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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of October, 18 .

☞ 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? Danville
Location (town, county, or district)? Town 
Is it a Day or Night School? both 
Of what grade? four grades
When did your present session commence? Oct 4th  
When to close? June 30th
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes  
What Society? Friends of Philadelphia
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? Yes   
Amount paid this month? $38.48
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No 
Who owns the School-building? Government
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No   
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 8  
White? 4
Colored? 4 
Total enrolment for the month?† 224  
Male? 107 
Female? 117
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? none
Number new Scholars this month? 224
What is the average attendance? 164

{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? twenty
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 150
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? 164
Number always punctual? 96
Number over 16 years of age? 31
Number in Alphabet? 40
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 60
Number in advanced readers? 124
Number in Geography? 60
Number in Arithmetic? 120
Number in higher branches? 20
Number in Writing? 120
Number in Needle-work? none
Number free before the war? four
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes  
How many Teachers? five  
How many Pupils? 200
Have you an Industrial School? no  
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? no  
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? no  
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, More favorable 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 200  
Name of the Society? Vanguard of Freedom
Remarks. 

(Signed) Cora M. Young
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.