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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? Waterford School
Location (town, county, or district)? Loudoun Co Va
Is it a Day or Night School? Day
Of what grade? Intermediate
When did your present session commence? Oct 1st
When to close? It is closed with this month
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? In part
What Society? Friends Association of Philadelphia
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* 
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? In part
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?  It is 
Amount paid this month? $10.00
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen of Waterford and vicinity
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One 
White? 
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† 55
Male? 40
Female? 15
Number enrolled last report? 55

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

Number left school this month? 00
Number new Scholars this month? 00
What is the average attendance? 48

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

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

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 00 
Number of White Pupils? 00
Number always present? 40
Number always punctual? 40
Number over 16 years of age? 17
Number in Alphabet? 00
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 12
Number in advanced readers? History 12. 4th reader 12
Number in Geography? 24
Number in Arithmetic? 50
Number in higher branches? 00
Number in Writing? Books 35  Slates 20
Number in Needle-work? 00
Number free before the war? 19
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 6
How many Pupils? about 40
Have you an Industrial School? No
How many Teachers? 00
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? 00
How many? 00
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, 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? about half
Name of the Society? "Morning Star. Division
Remarks. In accordance with instructions received from Philadelphia I closed my school March 31st.

(Signed) Sarah A Steer
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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