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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of May, 186[[strikethrough]]8[[/strikethrough]]9.

☞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? Freedmen's  
Location (town, county, or district)? Lunenburg C.H.
Is it a Day or Night School? Both  
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Oct/68  
When to close? June 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? In part
What Society? Friends Freedman's Asst'n. N.Y.B. & Peabody fund
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?*
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? It is not  
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? It is  
Amount paid this month? $1.30
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? We have
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? It is  
How much per month? $10.00
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 2  
White? 2  
Colored? -
Total enrolment for the month?† 140  
Male? 79  
Female? 61
Number enrolled last report? 144  

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

Number left school this month? 10
Number new Scholars this month? 6
What is the average attendance? 97
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? The money is paid by voluntary subscription
Number of White Pupils? -
Number always present? 55
Number always punctual? 55
Number over 16 years of age? 50
Number in Alphabet? 6
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 104
Number in advanced readers? 30
Number in Geography? 17
Number in Arithmetic? 45 All learn to count and recite the Multiplication table
Number in higher branches? -
Number in Writing? 45
Number in Needle-work? -
Number free before the war? 1
Have you a Sabbath-School? We have  
How many Teachers? 4  
How many Pupils? 133
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 or Refugees or Freedman 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?
Remarks. 

(Signed) S.A. Austin
F.M. Stevens Teachers

* 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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