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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? Freedmen's Pittsylvania
Location (town, county, or district)? Virginia
Is it a Day or Night School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? 3rd
When to close? The first of July 1870
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? it is
What Society? The Friends Society Pa.
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* It is not
Name of Board or Com.? 
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* It is
Name of Board or Com.? M. E. Shearman
Am't pd. this month? $15
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? It is not
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? It is 
Amount paid this month? About three dollars
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? 
Who owns the School-building? Mrs Tenies
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? It is not
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? one
White? White
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† 32
Male? [[strikethrough]] 2 [[/strikethrough]] 19
Female? 13 [[strikethrough]] 19 [[/strikethrough]]
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? none
Number new Scholars this month? 9 [[strikethrough]] 8 [[/strikethrough]]
What is the average attendance? 28

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

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

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 25
Number always punctual? 18
Number over 16 years of age? 3
Number in Alphabet? 3
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 16
Number in advanced readers? 8
Number in Geography? 13
Number in Arithmetic? 13
Number in higher branches? 
Number in Writing? 17
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 4
Have you a Sabbath-School? no
How many Teachers? 
How many Pupils? 
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? I do
How many? Two
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? about 30
No. of Teachers, one
White, & one
Colored, 
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? I do
How many? 1
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? about 50
No. of Teachers, 10
White, white
Colored, none
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, It is more favorable than formerly
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. There is no society organized at present but there will be very shortly

(Signed) H. A. Wicker
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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