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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? Liberty    
Location (town, county, or district)? Liberty  
Is it a Day or Night School? Both  
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? 16yh Oct   
When to close? July
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes   
What Society? RMFR Association 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No   
Name of Board or Com.? RMFR Association   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Yes   
Name of Board or Com.? RMFR Association  
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? $6.75
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? $6.75
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1   
White? 1
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† 144   
Male? 76  
Female? 68
Number enrolled last report? 120   

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

Number left school this month? 2 
Number new Scholars this month? 26
What is the average attendance? (20 night-school) 5/Day

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 6 1/2
How many days have you taught this month? 17
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} Christmas vacation for six days,
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 75 Day 
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? (Both) 82
Number always punctual? 60
Number over 16 years of age? 69 
Number in Alphabet? 17
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 98 
Number in advanced readers? 29
Number in Geography? 29
Number in Arithmetic? 127
Number in higher branches? None 
Number in Writing? 127
Number in Needle-work? None 
Number free before the war? 8 
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes  
How many Teachers? 6  
How many Pupils? 60 
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?   
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, Strongly prejudiced 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) J.E.M. Goldnick 
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.