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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of April , 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? New Zion Richman
Location (town, county, or district)?Co. Va. 
Is it a Day or Night School? Day
Of what grade? Intermediate
When did your present session commence? Jan 1st/70
When to close? Dec. 1st 1870
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? no
What Society? -
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 Freedmen? no
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?  yes 
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? no
Who owns the School-building? Col" Baptist Parish
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? yes
How much per month? $8.00
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 
White? none
Colored? 1 [?]
Total enrolment for the month?† 17
Male? 11
Female? 6
Number enrolled last report? 21 [crossed out 19]
{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? [crossed out two] ([4 written on top of 2])
What is the average attendance? [crossed out 21] 17

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

How many hours have you taught per day? 6
How many days have you taught this month?14 
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Five (5) Days lost, owing
to rainy weather.
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? [crossed out 21] 17
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? Fifteen (15)
Number always punctual? tweleve (12)
Number over 16 years of age? none
Number in Alphabet? two (2)
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? five (5)
Number in advanced readers? Sixteen (16)
Number in Geography? four (4)
Number in Arithmetic? sixteen (16)
Number in higher branches? none
Number in Writing? tweleve (12)
Number in Needle-work? none
Number free before the war? four (4)
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes
How many Teachers? 3
How many Pupils? 29
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? 
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? yes
How many? one (1)
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? about 20
No. of Teachers, 1
White, none
Colored, 1
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, "They will [?] to the common[?]"
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? none
Name of the Society? _
Remarks. number in grammer, 7. No. of absentees for the month (4)

(Signed) Charles V. Charter
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.