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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? Manly Prince William Co
Location (town, county, or district)? 5 miles from Manassas Va.
Is it a Day or Night School? Day
Of what grade? Common School
When did your present session commence? Dec 1st 1869
When to close? March 31st 1870
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No
What Society? 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* Yes except rent from U.S.
Name of Board or Com.? School Trustees
Am't pd. this month? $15
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? Yes except rent from U.S.
Amount paid this month? Fifteen Dollars.
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? H. Gaskins who has leased it to Josiah Thomas, teacher.
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? Yes
How much per month? Ten dollars
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One
White? 
Colored? One
Total enrolment for the month?† Twenty-Seven
Male? 15
Female? 12
Number enrolled last report? None

{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? Twenty Seven
What is the average attendance? Twenty-Seven

{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? 18. vacation between Christmas & New Years
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.
It seemed impracticable to have a school between Christmas and New Years on account of public sentiment.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Twelve
Number of White Pupils? One
Number always present? Twenty Seven
Number always punctual? Twenty Three
Number over 16 years of age? Nine
Number in Alphabet? One.
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Four.
Number in advanced readers? Eight. 
Number in Geography? Six.
Number in Arithmetic? Three.
Number in higher branches? None.
Number in Writing? Four.
Number in Needle-work? None.
Number free before the war? Five.
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes.
How many Teachers? 2
How many Pupils? 20
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? 
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, Some prejudice against them
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. P.O. Address.. Gainesville Station Prince William Co. Va 

(Signed) Josiah Thomas
Teacher.

P.O. Address
Gainesville
Prince William Co
Va.

* 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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