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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of April, 1869[[strikethrough]] 8 [[/strikethrough]].

☞ 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? Walnut Hill  Goochland Co.  
Location (town, county, or district)? Virginia 
Is it a Day or Night School?  Both
Of what grade? 
When did your present session commence? March 30th   
When to close? not decided
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? $10.00
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? yes
Who owns the School-building? Henry Turpin
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?   
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1  
White? 1
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?†  53 
Male? 18 
Female? 35 
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? 
Number new Scholars this month? 
What is the average attendance? 40
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? all are expected to pay who can, only 20 have paid this month
Number of White Pupils? one
Number always present? twenty
Number always punctual? twenty three
Number over 16 years of age? nine
Number in Alphabet? eighteen
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? twenty six
Number in advanced readers? eight
Number in Geography? eleven
Number in Arithmetic? thirteen
Number in higher branches? three
Number in Writing? thirteen
Number in Needle-work? 
Number free before the war? eleven
Have you a Sabbath-School?  yes 
How many Teachers?  three 
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) Lilpha R. Harper
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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