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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?  Alford-St School  
Location (town, county, or district)?  
Is it a Day or Night School?  Day School
Of what grade? Higher primary
When did your present session commence?  Oct 1st, 68 
When to close? June 30th, 69
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?  Yes 
What Society? New-York branch A F U Com
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   No
Name of Board or Com.?   
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?   No
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Beauro [[Bureau]]
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?   No
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?   1 Teach
White? Yes
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?†   73
Male?  36
Female? 37
Number enrolled last report?   80

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

Number left school this month? 14
Number new Scholars this month? 7
What is the average attendance? 55

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 4 1/2 [[?]]
How many days have you taught this month? 19
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 37
Number always punctual? 14
Number over 16 years of age? 5
Number in Alphabet? None
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? All
Number in advanced readers? None
Number in Geography? All orally
Number in Arithmetic? All orally
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? All
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? Don't know
Have you a Sabbath-School?   Teach in one No [[erased]]
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School?   No
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, Indifferent
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) Sarah A Thacher
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:
The numeral or fraction after four following "How many hours have you taught per day?" is unclear. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-18 14:35:38