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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of February, 1869.

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305
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☞ 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 City of Petersburg
Location (town, county, or district)? Virginia 
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day school 
Of what grade? 
When did your present session commence? 4 Octr '68  
When to close? 3rd Friday in July 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?   
What Society? 
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?* In part
Name of Board or Com.? B'd of Education City of Petersburg Va.
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? 
Who owns the School-building? James [[?]] - Colored -
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?   
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 5  
White? 5
Colored? None
Total enrolment for the month?† 305  
Male? 114 
Female? 191
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? 5
Number new Scholars this month? 41
What is the average attendance? 239.4
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none
{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
Number of White Pupils? none 
How many hours have you taught per day? 5 1/2 hours - recess 1/2 hour -
Number always present? 
How many days have you taught this month? 20
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Number always punctual? 
Number over 16 years of age? 
Number in Alphabet? 12 
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 52
Number in advanced readers? 241
Number in Geography? 119
Number in Arithmetic? 241
Number in higher branches? (English Grammar) 57
Number in Writing?  72
Number in Needle-work? 
Number free before the war? 
Have you a Sabbath-School?   
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School?   
How many Teachers?   
How many 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?   
How many? 
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   
No. of Teachers, 
White, 
Colored, 
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, 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) Giles B. Cooke
Principal & 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.

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