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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of January, 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? Shiloh 
Location (town, county, or district)? Hanover Co. Va
Is it a Day or Night School? day 
Of what grade? Primary 
When did your present session commence? Aug 1st 1869  
When to close? June 30th 1870 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes 
What Society? Friends of N.Y.
Is your School supported wholly by local School  Board?* No 
Name of Board or Com.? 
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No 
Name of Board or Com.? 
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? five dollars 
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? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One 
White? 
Colored? 1 
Total enrolment for the month?† 55 
Male? 15
Female? 40
Number enrolled last report? 54 

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

Number left school this month? 14 
Number new Scholars this month? 15
What is the average attendance? 45 

{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? 18 
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none 
Number of White Pupils? none 
Number always present? 35
Number always punctual? 30
Number over 16 years of age? 12 
Number in Alphabet? none 
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 25
Number in advanced readers? 30 
Number in Geography? 20 
Number in Arithmetic? 20
Number in higher branches? Grammar 9 
Number in Writing? 40 
Number in Needle-work? none 
Number free before the war? 4 
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes 
How many Teachers? 2  
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? 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? no
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, The [[crossed out]] white [[/crossed out]] white people are quiet 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. I have the finest primary Country School in this Co 

(Signed) Richard Foster
Colord 
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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