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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of February, 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? Freedman's  
Location (town, county, or district)? Abingdon  
Is it a Day or Night School? Day 
Of what grade? not-graded  
When did your present session commence? Oct 18th  
When to close? June 30th 1870
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? yes   
What Society? New England
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 the Freedmen? [strikethrough]yes[/strikethrough]no   
Amount paid for this month? $11 
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? yes  
Amount paid for this month?  
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no 
Who owns the School-building? Freedman  
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau?  no  
How much? none 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 2 Teachers  
White?  
Colored? colored 
Total enrolment for the month?† 49  
Male? 21 
Female? 28 
Number enrolled last report? 49   

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

Number left school this month? 2 
Number new Scholars this month? 2 
What is the average attendance? 46 
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 40 
Number of White Pupils? 0 
Number always present? 37 
Number always punctual?37  
Number over 16 years of age? 7 
Number in Alphabet?2  
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 14 
Number in advanced readers? 35 
Number in Geography? 20  
Number in Arithmetic? 39 
Number in higher branches? 14 
Number in Writing? all in books and slates.  
Number in Needle-work? none  
Number free before the war? 5 
Have you a Sabbath-School? classes  
How many Teachers? 11  
How many Pupils? 57  
Have you an Industrial School?   
Number of 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?   
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) Katie Cummings Mary L Brooks  
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.