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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of August, 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? Poplar mount  
Location (town, county, or district)?  
Is it a Day or Night School? day 
Of what grade? -
When did your present session commence? Jan 4th 
When to close? -
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Is not
What Society? 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* Is not 
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Is not 
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? It is 
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Is not
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? have not
Who owns the School-building? Wm Jno Mitchell
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? It is 
How much per month? $5.
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? one  
White? none
Colored? one
Total enrolment for the month?† Eighteen
Male? Thirteen 
Female? five
Number enrolled last report? Twenty

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

Number left school this month? Six -
Number new Scholars this month? Four
What is the average attendance? Eighteen

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

How many hours have you taught per day? Six
How many days have you taught this month? 
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.

None}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid?  
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? sixteen
Number always punctual? sixteen
Number over 16 years of age? four
Number in Alphabet? none
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? six
Number in advanced readers? six
Number in Geography? Three
Number in Arithmetic? Six 
Number in higher branches? none
Number in Writing? nine
Number in Needle-work? none
Number free before the war? none
Have you a Sabbath-School? have not  
How many Teachers? none
How many Pupils? none
Have you an Industrial School? have not  
How many Teachers? none 
How many Pupils? none 
State the kind of work done? none

☞ 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? do not 
How many? none
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none
No. of Teachers, none 
White, none
Colored, none
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? do not 
How many? none
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? none
No. of Teachers, none
White, none
Colored, none
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, favorable -
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none 
Name of the Society? -
Remarks. 

(Signed) J.H. Hamlin Jr.
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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