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[Ed. Form, No. 3.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT For the Month of December, 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 Branch Location (town, county, or district)? Greensville Va Is it a Day or Night School? Day Of what grade? When did your present session commence? Jan 4th When to close? 23rd Dec Is your School supported by an Educational Society? It is not What Society? 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 Amount paid this month? Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Amount paid this month? Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Have not Who owns the School-building? J. J. Mitchell Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? It is How much per month? 5.00 What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One White? None Colored? One Total enrolment for the month?† Fourteen Male? 14 Female? None Number enrolled last report? Fourteen {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? None What is the average attendance? Fourteen {Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.} How many hours have you taught per day? 6 How many days have you taught this month? {Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Fourteen Number of White Pupils? None Number always present? Fourteen Number always punctual? Fourteen Number over 16 years of age? None Number in Alphabet? None Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Eight Number in advanced readers? Six Number in Geography? Four Number in Arithmetic? Four 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? I have not How many Teachers? How many Pupils? Have you an Industrial School? I have not 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? I do not 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, 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.