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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of May, 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? Armstrong Location (town, [[crossed out]]county, or district [[/crossed out]])?  Onancock 
Is it a Day or Night School? Day  Of what grade? official   
When did your present session commence? Jan 20 When to close? June 1st 1868.  
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?   
What Society? American Missip Association  
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.?    Am't pd. this month?  
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.?    Am't pd. this month?  
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen?   
Amount paid for this month?  
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen?   
Amount paid for this month?  
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? I have not 
Who owns the School-building? The African M.E. Church
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? Yes  How much? $50 (Appropriated and Paid by [[??]]  
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 2  
White? 2 Colored? 0   
Total enrolment for the month?† 52  Male? 19  Female? 33  
Number enrolled last report? 65 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? 13  
Number new Scholars this month? 0 
What is the average attendance? 34 
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 0 
Number of White Pupils? 0 
Number always present? 0 
Number always punctual? 0 
Number over 16 years of age? 11  
Number in Alphabet? 3 
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 27  
Number in advanced readers? 22 
Number in Geography? 11 
Number in Arithmetic? 11 
Number in higher branches? 0  
Number in Writing? 12 
Number in Needle-work? 0 
Number free before the war? 22  
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes How many Teachers? 3   
How many Pupils? 45  
Have you an Industrial School? No  Number of Pupils?
State the kind of work done?  

☞ 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? 1
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 12   
No. of Teachers, 1 White, 0 Colored, 1
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent?  How many?  
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  No. of Teachers, White, Colored,  
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Very hostile  
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 30  Name of the Society? "Start of Hope" 
Remarks. Our Temperance Society now numbers 65 but only 30 are members of the school

(Signed) Joe A Nichols  
Teacher.
end Sept.
* Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State?
† A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.