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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of  May, 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? Both, the Night S'l closed 
Of what grade? Intermediate
When did your present session commence? Nov 23  
When to close? June first - or a day or two before
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.? 0  
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No  
Name of Board or Com.? 0  
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No  
Amount paid this month? $17 95/100
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes  
Amount paid this month? $17 95/100
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? A Citizen of Staunton, though a school is also kept -in the basement- of Ch owned by Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? Yes  
How much per month? $10
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One  
White? One
Colored? 0
Total enrolment for the month?† 70  
Male? 59 
Female? 11
Number enrolled last report? 88  

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

Number left school this month? 18
Number new Scholars this month? 0
What is the average attendance? 51

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 7
How many days have you taught this month? 20
{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? 4
Number always punctual? 4
Number over 16 years of age? 3
Number in Alphabet? 16
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 40
Number in advanced readers? 24
Number in Geography? 24
Number in Arithmetic? 54
Number in higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 40
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 0
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes  
How many Teachers?   10
How many Pupils? 90
Have you an Industrial School?  No 
How many Teachers? None 
How many Pupils? None
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? 2 in Staunton -Is Weynsboro reported?
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 35  
No. of Teachers, 2
White, 0
Colored, 2
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? 100  
No. of Teachers, 10
White, 0
Colored, 10
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, I do not think it opposed to schools - tho' not much in favor of them. Passive and indiferent
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 50  
Name of the Society? Temperence, Benevolent Aid Society
Remarks. The children are very intelligent - but - our labor is not well expended for want of a suitible School building

(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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