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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of April, 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? Madison C.H. Freedmen's School   
Location (town, county, or district)? Madison C.H.   
Is it a Day or Night School? both  
Of what grade? Elementary 
When did your present session commence? Oct. 68   
When to close? 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No  
What Society? 
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? Yes   
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No 
Who owns the School-building? Catherine Gordon
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? Yes   
How much per month? Six (6.00) dollars
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One   
White? One
Colored? -
Total enrolment for the month?† 26   
Male?  
Female? 
Number enrolled last report? 41  

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

Number left school this month? 15
Number new Scholars this month? 
What is the average attendance? 22 8/21

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 6
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? 26 
Number of White Pupils? - 
Number always present? 11
Number always punctual? 17
Number over 16 years of age? 4
Number in Alphabet? none
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 13 
Number in advanced readers? 13
Number in Geography? 5
Number in Arithmetic? 9
Number in higher branches? -
Number in Writing? 9
Number in Needle-work? -
Number free before the war? - 
Have you a Sabbath-School? no   
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? yes   
How many? one
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? about 25  
No. of Teachers, one
White, one
Colored, -
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? yes   
How many? one
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? about 40   
No. of Teachers, one
White, one
Colored, -
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Had the white people their way, there would be no Col'd Schools here. 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. I learn that there is a day School at the Sunday School about 8 miles from here, and preparations are in progress for 2 others  

(Signed) John A. Melody 
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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