Com.? none
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? no 
Amount paid for this month?  
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? One Teacher
Who owns the School-building? J Hardie 
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? Yes
How much? $25
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 3 day 1 night  
White? 4
Colored? none
Total enrolment for the month?† 269 
Male? 111
Female? 158
Number enrolled last report? 225

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

Number left school this month? 10
Number new Scholars this month? 54
What is the average attendance? 198
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? 76
Number always punctual? 198
Number over 16 years of age? 110 
Number in Alphabet? 35
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 111
Number in advanced readers? 133
Number in Geography?  225
Number in Arithmetic?  225
Number in higher branches? 97  
Number in Writing? 225
Number in Needle-work? none  
Number free before the war? 7 
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes
How many Teachers? 4 
How many Pupils? 200
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? yes  
How many? one not in the city
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 25
No. of Teachers, 1 
White, 0
Colored, 1
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? no
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, more favorable than before 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 250  
Name of the Society? Lincoln Band of Hope
Remarks.  

(Signed)  E.C. Stowe
Teacher.
Jessie Little
V.K. Stevens
Jos H Sears Supt

* 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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