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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? St. Stephens Location (town, county, or district)? Petersburg, Va. Is it a Day or Night School? Day Of what grade? Unclassified When did your present session commence? Yes When to close? July Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes What Society? Home Mission for Col'd. people, P.E. Ch. 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? Freedmen Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? no How much per month? What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 2 White? Colored? 2 Total enrolment for the month?† 113 Male? 53 Female? 60 Number enrolled last report? 111 {Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} Number left school this month? .04 Number new Scholars this month? .06 What is the average attendance? .88 Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? .00 Number of White Pupils? .00 Number always present? Number always punctual? Number over 16 years of age? .13 Number in Alphabet? .00 Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 20 Number in advanced readers? 93 Number in Geography? 62 Number in Arithmetic? 113 Number in higher branches? .07 (grammar) Number in Writing? 113 Number in Needle-work? .00 Number free before the war? Not able to say Have you a Sabbath-School? yes How many Teachers? 8 How many Pupils? 80 Have you an Industrial School? no How many Teachers? 00 How many Pupils? 00 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. The work is prosperous, We aim to keep a fixed number, in order to effect a more lasting good. (Signed) Cordelia A. Attwell 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.