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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.