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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 February, 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? Colored School No 1 Location (town, county, or district)? Dallas County Is it a Day or Night School? day Of what grade? 4th Grade When did your present session commence? [[?]] When to close? Jun 25th 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.? none Am't pd. this month? Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* yes Name of Board or Com.? is State Rent by Bureau 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? J Hardie Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? yes How much per month? 25 What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 3 White? 3 Colored? Total enrolment for the month?† 304 Male? 121 Female? 183 Number enrolled last report? 269 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? 13 Number new Scholars this month? 38 What is the average attendance? 248 Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none Number of White Pupils? none Number always present? 178 Number always punctual? 201 Number over 16 years of age? 61 Number in Alphabet? 25 Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 219 Number in advanced readers? 66 Number in Geography? 172 Number in Arithmetic? 268 Number in higher branches? 108 Number in Writing? 268 Number in Needle-work? none Number free before the war? 3 Have you a Sabbath-School? yes How many Teachers? 3 How many Pupils? 200 Have you an Industrial School? none How many Teachers? none How many 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? yes How many? one 2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 26 No. of Teachers, 1 White, 1 Colored, 0 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? - No. of Teachers, - White, - Colored, - 5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Improved Since Lincoln was elected 6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? near all Name of the Society? Lincoln Band of Hope Remarks. (Signed) Jos. H. Sears Supt Teacher. Teachers are Miss E.C. Stevens Miss V R Stevens Miss S.A. Little another teacher has been added Mr B R Williams * Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State? † A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.