Viewing page 38 of 261

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of  May, 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?  Remington Gettys Station
Location ([[strikethrough]]town[[/strikethrough]], county, or district)? Norfolk Co
Is it a Day or Night School? Day School
Of what grade? Primary School
When did your present session commence? Jany 6th 1870
When to close? Closed
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? 
What Society? None
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 sir
Amount paid this month?  $6:00
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? The Freedmans
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?  Yes rent paid
How much per month? $8:00
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1
White? No
Colored? Yes
Total enrolment for the month?†  thirty one
Male? 16
Female? 15
Number enrolled last report?  Fourty five

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

Number left school this month? Fourteen
Number new Scholars this month? None
What is the average attendance? 25 to 30

{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.} No Reasons

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? 25 to 30
Number always punctual? 20
Number over 16 years of age? None
Number in Alphabet? None
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 27
Number in advanced readers? 13
Number in Geography? 11
Number in Arithmetic? 16
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? 13
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? Two
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes Sabbath school
How many Teachers? 3
How many Pupils? 65
Have you an Industrial School? No
How many Teachers? 
How many Pupils? 
State the kind of work done? General Work

☞ 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, They have been Favorable in this co.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? one
Name of the Society? Good samarritains
Remarks. My School have Been improving rapidly indeed.

(Signed) James Copeland
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.

Transcription Notes:
---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-06-30 14:27:19