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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of March, 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 County
Location (town, county, or district)? Virginia
Is it a Day or Night School? day School
Of what grade? Mixed
When did your present session commence? Oct 1869
When to close? 30th June 1870
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes
What Society? Freedmen's Association New York
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No
Name of Board or Com.? 0
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* 0
Name of Board or Com.? 0
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? 0
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes 
Amount paid this month? They Board teachers
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No 
Who owns the School-building? Baptist Congregation of Deep Creek -
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? two
[[strikethrough]] White? [[/strikethrough]] 
Colored? 2- 1 Male. 1 female
Total enrolment for the month?† 72  
39 Male?s 
33 [[strikethrough]] 39 [[/strikethrough]] Female?s 
Number enrolled last report? 105 -

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

Number left school this month? 36 -
Number new Scholars this month? 3
What is the average attendance? The average is 60 daily

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

How many hours have you taught per day? Six Hours
How many days have you taught this month? 23 days
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.

The decrease of Scholars is owning to the children being kept at home to work in the fields - planting time having commenced -}

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 
Number always punctual? 
Number over 16 years of age? 
Number in Alphabet? 0 0
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 38
Number in advanced readers? 34
Number in Geography? 13=
Number in Arithmetic? 25
Number in higher branches? -
Number in Writing? 32
Number in Needle-work? -
Number free before the war? 0
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? Six
How many Pupils? Between 40 and 50 generally attend
Have you an Industrial School? 
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? 
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) W. Brydson 
Teacher.
Martha A. Corprew Assistant

* 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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