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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of August, 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? Rulah   
Location (town, county, or district)? Hanover co State va 
Is it a Day or Night School? day
Of what grade? primary
When did your present session commence? Jan. 1868  
When to close? Dec 25th 1868
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? no  
What Society? None here
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* no  
Name of Board or Com.? None here  
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* no  
Name of Board or Com.? None here  
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? it is,  
Amount paid this month? 10 dollars
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? all  
Amount paid this month? same 10 dollars
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? None
Who owns the School-building? John McCarter
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? yes  
How much per month? three dollars
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One  
White? None
Colored? One
Total enrolment for the month?† Twelve  
Male? 5 
Female? 7
Number enrolled last report? Twelve  

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

Number left school this month? None
Number new Scholars this month? None
What is the average attendance? Nine
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 12
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? Eight
Number always punctual? Seven
Number over 16 years of age? None
Number in Alphabet? None
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? All
Number in advanced readers? Ten
Number in Geography? One
Number in Arithmetic? All
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? Eleven
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? None
Have you a Sabbath-School?  I have 
How many Teachers? one
How many Pupils? 18
Have you an Industrial School? no  
How many Teachers? [[strikethrough]]  
How many 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? None
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? None  
No. of Teachers, none
White, none
Colored, None
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, favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 0 none  
Name of the Society? None about here
Remarks. 

(Signed) William P. Brown
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.

Transcription Notes:
Name of school confirmed from other documents