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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of October, 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? Tilghman
Location (town, county, or district)? Tappahannock 
Is it a Day or Night School? Day School
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence?  20th Oct. 
When to close? At option of Ed. Board of Am. F U. Com.
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? yes   
What Society? American Freedmen's Union Commission
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* 0  
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? $50
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* 0  
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? no   
Amount paid this month? [[strikethrough]] Fifty dollars [[/strikethrough]]
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? yes  
Amount paid this month? nothing
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? 0
Who owns the School-building? Mr Wm Stones
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no
How much per month? not yet paid
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1  
White? 0
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† 22  
Male? 15 
Female? 7
Number enrolled last report? 22  

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

Number left school this month? Session of the school closed August 20th 1868
Number new Scholars this month? Recommenced
What is the average attendance? (17) Seventeen
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? (5) Five
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? (10) Ten
Number always punctual? (10) Ten
Number over 16 years of age? (1) one
Number in Alphabet? none
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? (2) Two
Number in advanced readers? (20) Twenty
Number in Geography? (20) Twenty
Number in Arithmetic? (20) Twenty
Number in higher branches? none
Number in Writing? (20) Twenty
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? (6) Six
Have you a Sabbath-School? 0  
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School? 0  
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
State the kind of work done? 0

☞ 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? none  
How many? 
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 0  
No. of Teachers,0 
White, 0
Colored, 0
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? none  
How many? 
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 0
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none  
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. My school Building was surrendered on the First of June last The Bureau paid [[?]] of Building up to that time. I have retained the Building since that time at my own expense

(Signed) Geo. E. Stephens
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.