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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? Buckland
Location (town, county, or district)? Buckland Prince William Count. Va.  
Is it a Day or Night School? Night School 
Of what grade? Common School
When did your present session commence? Jan 1st 
When to close? April 31st
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No
What Society? 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* Yes
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? yes 
Amount paid this month? Board of Teacher only
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? This month
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Mrs. John L. Carter based to Geo. C. Round Supt. of Schools.
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? Yes 
How much per month? $5. 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 
White? 
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† Thirteen 
Male? 9
Female? 4 
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? Thirteen 
What is the average attendance? 10 

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 4
How many days have you taught this month? 21 
{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? 
Number always punctual? 
Number over 16 years of age? Nine 
Number in Alphabet? Five
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Five 
Number in advanced readers? One
Number in Geography? 
Number in Arithmetic? Six
Number in higher branches? None 
Number in Writing? Thirteen
Number in Needle-work? 
Number free before the war? One 
Have you a Sabbath-School? Not at present
How many Teachers? 
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School? None 
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, Favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) Samuel Jones
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.