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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? Temperance Salem.
Location (town, county, or district)? Virginia
Is it a Day or Night School? Day School
Of what grade? I think of the second grade.
When did your present session commence? Sept 23rd
When to close? To close 7th mo 3rd 1870.
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? It is
What Society? Freedmen's Relief Association Phila.
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* It is not
Name of Board or Com.? 
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* It is
Name of Board or Com.? 
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? It is not
Amount paid this month? $15.
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? It is 
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? 
Who owns the School-building? 1st A.B. Church
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? Rent is paid by it
How much per month? $15
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 & 1 Assistant
White? 
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† 87.
Male? 
Female? 
Number enrolled last report? 83

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

Number left school this month? Not any have left
Number new Scholars this month? 4 new scholars
What is the average attendance? 59

{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? 20.
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 54 out of 59
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? 52
Number always punctual? 57. [[strikethrough]] 52. [[/strikethrough]]
Number over 16 years of age? 6
Number in Alphabet? 2
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 8
Number in advanced readers? 77.
Number in Geography? 57
Number in Arithmetic? 46
Number in higher branches? 20.
Number in Writing? 36
Number in Needle-work? Not any yet until 1st Jan
Number free before the war? 6
Have you a Sabbath-School? We have 1
How many Teachers? 3
How many Pupils? 80
Have you an Industrial School? We 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? None
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? None
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, There seems to be no dislike whatever to our school
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? All
Name of the Society? Temperance.
Remarks. We are still opposed by the reopening of another school containing 15 scholars.

(Signed) Louisa F. Allen 
Teacher.
& 1 Assistant

* Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State?
† A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.