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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? Manly Near Gainesville
Location (town, county, or district)? in Prince William Co. Va
Is it a Day or Night School? Day 
Of what grade? Common
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? Board of Trustees
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* Except the Ten Dollars from Jan rent
Name of Board or Com.? Trustees
Am't pd. this month? 15 Dollars
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* yes 
Name of Board or Com.? Trustees
Am't pd. this month? 15 dollars
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? yes
Amount paid this month? Fifteen Dollars
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? yes  
Amount paid this month? Fifteen dollars
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no
Who owns the School-building? Hampton Gaskin
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? Colored 
Total enrolment for the month?† 33 
Male? 19
Female? 14
Number enrolled last report? 27

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

Number left school this month? non
Number new Scholars this month? six
What is the average attendance? 33

{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? 22
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 23
Number of White Pupils? 2
Number always present? 33
Number always punctual? 29
Number over 16 years of age? 9
Number in Alphabet? non
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? five
Number in advanced readers? five
Number in Geography? six
Number in Arithmetic? six
Number in higher branches? non
Number in Writing? six
Number in Needle-work? non
Number free before the war? six
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes
How many Teachers? [[strikethrough]]43[[/strikethrough]]4
How many Pupils? 43 
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, Some prejudice
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? non
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) Josiah Thomas Teacher
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.