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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? Deep Creek Norfolk Co.
Location (town, county, or district)? Virginia
Is it a Day or Night School? Day School
Of what grade? Mixed Grade -
When did your present session commence? Octr 1869
When to close? 30 June 1870 -
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes
What Society? Friend's Freedmen association New York -
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?* 
Name of Board or Com.? 
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? 
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes 
Amount paid this month? 10 cents per Week charged to each Scholar not regularly paid
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? The Baptist congregation of Deep Creek - 
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? Nil -
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? Two
[[strikethrough]] White? [[/strikethrough]] 2
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† Eightynine 53
Male [[strikethrough]]?[[/strikethrough]] 36
Females  [[strikethrough]]?[[/strikethrough]] 
Number enrolled last report? (61) Sixty one

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

Number left school this month? Five = 3 Males 2 females
Number new Scholars this month? Thirty three
What is the average attendance? Between 60 & 70  65

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

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How many hours have you taught per day? Six hours - at least
How many days have you taught this month? 20 days - 
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.

Children did not return to School until the 3rd on [[at?]] of the Holidays, and none came to School on the 5 January - 
-
As a general Rule, the attendance of the Children at School is irregular, the cause assigned is that they are kept home for some work -}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? all are to pay 10 cents pr wk
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 
Number always punctual? 
Number over 16 years of age? Eight
Number in Alphabet? Ten 10 89
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 36 89
Number in advanced readers? 43 89
Number in Geography? Twelve
Number in Arithmetic? Twenty four
Number in higher branches? Twenty four
Number in Writing? Twenty five
Number in Needle-work? None not taught
Number free before the war? None
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 4
How many Pupils? about 40 generally attends -
Have you an Industrial School? No
How many Teachers? 4
How many Pupils? about 40 generally attends
State the kind of work done? No

☞ 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? 
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, 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) 
Teacher. W Byrdson
Martha Corprew - Assistant 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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