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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of January, [[strikethrough]] 186 [[strikethrough]] 1870 

☞ 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 Mount
Location (town, county, or district)? 
Is it a Day or Night School? Day
Of what grade? 
When did your present session commence? Jan 16
When to close? 
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? I have not
Who owns the School-building? J.J. Mitchell
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? it is
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? one
White? none
Colored? one
Total enrolment for the month?† Twenty four
Male? 15
Female? 9
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? 
Number new Scholars this month? Twenty four
What is the average attendance? Twenty four

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

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 
Number of White Pupils? None
How many hours have you taught per day? Six
Number always present?  Twenty four
How many days have you taught this month? Sixteen
Number always punctual?

Number over 16 years of age? Four
Number in Alphabet? Eight
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Ten
Number in advanced readers? Six
Number in Geography? Two
Number in Arithmetic?
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? Two
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? None

{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Commenced as soon as I could make it convenient

Have you a Sabbath-School? I have not
How many Teachers? None
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School?
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? I do not
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.

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