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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of March, 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? Excelsior    
Location (town, county, or district)? Staunton Va.  
Is it a Day or Night School? We have both  
Of what grade? 
When did your present session commence? Nov 23 1868   
When to close? June near the end of the month/69 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? yes   
What Society? American Missionary Association
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* no   
Name of Board or Com.? xxxxx  
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* no   
Name of Board or Com.?   
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? yes   
Amount paid this month? $32 00/100.
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No 
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no   
How much per month? none
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? two not including night school   
White? two
Colored? 0
Total enrolment for the month?† 120   
Male? 68  
Female? 40 
Number enrolled last report?   

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

Number left school this month? 28 
Number new Scholars this month? 10
What is the average attendance? 60

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}

How many hours have you taught per day? Nine 
How many days have you taught this month? 21
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 0 
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 3
Number always punctual? one
Number over 16 years of age? 30 
Number in Alphabet? none
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 25 
Number in advanced readers? 85
Number in Geography? 52
Number in Arithmetic? 52
Number in higher branches? 
Number in Writing? 85
Number in Needle-work? 12 
Number free before the war? 4 
Have you a Sabbath-School? Two [[crossed out]] illegible [[crossed out]]  
How many Teachers? 12   
How many Pupils? 130 
Have you an Industrial School? Yes   
How many Teachers? 1  
How many Pupils? 12
State the kind of work done? Cutting and making garments

☞ 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?   
No. of Teachers, 
White, 
Colored, 
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? no   
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, Apparently favorable - but - tacitly doubtful 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none   
Name of the Society? none
Remarks. We are much perplexed for a suitable school building and annoyed by the unfriendliness of the colored Minister. 

(Signed) John Scott 
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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